New little ones

After Flurry passed away the kids really wanted for us to try again and get another kitten to be friends with Felix. It was always the plan to raise two kittens together. I was not so sure about this. It was very time consuming and yes, expensive to get Felix and Flurry started and tend to Flurry's illness and need for extra vet visit and a very limited and expensive diet. Plus I was emotionally drained. Well Hayley in particular was very persistent and a couple weeks later we found ourselves adopting not one but two little barn kittens. They couldn't be more different than Felix and Flurry. These babies were born outdoors and their owner did not even know where the mama cat had hidden the kittens for the first couple weeks. They were about 6 weeks old when we adopted them and their names are Stormy and Rufus. At first Felix did not like these little invaders at all. Now they are best of friends and constant companions, also quite a team of mischief makers!

Field trip to The Fort at No 4

I set up this field trip to coincide with my co-op class and our study of the book Calico Captive and the history or the French and Indian War. It was a fun and educational day. Plan to go back to the Fort for one of their special events or reenactments at some point.

Life Scout

Tristan's been busy with Boy scouting over the summer. There was summer camp, fundraising, a parade and some merit badge work. he also acted as senior patrol leader for camp and a few meetings after the former SPL aged out and went off to college. Tonight was a court of honor where the boys were awarded badges they'd earned at camp and over the summer as well as any new earned ranks. Tristan received 4 merit badges and his life scout rank. The scouts did some skits at the court of honor, watched a slideshow, received awards and the had some refreshments.