Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

I woke before 7am and hit the road for a walk through the sleepy neighborhood. Lovely how the trees are popping with greenery, the flowers are well in bloom, and oh my were the fighting Robins everywhere.
Yes, those sweet birds that just a few weeks ago flocked in my yard by the dozens were […]

I took MilitaryKid to St Mark’s High School for his Elementary Science Olympiad competition. First I registered our Home School teams, one for each grade; 4th, 5th, 6th, passed the schedule to the other parents, waited for a few late arrivals, and then waited outside MilitaryKid’s classroom while he took his […]

I am sitting on my new patio, a 30×30′ patio built last summer as a family affair, the half-moon is overhead, the birds are calling to each other, but the stars have not yet appeared.
What a LIFE!!! A Pleasant Life!!!!!
The boys have just finished eating Hot Chicken Nuggets we picked up at BJ’s today […]

Last evening I had a lengthy conversation with my Dad who is 87. He shared that the latest CAT scan found several new cancer spots in his liver and the Dr is hoping that the chemo will take care of these spots.

If only he had taken care of himself. A medic […]

I have been sicker then sick the past 3 weeks; first I had bronchitis, then the flu, and then in the middle of the flu I came down with the stomach virus my kids had. Last week I celebrated….no, I didn’t go out drinking and dancing but just enjoyed the days knowing, or thinking […]

What shall I write? A story of our trip to IKEA where we picked up 2 desks and more bookshelves? We’ve been hs’ing since ‘99 and afterschooling before that, but we are finally turning one room into a designated schoolroom. The boys need it. MiltaryKid needs a place […]