Today we were going to go on a field trip, but we decided not to because of the rain.  It was also Jay's day off.   He took t...

  This year Jay has taken over science instruction.  Jay has a microbiology degree, so he's spent a lot more time with a microscope t...

  We had beautiful weather today and Jay got off work early, so we went to the pumpkin patch.   The hay house was still a big hit. ...

The Grand Canyon, June 1994 The Brainerd Family Unless you've known me quite a while, you might be wondering what these two...

  Jay had to work Saturday morning, but we still had a nice weekend.  The kids played, I made cookie dough (come back here in the morning...

  Alice did a little dance this morning about learning letters.  It was mostly a stay at home day, catching up on school stuff and housew...

  Our first artist of the month for this school year was Andy Warhol.   As usual, we loved the Getting to Know... biography .  We a...