I. Can’t. Wait. For. Summer. Break.
It’s been field trip and school project-o-ramma time here at the Green household.
Two weeks ago Killian and the eighth graders took a field trip to Notre Dame.
Last week he and 75 other 13 and 14 year-olds went to Washington DC for a week.
This week, Corwin had Medieval Day at school. He had to create a character from the middle ages, write a monologue about his life, memorize it, come up with a costume and props and perform it. Guess what we did all week? On the morning of the performance, my mom and I did a drop spindle spinning demonstration for all 75 fourth graders (she was the spinner, I just Vanna-ed stuff.)
After all the performances were finished, about 12 other moms and I set up a medieval feast for all of the kids and the principal and vice principal who dressed up as the Lord and Lady of the castle. There were fruits and vegetables of course, almond pudding and of course bread trenchers filled with stew. After the kids ate, they danced and performed little skits for the Lord and Lady. It was adorable! And exhausting – at least for the moms anyway!
Next week the eighth graders are going to Little Mexico (and awesome restaurant) where they’ll be practicing their Spanish language skills. I’ll be going along on that field trip, but I’ll be skipping the one two days later to the ballpark to see a baseball game. So not my thing.
Eight and a half more days of school. And a book to finish before school ends.
I got some exciting news recently. 
After dropping my kids off at school, I took the long way home through orchard country. It was one of those damp, misty mornings that I like so much and I noticed how much spring – in the country, at least – looks like an Impressionistic painting.
