1. Lindsay really wanted to go and pick blueberries that morning...I was so tempted (for a second) to resist the idea, but I am glad we went. We made it out the door pretty fast that morning, but for some reason a 15-20 minute car ride to the berry farm ended up taking one hour! I know that we stopped at burger king for a nutritious breakfast, but from there we are not quite sure where we went and why it took us so long. Once we arrived, one hour later, we were greeted with the disappointing news that due to drought, blueberries were in limited supply! Now if you have been before, you know that picking blueberries is fun when you can rake them into the bucket, not when you have to reach through the bush, or pull the top branches down to reach the ones the shorter customers passed up...Despite the news and one child (Lani) that became hot and tired rather quickly (it was hot), we had a good time and picked a bucket and half! Ella ate two buckets worth (luckily they did not weigh her as she was leaving)...she was not picky...she ate them from the ground and ones that were green and a few good ones too! Hey, she was happy!!
2. Dollar Tree you say? - This is a great place to take a child for a "surprise" for acting good, or for helping with something. Just a small reward. I am not sure that Lani did either that day, but as we drove by, I could not help but want to go in and buy her whatever she wanted for $1 or less. For Lani, We ended up with a princess folder and a princess stamp + ink pad kit. For you parents out there that may think that was great idea, stay away from the princess stamp + ink pad kit. Once it is on the skin, it stays for a while! Ella's dollar tree choice - a package of plastic leis. This was actually a fitting choice as later that night we had a Laua party with our neighborhood, sturbridge. More on that later.
I have some exciting video footage from the Dollar Tree, but I am still trying to figure out how to get it off my phone...maybe later! This is just a test to see how video works from back when Lani was learning to walk...
3. Clean Fence - Did you know that you can pressure wash a wood fence and make that grey color go away? I had heard that before, but I guess I did not realize how well it would work and how much satisfaction I would get from doing this. Check out the difference below. I was quoted $300 one time by someone to do this for me...After starting it I was trying to figure out how to get someone to pay me to do this for them. It was amazing. I know that seems like over kill, but it was...Just be warned...once you start there is no going back. If it is not much fun for you, you still have to finish. There is that much of a difference with the final product!
4. Sturbridge Laua - I was not, not looking forward to going to this, but once I got there the feeling of extreme boredom set in...May have just been a bad attitude, but at the end of the day it was really not that bad. I mean come on...Average age of 70, a DJ, pool, limbo, hula hoops and hot dogs. Did I mention Lindsay's Blueberry pineapple dessert? I did not eat it that night, but I polished it off the next day! Some neighbors down the street from us were there with their kids as well....It was nice to chat with them. I found out that he is a US Marshal... Not bad to have around. Might hear some interesting stories during future Sturbridge functions.
Sorry, No Pictures. They would be too exciting!
It was a busy day. it was fun!
Take Care!
Robert
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