Camp

The boys have been at camp all week and tomorrow morning, we'll go pick them up. I'm ready to see them to hear about their week. This is the first time they've gone to sleep-away camp, and while 3rdGrader was looking forward to it, 5thGrader went with some trepidation.

Our plan for tomorrow is to get them home and soak them in the bathtub. And double- or triple-wash their laundry. And air out the sleeping bags and suitcases. And give them as many hugs and kisses as they want and will allow.

Why School Kids are Helpful

This morning I was doing some work from home and had a PowerPoint presentation to review. I don't use PowerPoint regularly, so I was trying to figure out how to make the presentation be a "slide show" for viewing. 5thGrader came in about that time and asked me what I was doing, and as he looked over my shoulder, he said "Mom, you should look at that as a slide-show; just click right there." And voila' - my screen filled and all was well. 5thGrader learned to use PowerPoint while in 4th grade. I was telling my co-worker about it, and she said it was good that I had my own tech support at home!

Then later today I was figuring out how much our breakfast cost. There is a thread on DISBoards that is a Feed Your Family on $10 a Day challenge, and while I'm not officially participating, it's been interesting to read and to figure out how much we spend in a typical day. We made pancakes for breakfast and drank milk. I wanted to calculate how much the 2 cups of milk cost, so to do that, I needed to know how many cups are in a gallon. Because I don't keep that information in my head where it is easily accessible, I keep a magnet on the side of the refrigerator with the comparisons on it. As I was walking to the kitchen, I asked the boys how many cups are in a gallon, and 3rdGrader said "16." Sure enough, there are 16 cups in a gallon. I asked him how he knew that, and he said it's just something he learned and maybe I should go back to 3rd grade!