Camille and I spent the morning cleaning the condo and then the afternoon watching Game of Thrones. I don’t like cleaning, but I do like a clean home. And I like spending time with Camille.
instagram: decatur book festival
Despite throwing my back out yesterday on my way to my volunteer assignment, I did manage to get off the couch and over to the “On the Same Page” announcement at the Children’s Stage. Thankfully, that venue happened to be in my backyard, so I did not have to go very far at all.
instagram: cool cat
New library cards available at the library today! After years of not having one, I finally have a library card on my keyring once again, and it is a cool one!
Dragon*Con Weekend
Rob and the girls headed off to the “big city” for a weekend of hanging out with a lot of enthusiastic sci-fi/fantasy fans and hopefully getting to meet some stars….
new2school: bumping into the teacher
I’ve mentioned before that Chloe’s school year last year was not a good experience. I haven’t written much about it here, but the classroom and teacher were an extremely poor fit for Chloe. By March, she was ready to quit school. We worked to find ways to find “solutions”, but there was nothing that helped…
instagram: quiet evening
After my volunteer shift at the book fest, I picked up a couple movies at the library and headed home for a very quiet evening alone.
photo friday: medieval times
Back in June, Rob, the girls and I spent an evening at Medieval Times. Rob and Camille had gone before, but this was the first time that Chloe and I had been. And we had a blast cheering on the Blue Knight…who did not win, unfortunately. At the end, Chloe insisted on staying and getting…
instagram: dragon*con
The rest of the family is busy with their Dragon*Con preparations; I’m looking forward to a couple of quiet, responsibility-free (other than my volunteer shifts at the Decatur Book Fest) couple of days….
HoopJam in Decatur
Now that the weather is starting to cool off a little, I hope that we can start getting out of the house after dinner a few times a week. Tonight after dinner, we headed out to HoopJam on the square. Chloe loved hooping and was very much in her element.
instagram: urban gardening
While walking through the Decatur Square this evening, Chloe spotted a watermelon. Not a watermelon that someone had left behind, but a watermelon that was actually growing. When we looked harder, there were actually a bunch of watermelons growing in the tiny little “beds”. Awesome!
Georgia: Etowah Indian Mounds, Take 2
When Camille and I were at Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site a few weeks ago, we spotted a notice for an upcoming Saturday event full of activities. Since I wanted to get the cabin, but we couldn’t leave on Friday due to Chloe’s school picnic, we decided to return and bring Chloe along. The…
instagram: atlanta history center
Camille and I headed to the Atlanta History Center today o tour the “Native Lands” exhibit that is currently on display and goes along nicely with what she’s been learning over the past couple months. We had the exhibit to ourselves; homeschooling is really good for crowd-averse folks.
new2school: school picnic
Last Friday, Camille, Chloe, Chloe’s friend and I packed up some fruit, veggies, bread and cheese and made our way down to Oakhurst for Chloe’s school picnic. Last year, Chloe attended the picnic with friends as we were starting to consider having her attend school there in a few months. Chloe’s school year last year…
instagram: still summer
Despite the fact that Chloe has been in school for almost a month now, it is still very much summer here.
Georgia: KIRBO Interpretive Center
When Rob, the girls and I camped at Florence Marina State park lat February so we could hike in Providence Canyon State Park, we wanted to visit the Kirbo Interpretive Center, which “… showcases area wildlife and plants, local history and Native Americans, including artifacts from the prehistoric Paleo-Indian period through the early 20th century.”…
instagram: fellini’s pizza
After the girls and I got home form the cabin, unpacked, cleaned up, bought groceries and went swimming, we walked down to Fellini’s to get some pizza. Since I’m planning to go “wheat-free” tomorrow, it was my last hurrah, and I wanted to make it a tasty one.
Georgia: Kolomoki Indian Mounds
Last weekend, the girls and I loaded up Evie for a weekend of camping at Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park as part of Camille’s native cultures in Georgia. From Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park: This historically significant park is the oldest and largest Woodland Indian site in the southeastern United States, occupied by American Indians from 350…
instagram: pottery making
The girls and I headed up to Etowah Indian Mounds today for some hands-on activities, including an archaeological “dig” and pottery-making.
Georgia State Parks
Ever since we got Evie and our Friends of the Georgia State Parks Pass last year, we’ve been visiting park after park here in Georgia. Georgia State Parks: Photo Friday: Panola Mountain State Park Around Atlanta: Panola Mountain State Park Etowah Indian Mounds Etowah Indian Mounds, Take 2 photo friday: red top mountain Chief Vann…
instagram: school picnic
Tonight was the school picnic at Chloe’s school. I’m glad I went only because Chloe had a good time with her friends. As usual, I felt very uncomfortable at the school event. I just can’t seem to enjoy large gatherings like that…especially ones that are centered around school.