It’s not the best story I’ve ever told, but here’s what I’ve got for today.
Haleigh found a walnut outside. We brought it in to investigate it.
Now, I’ve heard that walnut juice can stain, so I wisely took the precaution of wearing an apron so my clothes wouldn’t get yucky and look bad for tonight’s home visits. I scored the soft shell with a knife and let the children pull it off. They got most of it, and then I worked on getting the rest so we could see the nut inside. The whole investigating process took a good fifteen minutes or so, and was quite educational. We learned that the black spot smelled yucky, the inside smells like camping, and that the clear juice that’s inside permanently stains your hands. Oops.
At home visits I had to explain that my hands actually were clean, they just looked like they were dirty.
I’m off to go scrub off some more skin and go to bed. ‘Night.