Playdate = fun, fun, fun, fun!

The Bassets came over for a playdate- All 4!!
First Athena and I played imaginary games for awhile.   Then we put on a play called "The 2 Kingdoms" with  My Little Ponies.  It was fun!
And then, we jumped on the trampoline 'till Mom called us to come watch a movie- The Last Unicorn.
Then Athena had to go home, and I went to Girl's Club(See about this in another post:), the final project and potluck.
At the potluck there was:  2 kinds of lazagna, 2 macaroni salads, and a fruit salad.  Then everyone presented their project.  Leah did Marie Curie, Hannah did Diane Fossey, and me and Mara and Seneca did Georgia O'Keeffe.
For dessert, gigantic banana splits in two foil-lined rain gutters! Yum:)

POSTED BY DORATHY!!!!      
 

Grandpa and Grandma's beach resort :)

Grandma and Grandpa Blanchard rented a beach resort for their anniversary! 


They invited us over for an afternoon because Grandma wanted to do something nice for us.  She wanted to because Mom had been stuck at  home with no car, and that was because of Dad's car accident almost 3 weeks ago.  


We went to Winco to get some snacks.  First we went to the fruit aisle and got cantaloupe, Golden Delicious apples, grapes and fresh apricots. Then we went to the bulk aisle and got: gummy peach rings, gummy  grapefruit, gummy butterflies, gummy-like dehydrated apples, dried papaya, dried mango, Trail mix, chocolate and vanilla wafers, chocolate-covered pretzels and 
yogurt-covered pretzels- treats to celebrate the beginning of summer. 


Then, after a 2 and 1/2 hr drive, we got to the resort.
We looked out on the balcony.


And then, we went swimming in their pool. 

First, I swam with Grandma in a zebra floaty.  Then Grandpa caught me.
I told him I didn't want to swim, but Grandpa insisted, so he taught me how to kick by saying: "Kick like you're mad!  Kick like you're mad!"  So I kicked and he said: "That's great!  Linda (Grandma), come see how Dorathy kicks!"
And then I said,"That's because I was mad!" and Grandpa laughed.


Then we went in the spa because I was old enough!  


Then we went to Mo's (An awesome seafood restaurant) for lunch.  
I ordered off the kid's menu.


I got the "Shrimp Basket"- 4 pieces of breaded  shrimp and French fries. Julie couldn't finish her lunch, so I finished her "Clam Strips"- pieces of breaded clam.


Then we went to the beach.


Christopher, me, and Grandpa built a sandcastle and tried to protect it from the waves, but the waves got the sandcastle (even with our large protective trench) in the end.


Then we went home, eating lots of snacks on the way.


POSTED BY DORATHY!!! 

The Taming Of The Shrew

We went to a home-school production of a Shakespeare play:  The Taming Of The Shrew.
There was so many treats at intermission I had a hard time choosing!  In the end, I chose:  A brownie, a whole-wheat brownie, hot chocolate, a pig-in-a-blanket, and 2 pieces of homemade vanilla saltwater taffy.
It was delicious!
I wish you could've come:(


POSTED BY THE SHAKESPEARE LOVER, DORATHY DOTSON!

Silvia- The New Cat

We have a new cat from the Hedlund's litter named Silvia (Shakespeare) because she is white with silvery-gray patches.


POSTED   BY   DORATHY!!!!!!!