Category Archives: Travis

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Thanksgiving is a holiday that is always filled with tension for me though I seek desperately for ways to end that and to feel happy and and have fun on this food holiday. Every day of my life, with few … Continue reading →

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Blogette: The Man of LaMancha

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Yes, you’ve probably heard this so much you’re ready to gag but my son is performing in The Man of LaMancha tonight at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach. I’m so excited and proud that I can barely stand to … Continue reading →

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This Time Last Year

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Bettina Colonna Essert
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A Weekend Staycation

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Lately I’ve got an itch to travel but we don’t have much cash to scratch it with. Instead I decided to take a ‘Staycation’ last weekend. Our staycation began on Friday. Travis, Martina and I went to The Baker’s Crust … Continue reading →

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Derby Day Salon

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Homeschoolers do not have the performance options that traditionally schooled children do. We don’t have recorder concerts or magic nights or school plays, unless we are members of a great cooperative. We homeschoolers have to be creative in order to … Continue reading →

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Changes in the Garden

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Bettina Colonna Essert

The ‘before’ picture taken from our kitchen door facing the Rock House. If you really look, you can see the Rock House back there behind the overgrowth, the ugly yellow tank, the weeds and saplings. Same shot take two days … Continue reading →

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The Red Cloaks

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Today we went to Williamsburg. For a year now we have been lusting after a red woolen cloak for Martina and today we found one. She has worn it since the second we purchased it. For the day she had … Continue reading →

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Christmas Treasures

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Christmas Treasures are the same things that are treasured all year long. A few of them go on great adventures during the holiday season… like Prancer, Martina’s reindeer who made the sleigh team for the second year in a row. … Continue reading →

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December 23rd, 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Things are beginning to get a little crazy around here! But we’re all in the Spirit of the Season.

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Marketing the Skills of a Homeschool Mom

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bettina Colonna Essert

Some days I look back on the hours that went before and I think, “What the hell did I do all day?” Most of the time I feel like I really haven’t accomplished what I set out to do and … Continue reading →

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