Last weekend Fiona decided bright and early on Sunday morning that she was going to go "door to door" and sell magnets (origami butterfly magnets, for $2 a piece). Far be it from me to rain on her parade. As soon as she had enough merchandise (which she diligently created within an hour) I walked along with her as she started knocking on doors. As a parent I worried how she would take the rejection...which she received plenty of...BUT Fiona was amazing. I was so very proud of how she handled herself. When asked what she was raising money for her answer was," I will use the money to expand my business." Most people were confused... A girl out here making money for herself? Not selling candy bars to benefit some random company and a sports team? Hmmmmm... People had to think about this one. The men were VERY encouraging, and seemed to like the idea that the money was for what she had made, and going into her pocket. The women who answered the doors were skeptical, and often were the ones to say no thank you. At the end of about an hour, she went home with $22 dollars in her purse that wasn't there before, and a serious dose of confidence!!!
This past weekend we enjoyed a classic Jason adventure. On Saturday morning we headed out to visit the Texas Prison Museum about 45 minutes north, BUT on the way I saw a sign for "Huntsville State Park". So, (as is the rule on our weekend adventures) if you see something interesting along the way you HAVE to stop. This became our new adventure. The place is great!!! There are wild alligators in the lake (none of which we saw). Tons of picnic areas and grills, hiking trails that range from a 10 minute hike to a 2 hour hike, and boats for rent! Paddle boats, kayaks and canoes...as well as fishing rods. We went for a paddle boat, and off we went across the lake. Scott and I even gave the kids a turn steering and paddling. We can't wait to come back here when Aunty and Ellie get here in a few weeks.
On the way home there was a neat looking antique shop and soda fountain. It did not disappoint! The pictures will speak volumes. Today it was all about capturing shots of Ethan and Scott on the street hockey court! How cool is it that there is a rollerblade court at the park down the street...just there for whenever?! Then Scott and I took Zevon for a walk and tried out the new wagon. I got it for baseball season, but it will also allow us to bring the old man along for walks, if we can get him used to it. Today was a bit rocky. He wanted out sooo bad, but was just too weak to make the jump (not that he didn't try). The lengths we will go to for our four legged children...
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| Fiona in her new glasses! |
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| My door to door sales girl. |
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| Here's what she was selling. |
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| Um, have I mentioned that almost two years in and we are still LOVING homeschooling? |
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| 'Cause we can take off a random Tuesday and bounce the day away with fellow homeschoolers!!! |
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| Checking out which trail to hike. |
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| Can you see Fiona in there? |
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| On board the only gold glitter paddle boat. |
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| Check out my special paddling boots...and the gold. I wasn't kidding. |
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| Ahhh, men in charge. |
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| Ladies in the back, relaxing. |
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| This place is a trip! |
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| It's a retail shop, ice cream shop, pool hall.... |
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| The barn outside has crazy antiques and signs. |
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| This was in a random room of old frames... |
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| Need a plane? Bit of a fixer-upper. |
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| Then another quick stop into Hobby Lobby... |
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| Just look at this "hotty". |
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| They have such a blast! |
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| Shadow selfie. |
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| My old man in his cart. |
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| One of us had to stay next to him at all times. |
