In an effort to fill the chasm of time that we euphemistically call "summer break" and otherwise reduce the number of times I have to sop up bodily fluids or insert my body between my up-and-coming boxers (see Mozart post), I have taken on a new hobby: geocaching.
Geocaching is basically a loosely-organized scavenger hunt using GPS-enabled do-dads to find hidden stores of useless crap and "logs." The point is to find as many as you can and scribble one's moniker on a tiny notebook or piece of paper hidden inside, and to log the "find" online. In our case, it's basically me dragging Kid 1 & 2 from pillar to post and back again, in search of fun, the ever-illusive picture of them both looking in the same direction with halfway-decent expressions, and the aforesaid crap and logbook/paper log. It's fun, a bit addicting, and - most importantly - free! Oh, and we can trade those useless little toys taking up space at the bottom of their toy boxes, for - you guessed it - entirely new useless crap they'll treasure for the rest of their lives (or at least the next 5 minutes)... for FREE! Bada-bing, bada-bang, bada-boom!
You can hide and seek the caches any time of day, and - other than gardening - it's the highlight of our day! There are a ton of caches, and you can even start your own cache once you've gotten the hang of the game. I recommend downloading the Geocaching and OpenCaching apps or sign up on Geocaching.com if you want to give it a try.
Hopefully, we'll be free of useless crap and expert geocachers by the end of summer! :)
