February 22, 2024 - Thursday


Such a busy day! We started by going on a field trip to the Ohio State Courthouse for a field trip in the POURING RAIN. That’s kind of an exaggeration. But look. I knew we’d end up parking far away and walking. I was totally fine with that! But rain complicates that a bit. I had everyone wear rain jackets and I was going to bring an umbrella…but I forgot the umbrella. So we ended up walking in a drizzle there and a drizzle back. Not a huge deal, but lots of anxiety! The field trip was informative and educational, but not very fun.

After the Courthouse, we headed over to COSI. My membership is about to expire and we were already in town, so I thought, why not? This is where the pouring rain comes in. 😂 Boy, was it POURING! Me and the kids ran as fast as we could from the parking garage to the front door! I was exhausted after spending a couple of hours there, but the kids had an awesome time and really seemed to appreciate that I took them. We went through a new exhibit on bioluminescence that was really cool. I wanted to do the planetarium, but none of the kids wanted to. 🤷‍♀️ It was an absolute downpour when we left, so more running in the rain! It was fine though. All part of the adventure I guess. 😁

It was pizza and a movie night, so we turned on Hamilton in preparation for our visit to Colonial Williamsburg this weekend! Everyone was enthralled, but I had to leave for cell in the middle of it. Hoping to finish tomorrow night!







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