Learned Things

So I have been learning a lot lately. I can blame the learning for the reason behind not blogging so much these past couple of weeks right. I won't go into great detail about what all I've been up to, but I must say it involves writing many papers and cleaning dishes among other things. Instead I have compiled a list of things I have learned. Here it goes. 

1. Water and laptops do not mix. (You might lose everything including a 20page research paper)

2. Backing up files is very important. 

3. Children never get tired of playing tag. ( neither do I! )

4. One and a half year olds are the best cuddlers. 

5. Three year olds need nap time. (If missed they might get really aggressive and overly sassy)

6. Chocolate chip cookies are the most sought after dessert at the cdl. (It is hard to find even a small crumb floating around on that one special day of the month)

7. Field trips are a good break from the monotony of the everyday. (Added bonus is the interesting learning factor)

8. Best friends are amazing. (Shout out to Granny Eyer)

9. Surprises are the best when unexpected! (Granny Eyer came up for a visit/break this week. She didn't tell me she was coming though until she was at the house. It was happy)

10. One mans trash is another mans treasure has some truth behind it. (Yard Sales anyone?)

11. If a three year old tells you that his grandpa is driving the bus, he is probably telling you the truth. 

12. Bubbles and chalk are very entertaining. 

13. Showers are surprisingly relaxing. 

14. The old wives tale, bad things happen in there's might not be completely true. 

15. Fireworks are LOUD. Nuff said. 

16. In a water ballon toss size really does matter. 

17. Selfies don't make a lick of sense. 

18. Organization is key. (I've lost that key somewhere…)

19. Raisin bread typically has cinnamon in it. (If you are allergic to cinnamon you would especially know this and would be able to smell it out for someone who might not know.)

And last but not least

20.  God knows what He is doing even if I don't. 

Peace be with you and may the odds be ever in your favor. Until next time, Captain Fun Something signing off. 

Some Gardening Advice Needed

So it's been a good week here. I was able to relax and enjoy time with friends. Ya'll were all there last night so I don't feel the need to share about that night, which was super fun by the way.

Short post today: Here's the tomato plants that Captain Something Fun is growing that I promised a picture of. Can you find them?

-Granny Eyre

PS. I'm heading back to camp today so posts may be sparse for the next couple of weeks again.

Everything is awesome!

So what have I been doing during this week of relaxation? Reading, watching Sherlock, going to funerals, blowing my nose, eating, and other unmentionable things. Nothing much to blog about.

Yesterday was exciting though. I went to Cincinnati to hang out with Brandon, which was exciting in itself considering we haven't seen each other since we left for the summer in May. He was a wee bit late, which I expected so I had some time to read a bit more. We started the day in a park, where we intended to hike, but ended up sitting quite a bit as well. I don't know what was going on with this park, but we kept finding all the dead ends to the trails.

After a picnic lunch and some more hiking, we gathered up our sense of adventure and went back into the city with plans to watch the Lego movie. We were a bit early so we decided to check out this really fun store called Jungle Jims, which turned out to be a really big international grocery store. I think Martha S. would really like this store. The Lego movie was surprisingly good. At first, I was like, "really? he likes this? oh my, well at least we're together" but then it started making some funny jokes. The story line redeemed itself towards the end when it pulled together in this really happy moral about letting your imagination be free and learning to play. I won't ruin the ending altogether in case you still want to see it. It's not a movie I would buy to watch over and again, but it was a cute movie, even with that song that gets stuck in my head. Everything is awesome....stop!

After the movie, Brandon was out of plans so I suggested Sonic for a drink since I was really thirsty. Neither of us wanted to leave so Brandon decided to drive around to try to find some Go-Kart place he had seen on Google Maps. By the way, he had thoroughly explored the area via Google maps before coming so that he knew where he was going. Turns out the maps haven't been updated because the road where he remembered the Go-Karts ended in yet another dead end. It was really all a trail though to get us back to the mall, where we stumbled across a really awesome blacklight mini-golf course. We didn't keep score, which was probably for the best since we weren't very good and sometimes we cheated. It was fun to just be silly.

After dinner in the food court it was time for the day to end. All in all, it was a very happy day.

Today, I'm going to have some adventures with my best friend and then (eek!) see all of my friends for a fourth of July cookout. Everything is awesome!

-Granny Eyre

DIY Necklace & the Rock Quarry

Here goes with an update on some activities I've been getting into: 

Tennessee... I went to visit brother in Tennessee last Thursday through Saturday. Originally we were planning on going to a place called The Beach and some natural waterfalls in Tn. We changed our plans, though, when we heard it was supposed to rain. Instead, we went somewhere closer to their home (in case it started raining). It was a beautiful rock quarry.

The water was a beautiful greenish blue looking down at it and it was very clear and cool in the water. Poppy, my niece, really enjoyed the water once she got used to it. Most of my family loves water..I am pretty sure she will too!

Poppy gets cuter & more independent every day! 

Crafting.. I was attempting to weed out some of the jewelry I don't ever wear and I found a long necklace chain without any charm on it. It reminded me of a necklace I had been wanting to make but I thought I didn't have all the materials for. (Of course this craft was found on Pinterest.)

What I used for to make this necklace: 

Jewelry (small) pliers, scissors, paint chips, necklace chain & a needle

What I ended up doing with the necklace chain I found was shortening the chain and using the links in the excess chain to attach the paint chips cut into triangles. Otherwise, I followed the directions of this blogger: Sincerely, Kinsey I was quite pleased with the final product! :) 

Stay Crafty! 

The Farmer's Daughter

Brief Update: Yard Sales & Job Opportunities

I haven't posted anything in a week or so, I thought I would briefly update everyone on what I have been up to. Last Saturday, we had a huge family yard sale in Berea. Martha S. was there to help us out, and she sold some of her unneeded items as well. I would say that we had a pretty good turnout. However, I don't think that I will be wanting to have another yard sale anytime soon. It's way more work than I remember it being.

Since the yard sale, I have been trying to help my mom finish cleaning the house. She had originally wanted to go through everything before the yard sale, but we ran out of time. Our house was beginning to look like an episode of hoarders, since my mom and I want to hold onto everything in hopes that it can be used for something someday, or that one day it will become valuable. However, we have finally decided to start letting things go. I wanted to get rid of the boxes of beanie babies in the attic, but my mom hasn't let me part with those yet. I have also done a little bit of crafting with my friend Jasmine (she made a wind-chime out of bottle caps while I made a felt bird ornament and some more paper flowers), and went swimming at my sister's house. Tanner and I went to the Somersplash water-park in Somerset not too long ago and had a blast. 

I went to a job interview yesterday in Richmond that I am pretty excited about. Although it wasn't the specific job that I applied for, I still think that I would really enjoy it. Until a couple days ago, I had never thought about being a preschool teacher, since I haven't been around children as much as Captain Something Fun or a few other people I know. I love kids, but do not have as much experience with them as you would think someone with a degree in Child & Family Studies would have. However, you have to start somewhere and I believe that this would be a great opportunity for me. 

All of that being said, I have not yet been offered the job and will not know the outcome of my interview until next week, so I am trying not to get my hopes high just yet. I have had a few other job possibilities, but nothing else has really appealed to me as much as this one since I do not want to move too far away from this part of Kentucky. I love travelling, but I don't think that I would be able to live more than an hour or so away from my family and friends. 

I apologize for not having any pretty pictures for you to look at this week. Maybe I will take some pictures of the fireworks that I am looking forward to seeing this weekend. I hope everyone has FUN and stays SAFE for the holiday weekend! 

Until next time, 

-Miss Ellaneous