double standards

I have been Netflixing the TV series, The Gilmore Girls. I have enjoyed getting a new disc in the mail and selfishly watch them during nap time, usually whilst folding laundry (except the socks...I hate folding socks). I have noticed several things this season...season 4, that Lorelai has SO many double standards. Her most recent one is when she is so upset about Luke moving in with his wife, the next county over. Lorelai is beyond angry yelling @ him about being friends, and how friends tell each other things etc. etc., while in his diner-causing a ginormous dramatic scene. She goes on and on and leaves the diner angry. In the next few scenes Luke is shoveling Lorelai's walk and he lets her have it. I was applauding Luke. Here she is yelling @ him about not being in the loop and yet she hasn't told him of her new love interest in Jason, her Father's business partner. This got me to thinking...how many double standards do I have? I am not one to cast the first stone, because I have my share, especially where my children are concerned, like the whole Twilight thing, for example. When is it right/moral to have double standards?
Clyde says when it comes to kids, all rules are thrown out the window. (He thinks he is Dr. Phil.)

raised garden

It's garden time here @ the brown house. Jacob, Penny, and I went to Lowe's this morning and bought the necessary things to get started. We found some nice treated lumber, had an employee cut it, got the bags of dirt and 4 tomato plants. We came home and got to work. It was alot of work, but alot of fun. The best part was telling the Wardlings about the composted cow manure that we put in the garden. We planted, tomatoes, ocre, sunflowers, eggplant, and green beans. We also planted some zinnias and some other flowers in hopes to bring some bees for pollination. I am hoping to build @ least 2-3 more flower beds to have cucumbers, bell powers, squash, watermelon, and pumpkins. When we were nearly finished our neighbor came across the street to tell us that he works @ a plant store of sorts and can get us plants @ wholesale. Good to know. I am looking forward to having some yummy veggies this year.

praxis

We are so very proud to announce that Clyde passed his Praxis! He did great, scoring in the higher percentile. I knew that he would do great. His essays were most excellent. Way to go Clyde! We are very proud of you!!

NC treasures

Last night was our ward's quarterly enrichment activity. Being the new Enrichment Leader has been fun so far. We have gotten loads of feedback as far as activites that the gals in the church would like to participate in. Last night we accomplished 3...summer salads with receipe exchange, along with a children's clothing swap, and learning about the wicked awesome things to do in NC. (Penny is modeling a few of my finds @ the swap. She is wearing a pink pr. of shorts, a black skirt, a dress, with a tank over top of it.) I must say that Googling these activities was a lot of fun. I learned so many things about our state. There are 7 light houses in NC; Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Ocracoke, Bald Head, Oak Island, Currituck Beach, Bodie Island. Talk about history...there are tours galore with outdoor Lost Colony dramas. Not to mention all the aquariums, like the one in Fort Fisher that are @ the coast.

Then there are all sorts of museums...like this one in Winston Salem, this one in Raleigh, this one in Spencer, this one in Mt. Gilead, this one in Asheville, and this one in Cherokee.

NC is a most fabulous place to live. I am hoping to be able to visit a few of these places this summer with the family. Happy exploring!

spring concert

Erin had her spring choral concert last night. She and Clyde hung out after school, went to dinner @ the pure loveliness that is the grease @ sir pizza. They even walked @ the tiny mall in A'boro. Clyde said that he didn't miss the mall. They were able to spend some time with each other for the evening. The chorus did several Disney songs from Beauty and the Beast's "Be Our Guest" amongst others. Erin is always so cute singing in the group. Very observant of the Chorister and the crowd.

Clyde also met with Erin's IEP team and signed her IEP in place, which is good until 2013. Erin has had an excellent school year, which is miraculous considering her school years past.

the highness

My brother, K, and his wife, M, are having a baby boy in July. In celebration of this joyous event, my Mom, sister R, and sister-in-law T, and I threw K & M a baby shower last night. Clyde met me @ our old church building where the shower was to be, with Erin so that he could take the 3 younger wardlings home. Jacob was not happy that he couldn't stay for the shower. Clyde delicately explained that showers were thrown by women, for the women who were about to 'crap out a baby.' Jacob promptly said, "Dad, ladies don't crap out babies. Josh and I know, babies crawl out of women's the highness." Clyde was then at a loss for words...through the laughing.