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budding social activist

February 10th, 2010
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I’m totally psyched up for our new unit in Earth Scouts, the youth group that I lead along with my friend Heidi. At first when Heidi and I decided it was time to move away from our safety net of concentrating on nature and decided to attempt this new unit of “economic justice,” I felt [...]

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help create a world without cancer—please

January 1st, 2010
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Every year since my mom passed away I volunteer to send letters to my neighbors asking for donations on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Typically I only get one, maybe two, donations from these letters. This year I have decided to set up my own website through the American Cancer Society to try to [...]

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christmas caroling 2009

December 19th, 2009
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This evening we took our second annual trip with our homeschooling coop group to a local assisted living center to spread some holiday cheer. The kids sang their songs and distributed treats they had baked to the residents. It was a lot of fun. Aidan was rehearsing all week for the big day. He sang [...]

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