Posted by Cindy on August 17, 2009
Below are some pictures from my Dad’s retirement parties. He worked at a hospital for 30 years – in the laboratory for about half those years and in the technology department for the other half. It was quite obvious that those he worked with loved him very much and I was so glad they asked us to be part of his celebrations.
His department gave him a lovely catered dinner the evening before he retired. It was a complete surprise to him which made it even more fun. The day he retired, the hospital held a reception with cake, punch, a powerpoint presentation of his 30 years and two lovely Paul Sawyer prints. It was so neat to see how special he was to his coworkers, employees and friends!
So what’s next? Well, he and my mom are preparing to go on their dream vacation of a cruise to Alaska and they’ve just purchased a small camper for traveling. I’ve already informed him that he gets to teach biology (especially dissection) next year. And the way Algrebra 1/2 is going, he may get to teach it this year! I’m excited about his new chapter of life and I’m pretty sure he is, too!
Posted by Cindy on July 23, 2009
Most of you probably remember that my husband is the youth minister at our church. We try to be as family oriented in our activities as possible, making sure there is at least one family event per month. This month’s event was planned by a very neat family that used to homeschool and love the outdoors. We went seining in the creek on our church’s farm!
(Seining for sport is actually not legal in Kentucky, but fear not, we were only seining for educational purposes. All the “catches” were put back into the creek unharmed.)
Our big “kids” – my husband and the gentleman who planned the event – enjoyed the seining tremendously. Everyone else did, too – for a time. Then there were bigger and better things to tackle.
Here are a few nature shots I took while I waited on the creek’s edge with Eli.
And here’s Eli deciding his turn had come to get in the water.
A wonderful time of food and fellowship ended the evening. What better way to worship God than enjoying His creation with brothers and sisters in Christ?
Posted by Cindy on July 21, 2009
Whew! I’m ready to get back to school just so I have an excuse to stop the insanity! LOL! What’s been keeping us busy lately?
- Softball
- Nature walks
- Fun days out with friends and family
- A music, art and food festival
- Walks with Grandpa
- Games with Grandma
- A VBS Carnival
- Caleb (and the other kids) could’ve done this all day!
- None of them minded being dunked!
I know I’ve been MIA a little lately. Between all these fun activities, the garden, planning for school and writing the next set of NaturExplorer units, I haven’t had much time for blogging. I have several posts in the hopper, though – how we planned our family VBS, a wonderful family event we did at church recently, the coming school year plans and some wonderful nature walk finds. Hang in there. I’ll get to the posts and start updating my sidebars soon. Hope you’re enjoying your summer!
Posted by Cindy on May 16, 2009
Being a mom is truly one of the most precious gifts the Lord blesses us with! I have wonderful children and I thank God so much for them – their sweet little hearts, their funny spirits, their creativity – the list goes on and on! Here are just a few memories from Mother’s Day this year.
Mahayla made me a homemade bouquet of flowers.
She (and Steve) made me a flower press. She even started a wildflower nature journal for me to use!
Caleb was inspired by our trip to the Cincinnati Art Museum and made a sculpture for me.
We were so lucky to be able to spend Mother’s Day afternoon with Steve’s grandma and family!
I hope your Mother’s Day was just as special!
Posted by Cindy on March 23, 2009
Here is a compilation of my favorite Easter resources…
Nature Study Through the Holidays helps to prepare your hearts for Easter through a unique, Christ-centered nature study tied into the Biblical account of Jesus’ final week, including His death, burial and resurrection.
Resurrection Egg Scavenger Hunt
Resurrection Roll Recipe and Easter Story Cookies
Resurrection Basket Ideas
FREE Homeschool Share Units
Some of my favorite Easter living literature:
