We had a great time at PlayaCar and Chichen Itza. The unexpected day in Fort Lauderdale was not so fantastic.
Care of Magical Creatures
Chloe loves unicorns and dragons ….
Frozen Food Coming Soon
We have been without a working fridge for over two months now. It is cold enough to keep food in a cooler outside. But when Sears called to say that the compressor will be backordered yet another month, well … They have given us a “credit” of $2600 to use towards the fridge of our…
Cinematograhpy
Okay, I have tons to learn, but here goes my first attempt:
house party time
It was another big party! Lots of food, lots of music, lots of fun.
New Year’s Lights
Light at midnight and light in morning. Each beautiful in its own way.
Georgia DOT
As we pulled off the road near Fort Mountain to unearth a DVD geocache, we saw the fabulous view. Fabulous, except for this sign right in the middle of the lookout. It appears that the word “illegal” must have been spelled wrong, then the wrong font was used in correcting the error. Moreover, the sign…
geocaching
Our geocache filled with junkies. I would have expected that we would have to replenish the junkies, not thin them out. For Christmas, we bought travel bugs for the geocache, but are still trying to decide what their missions should be. Going to children’s music concerts? Going to all the states that start with A?…
spring is here
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon starting on the final raking. It was warm enough to be out in tshirt and sandals. I’ve barely put a dent in the raking, but the area I cleared has been cleared very well. Well enough that I might go to Lowe’s tomorrow for the first of…
chloe likes music
Okay, so maybe this photo makes it seem like she doesn’t, but she does really. She had a good time at the Lunch Money concert in Columbia, SC, today. She dance and got dizzy. She talked about the band and that there were three people in it and listed the instruments that they each played….
Creak, Creak
What’s that noise? The house settling due to the cold weather that rushed in today? An animal in the attic? No i’s a kid swinging from the trapeze in the basement. What, you don’t have one yet? I was opposed to it — still am every time I bump my head on it while picking…
It’s the End
of NaBloPoMo. Now the question is, do I continue on with Holidailies? Maybe. Things are going to get busy this month, though. We don’t have any trips planned, but I am not against considering last minute trips. Oh, well, Chloe and I are probably going to Columbia, SC, on Saturday, but that’s less then four…
good to the last drop
Dinner at church is good. Mac and cheese, bits of red cabbage, lemonade, big bowls of vanilla ice cream, and friends.
o christmas tree
Try as we might, we can’t find a local place that we like to go to for a Christmas tree. The girls begged to get a tree from our Kroger, but we finally settled on Lowe’s. Not ideal, but they are close and their selection is good. Other years we’ve driven around for what seemed…
unschooling is messy
This morning, Camille flipped through her history book and chose a project. Not surprisingly, based on what’s she’s been up to the past couple of weeks, she chose a cooking project. Not a cake, but a multi-course Japanese Tea Ceremony. The authors of the book suggested fruit loops or Lifesavers for one course; we decided…
while the sister is away
Rob took Camille out to Medieval Times for her birthday dinner (exactly two months after her birthday). Chloe came up with a big list of things that she wanted to do while Camille was out of the house (way). First she wanted to paint. Then she wanted to play “Scrambled States of America” with me….
it’s christmastime
Let the madness begin. After we got home and unpacked, the girls pulled out the Christmas decorations and went right to work.
adventures
What’s more fun than big rocks? The girls love this spot in the river. They have lots of fun jumping from one rock to another as the river goes surging past. I’m very happy that the weather this weekend has been such that we were able to spend a lot of time outside. We’ll have…
happy thanksgiving
Much as I try, I’m just not a fan of Thanksgiving dinner. I prefer something a bit simpler. The walks in the woods after dinner are what I most enjoy. But here is one member of the family who tremendously enjoyed the gluttony of the day.
city kids
On our walk in the woods today, the girls headed to their favorite stream. They played by if for a very long time. At one point, they decide to go fishing. They discussed what was the best method for catching a fish (“Wait until you see a fish and then put the stick in and…