Hiking

We went hiking at Sharon Woods yesterday. But, it turned out not to be too much of a hike because dogs aren't allowed on the nature trails. So it was more of a walk. Wish we had known THAT before going! Dogs are fine at Highbanks! And they are all over Hocking Hills. BUT - we did see a group of wild turkeys just gobblin' around. That was pretty cool!! We had planned to drive to Hocking Hills, but it was rainy there yesterday. We also thought about going to the fair - but it seemed kind of weird after the accident there.

Long pants = no ticks!

And Wm found a playground with a cool slider!


We are really enjoying our staycation! Steve just sang, "I"m never going back to work again!" But...back we go on Monday. And Wm is off to COSI for circuits camp next week - he even gets to sleep there for a night! Hopefully it's a little more fun for him that strings camp was! He gets to play with circuits and computers, so it should be! And he's almost done with his big summer project. He had to read that biography of Sally Ride, write a paper about it,  create a cereal box (complete with cereal name, design, ingredients, etc) that somehow related to Sally Ride, and write up a presentation he has to deliver on the first day of school. Metro doesn't play around!! ( I ran into a mom at Orientation whose son just graduated from there - she said there were many nights he came home from school and did homework until 11pm with only a break for dinner! BUT - he is also starting at OSU with a year of coursework already complete! AND, when her kid showed up, I asked him if he enjoyed Metro and he goes, "I LOVED IT." So, it's hard work...but it sounds like the nerds love it! He also said his OSU coursework was a nice break from Metro because the expectations at OSU were much lower than high school. Haha!!)

Now we are off to the vet for Flip to get his stitches removed!! He's back in the game, baby!