For months and months, we have been reminded of the date December 11, 2018 as today is the soonest Walker could get his driver’s license. Months ago he completed all the prerequisites including the written and behind the wheel tests so all that remained was presenting the paperwork and paying the fee. Bill scooted out […]
SPOILER ALERT At Bill’s office Christmas party, the staff shared their favorite memories in a game format. If you wish to play along and try to figure out which were Bill’s, read this post here first. This is the answer post! 1. Every year we would attend Mass together on Christmas as a family. Once […]
The annual Hebron Christmas party was hosted by Dr. Shuka this year. Due to her husband’s busy travel schedule and the loss of her mother this year, she hosted at a local Greek restaurant. The space was beautifully festive and it was a lot less stressful for her than readying her home. We had the […]
Last night I heard the boys mention picking up their shoes. It gave me pause and then I realized. They were not picking up their shoes for the sake of a clean house. They were picking up their shoes to place them in front of the fireplace. This year St. Nicholas left them each a […]
The band concert is one of my Christmas season highlights! For weeks preceding, I listen to Mason practice the selected songs on his trumpet and I become familiar with his part. When he and the other three trumpeters come together with the whole orchestra, magic happens. The arrangements bloom! Our director does a fine job […]
It’s the annual Breakfast with Santa event! This year the scouts have even greater participation as they are handling the front of the house AND the back of the house. The PTSA is still responsible for collecting the funds and coordinating with Santa but the event is essentially ours. Cathy, the new scoutmaster’s wife, took […]
Today the PTSA hosted a gratitude luncheon for the staff at St. John. We themed this luncheon with fall décor and gave it an Italian twist. On our sign up genius, I asked this time for help wrapping the cutlery and with designing the tablescape. I tried to stress that the teachers and staff appreciate […]
This trip ended so quickly! Today the boys and I headed back to Indiana but before we left, we went to mass at St. Jude Maronite Catholic Church. We often have adventures when we try to find a church on vacation and today was no exception. What made this mass different was the fact that […]
Conference days start pretty early for Bill and the boys and I followed suit. We were up and out the door to the Kennedy Space Center by 10 am. It’s a big complex and there was a lot to take in. Since we didn’t have much time, we started with the bus tour to get […]
When the boys got wind that the AAP National Conference was in Orlando, they started campaigning to go. It’s getting harder to pull them from school so we kept their trip short. Bill and Mason headed down last night. After breakfast, Bill and Mason parted ways. While Bill was at the conference, Mason had a […]