One of my friends has just taking on quilting and is celebrating a birthday. What fun it was for me to pull through some scraps and make her a sweet gift. She is now the owner of a new pincushion and a needle book. To make the pincushion, I did a pair of improv blocks, […]
What’s better than one proud face? Two, of course! As part of the enriched program, Walker had to learn a number of poems and recite them by heart. Level one includes twenty poems and the testing process is cumulative. At the end, he had quite the list to go through. Level One Poems “Ooey Gooey” […]
Sh! Don’t tell Bill that today the boys and I had a top secret field trip out to Lynnville, Indiana. What’s in Lynnville, you ask? Bogan’s Bonsai. As soon as we pulled up in front of the house, I knew we were in the right place. Bill has been a long time fan of bonsai […]
Captain D. had a lot of merit badges to present to Walker at the Boy Scout Mother’s Day Banquet and Court of Honor. The boys prepared a wonderful meal: salad, High Adventure Macaroni from Walker’s cookbook, and Jerett’s version of the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar. I always appreciate how the […]
What a treat to see the kids get recognized for their efforts from the Sole Challenge! Walker won a raffle prize for a new party zone in town. Mason received a gift certificate to Sky Zone for a fastest finish in the 1.9 mile race for fourth grade. Our principal, Mrs. Whetstine and Mr. Wagner […]
For the first time since the race started three years ago, it was dry for the Sole Challenge. The pack was thick at the start. I don’t know what treasure Mason found but running with friends along the river is always makes for a pleasant experience. I even got in on the action. I have […]
Welcome to the Second Annual Rain Gutter Regatta! The weather was beautiful for an evening of outdoor boating. Every scout had his own technique for using the straw to blow the boat the distance of the long tables. Whatever Mason did this time worked like a charm. Woo hoo! I like the laid back approach […]
Sunday morning before heading out, we were able to satisfy Walker’s one big wish… …to put his toes in the Pacific Ocean. Laynie skillfully led us down to a private beach area called Crystal Cove. It was quite the feat as the OC marathon had roads closed all over town. In fact, had Laynie not […]