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Staycation part 2

So what else did we do at Bellows? Our routine was pretty similar each day. We would get up about 8, watch TV and eat breakfast. If we were up earlier enough we’d watch Gilligan’s Island which Alex loves. Everyone loves it but me. It’s ok but I’m more of the Andy Griffith show type.ContinueContinue reading “Staycation part 2”

Staycation 2016 (pt.1)

Well aside from no open campfires on the beach, the was the most perfect vacation week ever! Yes we could have risked it but totally not worth the possibility of being banned from Bellows for life just to have a little pyromaniacal gratification… Thanks to my maternal grandparents, I am quite the camping pro. YesContinueContinue reading “Staycation 2016 (pt.1)”

North Shore Weekends

This Central Oahu Ohana has a particular affinity for the North Shore. In all fairness we like the Windward side as well but it’s about twice as far as Haleiwa or Mokuleia so we tend to hang out up here and turtle watch, paddle board or even better, both at the same time. For myContinueContinue reading “North Shore Weekends”

2015 is almost gone

Wow. Another year come and gone. Remember when you were a kid and the adults always talked about how time just flew by? “Where does the time go?” was the perpetual rhetorical question. And as a girl, I was just puzzled and perplexed. I didn’t feel like time was flying by… but oh how IContinueContinue reading “2015 is almost gone”

Our Year in Review: My Candid Thoughts on Classical Conversations

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Yeats Today marked our last day as part of our CC Community and the end of my first year as a tutor. I loved our tutor community (including the director) and my class and their parents immensely. While I didn’t reallyContinueContinue reading “Our Year in Review: My Candid Thoughts on Classical Conversations”

Curriculum Junkie

Behold, it is that time of year again, homeschool friends. You know what I mean: time to start thinking about wrapping up this year while simultaneously planning for next year. It can drive me batty. And yet there’s something I relish about the search: perusing message boards, trying to find the best prices and perhapsContinueContinue reading “Curriculum Junkie”

The Rich Rewards of Rainy Romps

Well I must confess that I do relish alliteration as perhaps, my favorite writing flourish, so expect to find it often on these pages. But onto the subject of today’s post: rain. And more specifically, singin’ in the rain. Perhaps more literally, hiking in the rain. In Hawaii. Yes it’s about as amazing as itContinueContinue reading “The Rich Rewards of Rainy Romps”

In Search of Mayberry

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson This morning on the way to church, I found myself reminiscing. Not happy memories really. Sad. Our dog Ginger Pye, died a few years back and I really am not sureContinueContinue reading “In Search of Mayberry”

Peculiar Pancakes.

One thing is for sure, you would never find pancakes like mine served at IHOP. Mine are pretty tasty and much healthier for you than traditional bisquick pancakes. I have to say my youngest did his mama proud when he turned up his nose at Cracker Barrel pancakes. They just didn’t taste right…. That’s myContinueContinue reading “Peculiar Pancakes.”

Summertime blues

Though I have to admit this has been a much better summer than last, I am ready for some cooler temps– at least in the morning. I have been imagining what it must be like to live in Alaska. I could probably do pretty well there during the summer but wintertime–not so much. I needContinueContinue reading “Summertime blues”