"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL, SERVE on Jun 20th, 2010
Breakaway is our church’s Vacation Bible School. This year’s theme is “Arctic Freeze”. We were tremendously blessed with unseasonably cool weather and enjoyed the activities in the upper 70’s – low 80’s! I volunteered this year, serving with the Encouragement team. Our team supported all the volunteers by making and serving beverages and treats and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 9th, 2010
Shelter Cove has a lighthouse and we decided to visit it on our way out. This lighthouse used to be stationed at Cape Mendocino, but the cliff was eroding, and no one was maintaining the lighthouse. It was in disrepair. 35 years ago, it was transferred to Shelter Cove and refurbished. It is not a […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 9th, 2010
Bright and early Saturday morning, we psyched ourselves up to do the insane drive back up to Hwy 101. This was our “Avenue of the Giants” day! Our first stop was to see the “Chimney Tree”. .. This is the door entrance into the tree… Looking up while inside the tree… As you enter the “Avenue […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 9th, 2010
My wonderful in-laws, Fabio and Esperanza (AKA Dado and Dada) flew down from Washington state for an incredible weekend exploring the majestic California redwoods with us. We chose a stretch of redwoods called the “Avenue of the Giants“. Located along a 31 mile road parallel to Hwy 101 in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, some of […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 21st, 2010
Upon checking my email one morning, I read that my good friend, Linda, and her family, were driving down to California. We were able to spend a day together! They came to our place. The intent was to go to a park, but it was raining, so we stayed inside and played. After a while, […]
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL on May 8th, 2010
After delivering the baskets, I took the boys to Cain’s Crossing Renaissance Faire. A friend of mine found out that homeschool kids get in for free if you get a voucher ahead of time. They gave us a passport that had questions the kids were to ask at various stations. It was incredible educational; one […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 5th, 2010
It was my birthday recently and I was able to enjoy it to the fullest, surrounded by new experiences, great weather, and a few of my favorite people on earth! We started our day by taking the goat milking class mentioned in the previous post. After a yummy lunch (also mentioned in the previous post), […]
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 25th, 2010
In honor of my birthday, David took us to spend a day in San Francisco! We began with an awesome crab feast lunch at Joe’s Crab Shack! It was our first time there, and we loved it!! ‘A’ was in absolute crab heaven. We got him his own steam pot. ‘R’ was happy with his […]
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 13th, 2010
We met up for church and attended an excellent service. The pastor addressed , "Hope amidst Crisis", so appropriate and needed in our current climate. We split for the afternoon and just rested. We rejoined for dinner at our place, along with Eric and Crystal, and their friend, Brittany. It was raining, so I made […]
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 10th, 2010
Is it possible to have too much fun? I wonder…. Today, we left the kids to be spoiled by Crystal and Eric, and headed for a Napa Valley day trip. The weather was a little overcast, and it sprinkled a few minutes here and there, but it did not detract from a marvelous day. We started at […]