What a day! Our Earth Scouts group finished up their unit on Economic Justice today earning two badges–one for the unit and a smaller one for the reading fundraiser that they have been working on for the past several months. The reading fundraiser, called Read to Feed, was part of our work to raise money [...]
who knew that $320 can get you a llama, a goat, chicks, and bees
May 24th, 2010
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Tags: animals · earth scouts · service-learning · social responsibility · sustainability · volunteering · world culture
dinosaurs live!
October 30th, 2009
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Yesterday Aidan and I took advantage of one of the free days at Brookfield Zoo. It was a great time to go–the weather was fairly warm for the end of October, there were no crowds, and we got to see the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit in its final days. We hadn’t been there since last November [...]
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a giddy-up birthday party
October 26th, 2009
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Last week Aidan rode his very first horse! He was extremely excited (and a bit nervous). I was so proud of him for deciding to try it. The event happened at a birthday party for one of his good friends, Autumn, who loves horses. Here’s a picture of him. Aidan rides a horse!
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