instagram: silver medal
Camille has been working harder on studying and homeschooling this year, and it looks like it has paid off! She did much better on her National Latin Exam this year (Level II) than last year! Alas, she’s decided that this is her final year of Latin after seven years of study.
instagram : shorter hair
I don’t have much time now as I try to make up for everything that I fell behind on during our spring break trip and get ahead before we leave for our next trips … But I managed to squeeze in getting a very needed haircut at the salon across the street.
instagram: Homework #DecaturGA style
Chloe worked on logic puzzles while Camille read New Yorker while waiting in line at Taqueria del Sol ….
meals … once again
In our move, I fell out of any menu-creating practice that I had gotten into. We were back to that horrible state of it being 6 or 7pm and none of us having any idea on what to make for dinner. Then that would turn into run to the store for something and quick, easy
quick dye jobs aren’t so good
For the past few years (2011, 2010, NOT 2009 – Year of the WHITE HOUSE EATER EGG ROLL, 2008, 2007 and certainly earlier years), we’ve used natural dyes for coloring eggs – turmeric, red cabbage, berries, beets, spinach and more. Even though we didn’t return from spring break until Friday night, I hit the store
instagram: visitor, departing
As I sit here, back at the grind — trying to catch up and also to get ahead, we had a visitor arrive … a mourning dove! After a short visit, he (she?) flew off just as I was trying to take a photo. Camera shy, I suppose …
instagram: Easter Flowers
The weekend flew by as we worked to regroup after our spring break adventure. Laundry, cleaning, photo organizing, egg-dyeing, bunny cake baking. Crazy Chloe also went tree climbing and running with Rob …
photo friday: kim possible mission at EPCOT
While we were at Disney for a cousin meetup last week driving like mad and eating lots of sweets , we enjoyed some of the new tweeny type activities that have been installed since our last trip. In the “Magic Kingdom”, Camille spent a little time on the Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom .. it
instagram: life is good
Still not finding decent wi-fi, but 3G is allowing me to keep up, at least. SGI (St. George Island) is just lovely… A wonderful place to enjoy our last night of spring break, for sure….
instagram: good morning, florida
We are undecided about what to do today … Chloe’s happy riding her bike and defending our site from the squirrels ….
instagram: gulf shores, alabama
While I just love hitting the road and camping, I hate how hard it is to come by wi-fi that actually works…. So, until I get a better connection, here’s a pretty cool shot from yesterday …
Scenes from the road: Time to clean the windshield
Yes, I do. I take photos as I drive along. Since I almost never look through the view-finder anyway, it isn’t as dangerous as it might sound. But this trip, in Evie, has proven to be frustrating. The camera just can’t focus. And now I know why — there are too many bugs splattered on
instagram: On the road
I’ve never liked driving big cars. Small cars are much easier for me to maneuver. Evie, to me, is a very big car. While driving Evie, I park out in parking lot wastelands so I can pull-thru and not have to back out. But now she’s even longer than ever, with three bikes hanging off
photo friday: disney cousins
A couple of months ago, we discovered that Rob would be having a board meeting at a Disney resort hotel, overlapping a Disney vacation by his brother and his family. After some back and forth, we decided to have Chloe miss one day of school for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to get to go to Disney
Superoo 2012
I’m honored to be selected as a Superoo again for 2012. If you travel, especially with kids, check out Trekaroo for great reviews, forums and tips. I’ve discovered some cool spots along the way via Trekaroo!
i graduated today!
Today I graduated (hum along) from Decatur 101 …. but yet I am still having a hard time with living here in Decatur despite having submitting myself to the indoctrination. My Pine Lake is *home* to me. Every time I drive into the tiny city, from my first entry in 2007 until today, the little
magical wonderland
No, I’m not talking about Disney … despite our recent whirlwind. No, I’m talking about Arabia Mountain. We’ve “hiked” this DeKalb County Park outcrop a few times in past years but have returned twice in the past month. Chloe gets bored. Camille generally is unreceptive to being out of doors and hiking. But they both
instagram: Nothing Ever Happens on My Block
Apparently, there have been some “famous” people (Amy Poehler) hanging around down the block from us this week, filming A.C.O.D.. Our street is down to two lanes and the sidewalk is a little challenging to navigate. But how fun!!
instagram: EPCOT Mickey
Aw really? Past my bedtime?? I spent a little time updating the blog with a new header and a new “about”. As the week goes by (until spring break on Saturday), I hope to update the blog a bit more… until then there will probably be photos and videos from Disney, alas.
instagram: NYC
No, we didn’t take a quick trip to the Big Apple. Chloe thought the faux NY was missing the smells (roasting chestnuts, garbage) of the real one….
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