Last of the Longest Month

Charles's cannon balls

This has been the longest month, and many people agree with me that it was a hard month.  Weather, delay, transition, school drama, breakdowns and repairs, colds, snow-snow-snow, school-on-Saturday, blackboard gremlins, itchy dogg butts, no money, stranded boys, and all of the other challenges that the first month brought.  But it is overish now, and the sun is coming out.  We are in for a warm week ahead, the bills are paid, the dogg butt is less itchy (thank god), I love the manz, all of our family and friends are safe and well, school is underway and interesting, and life is good.  New month, fresh start.

Last week Charles and Dad were cleaning out the old Woodcock home in Atkinson- Charles's great grandparents house.  It belongs to relatives...can't remember the fellows name but the lady's name is 'Ratsy' (?).  They don't live nearby, and had it rented out.  The renters ran out on them, left a bunch of stuff behind (including a full freezer/fridge....and no power.  ick)  So anyway, the fellows were cleaning out the house and barns, hauling stuff to the dump, scrapping the scrap and bringing what is sellable home.  Back in one of the sheds the manz found the cannonballs.  No telling how long they have been there- but there is an iron one and two stone ones, and 3 solid metal shots (smaller balls).  This area has been the site of both  Revolutionary and Civil wars.  They could be either, but I'm betting on Civil.  We need to do some more research on them, but cool, cool, cool eh?  The manz also brought home treats for me: scissors and clippers, marbles, an old-school potato masher, salts, an old old icecream scoop, TWO horseshoes- treasures!  I love this type of thing more than any other gift- and I love him for knowing that.