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Aunt Mayme: March 24, 1912 – March 5, 2008

by Dawn Camp | Mar 7, 2008 | family & friends, featured

My sweet Aunt Mayme donned her angel’s wings a week early as she hovered over Atlanta last Monday night, life-flighted by helicopter from one hospital to another. She quickly became a favorite with the hospital staff, this tiny almost 96-year-old woman who had...

American Idol through the eyes of a four-year-old

by Dawn Camp | Mar 7, 2008 | family & friends, kid funnies

Me: Boy, he’s really talented. Felicity: Yeah, and he’s good, too!

Astronomy through the eyes of a four-year-old

by Dawn Camp | Mar 3, 2008 | family & friends, homeschooling, kid funnies

My four-year-old daughter sat and colored during our astronomy lesson today (Jeannie Fulbright’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy), and I discovered that she has a quite unique perspective on the subject! Me: Have you ever been inside a greenhouse? (discussing...

In 99 words or less…

by Dawn Camp | Mar 1, 2008 | a day in the life, family & friends

I haven’t posted in over a week, so I’m going to try to cram a lot into one not-too-long post. The most important thing is that my almost 96-year-old Aunt Mayme had a heart attack and went into the hospital on Monday night. For those of you who...

Meet Guadalupe

by Dawn Camp | Feb 16, 2008 | a day in the life, family & friends

A team of bloggers including BooMama and Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer are in Uganda on a trip sponsored by Compassion International. This evening I sat down to read some of the stories of their trip. Sophie (BooMama) posted the story yesterday of meeting the child...

A Family Treasure

by Dawn Camp | Feb 4, 2008 | family & friends, featured

Last year I wrote a post introducing my Great-Aunt Mayme and then another one in honor of her 95th birthday. When I was in the 8th grade (and there really isn’t any need to mention how many years ago that was, now is there?) Aunt Mayme made me a felt poodle...