Why am I making blog posts, you ask, instead of spitting watermelon seeds or tracking pollinators? What happened to the compass course and the swimming? Well, my son, Nathaniel, and one of his cousins both woke up this morning with high fevers and hacking coughs, so there’ll be no camping in our backyard tonight. Whaaa! But I am not one for canceling plans– I just postpone them. We’ll do it all sometime soon, and I’ll have pictures to prove it!
I did, however, slap on a Bugpatch and, about two hours later (per the directions) go sit outside to be mosquito bait. I heard and saw battalions of them, but not one bit me, so I hereby vouch for the patch’s effectiveness against mosquitoes. Remember, though, they are not good against deer- or horseflies, in my experience.
So, what else did we do instead of our planned festivities? Well, after medicating the boy and forcing him to drink lots of water, we took off the couch cushions (eeeek!) and discovered my son’s cell phone, ipod, sudoku game, and two ancient candy bars– and I ATE one, and it was GOOD. I needed chocolate, even if it was of the “how the heck did that get there?/how long has that been there?” variety. (Yes, I forgot to lay in s’mores supplies for tonight– so it’s just as well that it’s a no-go for now.)
Oh, well.
