I’ve packed up the flags and fish and flower door hangers that were remnants of summer and pulled out the school things! We were gone so much in July that our house needs some tending to. You can see here that a wind storm blew a vacant bird nest off its perch (upper right). The… Read More
I shared back in the fall that we were gathering the sixth graders for Backyard Huddles throughout the school year. There is a really small group of kids, just those in our subdivision, that move together to middle school. (The vast majority are districted to a different school.) Along with my co-host and sweet neighbor,… Read More
Each year on the last day of school after our Walk of Fame we have a “special snack”. I usually theme it to something related to kicking off summer, based on a cartoon, food item or brand the boys are in to that year. With the sparkling new pool in the backyard, that was all the inspiration… Read More
We’ve celebrated a LOT of things over the years, but the last day of school Walk of Fame is my most favorite of all. I can hardly believe that we have reached the 10th anniversary of this tradition! It’s not elaborate or expensive, but it makes me happier, prouder and more excited than any of… Read More
Look who’s back… back to school! This photo and post are both Freshman approved! :-) We were ALL ready to get this kid out of flannel pants in his bedroom and back in the classroom, including John. He said it was a good day, and we couldn’t be happier. Like when Whit headed back, we… Read More
Oh, happy day! Middle school has returned in person and we are thrilled! We kicked things off with our first day of school breakfast…. round two! This was the first, and hopefully the last, time we trade in school busses and apples for spiders, ghosts and jack ‘o lanterns. I asked Whit for one adjective… Read More
By now I’m sure y’all know that I’ve found a number of books that I loved via my boys’ required school reading. Most recently was Refugee, and now The Year We Disappeared by Cylin and John Busby. When John chose this title for his Lit class book club, I was immediately intrigued. This extraordinary true… Read More