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 California, Friends on Nov 9th, 2014
Our dear Nat is married. The Mauck Herd was there (though Regina had to stay home with poor sick Dominic). Grandma Willett stayed home with the kids so I could just focus on quality time with my girls. We need to do this more than every 4 years! After the wedding, we enjoyed sunset at […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Nov 3rd, 2014
Now that we’re going to our (amazing!) church just a few blocks up from the Santa Monica Pier, we decided to meet the Watlingtons, fellow State College transplants, for lunch after church this weekend. We’re looking forward to showing off the sights to our families next time they visit for a weekend!
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Nov 1st, 2014
Yesterday we joined our CBS homeschool playgroup for a field trip to Underwood. This time it was much less about the pumpkins and much more about all the fun with friends. Tommy, Jackson, and Jonah were pretty much inseparable. Despite the frowny faces, the girls all enjoyed the wagon ride… Picking out pumpkins always takes […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 15th, 2014
Our new church is continuing to bring blessings. Yesterday we met up at Underwood Farms with another homeschooling family from PCC. Janette is from the Midwest, most recently came from PA, taught at a Christian school before having kids, and homeschools her four boys. They live in Sherman Oaks, so we won’t be able to […]
Posted in California on Oct 3rd, 2014
Today the girls and I had a play date with another family from CBS. They moved here from KY last year, and Madalyn was in Elizabeth’s CBS class, but we somehow never connected. We recognized each other a few weeks ago at the library during an hour which immediately indicated we were both homeschoolers, and […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 26th, 2014
Since Derek hurt his back last Sunday while his students were over, I haven’t had anyone to help me carry the table back inside. At this point, students are coming back this Sunday, so we might as well leave it out. So we’re just eating on the floor of the kitchen or out on the […]
Posted in California, Janie on Sep 24th, 2014
We just have a few weeks left on our Santa Barbara Natural History Museum membership, so we squeezed in a trip today with another homeschooling family. Janie has played around the back creek before, but today she was in her element, wading and splashing and playing in it for almost an hour. The other kids […]
Posted in California on Sep 15th, 2014
It’s been a while since I’ve given a this-is-how-things-really-are post, since there’s not often much positive to discuss on the learning-to-love-living-in-SoCal-front. The friend situation hasn’t really changed much, except that one of the three families we actually hung out with has moved away. We just started back up with CBS, which is always fun, and […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 9th, 2014
A friend just told us that the LA Philharmonic rehearses for their concerts at the Hollywood Bowl the morning of the performance–and anyone can go in and listen for free! So we packed up a lunch and a bunch of snacks, grabbed some journals and colored pencils, and drove down to Hollywood this morning to […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 5th, 2014
We did our traditional trip to the Reagan Library festivities, and this year Susie won Bingo and got a Ronnie to match Lizzie’s from last year! And the kids helped me make a flag pie, with blueberries and cherries (since the cherries were on sale for 98 cents a pound at Sprouts this week!). It […]