We took our Brownie Girl Scout Troop on a field trip to the local grocery store. I know, I thought the same thing. A field trip at a grocery store? Now that's exciting (NOT).
Boy was I wrong!
We visited our local Jewel store. They were very accommodating and were very excited to have us visit their store.
Our trip started out in the floral department. The floral designer talked to the girls about the flowers (some were in the cooler to keep them fresh) and plants (they need to be watered a little daily). We were there right before Christmas so we talked a little about poinsettias. I asked her about when they bloom. She was surprised that I still have one (a gift I received last year from a family member). She said they need to be in complete darkness for half the day and suggested that I put it in a closet. I'm afraid if I do, I will forget about it and it would die. I will keep you posted if I ever get the nerve to try this out....
We moved on to the grocery department and got to see the big freezers in the back that hold milk and the one that holds the ice cream (YUM!).
We walked over to the meat department and they gave us a little information on how their department is set up...meat/chicken/fish. He even told us that they will cook the fish for you while you wait. How cool is that? An easy dinner with no dirty pots and pans to wash!
At the bakery we watched how they decorated a big cookie and the girls were able to sample some bread and a cookie.
The deli gave us a little tour showing us all that they carry: deli meats, cheeses, salads. The girls sampled a piece of American cheese.
In the product department we learned that there are over 7000 types of apples and that they have 15 of them in stock. We sampled a yummy honey crisp apple.
Each department was wonderful answering the girls questions. The girls walked away with a fun gift bag from the pharmacy and a troop picture to remember their time at the store.
By the way, our Girl Scout store has a fun patch for "Grocery Store Tour."
If you go on a tour, let me know how it turns out and what your troop learned. I would love to hear about it!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The kids are back in school today.
One more day off and I would have dropped all three off at the school district superintendent's house.
I think days off school should be delivered with a bottle of wine (and some duct tape).
I love my kids but two days of being in the house with them all day and night was a killer. Too cold to send them outside and too cold to get out of the house myself.
Of course, now that they are out and at school today, I am working.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Day two of No School due to cold weather
It's bikini day at our house today
Poor Pippen
when do they go back to school?
Monday, January 27, 2014
Day one of no school due to the cold weather
Nothing like telling the kids they have to keep quiet.
RT had to be on the phone for an hour and needed it to be quiet. A tough thing to ask when school was cancelled due to the extreme cold weather.
No school. Too cold to go outside. Stuck inside the house with a limited number of things to do and all day to do them. They can talk but can't scream and yell. That means fighting is taken out of the list of "things to do" today.
I have to say it was quite entertaining watching them. And by them, I mean Alex and Bella. Nick ran and hid in his room.
I could see that Alex and Bella were about to explode at each other and were trying so hard to hold it all back.
I'm quite thankful. This provided me with an hour of entertainment on this cold, cold day.
Once RT finished his call, all **** broke loose.
So, I guess I could say, things are back to normal now.
RT had to be on the phone for an hour and needed it to be quiet. A tough thing to ask when school was cancelled due to the extreme cold weather.
No school. Too cold to go outside. Stuck inside the house with a limited number of things to do and all day to do them. They can talk but can't scream and yell. That means fighting is taken out of the list of "things to do" today.
I have to say it was quite entertaining watching them. And by them, I mean Alex and Bella. Nick ran and hid in his room.
I could see that Alex and Bella were about to explode at each other and were trying so hard to hold it all back.
I'm quite thankful. This provided me with an hour of entertainment on this cold, cold day.
Once RT finished his call, all **** broke loose.
So, I guess I could say, things are back to normal now.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
My achin' back
I must have pulled my back shoveling the drive way today.
I have been walking around like an old lady today (yea, I know...I am an old lady)
The kids have been pretty good about it. Alex said, "Let me do this for you, Mom. I dont' want you to pull your back again."
I'm so old, my back goes out more than I do.
I have been walking around like an old lady today (yea, I know...I am an old lady)
The kids have been pretty good about it. Alex said, "Let me do this for you, Mom. I dont' want you to pull your back again."
I'm so old, my back goes out more than I do.
Who let the dogs out?
This morning I had to do a little shoveling on our driveway. We got maybe an inch of snow over night. I try to keep up with the shoveling. We are supposed to get a little more snow tonight.
RT was out there with me. He was shoveling the side yard a little for the dogs. The dogs happened to be outside with us. They usually just hang around and stand where you want to shovel (well, Pippen does). Not many people walking their dogs lately because of the cold temps.
I try to keep an eye on Pippen. I'm always afraid he's going to run off after another dog. I don't worry too much about Newton. He usually hangs by the garage when it's super cold.
At one point I realized the dogs were gone. RT said, they're probably running around the back. I worried. Pippen might get into his psycho attack dog mode (which is really his I want to play mode, but, is mistaken as mean, attack dog). I heard the neighbor's dog in their yard barking and was afraid Pippen was paying him a visit.
I ran to the back of our house and called them.
I see Pippen running towards me with a bone in his mouth. They weren't by the dog that was outside, they were visiting our next door neighbor (who also has a dog). I thought that Pippen dug up a bone he found in the snow in the neighbors yard.
I realize that this little escape was led by Newton. Newton knows that this neighbor will give him cookies if he walks up to their back door
I call Newton (who has suddenly lost his hearing). He's wandering around the neighbor's yard. I walk up to Newton and tap him on the back so he knows I'm there. His hearing is still not working and he is doing a great job ignoring me. My neighbor pops out and tells me the dogs came to his door a few times and he gave them some cookies. This last time he gave them a big dog bone. I thanked him and told Newton to go home. I was excited because he actually heard me and started walking. He trotted a little, right up to the back door of the neighbors house!
Apparently, that is Newton's home. The one with the unlimited cookies.
RT was out there with me. He was shoveling the side yard a little for the dogs. The dogs happened to be outside with us. They usually just hang around and stand where you want to shovel (well, Pippen does). Not many people walking their dogs lately because of the cold temps.
I try to keep an eye on Pippen. I'm always afraid he's going to run off after another dog. I don't worry too much about Newton. He usually hangs by the garage when it's super cold.
At one point I realized the dogs were gone. RT said, they're probably running around the back. I worried. Pippen might get into his psycho attack dog mode (which is really his I want to play mode, but, is mistaken as mean, attack dog). I heard the neighbor's dog in their yard barking and was afraid Pippen was paying him a visit.
I ran to the back of our house and called them.
I see Pippen running towards me with a bone in his mouth. They weren't by the dog that was outside, they were visiting our next door neighbor (who also has a dog). I thought that Pippen dug up a bone he found in the snow in the neighbors yard.
I realize that this little escape was led by Newton. Newton knows that this neighbor will give him cookies if he walks up to their back door
I call Newton (who has suddenly lost his hearing). He's wandering around the neighbor's yard. I walk up to Newton and tap him on the back so he knows I'm there. His hearing is still not working and he is doing a great job ignoring me. My neighbor pops out and tells me the dogs came to his door a few times and he gave them some cookies. This last time he gave them a big dog bone. I thanked him and told Newton to go home. I was excited because he actually heard me and started walking. He trotted a little, right up to the back door of the neighbors house!
Apparently, that is Newton's home. The one with the unlimited cookies.
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