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Phoebe’s End-of-Semester Play
Phoebe takes a studio theater class every semester, and this semester they devised (wrote) their own play. It was a murder mystery called Family of Liars. They didn’t have time to edit or…
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Egypt: Top 25ish
Mom and Phoebe and I went to Egypt in October. It was an unforgettable trip; we learned a lot, had a lot of time to relax, and enjoyed being together. I managed to…
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Hallelujah Ringers
On Sunday before worship, Phoebe’s bell choir played “Carol of the Bells” beautifully.
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The Hamlet Thrill-Ma-Geddon
After nearly a full semester of studio theater, Phoebe’s class performed The Hamlet Thrill-Ma-Geddon last night. Phoebe played Claudius. Theater teacher Ms. Mylott writes: As usual, this will be a chaotic, creative theatre…
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Dawson Summer Initiative Final Program
This summer, Phoebe was accepted to the Dawson Summer Initiative, “a unique, tuition-free program that provides enriching, intellectual opportunities for high-achieving public middle school students from Boulder County and surrounding areas. Enrolled students…
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Backpacking to Ptarmigan Lake
When we planned our summer back in February and March, we penciled in a backpacking trip for the long Fourth of July weekend. One of the nice things about backpacking is that it’s…
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Phoebe’s First School Play
Phoebe’s been taking an elective acting class during the second semester of sixth grade. She’s talked about almost nothing else for the past few months! The class performance was last night. Half the…
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3 Gribbles Meet 1 in Norway
Dave left for Norway on January 29 and returned April 2. That’s a long trip! His work went well, but he was there by himself that whole time. The weekends were particularly lonely;…
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Saturday, March 19: Traveling to Norway
After our impromptu December trip to Iceland, I knew the kids could handle international travel, but flying to Bergen is a much longer trip. We flew from Denver to Detroit, had a 3-hour…
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Sunday, March 20: Our First Day in Norway
Because of the time difference, we didn’t get to Bergen until Sunday afternoon. Here we are in the Amsterdam airport with our little plane to Norway in the background. As you surely noticed,…