July 2008 - Posts

• Mermaiding in Florida

  On my recent short trip to Jacksonville, FL, I got to spend an hour at the beach before heading directly to the airport. Let me tell you, mermaiding in the ocean is so different from in the pool! It was tricky to get the tail on in the waves, though they Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:43 PM by jer | 1 Comments Filed under: Adventure

• Mermaiding -- Our newest hobby!

  So we did it! The girls and I got our monofins and I sewed the tails (my 9yo son is still waiting for me to sew his). Now we mermaid regularly at our pool and it is addictive, as well as a great workout! And it's great fun to hear the little ones Read More... Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 2:39 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Adventure

• Climbing Pike's Peak

  I just spent two days climbing Pike's Peak!! It was my first fourteener. I joined my high school best friend, Julia Phillips, and her 10yo daughter, Lola, both from Iowa. Julia had done this climb before so I decided to join her this time. It was Read More... Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:17 PM by jer | 1 Comments Filed under: Adventure, Travel

• Waldorf Homeschool

  I’ve been reading and learning about the Waldorf philosophy of education, recently, and I totally feel like I’m home! I may not agree with all the finer points of anthroposophy, on which it’s based, but the intuitive, spiritual, fairy-land Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:19 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool