Crab Campaign: An Invasive Species Tracker's Journal

Crab Campaign: An Invasive Species Tracker's Journal — page 5
still expects me to help out especially in the summer when school’s out I don’t mind so much when I have the time but I have other stuff on my mind besides corn peas squash and tomatoes When I ask Mom why she doesn’t help she says she does the books and that she’d much rather take care of people than vegetables Guess that’s why she’s a nurse I need to get my parents to see the big picture the someday picture Instead they want to cramp my style with lists of chores I need to check off At the very least they should understand that I need to relax a little this summer Mom has her book club and Dad carves decoys of Eastern Shore ducks paints them in colors that are true to life and sells them in the stores in town He says it supplements his income Mom says it gives him an excuse to hang out with his buddies at the woodworking shop Still as the leader of the Guardians of the Bay the name our Science Squad gave to ourselves I probably should spend less time in the hammock and more time planning our next project At least that should get Dad off my back Boring summer here I come SCIENCE SQUAD