Hannah goes to College

This is Carter Hall, Hannah's new home. A long time ago, it was a hotel in Lookout Mtn. Now it is a dormitory on the campus of Covenant College.



Hannah's room.

Nye-nye's 80th birthday

In May, Nye-nye and Bappu came over to visit us, as well as Ashia and Anya.

The birthday cake was actually an array of cupcakes that looked like a small garden, with various candies making up the vegetables.

Here are also some pictures of the family.

Gifts...

Some days you wake up, and there's a gift from someone--for you--outside your door. Today was one of those days for me! As I looked out my big picture window, I saw snow, and many footprints from my children who had already discovered it.

And the Amaryllis that my sister Jan gave me as a housewarming present had bloomed beautifully in my garden window! Perhaps I'm not a black thumb afterall?


One of my favorite gifts from the Lord is my Mom, who recently celebrated her 79th birthday!



And if that weren't a kind enough gift, she handed down to me a table and lamp that belonged to my grandmother. Now those are nicely installed in my home near the front door:

Covenant College

We drove six hours to reach Lookout Mountain, GA. Lookout Mountain overlooks Chattanooga, TN and is just over the TN/GA border.


Covenant College chapel


the library

Hannah loved the campus and is looking forward to starting there in the fall. This trip confirmed her desire to go. Hannah was able to stay overnight in the dormitory. She stayed in a quad with three other girls. They had a study break that night and Hannah beat them a couple of times at Dutch Blitz.

We got to visit with old friends from our church back in the Raleigh area: Dr. Bill Tate, who is an English professor at Covenant, and his wife, Patti. We were also able to see Michael Bowser, a friend of Hannah and Josiah's who is currently studying at Covenant.

Hannah and I also attended one class : Cultural Heritage of the West II, or CHOW as the students call it. It was great!

First Science Experiment

Josh and I have been studying some planets this year. As we finished our chapter on Mars, we decided to make our own "Olympus Mons," the active volcano on Mars, and largest volcano in our solar system.
First, we collected some rocks to represent the rocky surface of Mars. Then we covered a small bottle with salt dough to make our volcano.

Using warm water, a little dish soap, some baking soda, food coloring, and lastly some vinegar, we created our volcano: