Happy Father’s Day! And in our family today… a special alignment of the stars celebrating Happy Father’s Day and Happy Birthday to Rutledge! Walsh and Rutledge Day!
This year Walsh and Rutledge are together for a lacrosse tournament in Delaware … but stopping over in Maryland first for some crabbing… these Lowcountry boys are feeling right at home!
Ten years ago today ” ” Baby Rutledge” entered our lives to the delight of everyone, but especially Walsh… arriving officially on Father’s Day!!! Walsh has always repeated it was his best Father’s Day present ever! And now ten years later the happy phenomenon is re-occurring!
Rutledge will be in transit today on his birthday… ( with Walsh) after playing a Delaware lacrosse team and then flying to Asheville to join Lachlan at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys for the next two weeks! My head is spinning just trying to keep up!
I, also want to give a shoutout to all the men -uncles, friends, grandfathers, coaches, teachers, dual role single parents who step up to the bat filling in as caregiver and father figures! I salute you!
Poppy and TommyUncle Ben-Tommy and WalshTommy and favorite son-PipA happy Boo and Rutledge
Happy Birthday Rutledge! A dual number -10-Happy Benchmark Birthday!
I love you Rutledge… my oldest grandson! I am so proud of your accomplishments but am just especially proud of you for being you and filling my life with light! P. S. Look under your camp bunk bed pillow… Boo might have left something! 😘
So until tomorrow…
Happy Father’s Day to Everyone!
Today is my favorite day -Winnie the Pooh
And let’s hear it for the gals who have dual roles…My niece Bekah stopping by to pick up goodies on her way to visit her dad…brother Ben. Know he will be excited!!!At first I just laughed at this …then I thought” seriously cool.” I wonder if it is on Amazon?”y
I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents
were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my
grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old
Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended
Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters
Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am
presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also
taught at the College of Charleston.
For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy
matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of
stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message
through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret
of success in teaching social studies is always in the story.
I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest
teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re
ripe you rot.”
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