Life As We Know It!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Aladdin Musical
Before our vacation to the Midwest, Amanda and Daniel were in the play Aladdin through Hickman School. Daniel played Iago, the parrot, and Amanda was the snake charmer, the butcher and a townsperson. The play took a lot of time and commitment, but it was definitely worth it. All of the kids in the choir did an excellent job, and the show was amazing!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
ARE WE MOVING?
As some of you may know, Doug has an opportunity to interview and possibly transfer back to Illinois. It would be to a town called Jacksonville, about 1/2 hour from Springfield, the capital.
If we were still living in Chicago, we would have jumped at the opportunity to move to Jacksonville, but now that we are settled in CA, it is a much bigger decision to move there. We are so involved in the local homeschool activities and church callings that we don't know what we would do without these wonderful opportunities for our kids. Jacksonville does not have any type of homeschool support group and no charter schools.
After a long week of evaluating our life and stressing over our decision, we have decided to stay here. We love the things that we are doing here for our family. It was a hard decision, but it feels like the right one for us at this time.
Sorry to those family members and friends who were voting for us to return home. At least you will all have a great vacation spot to come to when it is -10 degrees in December, January, February, March. We are excited about seeing all of you for our family vacation in a few weeks.
To all of you who helped to persuade us to stay-THANKS! We couldn't have made this decision without you.
Ellen-Thanks for reminding me about the long, cold winters.
Brad-Thanks for being such an awesome choir director and piano teacher-irreplaceable.
Eleace-Thanks for researching the logistics of Jacksonville and finding all of the drawbacks, even before I could.
Hickman School teachers and staff-Thanks to all of the teachers who love and nurture my children through your wonderful programs, classes, field trips, etc.
Martha-Thanks for saying how much you would miss me and truly meaning it. I am glad that I am needed here.
Uncle Frank-Thanks for always being so excited about "seeing" us when we come down to LA.
And to any others who found reasons for us to stay here, THANKS!!! Besides, we still haven't made that first trip to Disneyland. We certainly can't move out of California if we haven't gone to Disney. That just isn't the American way!
Yes, we do have a Disney trip planned for March. Look out, Disneyland, here we come!
The Davis' Clan
If we were still living in Chicago, we would have jumped at the opportunity to move to Jacksonville, but now that we are settled in CA, it is a much bigger decision to move there. We are so involved in the local homeschool activities and church callings that we don't know what we would do without these wonderful opportunities for our kids. Jacksonville does not have any type of homeschool support group and no charter schools.
After a long week of evaluating our life and stressing over our decision, we have decided to stay here. We love the things that we are doing here for our family. It was a hard decision, but it feels like the right one for us at this time.
Sorry to those family members and friends who were voting for us to return home. At least you will all have a great vacation spot to come to when it is -10 degrees in December, January, February, March. We are excited about seeing all of you for our family vacation in a few weeks.
To all of you who helped to persuade us to stay-THANKS! We couldn't have made this decision without you.
Ellen-Thanks for reminding me about the long, cold winters.
Brad-Thanks for being such an awesome choir director and piano teacher-irreplaceable.
Eleace-Thanks for researching the logistics of Jacksonville and finding all of the drawbacks, even before I could.
Hickman School teachers and staff-Thanks to all of the teachers who love and nurture my children through your wonderful programs, classes, field trips, etc.
Martha-Thanks for saying how much you would miss me and truly meaning it. I am glad that I am needed here.
Uncle Frank-Thanks for always being so excited about "seeing" us when we come down to LA.
And to any others who found reasons for us to stay here, THANKS!!! Besides, we still haven't made that first trip to Disneyland. We certainly can't move out of California if we haven't gone to Disney. That just isn't the American way!
Yes, we do have a Disney trip planned for March. Look out, Disneyland, here we come!
The Davis' Clan
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
KING'S CANYON
Over the weekend, our family had the opportunity to go camping in King's Canyon with some friends. It was our first chance to camp in the mountains among the giant sequoias and the redwoods.
We enjoyed hiking to Weaver Lake for a quick dip in the lake. Doug and Daniel spent a lot of time shooting with Daniel's bow and arrow set and whittling wood with Daniel's new scout pocket knife. Amanda enjoyed being with her friend, Carolyn. Stephanie enjoyed the entire trip with her new little pal-Lipia (a stuffed raccoon from her friend, Emily). I loved the peaceful beauty that you can only find when you are far away the cares of everyday life.
We are very grateful that we could go to King's Canyon and look forward to returning in the future.
We enjoyed hiking to Weaver Lake for a quick dip in the lake. Doug and Daniel spent a lot of time shooting with Daniel's bow and arrow set and whittling wood with Daniel's new scout pocket knife. Amanda enjoyed being with her friend, Carolyn. Stephanie enjoyed the entire trip with her new little pal-Lipia (a stuffed raccoon from her friend, Emily). I loved the peaceful beauty that you can only find when you are far away the cares of everyday life.
We are very grateful that we could go to King's Canyon and look forward to returning in the future.
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