For Your Entertainment

Is the saying that boredom is the mother of all invention or something like that? Maybe it's creativity. Either way, my kids have been keeping themselves entertained in creative ways during this summer vacation, especially since we've had to kind of lie low the last couple of weeks.

My favorite boredom buster has to be their rabbit trap, however. Little J came up with the idea. They got a box, balanced it with a stick tied to a string, and put carrots underneath it to lure unsuspecting rabbits into their trap. Then they hid under the steps on our back porch waiting for the right moment to pull the string and make the box fall down onto their prey. They also camouflaged the steps with all the weed and grass clippings, and had their fortifications of apples and water bottles for when they needed a snack.

The first day they seriously sat under those steps in sweltering heat and humidity(the heat index was over 100 degrees that day) for two hours straight, waiting for a rabbit. Since then, they have gone out several different times to wait. Even Little Man got in on the action.

The kicker, however, was what I discovered after their first time out. When they finally came back in, they had one of my nice, very SHARP, Cutco carving knives. Apparently, they had brought it out because when they caught the rabbit, they were planning on killing it, skinning it, and then eating it for dinner. Since no rabbit appeared, I found out they had used my knife to kill a few spiders and clean out the cobwebs under the steps instead.

Once the knife idea was nixed by me, their next attempts included arming themselves with sharpened sticks followed by large rocks. They really thought they were going to capture a rabbit and then beat it to death and skin it for dinner. Besides the fact that they have absolutely no idea how to do any of this, I couldn't help thinking about that poor tortured rabbit! I was praying they didn't actually catch one. So far only one rabbit has been seen venturing near the trap, and that was when none of them were outside to see it. And I didn't tell...

In other outdoor adventures, they have been dutifully digging for gold in our sand/pea gravel pit. (I have been informed that we are soon to be rich.) They also were found yesterday taping sticks all over their bodies in order to camouflage themselves. From what, I'm not sure, but hey, it kept them entertained!

For your viewing pleasure (a totally unrelated photo of Little Miss at 2 weeks):

And a video I have been laughing about for a month now. The literal video version of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Am I the only one who thinks this is hilarious?: