Tonight would have been Mason’s graduation had we not been in a pandemic. To make the best of things, the school planned a drive-by parade to celebrate the students. We tried to make the best of things by creating a graduation celebration at home as well. The principal delivered streamers and markers to each family’s […]
Thanks to Covid-19, our school year ended a week early. We didn’t officially lose any days; we just eliminated the snow makeup days. Since school was not in session and social distancing was warranted, there was no school carnival. I don’t know that Mason missed that, but now the end of the year photo ops […]
Mason made a meme and posted it on Reddit. He has been making lots of them since Covid started. Today, one of his memes was recognized on Piediepie’s vlog today. The video is called, “I uploaded this by mistake….!!” and Mason’s meme appears roughly at the timestamp of 8:50. When he saw he had been […]
Tonight Mason had his Eagle Board of Review. We got there early so that he would be one of the first to be reviewed. His review board took longer than the one I sat on and I got a little nervous because he met with one of the more exacting scout leaders. His session ran […]
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. […]
She is not only unique, but irreplaceable She wonders what does that knitting pattern look like. She hears a tiny voice saying what She sees dirty socks on the floor She wants A nice salad made just for her She is not only unique, but irreplaceable. She believes honesty is important She feels like […]