It’s Fall, y’all and officially Halloween today! We’ve had a series of activities over the last three nights and ironically tonight feels the least festive of them all. Monday was Trunk or Treat at SJB. Mason volunteered and had a blast. As Trunk or Treat wrapped up, we learned that our county was preemptively shifting […]
Dobbie is an adorable little pup who I knit for my friend, Margaret, for her birthday. You see, Margaret has a real miniature Dachshund who goes by the same name. When the pattern was released earlier this year, I knew that I was going to bring Dobbie to life. Susan Claudino cleverly engineered his construction […]
In honor of Noah Webster’s 260th birthday, St. John the Baptist School hosted a Vocabulary Day and Parade. The sixth, seventh and eighth grade students chose a vocabulary word and then dressed up to visually define the word. The teachers got in on the fun as well. Mason’s word was preternatural. Webster defines Mason’s word, […]
When I saw the marquee that Jason Reynolds was speaking in Evansville, my jaw dropped. We discovered his writing and his books last year and Mason, Bill and I have been fans ever since. He spoke for an hour and demonstrated that he is not only a master crafter of stories on the written page […]
When Bill gave Mason the choice to travel for Fall Break or go on a more local adventure, Mason chose the latter. He planned a trip for them to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. They left at dark o’clock, made good time and arrived just around opening. The weather was brisk and sunny but dry. […]
I ran a half marathon today! It was not my fastest nor my slowest race but considering I was undertrained, I am proud of what I did. My training included meeting my friend Andrea downtown each week, mostly Thursdays. We tackled 6, 7, 8 and 10 miles and then dropped back to 8. Her company […]
If there is one person who is really knitworthy, it’s one of my favorite baristas as Starbucks. For a long time, Jessica has been admiring our projects. Not only is she incredibly complimentary, she gushes over them. I had been wanting to ask if she’d like me to knit her something and a few months […]
Tonight was the first speech meet of the season. There are more than 40 kiddos on our team. Mason is once again competing in the Humorous Interpretation category. He chose a piece called Prom Terrified by Ken Bradbury. According to the website, it’s about the prom, a rite of passage. An older sister shares advice […]
Walker and Bill’s tours today were back to back and about 50 miles apart. The first was UC Berkeley. Since they were not quite sure how long it would take to get there from their hotel, Walker cleverly suggested they wait to have breakfast in Berkeley if they arrived on time. His plan paid off […]
This morning Bill and Walker drove to Santa Clara University. They have a tour tomorrow but Bill thought it would be neat for them to experience a Jesuit Campus Mass. The pictures so far remind me of Loyola Marymount University in my parents’ old backyard. Before Mass, though, Walker found a new crepe restaurant to […]