Our lives... We continue to be very busy checking blocks for the move. I really had no idea it would cost this much to prepare to move overseas. Call me naive, but I have been shocked by it all. I am composing a post dedicated to an overseas PCS. The most stressful part is just… Continue reading HS Late 1800s
Our lives... We are still slowly moving towards our summer move. It's pretty exciting but very intense moving overseas. So many things that need to be dealt with...crazy! We were able to apply for our official govt passports. These take the longest to receive and we don't leave the US without them. We are looking… Continue reading HS: Moving West
Our Lives... Last week I made the announcement that we received our orders to Texas. Not what we wanted, but within 24 hours we were pretty excited. I even had a small dream sheet of homes ready, knowing none would be available by the time we got there. We knew it was possible, we had… Continue reading HS: Restoration
Our Life [image source_type="attachment_id" source_value="2949" align="left" size="medium" autoHeight="true"]Woohoo!! I will be linking in later than normal because we have a family retreat to Charlotte. Yay!! We are ready for a break in our schedules and for the refreshment of a water park hotel 😉 It was wonderful! I learned a new tool for determining my… Continue reading HS Review: China and Japan
Happy Valentine's Day, or at least it will be at the end of this week, right? What do you think of when you walk past this holiday isle in the store? Do you wander through the isle looking longingly at the pink candies wrapped up in their bags. Or do you stare at the different… Continue reading Celebrating Valentine’s Day
This semester, we had the privilege of studying the colonial period of the United States. There were wonderful examples of bravery and sacrifice. Many of these people had high ideals and admirable morals. Not all colonists were to be admired. While most of the settlers desired peace with their native neighbors and desired a good… Continue reading Jamestown Discoveries
I am supposed to be writing a paper right now, diving into the metaphors and metaphysics of a 17th century poem. Can you tell what I am doing instead? ;-)I love literature. I love reading and analyzing such things. What surprised me is that I enjoy poetry as well. Poetry used to be the thing… Continue reading Poetry and Sonnets
Kay's Little Korner 