THRIVE
Last night for our Dorm Night activity, my girls came up with an Acrostic Poem that defines their goals for our KUE dorm this year. The acrostic poem was the word, THRIVE. First, we split off into 6 groups of…
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IDP Camp- RVA Outreach Day
Bread Day
Today’s Baking: Carbs! High-protein multi-grain bread. Breadsticks. Popcorn. Baked beans. Can anyone ever get enough carbs? 🙂 Tonight is our Dorm Party for First Term. I decided to make Breadsticks for the girls. One is Garlic and Salt, and the…
Introducing…
…the KUE girls… Last night’s Dorm Meeting: – surprised the girls, made them climb down my back deck stairs in the freezing cold (blankets in tow) and stand outside to look up at the stars and the bright, clear, African…
Try Outs
Remember high-school try outs? The dreaded days where you feel like there is a bright spotlight upon you, and everyone is watching, and time stands still? My girls are all going through various Try-outs this week. Four, for Varsity Basketball.…
School Begins…
Hello, all! The 2009-2010 RVA year has essentially begun! Classes start tomorrow, and my girls have all arrived safely at RVA and are getting settled into their dorm rooms… I would think that after getting through high-school, graduating from high-school,…
:: yogurt ::
Yesterday, i made my first attempt at homemade plain yogurt and was pleasantly surprised to find that it actually worked AND it tasted really yummy. basically, homemade yogurt involves three ingredients. 2% milk, powdered milk, and regular plain yogurt. In…
My Evening View
I finally figured out that my Flash Uploader was the problem 🙂 I think uploading pictures will be a bit easier from now on 🙂 This was the evening sunset from my front walk way…I was on my way over…
In those days…
Do you ever remember memorizing, or hearing Luke 2 as a child around Christmastime? I still remember when Mom had all of us kids learn it…”In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of…
A day in the life of a Dorm Mom
Hi all! It has been 1 week since I left for Kenya, and I am still alive! Today was a nice day. After three days of Orientation meetings, today was the first day I was able to wake up and…