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Come, Follow Along
Every year we like to do something special to celebrate our anniversary. Whenever possible, we try to go away for at least the weekend. That doesn’t always work out, due to time constraints or finances. One year, when our children were small, our anniversary celebration consisted of going to McDonald’s. The kids played on the playground while we ate and…
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Weird Food
Lately I’ve been going a little snap-happy with my camera phone in some of the grocery stores around here. I just keep seeing all kinds of interesting things that I never even knew was a food. Plus… the pumpkin obsession continues. The food and beverage marketers really took off with that this year. That got me thinking about some of the…
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A Few of My Favorite Things
Today’s post is an updated re-run that I originally posted in March 2007. Apparently I originally picked it up at Kimberly’s Cup. It’s similar to the ABCs of Me post I did a few weeks ago but with a somewhat literary spin. Just a few of my favorite things: A: Authors L.M. Montgomery Laura Ingalls Wilder Frank Peretti Francine Rivers…
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Travel Quiz
Today I’m sharing a little travel quiz I picked up from Girl on the Move. Feel free to keep it going! Be sure to let me know if you do because I’d like to read your answers. What is your favorite seat on the airplane? First of all, I should say that I really don’t enjoy flying. I’m not afraid to…
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Traveling with Kids
Learning is a lifestyle in our family... and the learning doesn't stop even on vacation. Some of our best memories as a family involve cross-country road trips. It surprises me a little when I see people wince or shudder at the idea of traveling with their children. I've always looked forward to it.
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Summer Learning
As I’ve mentioned before, we cultivated a lifestyle of learning in our family. We were always eager to take a break from formal schooling for the summer, but the learning never stopped. Summer days were definitely more relaxed and the kids had plenty of free time for playing outside and pursuing their individual interests. I think that’s very important. I’ve…
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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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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…
