Hey It’s Me Goku

Ladybug drew this picture of Goku from Dragon Ball in chalk on our driveway, and even though I don’t watch the show, I can tell how good it is! She’s really talented with blending the few colors of sidewalk chalk we have to work with to get the shades she wants!

60 Years of “It’s a Small World”

Did you know that on this date in 1964, “It’s a Small World,” designed and color-styled by the inimitable Mary Blair at the request of Walt Disney himself, opened at the 1964 New York World’s Fair? The Disney Store currently has ears and a dress just in time for the happiest celebration on earth!

Following its 18-month run at the fair, where the ride raised money for UNICEF, it was dismantled at rebuilt at Disneyland. Due to its popularity, similar rides have been installed at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Park in Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. In addition to the holiday overlay that is featured annually at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland will be debuting a special “It’s a Small World with Groot” overlay in 2025, celebrating characters from the Marvel universe. The iconic song, which was written by the legendary Sherman brothers, charmed Walt Disney and resulted in the name of the attraction being changed from “Children of the World” to the famous title we know today. It truly is “The Happiest Cruise that Ever Sailed!”

Mani Monday

Last week, I featured a mani with the cool shades from the Holo Taco pastel rainbow collection; this week, I went with the warm shades of “Pink Fizz,” “Coral Chaser,” “Peach Tea,” and “Lemon Spritzer.”

Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Character

This week really marks the start of the final push to the end of Moose’s high school career, and what a start it was…he was inducted into the National Honor Society!

Last year, based on his grades, he received an invitation to NHS. Before he could become a full member, though, he had to complete 30 hours of community service (in addition to maintaining his GPA). There were times when I wondered if he would be able to squeeze enough volunteer hours into his busy schedule, but he got it done, and the ceremony was this afternoon.

It was quite short, but he had his moment, where he received cords to wear at graduation and lit his candle from the National Honor Society candelabra, which, in addition to the center candle for the class of 2024, has candles for the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

This was a Big Moment…the beginning of a month’s worth of Big Moments, including playing in the pit orchestra for the spring musical, induction into English Honor Society, the final band concert of his high school career, and finally, graduation. Which is my way of saying that I’m planning on crying for about the next month…pride is not the word I’m looking for, but it’s a start, because I am so proud of my son!

Sartorial Saturday–A Floral Dress for Spring

I am slowly acquiring the items from my Miss Candyfloss wishlist for the “Viva Rita” lookbook. Today I’m taking a look at the Poria-Sable dress, which has a beautiful floral print in white and blue and detachable bows on the shoulders.

I accessorized with my most sparkly brooch and a floral Splendette stack, plus a white hat and gloves:

The dress is linen, and at this point, I think it’s pretty safe to say I’ve made my peace with that fabric!

This is a lovely, feminine look for spring!

Stay tuned to see another way I’m planning on styling it in the future!

2023-24 School Year–Week Twenty-Nine

This week, Ladybug solved inequalities with absolute value and radicals in pre-calculus. She finished the chapter on electric potential in physics. In history she read about the House of Visconti and also Antipope Clement VII. She finished learning about the immune system in health. She read “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh in literature.

Chickadee started adding positive and negative numbers in math. She did a study of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Bells” in writing. In science she started a chapter on growth and development. She also learned about Sir Walter Raleigh this week, reading about the early colonization attempts of the British in North America and the lost colony of Roanoke in history.

At the end of the school year, when the weather is nice, I try to make sure we get out of the house one day a week. This week, we went to the St. Louis Zoo. That was fun…the day was beautiful, and we had fun observing the animals (although we didn’t get to see the baby tigers)…but the real highlight of the day was going to lunch at Olympia Kebob House, where not only did we enjoy gyros and chocolate baklava, but we got to see them set cheese on fire…Opa!

The most fun thing we did this week, though, was quite unexpected. When we went on our weekly trip to the library, we participated in a scavenger hunt on the research floor (I assume the point of the activity was to acquaint patrons with the research floor). While we were there, we learned a ton about the collections they have (some dating back over two hundred years!), and even made a second trip to do some local research, which was very enlightening. We’re looking forward to going back soon to delve even deeper into their collections!

I’m hoping for pleasant weather again next week so we can spend some time walking around the Arch grounds for the first time in years!

Chickadee Thursday

When we visited the Missouri History Museum, we were very excited that the north entrance is open again, and we were happy to see that they have a new set of letters (and the city flag on a heart!) out front. Chickadee was especially excited that her nail polish matched the heart…she had painted her nails with St. Louis city flag in mind, but had no idea about the new photo spot outside the museum!

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