Update.

I have to say, I got so busy doing a whole bunch of nothing with the kids over the summer, that this place was completely forgotten about. Certainly this needs to be fixed with an update. 

UPDATES.UPDATES. UPDATES.

The kids are all back in School. Senior year for the oldest, 10th grade for my monkey in the middle and 5th grade for the baby boy of the house.

Cub Scouts is back in full swing and we find ourselves in our last year (webelos 2). We started out this year with Craftsmen. I thought it was good year to jump right in. So far we have made Indian spirit/medicine bags which went really well. We found the idea here. The boys enjoyed themselves. Two weeks ago we were supposed to make emergency paracord bracelets, which didn't work so well. I bought the wrong size clips online, so we made keychains instead, which still did not go well. I am ordering new buckles today and we well revisit them and make the bracelets. Hopefully in the end all well go well. We went on a hike this last week and this week we will be making duct tape lanyards. Sounds like fun. The idea behind Craftsman is to make 3 objects from wood and four objects out stuff that isn't wood. We started on the none wood stuff and will finish with our wood projects last. It is easier for me, lol.

My precious monkey in the middle is back in Marching band and a real school after being homeschooled for 7 months. Even bigger deal is that she is finally at the school of her choice, even though she still comes home moaning and groaning about everything. Such is life. For once she put her instrument(s) down and picked up a flag. Yes yes she joined the band as part of the color team, determined to do that as well as she does all her instruments.

Anyways, I should get a move on, life is starting to call to again in the house and the little one needs to get ready for school, so off I go. I'll have some pics up of the Lanyards as the boys make them this week.