Category Archives: Family Fun

Photos from Jacob’s Forestry Leadership Program in Robinson Forest located in Eastern Kentucky

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We learned about this summer program through Jacob’s new school The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science. In May 2023, Bill Gatton, the man who founded the Gatton Academy, made a $100 million-dollar-donation to the College of Agriculture, Food and … Continue reading

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Maryland State House in Annapolis

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Two significant facts about the Maryland State House are that it is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use in the U.S. and that it is the only one of its kind that ever served as the nation’s capitol. … Continue reading

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End of school year 2023

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This year everyone in James’ class received an award from his teacher Mrs. Reinhart in an informal award ceremony on the last day of school. James received an award for being a multiplication champion. Mrs. Reinhart also took a photo … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day 2023

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We went to Louisville for Vietnamese food at Vietnam Kitchen to celebrate Mother’s Day this year. It was a delicious treat since we hadn’t had Vietnamese food there for six months. During my first semester of teaching, I was always … Continue reading

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Jacob’s 10% Banquet

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This banquet, held at Swans Landing (a swanky event venue) in Taylor Country, was organized by Campbellsville High School to celebrate sophomores, juniors and seniors who are in the top 10% of their classes. Jacob originally didn’t want to attend … Continue reading

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Providence and Portsmouth in Rhode Island

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We wanted to visit Providence, Rhode Island, because of its colorful history. Before last summer, David and Jacob had listened to a podcast about the Patriarca crime family, an Italian-American Mafia family based in New England. They are known as … Continue reading

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Easter Sunday 2023

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Nature was exceptionally fresh and pretty on that beautiful Spring morning at the Trace-Pitman Greenway when we took our routine Sunday family walk there. While we were in the midst of such freshness and lovely colors, I felt a tremendous … Continue reading

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We played football and soccer in our backyard

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Today we stayed inside all morning. After getting up, David and I watched a very funny old movie called Life with Father. While we watched our movie, Jacob played a World War II video game on his laptop, and James … Continue reading

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Springtime at our house

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David planted these hyacinths and tulips as a birthday present to me last November. The hyacinths started coming up right before March and the tulips started blooming and opening up last week. This is our first year having early Spring … Continue reading

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Gatton Academy

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I (David) found out about The Gatton Academy in May, 2022 from a podcast focusing on a string of crimes in Bardstown, Kentucky. We had no idea that there was an option for high-school students who are interested in Science … Continue reading

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