Easter 2008 pics

We had a great Easter this year - a little chilly, but no snow on the ground like last year! We are really enjoying our new rector, Mother Joy Rose. As we go through her first year with us she's doing a wonderful job of melding her traditions with the traditions of our very old church, St. Paul's (affectionately known as 'Piney Parish'). This year for Maundy Thursday, we had a chocolate seder, which was enjoyed by all with the exception of Chase and me since he was really ill with an earache and fever. Easter morning was bright and sunny. After the service, the Rite 13 class, including Reid, continued the tradition of hiding eggs for the younger guys throughout the cemetery that surrounds our church. The first year we were there, I thought that tradition was a little odd, but now I see how fitting it is, the symbolism of new life among the graves - isn't that what Easter is all about?

Spring Break, Arnold Style

Today is the first day of Spring Break for our 2 highschoolers. It's a little chilly, but we don't care - the sun's out and we're ready to be OUTSIDE! We also like the tradition of planting on Good Friday. We planted some tomatoes and our first basil plant of the year. They'll spend some time in the sunroom until it warms up a little. Then they'll move out to the deck. It sure did feel good to get our hands back in the earth, though! We are ready for some warm weather.

Pi Day Pie

No description necessary. Maybe I should add that we made this pie 2 days ago.

Calvert Marine Museum

Jacob's Cub Scouts pack had a trip to The Calvert Marine Museum. This is a nice little museum, in Solomons, Maryland - right on the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It features a lot of marine life exhibits, including our favorites: the skates and rays and the 2 otters. We also had a tour of the Drum Point Lighthouse - you can read more about the lighthouse on the website. The pictures include: Jacob and his friend Adam at the skate exhibit, digging for fossils (Jacob's was a shark's tooth), about to be swallowed by a giant shark (must have been mad about that tooth), watching the otters, and under the lighthouse.

Olympus Mons

We made a volcano at our house this week. This is nothing new. I've lost count of the number of volcanoes we've made over the years. It's one of Jacob's main interests. This one is combined with one of his other main interests, space. Do you know where Olympus Mons is located? A Hint: it's not in the USA!

Advantages of homeschooling

Here are a couple of advantges of homeschooling: math in your jammies and working with Grandmama.