The Westward Gazette – Medievel Edition
Posted by Cindy on March 5, 2008
December Newsletters
Posted by Cindy on December 19, 2007
Here’s the latest edition of the Westward Gazette.
The Latest Newsletter
Posted by Cindy on October 18, 2007
We’re having such a good time creating our monthly, er, every six-eight week newsletter! Here’s the latest installment…..
Yes, as you can see we do trick-or-treat. I know it’s a controversial topic among Christians, but I hope it won’t become controversial here. Our children enjoy dressing up and eating candy. That’s all. No more, no less. :)
Our Field Trip Notebooks
Posted by Cindy on October 3, 2007
After coming back from Michigan with 100 pictures, several brochures and tons of memories, I racked my brain for a practical way to put it all together. Then I remembered Sheri’s blog and the notebooks she uses with her Five In A Row studies. Perfect!
I found the 10×10″ spiral notebooks in the scrapbooking section at Walmart. The covers are plain and colored, so they will decorate nicely when we get around to it. Inside, there are 50 card stock, archival quality pages just the perfect size for a memories journal.
I copied several pictures from the trip in wallet size. Then, gave the kiddos the pictures, some brochures, scissors and glue sticks, and let them have at it. The only thing I asked was that they write some of their memories on each page. How’s that for a secret writing lesson?
They loved this “assignment”! We all agreed that we should try to do a page or two for each of the field trips we take this year. What a great keepsake these will make!
A 60th Birthday Party
Posted by Cindy on September 9, 2007
My Daddy is turning 60. Twenty-four years ago on my Mom’s 30th birthday, my Dad surprised her with a party full of friends and family. It took her quite a long time to repay the favor, but she successfully pulled off a surprise birthday party for him this year!
We had such a good time! Sorry, there are no pictures from the party. My digital camera decided to stop working on this important night! There are plenty of pictures on my Mom’s camera, though!
My sister put together a Power Point presentation of all sorts of pictures my Mom dug up from the past 60 years of my Dad’s life. She put it to ”oldies” music. It turned out beautifully!
My Dad doesn’t need a thing materially, so I struggled for quite some time with what to give him for such a momentous birthday. My friend, Jody, told me of an idea she did for her dad that turned out to be a hit, so I grabbed the idea and ran. I wrote my Dad a letter with 60 memories I have of him. I printed it on pretty scrapbook paper and put it in a leather scrapbook journal. It’s a gift I hope he’ll treasure for years to come!
Happy Birthday Daddy!!
