Children in their natural state.........oblivion.

Field trips are a wonderful thing. Kids get to be outdoors in the fresh air experiencing new and wondrous things. As for the teachers and their aids/volunteer parents, they get to converse about other things besides school in a more comfortable atmosphere. Sounds good, right?

Wrong.

It never goes the way you expect. Oh, no. The volunteers get assigned certain kids to keep an eye on while on the field trip. It is their responsibility to keep them in line and together, making sure they pay attention to what the field trip is all about and out of trouble. Seems easy enough. NOT! In my group I had 6 kids, my hubby had 6 kids and the teacher had 7. Of course, to make things really interesting, each group had a problem child. I had the one that has been indulged all her life and doesn't understand why she can't always get her way. My hubby had one that was constantly needing to be separated from another, loud, and always tending to cause trouble. The teacher had the rest of the kids who were "antsy".....lol. Of course, they all played off each other's personality and quirks to make it a very eventful outing.

It's over now, so I can look back and laugh at it. LOL! Next year will be the Salmon Festival field trip. I am looking forward to that........a 1/2 hour bus ride to another town each way.......yay.