Lupines, Chipmunks, Great Teachers And FFA

My daughter is a member of FFA and last night was their annual banquet. Now, Cheyenne is graduating in several weeks and I am also doing The Farm Chicks Show the weekend after graduation so my plate is a little full (actually it's overloaded) and it just so happens that yesterday I started to chipmunk...

...yes, I know this is a picture of a squirrel but it's the only picture I have of a furry little rodent...so let's pretend it's a chipmunk..

..now the term "chipmunking" originated with my friend Cyndi  (this is her helping me work through a little chipmunking) which basically means you're starting to freak out ...you know, like a chipmunk!!

Now that I have defined the terminology... back to FFA! I offered to make the arrangements for all the tables at the FFA banquet, to help set up and make a dessert so my Monday turned into a "Chipmunk Monday" at about 5:30 am. As I was running around in a chipmunk flurry (doing quite well on about chipmunk medium) I realized that I had better kick it up a notch...so I started on the arrangements...

... and those of you who know me won't be surprised when I say that I wanted it to be done with recycled materials...

...so I grabbed tin cans, some old curtains and wildflowers ...and hunkered down. I got the lupines (wildflowers) the day before and THAT was an adventure all in itself but I don't have time to explain about returning a dog, a crazy man and a friend who scared the crap out of us by having a mild heart something or other...

...my girlfriend thinks I should write all my adventures down but I think blocking them out is best...

...but them something miraculous happened...

...when I play with flowers I relax and my chipmunk level went down a notch...ahhh...

...but, then it jumped back up to high as I realized I hadn't started the dessert and needed to get it in the oven...

...into the oven it went back and back down to chipmunk medium...until I realized I was also out of chocolate pudding and needed to go to the store, and get my allergy shot...

Not to mention Ethan had baseball at the same time as the banquet, ect, ect... but through it all I managed to save my boys a piece of the dessert (which went like hotcakes) only to have the Principal (Dan) noticed that Russ was eating the good stuff and wanted to know where the rest was hidden...Dan got Ethan's piece and he seemed to have no trouble taking dessert from a little kid (Ethan had left by this time so he didn't even know the dessert existed and Dan wasn't going to tell him)!

But... I must tell you the best part...the banquet was a success due to the overwhelming support that our kids have gotten from their advisor Katie Cooper and her husband Jeff ...in a nutshell (spoken like a seasoned chipmunk) they are FANTASTIC!! I am grateful for all they have done for my child and I know she is better prepared for life just by being in their presence.

The Organic Chipmunk,

Darcie

www.tumbledtrinkets.com

P. S.  I got to become an Honorary member of FFA last night...how cool is that!