Remember how I was talking about Girl Scout cookies back in the January post?
Well, Katie was recruited to come up with a goal tracking chart for her troop.
Her troop includes Daisies up through Cadettes.
(Her cadette troop meets separately)
Their goal was 5000 boxes.
Here's what she came up with.
The theme of this years cookie sale was "Seas the Moment!"
Each dot equaled 50 boxes.
The dots ended up being multi-colored pieces of paper that were supposed to look like scales.
(not poker chips, like in the picture below).
February 2nd came.
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter.
Huzbend and I were officially married for forever years.
And, it was the first "Popcorn Friday" at the middle school.
Yay!
We could find no one to volunteer for this one, so guess who had to do it?
Yes. That's right.
PTSA Co-Presidents.
Comes with the job.
But, don't be so concerned. There's a perk to the job.
Your kid buys you water and a cookie during her lunch period.
She must really feel sorry for you.
Although we can't make our own pizza dough anymore (too much flour flying), we've been purchasing it pre-made.
Katie doesn't like pizza. So, Huzbend can whip up an awesome dinner with not a very big chance of cross contaminating whatever Katie is eating.
YUMMMMMMM.
Speaking of cross-contamination.
We got some cashews from somewhere.
Both kids are allergic.
Huzbend had a craving.
I told him that he can't touch ANYTHING after he eats them.
He has to wash his hands and face and be careful not to get dust anywhere, etc., etc.
This was his solution to the problem.
Eating nuts with a spoon.
I still made him wash everything after he was done.
February brings with it Valentines Day and, every year, a stomach ache from eating way too much molding chocolate.
You would think I would learn.
The kids had Mid-Winter Break towards the end of the month.
I'm not sure why they need a vacay so soon after returning from the two weeks they have off at Christmas time...but, hey, they enjoy it.
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics were in full swing by this point.
We decided to go ice skating.
Katie had been before, but this was Mikeys first time.
Katie just jumped out and starting moving.
She has no fear.
Or just doesn't care.
I'm not sure.
Mikey was a biiiiit slower.
We made our way around the rink a few times.
Katie went off on her own because Mikey was too slow.
Mikey got some support from me for a few laps and then decided to try on his own.
It's hard to skate, when you're way out of practice, and hold someone else up at the same time.
What a workout!
They both had a lot of fun (and falls).
Operation Ice Skating was a success!
ANOTHER Girl Scout cookie poster.
They were getting ready for booth sales at this point.
It snowed.
The bunnies must've been having a party.
There wasn't that much snow, but the kids were still excited.
What a better way to spend a cold, snowy day in Seattle than to go to the ZOO!
Yep.
It was open.
We gave Mikey the map and he led us around.
Needless to say, there weren't very many people there.
The orangutans were stuck inside because of the cold.
There was plenty for them to play with.
Here's one who was busy shredding (and trying to eat) a magazine.
The kimodo dragon was out and about under his heat lamps.
Katie fell in love.
Honestly, there is something wrong with that child.
The wolves weren't having the cold weather.
They were all curled up and napping.
Hmmmmm.
The resemblance is uncanny.
Brother of a different mother.
We were able to keep warm with the help of hand and toe warmers.
So, there really wasn't too much complaining.
Which was a surprise.
Lunch (and special treat) break!
Then, we were back at it.
We made a stop at the "Family Farm" section before we left for the day.
Even though the kids are 8 and 11, they STILL can't stay off the tractor.
It makes them very happy.
The last weekend in February was cold and kinda yucky.
We didn't go anywhere or do anything.
It's weekends like these that bring out the glue guns and Xacto knives.
It's weekends like these that fuel the fires for more Cardboard Creations!
Huzbend worked for a few hours to create this cardboard replica of Sauron's helmet.
In case you were wondering where all this cardboard comes from, we keep a large pile of cardboard boxes in our basement.
That is the truth.
It stays there from about November until it begins to drive me nuts and in a fit of cleaning, I recycle all of it sometime in Spring.
Obviously, it hadn't irked me yet in February.
Katie's Cadette troop began working on a World Cuisine badge.
She was tasked with cooking up some meals.
Here she is dicing up some chicken thighs to make Chicken Tikka Masala, an British/Indian dish.
Adding spices.....
Cooking up the chicken.....
Sauce added to chicken and simmered (we bought the sauce).
And voila!
Tikka Masala for dinner!
Well done, Katie!
