BC Senior Review: BC's final ROTC event occurred earlier this month with Davis leading the battalion. He also won the American Legion Leadership Award, for which he got another medal. Davis better not walk in front of any magnets! The next week was BC's awards day, where Davis got the Principal's Award.
Cadets Go to Finals: Unfortunately, that's where the awards stopped. Although the Cadets had a great year in lacrosse, the championship just wasn't meant to be. The Cadets played hard, but Camden Military School played a little bit harder. And a little bit tougher. So they ended up taking the silver cup home. My proudest moment was when Davis got put in the penalty box. He tripped another player (I'm sure it was an accident). Those were thirty seconds I could rest assured no Remler bones would get broken.
Diet Coke and Mentos: Once a YouTube sensation, this lethal chemical reaction is now the stuff of sixth grade science. Lawson's final science project was to build a volcano. Back in the day, I mixed baking soda and vinegar with a little orange food coloring mixed in. These days, the teachers encourage the explosive alternative of Mentos and Coke. True to his little pyromaniac form, Lawson was all about it. Building the mountain around the Coke bottle proved a little menacing though. Lawson reported that his teacher required him to make his own dough out of flour, salt, and water. That would not have been a problem except that the teacher sent home instructions with no measurements on it. Lawson tried to wing it, but his volcano looked more like mashed potatoes than Mount Vesuvius. He finally gave up and resorted to paper mache. Once it dried, he took his volcano to school, along with all the other students, for a group eruption. I was unable to attend, but I'm told it was awesome.
Speaking of Mountains: Finally, after turning in all my grades, I loaded up the car and traveled with Lois, Pat, and Donna to Highlands, NC where we huddled up at Aunt Harriet's house (huddle being the operative word--it was 40 degrees up there!) for some quality writing time. I pounded out about four chapters, but while we were there, we managed a bit of time to purchase some amethyst and buy a steak dinner. The mango-rum smoothies were a big hit also. Felt almost like springtime!
Now we're down to one last weekend in May. I think it should go out with a bang (but not a volcano). Perhaps I can persuade my sons to put some traps in the water for some stone crab claws. What a way to say hello to summer!
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