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A Breath of Fresh Air

June 5, 2013

What a breath of fresh air. Our son Gavin has had GI issues ranging from Heartburn to Belly aches for months now, along with his constant worry & stress (can’t imagine where that comes from, hmm?). Anyway, a couple of months ago we took him to our old pediatrician (not a fan of MD’s, it [...]

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A more peaceful existence.

April 17, 2013

It’s official, the kids are falling comfortably into the world of Un-schooling. Waking up around 10-10:30 after being up till after midnight. Our mornings are peaceful now, no rushing around getting dressed, breakfast and grabbing notebooks and homework to get out the door to be at school by too darn early.  We’re happily well into [...]

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Road Trip 2012 – Arizona – Part I

March 11, 2013

There are two distinct parts to our time in Arizona, the incredible beauty of the landscapes and national parks and the kitschy, retro feel of Route 66 ‘The Mother Road’. Both were throughly enjoyed! We crossed into Arizona knowing we’d be stopping for an overnight in Holbrook, home of the Wigwam Motel. This is one [...]

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International Day of Peace!

September 21, 2012

Was thinking about peaceful people in our history and found, on Listverse, a compilation of their picks for the Top 10 Peaceful Men.  Who would you add, men and women? 10. Baha’u’llah 9. Benjamin Franklin 8. Socrates 7. Martin Luther King, Jr. 6. Dalai Lama 5. Nelson Mandela 4. Mohandas Gandhi 3. Siddhartha Gautama 2. [...]

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Homeshooling: Scavenger Hunt at EPCOT

August 14, 2012

I know, I know, you want to hear more about the road trip!! Well, I’m working on the 2000+ images from the trip and plan on getting posts started very soon, so for now… the continuation of our Educational trip to EPCOT back in June. ______________________________________________________ I love Disney as much now as I did [...]

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Road Trip 2012 Louisiana – Cajun Country

June 26, 2012

This trip is a whirl wind, I really thought I’d be posting more frequently but I’m so tired at night. And the heat…. Let’s go back to last Wednesday the 20th when we left New Orleans and completed our tour of S. Louisiana. What a couple of days! We started out on 10 heading west [...]

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Road Trip 2012 – Alabama & Louisiana

June 20, 2012

Click here for Road Trip – First Leg! We left off in the middle of our relaxing stay at Lake Eufaula. The kids and I took out both the one-man kayak, which the kids took turns in, and the canoe for a bit. Picked up a little trash we found in the lake while we [...]

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Road Trip 2012 is on!

June 16, 2012

Yep, we’re 31 hours & 425ish miles in. Gavin and I loaded up the car, picked up Addy at horse camp and drove off at 3p yesterday (Friday) afternoon. Our first stop was in Alachua in N. Florida at our friends, Kevin and Maii’s, new home. They made us a wonderful dinner with ingredients fresh [...]

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Gearing up! – Road Trip 2012

June 11, 2012

  We recently purchased a new tent for the trip. The Coleman 6-person Instant Tent (they say it goes up in 60 seconds). Well, Gavin and I tested it out today so we’re not winging it on our first tenting night (which is Carlsbad, NM, after driving 7 hours from San Antonio, TX). First time [...]

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Green at Disney, or anywhere.

June 6, 2012

This is a test – first blog post  from I-Pad with Blogsy. My kids and I recently had a 2-night stay at Walt Disney World. Our family is super spoiled living only 1 1/2 hours away from the mouse. This trip we took without PFMan, he had been extra focused at work launching a new [...]

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