In active rebellion against the herd-- a group of parents in the neighborhood have organized an anti-Corporate scout thing. We are calling it Squirrel Squad. All ages, all genders, non-violent social activities with craftiness and fun trips, and no fundraising, no paperwork, and a theme song! Yesterday afternoon was our first "normal" meeting--ie no administrative activities-- and it was a wonderful success. We met at the library to hear a concert by the local band The Ragbirds. We had a room full of kidlets! It was great (okay Zoli and Evan did get a tad bit "attitude-y" so they went off to read comics. Andre took a great picture of their enthusiasm. I don't know if he posted it yet but check him out anyway, always guaranteed to be "interesting". After the rocking concert (Pete bought their live CD) we "filked" our theme song. Gerry and Kif were awesome! They both had created new lyrics for the old cartoon Secret Squirrel and with lots of input from the kids we collaboratively came up with a song! So now the kids have earned their "Indy music" badge. YAY!! Next month we are gonna go to Calder's farm and pet the cows!
