Daniel finally finished his ELA essay this week, so I declared our family officially DONE with homeschool, and we went shopping for summer treats a week before summer vacation ends (for the second year in a row--maybe we'll actually shop for them in June next year).
Most of the kids chose their treats fairly quickly. Here's Daniel posing dramatically with his Chocolate Life cereal.
Anna opted for some caramels . . .
. . . and Todd was really excited to get a big box of rainbow Mike & Ikes. I chose some jerky for Daddy, and some rosemary artisan bread for me (to savor with Italian truffle cheese--yum!).
Then we all waited . . . and waited . . . and waited for a certain Hendrickson who takes her annual treat selection very seriously. She wants something new and different, but that she's confident she'll like. She wants something that will last a while, but that she won't get bored of. And she wants to stretch the treat budget I gave her to its absolute limit.
I eventually told Joy she had five more minutes to choose something, or else she would have to come back another day. After a bit of handwringing, she opted for a sampler of four pastries. Alas, one of them turned out to be a tiramisu thing with coffee in it, so it ended up in the trash. Thankfully, Joy has generous siblings who shared their candies, and which made her feel a little better.
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