Natural waterfall inside Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. We descended an elevator 260 feet into the mountain and then followed a series of tunnels even further underground to see the falls. Overall we descended about 1000 feet underground. It was pretty cool. However, I could have done without the dramatic music they …

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Dobbins Family reunion on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga. None of the family actually lives in Tennessee. It was just a convenient–and interesting–destination. Folks came from Florida, Ohio, Washington state, Texas, Illinois and Virginia.

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On the road to a family reunion in Chattanooga, TN. We stopped overnight in Abingdon. I no longer recall why Sam made that face. Maybe because I told her she couldn’t climb on the antique buggy.

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Sam’s latest obsession is cooking. She invents recipes, plans restaurants and pours over cookbooks checked out from the library. Kids cookbooks. No Mastering the Art of French Cooking for Sam… yet (thank goodness). This evening she wanted to make an appetizer for dinner. She chose a recipe called “Cowgirl lunch” from …

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We received a verbal acceptance of our offer to buy a house (the one with the backyard that Sam wants to live in) today! The above photo is a shot of the addendum we included with the written offer. As we were driving away from the house last weekend, Sam said, “I want to help pay for the house too. I can pay one …

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The May/June issue of Calliope with my article, “Condemned for Heresy,” in the lead position! Calliope is a world history magazine for ages 9-14. This is my first time writing for them (and hopefully not my last). “Condemned for Heresy” tells the story of Jan Hus, a Czech priest, who was executed by the Church for …

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AC sets the laser up on top of a portable basketball hoop (pretty ingenious, I think). Then Sam and I ran under it in the rain. It caught us every time.

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Coach West and Sam demonstrate the heel pass (passing backward) to the football skills class.

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