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Weevils in the Flour
Awhile back I was reading some (way) back issues in the archives of the Altus Times-Democrat newspaper on Google News. Altus is the county seat of the little town where my mother grew up. I am working on a novel set in the area during the Dust Bowl days of the Great Depression. This was an ad for a local grocery store…
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African Safari
So I went to Africa for the weekend… um, I mean Sandusky, Ohio. It just seemed like Africa. Or at least a touristy facsimile of Africa. The Teach Them Diligently conference was held at the Kalahari Resort, which has an African theme. It also features an indoor-outdoor water park. It is near Cedarpoint theme park, so I guess families in…
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Headed to Ohio
I’m flying this morning from Denver to Cleveland. I’ll be hosting the Sonlight booth at the Teach Them Diligently conference in Sandusky, Ohio this weekend, May 28-30. Hours are: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday Not much down time, as usual for these trips, but…
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Homeschool Convention Memories and Tips
The first homeschool convention I ever went to was in 1997 in Wichita, Kansas. Laura was four years old and Rebecca was just beginning to toddle. I wasn’t seriously considering homeschooling at that time, but a friend of mine was and she invited me to go to the convention with her. We bought vendor hall passes and went one evening…
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Florida Bites
We ended up not having time to drive over to the beach while I was in Florida. Nor did we go to Disney World. As we were riding the airport shuttle today, on our way out, a recorded announcement said, “Chances are, you didn’t see and do everything there is to do while you were here…” My co-worker and I…
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Going to Florida
I’m headed to the airport this morning for another convention trip. I’ll be assisting at the Sonlight booth at the Florida Homeschool Convention this weekend. The exhibit hall will be open 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. I’ll be working with several other Sonlight reps…
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And Back Again
It was a lovely weekend with lots of driving, which is the way we like it! We drove from St. Louis to Fort Wayne on Friday, stopping for a bit in Greenfield, Indiana where I have relatives. I knew I wouldn’t have much time to visit, but I had hoped to at least have a chance to say hi. As…
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A 3-State Day
We traveled from Denver to St. Louis yesterday with a small detour to Rolla, Missouri to visit Lyle’s mom for a few minutes. We left home at 3:00 a.m. and traveled a total of 17 hours, including stops. Mostly we were on the interstate with not much “scope for the imagination” or interesting tallies. We were off the main road…
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Road Trip to Indiana
Lyle and I are headed to Indiana this weekend to host the Sonlight booth at the Fort Wayne Area Homeschool Resource Expo this Saturday, May 16. We’ll be driving to this event. Maybe I can post some pictures along the way, though we won’t have a lot of time for sight-seeing.I know! I can keep tallies! That’s always fun. I don’t know…
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A Room With a View
Our hotel in Fairbanks overlooks the Chena River. My room is on the fifth floor and I have definitely enjoyed the view the last few days. We stayed in this same hotel last year and I had the same view, but it was a different room so the perspective was slightly different. I was in Fairbanks last year April 19-22…
