Author: s.nelson

Trunk or Treat

Before Trunk or Treat, we had fun making marshmallow skeletons. Thanks to all for helping make Trunk or Treat a huge success.           ​  

October 2018

We have officially begun our school year programming. We started in early September with a “Safety Day” where students learned what to do in case of fire, tornado, etc. (It was fun to discharge an old fire extinguisher in the parking lot.) Now we’re on to our age-divided classes. 7th-12th grades meet with Molly in … Continue reading October 2018

September 2018

THANKS What a huge, fun summer we had. We “traveled” to Washington DC, Peru, Tanzania, Haiti, Italy, and Cuba. We took tours of fly fishing, waffle irons, the Brothers Grimm, water and had a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. And we went on two actual field trips: a canoe trip to Pillsbury Crossing and … Continue reading September 2018

August 2018

WORLD TRAVELERS We head south of the border in August with trips to Haiti and Cuba. Come join the fun! 3RD SUNDAY TEEN LUNCH Teen Lunch starts up again August 19. All teens (7th grade and up) are invited to gather for lunch (usually pizza) after the service, on the third Sunday of each month. … Continue reading August 2018

Fishing

Many thanks to Rob and Sam for teaching us about fly fishing.    

Waffles

We had a waffle iron test kitchen on Sunday, June 17. Each test started with the students making a hypothesis that, to Sandy’s surprise, turned out to be remarkably accurate. Brownie batter was the favorite. Cookie dough failed miserably. Cake mix worked well, but we were tired of sweets. Hash browns didn’t cook so well, … Continue reading Waffles

Canoe Trip

Last Sunday our annual canoe trip to Pillsbury Crossing was a huge success (thank you Larry Weaver, Dan Swenson, and Doug Walter!). Click on pictures to enlarge.    

Tie Dye!

  click on the photo to view full size    

Enemy Pie

What’s in Enemy Pie? Here are our thoughts… Kindness, respect, loyalty, sense of humor, sharing, love, empathy, trust, integrity, honesty, laughter, quiet time, baking skills, blueberries, crust, good listening, giving, thankfulness, strawberries, friendship, forgiveness, generosity, shared interests, sanity, fairness, apples, responsibility, cherries, caring, and chocolate.