I spent the day in Marble Falls with other Discovery School parents after we drove the Green Dragons (Gabriel's class of 2nd and 3rd graders) to a field trip at the Outdoor School: http://www.outdoorschool.com/ I don't really know many parents because I am in a carpool and don't spend a ( Read more... )

Here is a joke my daddy told me (we were driving in the car):

What did the windshield say to the bug?

Bet you don't have the guts to do *that* again!

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I am still in denial that my big, strong Daddy is dead. He would have liked his memorial service, I think. Marisa played the violin and it was lovely.

(Picture bunny face peeking around a picket fence ( Read more... )

Sam received an email from the admissions director that he is corresponding with informing him that he has been accepted to The Art Institute of Boston. His official notice is in the mail. He has also received a scholarship of $5,000 a year which will go a long way in helping us afford it. YIPPEE for Sam. This is his first choice (over SAIC) ( Read more... )

http://www.artic.edu/saic/

And Sam received his acceptance letter yesterday!

DH of course is short for D--- Husband. And also, DESIGNATED HITTER. Marisa is now the Designated Hitter for the Lady Knights. She loves this position - she certainly feels love and acceptance from her coaches and team mates. YAY for Marisa ( Read more... )

Gabriel's gardening teacher told his class the story of Persephone. She prefaced the story by telling them that before the earth had scientists, stories explained nature. Each story has some kind of truth, even if it isn't science truth. For the past two days, Gabriel is telling everyone he sees the story of spring. I got this from the web ( Read more... )

My friend Celeste called on St. Patrick's Day and gave us two tickets to see Judy Collins in concert. Although we were thinking of going to bed to early, we quickly switched gears and dressed for a night out. The venue is amazing: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org/index.htmlRead more... )

This evening I was alone at home (how could that be?!) and I flipped through the Direct TV stations and found Logo. How fun! I watched Tales of the City for a couple of hours. Logo must be new to the channel lineup - I've never seen it before ( Read more... )