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Falling Water
Happy Independence Day! It’s 7:00a.m.-ish and the temperature is currently 44 degrees. My parents arrived for a visit yesterday. They live in Arkansas where it has been oh-so-much hotter and drier. This morning when we got up my dad told me that our air conditioner works good. Ha. The only air conditioner we have is a small window unit that’s not even…
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The Junkyard
Anywhere he goes, I’m happy to tag along. And sometimes we end up in the most interesting places. This morning he agreed to take me garage-saling… but he also “invited” me to go to Pull’n’Save with him afterwards. [Pull’n’Save is like a morgue for cars and trucks who have died but still have useful organs that can be transplanted. Just…
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Camping on the Border
This past weekend we went camping up in the very tip-top of the Idaho panhandle, just 1 mile from the Canadian border. The weather was iffy all weekend. Our campsite was right on the Moyie River, which was pretty full… and cold! What’s this? A flirting bench? Why, I believe it is! I think that handsome man is just waiting…
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Snoqualmie Falls
We took “the scenic route” Sunday. That’s become our tradition each year– to find something interesting and a little out-of-the-way to stop and see on our way home from the homeschool conferences we go to in the Seattle area. This time Lyle decided on Snoqualmie Falls. We have visited several waterfalls in the Northwest over the years, but this is…
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Hotel Decor
Honestly, as I’ve said before, I’m not a decorating snob. But as a detail person, I notice things. Now, I have my house decorated the way I like it, and I hope you have your house decorated the way you like it. If I come over to your house I’m going to notice your decor, but I definitely will not…
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Road Trip Wrap-Up
We traveled approximately 4,100 miles in 9 days. That averages out to 450 miles a day, but of course, the distances were different each day. Monday and Friday were the only days we didn’t travel. Yesterday was our longest day on the road, from Casper, Wyoming to Post Falls, Idaho. It was 811 miles and took us about 13.5 hours.…
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And the Season Begins
My first homeschool convention of the season starts tomorrow in Loveland, Colorado. Today, on our road trip, we stopped at the Sonlight warehouse to pick up my convention supplies for the season. Barb, our wonderful convention coordinator, had my supplies ready and waiting… and Lyle, driver-and-packer-extraordinaire, quickly and efficiently got everything loaded into our little trailer. What you can’t see…
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Ozark Back Roads
Tuesday afternoon’s route took us winding through the Ozarks from Arkansas into Missouri. It was a gorgeous afternoon, sunny and warm like we never see in Idaho in March. We opened the sun roof and enjoyed the fresh spring air and the rolling hills. (We can’t bring ourselves to actually call the Ozarks mountains.) Wednesday morning was cooler and overcast,…
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Springtime in the Ozarks
It was snowing and about 24 degrees as we left Mitchell, South Dakota yesterday morning. We turned south in Sioux Falls. As we traveled the snow stopped, the sun came out, and the temperature began to warm up. Late in the day I began to notice some green in the grass along the roadside. And then I spotted a clump…
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South Dakota
It’s been a long day– 14.5 hours on the road. Needless to say, our stops have been short. We have enjoyed talking, reading, listening to audio books, working puzzles and watching the scenery as we drove. Since it’s still technically winter, the landscape is mostly gray and brown and bare. But the sky was beautiful in western South Dakota late…
