I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Jun 1st, 2018
On our last night with the Fishers, the girls performed an original dance production for us. Evelyn and Elizabeth were the good and bad queens, and Susie and Marianne were the star-crossed BFF servants who weren’t allowed to be friends until the climax of the dance. And Janie was an assistant fairy. They were in […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 31st, 2018
We were supposed to have one last beach day with the Fishers last week, but it was cloudy and overcast, so instead, we did a cuddle up and read day! Sunde and I made brunch, Kim brought fruit, the mom and big kids read aloud all morning long, we played Bring Your Own Book, colored, […]
Posted in California, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on May 23rd, 2018
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 21st, 2018
Today Kim and I took our kids (and half of Sunde’s) to Leo Carrillo Beach to go tide pooling. We had never been, and it was so fun that we can’t wait to go back! Caves, waves, so much sea life–it was the perfect homeschool outing! Oh, we are so glad the Fishers are here […]
Posted in Homemaking, Susanna on May 12th, 2018
This month’s Raddish Kids recipes were all Greek-themed, so tonight we enjoyed an all-Greek dinner, made by Susie: chicken souklavi skewers with tzatziki sauce and pitas (made by Mommy) and hand-crafted spanakopitas! Four thumbs up from our picky kids!
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 10th, 2018
Today was the last day of our seventh year of Community Bible Study. CBS was our first successful attempt at finding real community in California, and it’s been the most constant spiritual presence in our lives out here, as it took us only 3 months to find CBS but 3 or 4 years to find […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on May 9th, 2018
When a group of homeschool friends announced they were doing a field trip to the Huntington, we pulled out our membership card and tagged along. It’s amazing what a difference a month made with the flowers! All the roses were heavily pruned a month ago, and this week, they’re all in full bloom!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 27th, 2018
This week a bunch of our friends headed up to Santa Barbara to tour the mission, burial site of Karana, the girl from Island of the Blue Dolphins. I’ve never seen so many children geeked out in a cemetery before. We visited the huerta where Zia worked in the fictional Blue Dolphins sequel, and we […]
Posted in Susanna on Apr 20th, 2018
Posted in Susanna on Apr 19th, 2018
Our little Q is not so little anymore! She started her day with presents, and she was so excited about her new Mercy Watson book that she insisted on reading it aloud to us while eating her cinnamon rolls. Fortunately, her siblings took pity on her and took over reading so she could actually swallow […]