Field trip

Our cell phone rang for the first time this morning, which is how I learned our ring tone is a clip from some rock song.  It turns out when the teacher said that we should meet at 10:00 a.m. she really meant, "Be ready to leave at precisely 10:00 a.m."  We hustled to the parking lot to meet the class, which was heading to an overnight team-building trip to a cottage.  I knew this would be a different trip even before the phone call because no permission slip was sent home, no list of forbidden items and consequences, and no list of scheduled activities.  Robin was told she could chew as much gum as she wanted because there were no rules, just fun.  The kids were told to bring rain gear because, "To completely avoid outdoor activities, we can not, even if it pours down," but the forecast is for cool, sunny days.  I hope there will be a follow-up post before too long.