This year’s ornaments were chosen by Bill and Mason and included a dated Precious Moments for me, Dr. Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory and Kylo Ren (the new Darth Vader) for Mason, and Tinker Bell for Walker in honor of the Spring School Play.
It was another banner Christmas here. We had a nice long break and guests to boot. Gramma and Papa arrived on Monday, December 21st. Right out the gate we took them to the Corvette Museum for a tour on Tuesday morning in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We happened to find a restaurant that met everyone’s […]
Bill and Walker left Friday night for a scout camping trip to Camp Ondessonk. It was Walker’s big dream to camp there with scouts during Winter. They stayed in Lalemant. Their bunks overlooked a smaller channel of Lake Echon. It’s accessible via either the Goupil Footbridge or the Amantacha Swinging Bridge. They went on hikes […]
Time for the Christmas party! I popped in with a treat this time and left the game for other moms. Emily’s mom brought a Saran Wrap Ball in which she wrapped up trinkets, candy and gift cards. Here’s how they played the game: The first person with the ball starts unwrapping while the person on […]
The Secret Santa gifts shift in middle school to edible options. Although I tried to steer Walker away from the candy aisle, he ended up with a gift bag full of sweets. Davis, his friend, wanted to make a Sour Patch cake for his Secret Santa. Somewhere he and Walker cooked up the idea of […]
Walker’s Language Arts class has been working all semester on a Passion Project. This is based on the Genius Hour used at Google where employees are given 60 minutes to develop new ideas or master new skills. Early in the semester, Walker had to identify his passion. Each Friday he spent his Language Arts block […]
Every year the doctors at Bill’s practice take turns hosting the company Christmas party. I had hoped that we would get a chance to attend a few more of the parties before it fell to us but something came up for the doctor whose turn it was and Bill volunteered. Stepping up at the last […]
That an eventful Christmas concert this was! The band concert preceded the vocal concert so Walker had to be at school early to warm up. Mason and I secured seats on folding chairs between the sets of bleachers and we waited. A few minutes later, Mason excused himself to get a drink of water. […]
I have had this sugar-free cheesecake recipe in my files for years. It’s rich and creamy and most importantly, it is low in carbs. This doesn’t matter most of the time but I have a good friend who is diabetic. Today is her birthday and I wanted to surprise her. When I discovered she loves […]
Walker is on a tear to get his merit badges done so we signed him up for Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mason and I drove up with him and spent the day wandering around Terre Haute. My friend Jenni gave us some suggestions of places to go and things to do. Square donuts? […]