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, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 3rd, 2018
My back was hurting so much from lugging around my 8-lb lens that I changed it out for my cheapo kit lens on Wednesday when we went to Alcatraz. Turns out something is wrong with its focusing mechanism, and I spent the day angrily trying to force the camera to work, then giving in and […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 2nd, 2018
On our second day in San Francisco, I wanted to give us a break from museums and tours, so we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands, where it’s mostly state parks and beaches. We visited the Marine Mammal Center, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing sea mammals and helping rehabilitate them for […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 1st, 2018
Derek got us a hotel right on Fisherman’s Wharf, so most of our time in San Francisco was spent right along the Bay. On our first full day, we explored WWII submarine USS Pampanito and liberty ship USS O’Brien. Then we took a cruise of the Bay! There’s a Susie behind all that hair […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 31st, 2018
In fourth grade, all California children are supposed to visit one of the missions and study it as part of our state history. Last year, it didn’t fit into what Tommy was studying in history, so we did it this year, splitting the difference. We read Zia (the sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins, […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 30th, 2018
We were so glad to have the sun shining Sunday morning as we left San Simeon! The beaches across from Hearst Castle are a rookery for elephant seals, and we were lucky enough to run into a volunteer who could give us some details about the weaners (300 lb babies who are newly weaned), the […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Musings, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 21st, 2018
Clare and Paul are out in San Diego for a family vacation, so the kids and I spent Monday with Clare and her crew down on Coronado Island! Natalie and Chris came down for the afternoon, too. Back in college, Clare and Leah and I had this grand plan of how we were going to […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 16th, 2018
I pretty much switched to instagram for pictures of the kids last semester while we didn’t have internet access, but the ads are starting to annoy me, so I really do intend to move back from my phone to my camera and post here. Look what else was on my camera card! Pictures from our […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 16th, 2018
I guess in the stress of moving back here and getting sick, I never cleared off my camera card. Look what I found!
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on Feb 8th, 2018
The girls have started doing a little low-key Irish dance class that meets in a church hall on Tuesday afternoons. It’s totally our speed, and they’re having a lot of fun!