So last weekend was a bit cooler and rainy, but Scott and I still managed to get out and do a bit of yard work. We put down some grass seed in an area that needed patching after a bit of raking. I also started to clean out the beds-mulch is coming. I picked up a few pots of veggies and a hanging flower basket, but nothing too much yet(still waiting for the weather to warm up and stay warm).

I think we were all a bit glad that we missed the Boy Scout Bike and Hike. While Tom and Scott were off to Boston, the scout troop went biking along the C&O canal. I hear they woke up to ice on their tents! And it drizzled most of Saturday when they were out riding/hiking. Tom and Scott returned rather late on Sunday night, so we decided to let Scott take another day off school to catch up on homework and studying. Turns out he was also off on Tuesday as school was closed for the primary election.

Tom took Tuesday off as well so he could work on his paper for school. He also voted in the primary. I had already voted early, and I took my mom over to vote Tuesday night at the high school next to her apt complex. Like it mattered. Looks like the country is in big trouble. At least it gives Scott something interesting to discuss in Government class!  And since he had some extra time off, he was able to do a little work on his last Eagle required merit badge, Personal Management. He even met with the counselor to mark off some requirements. Plus he has started filling out the extensive paperwork necessary for his Eagle project. Too much paperwork! I also caught the parent's boy scout meeting on Monday night. It comes in handy to turn in even more paperwork for upcoming trips. Scott is also busy wrapping up his last semester in school. He brought home another good report card(although Spanish is not his friend).

Allison and Tyler took a break and spent a day on the beach at Ocean City.

 The schools will not be done until June 17. We are behind by one week due to the snow storm this past winter. So the teachers are cramming in the last of their lessons. Scott was busy reading Catcher in the Rye, Animal Farm and Macbeth in English(he liked Animal Farm). Plus he will be taking Standardized testing for High School Assessments. All 10th graders have to pass competency exams in Math, English, Govt. and Biology to graduate. Scott is a year ahead in math, so at least he can skip that test. Makes for a very busy end of sophomore year.

On Sunday morning he attended a training session for the Church youth work group that he will be going to this summer in Pennsylvania. He is going to be assisting by rebuilding homes. I think the experience will do him some good. He also had some time to squeeze in a little fun by joining his girlfriend Tori at the ice skating rink Sunday afternoon. A little different than roller blading, which he did on Saturday afternoon. I dropped him off at work and picked up my mom to join me for a Women's Fest at the local community center. It was basically a bunch of vendors selling jewelry, clothes, or services for Seniors and women. Surprisingly, I was already familiar with most of the services(not really a surprise). Afterwards I took her out to lunch in the small town of Sykesville where I work for lunch at a local tavern. I also picked up an application to order my mom a free photo phone. It comes with large buttons and you put in photos of your family and friends, businesses, etc and you program in the phone numbers. No more dialing. She can dial the phone, but I thought this would be easier. I also decided to sign up for a free estimate for a bathroom remodel.

Tom and I have been discussing remodeling our master bathroom for many years now. We don't use our big garden tub, and we would like to pull it out and replace it with a walk in, tiled shower. That would be so much nicer. I was inspired by a few of my coworkers who have been busy putting in new, walk in tiled showers. Pretty much what we were looking at. Besides comparison shower shopping at work, we were celebrating OT month. We had a dessert luncheon one week, and a pizza party another week. So I thought we should do some work and I made a poster outlining our job, along with photos and I made an OT word search game for the residents, patients and staff to complete. If they finished, their paper went into a raffle for a scratcher lottery ticket as a prize. We had quite a good turnout, and maybe they all learned a little bit about what we do. (mostly eat I think). I actually dragged our blender into work so one of my patients could make a strawberry milkshake. Before that I had a patient making omelets. Next I will be working on mac n grilled cheese sandwiches. (I love my job!). So Happy OT Month!