Swarthmore Landscaping and Flowers
The Swarthmore grounds and flowers are stunning. Each graduate chooses a rose from the garden to wear at graduation…
College
Swarthmore Fireworks
Swarthmore College put on some terrific fireworks the evening before graduation for the 2016 graduates, and their friends and family.
Our Son Graduates from Swarthmore with High Honors
We have had a wonderful weekend at our son’s graduation from Swarthmore College. He earned a double degree in Engineering and Political Science, and was awarded high honors as well! We are very proud of what he has accomplished and are grateful he has had such a fantastic college experience.
Our Daughter’s College Ceramics
This represents an amazing amount of work. Kudos to Laura for such a job well done.
Some Homeschooling Vindication
She was never taught to the test, and she’s not learning just for them either.
Christmas Break Begins
This is the first blog post I am trying to do from my phone. I’m picking up our youngest from her first term in college; she did really well. Check out all the empty (huge) whole grain “fishy” boxes we cleared out of her room.
Our Daughter’s Pottery Made at College
I know the kind of time and skill this array of pieces represents; the scope and quantity of her work in this wheel-throwing class in just a few short months is amazing.
Black and White Photos from Parent’s Weekend
Here are the black and white photos I took from parent’s weekend.
Parent’s Weekend at Juniata College
It was great to see our youngest daughter after her first 6 weeks of college. She is doing well, working hard, and having fun. We brought her a massive care package of her favorite food, as well as other sundries she needed or asked for.
A Mother’s Advice to her College Freshman Daughter
Instead of a scattered bunch of verbal advice, our daughter asked for me to share what wisdom I wanted to convey regarding helpful hints for her college success concisely and in writing.
Juniata Freshman Dorm Drop Off
We got up early and drove through the beautiful morning mist to the Juniata campus. It is the first time my husband has seen it.
Getting Ready and on Our Way to College
We’ve been scrambling around running errands to get our daughter set to go off to college. She did a Target run, bought a new apple laptop with a protective black case, and got her first debit card.
Great Time at Juniata Orientation
Our daughter and I both had a great time at her college orientation. Juniata seems to get a lot of things right…
Spiritual Pep Talk from a College Student
Focus your mind so intently on love. It seems hard in the moment because it’s so tempting to pay attention to the firework display of sorrow for yourself. But is it? Just stop. Breathe.
Our Youngest Chooses to Go to Juniata
Our youngest has chosen to go to Juniata college in south central Pennsylvania, and has sent in her deposit to reserve her place in their class of 2019. She has been attracted to this small, rural, “sciency” liberal arts school all along and it feels like a great fit.
Juniata’s Ceramics Studio
Laura and I enjoyed getting to see Juniata’s pottery studio today. Here are some photos of it…
Update on College Applications
April Fool’s Day is the deadline for notification of college acceptances, so now all of our long awaited news is finally in. And, although the news was not exactly as we expected, our youngest daughter did get in her second choice school with a hefty scholarship, so the outcome was good.