Thanks for the comforting words, Rave. I think we should stick to stuff they respond to. There's a dragon boat festival in Ithaca on July 12, and maybe I'll take them to that, since it's part of their Chinese heritage. When I mentioned 2 other ideas as well -- the Corning Museum of Glass and the Syracuse zoo -- the girl piped up that she wanted to go to the Dragon Boat Festival most. I think she heard the word "festival" and thought it might be like Waterloo, though I think it'll be much smaller. I told them I had no idea what it was like. I've never been to it. But I said it was close, at least, and we could always go home if it was boring.
When we drive out in the country, they are very interested in farms, so someday, I'd like to take them on a tour of a farm. I just have to figure out where. There was a dairy farm that had some sort of open house that would have been nice, but I haven't seen that advertised this year. They crane their necks to see cows out in a field, so a farm with animals would be good. The boy kept asking me if the cows were wild. I said no, and he asked why they don't run away. I said there was a fence to keep them in their pasture. He asked if horses couldn't jump the fence. I said some might, but most horses, like mine, are happy where they are if there's enough grass to eat. They really have no clue about stuff like that.
When we drive out in the country, they are very interested in farms, so someday, I'd like to take them on a tour of a farm. I just have to figure out where. There was a dairy farm that had some sort of open house that would have been nice, but I haven't seen that advertised this year. They crane their necks to see cows out in a field, so a farm with animals would be good. The boy kept asking me if the cows were wild. I said no, and he asked why they don't run away. I said there was a fence to keep them in their pasture. He asked if horses couldn't jump the fence. I said some might, but most horses, like mine, are happy where they are if there's enough grass to eat. They really have no clue about stuff like that.
). Hand-me-down fridges aren't usually worth it, cuz look what happened: it died. But had it lived, you would've been eating what you saved with more electricity (fridge manufacturers are required to make them more energy-efficient every year) and convenience (new fridges have more bins and compartments to help you organize your food better).
