by Annie | Aug 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yes. The Feast of Saint Augustine in which we talk about St. Bernard. OR The Day We Celebrate ‘Happy Not the First Day of School’ with a party that we planned on Philip’s secondary feast day. Are you confused? That makes two of us. Here’s...
by Annie | Aug 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Central State’s Fair grounds are just blocks from our house, so we’ve been watching the preparations for this year’s fair with great interest. And by “we” of course I mean the kids. Don’t get me wrong, I love a fair as much, if...
by Annie | Aug 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Our poop tree (so named for the scat-like growths) has been a-buzz with activity as of late. Apparently there has been a Robin family quietly residing in it’s boughs. Quietly, that is, until recently. The Robin chicks have reached addolescence and all that...
by Annie | Aug 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Philip has spent the summer dwelling on rockets. He’s been fixated since the a trip past the Air and Space museum. He has begged to buy one and the NASA exhibit was almost more than he could bear; he could taste rocket fuel. And, lo and behold!, people can...
by Annie | Aug 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I pride myself on my ability to get an idea across. I like to think I’m a good communicator – I did competitive speech in FFA, became an emcee in college and I can explain the craziest of games. Then I had kids. For whatever reason, most of the time I am...