Boondock Babble: Trailblazin' In The Boondocks

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Trailblazin' In The Boondocks

Yesterday, Nathan decided to take the loppers and clear a path through the overgrown brush, down and around the Golden Delicious Apple tree. Lindsay was a big help, picking up the fallen branches and piling them in as neat a pile as possible off to the side. They did a great job! Now all we have to do is beat the Blue Jays to the apples, so we can fully appreciate the fruits of our children's labor.

Afterwards, Lindsay had a brilliant idea! She decided if I can't find her, then I won't be able to call her in for school. What better way to hide from Mom than to employ some natural camouflage!

This morning, there's no need to hide from Mom. My children are both lounging in front of the TV watching their weekly shows as they consume their weekend cereal of choice. Who knows what great adventures await them this afternoon?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: wala pulos imo blog.; August 16, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Anonymous said...: ive done something here to have you a few cents!; August 16, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Anonymous said...: well its nice to know that you have great hits here.; August 16, 2008 at 9:03 AM
Anonymous said...: What the heck?? So, what's with the commenters??..Another species of spammers??

CUTE picture of Miss Lindsay...I've had kids try to avoid schoolwork but not with quite that much creativity.; August 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Boondock Ma (Kim's Mom) said...: Yeah, I'm not sure what those are about, but they seemed somehow entertaining to me, so I let 'em go. I know. I've an odd sense of humor. LOL

Nathan and Lindsay have tried some interesting techniques to avoid school..and showers. One time they got a real good talking to. We looked everywhere, and were actually becoming concerned to the point we were considering calling the cops, when we heard giggling, followed by the two of them scrambling out of a couple trees. Twirps! Geez! Don't scare me like that!; August 16, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Dorothy said...: My five year old grandson starts kindergarten this year and he's not a happy camper. He loves being home and not much will change that.

Dorothy from grammology; August 17, 2008 at 8:39 PM

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Ma's Babblin'

Like every good Boondock Ma, I cook, and on occasion, have been known to clean. I knit, crochet, and have some experience with a needle 'n thread.
We play in the garden. Pa tills it the old fashioned way, by hand, with a shovel and hoe. Come harvest time, we can and freeze the resulting bounty.
Don't use those newfangled electronic dishwashers. My dishes git done up by hand, then dry all natural like in the strainer. I make my own laundry detergent, and hang my clothes out to dry. I'll hang my head in shame and admit, I haven't gotten 'round to tryin' my hand at makin' my own bar soap. It's on the list...
We heat with wood, which comes in right handy durin' those wet, cold winter months for dryin' our clothes on the rack. We git our water from a well, although we do leave the pumpin' to an electrical gadget, simply known by most as a "well pump".
Our young-uns git their exercise the old fashioned way as well. They run 'n play outside in the fresh country air. They also pitch in and help with the wood splittin' and stackin'.
No cable tee-vee in our humble home, but lots o' readin', courtesy of the public library in town.
We're homeschoolin' folks, and have a grand time with that. Somewhere down the line we got it in our heads that learnin', like work outta be fun!
I have two young-uns at home, and two all grown up, the oldest of which is hitched and got two young-uns of her own! My second oldest is doin' a great job of forgin' ahead in the big city, and has even started her own bakin' and caterin' business. All four of my young-uns are doin' me right proud!