Homeschool Journal 2/1/13
2013
In my life this week …
As I shared yesterday, this week has been full. We arrived home at 4am Wednesday morning after 1.5 weeks in KY. Laundry and sleep has been the theme of the past two days.
In our homeschool this week …
So much richer than any text book – we had the great joy of exploring several fascinating places on our travels. We explored the museum of General Patton, the Veterans Cemetery Memorial, Fort Duffield, Saunders Springs, drove by the Gold Vault, and then spent time at the South Union Shaker Village. Fascinating stuff! We squeezed in a bit of reading, writing and math during down time at the hotel and then listened to Story of the World as we drove. Almost finished the first set {Ancients} and we love it!
My favorite thing this week was …
The Shaker Village. It was fascinating to see. They were the inventors of many items and were quite advanced for their time, which given their conservative and simplistic lifestyle surprised me.
Things I’m working on …
Organizing my spaces. Being a week and a half in a hotel gave me a lot of time to think about the organization in my home and I came back with pages of ideas to implement!
I’m cooking …
Meals I had left in the freezer for our return. But eager to start back into cooking anything that doesn’t involve a microwave. {our only cooking option in the hotel room.}
I’m grateful for …
Cheerful boys that make traveling a fun adventure. They work so hard on their attitudes, and I am so thankful for their efforts.
A quote to share …
{from the 31 days of communicating with our children series}
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What a great adventure you all had. I would love to see a shaker village. I love traveling with my kids and seeing new sights.
Blessings, Dawn
The one we saw was in KY, about 30 minutes off I65 if you’re ever over there
Jessica Lynette recently posted..Homeschool Journal 2/1/13
I love how being in a different space like a hotel can give us ideas for organizing and clearing out things at home!
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Real world experiences are so much richer than any textbook aren’t they! Makes me wish I homeschooled so we could enjoy more of those kinds of moments! We just checked out the first set of Story of the World cds at the library this week but haven’t started them yet..glad to hear you all enjoyed them!