Sunday was Nicole’s Girlscout ceremony at Pleasantdale. Kathy and I brought chairs, and Danny wandered around the playground. Nicole got three new patches. (Picture.) We all got to eat cookies, cupcakes, and brownies after the “bridge” ceremony and after a few songs were sung in front of the bridge.

Nicole got her first year brownie pin. She has to wait for two years to bridge over to the Juniors (who are green, not brown.) Danny spotted a particularly cute Daisy that looked about his age and size. (Daisies are blue and are not given songsheets because they don’t know how to read.)

After having our fill, the four of us and a 3rd grade brownie named Reana held our own olympics obstacle course on the fitness playground. The decathalon featured a hand walk on parallel bars, a standing high-jump, two pull-up bar hangs, a zig-zag balance beam, a staggered hop around a maypole, a ladder climb, an “L” balance beam, an overhead bar cross, two short bars and a final landing on the sit up bench.

Times:

Kathy 1 min 04 secs

Nicole 1 min 13 secs

Reana 1 min 14 secs

Danny 2 min 10 secs

Jeb 0 min 45 secs

Later, the four of us went for an olympic swim at the pool while Sharon Applebaum held an open house from 2 to 5 pm. No takers.

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Danny overheard muttering to himself as he cleaned his room: “I’m tired, and I can’t clean up.” [His own “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” spin.]

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Last night, Kathy and I gathered around in Vickie and Jon’s 5′ x 5′ study to get the Weyand’s new Mac LC up and running. We all enjoyed seeing what the new Mac could do. In appreciation, they took us out to Indigo for a late night dinner. Jon and I had the Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Kathy had Mahi Mahi. We all especially enjoyed the black beans and goat cheese appetizer. Thanks to Carol and Bob for watching the two [reported] angels. Thanks also to the angels for being so good, making such things possible again.