Truly was here...

and so were all of my dearest literary friends!

This month the Bluestocking Society read Tiffany Baker's The Little Giant of Aberdeen County (I highly recommend the read)...Truly was a protagonist of epic proportions, versed in a bit of herbal magic, all wrapped up in a magnificent quilt. To honor our literary wonder, we each brought our own favorite quilt (mine was the tablecloth, much to the dismay of Kaybo). And please take note of the festive table decorations...bottles were happily supplied by Shawn Watson, our resident Treasure Hunter (a.k.a. junk man by his wife). And thanks to Miss Magnolia for entertaining the girls with a bag of treats from the Dollar Tree. Bubbles are always a big hit! We had a lovely evening, as did our special guest, sister Sue. Hopefully we inspired her to start a bookclub north of the gnat line. We should all hope to be a amazing as the Bluestocking Society!

- til sock be snug! -

Happy Easter!

The morning started early as Caelan sneaked out of bed at 2:15 to see if the Easter Bunny actually left anything in the baskets...after she ransacked her sister's basket, she discovered the coveted Junie B. Jones journal...it took a great deal of stern direction to get her to return to bed...when it was actually time to move around, she was the first to push Mary Mauldin and Camden to their baskets...then we were off to church and then to Edison for lunch and a tense round of egg hunting...Caelan found the most "real" eggs, which I managed to lose before we headed home...hope your Easter was a memorable!

Go Braves!

and Happy Birthday to Cam! Thanks to a special invitation from Cam and his family, we joined them for the home opener of the Atlanta Braves...not too many pictures to share...we battled a two-hour rain delay, hail, and the crowds to cheer the Braves on to a win...actually, we left at midnight (this was before the extra innings needed for the win)...all-in-all a very eventful and entertaining evening!

Rain, rain, go away...

just a few shots to capture the deluge that dropped nine inches of rain on Tifton...so much rain that the buses could not run...no such thing as "bad weather days" in our school calendar...even though we don't know if we will have to make up the day, the children and I enjoyed sleeping in and listening to the rain (once I managed to convince Caelan it was safe to come out of the laundry room!)

We the people...

...in order to pass our Social Studies class, have participated in this very embarrassing production of the Declaration of Independence. The worst part was actually getting out of the car at school wearing my costume! Baseball pants, a linen shirt, and a jacket from the prop closet is not my idea of a stylish outfit!

The Collins Gallery is open!

Please join those on Eagle Drive (that would be our family and the faux grandparents) as we celebrate the premier showing of MMC's artwork (please note the festive, and quite artistic, signature on the paintings)...perhaps we have a Monette in the making!

The future is so bright...

Mae Mae had to get new shades! She is thrilled with her stylish new glasses and is working on her glamour smile and bookworm expression...all she needs is a pencil in her hair and a long black dress...