Fundraisers...

Ho hum. I'm tired of fundraisers. Now that I have two school-aged children, with all their associated activities and ever-expanding circle of friends, they are starting to multiply. We have double school fundraisers (double meaning times two children), next year it will be triple. Then we have boy scout popcorn, girl scout cookies, girl scout book drive, jog-a-thon, hit-a-thon, kick-a-thon, and the school supply drive. When goods are involved, I usually try to buy things I can use or eat, which means I can add about five pounds of weight to my figure over the next few months. So when it's all over, I'll let you know whether the "Katydids", "Sweet Indulgence", "Chocolatey Triple Delight" and "Gourmet Caramel Corn with Almonds, Pecans and Cashews" are any good. Incidently, if you're interested in the boy scout popcorn (who couldn't use a little of the microwaveable stuff?), drop me a line or make a comment and I'll hook you up. Time is short and I have been procrastinating.

I guess we won't be attending the 2016 Olympics. I was really hoping they would be in Chicago, the kids would be old enough to know what was going on by that time. Since we have friends and family in the area we could "pay them a little visit" and swing up to Milwaukee to visit friends and tour the big breweries. Oh well..

On a more positive note, today I called Thermos to replace the lids for our daughter's Funtainer straw bottle. She dropped it today at preschool. This is number four broken lid for our family. Most would say, why bother? But I really like the cups, I only wish they were a little more durable. If the cup is dropped on a hard surface while the lid is open, the lid usually breaks. My older daughter dropped one at school with the lid closed and the bottom piece of plastic broke off (we superglued it back on). The reason I like these cups is the built-in-straw, they don't sweat at all, and the fact that they stay cold 12 hrs plus (about 10 times longer than our Camelbaks). The (little) kids like the pictures of Barbie, Hannah Montana, Hello Kitty, Batman, Star Wars, Disney Princess, Bratz (why couldn't they have called them something else) and the list goes on, although my son recently informed me that he was too old for Batman (waaa), but he'll still continue to take it to school. I thought about it, and bought him a different "Think Green" one on Amazon.com. A little bigger, and a lot more grown up. Perhaps my children are a little eccentric, but my experience has shown that they drink about twice as much of anything if there is a straw in it. I wonder if this is common with other kids? With the hot weather here, it's important for them to keep hydrated. To my surprise, the replacements were only $2 apiece (so I ordered 5) with $3 flat shipping rate. Hopefully these will last me till the kids outgrow the whole straw-thing.