I’ll admit it. I’ve never had a Bomb Pop until this 4th of July. Apparently Bomb Pops are a childhood staple bought from the friendly neighborhood ice cream truck. How could I have missed out on something so important? Oh well, at least I have now officially experienced a Bomb Pop. This tower of Blue… Read More Never Have I Ever
Okay, we’ve actually had three “bonfires” this season–two of them were merely campfires (wonderful for making s’mores!) and one was a BONFIRE. By that I mean the wood itself was piled higher than our heads, and the flames initially lept to the height of the surrounding trees. Thankfully, the fire was far enough away that… Read More What’s Fall without a Bonfire?
Bulletin boards seem to be my lot in life this month. I drove up to Plymouth to visit Charis and helped her with her bulletin boards. I also changed GBC’s bulletin board and put up a bulletin board for Stephen and for Kevin, the teacher who is taking my place as 6th grade teacher. I’m… Read More School Days
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As I’m sure you’ve noticed Stephen has been growing a beard this summer. He began on our NC vacation. I have to admit that I like it. Variety is good! Here he is sporting his new look. What do you think? I’m not sure if he’ll keep it for the school year. He may trim… Read More The Spice of Life
This morning we woke up to about 12 inches of snow! Of course, yesterday the snow and wind were relentless. I have never seen snow drift like this before. I guess the hills of WV blocked the huge gusts of wind that flat-landers become accustomed to here in Indiana. Stephen shoveled a small path for… Read More Snowbound on Valentines’ Day
I just noticed that it’s apparently been almost a week since I’ve posted here. My apologies if you’ve been trying to keep up with what I post here. Suffice it to say it’s been a busy week, and in addition I just haven’t run across a whole lot I’ve been dying to post. Here’s a… Read More A bit slow lately . . .