Giving Thanks Dinner

A few years ago, we started a tradition with some friends of celebrating Thanksgiving together. However, autumn always seemed so busy and the date we could finally both agree on migrated later and later, until eventually we settled into a January Giving Thanks Dinner.

Our dear friends host this event, and treat our crew to . . . → Read More: Giving Thanks Dinner

Christmas Cheer Board

A report by my daughter, Doviegirl about our trip to the Christmas Cheer Board is here.

The Year in Review: Best Finds

Best garage sale find: Twenty place settings of Corelle in an acceptable pattern! It included two sugar bowl, a creamer and the teapot. Our old set was quickly disappearing as pieces broke and I wasn’t looking forward to budgeting for a brand new set. I was telling MrPages at the garage sale, that the price . . . → Read More: The Year in Review: Best Finds

The Year in Review: Work and School

MrPages is still working at his job. He missed two large rounds of layoffs just before Christmas. Both were in sectors that his company had recently acquired and therefore didn’t need the extra staff. His partner of almost ten years, who is also a telecommuter, recently told their supervisor that if someone had to . . . → Read More: The Year in Review: Work and School

The Year in Review: Holidays and Events

“Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours” or “A good sketch is better than a long speech” -Napoleon Bonaparte

Our Fourth Year at Winter Family Camp. Small, intimate and usually cold. We’re already booked for 2009.

Homeschool Conference Workshop on 10 Ten Things to Do Before Age 10. MrPages came and worked . . . → Read More: The Year in Review: Holidays and Events