Bullies?

I hated middle school. Not a big fan of high school, either. I think it’s because kids are generally really mean at that age. People seem to get nicer in college. I think it’s because everyone is old enough to realize that the world just doesn’t...

6th Grade – Chart the World Task #1 (Again)

You need to make sure that you can create a chart from a table. Remember, task #1 has you creating a bar chart to show the distances of each leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. To review what we learned last week, click on this link, to watch a slideshow. Once your...

Getting Started

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is just start doing it. I find this a lot with either tasks I find uninteresting, or those I find overwhelming. However, at least with physical tasks, I now have help. Last week, Mike and I bit the bullet and signed up for Summit for...

Summer '09

Mike and I decided that we need to do something different, and for some one else next year. We also are in desperate need of an adventure since we have not really been anywhere since we went to Alaska. To solve this issue, we decided to join Backpacker...

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie?

You may wonder what’s up with the sleeping dog. That’s Maddie. It’s really quite the story. She doesn’t usually sleep. In the spring of 2005, Mike – my husband – said I could have a puppy. I looked at Petfinder for weeks. Finally, I...