The Last, Poor Yoke

The Ball is over. OSB's had the pleasure of hosting another ball. But, because of camera trouble and general, ballish busyness, I haven't had time to post pictures of the last practice. Yet, at last, here they are! :) Enjoy. Ball decor and dancing soon to come.

Patty Cake Polka

Black Nag

The Racetrack

Young Widow

Liberty Reel

Quarnden Hill

More Racetrack

More Parental Rights...

Once again, some friends and I visited a local college campus to collect signatures for the Parental Rights Amendment petition. We collected over 100 signatures in about 2 hours. Praise God!

Happy Belated Birthday, Kelsie!

Happy Birthday, Sweet 16! :)

I am SO blessed to have you as my friend. Love ya!

Happy Birthday!

So many birthdays... and so little blogging. Sorry, everybody!

Without further ado...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY DEE AND HANNAH!!

The Graduation Day Cometh

When this post publishes at 9:00pm, I will be officially done with college. YAY! All that's left is making announcements, taking graduation photos, and getting the diploma framed.

When I think over all I have learned and done, I am grateful. Praise God for a wonderful four years!

John Dewey scares me

"[No] matter what the personal belief of any one about what is desirable industrially and politically, any one who is interested in peaceful evolution instead of violent and bloody revolution will realize the central position held by a genuinely free educational system in the peaceful development of society and will bend every energy to defeat the enemies, now so numerous and so active, of schools that are free in inquiry, in teaching and learning; that are intellectually and morally free, the only genuine kind of free school, which are our boast." ~John Dewey in his essay "Education and New Social Ideals"

Why does he assume that a revolution is coming? And of course, he posits that anyone who opposes his humanistic educational system must want a violent, bloody revolution. Dewey's educational system focuses not on the individual child, but the society at large ---> making children into the cogs of society. So, how is a government controlled, government regulated, government administrated educational system... "free in inquiry"? "Morally free" needs expanded... Are we thinking the 60's mentality? Yikes. Thoughts, anyone?

*Note: Many people I know were/have been in the public educational system. (My parents included) This post should not in anyway reflect on them... This post is designed to engage John Dewey and his education philosophy.

Smallville Fashionistas

Spring (and Fall?) is the season for jackets and trench coats. And Smallville certainly embraces the trend...

Is Chloe going green? Perhaps in more ways than one? ;)


I love the leather-ish look of her jacket!

And the back!
And Lois is definitely pretty in pink. :)

Don't Clark and Lois look cute?!

If Chloe gets bored with green, she'll switch to red...


Scarves are often seen in the fall, but they can be a lovely addition in the Spring too.

Something light and pretty.

And a classic trench is good for any wardrobe.