Milestones

Today was a field trip to the waterfowl festival on the Eastern Shore. I was a little surprised when I read "waterfowl festival" on the permission slip but it was a wonderful experience. It wasn't just about hunting ducks (although M R Ducks ran through my head a few times) but was an art wonderland.

MAC was excited about going on the field trip, all the way up to the point that we got off the bus in Easton. I had to run to the bathroom and the group headed to the elementary school with out me. When I left they were heading to the shuttle bus, when I came out they were gone so I assumed they had got on the shuttle. I got on the next shuttle and tried calling the chaperone with the group. There was no answer.

The shuttle took A LOT longer than anticipated, and then I found out the group had walked to the venue! By the time I got to the school about half an hour later something had happened. No one is sure what exactly, I kind of think that it was a combination of a 1/2 mile walk and then everyone else wanting to buy food (and I had all the money), but she had sat down at a table and put her head down and refused to move. When I got there she and I were able to go through the food line and then followed the rest of our group to see the live birds of prey demonstration.

I was glad that she did not cause a scene today and that I was there to be able to stay with her while she gathered herself together. I think the 2 chocolate brownies and sprite helped. She slept on the bus home and was almost a cheerful person when her friend TB teased her about sleeping.

Today was a milestone for her and I would like to thank everyone for helping me reach my milestone of 100 blog posts!

The M R Ducks story:

The story goes that two duck hunters in a duck blind on Maryland's Eastern Shore were looking skyward when this friendly exchange occurred...


M.R. Ducks
M. R. Not
O. S. A. R.
C. M. Wangs
L. I. B.
M. R. Ducks

Translation:

Them are ducks.
Them are not.
Oh, yes, they are.
See them wings?
Well, I'll be.
Them are ducks.