Misadventures: "Tut tut...looks like rain"

I've branded my little band of homeschool friends "die-hards". Let me explain...

Our beloved leader Angie planned a fabulous excursion to the apple orchard for our little people. Weather report looks good all week. This mornin' a big, ugly storm dipped a *wee* bit further south than expected and dumped gargantuous drops of wet stuff on our parade.

But ONWARD we say. We're doing this thing no matter what (last two outings were cancelled due to rain). We bundle kids and head out to the country, hoping we've seen the last of the downpours. As we pull up to the parking lot, the rain begins pounding down once again. Not to be disuaded, we get umbrellas and huddle underneath, determined to wait out this 'last hurrah' from our unwelcome companion in the sky. We just knew it couldn't last forever....besides our very trustworthy forecasters are never wrong. Ahem.

Minutes dribble by, horses glare at us from the barn as if to say "Yeah, y'all look really stupid" and we realize we're just gonna have to bite the proverbial bullet and pick apples in the torrent. And mud. And lightning. And thunder. Well, by golly we did it. And we made a memory for our kiddos....they will NEVER forget *this* fieldtrip!

We gathered back at my place afterwards for some comfort food....oreos, doritos, hot chocolate, teddy grahms, purple grapes (does it get any better than that?) And low and behold, Mr. Sunshine decides to make a cameo appearance.......the little people were able to play outside a bit, and we devoted homeschool mamas chilled out on the couches.

Today's lessons for the record book are as follows:
Rain is wet. It comes from big dark clouds in the sky.
The man in the stiff suit on TV who stands in front of a map is a liar.

Oh, and oreos and hot chocolate are nectar from the gods.

I'm lovin' this journey. Many thanks to my other die-hards (A, A, and B) and their fabulicious kiddos for making this Monday one for the history books. Y'all are great!