The weather was crisp for a weekend of camping at Camp Ondessonk but that did not deter the boys from having fun. Today’s group included Cole, Luke, Mason, Bill, Blake, Blake’s dad, Triston and Triston’s dad. They arrived Friday night and stayed in the unit of Garnier. Hiking, exploring, skipping stones and tossing rocks were […]
About a week ago I started baking granola to give as our Christmas treat. Usually the baking begins about the third week of December closer to when the kids are getting out of school but this year my motivation was a gift swap with my knitting group scheduled for today. I wish I had a […]
Today Walker and Triston completed their Ad Altare Dei journey with a blessing from Father Tom after mass. Ad Altare Dei is a Boy Scout religious emblem designed to help scouts ages 13 and 14 study the sacraments in depth. Ideally, a group of scouts would get together with two leaders over the course of […]
Tonight was Bill’s office Christmas party. Every year they have a gift exchange. Some people call it Dirty Santa or Yankee Swap. It’s taken a few years for me to fully grasp how competitively they play and how seriously they take it, but now I’m in the know. There are some key characteristics of a […]
Laynie picked out yarn for Sophia when she was here visiting and requested a little cowl for Sophia to wear for her Christmas program. I crocheted these by holding two strands doubled. Basically, I unrolled the entire skein of yarn, found the midpoint and cut. Then I stretched each strand open to make crocheting […]
Mason is a budding trumpeter! While he had exposure to musical instruments in Kindermusik, this is his first year where he will be playing the same instrument for three years. He chose the trumpet and it’s delightful. I enjoy hearing him practice and I’m looking forward to the day when he can play reveille […]
St. Nicholas day meant treats for the boys’ feet! This morning I had no problem getting them out of bed. This year Mason received three tickets to see one of his favorite ventriloquist comedians perform in Indianapolis at the end of December. (Just three? St. Nick knew that Bill would not be able to get […]
Breakfast with Santa has come to mean new things to our family. The boys have outgrown the arts and craft activities, sitting on Santa’s lap and listening to Christmas carols and stories but they have grown into their new roles as breakfast chefs. This event is one of the biggest fundraisers for the troop. We […]
Archery practice takes place twice a week at the Catholic Diocese of Evansville on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons. This year the team is open to students in grades four through eight and there are a lot of new and younger shooters. Mason is doing well so far. Soon we shall have our first […]
We had a quiet Thanksgiving weekend around these parts. Bill worked on Friday. I ran and did yoga. The boys played games together and separately. We watched movies. I did a lot of laundry. Bill started the Christmas shopping with the boys, taking Walker to Louisville on Saturday and Mason around town on Sunday. (Pompom […]