My apologies for how quiet it’s been around here lately. The quietness here is inversely related to real life. I’ve had another post I’ve been drafting for over a week, but just haven’t had the time to finish it. I’m currently in Haiti. The weeks leading up to my trip have been a whirlwind of...
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ___________________________ History: Henry Clay and the Missouri...
When individuals spend copious amounts of time feeling insecure, they start learning to protect themselves at all cost. Their brain is constantly in hyper-alert mode which causes it to stop developing. Many people get stuck in the stage of development that is eg0-centric–literally incapable of thinking about how things may impact someone else. As Dr. Bruce Perry...
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ________________________________________ History: War of 1812 (and Star...
I am really overdue for just a straight up life update. Every year I think we’re REALLY busy, and then we add something else. This year it was a coffee shop and a wellness business. So here’s the quick and dirty for what life is right now (subject to change second by second). Cafe Tesfa. I get...
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ________________________________________ UPDATE: 10/19/11 I just looked ahead...
Well, we didn’t get to be the first people to see the sun rise on the east coast this visit, but we did get to enjoy the view from atop Cadillac Mountain. We started with “normal” snapshots on the mountain. Then we just got silly.
In case you missed it, check out Round 1. Once there was a family who set out on a hike. While the wild blueberries were delightful, It was called the Precipice. That should have been a clue. Ladder rungs. Enough said. We did make it to the summit. The view was amazing.