Friday's Tattler

Our annual trip to Garden of the Gods was a good one despite the temperatures and the fact that one little one stepped on a yellow jacket nest and several children were stung. They were very grown up and responded well, and luckily no one went into shock. Within minutes they had shaken off the stings and were swimming at Pounds Hollow.

This is the kind of "natural downer" that there is when you hike in the woods, or do anything that amounts to being in nature.

We were delighted with as many children as there were who were able to swim a "fer piece" into the lake. They have learned so much this summer.

We had a nice lunch and then swam another hour and then headed home in wet clothes. We never bring swim suits on this trip because of the hike at Garden of the Gods.

It was very very hot on Friday, and the children handled that well too. We offered Gator Aide several times, and this helped keep the kids feeling good.

Mr. Denny joined us this trip, and we were glad to see him as involved with the kids as he was. It's always nice to see a teacher really play with the kids. We are hoping he joins our family.

We arrived back to school about 4:00 and had a nice snack of Miss Amy's chocolate chip cookies and milk. Good day.