Another exciting event was transferring ownership of Charlotte. About a month ago, Greg and I were on a walk and saw a little guy we know from East Orient outside his house. Luke has played basketball with Grant, Joel is friends with Luke's sister Ava, and and Luke's mom, Kristi, is a friend of mine and a fellow substitute. Anyhow, they've been building a house nearby and having been living in a rental in the neighborhood next to ours. When we walked by, Luke said they were moving the next week and they might finally be able to get a hamster. I immediately texted his mom when we continued on our walk and asked if she might be interested in a guinea pig rather than a hamster. Much to Greg's surprise, she liked the idea! We went on to have a rather funny text conversation about the life-expectancy and age of our guinea pig, and they decided Charlotte was just right. :) She's four years old, and they typically live 6-8 years. It was a perfect situation for all. Their kids had been saving their money to buy a hamster, and we had a free guinea pig and cage just waiting for a new home! It was a surprise for their kids. We drove over on June 1 and knocked on their door, with Joel holding the cage. Luke's face was priceless when he saw us and realized what was happening. Joel was thrilled to be done taking care of Charlotte and happy that someone else would give her some love and attention. When they offered to pay him for her; he said no but that he was prepared to pay them to take her. :-)
So, we are down to just two cats for pets in our house. Our bonus room/playroom is getting more spacious all the time. We finally said good-bye to the little wood kid table we've had since Kari was little. One of the legs has been broken and glue many times, and it was time for it to go. Much like when we got rid of the doll house, my heart hurt a little, thinking of all the memories with our kids and that little table. They are growing up and quickly, too!
The Kona Ice truck came to the neighborhood one evening last week, and we walked across the creek for a treat. Things like this are even more special when life feels a little dull and monotonous.
Friday was our kids' last day of distance learning. School officially ends next Wednesday, but we have to return the school's chromebooks this week, so everything posted this next week is optional. We told the kids they could be done June 5. They've done a great job persevering through this frustrating school experience. We made it! The Chick Fil-A truck was at Silk on Friday at lunchtime, so we celebrated the end of school with a Chick Fil-A lunch and with fresh strawberries and angel food cake for dessert that night. I picked berries for an hour that afternoon--had to make an appointment and wear a mask, but it was quiet and peaceful, even if I did have an aching back after an hour of picking. :-) It was worth it. There is nothing quite like freshly-picked Oregon Hood berries. Mmmm!
The last photo with all the mason jar glasses was Kari's project. Our family always has tons of glasses on the counters of the kitchen, and no one seems to remember which one is theirs. Some of the jars have our names on them from a wedding we went to years ago, but Kari's broke, so she hasn't had one with her name on it for a while. She found the vinyl online and asked Grandma M. to help her cut out names using her CriCut machine. Mom and Dad M. came over on Saturday and helped her figure out how to do it. The kids made a list of other names they wanted on the glasses, many of which are names of characters from shows that they have enjoyed recently. Here are the names, in addition to our family's names, that you may take on if you need a drink of water at our house:
Gus, Fred, Ethel, Lucy, Jack, Sue Heck, Brick, Kate, Coug, Lassie, Gibbler, and Sonny
Our kids are funny.
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