Mustard's Medals

The basketball hoop has been one of our best purchases.  It has gotten so much use.  This weekend we've been playing Around the World.  Benson likes to stand at his spot and watch us shoot hoops as well as look down the driveway for any potential dog walkers that may pass by.  When I was playing with the kids one day, I did not get my rebound and my ball bounced down the driveway.  Josiah ran after it and the ball stopped at the curb next to the pond.  A gaggle of Canadian geese was on the other side of the pond (nowhere near the ball) and as Josiah came bounding after it, they all expressed their displeasure and honked. A lot.  It was pretty funny.  

Josiah has been busy this weekend creating medals for Col Mustard for the play.  He's done a good job sculpting, but the student who plays Col Mustard is a stickler for accuracy, so he may or may not accept the medals.  Play rehearsals go to 8:00 p.m. now, so Josiah's days are incredibly long.  I am still enjoying being the adult helper on Mondays.  It's been a lot of fun watching the play come to life.  Caroline will not let me disclose anything, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the final production. 

In Henry driving news....  He wants to go out every evening.  One particular evening, we came to an intersection where we have only ever taken a left turn.  Henry decided to go straight.  And we went straight for what felt like forever.  It turned in to a 50 mph country road and when I pulled up the GPS, it was only going towards more country.  Fortunately, we could always count on a Dollar Store to show up, so we could turn around.  He got 45 minutes of driving in, so he was happy for that.  He's gotten a lot smoother overall.  We still have a little friction with my comments.  We have a lot of hills so I say, Speed up....slow down... a lot.  Sometimes I say, SLOW DOWN!  He's not shy with the gas pedal.  But he's doing really well.