Family

Happiest Day of the School Year

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Their happiest day is usually the last day! Avery, Addison and Toby are smiling pretty wide as they finished up their school year over a week ago. One of the fringe benefits of homeschooling is that, if the kids work hard, they can actually finish all assignments, reports and end-of-year testing a couple weeks before […]

Family

Christmas with the Herdmans

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For the last week or so, our family has been enjoying evening readings from the book:  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – by Barbara Robinson.  (See image of book below – and note that “Worst” Christmas Pageant is crossed out and replaced with “Best”) It’s a great book for kids and adults.  Although fictional, the […]

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Worth the early rise

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The kids are not usually early risers.  But believe it or not, they all rolled out of bed immediately at 6am earlier this week to hurry down the street to our favorite viewing location for the Shuttle Launch. Cool video. Clearly visible for entire 8 minute burn of main engines. Lights up the whole early […]