The Garbage Bucket and I
If you were to ask me what I consider myself, I am not sure how I would answer. I am not primarily a [school] teacher although that certainly consumes a large chunk of my efforts. I am not primarily a gardener/farmer although that certainly is a very large part of my history and interest. I am not primarily a homemaker although that should consume more of my time than it does. I am not an avid cook or baker although that consumes an annoyingly large bit of my energy and I think I am a seamstress because I love to do that, but I have not really sewn, as in really sewn, in years. I am not a theologian although I generally love to cogitate on such matters and I am not a philanthropist although I certainly am convinced we must do good to all men, especially those who...
Church Retreat
October Sundays have to be my very favoritest days of the year; 4-5 crisply clear, invigoratingly warm days sandwiched between coolishly cold nights. (btw, sometime I like to make up words) I am always sad when it rains on an October Sunday. I feel like I’ve been robbed, so glad not to be robbed this time. This weekend was the perfect showcase. For me it did not get off to such a glorious start since I did not so much think about packing until 9 am Saturday morning and we cannot even begin to get a family of 6 out the door in one hour without more forethought. So I rushed around (just for the record – not in this order), yanking a comb through my daughters hair (gave up and ordered her into the shower to try and tame/detangle the bush) threw random...
Too Nice a Day to Work
“I wish days like this would last forever” and “It’s too nice a day to work”. Thoughts that ring down through the years for me. Thoughts that I associate with my Dad, with a smile attached. And of course I tried to cram way more work into such a gorgeous day than the children would happily endure, so after tiresome *gasp* indoor school time and washing too many windows, on a whim I decided to make hotdog sticks. The kind my Dad made, and I thought a lot about him as I crafted. As usual, two of the kids were under my feet crafting their own hatchets and I don’t know what all, while the other two sat in a 1/2 bushel box (yes, it looked really funny) playing a pretend game of cards and fighting over the rocking horse that has...
Aquarium, October 2011
We headed down to the aquarium in Baltimore yesterday and had a nice time. As usual, the children’s favorite part was the dolphin show, but Al and I agreed that the octopus ‘stole the show’. I will mostly let the pictures suffice to show the day since I am not much of a writer anyway. But be forewarned that it is very difficult to take pictures at most places in the aquarium as it is very dim lighting. As usual, click on any picture to see it larger. waiting for the dolphin show tricks on the water tricks out of the water tricks in the water Hello! We loved you too! The octopus was amazing, although an aquarium employee kept guard so that no one would use flash when taking pictures. Apparently it scares the ‘pus into squirting ink...
A Weekend in CT
We spent the past weekend in Connecticut with Al’s parents. The beach in Waterford is a very nice place to go to, It was mostly overcast but still a great place to play. We (I) also discovered Mystic this weekend. I loved that town! I could have spent more time just walking, browsing and enjoying! If you ever saw the movie ‘Mystic Pizza’ this is where it was filmed. Al says that restaurant doesn’t have the greatest pizza though, it certainly looked nondescript enough. We had a nice time and mostly I will just let the pictures tell the story. It took awhile to corral them but I finally got them all in one place and edited. Traveling Thursday evening. I love this bridge. Makes me feel all tingly. Do bridges do that to anyone...
Blimp
Screams erupted from the upper regions of the house where most of the children were. One would have thought something spectacular was happening. This event ended Landon’s attempt to nap and jarred us all out of our endeavors, to press our noses to the window or run outside with the camera. Well, it is true we do not see these often anymore. My recollection is of seeing them fairly frequently as a child. I wonder if that is one of those memories that has been exaggerated by time. *Shrug* Who cares, it certainly was an exciting event here today. I was surprised how fast it moved. Came into sight and left again in less than 5 minutes (?) I like how in the above picture one can almost see the pilot. At least it looks like the form of a person. (click on the...