Sunday was Nicole’s Girlscout ceremony at Pleasantdale. Kathy and I brought chairs, and Danny wandered around the playground. Nicole got three new patches. (Picture.) We all got to eat cookies, cupcakes, and brownies after the “bridge” ceremony and after a few songs were sung in front of the bridge.<\/p>\n
Nicole got her first year brownie pin. She has to wait for two years to bridge over to the Juniors (who are green, not brown.) Danny spotted a particularly cute Daisy that looked about his age and size. (Daisies are blue and are not given songsheets because they don’t know how to read.)<\/p>\n
After having our fill, the four of us and a 3rd grade brownie named Reana held our own olympics obstacle course on the fitness playground. The decathalon featured a hand walk on parallel bars, a standing high-jump, two pull-up bar hangs, a zig-zag balance beam, a staggered hop around a maypole, a ladder climb, an “L” balance beam, an overhead bar cross, two short bars and a final landing on the sit up bench.<\/p>\n
Times:<\/p>\n
Kathy 1 min 04 secs<\/p>\n
Nicole 1 min 13 secs<\/p>\n
Reana 1 min 14 secs<\/p>\n
Danny 2 min 10 secs<\/p>\n
Jeb 0 min 45 secs<\/p>\n
Later, the four of us went for an olympic swim at the pool while Sharon Applebaum held an open house from 2 to 5 pm. No takers.<\/p>\n
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Danny overheard muttering to himself as he cleaned his room: “I’m tired, and I can’t clean up.” [His own “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” spin.]<\/p>\n
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Last night, Kathy and I gathered around in Vickie and Jon’s 5′ x 5′ study to get the Weyand’s new Mac LC up and running. We all enjoyed seeing what the new Mac could do. In appreciation, they took us out to Indigo for a late night dinner. Jon and I had the Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Kathy had Mahi Mahi. We all especially enjoyed the black beans and goat cheese appetizer. Thanks to Carol and Bob for watching the two [reported] angels. Thanks also to the angels for being so good, making such things possible again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sunday was Nicole’s Girlscout ceremony at Pleasantdale. Kathy and I brought chairs, and Danny wandered around the playground. Nicole got three new patches. (Picture.) We all got to eat cookies, cupcakes, and brownies after the “bridge” ceremony and after a … Continue reading