Daddy's New Office

Geoff has been hard at work designing and supervising the creation of the new Jarden building here in Bentonville. He finally got his day in the sun yesterday, with an open house. Landon and I were able to go over for lunch, which was catered by the builder, and watch as Daddy hob-knobbed with lots of people. We came back a little later, after most of the excitement had gone down, with Claire, so she could bask in the glory too. Then we went out to eat with another family. Even after all that, the kiddos were up bright and early this morning with one thing on their minds: planting flowers. So by 8:00 we were outside and planning where all the plants would go. They were pretty good helpers until the water hose came out; then they pretty much were just getting themselves (and the dog) wet. They were hilarious to watch and were having so much fun! But here's the kicker: We went in the back yard to plant my BIG pots full of petunias and 5 mice had decided to make their home in one of them! The kids were helping me try to figure out a way to get them out when one jumped up and over the side and went scurrying through the yard. Both kids screamed like girls and went running inside. Mommy was laughing so hard I didn't notice at first that they came back out armed with tongs, a mixing bowl and a lid. I, of course, started laughing again and then asked what they planned to do with these things. Claire says "Okay, Mom, so you grab the mouse with the tongs and put it in the bowl. I will quickly put the lid on and we'll throw it over the fence. Problem solved. (large grin)". Then Landon says "I'm just going to watch and tell you when I see one...they kinda freak me out." Needless to say, we never caught one in the tongs, but still have several in the pot somewhere. Big excitement for us!