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I’m finally getting a chance to continue with my story of how we ended up doing homeschool away from home. Click here if you want to get caught up. We picked out the only stretch of time we could get away without interfering with too many other activities. We planned a four-day drive to Florida…
If you were reading my blog last week, you will remember those photos I posted of that beautiful oasis where we stopped on our drive to Florida. That was the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, where flowers bloom year round in a 9-acre enclosed dome. Having just been there a week ago, it’s unbelievable now to…
The day after our seashell collecting adventure, we went back out to the island for more exploring. This time, we drove out to the opposite end of the island, Captiva. I love imagining what it would be like to live on an island… where coconut trees grow in the front yard… where the earth is…
Walking along the beach, she noticed a seashell in the sand. Instinctively, she stooped to pick it up. She rubbed her fingers along its smooth white surface. She inspected its shape. Then she saw another. And another. Soon, she had collected 10, then 20. Minutes later, her bucket was half full. She stopped and looked…
A few years ago, when our kids were still in private school, conversations with friends frequently focused on our schooling options. At that time, the idea of home schooling was the one thing I hoped I wouldn’t ever have to do. “But if I ever DID home school, ” I would say, “I would use…
It’s an oasis in the middle of a city. It’s a garden. It’s a place to go for a walk. A place to dine. A place to shop. A place to go for a boat ride. It’s completely enclosed, heated and cooled to a perfectly comfortable temperature every day of the year. For us, it…
If you were reading my blog this time last year, doesn’t it seem impossible that a year has gone by already? Actually, I have to thank you for hanging around after that spectacle I created last year surrounding my big milestone birthday. The 40-day countdown. All the celebrations I had for myself. Then the surprise…
If you are looking for my Lost post, scroll on down… *** I really don’t like getting the mail. It gives me a sense of dread about what demands lie hidden inside sealed envelopes. Bills that need to be paid. A reminder about something I’ve forgotten. A meeting I need to attend. I’ll admit it….
Spoiler alert: You know the drill. If you didn’t watch Lost on April 20, 2010, then don’t read this post. So, it really is a small world after all, huh? Wasn’t it great to see all of our favorite Losties bumping into each other in the off-island reality last night? And finally, it seems that…
With only about six weeks left in the school year, lots of people have been asking me how things went during our first year of home school. I decided to write a series of posts on what worked for us! This first post is about a Bible study we did this year. Even if you…
