http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal Our Homeschool Adventures and More. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1108 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1108#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:42:44 +0000 Becky http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/?p=1108 Each year, Bob and Su (otherwise known as Grandma and Pop-Pop to my kids) host a fourth of July picnic for the whole family at their home. The kids soaked in the time with their cousins…and were literally soaked, too – at least they were while they played water guns! Thankfully the heatwave held off [...]]]> http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1108/feed 0 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1131 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1131#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:21:55 +0000 Becky http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/?p=1131 We live right by several state parks. One runs right along the side of our neighborhood. Bob and the kids had tried hiking back there a few years ago, but while walking they encountered a big buck and decided they had better casually, but swiftly, depart the woods. We decided to give it another go [...]]]> http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1131/feed 0 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1041 http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1041#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:57:38 +0000 Becky http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/?p=1041 Just a little over 24 hours ago, DD and I stepped out on our front porch to watch the first tiny, seemingly innocent snowflakes fall on our front lawn. Now, a day later, our neighborhood is blanketed (or should I say smothered?) in over 2 feet of snow. While the snow still fell, we enjoyed [...]]]> http://mercerfamily.com/mercerjournal/archives/1041/feed 0