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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…
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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…
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Fairbanks Convention
The Fairbanks IDEA curriculum fair started today. We have a nice booth location just inside the door. We weren’t able to use our new gray tablecloths because they are designed for eight-foot tables, and the tables at this event are six-foot. The blue ones are some we had from last year. It was just serendipity that they match the draping at…
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Outside of Fairbanks
For our day off today, we drove out into the country. Our first stop was the Alaska Pipeline. I learned that the reason it is above ground is because the oil is warm (about 100 degrees F) as it flows through the pipe. The ground, however, is frozen permafrost. If the pipeline were buried it would thaw the ground and…
