Here in Germany, folks love traveling down to the Schwarzwald, The Black Forest, for hiking and shopping. We are not much different! We have toured the Schwarzwald twice since moving to Germany, once for hiking and once for shopping. My husband will consider our time in Germany to be a "mission fail" if we don't… Continue reading The Black Forest
Life We have lived through a week of illness in our home. It was the really gross tummy illness and only 2 of our 7 were able to avoid it. Even mommy got sick and thankfully daddy was able to come home and hold down the fort while mommy was out! So today, we are… Continue reading Wrapping Up the 1950’s
Life December just got crazy for us, so this post is actually old, but good 😉 We have snow!!! Germany has blessed our little village with many inches of snow, many lovely snowfalls, all just for me! Ok, maybe not for me, but I love snow, I had been praying for the white fluffy! We had… Continue reading Frags: Man Is A Wolf
Our lives... Our lives in general are pretty crazy these days. We received military orders last week to move to South Carolina... IN FIVE WEEKS! We are very excited about the move because we love SC, we will have good friends there, and hubby gets out of Alaska before the darkness sets in. It is… Continue reading Homeschool Review: Louisiana Purchase
In our lives this week...Life has been flying by here. We do cross country ski team here in Alaska, so that is twice a week. On top of that we have had several activities with both military and church groups. Finally, 2x a week for occupational therapy. So I have hardly had a chance to… Continue reading HMJ: Exploring/Colonizing Canada
During the gold booms in Juneau (1880), Klondike (1896), Nome (1898), and Fairbanks (1902), Alaskans need a reliable transportation option for the winters when the rivers were frozen. Natives of Alaska had mastered dog sled use long before the gold rushes happened, and this form of transportation was quickly adopted by the quartermasters of the… Continue reading The Iditarod
In life this week... I had another appt with the Occupational Therapist this week. We took all those joint measurements for my wrist. Some were very good, some were not. So I have to ramp some up, using weights now, and this morning I woke up to a very sore arm. Yes, mom, I probably… Continue reading HS New World Colonies: Jamestown
Kay's Little Korner 