Shane hit the double digits yesterday! We decided against a friend-filled birthday so we could spend the money we would normally spend on extra food on extra presents! I took Shane out for a shopping trip to both Goodwill and Walmart to take care of some necessity shopping (jacket, jeans) and treasure hunting! Shane found a stuffed whale he adored and I found a great backpack he can use next year in Boy Scouts. Mark also got him a watch and a sling shot and some other things that will help him along his scouting journey. His last big present will be moving Sheldon (the tortoise formerly known as Oogway and Jeffrey) indoors in a habitat that a tortoise can really relax in.
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| Some of Shane's booty-the TP was a joke (Shane fell for it) |
We meant to have a barbeque with cheeseburgers and then cake and ice cream, but by the time they all got home from taekwondo, no one felt like cooking. The humidity and heat have been dragging me down. We just had cake and ice cream:
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| A little icing mishap doesn't change the taste! |
Shane has been such a great sport. He has been so helpful around the house and has had such a cheerful attitude. Things haven't really gone his way this summer and most of the plans we have made to have fun have gotten cancelled. For example, today we were supposed to meet up with the homeschoolers at a lake and go swimming. But now it is pouring down rain. I'm enjoying the reprieve from the heat, but I'm feeling sorry for my kids who ended up having to do their schoolwork instead. Shane has been so accommodating and cheerful with all the chaos. Unless we are doing math, but he gets through it...
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| "You'll shoot your eye out!" |
