7th grade: School Trip: High ropes course-Propelling off mountains Mothers worry. I ’m sure that won’t be news to anyone. Dads worry too. In fact, dearly departed Joe was, in many cases, a bigger worrywart than I was. As many of you know, my kid is on a one-week trip to Hermit Island in Maine … Continue reading Mothers Worry, link included
Month: September 2013
Friday 13th, Uncle Sam Day, Snack a Pickle Day, Peanut Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 13, 2013 ★~ Today's Quote: “Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...” ― Roald Dahl, Matilda ★~ Friday 13th,2013: Superstition being what it is … Continue reading Friday 13th, Uncle Sam Day, Snack a Pickle Day, Peanut Day
911 Remembrance Day, Make Your Bed Day, Hot Cross Bun Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 11, 2013 ★~ Today's Quote: "Painful memories will always remain, as they should, but remembrance stirs us to reflect on both the evil and, yes, the good that emerged on that tragic day and in its aftermath. The good is rooted in the heart and soul of American society. Right … Continue reading 911 Remembrance Day, Make Your Bed Day, Hot Cross Bun Day
Swap Idea Day, TV Dinner Day, Syria
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 10, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.” ― Stephen Jay Gould ★~ Swap Idea Day: Two heads are better than one right? Right. Today is dedicated to sharing great ideas … Continue reading Swap Idea Day, TV Dinner Day, Syria
Teddy Bear Day, Weinerschnitzel Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 9, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: True life is lived when tiny changes occur. ~ Leo Tolstoy ★~ Teddy Bear Day: A few months ago, we celebrated Teddy Bear Picnic Day; today we are just celebrating teddy bears. Those lovable, huggable bears that are great to cuddle and keep children everywhere … Continue reading Teddy Bear Day, Weinerschnitzel Day
Mom Packs, Teen Travels
Chicago Waldorf Class of 2014: Awww, aren't they cute 😀 Mom Packs, Teen Travels: Cole and his 12th-grade classmates left on Saturday for a one-week camping trip on Hermit Island in Maine. They will spend the week studying marine biology during the day and eating fresh lobsters at night. I would like to think that at … Continue reading Mom Packs, Teen Travels
National Grandparents Day, Literacy Day, Date Nut Bread
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 8, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” - Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ★~ National Grandparents Day: National Grandparents Day originated with Marian … Continue reading National Grandparents Day, Literacy Day, Date Nut Bread
Not Rain nor Snow Day, Acorn Squash Day, Salami Day, Odd News
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 7, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~Grandma Moses ★~ Not Rain nor Snow Day: Not Rain Nor Snow Day, celebrates the opening of the New York Post Office building on this day in 1914. The following inscription was … Continue reading Not Rain nor Snow Day, Acorn Squash Day, Salami Day, Odd News
National Fight Procrastination Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 6, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang … Continue reading National Fight Procrastination Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day
Spending The Day With Henry Ford
This past Sunday, Cole and I took a road trip to visit the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Our primary reason for visiting the museum was to gather information for Cole’s senior project research paper on car culture. We hopped up bright and early to start the trek from Chicago to Dearborn, Michigan. Traffic … Continue reading Spending The Day With Henry Ford