Organized Elsewhere

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Parenting in the Parks: Exploring the Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

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 W hen we were planning our itinerary for our South Dakota adventures I had chosen the Wind Cave merely because it was close by Mount Rushmo...
Monday, August 9, 2021

The Forced March (Hike) - Parenting in the Parks Post 4

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After dragging our children through Mount Rushmore, stuffing them with the only gluten-free options we could find, and forcing them to talk ...
Friday, August 6, 2021

Parenting in the Parks - the Junior Ranger Program

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The National Parks have a Junior Ranger program, which I both praise and curse them for all at once. They provide your children with a bookl...
Monday, August 2, 2021

Parenting in the Parks #2 - Bingo!

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We left off with our last post with our family in dire survival mode at Mount Rushmore, wondering how we were going to survive even one more...
Friday, July 30, 2021

Why do we do this to ourselves? Parenting at the Parks Post #1 - Rushmore

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When my grandmother took her five children to Italy for an extended stay she kept a journal throughout the entire trip, which she later edit...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Homeschooling, Cooking, and Common Language

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 It is Oakes Day - or rather - the day before the Kentucky Derby. While we do not live in Kentucky, over the years my family has found this ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Stream of consciousness during homeschool family writing time

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 It is homeschool family writing time, which means we are all cuddled up on the couch - cat included - typing away. It may look like a beaut...