Three days after we got back from Utah, we drove to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for Haley’s competition called Great West Gym Fest. We were blessed to stay with my cousin, Cora, and her two kids with my aunt and uncle right next door. We enjoyed Tubbs Hill Park and a two-mile walk on Saturday morning.Continue reading “Great West Gym Fest”
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Ski Weekend in Utah
Jim and I had already planned our annual ski weekend in Utah months before we knew about the Belgium trip, so two and a half days after we got home… we left again. We flew to Salt Lake City Thursday night. On Valentine’s Day, we woke up and drove to Deer Valley. And got thisContinue reading “Ski Weekend in Utah”
Belgium for Two
Sometimes I get requests from educators around the world to come speak at their events. Usually, the budget is too small or the timing doesn’t work out. But occasionally it does, and this February I got a chance to speak at an event in Belgium. I invited Jim along, and he accepted! We stayed mostlyContinue reading “Belgium for Two”
BETT 2020
I had the opportunity to go to London for BETT Conference again this year, and it was certainly a busy week. I presented for Minecraft Education, Microsoft Forms, and ScreenBeam – and I presented at an evening event called Fan Fest at the largest Microsoft store in the world. I met with clients and prospectiveContinue reading “BETT 2020”
That’s a Wrap: Winter Break 2020
I told someone the other day that this was likely the best winter break I’ve had in a long time. I felt like it had a nice balance of time at home with nothing scheduled, outings and fun activities, family events, and friends. Sometimes we get to the end of break and wonder what justContinue reading “That’s a Wrap: Winter Break 2020”
Happy New Year 2020
We spent New Year’s Eve doing a few fun things we love… first, we took the kids to see Rise of Skywalker with the Drew family (well, three of the six children in the Drew family, and their parents). Then we headed home to get some things done, and ended up at the Drew houseContinue reading “Happy New Year 2020”
Christmas 2019
Christmas Eve included the same routine we always have: dinner at home, church, and new pajamas. Then we watched the “new” Pixar version of the Grinch while we ate our usual homemade apple pie. Haley and JT look forward to new pajamas every year. I teased them that they were likely getting too old, andContinue reading “Christmas 2019”
Farm Visit
While we were in Buckley for JT’s basketball tournament, we stopped in at a farm owned by a colleague of Jim’s. They have six and seven week old piglets!
Sports Weekend
We spent four straight days out of the house at sporting events. We are tired! Friday last week, we went to Haley’s gymnastics meet in Kent. She did an awesome job and took 5th in her division! Then we spent two days at basketball in Buckley. Jim is the team’s assistant coach now, and heContinue reading “Sports Weekend”
Christmas Cookies
For the last several years, we’ve been invited to Grandma Cole’s house to decorate Christmas cookies as part of our December activity list. The kids look forward to this very much – and so do the adults. 🙂 This year, Grandma prepped by baking the cookies ahead of time so we could walk in andContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”
The Keene Family 