Channel Sam

1 May 2012 Tooth Number Two

May 2, 2012

We expected the tooth fairy to land in Tennessee last weekend, but no, she wanted to come to Virginia.

Sam is going to miss Kili, the cat next door. We learned today that he is going to be spending the summer on some rural retreat in the mountains of Virginia. That is, unless he convinces his owner that he really belongs to us, which he sure does seem to believe.

29 April 2012 On the Road Home

May 1, 2012

Lynchburg, VA

26 April 2012 Abingdon, VA

May 1, 2012

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.

25 April 2012 Cooking

Apr 26, 2012

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 …

24 April 2012 Offer Accepted

Apr 25, 2012

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 …

20 April 2012 Dumpster Diving Downtown

Apr 21, 2012

19 April 2012 Heel Pass

Apr 20, 2012

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

16 April 2012 5 Cent Cone Day

Apr 17, 2012

Sam treated us to frozen custard at Kohr Brothers today. It was 5 Cent Cone Day and she paid the cashier a quarter, just so she could get change back.

15 April 2012 Drop Everything and Read Redux

Apr 16, 2012

I took this picture after AC’s soccer game and on my way out the door to my writing group meeting. Their plan was to do this all afternoon.