Posted in Emma, Family, Travel on Apr 28th, 2008 6 Comments »
Saturday we got going right away so we could get checked out of our hotel and meet Cathy for breakfast. When we were at Cornell, Cathy was our neighbor and quickly became a part of our family. She is an ‘adopted-grandmother’ to the kids and we all love her. We had a great breakfast with [...]
Posted in Family, Travel on Apr 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
Friday morning we took the kids to the Sciencenter. The all time favorite ‘exhibit’ for any kid there is the water with the ducks. Caleb took charge and had whatever kids were there at the moment building dams, directing water flow, and racing ducks. He could have spent all day just in that area. [mygal=caleb_ducks] [...]
Posted in Family, Travel on Apr 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
We took the opportunity to steal back to Ithaca, NY for the weekend. Actually, it all started because Chris needed to go to Cornell for a conference for work . . . he realized it coincided with the infamous Ithaca Book Sale so we all planned to go . . . Chris’s boss told him [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 21st, 2008 5 Comments »
We had a great weekend with my parents in town. Granted, the reason they were here was a little sad. My great-grandmother passed away last week. She would have been 100 years old in July! Her funeral was Friday so the kids and I drove out to Pennsylvania for that. It was very nice and [...]
Posted in Becca on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Things I am grateful for so far this week: – first of two weeks off of school (the teacher can be excited about no school too!) – spring cleaning started with 3 boxes of kids’ stuff to donate – beautiful weather – impromptu playdate with a friend who happened to drop by – Cami is [...]
Posted in Random Acts of Kindness on Apr 13th, 2008 3 Comments »
Yes, this is my third post about my nephew’s pencil drive (see here and here), but I just wanted everyone to SEE the difference they made in some of the Iraqi children’s lives. My sister posted pictures, which are very touching. Click here to go to her blog.
Posted in Kids on Apr 10th, 2008 4 Comments »
Spring is trying to come – we’ve had lots of rain then cold temperatures but today was in the 70′s! It was amazing! But, wouldn’t you know it, we’re back to rain and cold temperatures tomorrow. So, the kids and I stole away from a little bit of school this morning and played at the [...]
Posted in Caleb, Hannah on Apr 9th, 2008 4 Comments »
This year we are experiencing the great juggling act of two kids in baseball/t-ball, different teams, different fields, same time, one parent. Hopefully there aren’t too many games that coincide but tonight was the first and thankfully it worked out okay since Hannah’s t-ball games are one hour no matter what and Caleb’s are longer. [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 5th, 2008 2 Comments »
Today is my nephew Mason’s birthday. He is turning 6 years old and is a child who ALWAYS has a smile on his face. It’s so contagious . . . as is his laugh. He and Hannah have seemed kindred spirits every time we get them together. They are 8 months apart with very similar [...]
Posted in Caleb, Family on Apr 2nd, 2008 8 Comments »
Every year we revamp our 72-hour kits. Caleb was the one that reminded us this needed to be done and stepped up to the plate to plan it for Family Home Evening this week. Our run to the store: [mygal=72hr_store] Unpacking the bags: [mygal=72hr_unpack] Loading up the food: [mygal=72hr_food] This is our schedule of food [...]