Category Archives: School

Connections field trip

About a month ago, Jackson had a field trip to the Grand Bay Estuarine Research Reserve which ironically is in Mississippi. Scott and I met the classes over there and watched as they learned about the water, sea life, and plant life.They asked Scott to help with the cast nets, which I missed most of...

A Little More Christmas in February

Jackson gave us the sweetest Christmas gift. He wrote us a poem at school. I think it starts with them picking a color, then picking all the things that color that makes him think of us. The sky, the waves, the blackberries, he gets us. He really gets us!

Memory Loss at the Upper Elementary

I can’t remember if I was at Jackson’s school to watch the Mississippi program practice, square dancing, or just to go to lunch. That’s what happens when you wait a month to share something! Jackson’s class posed for all the moms with cameras, and I got one of him and his buddy. They were not...

Square Dancing Rite of Passage

I know they always hate it, but Jackson did soooooo good square dancing! He helped everyone out when they got messed up, and he was always in the right spot.He didn’t smile too much, but that’s pretty normal when he is the center of attention.I can’t even tell you  how embarrassed this probably made him,...

School Pictures 2013

What are the odds that I would unknowingly dress my boys in the same color on picture day? It wasn’t even the same day! I didn’t realize it until just now. Damn, I’m good, or bad, depends on how you look at it.8th grade and 4th grade school pictures documented!