Class Trips and Signs of Plant Life

School's almost done for the year so, besides the kids' excitement for the coming summer vacation, it's also the time for class trips.

Riley and her grade 4 mates made the big trip into Toronto yesterday to see Medieval Times. Not a cheap excursion but Paul and I saw it years ago and it is quite a production. She said she loved the show (and the chicken) and finally arrived back in Peterborough around 6 o'clock. Growing up in Oshawa, our school trips were often to Toronto too, but here, adding another hour to the trip makes for a long day. Especially travelling by school bus.

Earlier this week, Ri placed second in ten-year old girls high jump. Yes. I know. Hard to believe that the long-legged child would do well in something like this - two years running, no less. So, next week she's competing at Adam Scott highschool in high jump.

Cameron is off to the Warsaw Outdoor Education Centre next week. Their instructions are to bring long pants for the morning because of the poison ivy (*sigh*) and shorts for the afternoon as they'll be in the pond catching critters. And, don't forget an extra set of clothes, just in case. The good news is that there's enough poison ivy around here that Cammy shouldn't have any problem identifying it...and avoiding it.

And, not to be outdone, Nolan received his acceptance to school in the fall. (My little boy.) Because French Immersion doesn't start until SK, Nolan should really be going to our local rural school but, with special permission, we're able to send him off to Peterborough with his brother and sister. As with Cammy, it also means that Nolan won't have to change schools after one year like Riley did. And that means less stress for all of us.

The garden, at last, is done. I managed to get the tomatoes in on Saturday. Finally. It's June, for Pete's sake; surely the threat of frost has passed. The lovely basil plant that Cammy gave me for Mother's Day also went in. I noticed the potatoes are coming up in the condo and the romaine and iceberg lettuce is starting to appear. Whatever critter was digging in my second carrot trough each night seems to have moved on. Fingers crossed. We'll see if anything grows there. The early peas, lettuce and radishes are growing beautifully. As for the rest, we wait. And grin widely with each new appearance.