El Rancho

 My last horah before surgery tomorrow.  I don't think I have chaperoned anything for Ethan yet this year, so I was definitely due.  I need to capitalize on these opportunities when my kids beg to be with me because they will soon be over.  Although, if any of my children were to cling to me forever, it would probably be Ethan.  

We went to El Rancho De Las Golondrinas.  It is a really fun place that I had no idea even existed.  The only real draw back is that there were 1600 people there today.  I guess it it like that everyday in May because all the schools from all over the state come.  It is hard to really get much out of the experience when you are fighting with everyone to get to see anything or go anywhere.  Now I have to tell you about a little experience that made me chuckle.  Ethan's teacher is very left leaning.  I have come to accept this about him and can enjoy him regardless.  It was intriguing to me how annoyed and frustrated he was with other groups of people trying to take cuts or be pushy or were not courteous.  I chuckled to myself at his little rants.  I find it amusing that the left want to create the super altruistic human yet they enact policies that squash any hope of creating such a human.  All those policies do is breed selfish, self righteous, everything was put here for MY benefit, what you have is mine, I'm more important than everyone else disease of the mind and what you get is more of what you hate.  Intriguing indeed.  Anyway....Did you really think I could get away without saying anything churchie or political?    Close, so close. :0) 

We managed to experience a few of the many things offered there.  It is set up like a town and they have pioneer people at every station doing a demonstration or explaining the history.  It was so cute.  I even learned that the tallest person back then was only 5'4" so guess what?  I didn't have to duck to get through any of the doorways.  I would be considered tall by their standards instead of the shortest person in the room all the time. :0)  The activities we did get to do while we were there; make candles, see how they dye wool and learn about the dyeing methods, see the water powered flour mill, talk to the blacksmith, make an "eye of God"  see some sheep herder quarters, go through some homes a church and a school, see how they made bread, learn how they made their adobes, did I forget anything?  Not sure.  It was a fun day and I would love to take the kids back on the weekend so we could enjoy more of what this ranch has to offer.  I was wishing that I had my "trek" clothes on so I could have fit in better and pretended that I worked there.  I coulda made some cool stuff up on the fly and it woulda been super awesome!