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? […]
When we decided to visit the Sandersons, we had no idea their Michigan home was so close to South Bend, Indiana, a place we have wanted to visit for quite some time. South Bend is home to Notre Dame University which boasts a superb fencing team. After a mere 45 minute drive, we arrived to […]
Mason’s scout group had a field trip today to satisfy a requirement to visit a local place of historical interest. The den chose the LST Memorial which is a memorial ship built for World War II. According to its website, the LST (Landing Ship, Tank) is an amphibious vessel designed to land battle-ready tanks, troops […]
Today the fifth graders took a field trip to the Boonville Courthouse for a mock trial held in a real courtroom. Walker was one of the defense attorneys in a case about a girl who shoplifted. His co-counsel was Maren. The prosecuting attorneys were Justin and Abby. Each classmate had a role of some sort. […]
Mason invited me to chaperone the second grade trip to the Howell Wetlands. Though it had been several years since I went with Walker, the agenda had not changed much. The classes were divided into small groups and half went on a walk through several ecosystems while the other half fished out specimens in the […]
We live about an hour from two different monasteries. Interestingly, they are a few miles from each other but in different time zones. Since my parents and I had a day to explore while the kids were in school and Bill was at work, I invited them on a field trip. The first is the […]
Every year the City of Vincennes celebrates with a reenactment of the Revolutionary War at the Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous. It was much like a Renaissance Fair in that there were demonstrations, activities and vitals related to the era. We saw a blacksmith making a spring for a pair of pliers, a woodworker making a […]
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