Right near the art studio where Tad has his lessons – which is in the middle of a small shopping center/antique mall/local landmark – there is a fabric store.  Every year, the open field next to the fabric store gets some extra fencing, and two reindeer move in! This thrilled the kids tremendously. The only […]

This was the second part of a two-part lesson on three dimensions and sculpting.  In part one, the class created the armature of a polar bear out of aluminum foil.  Tad showed me his foil form last week, but it wasn’t camera ready. Yesterday, the sculpting began.  And WOW, did Tad take to sculpting! I […]

Here’s hoping your holiday was filled with food and family, like ours was! As Tad said, “Wow, I’m really blowing my diet!”  Pause.  “Mom, what’s a diet?” And if you’re wondering where Thumper was… While you can’t see it in this picture, the poor little guy was just the right height to burn his cheek […]

‘Tis the season…. at least around here, anyway. I only had parent-teacher conferences for Thumper and Rerun.  Tad’s teacher offered them if parents wanted one, but I see her almost weekly, so I feel good about the amount of contact we have – plus we exchange emails frequently.  And of course, this is the first […]