Both Marshall Middle School and High School have a tradition of involving the kids in a some kind of community service during the year. This year’s service day was during the half-day on Wednesday, and both of the girls were signed up to help their respective schools. Clare was assigned to a classroom in her • Read More »
Archives: HKS
Over
May 11, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, MMS.Seems like everything is over. Finally, there’s a bit of a lull at the Schommer household. To wit: The girls’ birthdays are over. Happy birthday again (x2) to las chicas. Now that both girls have officially moved into the teen years, I hope you’ll pray for us. Good times ahead, to be sure. I’ve included • Read More »
Smoldering grass
April 10, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS.Today marked the beginning of our spring clean-up around the outside of the house. I took the afternoon off and decided to finish the lawn prep with the help of my two lovely assistants. It began last night when I broke out the pull-behind thatcher thingy that I purchased last year but never used. It • Read More »
Just playin’
February 18, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, Geek, HKS, MMS.The mantra of any good blog is to just keep posting. Anything. Keep your readers coming back. Of course, one should make it at least a little entertaining. To that end, I figured a little techie bit couldn’t hurt. Lately I’ve been playing around a bit with some photo editing software, Adobe Photoshop Elements, just • Read More »
Hannah’s first tournament
January 25, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: HKS, Volleyball.As I’m sure I mentioned previously, Hannah, too, is playing club volleyball this winter. It’s her second year spending the off-season getting more playing time and improving her skills. It proved extremely valuable for her last year when she stepped on the court as a freshmen and was a leader on the JV team. Playing • Read More »