There is family. And then there are friends who feel like family. And while nothing can replace family, nothing can compare to such good friends. Such good friends, in fact, it takes a full four times to say goodbye.
Saying goodbye to the Life Learners just plain sucked. We’ve been with our local unschooling group for [...]
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Our Life Learners
Dinner with Strangers
Justin, Zeb and I volunteered our afternoon and evening serving a Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless.
It was so inspiring to see Zeb work so diligently. He has volunteered for years with his Gramma A. for Ronald McDonald but never has the opportunity to see who he is helping. Tonight however, he really shined. He worked [...]
Independence Day Celebrations
[Egads! Where is my brain?! I forgot to mention I'm now a monthly contributor at Not Dabbling in Normal. You'll see me there the first Wednesday of every month. You can find my intro post here.]
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Zeb had the “4th o’ July” signs written and hung weeks ago. Welcome signs, signs for the bathroom (should’ve seen [...]
Escaping the Heat…?
Our local unschooling group meets weekly, rain or shine…which usually means shine. I think it’s been several months since it’s rained and the idea of escaping the heat for “park day” was too great a temptation. We decided to head up to the mountains for hiking and playing in the stream (or is it a [...]
Earth Day Photos and Thoughts
We spent Earth Day with our unschooling friends at the park – making slushies, eating homegrown salads, feeding ducks the day old bread from the grocery store and making pinecone bird feeders and solar oven nachos. The kids ran wild through the grass and the playground while the mamas chatted or crocheted with plarn. The [...]
