Owl Pellets

Sunday night, Lexi turns to me and says "I am so nervous for tomorrow"  I'm like OK...for what.  Well apparently they were going to be digging through owl pellets.  I started cracking up.  I had to do this when I was in fifth grade too.  I told her how disgusting this was and we even had a kid throw up in our class.  I assumed that they would wear plastic gloves now because of all the environmentalist freaks out there, but they don't.  What they do is pick around this brown nasty pellet and dig out bones that will eventually be glued to a black piece of paper showing a skeleton of a mouse.

Well Monday after school she came home and I asked her how it went and she actually liked it and didn't think it was too bad.  Again today she said how it was kind of interesting and not gross at all.  She also informed me that she wasn't even using the tweezers because it was easier to just use your fingers.  This is totally grossing me out.  And to make matters worse they go and eat lunch right after they dig through this nasty stuff.  I guess I always assumed and maybe at the time I knew, but I thought it was dried up owl feces that we were digging through and that is what I kept telling Lexi.  She didn't really believe me and so I kept saying what is it then.   Look at the dried manure out in the field during the summer same look don't you think.  Well I finally was getting to her and I think I was grossing her out. 

Tonight for homework was reading and answering questions about her little pellets.  She informed me that the pellet was not feces, but instead an owl eats it's prey, but is unable to digest fur, hair, and bones, so later regurgitates them up into what resembles and is called a pellet.  "See" she says "mom it isn't so bad after all."  We apparently do not think anything alike :)

I AM FREEZING

I am so cold this year.  I don't know what my problem is.  I'm usually so hot.  I am sweating all the time no matter the time of year.  All my white shirts have pit stains (sorry if that is too much information just trying to give you a good picture of how hot I usually am).  I usually don't wear a coat I just don't really like to and I get too hot, but I am finding myself in a coat all the time.  I don't like being cold.  Maybe I should start menopause to warm up.  I just really want to go to Mexico.  Is that too much to ask.

Me Too Hallie

I feel the same way Hallie about last night's election results...all of them.

The Easiest Halloween EVER!

I heard that Ferndale does a downtown business trick or treating, so Tuesday night I went online and checked and sure enough the businesses do trick or treating from 3-6.  I decided to try it, so I met my sister in law in Ferndale and we walked around for about an hour and a half.  It wasn't raining to bad yet just on and off.  We went down one side of the street and up the other side back to our cars.  Best idea ever!!!  We were done trick or treating before 6:00 and went on with a normal night.  It was great.  The kids went to bed on time.  I loved it and will definitely do it next year.

Getting ready for Halloween

Every year the third graders do a chalk walk in downtown Lynden.  Hunter got super creative by mixing colors and shading with his finger.  He did a really good job.

Kindergarten field trip to Stoney Ridge Farms.  We were so lucky and the rain held off until we were loading the buses to go back to the school.  I had a really good time with Hallie and her friends.  My group was lucky because I love those donuts, so we shared a couple of bags.

Carving pumpkins with dad.  Somehow I have turned our pumpkin carving into Wynden's thing I don't know how I did it, but I tell him it is tradition for him to do this and it has been like this for about 10 years now.  I think for so long I was either pregnant or nursing that I couldn't or didn't feel like helping, so now it is dad's tradition. I just stand around taking pictures or do whatever.  I love it.

Church Harvest Festival.  The kids dressed up, fished for treats, bowled with a pumpkin, did a cupcake walk, and tried to eat a donut tied to a string with no hands.  Diesel was hilarious with the donut.  He couldn't do it.  It kept just smacking him in the face.  He had white powder everywhere.

I think the events leading up to Halloween are a lot more fun than the actual night of freezing your bottom off getting candy....don't get me wrong I do love the candy.

My Best Poser...

 

 

Hallie is by far my most photogenic and she picks her poses, but it has to be on her terms.  If she's not into it, it's not pretty and it's usually when we are trying to get a group or family picture.

Fun on Marshmallows

This summer we went to the farm where my sister's cows are at and took a tour.  The kids had a blast on the "marshmallows".  They played for at least a half hour while I tried not to step in manure.