The Walker Files

Some great friends of ours moved to China this summer. We miss them very much and hope they are doing well. It also gives me the opportunity to test the newly added ability to post video!

From Adam and Kieron: (9 seconds) (16.7 MB .avi file)
090808 Message from Kieron and Adam

From Sara: (4 seconds) (7.9 MB .avi file)
090808 Message from Sara

First, another school year has started with our kids not in it. We seem to have hit our homeschooling stride with a good balance of order to our day and freedom in life. I’m beginning to realize that I’m homeschooling as much for myself as for my children. I can’t believe how much joy this is bringing us. I’ve also been very encouraged by a new blog, called Freedom to Learn, hosted by Psychology Today and written by Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology at Boston College and a specialist in developmental and evolutionary psychology as well as an author.

Second, we’ve adopted a new rat! Her owner had to leave for college without her, but took very good care of her. She is named Princess Lola and came with the name and the cage pictured below.

Keith feeding Princess Lola

Lola came with this very decorated cage much to Sara's delight.

Third, shaving cream gets nail polish out of carpet. No kidding. Rub it in. Let it sit. Rub it out. Repeat until gone. I will accept checks, cash, and PayPal as thanks.

Adam had a birthday party at a jumpy land called Extreme Fun! (more…)

Here are the pictures from Sara’s 3rd birthday party at The Little Gym. Click on the title above to see them! (more…)

Well finally some new photos! And they’re not even recent. Here’s a little about our trip to Indiana over last Christmas. Click on the link above to see our pics. (more…)

Summer is just around the corner. Of course when it’s 80 degrees at 7 am the line between summer and spring feels a little fuzzy even if the equinox isn’t until the end of June! Maybe soon I can post pictures of our winter and spring, but more realistically I’ll be working on Adam’s 6th birthday party, enjoying swimming, and visiting with family. Here’s hoping…