A Soggy Day at Sturbridge Village

For any of you, my friends, who have ever called me organized, I'd like to set the record straight. This has been one of those weeks where I've messed up my scheduling left and right. Double booked, scrambled dates, arrived late for stuff... The chaos culminated today on our field trip to Old Sturbridge Village where I received a harsh lesson in the consequences of poor planning...

We arrived at our field trip "fashionably late" only to see that there were already swarms of families waiting to sign up for homeschool day activities. We took our place in line - trying to ignore the pesky drops of rain landing here and there. Before five minutes had passed, the sprinkle had changed to a downpour. It was at this time that I watched in contemptuous awe as the seasoned homeschool moms sprang into action...

Without missing a beat, these wonder women procured their rain gear. Children were wrapped in color coordinated raincoats and issued umbrellas. Even the strollers were swaddled in protective gear. Meanwhile my little ones stood in line, blue lipped and whimpering. The only consolation I could offer them was that they could only get SO WET before their little shirts couldn't possibly hold any more water. I'm not sure that I looked all that credible, drenched in my see-through khakis (sporting my turquoise frog underwear no less!).

I began to wonder where these other mothers obtain their Mary Poppins bags. These compact, miraculous satchels from which they pull out any and all items needed to fit the occasion - everything from a first aide kit to a portable globe. But then again, I am one of those moms who carries her beach stuff in a Hefty lawn bag. My shovels and buckets aren't initialed, and most of our sand toys have been stolen from our friends.

I was truly proud of the kids as they cheerfully engaged in the day's activities. We made it up to them on the way home with a trip to Dunkin' Donuts and some steamy cups of hot chocolate.

It won't come as much of a surprise that there are no pictures included in this post. Did you honestly expect me to remember to put my camera card back in my camera? We did purchase a disposable camera, so there should be some coming before too long...