Feb. 7, 2008 - Snow Dogs and Flamingos....Is it Winter or Summer?
I've been considering our recent CRAZY weather here in East Tennessee. I was also thinking today how CRAZY it is that while simultaneously studying Sled dogs and preparing for our Iditarod project, we also had our first fund raising event, last Sunday, using pink flamingos! "How can a person have racing snow dogs- in the Arctic *and* pink- tropical punch looking- flamingos on the brain at the same time?", I lamented to myself. But then I looked at the thermometer and tried to focus on the red line as it shot up and down between 40 degrees and 70 degrees and then back down to 40 again. AH! No wonder! Weather confusion!
SO, is it winter?........Lily and I have been learning about Snow Dogs and the Iditarod Trail for a couple of weeks. We are making a lovely lapbook, and today we picked the mushers we will root for when The Last Great Race begins. Did you get the new issue of The Old Schoolhouse magazine? Lots of great info on the subject in there! YIPPEE! I love it when that happens! (you know, when you are studying something and then viole' your study becomes easier/richer because of some unexpected blessing) So now we have joined an e-club and will follow the Iditarod race along with a bunch of cyber race fans. We were dissappointed to learn that author Gary Paulsen has now withdrawn. Hike! Mush! Haw!
Or is it summer?...... Well, you might think so by the 70 degree temp. of late, *and * the fact that we have been sticking pink plastic flamingos in the front yards of perfectly innocent people, shamlessly trying to get them to give us money for my son's Europe trip. I know, it's pathetic! I told him I thought it was a weird idea, but he assured me that it would be fun, funny and profitable. Drat! He was right! I was very surprised when he, his Dad, and his buddies came home about 4 hours later with a whopping $300.00!
So, since the East Tennesseans clearly love pink flamingos, we got the bright idea that we should do it again (tonight) in a different neighborhood. We packed up our tacky little tropical birds and headed over to a friend's neighborhood. About a half hour and $30.00 later, Davis got a phone call from an angry woman exclaiming, "Come get this piece of c-r-a-p out of my yard before I throw it into the trash!" OOPS! URG! So, I guess I was right after all! It was a weird idea! It appears that the first batch of friendly, generous folks were in an especially good mood due to the fact that it was Super Bowl Sunday. Kids these days just won't listen. I blame it on the weather!
Comments
Feb. 9, 2008 - Hey!
Posted by dixiefiddler
We have been having some crazy weather too!! Last week it was freezing! And today I can walk outside with out my jacket. And my daffodils are coming up that I planted so I'm trilled! I am so ready for spring! lol! ^_^
I awarded you! ^_^
Have a blessed day,
Sarah
