Last day of school! To celebrate, I took Camille to see the X-Men movie after I got home from volunteering at the Red Cross.
celebrations: week 22 (26 may – 1 jun 2014)
We celebrated a few week 21 holidays including National Quiche Lorraine Day and National Strawberries and Cream Day. Coming up this week: 26: Memorial Day and Sally Ride Day and National Blueberry Cheesecake Day 27: National Grape Popsicle Day and Sunscreen Day 28: Amnesty International and National Hamburger Day 29: Paper Clip Day and International…
photo friday: junk food in greece
While we were in Greece, we mostly ate very good, fresh food and sometimes gourmet ice cream, there were times that we came across junk foods that we just had to try … or at least snap a photo of!
gymnastics: thing of the past?
Another kid milestone this week… Our last day of gymnastics. For almost eight years now, Chloe has been going to the same gym. She’s progressed from going 1 hour a week to 9 hours a week, from a tumbling class for toddlers, to competitive gymnastics. She grown immensely in her skill, stamina, strength. But next…
poetry slam for chloe
Not Camille is interested in the language arts, Chloe is too. A few years back, Chloe decided to enter the LEAF poetry slam. As it was for teens, she was asked to be the “calibration poet”. Since then, she’s gotten more interested in writing poems for poetry slams, and this spring tried out for her…
creative writing award for camille
Camille’s first year of school is almost at a close. While she has faced challenges in moving from homeschooling to public schooling, she’s managed to find her way and learn. Not only has she been successful in her classes, she’s been able to thrive! Last night, she was invited to the SGA Awards Ceremony, where…
celebrations: week 21 (19-25 may 2014)
We celebrated a few week 20 holidays including National Bike to Work Day (well, Rob did that…). Coming up this week: 19: National Devil’s Food Cake Day and National Boy’s Club and Girl’s Club Day 20: Strawberry Picking Day and National Quiche Lorraine Day 21: American Red Cross Founded and National Strawberries and Cream Day…
snapshots from gooney road – 15 may 2014
I got up early to help the girls get off to school and to work. In the afternoon, I headed off to the Red Cross to volunteer. Back at home, I had a quick dinner. Rob’s mom and her friend came by. I headed out to my CPR/First Aid class at the Fire Station while…
snapshots from gooney road – 14 may 2014
Up early to get work done and to catch up from the day before. But kept having setbacks. First, an upgrade in PHP broke many of the wordpress installations, themes and widgets I installed, and I had to figure out how to clean up the mess. Then the HVAC guy came early – before Rob…
celebrations: week 20 (12-18 may 2014)
We celebrated Cinco de Mayo in week 19. Coming up this week: 12: National Nutty Fudge Day and Limerick Day 13: National Apple Pie Day and National Fruit Cocktail Day 14: National Buttermilk Biscuit Day and National Dance Like a Chicken Day 15: National Chocolate Chip Day 16: Wear Purple for Peace Day and National…
snapshots from gooney road – 13 may 2014
I got up early to get a bunch of things done. Camille walked with me over to the courthouse. Mid-morning I was chosen for a jury panel. After a day of the lawyers questioning the jury panel, I was finally struck at 6:30. While I was on one break, Camille walked by me on her…
snapshots from gooney road – 12 may 2014
Phelix was a tired boy today! Sleepaway camp always wears him out. The girls headed off to school. I worked during the morning, then did carpool in the afternoon. In the evening, I tried to catch up on various projects, but was too worn out and tired to get very far on any of them.
snapshots from gooney road – 11 may 2014
After breakfast, we broke down the camp, loaded the car and raced home. We made it just in time to go to Little Shop to hear Tony DiTerlizzi speak and sign his latest book for us. He even drew a fairy R2D2! I picked up groceries, then Phelix, then Rob at the rental car place….
snapshots from gooney road – 10 may 2014
We had a lovely day at LEAF. Exploring, listening to music, playing. Chloe participated in the teen poetry slam. For dinner, we got a pizza – always love getting a pizza from the pizza oven in the middle of the field. We ended up chatting with the president of the LEAF board. Chloe and I…
snapshots from gooney road – 9 may 2014
I woke early, but read for a while and fell back to sleep until much later. I hung out at the campsite for a while, then went to get lunch. In the afternoon, it started to rain, and I took a nap. In the evening, it was drizzly while I waited for Rob and the…
snapshots from gooney road – 8 may 2014
I got up early and saw the kids off to school. I worked until noon, then packed up the car and hit the road. When I got to Black Mountain, I ended up waiting in line to check in for an hour. By the time I got to Lake Eden, many people had already set…
snapshots from gooney road – 7 may 2014
School and work. After work, I headed to the Red Cross to volunteer for a few hours. On the way home, I stopped at Trader Joe’s to pick up Indian food for dinner. Camille helped me with chores. Rob got home in time to get Chloe, then we all had dinner and did chores and…
snapshots from gooney road – 6 may 2014
School and work; a very long work day for me as I try to get ahead before this weekend’s adventure. An afternoon of friends and homework. I worked on my classwork for my Coursera class “Maps and the Geospatial Revolution”. Rob got home and continued to work. Chloe went to eat downstairs, but came home…
snapshots from gooney road – 5 may 2014
Back to work and school, but only after Rob, Camille and I walked to the courthouse to renew Camille’s passport. I drove carpool to gymnastics, then picked up groceries for our “Cinco de Mayo” dinner. Camille brought home an invitation to the Academic Awards Ceremony at school. In the evening, Rob picked up some camping…
celebrations: week 19 (5-11 may 2014)
We celebrated a few week 18 holidays including National Blueberry Pie Day. Coming up this week: 5: Cinco de Mayo and National Hoagie Day 6: No Diet Day and National Nurses Day and National Crepes Suzette Day and National Teacher Day and National Beverage Day 7:National Roast Leg of Lamb Day 8: Have a Coke…