We are grateful that we have such good friends! We invited ourselves again to Michigan to spend Thanksgiving with the Sandersons. We had such a good time last year that my kids begged to go back. Good friends of theirs offered to host dinner since Kristina and Bob are just settling into a new home. […]
When Bill was trolling the internet for Merit Badge Universities, he came across one that piqued his curiosity. The Great American Human Foosball was offering one to earn the Personal Fitness Merit Badge, a required Eagle badge. The group setting was enough to motivate us to call for more information but the idea of human […]
There are a lot of subscription box services out right now and Bill decided to jump on the bandwagon too. Ours is from Universal Yums which delivers snacks and candies from a different country each month. Our box contained the following items from Korea: Peanut Squid Balls Choco Boy Haitai Plum Candy Choco Heim […]
Picking up where we left off after the first speech meet, Walker competed at two more meets. The after photos for the first three meets all look basically the same: Walker is standing with a First Place ribbon. When it came time for the tournament, each school only had a limited number of representatives they […]
When I learned that Bill and Walker would be camping with the scouts this weekend, I wanted to do something special with Mason. I bought tickets for the two of us to see Charlotte’s Web at the Nashville Children’s Theatre and planned to make a day of it. I investigated a new restaurant that I […]
Once again it’s time for the culminating project for the fourth grade unit about Native American Indians living in and near Indiana. Looking now at the pictures, it’s clear that Mason and Olan had a vision for how their wigwam would look. They employed creativity, craft and recycled materials and lots of glue. That house […]
Our Fall cub scout hike took place at Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve. I hate to admit this but I had no idea the gem that it was. It is located on the back side of Wesselman Park behind a patch of trees, a parking lot, a big grassy area and a few picnic shelters. I […]
I had been looking for a way to satisfy my baking craving when I read a request in the church bulletin for volunteers to provide snacks and treats for the RCIA meetings. When I looked in the pantry for inspiration and found ingredients for s’mores, I remembered this recipe. It was perfect! I used the […]