Category Archives: Camp

Mowing and Other Summer Activities

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

At the old house, I would need to mow the yard quite often: at times every five days was not too frequent. The grass was thick, the yard held a lot of moisture, and the yard was big—two hours was … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Classical Conversations, Family, House, Travel, Vacation | Leave a comment

Camp Cherokee

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

We’ve finished another wonderful week at Camp Cherokee. We hosted 38 kids from the tutoring program our church is a part of for a week long day camp. Our youth group plus another dozen kids or so from various churches … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Church, Community | Leave a comment

Home Away from Home

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

After driving to Mississippi last weekend for Jenna’s graduation, we drove to Mississippi and back today (just under 15 hours) to drop Lauren off at camp where she is working as a counselor all summer. And yesterday, Jenna accepted a … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, School, Travel | 1 Comment

End of Another School Year

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

Rebekah and I finished up another year of Classical Conversations on Tuesday. Here’s the before and after. Hopefully we all learned a few things. Rebekah still has a little math and biology to finish up, but it’ll be nice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Classical Conversations, Garden, House | Leave a comment

Graduation Part II

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

A few more pre-graduation pictures, including the building that houses the English Department. The fountain and student center in the background. And the sisters all together. But she did actually graduate! Summa cum laude and an honors fellow. She will … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Celebration, College, Family | 1 Comment

April Update

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

Spring has sprung; I think we are finished with the wood stove for the year! Though I probably shouldn’t speak too soon, it can freeze around here until the beginning of May. All but the tops of the mountains are … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Celebration, Classical Conversations, College, Family, Food, Nature, Travel | Leave a comment

March: Come and Gone

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

March was a full month for us. Jenna and Lauren were home two different weeks for their spring break. Thankfully they overlapped a weekend. Jenna brought home one of her housemates, and we had an enjoyable week together. Rebekah and … Continue reading →

Posted in Camp, Church, Classical Conversations, Community, Company, Family, Garden, Piano | 1 Comment