This weekend Walker ran away to camp to participate in the Fall Lodge Reunion. He was looking forward to it. The lodge members serviced Camp and bonded with other members. Walker worked on trail maintenance, cleaning the aquatics area, expanding the Ahatsistari Fire Pit, repairing the fire pits at Woodsmanship, and working in the stables. […]
Last night after driving Mason and a friend out to Camp Ondessonk for Fall Lodge Weekend, I drove out to spend time with Kim in St. Louis. I spent the night with her and her pooch. We got up early and went off to a great little coffee shop to knit and catch up. The […]
The juniors and seniors at SIG travel to Bloomington every year for a world music and arts festival called Lotus. According to the website, huge crowds of people have been descending upon Bloomington for 26 years now to “experience places far removed from their everyday routines and to broaden their worldview through the arts.” The […]
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Mason summarized Wednesday with just a few words: breakfast, bus, two stops and home. I bet there was a lot of YouTube and Snapchat going on too. Today’s post includes some of the photos that didn’t quite fit in other places but that I wanted to include. Each day the students […]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Today started much like yesterday with complimentary breakfast at the hotel and then they made their way to George Washington’s Mount Vernon. They toured the 21 room mansion built in 1734 by Augustine Washington. This is the room George Washington called his “New Room.” It served as a dining room or […]
Today was a busy day from the start. The first stop was at Arlington National Cemetery. Then, our group witnessed the Changing of the Guard. Four of our students—Christian, Colleen, Emily and Caden—lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. It was a beautiful day to participate in such a solemn ceremony. […]
Sunday, September 22, 2019 The students awoke bright and early and after breakfast at the hotel, they boarded the bus. The first destination of the day was the National Zoo. The tour director always anticipates the unspoken question about why they visit the zoo when there is so much (more) to do in Washington DC. […]
The big day finally arrived! This is the second time we are sending off a kiddo to Washington DC for the 8th grade trip. Mason was excited to go. They will be gone from today until Wednesday and the agenda is packed. There is no time for mischief with all that the school has planned. […]
Today was the funeral for my sweet grandma, Juvella Johnson. Her celebration of life was an unexpected family reunion of my dad, his siblings, most of my cousins and many of the great grandkids. Grandma’s funeral mass was celebrated at St. Agatha Church on a beautiful sunny morning and just as had happened when Grandpa […]
It’s hard to believe that seventeen years ago Walker was a wee one. He is now six feet tall. Today he dressed up for a presentation at school and was out the door without any help from me. I take that back. I had to help button his collar and his cuffs but that’s a […]