Though many people know of the day preceding Ash Wednesday as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, it is also referred to by some as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. The spirit of the name is essentially the same: eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we fast. According to tradition, pancakes were prepared and enjoyed […]
In response to a writing prompt, “How will you leave your print on 2018?” Mason was asked to list his talents, goals and dreams and things he likes. I love the way this came out and plan to frame it. In the meantime, I’m sharing it here, transcribed as well as I can, as fingerprints […]
It started with service. Our troop has been hired for the last few years to help with an annual event called Super Bride Sunday. This expo takes place on Super Bowl Sunday from 10 AM to 3 PM and gives brides the opportunity to mix with vendors and service providers for all things bridal. As […]
Tonight Mason had his first archery competition of the year—the Boonville Winter Shootout—at Boonville High School. Archery results are tracked on the tournament website so we will check back later to see how he did. We were lucky to have a fairly early flight time so we made it home for dinner. Meanwhile back […]
Since the boys have gotten older and their love of Tonka has matured, Bill thought they’d enjoy the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. While it might seem crazy, we drove up and back this weekend. It was seven hours each way. The driving was shared between Walker and Bill. We rolled in early […]
There is always knitting going on in my house but not all of it makes its way on my blog. This cowl, however, was a really special finish. I bought the yarn in September at my aunt’s celebration of life and I was so happy that it didn’t marinate in a drawer for long. I […]
Today Mason traveled with several scouts from our troop to his first merit badge university. Vincennes University was one of the MBU locations that Walker really liked (college campus, interesting topics, and great food at the cafeteria) and we had hoped Mason would feel similarly. Mason chose a merit badge new to our family—welding. We […]
We had a pretty decent snow fall which closed school again. I took Mason and his friend Cole to the scout house for a little sledding. They brought sleds from home and pulled out the scout Klondike. It turns out the snow was not packed enough for sledding of any sort but it was perfect […]
Shovel! There was plenty of snow to turn this job into free exercise. Walker and I were a team. We were both amused at the snow we found embedded in our doormat.
Even though it is winter outside and school is actually closed today for snow and ice, summer will be here before we know it. Summer means camp and camp means swim tests. We signed up at the YMCA so Mason could build up his stamina in the pool. Besides doing distance, the Boy Scout swim […]