tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17498845423177857732024-02-18T18:51:38.776-08:00academy at thousand oaksJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.comBlogger463125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-14097496870649333952023-06-25T10:41:00.005-07:002023-06-25T10:48:21.480-07:00Next Up This School Year Our school year was off to a good start. This felt important since this is the last school year for my second oldest child. I can't even comprehend only having two kids officially homeschooling. In fact, I have to change the subject right now before I cry. Again. For the 30th time this year.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzPwUXimVXRPSs4Sv5Ebjvpx6nJBt2w8Ih4E6eEj8Suc-cva8WJ1qCZeWEU2sc16k6vElznrkqwS4_ucbwaWgNG4a5Oc0W78p2ioHeyp4_s_YnSP14719kJQ574NrGAlvAoKX7DdXsaMmOPfDiV6bV8OT1ZKqLg-8uAxpSAlEA5O_tjnohJAE6wIZ/s3088/DC71EDEB-6C5F-425E-A9CB-A08B00B5FED0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzPwUXimVXRPSs4Sv5Ebjvpx6nJBt2w8Ih4E6eEj8Suc-cva8WJ1qCZeWEU2sc16k6vElznrkqwS4_ucbwaWgNG4a5Oc0W78p2ioHeyp4_s_YnSP14719kJQ574NrGAlvAoKX7DdXsaMmOPfDiV6bV8OT1ZKqLg-8uAxpSAlEA5O_tjnohJAE6wIZ/s320/DC71EDEB-6C5F-425E-A9CB-A08B00B5FED0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Sis and I decided to use Labor Day weekend for a road trip. We bought a few car camping items, loaded up, and headed out for a few days. We were pretty comfy car-sleeping. The rechargeable fans helped a lot. These fans hold their charge all night; they were great! We ended up getting a hotel on night 3 out of 4 to reset. I had a free hotel night with credit card points. The main cities we explored were: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDOTgtytHgRveS1QK6tgqg6W9VyYkw6b2373CsQmMNuJXKNu539avY_d-p-vtGlg7mVJQA2q0WtkihDVG0m0Cl0yj08poi1wSLrbncbKbMyLFqEESmTY21XgqOOyei8zX9H5poXSV2_WlH2eEHnlDdKSxoKZyncskTW4Y2pfDjXPGqhQ3CYuNqPP6/s4032/B4CB4207-DDD2-48E2-BD64-6408304B65A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDOTgtytHgRveS1QK6tgqg6W9VyYkw6b2373CsQmMNuJXKNu539avY_d-p-vtGlg7mVJQA2q0WtkihDVG0m0Cl0yj08poi1wSLrbncbKbMyLFqEESmTY21XgqOOyei8zX9H5poXSV2_WlH2eEHnlDdKSxoKZyncskTW4Y2pfDjXPGqhQ3CYuNqPP6/s320/B4CB4207-DDD2-48E2-BD64-6408304B65A1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YQ5JcBUMdFghpDlPn60sCedtuROwK1OLYos8DpA5Vb5RZ2OBW9jQGbewhoX08dDVwX4rIXeAYy667fYvdtpWLjfNIprRMhBaCZqSVsm06yJveoXuueFKRQ6d2e0NUe-pget1Wd_rGl8pmoQiwmgvu1FY-aKo19EJgpFnyX6wpeVq88EcombnXiBu/s4032/A0D7B97D-3B20-4A15-8EE4-1978E6D7F53E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">RICHMOND, VA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iI7ds7SQnUf8xhzJPBECHnNzc9vmnCQFE-bTQXu7pvOGBnTDqazufPgFGOKrdlGQ5-lbOSRIF5ZebgRg380BfDFgJgjvNlo5GASRP5qdt_osb9ZH9Gz6l_cbmrIv4CBnTjsjRxqQB4BcYXEqsC7xBD0e4sdRiJpZvHuj5Rrqs1zw2eZN0rrRpAv6/s4032/4595D3EF-E201-440F-8E7D-DB8137DA23BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iI7ds7SQnUf8xhzJPBECHnNzc9vmnCQFE-bTQXu7pvOGBnTDqazufPgFGOKrdlGQ5-lbOSRIF5ZebgRg380BfDFgJgjvNlo5GASRP5qdt_osb9ZH9Gz6l_cbmrIv4CBnTjsjRxqQB4BcYXEqsC7xBD0e4sdRiJpZvHuj5Rrqs1zw2eZN0rrRpAv6/s320/4595D3EF-E201-440F-8E7D-DB8137DA23BE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div> And...Pink Hill, North Carolina. It was in my heart to visit the resting place of one of my most important people of my entire life, my great aunt. I didn't want anything to dim the enormous amount of fun that I was having with my daughter. I didn't want a cloud or anything. But I did end up crying large amounts during different times of the trip. Mostly just this day. Also the day before - because I had been looking up her family members online...I had done this several years ago and was happy to see that most of them were still alive. I knew I wanted to visit them all and always had it in the back of my mind. It had been more than a dozen years since I had been here last.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9wGlOkRMq0kLQpOBYIh9IxuckQdZDfJz0s_nnS2ek-6WCs9HKHpOEG88DAuaF1-wGvz3VJwMQm5oEvddlp6jCpC6BexDn_QbP7g0MJJ-v5YaLux92vZ5kNjGtcWiF66UObD0WN52sVWKlBsQ44kQOdJiEtSKuC1SCCJyBaNddKtLv9ymki5MDhol/s4032/FA14D354-40C5-465B-922F-EAEBF0D9588A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9wGlOkRMq0kLQpOBYIh9IxuckQdZDfJz0s_nnS2ek-6WCs9HKHpOEG88DAuaF1-wGvz3VJwMQm5oEvddlp6jCpC6BexDn_QbP7g0MJJ-v5YaLux92vZ5kNjGtcWiF66UObD0WN52sVWKlBsQ44kQOdJiEtSKuC1SCCJyBaNddKtLv9ymki5MDhol/s320/FA14D354-40C5-465B-922F-EAEBF0D9588A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> I mostly wanted my kids to visit them. Because they never got to meet my aunt. And her sisters sounded like her and looked like her. So it would be like they would be able to catch a glimpse of her somehow. When I realized they were all gone - and then when I realized one of their husbands, the one I knew the most and thought was still around, was also gone...I felt it deeply and cried and mourned. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauI-sJqgFVjqQrUTnziD_YXoUNFs0UTZEJyu93z3gnkEbpMSKNVdht3woPKLYmMup9_GhvWFsn5F8QNe6yYKvk3Rt37AGVxFD2ralQ42sc3qq1kRo6ToiOo0bpLZUSOc-4dRRrQ-YkktzjBHele48DU5bz3Z26NpXgFKYaVhPOhN_NF_VoH9vOqJ7/s4032/D7240031-D7E3-4D5B-AD97-1C4D79F201B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauI-sJqgFVjqQrUTnziD_YXoUNFs0UTZEJyu93z3gnkEbpMSKNVdht3woPKLYmMup9_GhvWFsn5F8QNe6yYKvk3Rt37AGVxFD2ralQ42sc3qq1kRo6ToiOo0bpLZUSOc-4dRRrQ-YkktzjBHele48DU5bz3Z26NpXgFKYaVhPOhN_NF_VoH9vOqJ7/s320/D7240031-D7E3-4D5B-AD97-1C4D79F201B4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I was saddened to see she had no flowers and that already her gravesite was worn from age. My aunt and uncle never had children. My parents, siblings, and I were their children. I know it doesn't really matter...that this isn't <i>really</i> where she is. But I want to go back or make arrangements for her to have a flower urn, too, like the other spots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><h3 style="text-align: center;"> What We've Been Eating</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthUiZBsE3xBpqGS50ufY8Mb37i9KqLJOt6mCxXwryiqtdKZBZq5iUadDaWsGxPNHvQAyUzVKbY_abSZe-0e-L_2s4_-eoJu5Yno2DYakKvkjN-Dju7BVIhKtcMKkU63Xh4Rf68jFvt1DEzTVP2KJB_w6q7hnkh-EZ35h2R6AHpadIFyHhcjaxSqiQ/s4032/3C8E11B0-DDB5-47E0-95E5-61C71C7E7121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthUiZBsE3xBpqGS50ufY8Mb37i9KqLJOt6mCxXwryiqtdKZBZq5iUadDaWsGxPNHvQAyUzVKbY_abSZe-0e-L_2s4_-eoJu5Yno2DYakKvkjN-Dju7BVIhKtcMKkU63Xh4Rf68jFvt1DEzTVP2KJB_w6q7hnkh-EZ35h2R6AHpadIFyHhcjaxSqiQ/s320/3C8E11B0-DDB5-47E0-95E5-61C71C7E7121.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>We felt inspired by all of the great food we had on our trip. So we made vegan Coleslaw. So good. I love crunchy, finely chopped vegetables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq3lLA3EWv1i1jv-J3AOTW2p1jo84xCzEVAf6d_aapKUcZuPjcMWe03X3K5wDBwLZhUJ4LJptE7RgQolseGCdp2q7Ysr1Dlij814Gn3dP6L8_qW7D_LZoVdc1HVmlBX5sZq5EHiQp2_VUoT4ZxtixXiCCVkZ97S_VzZfekD3Gu6YCeATxVmQAkWKV/s4032/759CE733-E5C1-4000-9AC9-B9476A1903E5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq3lLA3EWv1i1jv-J3AOTW2p1jo84xCzEVAf6d_aapKUcZuPjcMWe03X3K5wDBwLZhUJ4LJptE7RgQolseGCdp2q7Ysr1Dlij814Gn3dP6L8_qW7D_LZoVdc1HVmlBX5sZq5EHiQp2_VUoT4ZxtixXiCCVkZ97S_VzZfekD3Gu6YCeATxVmQAkWKV/s320/759CE733-E5C1-4000-9AC9-B9476A1903E5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HDSPp8UNy0-WTUYZSh0-zFryfL2FPzsPaJ5THlD1KStgvZL-VoN__UKJ1AvKK1C3ut-toXIqK4sxyOk87jZX86M7P8GhwbXxa9oJEyd920R2jQcUwr5vDrGU3Ec5r3_tYQB_T_d3XiBCbNP-R4zNW0LUIvmNIkfQgFJdY8i8miV3m-wP-44K1Mzm/s4032/A39BDD51-B4AF-4A72-8DF0-F8915022561E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HDSPp8UNy0-WTUYZSh0-zFryfL2FPzsPaJ5THlD1KStgvZL-VoN__UKJ1AvKK1C3ut-toXIqK4sxyOk87jZX86M7P8GhwbXxa9oJEyd920R2jQcUwr5vDrGU3Ec5r3_tYQB_T_d3XiBCbNP-R4zNW0LUIvmNIkfQgFJdY8i8miV3m-wP-44K1Mzm/s320/A39BDD51-B4AF-4A72-8DF0-F8915022561E.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI7FfRyOA1Hw9ggNFApnuTl-HNYe7E4nrTlcWyDylwWN6KYbxPYapStkLAYJ0FVo57p66C7cH9wMPbGjpy0qb_qgCWc3eEWcWGojUK_hV81EFUPvRsMfmmy2FxUjQO957Lq8-tI3K9yvDIqsM9mSJmytcVtu9RkigYzvFxzYt12sHXuUfrtIzTo2K/s4032/074CCD82-530D-4646-AE22-A1BCB6B71961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyI7FfRyOA1Hw9ggNFApnuTl-HNYe7E4nrTlcWyDylwWN6KYbxPYapStkLAYJ0FVo57p66C7cH9wMPbGjpy0qb_qgCWc3eEWcWGojUK_hV81EFUPvRsMfmmy2FxUjQO957Lq8-tI3K9yvDIqsM9mSJmytcVtu9RkigYzvFxzYt12sHXuUfrtIzTo2K/s320/074CCD82-530D-4646-AE22-A1BCB6B71961.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div></div><div> We tried to recreate a buffalo cauliflower sandwich with Coleslaw that we had on our trip, too. We got pretty close maybe.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUfQVMHjj2tDJDnkCVu-8-GHLN8oYN8J8FzqPdSju3ddyrG6f9Xal7-qLBAqIJzGuD3nc-VXebnG_3fkTvGBi4TkEykjCC7J6_hZ8fW8jqQkX6aDo2aZHZ41EVtYehkaV2rayY63hMnQMxIuS0500919hJLNr4lMVHS5jHkhc_QBzIT9FpdledfXP/s4032/85FC1493-BD5A-4058-9188-DC1D9E580E16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUfQVMHjj2tDJDnkCVu-8-GHLN8oYN8J8FzqPdSju3ddyrG6f9Xal7-qLBAqIJzGuD3nc-VXebnG_3fkTvGBi4TkEykjCC7J6_hZ8fW8jqQkX6aDo2aZHZ41EVtYehkaV2rayY63hMnQMxIuS0500919hJLNr4lMVHS5jHkhc_QBzIT9FpdledfXP/s320/85FC1493-BD5A-4058-9188-DC1D9E580E16.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>Tofu cream pie and apple pie. There was no occasion for this, but Little Man had requested to start baking more. He sat on the counter and rolled out the dough, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OxOWFZXzLxaYmo4Xq6XYoaD6JShU57ie3uVp0iqzznVnWrQ1-6H8V0puB1YEbZojnvJnPh0omp8h9Be7Ggm8T94tACizD3aqHdz8GuZbYeUtR_wMOceNo9rX1NC_4q2Ar2a-ko9Kb6Q7YKu598dyFl-Hw4NXNqimTtlGeHktpOWjUTcDR2X77gY0/s4032/8AC615DB-8A39-4023-B4C6-C1DB9C2228D6.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OxOWFZXzLxaYmo4Xq6XYoaD6JShU57ie3uVp0iqzznVnWrQ1-6H8V0puB1YEbZojnvJnPh0omp8h9Be7Ggm8T94tACizD3aqHdz8GuZbYeUtR_wMOceNo9rX1NC_4q2Ar2a-ko9Kb6Q7YKu598dyFl-Hw4NXNqimTtlGeHktpOWjUTcDR2X77gY0/s320/8AC615DB-8A39-4023-B4C6-C1DB9C2228D6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> I don't remember if this was Dash created bread or not. (He had been baking bread a lot during this time.) Plus: bean and potato soup.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJx-es9TEjryj0YgCFkjcwNbJ8TqGwhyQ8kXZjH2uk1hhk5mPnErlu5aXL_K2UvXNQU6SZg6LVXcAXCi3E-rIgEpprKa7Di56QDOxUIyPHdq9rgSFjxr4y93EgykyZTwXMFBz7vbJ8oO0De7zrNtjHtCP_glJxUsPspIvPmv6rWQ8v41Fol_m8pYd/s4032/0B8028B8-1348-4B94-BC8E-B03CA9392267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJx-es9TEjryj0YgCFkjcwNbJ8TqGwhyQ8kXZjH2uk1hhk5mPnErlu5aXL_K2UvXNQU6SZg6LVXcAXCi3E-rIgEpprKa7Di56QDOxUIyPHdq9rgSFjxr4y93EgykyZTwXMFBz7vbJ8oO0De7zrNtjHtCP_glJxUsPspIvPmv6rWQ8v41Fol_m8pYd/s320/0B8028B8-1348-4B94-BC8E-B03CA9392267.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80bcx44Zf-Q4Lb-Rd3ig3qOrHfPLiZ_GMlxS5zO9b11xnRT7mheTN7xtT-1wqT-SYm9vZjClVmjWV5zVLDlGJ6FqQTD1WH3AkpZLRLQYYA2h7IEXkqwbs9HqJoFrkJVhWkDDSSxr9VhsG5JIzV0OD3Py97iXjfmJDdswQLbJZRGxgXVfHGCOIFRN0/s4032/C526313C-492E-4614-A372-B68DB85DD6EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80bcx44Zf-Q4Lb-Rd3ig3qOrHfPLiZ_GMlxS5zO9b11xnRT7mheTN7xtT-1wqT-SYm9vZjClVmjWV5zVLDlGJ6FqQTD1WH3AkpZLRLQYYA2h7IEXkqwbs9HqJoFrkJVhWkDDSSxr9VhsG5JIzV0OD3Py97iXjfmJDdswQLbJZRGxgXVfHGCOIFRN0/s320/C526313C-492E-4614-A372-B68DB85DD6EA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3D0NTWjpZ9Gt4BjZXZDN9P1ai6F-vxDsicit1UVQF-rRzNGWlNu3z3j1aveMMXZJbQpNmtZU8-jXsXviP6OQjqFmezCwYnc3sAD_fJax_sZho4G5_nMmaKjQEsBy_sogtOjoB3ZR-9IFPSoXuZVUSCJLaXgwQ6vMQVcVNrGALCi5b30PFdh_Fux6/s1170/9F3D70A7-A76B-448E-AE1E-66E42A9DFBE1.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1170" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3D0NTWjpZ9Gt4BjZXZDN9P1ai6F-vxDsicit1UVQF-rRzNGWlNu3z3j1aveMMXZJbQpNmtZU8-jXsXviP6OQjqFmezCwYnc3sAD_fJax_sZho4G5_nMmaKjQEsBy_sogtOjoB3ZR-9IFPSoXuZVUSCJLaXgwQ6vMQVcVNrGALCi5b30PFdh_Fux6/s320/9F3D70A7-A76B-448E-AE1E-66E42A9DFBE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We were going to read "<b><i>Who was Harriet Tubman?</i></b>" So we had a charcuterie night and watched "Harriet." It was pretty good! I think we all liked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3_Kf7WG0BpCNMD-Xm2xgYQaNi8xI1KWLm28_4_gC_w03Sk3-iRNDww4FGjIuG_ibfat8yt3pKOq9WHuD3R8SUDzQytlGtbKXsEjABEeNRs1rW261hOj9_Brnof9jjYfBB9OmDpoNd-drqgvwCdslWXbucmMjghMBFRO4Do9ciwi1dyXw5VKAwLOS/s4032/1F5A4DFF-8062-4D69-B518-A823A5F6DA9E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3_Kf7WG0BpCNMD-Xm2xgYQaNi8xI1KWLm28_4_gC_w03Sk3-iRNDww4FGjIuG_ibfat8yt3pKOq9WHuD3R8SUDzQytlGtbKXsEjABEeNRs1rW261hOj9_Brnof9jjYfBB9OmDpoNd-drqgvwCdslWXbucmMjghMBFRO4Do9ciwi1dyXw5VKAwLOS/s320/1F5A4DFF-8062-4D69-B518-A823A5F6DA9E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Little Man read a "</span><i>Nate the Great</i><span style="font-weight: normal;">" book and really wanted to make the strawberry milkshake recipe that was in the back of the book. We will take any excuse to make a milkshake, of course.</span></span> </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"> What We've Been Reading</h3></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdyxg3Knh6LuzsNyb1qpWP4V9It_IFiDjycrdyWvlaj695HlnV4flRiSNmMYDH6fsLuIxdUeIsj44rSbKS0OsGnlF4o51lgC0Q3lBiWZAPsjdF9MN7e_mJCgA_1ivoHenVAw8ERzW7ywBbmMFDVIgA9_is2yqFZuIMbzGLWaWoHcabsDO5AFbx4B7/s4032/A2BD2835-6309-4058-A23D-8DEBDE027A93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdyxg3Knh6LuzsNyb1qpWP4V9It_IFiDjycrdyWvlaj695HlnV4flRiSNmMYDH6fsLuIxdUeIsj44rSbKS0OsGnlF4o51lgC0Q3lBiWZAPsjdF9MN7e_mJCgA_1ivoHenVAw8ERzW7ywBbmMFDVIgA9_is2yqFZuIMbzGLWaWoHcabsDO5AFbx4B7/s320/A2BD2835-6309-4058-A23D-8DEBDE027A93.jpeg" width="240" /></a></h3></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span>This was Dash's request because he had read it many years ago in middle school. I must admit I always thought it was a Native American book by the cover and title, but I guess I wasn't analyzing it too much. I did not know it was a book that took place during the time of Jesus. This was a breakfast that Little Man (Ninja - I still haven't gotten into a flow of what to call him yet.) wanted to present to his siblings.</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdyxg3Knh6LuzsNyb1qpWP4V9It_IFiDjycrdyWvlaj695HlnV4flRiSNmMYDH6fsLuIxdUeIsj44rSbKS0OsGnlF4o51lgC0Q3lBiWZAPsjdF9MN7e_mJCgA_1ivoHenVAw8ERzW7ywBbmMFDVIgA9_is2yqFZuIMbzGLWaWoHcabsDO5AFbx4B7/s4032/A2BD2835-6309-4058-A23D-8DEBDE027A93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Out and About/Field Trip</h3></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs7MWPT_AsAVW77k76FYeZP61NhbanRKuSIyCuA8ACzOAvGXM5BovJ9jB7QdGHAP8YU3nauEXfnnNkNA3Qv157aaWkZSL6gYogm2vV6rcm-TC8MAYBU4tZs6MPjoZ17QcekOl7DlQMbC4pM0am8LQpfOuExoeLc3ju-OqvwPGZH8-5wOk1GG0uSVy/s4032/DEA30567-C5F2-4D57-9488-FF1E716720FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs7MWPT_AsAVW77k76FYeZP61NhbanRKuSIyCuA8ACzOAvGXM5BovJ9jB7QdGHAP8YU3nauEXfnnNkNA3Qv157aaWkZSL6gYogm2vV6rcm-TC8MAYBU4tZs6MPjoZ17QcekOl7DlQMbC4pM0am8LQpfOuExoeLc3ju-OqvwPGZH8-5wOk1GG0uSVy/s320/DEA30567-C5F2-4D57-9488-FF1E716720FE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">trip to the local library</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3B95jriRjCw7hrxdwLVgEI6aoYozwGjNpg76bDnOThbSXLGJnyNUoDDwGOvoBVWzR_99i-kF9ZbPJOXcTRzIhg7gf68tgEc1E4B77tue3t9Xa3VsS1FOTrs6Q5QrQonabNKBhsjE5m61ZroEpk4KiDulxcz8ax9__H4xK1UU2U4-O061aL4y_sjZ/s4032/9CAA57E8-E849-49BA-A61F-CA51B8C21221.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3B95jriRjCw7hrxdwLVgEI6aoYozwGjNpg76bDnOThbSXLGJnyNUoDDwGOvoBVWzR_99i-kF9ZbPJOXcTRzIhg7gf68tgEc1E4B77tue3t9Xa3VsS1FOTrs6Q5QrQonabNKBhsjE5m61ZroEpk4KiDulxcz8ax9__H4xK1UU2U4-O061aL4y_sjZ/s320/9CAA57E8-E849-49BA-A61F-CA51B8C21221.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> One day we were in the Dade City/San Antonio (FL) area waiting on Brother at tennis practice, Ninja and I went to get some groceries from Publix. He brought this book to me and and asked me to read it to him (even though he could have obviously read it himself). So I, of course, did. It was a cute story with my favorite things, anthropomorphic animals and lots of love and sweetness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j5M8ycer9EZd0LULG_aOlr-3KR2rPB2nx4_2miD58pyPF5c5SoZe905NfHXP9S6-pUxRLY-zTL7XQDf1wnhltkEBv4CysqWadNNW31JCyVEZvzVIyV1MVCWcM72sBFW5Z3YmXmDlNZF3o9guCNbY6K9IpfBFpV7Ylk_Eulub0188tgYvecmyyirF/s3088/4B760884-CD5B-44BF-B33A-52AD9E1B93B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j5M8ycer9EZd0LULG_aOlr-3KR2rPB2nx4_2miD58pyPF5c5SoZe905NfHXP9S6-pUxRLY-zTL7XQDf1wnhltkEBv4CysqWadNNW31JCyVEZvzVIyV1MVCWcM72sBFW5Z3YmXmDlNZF3o9guCNbY6K9IpfBFpV7Ylk_Eulub0188tgYvecmyyirF/s320/4B760884-CD5B-44BF-B33A-52AD9E1B93B5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> And the whole thing made him very cuddly, and I did not object to any of it.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3MEkCKT8ufqekCUGKe6HX-8rOtMfigfzGIQkrOqjQqBtvQwOFZPdGCLuloGodZe4JRFibVOKDUF3VaMDLhZe4tird6USbYYomPOFHbYw8Ry-oYWIFaGVPLS6BMfpTxGn8O4HyCHDI4yoBt8IlVPCy0NGF-5e9ohhd76ob92DsBYl5qtioid-lRxS/s4032/4059F1A7-4DD4-49CD-BE17-720E6852C68C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3MEkCKT8ufqekCUGKe6HX-8rOtMfigfzGIQkrOqjQqBtvQwOFZPdGCLuloGodZe4JRFibVOKDUF3VaMDLhZe4tird6USbYYomPOFHbYw8Ry-oYWIFaGVPLS6BMfpTxGn8O4HyCHDI4yoBt8IlVPCy0NGF-5e9ohhd76ob92DsBYl5qtioid-lRxS/s320/4059F1A7-4DD4-49CD-BE17-720E6852C68C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We went to a Little House on the Prairie themed event at Dade Battlefield Historic Park. This was our first time at this little nearby gem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtvoC4lBIAdv6AC7Ghkixb6kas1ZK0x_aDwDXDzYHOdVO5e1FOQJM5SY70K8LH2UsC5cKCC-mOIcUMLGVvRKoU3r0Wjimpbc40po78AmvAwVCBf0_vxFPymtK_ZRQcgRJCjJS_3OB0vXpQF875Cn01svqyQLgMe4mq8jpgIX-2YZAQX74d2mkHSAQ/s4032/2612AE5A-E7F1-44DA-82A4-29BFEBA7FBA6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtvoC4lBIAdv6AC7Ghkixb6kas1ZK0x_aDwDXDzYHOdVO5e1FOQJM5SY70K8LH2UsC5cKCC-mOIcUMLGVvRKoU3r0Wjimpbc40po78AmvAwVCBf0_vxFPymtK_ZRQcgRJCjJS_3OB0vXpQF875Cn01svqyQLgMe4mq8jpgIX-2YZAQX74d2mkHSAQ/s320/2612AE5A-E7F1-44DA-82A4-29BFEBA7FBA6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After taking part in a few activities and listening to excerpts from the book…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">more cross country meets and doing an amazing job, placing and earning medals</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just For Fun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqgQ3l3pF0GBqgjORqTfHmhWcEL5Y3qEubw0U6JVWeUD9-ZVUlfK-cSDVKQ9MVFK3tkwalRIIysiRG-NVJVzAK5tv2EE4q8C7WJaiAEM37R8j4GgMSCKQv3RwBrJVRYoYj6FHes4ujSUtzamDAh54zEkrrg0M1ZOm4ovr_aMGxR3gTxRl_SlGq4j/s4032/E439DF1F-514F-4A4E-8362-BF78F523A80C.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqgQ3l3pF0GBqgjORqTfHmhWcEL5Y3qEubw0U6JVWeUD9-ZVUlfK-cSDVKQ9MVFK3tkwalRIIysiRG-NVJVzAK5tv2EE4q8C7WJaiAEM37R8j4GgMSCKQv3RwBrJVRYoYj6FHes4ujSUtzamDAh54zEkrrg0M1ZOm4ovr_aMGxR3gTxRl_SlGq4j/s320/E439DF1F-514F-4A4E-8362-BF78F523A80C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">I saw these things sitting on the dining room table one day. I photographed them to remember how normal this is right now. My youngest has such a good imagination; I assume these were being used as weapons.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UBiOjNX0TJrduxtum5SFtQvNGGf-JbkHrZJ1ZUvUrDTAQvzFaSivTgxlLHEJnK3s5y5EpWNPYTBYzkK6JVmjpk8Y03R9JFIlS0mMbSFcvQWBi_GNwpzJ08iQ0fabUM5kzoylhlqyxDqibc_nDV2sIF91fznDy52k40wceyEG-bmpxiX2wN7TkHKO/s4032/B8382003-5F77-4B35-9EA7-89B5620C1C49.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UBiOjNX0TJrduxtum5SFtQvNGGf-JbkHrZJ1ZUvUrDTAQvzFaSivTgxlLHEJnK3s5y5EpWNPYTBYzkK6JVmjpk8Y03R9JFIlS0mMbSFcvQWBi_GNwpzJ08iQ0fabUM5kzoylhlqyxDqibc_nDV2sIF91fznDy52k40wceyEG-bmpxiX2wN7TkHKO/s320/B8382003-5F77-4B35-9EA7-89B5620C1C49.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the stone around our fireplace. Look at the big stone, middle right. Do you see the face? I pointed it out to Ninja one day. He said it totally freaked him out and wasn't happy I showed him because during this time, he had been going through a phase of choosing to sleep on the couch, which is next to the fireplace. Haha.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnF5lPgWMEIfh9hHBsJmppnivYc6goK35ikiYw6FsnayszsN3OxQFfXnXvYedVqpqFxJfX9qzRKK1b5oXZww4XjBgLMNUyuJkHSVK3qvQ8wgj4ZjrW0YMjqLyfi0-Yjn2LzwX8bLEaGrd1_m9LIMAhJ9EOYRrJZ8mtGR0G_7k3orBzShzByLd2t47/s2532/E7FA1608-EE56-4BD5-95F2-3548CE3B4BAD.png" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnF5lPgWMEIfh9hHBsJmppnivYc6goK35ikiYw6FsnayszsN3OxQFfXnXvYedVqpqFxJfX9qzRKK1b5oXZww4XjBgLMNUyuJkHSVK3qvQ8wgj4ZjrW0YMjqLyfi0-Yjn2LzwX8bLEaGrd1_m9LIMAhJ9EOYRrJZ8mtGR0G_7k3orBzShzByLd2t47/s320/E7FA1608-EE56-4BD5-95F2-3548CE3B4BAD.png" width="148" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">I spent a month or more being obsessed with the Kennedys and listening to every audiobook, watching movies and videos, and reading so many books. I've done this before, years ago. I don't know what about them piqued my interest, but I also know I'm not the only one. I will say that biographies, people's stories, are my favorites. Once I learn about </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">someone</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, I want to know everything. If I enjoy someone I don't know about in a movie or tv show, I immediately look them up and want to know everything about their personal lives. If we read a historic book about someone, I want to visit their home, read more books - find out everything.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRzdX_C35swnOblvBYnGS-DoTT6BZQJoa2sKCXTmSwxIAC-bm9mg7Z8ExrpEVs9z68ZAltZIvKmdZKhIN7fUBtAQKPU40ndqwq2lSjy8saw6111lN7Fk9uW5tAPgjgD2eu3xJuXL_PmLP-KGfh30T1clPNbdVyqOTPNWK2Q2dBO462qFye-VCP3e1/s4032/E29614C7-A853-4A27-9137-207D655BB198.jpeg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRzdX_C35swnOblvBYnGS-DoTT6BZQJoa2sKCXTmSwxIAC-bm9mg7Z8ExrpEVs9z68ZAltZIvKmdZKhIN7fUBtAQKPU40ndqwq2lSjy8saw6111lN7Fk9uW5tAPgjgD2eu3xJuXL_PmLP-KGfh30T1clPNbdVyqOTPNWK2Q2dBO462qFye-VCP3e1/s320/E29614C7-A853-4A27-9137-207D655BB198.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">play-dough day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AND THE CATS...</div></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsu3zdoAh37z7FJIITITaEj5j-MHi9GZHYiVuS3hU_IFimpgJeAUvIvekiDlVeOamSU9kfyyQXxj9-bnvVKEVUBc1k9OMUzfrmi5E-hNVg0Qa_E-VQ65GsTJ76Yz0SY_qGJfNX06jUtGX2y_CLH3W724lfgt9dW5oEDVEK05h8x2cSVmW_3VWXODj/s4032/A06B59C3-08EB-479C-9435-385ABC126CB2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsu3zdoAh37z7FJIITITaEj5j-MHi9GZHYiVuS3hU_IFimpgJeAUvIvekiDlVeOamSU9kfyyQXxj9-bnvVKEVUBc1k9OMUzfrmi5E-hNVg0Qa_E-VQ65GsTJ76Yz0SY_qGJfNX06jUtGX2y_CLH3W724lfgt9dW5oEDVEK05h8x2cSVmW_3VWXODj/s320/A06B59C3-08EB-479C-9435-385ABC126CB2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> This is our fancy cat worth thousands. And when I say thousands, I mean THOUSANDS. This was her second operation. She's also had a lengthy, expensive hospitalization several years ago. (That was no fault of her own - we think she had a kidney infection of some sort. She almost died.) Her operations were completely </span>unnecessary and are why we had to move all beloved Nerf guns out of the house to be played with outdoors only. (This actually took place after the first surgery, but we lowered our guard and after a fun impromptu battle, let one slip by us for her to find.) Both times, she ate Nerf bullets. The little plastic end of a Nerf bullet is the perfect size to get stuck in a cat's intestines. So that's what happened, poor thing. We were freaked out about how her paws looked after the IV and her legs wrapped up. You can't really tell in these photos, but they were super tiny. It took a day, I think, for them to go back to normal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIoH0dvYAvu_IvdjRDlfqSbBYbFpOBiHCP9D1S7gQt2jXbepjquY4Qe07SkEOy3_YmOW0LPSA7X5buctY2dUVOYHUEC1Chemr1CJ9R3BIch-OPz27BijUaSjMQnX8TKXOAAYSFmZJYzqS8Sk4BDK4zs65gpyPCXVkOh_tK3t8mJwWiPi-VhjCVy_n/s4032/25EFD82E-6A8F-4985-AB49-719BF91B073E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIoH0dvYAvu_IvdjRDlfqSbBYbFpOBiHCP9D1S7gQt2jXbepjquY4Qe07SkEOy3_YmOW0LPSA7X5buctY2dUVOYHUEC1Chemr1CJ9R3BIch-OPz27BijUaSjMQnX8TKXOAAYSFmZJYzqS8Sk4BDK4zs65gpyPCXVkOh_tK3t8mJwWiPi-VhjCVy_n/s320/25EFD82E-6A8F-4985-AB49-719BF91B073E.jpeg" width="240" /></a>'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love our Gerti, though, and are so glad she is okay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-13426287399958822482022-10-20T15:34:00.002-07:002022-10-20T15:39:43.286-07:00Present Day: New School Year <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: 400;"> I had been showing my kids a few old blog posts that were cute or funny - things they had said when they were little, etc. My youngest has taken notice of the fact that their early homeschool was documented quite thoroughly and would like some fair treatment! I tried to tell him that my life was pretty manageable </i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><i>until</i></span><i style="font-weight: 400;"> he came along - in the nicest way possible. For starters, all of them slept in, and he has been an early riser from the start. Momma got tired! He's also my biggest talker. It's literally taken me a few weeks to finish this post because we talk a whole lot to each other. I told him I didn't even know if I remembered how to do blogger. But it seems it is all coming back to me - mostly. It's a little more difficult going from phone to computer, but I'm figuring it out. Truthfully, though, I prefer this method of journal keeping than other forms of social media, and it feels more purposeful toward how I want to record memories - just for the sake of recording them and not the other weird things that can come with social media. So here's to you, Little Man, and may Momma always be fair to all. </i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to School </div></h3></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmUBgcwptSIRg9zwAM49v14frUbhIGnDtmgBAHzo71BJktcS60P51lo36Ie402ucLF12MufzzCrhcPBsrf19zTJCjC_2cvbtK4CSrbxViROeNWShHC95paAiA2BAmlNbsuFU8NEPyoDH_bFFlmmZfYjWMAcQI9YHyE7MNrzkq82IUwjn5u7FHt2ef/s4032/94A48EEF-4B35-4C89-BDB6-C87A40F904C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmUBgcwptSIRg9zwAM49v14frUbhIGnDtmgBAHzo71BJktcS60P51lo36Ie402ucLF12MufzzCrhcPBsrf19zTJCjC_2cvbtK4CSrbxViROeNWShHC95paAiA2BAmlNbsuFU8NEPyoDH_bFFlmmZfYjWMAcQI9YHyE7MNrzkq82IUwjn5u7FHt2ef/w400-h300/94A48EEF-4B35-4C89-BDB6-C87A40F904C8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We chose an official start day. This was actually the day after Little Man's first day at his homeschool academy - the second week of August. We usually have a theme to our "back to school" party. I chose Ancient Egypt because we were going to start an Egypt study. This was the coffee table. We called it "Pancakes and Prince of Egypt"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42CE3K8_1mjhgnUuQKWZzDDd0lJ_ADoLkdFJ-c9dh_Ad4LMR1ZZrm1ETsOjfYHMGfjHSG96LMsUOQ7rzWgVNZV4y8qPofd3vhelZUaO4wRwmc6izOajPzM15gZBUomKlj_QQvE34fEo5V5DNwwVZfigOsNXm2T8UYt9tqB2EFTl4BxpIESHnupE-7/s1170/DC5F2874-860A-4469-8D7B-9AB0CFCD0375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1170" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42CE3K8_1mjhgnUuQKWZzDDd0lJ_ADoLkdFJ-c9dh_Ad4LMR1ZZrm1ETsOjfYHMGfjHSG96LMsUOQ7rzWgVNZV4y8qPofd3vhelZUaO4wRwmc6izOajPzM15gZBUomKlj_QQvE34fEo5V5DNwwVZfigOsNXm2T8UYt9tqB2EFTl4BxpIESHnupE-7/s320/DC5F2874-860A-4469-8D7B-9AB0CFCD0375.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> because we watched <i><b>The Prince of Egypt</b></i> while we ate. Having previously seen it himself, Dash had requested that his little brother watch it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWawpBX2YgavFesAUZtBDBzy_cUjyMcgsrPx9YxrggWp-D-IXJ-3N9FkjvjWJGL7U5Z9RJzsRMDVMQQZcfbr1dvU21VUbXqb9DwXnMkVnaj3gQ_FwGXar-bvxC96WoVU4jiMRGOgAixOl6_FkH1kqjRZtC6wa7Ypj40LEK-NqL6ibrvSQtX4EfMLu/s2000/EA4DED6B-ACDD-4B53-B913-15B04239181D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWawpBX2YgavFesAUZtBDBzy_cUjyMcgsrPx9YxrggWp-D-IXJ-3N9FkjvjWJGL7U5Z9RJzsRMDVMQQZcfbr1dvU21VUbXqb9DwXnMkVnaj3gQ_FwGXar-bvxC96WoVU4jiMRGOgAixOl6_FkH1kqjRZtC6wa7Ypj40LEK-NqL6ibrvSQtX4EfMLu/s320/EA4DED6B-ACDD-4B53-B913-15B04239181D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I printed off a worksheet (from <b>Teachers Pay Teachers</b>) with questions to answer as they watched it and afterward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9241wKcHyTKT5IIoDFSl3en6FxKL7jHRSha8lsmElJigAGfrvDe0B3Hqm3LLDI__6O4B2L7kUrACAa1dadYUzPeL09O4TlWP6yrDvM3ZX-KAxEJtkA3r6XRUmLQ_Z5uoXf2bRUv9VSfS_cGYOApaxavUdTwCnnjwKP4hcBmmzPGLvFMg3Vgqq3Z1W/s4032/F2E51361-8D47-44FD-8B4E-3232811E26D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9241wKcHyTKT5IIoDFSl3en6FxKL7jHRSha8lsmElJigAGfrvDe0B3Hqm3LLDI__6O4B2L7kUrACAa1dadYUzPeL09O4TlWP6yrDvM3ZX-KAxEJtkA3r6XRUmLQ_Z5uoXf2bRUv9VSfS_cGYOApaxavUdTwCnnjwKP4hcBmmzPGLvFMg3Vgqq3Z1W/w300-h400/F2E51361-8D47-44FD-8B4E-3232811E26D8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We were joking because once he got set up on the couch with his tray, we had to wait on him, hand and foot. His big brother was very nicely serving him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbauxpan36wfuB48vnRfN21d2Z3kiFfxbWwGp38q8RZy1VaAZ2svUvNSvRquGrB1L4JJGXRqdV-mDB916oAi_uQiKcckfeNrTG_MUKDADpKR-seILrxH_RL9Imld_esnOpD3w7BZqzHQVS9NxNbcrR-5w9ybt8M9Y4xmgGJwqlMLCcQppIJ6pA_yl6/s4032/D934EC84-1B36-4E70-8494-EDAC894A5352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbauxpan36wfuB48vnRfN21d2Z3kiFfxbWwGp38q8RZy1VaAZ2svUvNSvRquGrB1L4JJGXRqdV-mDB916oAi_uQiKcckfeNrTG_MUKDADpKR-seILrxH_RL9Imld_esnOpD3w7BZqzHQVS9NxNbcrR-5w9ybt8M9Y4xmgGJwqlMLCcQppIJ6pA_yl6/w300-h400/D934EC84-1B36-4E70-8494-EDAC894A5352.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This was the first day of his homeschool academy. My other three aren't going this year. My oldest graduated (sad face!). My Middles are too busy with extracurriculars and dual enrollment, etc. He was happy to see his pals and fave teacher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEUg1sSppl9g_2K3cl4aonKFu4uQ1xf7VQPJa3M-qFxQgskBDTBuaspzRlPzZVa1nZYCkMIS2QmyCbTUfK2UI01UpFvkkXGfenCxLZ5waODqmCPKh12lliaXLexWWf82MbMwwD1EmrgCZuZ1x48HTnKNGbb9aV17N8PrqadbHwkiYs87wgKVQj6x_/s4032/8F2501B8-B23D-4B7B-9A85-E37B5400B911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEUg1sSppl9g_2K3cl4aonKFu4uQ1xf7VQPJa3M-qFxQgskBDTBuaspzRlPzZVa1nZYCkMIS2QmyCbTUfK2UI01UpFvkkXGfenCxLZ5waODqmCPKh12lliaXLexWWf82MbMwwD1EmrgCZuZ1x48HTnKNGbb9aV17N8PrqadbHwkiYs87wgKVQj6x_/w300-h400/8F2501B8-B23D-4B7B-9A85-E37B5400B911.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> He is taking 3 classes: a fun economics class, Bible, and a hands-on United States study. This was the pine cone bird feeder he made during the Maine (The Pine Tree State) class. They have eaten pancakes and real maple syrup during the Vermont study. (They also had a guest speaker from Vermont.) During Connecticut day, they each got a Pez Dispenser. (Now I have the <b>Pez Factory</b> on my list of future trip destinations!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkm5a4UtApbqmMDTN3qgisuJ6xrAvxx6mtLNZg3Gse-OjIxGDFRe-eHlwTrR3PQGgxz_iZsIittjlqCsuKqRtljeacuRphZEelBIdWlphiOy2nh26hOLWTh8VIh-01hNqPhr-aVyKgJjYJyv9zDD4d4pCWF4M3_Z24E4jgvTscI6dZPY2c4DDPX1G/s3909/4D1B0D82-AF38-4795-A473-60A7B039D92B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3909" data-original-width="2753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkm5a4UtApbqmMDTN3qgisuJ6xrAvxx6mtLNZg3Gse-OjIxGDFRe-eHlwTrR3PQGgxz_iZsIittjlqCsuKqRtljeacuRphZEelBIdWlphiOy2nh26hOLWTh8VIh-01hNqPhr-aVyKgJjYJyv9zDD4d4pCWF4M3_Z24E4jgvTscI6dZPY2c4DDPX1G/w281-h400/4D1B0D82-AF38-4795-A473-60A7B039D92B.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> He asked to keep a list of the books he reads this year. These were the books he read over the summer. <b><i>Paddington</i> </b>was a read-aloud/book study he did with his oldest brother. We read <b><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i></b> to go along with the theater production he and his sister did in the spring. (He was the White Rabbit and had some other ensemble roles. Sis was the White Queen, along with some other ensemble roles.) We did a book study on <i><b>Sam the Minuteman</b></i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD8d_cUfJdjbkmx365p-j1x5geRF-Uaj7UiG8VeJAP2PTg-F2e7cAdKCB0hzDn7L0_bsKvy8F9u4IxKLP1z_PeEVyPONmf2JfE_TKzs-ZkzBzLXyiONRU7O722PTh-eZj3a9eUqKX0Z4Xl1bopIQWk2aFOBJzLz5ggDCgfmkbhfLuQalZtlIul7oR/s1440/F4F01E74-0CB5-48B3-940F-EF8ECD8A03A8.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1440" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD8d_cUfJdjbkmx365p-j1x5geRF-Uaj7UiG8VeJAP2PTg-F2e7cAdKCB0hzDn7L0_bsKvy8F9u4IxKLP1z_PeEVyPONmf2JfE_TKzs-ZkzBzLXyiONRU7O722PTh-eZj3a9eUqKX0Z4Xl1bopIQWk2aFOBJzLz5ggDCgfmkbhfLuQalZtlIul7oR/w400-h338/F4F01E74-0CB5-48B3-940F-EF8ECD8A03A8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This was the <i><b>Paddington</b></i> book culmination party we had while we watched the movie. I particularly love my plates; they make me so happy. They are the same type I used for our William & Kate Royal wedding party so many year ago. (Looking that up is actually how I started reading through my blog again.) Also we thought the fresh marmalade was so delicious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LdOJRa9N76qPiWMgoUbIpvYlE0wqG84xzM4ptbO4XnAMkjkCtTfiIc4p04twt5XGZlUq90XQwxnox1M-9plMamBzJerEZdn6e9-MC4thHZKmKHBgbVe3_IczyArlheViVNnwLimwgj5y4Nig0HKbR3uUgabhK_NM2fQ0O9GUYLCNYi5cgMX8rUu2/s4032/F155CA26-5E50-46C7-89CC-9CB501BC569B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LdOJRa9N76qPiWMgoUbIpvYlE0wqG84xzM4ptbO4XnAMkjkCtTfiIc4p04twt5XGZlUq90XQwxnox1M-9plMamBzJerEZdn6e9-MC4thHZKmKHBgbVe3_IczyArlheViVNnwLimwgj5y4Nig0HKbR3uUgabhK_NM2fQ0O9GUYLCNYi5cgMX8rUu2/w300-h400/F155CA26-5E50-46C7-89CC-9CB501BC569B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> And these are the books he has read during the school year, so far. (<i><b>The Long Winter</b> </i>was our family read-loud, and my youngest and I read <i><b>King George: What Was His Problem?</b> </i>together. (I enjoyed this author's style and would have even enjoyed reading it by myself.) We did a mini-book study for <i><b>Sarah, Plain, and Tall</b></i>. He takes <b>Book Adventure </b>quizzes on all of the books he reads. We have been doing <b>Book Adventure </b>(although it used to be free, and now it's not)<b> </b>since the other kids were young.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDnM8pb6E3qmC_Du-LLZL0F5VgOJDYbR6xU-2KGVx8B2I9YT3q0onHK4NSMRYh4Lk2eZmF47aOD1bC89VAdMzMGCGFRJuYPxYXpF705hi0FDmrVFYeLlsMfjZSojSkQ_CmedyZu_eio_knp1tEXq7PCDUa3hoQITk4gn6HOeG5t6PqINtoOFwJe6u/s4032/6F1F3C00-7A5F-4329-AA02-162B3813C6D7.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDnM8pb6E3qmC_Du-LLZL0F5VgOJDYbR6xU-2KGVx8B2I9YT3q0onHK4NSMRYh4Lk2eZmF47aOD1bC89VAdMzMGCGFRJuYPxYXpF705hi0FDmrVFYeLlsMfjZSojSkQ_CmedyZu_eio_knp1tEXq7PCDUa3hoQITk4gn6HOeG5t6PqINtoOFwJe6u/s320/6F1F3C00-7A5F-4329-AA02-162B3813C6D7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We finished our latest Little House book, so we will move on next to <i><b>Little Town on the Prairie</b></i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RlSID5smLTCkTKQeb6ltHotDX8khfGmtNtrUHlaDTt6x9WjvkObt1qWGJJBLxHtKkWlwN5oTteufxo1bHBNtpzvAIkbKsfKSt7P3Cw_8nfQVKZhZvm0I8bmtHRGu5pr8T5dVpinSETiJ4Mlzt9svGA-0UEiIjIsheK7sUpWpHyNxmTy3G-HXtyWJ/s4032/1977C20F-A1E1-4243-AB83-33BED1407D11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RlSID5smLTCkTKQeb6ltHotDX8khfGmtNtrUHlaDTt6x9WjvkObt1qWGJJBLxHtKkWlwN5oTteufxo1bHBNtpzvAIkbKsfKSt7P3Cw_8nfQVKZhZvm0I8bmtHRGu5pr8T5dVpinSETiJ4Mlzt9svGA-0UEiIjIsheK7sUpWpHyNxmTy3G-HXtyWJ/s320/1977C20F-A1E1-4243-AB83-33BED1407D11.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My two youngest kids are currently in rehearsals for their youth theatre production of <b><i>Tuck Everlasting</i></b>. Sis read the book this summer, and Little Bro, Tornado, and I finished up our book study. We all watched the movie together (rewatched for some of us) this summer, too, in preparation for their auditions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rf11s-gnKUsHS0u1GrWBOY7_gNleJal-_zFVDJCWr0k5E7C26c6AW_ZBrkeOt8tZC8FRKA1mSk-tkrvwtiRT2PjL8ThbzqpLTQ25HK6yUEULV5FoSklBZo_r2CNx19gCIldkmzC5v9v2gynQ4XvpV-qjcHmizYECBcJJqzQ97E1zr_9yEbyPwzVU/s4032/1E40731E-5E10-4891-83E1-EF94D5A17DC4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rf11s-gnKUsHS0u1GrWBOY7_gNleJal-_zFVDJCWr0k5E7C26c6AW_ZBrkeOt8tZC8FRKA1mSk-tkrvwtiRT2PjL8ThbzqpLTQ25HK6yUEULV5FoSklBZo_r2CNx19gCIldkmzC5v9v2gynQ4XvpV-qjcHmizYECBcJJqzQ97E1zr_9yEbyPwzVU/w300-h400/1E40731E-5E10-4891-83E1-EF94D5A17DC4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> He has taken a few British themed <b>Outschool</b> classes taught by this fun woman with a lovely accent that I could listen to all day. He loves it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lmqTWlPYge-6fnMbYGWA-RnGOZ1KH-bgyEysII8zpknGCRhx5NQuAayvqMxT9AD2LryIRfcfhhpaOycsIQk-8Isj7xWMbdopHqt_uVdy5qK9SHDEdfyQWuk5oHQPWttyD82IlDiVzzcTTbt713m6DDHH5JmS3Kq6TL-KaCU3PfYLWgWtZZCUxoVn/s4032/F4904890-2570-4C86-BE3B-6D8A40C4C5EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lmqTWlPYge-6fnMbYGWA-RnGOZ1KH-bgyEysII8zpknGCRhx5NQuAayvqMxT9AD2LryIRfcfhhpaOycsIQk-8Isj7xWMbdopHqt_uVdy5qK9SHDEdfyQWuk5oHQPWttyD82IlDiVzzcTTbt713m6DDHH5JmS3Kq6TL-KaCU3PfYLWgWtZZCUxoVn/w300-h400/F4904890-2570-4C86-BE3B-6D8A40C4C5EB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This was just a random school day, doing one of the things she enjoys most: reading. This is also her preferred schoolwork spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkytsxktuFzxnGv1o5Y5HJiq9_1wBUpAr5Nt2tAC1E8tnaweCYXLBR5T2oG_wjzOD7F6-oigv0Dq-KfWyrTBAeYbNCl-Nvh8bE7DpY7Rqb4ks0k9G0df8HU24rXhl0vEpI-psy-WGs6eAWyLCw3tuN-VHd7zazqFYG6WlflvZ71ov9g5yE7_o2-uu/s4032/BE648015-32A7-486E-9254-6A3E4503E7FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkytsxktuFzxnGv1o5Y5HJiq9_1wBUpAr5Nt2tAC1E8tnaweCYXLBR5T2oG_wjzOD7F6-oigv0Dq-KfWyrTBAeYbNCl-Nvh8bE7DpY7Rqb4ks0k9G0df8HU24rXhl0vEpI-psy-WGs6eAWyLCw3tuN-VHd7zazqFYG6WlflvZ71ov9g5yE7_o2-uu/s320/BE648015-32A7-486E-9254-6A3E4503E7FA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">choosing to wrap himself in his comforter and get in a hamper during reading time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4sBE0KmqcndDLqaxM6a4rmql75JtBaVAFBc5_-dwM5jQsSrvkR6cTlA8QIEN41FJFiDI7dwMunIx6YUqTJaMXyqZgV9qVTTk0RH7JuPGnWVaSmSAlZ5hp0VTtbCkBtt9Pq8bdtSm87puqgc5ZiT9H5r_p4l2XpVVfbe5ykIx-aracw2kTNmRV5bd/s4032/70C02B97-0944-41AA-93C7-6284B21DFAD6.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4sBE0KmqcndDLqaxM6a4rmql75JtBaVAFBc5_-dwM5jQsSrvkR6cTlA8QIEN41FJFiDI7dwMunIx6YUqTJaMXyqZgV9qVTTk0RH7JuPGnWVaSmSAlZ5hp0VTtbCkBtt9Pq8bdtSm87puqgc5ZiT9H5r_p4l2XpVVfbe5ykIx-aracw2kTNmRV5bd/w300-h400/70C02B97-0944-41AA-93C7-6284B21DFAD6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you ever see him in a shirt during home pics, it's only because he purposefully went to put a shirt on for photo purposes. He is mentally incapable of wearing a shirt around the house, no matter the temperature. I think it physically causes him pain, haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K2mSG0sk7G0H2W2yIshFY5qJP8mn0F0jFCJva2gZB2tFFqEA-VwjpXplkG3awxGO7qUUnorUypO65nRy43PVE8C0dHhn5WTSRxRfuf517_w89aongzUmbBfx3r7jjSqiutzmyawvDR-S3IWlQD5dBASmzo9aPpoh2PBVANAusLfuV8Yv-hy--bI9/s4032/D029F8BC-0746-4B57-BB81-59AC4087B7A5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K2mSG0sk7G0H2W2yIshFY5qJP8mn0F0jFCJva2gZB2tFFqEA-VwjpXplkG3awxGO7qUUnorUypO65nRy43PVE8C0dHhn5WTSRxRfuf517_w89aongzUmbBfx3r7jjSqiutzmyawvDR-S3IWlQD5dBASmzo9aPpoh2PBVANAusLfuV8Yv-hy--bI9/s320/D029F8BC-0746-4B57-BB81-59AC4087B7A5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is what I get sometimes when I take his photo. Like: <i>Really? Now? Why? "</i>Because I love you, Child!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you might be leaving me next year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I will never stop photographing you, no matter how much you protest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2lALtgx4JMWn4eJlsrstz0MRmSxOSkLdsYXDwgpJh8XgnE9vlFPs0sudRgZsgN-8u30MaQsSna3mzWqomhzw5AUBnMcukqqOyLXzFEx5_hxR3mfC4vjBKhL1eVdiAtBMDLMe9gu3EUdZshTri36inUdDXJbB2KaRV5TwfA6xG1MsNbSkAT7dhnLr/s4032/9C6EC6B9-87A2-4976-8213-9D54C78716AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2lALtgx4JMWn4eJlsrstz0MRmSxOSkLdsYXDwgpJh8XgnE9vlFPs0sudRgZsgN-8u30MaQsSna3mzWqomhzw5AUBnMcukqqOyLXzFEx5_hxR3mfC4vjBKhL1eVdiAtBMDLMe9gu3EUdZshTri36inUdDXJbB2KaRV5TwfA6xG1MsNbSkAT7dhnLr/s320/9C6EC6B9-87A2-4976-8213-9D54C78716AB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> Thank you; that's much better. He doesn't reeeeally mind. Anyway, he's taking Spanish and American History for dual enrollment courses. And chugging away at his other senior year classes and unschooling interests, as a</span>lways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUmomqrB1uJiHsBVx25LPqqq3EJpY0bxogjXKaiSHwXOsmIJIo34sNNie325NUnaPLevNT-xEUhDJa18_J9bt55_V_FHGol7jLoeOLjXEXfaG-x4wXkhLZO2zKsct8LZsgvxVyBSCBLZ8elnuowYcbyVCojsJ_lFQtV6sIHZQIdLenvMAo8IU3L-8/s4032/F0C48B62-1CBE-4C6A-BB55-4961841C6EB9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUmomqrB1uJiHsBVx25LPqqq3EJpY0bxogjXKaiSHwXOsmIJIo34sNNie325NUnaPLevNT-xEUhDJa18_J9bt55_V_FHGol7jLoeOLjXEXfaG-x4wXkhLZO2zKsct8LZsgvxVyBSCBLZ8elnuowYcbyVCojsJ_lFQtV6sIHZQIdLenvMAo8IU3L-8/s320/F0C48B62-1CBE-4C6A-BB55-4961841C6EB9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> During the first week of school, we did a Geode activity. It was mostly for Little Brother, but everyone joined in because I had these old geodes that needed cracking. It was actually great fun and totally harder to crack them than we thought it would be.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmZb9CF4whpcj6lP9i3u44VMBwoL_Ia1jt2thxXfFlSjy-7DN9eee3JEWYxZ0KMlHCyDpz6ndEHMVSIx3dbXP2exozveqb8PjvIG8SadyIE6eTlkgfeLIfdkC4b5PGSQUOc_LrA0sIupRbKU127Cjpui3nL5GSJcXrqYxZQNiwXExvZosZK4P1Mw9/s4032/C46F0EBD-4741-4610-8278-9974B42E543A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmZb9CF4whpcj6lP9i3u44VMBwoL_Ia1jt2thxXfFlSjy-7DN9eee3JEWYxZ0KMlHCyDpz6ndEHMVSIx3dbXP2exozveqb8PjvIG8SadyIE6eTlkgfeLIfdkC4b5PGSQUOc_LrA0sIupRbKU127Cjpui3nL5GSJcXrqYxZQNiwXExvZosZK4P1Mw9/s320/C46F0EBD-4741-4610-8278-9974B42E543A.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDljnGV6jKPrV_et3NR9L0BXz8mhinpdKTG-9yfbzC_Qjr6vvI1bYVeqBa1kWLT1Vss8NngzqSBvpXR8KuTlaOwom78rtirVXaZ-aqvvHBkl1TwTiwUhOGzO38cZyZcXkLXDg0MwDedsWrEJk53vNJXui45cV5ASTm8vxLKmmCUtIa7qfSR6jVnYkK/s4032/566EFE84-E495-4562-A25F-4418BC6A3E84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDljnGV6jKPrV_et3NR9L0BXz8mhinpdKTG-9yfbzC_Qjr6vvI1bYVeqBa1kWLT1Vss8NngzqSBvpXR8KuTlaOwom78rtirVXaZ-aqvvHBkl1TwTiwUhOGzO38cZyZcXkLXDg0MwDedsWrEJk53vNJXui45cV5ASTm8vxLKmmCUtIa7qfSR6jVnYkK/s320/566EFE84-E495-4562-A25F-4418BC6A3E84.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxHrAeSA1O3mXJ-9l27uRoq33GFX7TIDBU8UxOcsi_NuPhJr-u2Z1LGgHChjEPUIJRthGsrD6NwO1d6mR2x1El9REv1heKTahnoY5S4galQRVb-FPoieDeo96LnVEW5YuZpswIg2FoFIVEpINBFln8ccMAxJAbdYR8rLfpSX8lHMYSD3IvXW61BiZ/s4032/417A9A23-ED9A-4C7A-8D1C-F816319D2859.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxHrAeSA1O3mXJ-9l27uRoq33GFX7TIDBU8UxOcsi_NuPhJr-u2Z1LGgHChjEPUIJRthGsrD6NwO1d6mR2x1El9REv1heKTahnoY5S4galQRVb-FPoieDeo96LnVEW5YuZpswIg2FoFIVEpINBFln8ccMAxJAbdYR8rLfpSX8lHMYSD3IvXW61BiZ/s320/417A9A23-ED9A-4C7A-8D1C-F816319D2859.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3><b> What's Cookin?</b></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oaxwsTpoFgYN405UTkkD4EuXNxJHYXC9I-dIsCSl2cNJvaNEDFZvuYqt876puUgc-L_ARnhrC-kMdVyQx089k86aAxTRLheLORqbBphEBN71BK0_xVQu_8-2hi6FB2nAZs9mdYKYi-OBIhlMi-2x6z92AvELgl0Oe6Mi_Uk48i2_IB8KS7XqTcb1/s4032/6CFE240E-A024-44A0-8BF3-79CA4D7BD037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oaxwsTpoFgYN405UTkkD4EuXNxJHYXC9I-dIsCSl2cNJvaNEDFZvuYqt876puUgc-L_ARnhrC-kMdVyQx089k86aAxTRLheLORqbBphEBN71BK0_xVQu_8-2hi6FB2nAZs9mdYKYi-OBIhlMi-2x6z92AvELgl0Oe6Mi_Uk48i2_IB8KS7XqTcb1/w300-h400/6CFE240E-A024-44A0-8BF3-79CA4D7BD037.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> This is the Neapolitan Ice Cream that I made by basically blending up frozen bananas and a little almond milk - then adding chocolate protein powder to the chocolate and berries to the pink and putting it back in the freezer. I didn't have strawberries, so I got more of a purple than pink with blackberries. I was happy with how scoop-able it was.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBjerbuu7Gf2y3OyX7V3tstgxwfW6j6WZXQhA4OMVJek6hQXHOLB58c3ci8seXu2c_lrFj_PJy0AjUHl1IWcf2bfvCUh_K0e675iXaHmPCHk5dJwXR7UbHV_oINQ_OH-EEK6nfMmzY5XGbfmzzVXwS70Cs1MB_lqkMLJjxd6ZeEn70iOAP38JFXqY/s4032/7F92873B-2F7F-441B-9A27-BF5226E04627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBjerbuu7Gf2y3OyX7V3tstgxwfW6j6WZXQhA4OMVJek6hQXHOLB58c3ci8seXu2c_lrFj_PJy0AjUHl1IWcf2bfvCUh_K0e675iXaHmPCHk5dJwXR7UbHV_oINQ_OH-EEK6nfMmzY5XGbfmzzVXwS70Cs1MB_lqkMLJjxd6ZeEn70iOAP38JFXqY/w300-h400/7F92873B-2F7F-441B-9A27-BF5226E04627.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div>quinoa and walnut "meat"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think this was his third loaf he made that week. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXaCWkE8IGv120WYLO0yYcbu43UT4Y3fTFs-1SucvD-s5U6uAIoVTFd71hwz7m3Ct8o4g9CFQpYGH5rH-H_QBJa1JSgIhRiLPGdsWC3rN_ME2ZCJJW3qZzeaGXqNiB9w8KTKwW9rImtgKkhD7XO1Stz1OuwItv4ap0M10w_D-ZykO7bjK2n-domMx/s4032/C75DD152-07F8-42F7-A011-6FB7DE8C53A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXaCWkE8IGv120WYLO0yYcbu43UT4Y3fTFs-1SucvD-s5U6uAIoVTFd71hwz7m3Ct8o4g9CFQpYGH5rH-H_QBJa1JSgIhRiLPGdsWC3rN_ME2ZCJJW3qZzeaGXqNiB9w8KTKwW9rImtgKkhD7XO1Stz1OuwItv4ap0M10w_D-ZykO7bjK2n-domMx/s320/C75DD152-07F8-42F7-A011-6FB7DE8C53A2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> On days that we don't have to be somewhere early, our routine is to meet at the dining room table earlier than they actually want to wake up - for breakfast while they try to wake up, and I read aloud.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPwFisqWkA1RaNVjzo1qw75KhI4Q5ZJA78MG_W0dQufs7Le1IvoHAkdRf7Ry4zVkgB-4YYCNUbZPkQ2SoFKeFU7y4zHcV9euyT4gp7O9j1BSYD-Lte5gqu7TFh3Q1ax0O2NfYp0W-1DkeS64YdAo1RdMAestjNXUCXF2ovA5fCVDzNPlFfjTLPkLt/s4032/F9E54F06-854E-4342-BF8D-DA2475620461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPwFisqWkA1RaNVjzo1qw75KhI4Q5ZJA78MG_W0dQufs7Le1IvoHAkdRf7Ry4zVkgB-4YYCNUbZPkQ2SoFKeFU7y4zHcV9euyT4gp7O9j1BSYD-Lte5gqu7TFh3Q1ax0O2NfYp0W-1DkeS64YdAo1RdMAestjNXUCXF2ovA5fCVDzNPlFfjTLPkLt/w300-h400/F9E54F06-854E-4342-BF8D-DA2475620461.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This kid truly loves to serve people. He LOVES to make snacks for people. He does it almost everyday. Like he will just be over there making toast with margarine to deliver around the house to everyone. He was on the way to give this popcorn and fruit bowl to his sister. He could have also been taking it to her so she would sit and watch old episodes of <i>Survivor </i>with him. He knows how to get what he wants, and I respect that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcawEX2x3bdfqzIksD06Q3kS1cCbm678dU0HuoqFSQLoiqbZE0K2w2Xc9SbqUsWfNYTrTSLKORGBnl7HAtx85MWq_C3D5t9Aow0gDAcsi69UrZ3rGKwARLeTb1_ozE-uKHCKn1HTikCaT6agLWYfLBSiTej5FuLYzoU7TpbSnBJqO4fvMbKAzrMI0H/s4032/BD63383B-ADAF-43FF-9A16-1972AB9CE572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcawEX2x3bdfqzIksD06Q3kS1cCbm678dU0HuoqFSQLoiqbZE0K2w2Xc9SbqUsWfNYTrTSLKORGBnl7HAtx85MWq_C3D5t9Aow0gDAcsi69UrZ3rGKwARLeTb1_ozE-uKHCKn1HTikCaT6agLWYfLBSiTej5FuLYzoU7TpbSnBJqO4fvMbKAzrMI0H/s320/BD63383B-ADAF-43FF-9A16-1972AB9CE572.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's in this theme that he declared he wants to start making a meal - particularly a Mexican meal - once a week or at least a couple of times a month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0v0pfZoQnhFtOeMDfa4E4vZtLU7kjy2cTjAgtdNUD5UjWpu6asb739MxaIQfUWNUTD10u5I63imEwOAnj48G6xRHSq9rHhBSYrgX6nBpPXxxM4CiAKCjYCvc-I22UCy4kQRrou2J1FjdfQOmrGGMWn7MVxsQQWMSC9VpAYrKG6cXOQAYJGeQd49_/s4032/143F6984-35F2-4410-B844-7523782A6231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0v0pfZoQnhFtOeMDfa4E4vZtLU7kjy2cTjAgtdNUD5UjWpu6asb739MxaIQfUWNUTD10u5I63imEwOAnj48G6xRHSq9rHhBSYrgX6nBpPXxxM4CiAKCjYCvc-I22UCy4kQRrou2J1FjdfQOmrGGMWn7MVxsQQWMSC9VpAYrKG6cXOQAYJGeQd49_/s320/143F6984-35F2-4410-B844-7523782A6231.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The first time he did this for us - being the flag-loving fella that he is, he obviously printed off a Mexican flag, cut it out, and taped it to the dining room window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iGPMo-KmJpe04RiTvYiizMbcPFMkszKn1PRJ2H_O35tVK6wQIpc0ejWb-hcWCvcNweBgqJBWlTj4VKUWm-J0ZdeIeQthZhoOQR_xgC3TEcUdeDRTKP3Pg6vS-bB_tOrD_yZAEWZB6tGAGoGfthnpl9RNFE29wJKcueifpNt9F30bhpRQ1V6cY1VZ/s4032/9025498B-35C4-46EC-AA2F-01B850954508.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iGPMo-KmJpe04RiTvYiizMbcPFMkszKn1PRJ2H_O35tVK6wQIpc0ejWb-hcWCvcNweBgqJBWlTj4VKUWm-J0ZdeIeQthZhoOQR_xgC3TEcUdeDRTKP3Pg6vS-bB_tOrD_yZAEWZB6tGAGoGfthnpl9RNFE29wJKcueifpNt9F30bhpRQ1V6cY1VZ/s320/9025498B-35C4-46EC-AA2F-01B850954508.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> He told us we all had to wear brightly colored clothes, so we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TTWD-g98Lee38nUkixO7p2G3XbWqULg0KVK3sYlXqtk4TKokQyDZ8cZXDyLB3HwqKEsPKWyPqjj5KN9OlyzMf1nbqn5y6ZD0XSnRk1NldmUSkTg66CfbH2xvq3-FkjcD5WTQqaiIyoYkNjDPlOttg6IrEX0GqZSnZ3y-SVpoXZqLKwuG-VAGOwwQ/s4032/3E48866C-4C94-4161-BFCC-4E55BFB0E7F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TTWD-g98Lee38nUkixO7p2G3XbWqULg0KVK3sYlXqtk4TKokQyDZ8cZXDyLB3HwqKEsPKWyPqjj5KN9OlyzMf1nbqn5y6ZD0XSnRk1NldmUSkTg66CfbH2xvq3-FkjcD5WTQqaiIyoYkNjDPlOttg6IrEX0GqZSnZ3y-SVpoXZqLKwuG-VAGOwwQ/s320/3E48866C-4C94-4161-BFCC-4E55BFB0E7F9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> He gave us a country lesson on Mexico while we ate. Because there is nothing he wants to talk about more than countries/geography/war, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnz60bCSoINyU0fuS9kkjCcN_rJ4umtLmGpvt71u2HJ2VMujC0bXH3N-8f9s12GXV1ZQ6tulDZbavtlfsYsOvQhkRjDY8uozVGDaRvNrRBNU3o2fb2HQRtL69vVdx79fh_CPN64nFyIGC2XIqnIRg8skKJduu4CA6odiQnx48fJlqPVxKS8HD3lLG/s4032/0C72CA59-C288-4633-A594-0F8F40575163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnz60bCSoINyU0fuS9kkjCcN_rJ4umtLmGpvt71u2HJ2VMujC0bXH3N-8f9s12GXV1ZQ6tulDZbavtlfsYsOvQhkRjDY8uozVGDaRvNrRBNU3o2fb2HQRtL69vVdx79fh_CPN64nFyIGC2XIqnIRg8skKJduu4CA6odiQnx48fJlqPVxKS8HD3lLG/s320/0C72CA59-C288-4633-A594-0F8F40575163.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kNOTld276028as2r8YL4BGIL9Mwvog0PNzS9G6TIuLJCQTDObGQYouDBjJPfRDOQ7wGIDg4SW090LQYIlm3uFcXlXX09rYS26zNUXHNbS2htcMXNS56sYPd4gdOiI_8tNIcgVJCKRg0pJwX4UoDDFWu7JUNaPK9uagzeHyPOksiZ17NKaKYEInXB/s4032/ACB1B4C2-183C-4EB4-989D-A60D26E86672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kNOTld276028as2r8YL4BGIL9Mwvog0PNzS9G6TIuLJCQTDObGQYouDBjJPfRDOQ7wGIDg4SW090LQYIlm3uFcXlXX09rYS26zNUXHNbS2htcMXNS56sYPd4gdOiI_8tNIcgVJCKRg0pJwX4UoDDFWu7JUNaPK9uagzeHyPOksiZ17NKaKYEInXB/s320/ACB1B4C2-183C-4EB4-989D-A60D26E86672.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This was another one of his Mexican meals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa0cXrDS3tQM5GiyJVQtebtLs4lQOGartIoWjVOAmA-uu1K36HgmVMoEudZDUiJrOH8UsRW8WLQZyroQQGKNrHw3qXXS05FoXCyp-O5CDpekTOjeSE8c4MIxWIrEu3kZZGD2loQgFd7owlSj-rRibmsbJSa7NJ6-X67MkQPN8KxtkJWtbXZz6i9dd/s4032/93CDD7F7-514B-4D4C-BE8A-ECDBA03A1583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa0cXrDS3tQM5GiyJVQtebtLs4lQOGartIoWjVOAmA-uu1K36HgmVMoEudZDUiJrOH8UsRW8WLQZyroQQGKNrHw3qXXS05FoXCyp-O5CDpekTOjeSE8c4MIxWIrEu3kZZGD2loQgFd7owlSj-rRibmsbJSa7NJ6-X67MkQPN8KxtkJWtbXZz6i9dd/s320/93CDD7F7-514B-4D4C-BE8A-ECDBA03A1583.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This time, he even set up a learning video for us to watch while we ate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLug5PAeSOkmFSd720bBIHpUN0OiLv3cCgrzo3xlvOKMGA8_rp9LupK9kZGhL5HF-ls7kCdHXGt_qc5asg2KukF-buZ_FjAOQRwd6bAfh8NDP9YCJXwri8M3cCxfCAp92HLr1U6sWwqN57Wxm2PYRYdamUycTaG_Sd_ERC3w5McCoLpn1wg5zxDFI/s4032/0B7F3BDA-18E6-444E-A971-BC575DFDB600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLug5PAeSOkmFSd720bBIHpUN0OiLv3cCgrzo3xlvOKMGA8_rp9LupK9kZGhL5HF-ls7kCdHXGt_qc5asg2KukF-buZ_FjAOQRwd6bAfh8NDP9YCJXwri8M3cCxfCAp92HLr1U6sWwqN57Wxm2PYRYdamUycTaG_Sd_ERC3w5McCoLpn1wg5zxDFI/s320/0B7F3BDA-18E6-444E-A971-BC575DFDB600.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> His lesson also included a talk, complete with props and white board </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3><b>Cross Country </b></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmKQk1ikmYwH2QdwIOr29tGnrrsFD6Qffff7PrNbyAJmbcHTUwG7kwBk8T9S38thi8cmbO4qWZtx7NMvjZSERzV7SyxSJ4V0h8ClwnWAtFgZLiw-yT2-U6yxfiIZJuz2SSV5FxOVXv4OgJlIthA0QmTIdaqiaD2Wg9wbuOL_FfV1AnM1w5H44S0D3/s4032/AC4DFEBA-363D-4FA8-9CA9-ED590D5503C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmKQk1ikmYwH2QdwIOr29tGnrrsFD6Qffff7PrNbyAJmbcHTUwG7kwBk8T9S38thi8cmbO4qWZtx7NMvjZSERzV7SyxSJ4V0h8ClwnWAtFgZLiw-yT2-U6yxfiIZJuz2SSV5FxOVXv4OgJlIthA0QmTIdaqiaD2Wg9wbuOL_FfV1AnM1w5H44S0D3/w300-h400/AC4DFEBA-363D-4FA8-9CA9-ED590D5503C0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> Lots of running for this one and lots of cheering and race watching for us - 3 races, so far. She has far surpassed her times from last year when she was a beginner. I predict great success for her this season. And we enjoy her sweet little team and how good they are to her, the lone homeschooler on the team.</p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tennis</span></b></h3><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBDTMfsW5SyMKSZYbh5LzObd6wq2ylJPB84s0AGQKX5XxK4RyG1Dqd2HMWDxkfX5mt-IssYYPpzmpD0bJrMMluvfLTJ-Fb_XaIJw-KysXvHfTskEb93Kfaqwh6QyX825kcZmUa8737xLTwwXheC379dNfyMa5lL2x2hJMdQEYjs-IkagEFYFdjWcd/s4032/0F654DDD-3B17-4D34-96A8-70E17D34E09E.jpeg" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBDTMfsW5SyMKSZYbh5LzObd6wq2ylJPB84s0AGQKX5XxK4RyG1Dqd2HMWDxkfX5mt-IssYYPpzmpD0bJrMMluvfLTJ-Fb_XaIJw-KysXvHfTskEb93Kfaqwh6QyX825kcZmUa8737xLTwwXheC379dNfyMa5lL2x2hJMdQEYjs-IkagEFYFdjWcd/w300-h400/0F654DDD-3B17-4D34-96A8-70E17D34E09E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> Likewise, this kid has been doing great with tennis and should have a great season. He's been doing tournaments and taking extra lessons. He did have a bit of a setback this summer - he went to church camp for the week (which was a great time for him and Sis), caught covid, and then wasn't feeling his best for at least two weeks after that. He's building back up again, though. He's been playing with a local young man who played college tennis, and that's been a nice addition. </span></p><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdIiu7pPXZQQD_JiW6BfYuypg1fgluAeX3fdJZnPM44KdvFAtQ2nJaoDT5-vnIwvXWnDv18fXr5zBCnx-hOQUVjqJAq2w_1KGeH0T9hkHlJkMIpHIPJhXaNh9riv2ow9PMAumuofHC-uPJb9isjqW-uQ9F1Mol8hX9qRGKK8pfxnneNS3aZ56wCD-/s4032/18A6C023-53C7-49E7-9F82-F8D20B339E84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdIiu7pPXZQQD_JiW6BfYuypg1fgluAeX3fdJZnPM44KdvFAtQ2nJaoDT5-vnIwvXWnDv18fXr5zBCnx-hOQUVjqJAq2w_1KGeH0T9hkHlJkMIpHIPJhXaNh9riv2ow9PMAumuofHC-uPJb9isjqW-uQ9F1Mol8hX9qRGKK8pfxnneNS3aZ56wCD-/w300-h400/18A6C023-53C7-49E7-9F82-F8D20B339E84.jpeg" width="300" /></a></h3></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> This was us sending a pic to Little Man to thank him for the bag of snacks and other cute things he packed for us to take to one particular tennis tournament. Among other things, he popped a bag of popcorn and also included the bracelet with his name on it for me to wear while we were apart.</span></p></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerHNpowZ3N6hn53Ye1CZuCJjG7Oq9h90GDblacy_O0Sg3oE84qs9vDLpwfSljCSfcb7meOxkRsGnPrNcTJJKQnPFjzP9GA8qeyx9rKRQGgXly8U9p4B3MWIXRDnlYYP6A8_GKtx9pKaKpWpesuCiNlEg0WVdusXmC-xJV7fchadINyAn8EfL_8xKJ/s1563/F9B2826A-51E0-4E6A-B3D1-3A9AA23A9EA3.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerHNpowZ3N6hn53Ye1CZuCJjG7Oq9h90GDblacy_O0Sg3oE84qs9vDLpwfSljCSfcb7meOxkRsGnPrNcTJJKQnPFjzP9GA8qeyx9rKRQGgXly8U9p4B3MWIXRDnlYYP6A8_GKtx9pKaKpWpesuCiNlEg0WVdusXmC-xJV7fchadINyAn8EfL_8xKJ/w300-h400/F9B2826A-51E0-4E6A-B3D1-3A9AA23A9EA3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">playing with friends one day at the park</span></p><h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: arial;">Out and About</span></h3><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAv39Yl-8XHC5nz6L4a1AwIYZKy7k4j4geWOBaGoMvqwMTgZdH8jrMnGJEDrKJNsQAI-R9lSXIIEkkDsGfB5jWpFv3WoW4NFa_TXunASie6a1NT6oAjVqwsBUUZ62xgKiPln8A7bDLJ5XzcqvI0G_6estaGLhkmQXcZrH2DZv4xf2rRsahek0b8cV/s4032/EC8DD17B-A566-41F4-9E8F-AEBF116559C7.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAv39Yl-8XHC5nz6L4a1AwIYZKy7k4j4geWOBaGoMvqwMTgZdH8jrMnGJEDrKJNsQAI-R9lSXIIEkkDsGfB5jWpFv3WoW4NFa_TXunASie6a1NT6oAjVqwsBUUZ62xgKiPln8A7bDLJ5XzcqvI0G_6estaGLhkmQXcZrH2DZv4xf2rRsahek0b8cV/w300-h400/EC8DD17B-A566-41F4-9E8F-AEBF116559C7.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div>We have gotten to do a couple of hikes this month.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-kd45VeVx_IcSTftCCvBd9nUWtArbDxHR3yXWpdDC89SIfJTwkqGzkZLKbwSSsadYya_DFZS4h4IaCltZ8AWfus-VOpNdTVbwboJP3M2C0a3L71LDkKMC3m6ZfKE8AGx3yZeXdJKtnkJPePkdJNERPwl41GSSOYp3hNMBVHxUhUCS_GpeaMc2RQq/s3648/C2D3C392-D138-4892-AF2B-90C2898CDB66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-kd45VeVx_IcSTftCCvBd9nUWtArbDxHR3yXWpdDC89SIfJTwkqGzkZLKbwSSsadYya_DFZS4h4IaCltZ8AWfus-VOpNdTVbwboJP3M2C0a3L71LDkKMC3m6ZfKE8AGx3yZeXdJKtnkJPePkdJNERPwl41GSSOYp3hNMBVHxUhUCS_GpeaMc2RQq/s320/C2D3C392-D138-4892-AF2B-90C2898CDB66.jpeg" width="217" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> This was pretty cute. Blue and Gemma were so tired after 4 miles. There are times when Blue doesn't have patience for Gemma's puppy energy. There wasn't much room in the second row of the car for both of them, so Gemma just plopped right on top of him. And he seemed okay with it!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlCs-d6A3svJrPaWSJTIo8gLEJEDGBnAk-E_86lZGWUPe5xvjoYeFHOpquQ-cxaD_0IVuPqEar02SomVvzMy0lIQI8uGRypilAssm-jUlU5M7sfw_wOGOYl-dwJm0RClx57mILsv_Y_De1LZn2mTD3F63c7Z3YmTE97rarEdiruZqJIj1r6yio9rm/s4032/3CFD0085-0A7F-40A4-B74E-64CFC6786ECA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlCs-d6A3svJrPaWSJTIo8gLEJEDGBnAk-E_86lZGWUPe5xvjoYeFHOpquQ-cxaD_0IVuPqEar02SomVvzMy0lIQI8uGRypilAssm-jUlU5M7sfw_wOGOYl-dwJm0RClx57mILsv_Y_De1LZn2mTD3F63c7Z3YmTE97rarEdiruZqJIj1r6yio9rm/s320/3CFD0085-0A7F-40A4-B74E-64CFC6786ECA.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br />One day I had to take the car to a neighboring city to get new tires. I had a choice to sit there and wait...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX6zc9sj7TnCoK53K6GuGG-g3DTlmjQ5gBP2OTsPE7h063-G0UQ85gD82thRYT4zPXI9lGF9Ii6tpS3WyWYlXcjQ3V-stmQC0tukKcPgu1vHkSecG0wBaK9NtIW8x4Jo2zVS553AvRTJ9B42_HfT0ayXpO6lZ7CA_rXlcYGsAz3tBOlTtuA2wdrPn/s4032/C19B0B3C-6518-409E-9A14-EB55023C5D93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgX6zc9sj7TnCoK53K6GuGG-g3DTlmjQ5gBP2OTsPE7h063-G0UQ85gD82thRYT4zPXI9lGF9Ii6tpS3WyWYlXcjQ3V-stmQC0tukKcPgu1vHkSecG0wBaK9NtIW8x4Jo2zVS553AvRTJ9B42_HfT0ayXpO6lZ7CA_rXlcYGsAz3tBOlTtuA2wdrPn/s320/C19B0B3C-6518-409E-9A14-EB55023C5D93.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">or walk a mile and a half to explore Sprouts and to do some other errands. (I dropped off a return at UPS and even greatly splurged to get my nails done.) I don't always miss living in the city, but there are moments like this that I do. I can't really walk to any business where we currently live. Here are two of the new products I was excited to find.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVZk7EA1p8fbAYi7xxIsZYP_Ei-ki6NQROQptr08-MX1uYqM3WUv2ncxme7hkCOFyJHwwuJ_Dk23w1hlnS0yvjRBNnUHwhP2UiprJK9PKw9W1Sq5JuKauMi9pieAqE-cdgCq1nO6ypEZm0cWUYyJtEP_pYz1YnmkjpQSzkGczny0s_rozVh6dLuxH/s4032/C379A08A-A8C8-4672-9B4C-69211143A084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVZk7EA1p8fbAYi7xxIsZYP_Ei-ki6NQROQptr08-MX1uYqM3WUv2ncxme7hkCOFyJHwwuJ_Dk23w1hlnS0yvjRBNnUHwhP2UiprJK9PKw9W1Sq5JuKauMi9pieAqE-cdgCq1nO6ypEZm0cWUYyJtEP_pYz1YnmkjpQSzkGczny0s_rozVh6dLuxH/s320/C379A08A-A8C8-4672-9B4C-69211143A084.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></h3><p><span style="font-weight: normal;">Definitely good and would buy them again!</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGCw2qGSO7I-il64wwXkHkkFQ3alECdEQo0wajmWqvlOQbOpRf5BqnDJvfOvq_VYec_0FgPrVqtd6S_0d9PtqYZBe1aINOZixo8Ycfiro20CxldSeHssjWVsK102Y9t8ngLTvgeLK1wMpikUiL56HElV_Fzj7cWK0q2tr4hEedbrjYqsDogBYlxPs/s4032/D9BDE05D-28E2-41DE-9F3A-A5B6036D1584.jpeg" style="font-size: 18.719999px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGCw2qGSO7I-il64wwXkHkkFQ3alECdEQo0wajmWqvlOQbOpRf5BqnDJvfOvq_VYec_0FgPrVqtd6S_0d9PtqYZBe1aINOZixo8Ycfiro20CxldSeHssjWVsK102Y9t8ngLTvgeLK1wMpikUiL56HElV_Fzj7cWK0q2tr4hEedbrjYqsDogBYlxPs/w400-h300/D9BDE05D-28E2-41DE-9F3A-A5B6036D1584.jpeg" width="400" /></a><a out="" span="" take="" this=""></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Speaking of buying food, this is my amazing haul that I got for $80 at Smart Shopper in Tampa. They specialize in overstocks and slightly expired food. (I don't mind buying slightly expired cereal or frozen food - it's fine!) You can't even see all of the packs of rice cauliflower, organic spinach, organic mangoes, loaves of bread, etc. This would have cost <i>at least</i> $150 at other places, probably more. We never know what they will have each time we visit, and it's always fun to check for deals on packaged, organic items. (And it's close to places we have to go regularly which is helpful.)</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just For Fun</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6_YnXZa-_xRRrgsGK-YPmtjXokilAmOuEsSYXlOU6djKfQi9V4f-cw6-lgX3USKdXlJv36eeOu7iO_ZDWs5CIjS7_8ZDRrd_904E_jS6tY4FrnTksd6fRcTvC0V1GjRAJlIgXF-8duMvP-te8m8JCSF0ciobMHPX41kPTlb_EhEGcuRO5fZltknq/s4032/BF0E859A-CBE1-4180-B600-FD7AF115AAD8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6_YnXZa-_xRRrgsGK-YPmtjXokilAmOuEsSYXlOU6djKfQi9V4f-cw6-lgX3USKdXlJv36eeOu7iO_ZDWs5CIjS7_8ZDRrd_904E_jS6tY4FrnTksd6fRcTvC0V1GjRAJlIgXF-8duMvP-te8m8JCSF0ciobMHPX41kPTlb_EhEGcuRO5fZltknq/s320/BF0E859A-CBE1-4180-B600-FD7AF115AAD8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> My mom sent me a meme from the perspective of a teenager that I could relate to. It was about kids doing bad things like drugs or vandalizing - but instead, getting into trouble for having too many cups in the bedroom. This was funny because right when she sent it, my 17 year old was making his probably third trip downstairs with dishes. He's a really good kid! 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This is a self-inflating air mattress for the car; you use your foot to pump it up. It's pretty comfortable. (More to come later.)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-27098771302771605282022-09-12T14:09:00.000-07:002022-09-12T14:09:07.706-07:00Catch Up?? (Maybe 2019)<div style="text-align: left;"> I hadn’t logged into blogger in so long, And I wasn’t even sure I still could. I figured out my password, and I’m taking a look around, Some of it is familiar, and some of it - I’m not sure if I can’t even remember how to do it. There were a couple of posts that I never finished, and this is one of them. I’ll do my best to remember what was going on here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p style="text-align: left;"> I think this was the middle kids’ piano recital at a nursing home. After they performed, they handed out treats to the residents. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"> This was a gift that Sis gave a friend for her birthday. She has enjoyed making a few of these decoupaged notebooks. She made it themed for Spider-Man which is something her friend really likes. She was invited to this party which was at a “camping” themed campground near Tampa. </p>
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I believe this was a photo taken at the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. We had a good visit, enjoying a new museum in a city we love. <div> <br /><div> ***************</div><div><br /></div><div> I wish I had ANY idea where the photos of this time period are located. Downloaded on a computer somewhere? On an old phone? Shrugs. One day maybe I will get the photo situation figured out in my home. This post is highly random, but it’s been sitting in my posting outbox for tears. I didn’t want to leave it out. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div>
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We began with a little <i><b>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</b></i> breakfast in honor of C's <b>KINDERGARTEN</b> year. (My big kids are good sports.) This is the same thing we did when <a href="http://agreaterhand.blogspot.com/2012/08/sissys-kindergarten-corner-weeks-2-3.html">Sister started homeschooling in kindergarten</a>.<br />
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I thought about dressing them up nicely and doing the whole first day/chalkboard/grade thing, but this actually represents our current living situation and lifestyle so much better. Their "first day of school" fell on Kids' Activities Day at our RV park. (Art & P.E. I guess?!)<br />
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<i> I accidentally posted this out of order. Before it was getting to look a lot like Christmas, we had a nice time in Arkansas for Thanksgiving...</i><br />
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<i> </i>My sister and I took our kids and our Dad on a hike at <b>Woolly Hollow State Park</b>. We walked the Huckleberry Trail around the lake.<br />
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Since I have stretched out my <b>Gratitude List </b>over the course of years, I'm sure I will end up repeating things occasionally. That's ok. They are different feelings and different reasons during different points in life. A beautiful day for a hike <b>(#533)</b>, Woolly Holly State Park <b>(#534)</b>, my Dad's improving health <b>(#535)</b>, after 7 years, my soft, squishy (as more than one of them have described me), warm body is still the biggest comfort to my son <b>(#536)</b>, that every time I express that I wish I could have another baby, THIS ONE declares, <i>"Momma, you still have a baby!!!" </i><b>(#537)</b></div>
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He's talking about himself, of course. I read some people's opinions recently about how Momma's boys grow up to be narcissistic and terrible partners. :0 It did cause me to pause and worry for a minute haha. My boys aren't given everything they want, though; they are told no, I give it to them straight when I need to, they're pretty sweet boys...so I will just keep trying my best to love them like crazy without them turning into terrible romantic partners one day lol.<br />
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Little girls who are quickly turning into big girls...but who can still giggle and make up dance routines that they perform for the family. <b>(#538)</b><br />
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Cousin movie nights <b>(#539)</b>...and my sister is really funny <b>#540</b> (memory: Dash telling her about how people watch youtube channels that consist of watching others play video games - and Cary pretending to start a youtube channel about people watching her do her crossword puzzles)<br />
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The best drives from Arkansas to Florida <b>(#543)</b> include a stop at one of the <b>Cafe Sunflower </b>locations in Atlanta:<br />
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one of the best desserts they have <b>(#544)</b></div>
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We had spaghetti for Thanksgiving at my parents' house. The kids and I, feeling very nostalgic about our holiday traditions, were a little like <i>"Whaaaattt?!"</i> (However, we love spaghetti, and it was delicious. <b>#545</b>) And we also felt badly that Dad had to be at home, working <b>(#546)</b>, and Thanksgiving food is one of his favorites. SO, when we returned from our trip, we made a Thanksgiving meal complete with Tofurky...<b>(#547)</b><br />
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Thankful for the 10 hands that belong to my children and husband.<b>(#549-558)</b><br />
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We always love it when our appointments are in St. Pete. We love going there any chance we get. </div>
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This pizza roll (warmed up) was one of our favorite treats we have ever gotten at Valhalla Bakery.<br />
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We also just really love Baum Market where Valhalla Bakery is located. It's so cute.<br />
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treats from Valhalla (right bottom corner) and Locale Market (another favorite place to get treats in St. Pete).<br />
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Tornado always loves this sticker wall near Baum Market, so he added one of his own.<br />
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Dash takes a U.S. Geography class this year. He was assigned to read the book <b style="font-style: italic;">What Was Ellis Island? </b>and think of a creative way to teach the subject to the other students. We found this <b>Ellis Island Role Play</b> activity set on <b>Teachers Pay Teachers</b>. It came with this fun, interactive game where the students rolled the paper dice and used this admission card to find out their immigration status. Dash decided if they could be admitted into the U.S. based on the criteria he learned about in the book.<br />
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Dash decided he wanted an ugly sweater to wear to his friends' Christmas party and for pajama day at school. He chose this sweatshirt, which I think is so funny (since he isn't dating or about to date).<br />
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Sis and Ninja both take theater at school. Their different classes are both performing their own <i><b>The Cat in the Hat</b></i> plays. Sis was Thing 1.<br />
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And Ninja was the Baby Fish.</div>
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My friend, whose daughter was playing a fish in the older class, found this great idea for fish make-up online.<br />
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excitement for their monthly Bokksu Japanese snack kit<br />
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One day I made muffins while they were at school...<br />
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and we ate them in the treehouse while we read our book <b><i>The War that Saved My Life </i></b>together.<br />
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Since we have visited several Civil War battlefields and read multiple books on the subject, we started watching the miniseries <b><i>North and South </i></b>as a family. This is probably the 5th time i have ever seen it. At least. (This is one of my favorite scenes I like to act out for my kids.) Also, we had to fast forward several inappropriate-for-kids scenes that I knew were coming. It was great family bonding, though, as we looked forward to watching it for an hour or so most nights for awhile. We watched Book 1 and Book 2, but we did not watch Book 3 because I like to pretend it never happened.<br />
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This goofball wanted to be prepared with hydration during movie night by pouring his milk into one of Ryan's empty 2 liter soda bottles.<br />
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We helped Ninja do a project the other kids did when they were little: planting grass into an aluminum baking pan.<br />
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Hopefully, it will grow, and he can play dinosaurs or people or whatever in the grass. And trim the grass as it grows with scissors.<br />
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our first Tampa Christmas parade!</div>
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I don't know if it will ever stop being weird being in the heat during the Christmas season. I feel kind of like we are pretending it's Christmas.</div>
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I don't know what book or movie he got this idea from, but Ninja was very adamant that he, as the youngest child. would place the star on our big tree in the living room.<br />
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How much do I LOVE Christmas and all of my trees and decor? This was our first Christmas with cats...<i>oh, man, I did not think about how they were going to change my holidays</i>. Am I never going to have a normal Christmas again for the next 18 years or so that I have them?! It's a little disappointing. Good thing they are so cute, and I love them so much.<br />
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Sometimes he can be so cuddly, and I will take it whenever I can get it. This is how close we were in the chaise lounge (that is not meant for two people our sizes) as we watched <b><i>North and South </i></b>one night. <b>#512</b> (of my <i>Gratitude List</i>)</div>
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One day, I'm SOOO going to long for the days of waking up to having parade beads strung across my face. He is so wonderful. (<b>#513</b>)<br />
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Also <b>#515-532</b>: <i>St. Petersburg, insurance that pays for things like testing, sticker walls, beautiful artwork on buildings, Baum Market, pizza rolls, Dash's sense of humor, the big sister who loves being a teacher to her little brother, homeschool academy classes, a friend who is always helping me, great things we can learn from horrible times in history, a mini-series that stands the test of time, subscription boxes, parades, my letterboard, how much I have shed my OCD and needs for perfection (see above: cats), and my beautiful staircase.</i></div>
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I took the kids to <b>Wilson's Creek Battlefield</b> a few years ago. We didn't have a full day and had always wanted to return. We planned another chilly but refreshing day outdoors near Springfield, Missouri.<br />
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I feel nostalgic about Wilson's Creek for a few reasons. Of course, I grew up 30 minutes from here so there is that. Also, I am fascinated (in that kind of horrified way you can be about something so vile and sad about our history) by the Civil War. Third, I came here on my field trip in 5th grade.<br />
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I don't know why exactly, but I was feeling extra sentimental this day. I mean, that's just <i>me</i>, so that's not surprising. I had these weird moments as I walked along that made me feel like I was in a movie scene. Like my eyes would fill with tears as I could almost hear my classmates and myself trudging along these same trails, like familiar little voices almost audible in the breeze. I know I sound crazy. I wasn't literally hearing voices. I know that I was probably feeling this way especially because of the funeral I had just attended a couple of days before. My childhood friend died a few years ago, and the funeral was for his mother. I still grieve whenever I think of him. Also, my 5th grade teacher who had brought us here - the one I had so adored, died a year ago. As I would remember certain spots and certain scenarios from that day, it was all so bittersweet and deja vu-like, I did fight back (and lose that battle occasionally) tears a lot throughout our hikes. I did, of course, enjoy making new memories with my own children here in these beautiful woods and hills.<br />
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You pay to enter past a gate. (Or you can just start hiking without your car.) Then you can stop at any/all of the many points of interest (to find your Junior Ranger booklet answers or just to explore) along the almost 5 mile road.<br />
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Dash can be such a good big brother, always accepting Ninja's request to be held.<br />
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Funny, I just posted a photo of Ninja playing with a stick on our last Junior Ranger outing.<br />
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By the end of the hike, Ninja claimed he couldn't walk another step. We all took turns holding him individually, but he is getting heavy these days. I really wonder what it feels like to be this kid. I wish I could see inside his thoughts. I know there are parts of being the youngest that aren't ideal. His three siblings often prefer different things than him. His Mom is older than she was when the others were his age, and when I say older I really mean <i>TIRED</i>. There are moments when we all know - and he probably knows, too, that he <i>has it made</i>.<br />
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their two new badges from this trip<br />
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We were super hungry by the time we left the park. We ate yummy crepes at <b>Aviary Cafe</b>.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-40954883830881029942019-04-19T08:28:00.001-07:002019-04-19T08:28:15.904-07:00Field Trip: George Washington Carver Museum <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our other field trip while in Missouri was to <b>George Washington Carver National Monument</b>...<br />
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in Diamond, Missouri. I took this pic because Tornado "collects" photos of water towers. He has a album on his ipad full of them. It's his thing to spot while we are traveling.<br />
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It was another chance to earn a <b>Junior Ranger</b> badge.<br />
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My kids (even the older boys) always love interactive historical museums that include play kitchens and play stores. There is just something so fun about this to them.<br />
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It's a nice museum, and I am surprised I have never brought them here before.<br />
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The <b>Junior Ranger</b> booklet required a walk on the trail.<br />
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We were glad about this because it was actually nice walking weather. The kind when it's really chilly and you have to be bundled up, but it feels actually refreshing breathing in the cold air. And it's nice to get some use out of our winter coats.<br />
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They got their badges. We enjoyed learning more about the amazing scientist and inventor. There is also a film to watch in the visitor's center. Vistor's Center Films: no exaggeration, <i>truly one of my favorite things in life.</i><br />
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In early November, we returned to <b>Desoto National Memorial</b>.<br />
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The kids had to complete their Junior Ranger Badges they had started when we had visited with my parents.<br />
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Tornado was posing with Buddy Bison (#buddybison on instagram), like the one he has at home.<br />
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We returned to <b>Sage Biscuit Cafe </b>for another vegan skillet. We checked out the different location on Cortez Road this time.<br />
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We also returned to our little non-crowded spot on Anna Marie Island/Holmes Beach because Dash hadn't been there yet.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span>I have been so excited about watching the movie <b><i>Christopher Robin</i></b> ever since the trailer first came out, and it brought me to tears watching it multiple times. I have a soft spot in my heart for Winnie the Pooh. First of all, I love the books so much. I realized this in college when I read them for my children's literature class. They are so sweet and meaningful and clever. I loved them so much I designed Tornado's baby nursery in the old fashioned Pooh theme.</div>
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We made a special meal to watch the movie together one night after it came out on DVD. This isn't my best work (Ha!). I didn't give the cheese enough time to melt. However, hopefully you can tell we made little pizzas shaped like bear faces. :)<br />
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As a last minute add, we also set out "Rabbit's Garden" (carrots in hummus).<br />
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Sis had a birthday party to attend one weekend for one of her home school academy classmates.<br />
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It was held at a camping area at <b>Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park</b>.<br />
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Some of the girls spent the night in tents. (Serious props to those who did because it was COLD that night.) Sis opted to stay for a few hours then come home. They played games and enjoyed birthday festivities. It was a lovely setting.<br />
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I can't remember if I have mentioned before that Dash gets a <a href="https://www.bokksu.com/"><b>Bokksu </b></a>box of Japanese snacks every month in the mail. It's what he asked for as his last birthday gift. He is very interested in all things Japanese (and is looking forward to visiting one day). It has been a fun experience for them to open it every month. We won't renew it because it was just a one time gift and also there is always a snack or two included which contains a fish ingredient they can't eat.<br />
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<b>Tea Time</b>: The book we have been reading together is <i><b>The War That Saved My Life</b></i>. I would say that all 5 of us have been into this WWII themed <b>Newbery Honor</b> book.<br />
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<b> #504</b> in my <a href="https://agreaterhand.blogspot.com/search/label/Gratitude%20Community"><b>Gratitude List</b></a>: Sis showed me one day that these were the emojis that Ninja wanted to send to me. I love him <i>so</i>! <br />
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Speaking of how much I love him, we enjoyed a couple Mommy-Ninja dates this month. For this one (<b>#505</b>), we just got pudding cups to eat at Nutrition Smart while we waited on his sister at dance class. We really love pudding cups (<b>#506</b>). And these had whipped cream and crumbled up pb cups. (<b>#507</b>)<br />
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On another day when I could tell he was melting down and needed some Momma time, we drove to St. Petersburg for a dessert extravaganza. We went to <b>Locale Market</b> which has this yummy chocolate sort-of soft serve. (<b>#508</b>...<b>#509</b> <i>for that smile</i>)<br />
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We also were so happy to see this pretty little thing labeled vegan in one of the glass cases at <b>Locale</b>, so we shared it also. Yummy! (<b>#510</b>, I can be grateful for <i>allll</i> the desserts. He did actually consume most of this, though, since I have been consuming little sugar lately.)<br />
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I'm also thankful for <a href="http://www.lovefoodcentral.com/"><b>Love Food Central</b></a> in St. Petersburg. (<b>#511</b>) I'm not sure that we were planning on getting more dessert. It's a head scratcher for me trying to remember how we ended up here getting more dessert. I really don't know! But we shared this cheesecake, and then he ate the cookie because he really likes cookies. It's often his dessert of choice. <br />
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I get a little worried about this kid sometimes and the lengths he will go to with dares and challenges. I regularly send him links to articles about kids who engage in challenges, and it doesn't end well, <i>like death or near death</i>. I've reached the <i>"Well, if your friend jumps off the cliff, does that mean you have to?!" </i>stage of life, and how did I get here?! I hope I'm getting my point across, and at the same time, I do appreciate his fun, silly nature. This was one time he decided to try a spoonful of cocoa. I think on this same day they also tried cinnamon. There are <b><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2013/04/23/5-reasons-not-to-take-the-cinnamon-challenge/#1a584a496405">articles</a> </b>on why this isn't a good idea.<br />
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It tasted as bad as I warned him it would. His reaction was pretty good (or bad, depending on how you look at it).<br />
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Sometimes Tornado is a couch potato, and then there are days like this he surprises me.<br />
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He actually rather enjoys trampoline places, and I love seeing him jump around and smile so big.<br />
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He played a little basketball, too.</div>
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Overall, it was a nice time!</div>
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We spent a day in Dunedin with my mom and dad while they were visiting. They have been to Dunedin on a previous trip and liked it. And it's one of our favorite places, too! The little kids and I had a birthday party in New Port Richey to attend. It was for one of my best friend's daughters. Ryan, the boys, and Mom and Dad got an early start in Dunedin, and we met them there. Ryan took this photo of Googie and Tornado at the marina.<br />
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Dunedin is a fun place to shop. We especially love the tea & spices store. At the end of our day we got snacks at the newish Nature's Food Patch downtown, and then ate at a brewery across the street. Something my dad (and now the kids) like to say (when we are in Dunedin and "done eating") is <i>"Well, we're DUNEDIN."</i> haha<br />
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The following week after my parents' trip, it was Halloween week and time to dress up at school.<br />
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It seems like most people in Florida sit outside their homes to give out treats on Halloween night. The kids wanted to trick-or-treat of course, but they also always want to experience the other side. We bought 2 or 3 big bags of candy, so these three could have fun meeting all of the early trick-or-treaters. They even added a little decor to the stool with the candy bowl. Our street was so busy, it was gone in 30 minutes!<br />
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We had lots of big plans to dress up as a group again like we have done in years past. But...money was a little tight this year because of buying the house. So Ryan and I wore things we already owned. He was a Storm Trooper like he was two years ago. Ninja requested this because he wanted to match him.<br />
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And I was Waldo, a costume that has been used by both Tornado and me during book parades at his old school.<br />
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I never let the kids be really scary things for Halloween. However, Dash was 13 this year, so I finally let him. <br />
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He was a super scary Grim Reaper!</div>
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Sis, as a sweet little pink bunny, helped offset the scary!<br />
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It's fun to trick or treat directly from your house in an active neighborhood. The streets had a big flow of people. There were a few AMAZING haunted houses/mazes at houses/in yards/garages. I so admire these people who go all out and help make it festive for everyone around. There were some really impressive set ups.<br />
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I took these two on a field trip with a group of my friends and their kids to the corn maze at <b>Harvest Moon Fun Farm</b>.<br />
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<i> (I love this pic of Sis with Ninja and some of his besties. I feel like it so perfectly describes them.)</i><br />
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My friend from Missouri and I both commented how nice it was to spend a day like this in a setting that felt more like "home." <br />
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Our big group attempted the corn maze, which was fun but made a little more difficult with all of the younger kids with us and mostly the ant hills that a few of them unfortunately stepped in. There was a little mayhem after that occurred, but overall it was a lovely, successful outing.<br />
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It was time for one of our favorite Tampa events: <b>Veg Fest</b>. This year it was held in a park we had never seen, a bigger space for this popular, ever-growing event. THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of people were there.<br />
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We shared this coconut water, which was super fun.<br />
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Although we did sample lots of yummy food all day, I think the heat caused us to enjoy the drinks most of all. These natural slushies were <i>soooo</i> delicious.<br />
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The slushies were my second favorite thing of the day. My very favorite thing was getting to listen to Captain Paul Watson of <b><i>Sea Shepard</i></b> fame. He was great! Ryan and I have been big fans of his since we used to watch the television series, <b><i>Whale Wars</i></b>. He was a very inspiring speaker. It was a good reminder about we are all capable of doing SOMETHING to help the world.<br />
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November 6 was a very festive day for us. It was Tornado's first time to vote! I had helped him register a couple of months before, and we spent a lot of time talking about the different issues and candidates. Our polling place was close to our house, there wasn't a long line, and the whole process was so smooth. He did great! I have a sort-of adult child, agh!!! I am very proud of him. We were especially proud to be able to vote to stop greyhound racing. (We won!) I was also able to show him how important our votes were - how every vote counts - since there were some very close races, including the one for Florida governor.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-44550839201011873222019-03-27T08:02:00.000-07:002019-03-27T08:03:06.512-07:00Field Trip: Desoto National Memorial and Anna Marie Island<div style="text-align: center;">
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My mom and dad flew into Tampa toward the end of October to visit us and see our new house. <br />
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There were plenty of shopping trips (like this one to IKEA - bless poor Papaw and his patient self)...<br />
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...and restaurant going. (This is a place in Bradenton I really like a lot called <b>Sage Biscuit Cafe</b>, and this is the Southwestern Skillet (minus corn).)<br />
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One day we went <b>Desoto National Memorial </b>which is in a lovely spot in Bradenton, south of St. Petersburg.<br />
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The kids started working on their booklets for their <b>Junior Ranger</b> badges.<br />
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I feel like I'm still getting used to Florida "forests" - the different trees, mangroves, etc. After almost 6 years, it still feels so different than everything I knew in Missouri and Arkansas.<br />
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Ryan and Dash headed home after that to take care of the animals. The rest of us stopped at <b>Small Town Creamery</b>, a cute little place with vegan options on Anna Marie Island.<br />
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<b>Anna Marie Island</b> is located near Bradenton. I showed them a little secluded spot with a narrow beach right beyond parking. It's easy to get to and walk around.<br />
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We lucked out and got a table out front at <b>The Waterfront Restaurant</b>, which is right across the street from the ocean and has good views. It would have been a perfect experience, but it started getting pretty chilly out!! We were shivering by the time we finished.<br />
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My go-to at The Waterfront is the quinoa black bean loaf.<br />
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We always have our regular game of <b><i>Kahoot!</i></b> to review our history/geography lesson. That's Dash's very creative typing abilities/person.<br />
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I had signed Ninja and I up to attend a field trip at the fire station with our homeschool group. The other kids had been to the fire station when they were young, and he hadn't gotten the opportunity yet. Plus, I like to plan little outings like this for one kid at a time. It's nice to have some one-on-one bonding.<br />
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I don't know what it is, but I always just love fire station field trips. It literally makes me want to become a fire fighter. After one guy said there really isn't an age limit, I was mentally trying to decide whether I could get in shape to pass the fitness part! (I'm laughing at myself right now.) I asked so many questions because I find it all fascinating. Their job. The station itself and the living quarters. I think I might have missed my calling haha. (However, when I have since told my kids that I want to become a firefighter, they expressed adamantly that they do not want their mother going into burning buildings.)<br />
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It really bothers me that I didn't crop that random arm out of this photo, but it seems too exhausting to edit it now. More importantly, my little man sure is cute.<br />
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Speaking of cute, he specifically asked if we could wear our matching constellation shirts. I can't remember who got dressed first. (I don't know how we both ended up with constellation shirts, either; they were bought at different times.) But it was totally his idea for us to match. That makes me so happy.<br />
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Speaking of matching (and nothing to do with the fire station field trip), this was another random day that he asked if we could match - with royal blue tops and black bottoms. I will be grateful for the rest of my life for this kind of sweetness he has brought into my life.<br />
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building (beautifully colored) bridges to hold weight in <b>Junkbox Wars</b> class<br />
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more craft stick building for Ninja</div>
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and more bridge building for Dash</div>
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Dash got invited to an air soft gun birthday party for one of his friends. He had shot air soft guns before with friends in the neighborhood, but this was his first full <i>air soft gun battle experience</i>.<br />
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It was pretty serious! (He had lots of fun.)</div>
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Ninja attended a friend's birthday party this month, too.<br />
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It was held at a gymnastic's place. They also got to swim.</div>
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Ninja is so social. He is always in the middle of things. My big kids have commented before that at school, they often get the <i>"Are you ______ (his real name)'s brother/sister?"</i> Like, I am often <i>"_______'s mom." </i><br />
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Sister's friend spent the night one night. They baked cookies.<br />
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We miss the RV park life of riding bikes around more freely. Tornado and I decided to ride our bikes to Dairy Queen, which is almost a mile from our house, so he could get a smoothie. It was a lovely ride, and he is anxious to do it again sometime.<br />
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September and October were busy months for us traveling. There were a couple of events and reunions I had to attend. During one of my trips, the kids spent a few days at the farm with their Grandma and Grandpa. Ryan had a business trip in Indianapolis, which is only a few hours away, therefore he was able to join them for all but one day of the trip.<br />
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I had a rare night out in Tampa with a few of my friends. I got to try out <b>The Melting Pot</b> (and its 4 course meal), and I am now a big fan! (Next time, though, I'm going to cut it down to 3 courses, though; I was too full!<br />
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Cali still lets the kittens nurse. I love that my Baby Girl is into attachment parenting just like her Momma (me). :)</div>
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And they are still unbelievably irresistible.</div>
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Our favorite new recipe we have tried at home is buffalo cauliflower. It's something we are always delighted to order at restaurants when they have it. It wasn't too difficult to make, and every little piece was devoured. <b>12 thumbs up</b>.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-57160364120087057352019-02-22T06:51:00.000-08:002019-04-02T11:33:24.338-07:00Field Trip: Doseum and Headed Home<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last full day in San Antonio: lunch at <a href="https://eatatgreen.com/"><b>Green</b></a>. Here's my last little tribute to them.<br />
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I found a new museum by searching for things to do. It's the <a href="https://www.thedoseum.org/"><b>Doseum</b></a> located at 2800 Broadway in San Antonio. It's 5.5 acres of pure fun. There was, indeed, <b>LEARN</b><i>ing</i>, <b>EXPLORE</b><i>ing</i>, and <b>CREATE</b><i>ing</i> taking place.<br />
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Sis took a special computer/coding class.</div>
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This was one of our favorite exhibits. You color a house, building, or form of transportation and then scan it. It shows up on the huge, active screen.<br />
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It was fun to spot your art as it moved around.<br />
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Tornado was in his element creating a comic.<br />
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building a creation that could withstand being dropped<br />
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talking about meals astronauts could eat in space and creating meals with clay/combining colors to create new colors<br />
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Tornado loved the exhibit with recycled objects. I think he would love for his bedroom walls to look like this.</div>
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I really think this was the BEST children's museum we have ever visited. There is indoor and outdoor space. We will definitely go again.<br />
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We met Wimpy and Liz at <b>La Fiesta Patio Cafe</b> in Universal City. This is one of our traditions - they have taken us there since I was young. It is a healthier version (with vegan/vegetarian options) of authentic Mexican food. We had to say goodbye to them here after we ate. That's always a sad thing to do!<br />
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Our one fun thing we definitely do on our drive from Texas to Florida - if the timing is right - is stop at the restaurant <b>Seed</b>. We always pose with this cow and sign, too. We have roamed around New Orleans on other trips, but it was too late to do anything during this drive.<br />
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Aaaaand, our favorite thing about <b>Seed</b> are the vegan beignets. It's something we have never been able to get anywhere else. The kids always comment that beignets remind them of <i>The Princess and the Frog</i>.<br />
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The next day of our San Antonio adventure (which happened to be September 6, 2018), we went to see all of the missions. I'm not sure if I had ever visited all of them before...perhaps when I was young I might have seen them? I know that when Tornado was little, we took my Granny on a trolley tour of San Antonio which drove by them, but we didn't get out. The first one (of the 5) was <b>Mission San Jose</b>.<br />
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The kids love it, of course, when we find cool trees to climb.<br />
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They also immediately got to work on their <b>Junior Ranger</b> booklets. (I've said it before, I think this is a great, worthy program. The kids love collecting the badges.)<br />
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The sad "oops" of the day was Tornado completely sliding out on the slippery ground. We joked that it looked like he made a "mud angel." He had a good sense of humor about it, though, and even posted pics of his fall on <b>instagram</b>. He was so dirty. His brother was very kind to take him in the bathroom and help him clean up. (It was a rainy day, on and off.)<br />
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The missions are all so beautiful! I was so glad we came. I believe they still have Catholic church services here.<b> San Jose</b> is the largest of the missions. We watched the movie about the history of the mission in the visitor's center, which helped the kids understand what we were visiting. (I LOVE the movies/videos in visitor's centers!) For those of you who don't know, the Spanish missions were little communities created to spread the Christian faith and integrate the Native Americans into their current political, religious, and economic system.<br />
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We were worried that our day at the Missions was going to be cut short because the rain was POURING.<br />
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However, we waited a bit and were able to journey on. We had to endure some sprinkles here and there, but it was fine! Second up was <b>Mission San Juan</b>.<br />
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We got out and walked around the area. Imagine a whole little world going on inside the walls - crops being grown, tradesmen and artisans working on their crafts, everyone working together and learning from one another.</div>
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Third on our list was <b>Mission Espada</b>. There was more to see here. I finally understood more about the history of Native Americans and the communities created by the people from Spain who journeyed here and how the culture of Mexico evolved. The park ranger was very kind answering all of my questions.<br />
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Since they were almost finished with their books, the park ranger gave them their badges with our promise that we were going to complete our books and our remaining missions.<br />
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The kids got a snack inside this visitor's center. We bought a cross to hang on our art wall at home.<br />
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There was a small museum connected, and we were able to visit the church.<br />
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I read that it's the oldest unrestored stone church in America. Long ago, the "frescos" (the colorful artwork) was visible on these buildings, but most of them have faded. The architecture from so long ago is amazing to witness, especially in person.<br />
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Toward the end of the day, we made it to <b>The Alamo</b>.<br />
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We had a longer visit here last summer, so we didn't do as big of a tour this time or watch the movie.<br />
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We did walk around for awhile, though, inside and outside the grounds.<br />
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I wanted to visit it again, though, since it makes more sense to them now that we are reading <b><i>The Boy in the Alamo</i></b>. They know Davy Crockett a little better now.<br />
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Early in our trip, we had occasionally noticed these scooters just propped up against trees or lying on the ground unattended. The more we saw, the more curious we became so we googled to research. We learned that they are called Birds, and they are meant to serve as a form of transportation to San Antonio (among other cities) residents. There is an app. You can locate the nearest scooter to you, or you can just scan one that you come across. Dash was very enthusiastic about trying one out. They go pretty fast. (He did get a warning by a security officer protecting The Alamo not to ride too close or look like he is going straight toward the Mission.) I think it's a fun addition to a city, and we hope Tampa gets them.<br />
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Sis got the hang of it, too. You pay by the minute to use it.<br />
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These long days really wear Little Man out, and it makes him really need some Momma time. <br />
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A little vegan soft serve from <b>Earth Burger</b> helps, too. We ate dessert first, then met my Uncle at <a href="https://www.salata.com/"><b>Salata</b></a>, which is another super vegan friendly place he introduced us to. We all really like it. I didn't end up getting any photos, but you can pretty much put anything you could possibly want into your salad or bowl. Would love for Tampa to get one of these, also!<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-76526191326323471622019-02-15T05:57:00.000-08:002019-02-15T05:57:09.261-08:00Witte Museum <div style="text-align: center;">
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On our first full day in San Antonio, we headed to <b>Earth Burger</b>, which we have loved in the past.<br />
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It's a very fun treat to have vegan friendly fast food...<br />
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especially when soft serve is involved.</div>
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After that, we drove over to the <b>Witte Museum</b>.</div>
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<i>Copied from <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60956-d103611-Reviews-Witte_Museum-San_Antonio_Texas.html">Trip Advisor</a>: Founded in 1926, the Witte Museum is where Nature, Science and Culture
Meet, through the lens of Texas Deep Time, and the themes of Land, Water
and Sky. Located on the banks of the San Antonio River in Brackenridge
Park, the Witte Museum is San Antonio’s premier museum promoting
lifelong learning through innovative exhibitions, programs and
collections in natural history, science and South Texas heritage.</i> </div>
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My uncle met us there to enjoy the day. He is a teacher/professor and is a wonderful mentor for all of us. When my siblings and I were growing up and we would speak to him on the phone, the last thing he would say is, <i>"Study hard!"</i> If he was talking to my mom on the phone, he would say, <i>"Tell the kids to study hard!"</i> He is fun to hang out with and to visit museums because he is so smart and knows about so many different things.<br />
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After we left the museum, we went hiking in the Guadalupe Mountains.<br />
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Dash even tried to push Sis off the mountain. Ok, not really. This was just inside the museum, and they wanted to take photos to look like we were really there.<br />
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However, they were very brave and adventurous while trying out this bicycle on a tightrope.<br />
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Even Tornado got out of his usual comfort zone to ride.<br />
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Many hours at the Witte Museum wasn't even enough to see everything. At closing time, we went to <b>Green Vegetarian Cuisine at Pearl Brewery</b> (a nice area).<br />
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Another great part of adventuring with my uncle is he eats a healthy/vegetarian diet, so we enjoy the same restaurants. We like this one a lot. I think I enjoy eating out in San Antonio more than I do in Tampa.<br />
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We decided to "walk off" dinner since the <b>River Walk</b> was in "walking distance" of the restaurant.<br />
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He also wanted to take us to his <b>VFW</b> spot he has enjoyed since he was young. It's the oldest one in Texas and right up the steps of the River Walk. He told us about his memories of coming here when the area was not so developed.<br />
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We sat outside and rested on the picnic tables. My uncle bought us drinks. It's cute inside; I get the appeal of the <b>VFW </b>(Veterans of Foreign Wars) and why he feels so proud and patriotic about it.<br />
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After we left my friend's house, we went to find <b>Green Spot Market</b> (no pics), a gas station/convenience store that we have been to before. Instead of typical gas station fare, it has healthier organic and vegan snacks. We had been hooooping to have the vegan soft serve, but the machine was down. Trauma!!! We picked out some early lunch/snacks, and then headed downtown...<br />
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The museum is held in the former Texas School Book Depository Building, which was originally a wagon shop. It became well known after Lee Harvey Oswald, an employee, was believed to have shot President John F. Kennedy from a high window during a parade.</div>
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I just love history museums (although obviously wish there was no need for ones with such horrible circumstances as this one). I feel like it helped them all understand the story and event so much more than having just talked about it in the past as we had. I recommend a visit to anyone who likes history and is interested in the tragic story, mystery, and conspiracy theories that surround it to this day.<br />
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Next, we had planned to eat at our favorite Dallas restaurant, <b>Spiral Diner</b>. I had missed it! It didn't disappoint -<i> so many choices on the menu, quick service, </i>and <i>delicious food.</i><br />
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We departed the Dallas area and headed south toward San Antonio where my aunt and uncle live. We met them at <b>Jason's Deli</b> for supper, to catch up and start planning our activities for the next few days. We also followed them to my late grandmother's old house, where we stay when we are in town, and they helped us get settled in.<br />
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Ended my night like this...when we are busy, traveling, and he has been in the car seat away from me for hours, we have lots of cuddles to catch up on.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-90695970359461751432019-02-08T05:15:00.000-08:002019-02-08T05:24:56.521-08:00First Month of School<div style="text-align: center;">
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The 3 youngest kids all take a class called <b>Junk Box Wars</b> at different times with their own age levels.<br />
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This class is based on the tv show <b>Junkyard Wars</b>. The kids have individual or group challenges each class. Just a few of their other challenges include throwing a candy cane without it breaking, building tall card houses, making sling shots, creating marble runs, and building "pilgrim houses" that can withstand wind and weight, etc. It's a good interactive/teamwork/social class.</div>
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This particular day (this pic and ones above) their assigment was to build a contraption that would cushion an egg's fall to keep it intact. There were different rounds/testing variables.<br />
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building spaghetti tower another day with his little buddy<br />
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Although we did like the sunny feel of the breakfast nook with the yellow walls, I couldn't quite get on board with this particular shade of yellow with everything we own. I had to go with my standard gray, much to my sunshine-y daughter's chagrin. I don't think it's as dark as it seems in this pic. I was also happy to hang up all of my (around 30) cute plates. Since we lived in the RV for the year, it's kind of fun to unpack things that you had almost forgotten about.<br />
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Sis got a day out with a friend at a trampoline/climbing place in Tampa.<br />
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This is the chapter book we are reading together right now. We started reading it several months ago but misplaced it. Now we are back at it. We visited the actual Alamo last year. Aaaaand getting ready for another visit. I recommend this book for a greater understanding of what happened here. There weren't many options for Alamo themed children's books. We all remained engaged in this historical fiction book.<br />
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I mentioned in last post that we do our history lessons together. At the end of each lesson, we try to play an online game, <i><b>Kahoot! </b></i>This requires me to create questions ahead of time using information from the chapter, as well as pulling questions for review. This is a fun motivation for all of them. We are keeping track of points. I told them the overall winner at the end of the year will receive a special prize. </div>
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I just noticed that Dash had named himself Mr. Hair Cake during this particular day. (What a fun personality this kid has!) I feel I need to explain this is from a youtube video he showed us one day. I can't even begin to properly explain this video. It's basically these guys who make a cake using all sorts of hair - like shaved off their bodies, etc. They proceed to eat the cake. I literally threw up watching this video. I'm not kidding. (And I don't know why I'm sharing this for anyone in the world to see.) We were sitting on the bed watching it, I started feeling nauseous, I THREW UP and had to run to the bathroom with my hands over my mouth. I'm sure the kids wish they had a video of <i>my reaction to that video</i>. </div>
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Labor Day Weekend arrived, and we made plans with relatives in Missouri and Texas. We only made a quick one night stop through my home state, and while we were there I took them to a well-loved restaurant (where we can pretty much eat nothing, but they were excited to order drinks, which is a treat for our water-at-restaurants family) at Flat Creek. Two of my childhood friends play in a cover band, and I always enjoy going to their shows. My kids had expressed they wanted to go watch them sometime since they know it's something I do occasionally. They got to meet some of my friends and like I wrote in a previous post, they got to experience a little bit of my small town roots, which is good for my "city kids."<br />
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<i> THESE TWO...</i>are always either picking on each other or having great fun. They're like an old married couple. 23 months apart in age. I'm curious what their relationship will be like when they get older.</div>
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We went to my aunt's house for our annual kickball game with my uncle, cousin (who is my age) and his kids, which was the main purpose for this leg of the trip.<br />
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I love kickball. And we always have a great time getting together with this crew. I try really hard to keep traditions and connections within our nomadic, somewhat untraditional life.<br />
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Next stop on our Labor Day Weekend Extravaganza was a visit to see my college roommate who lives near Dallas. I hadn't seen her in YEARS, probably since the older boys were very little. We had dinner out with her husband and two young sons and spent the night with them. (Ninja always says he is "so shy," but really he is my friendliest, least shy kid.)<br />
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Jen and I lived together for two years in college. She is one of the NICEST, funniest, <i>easiest</i> people I have ever known. I have missed her, for sure; it was so nice to hang out with her and for my kids to see how great she is. They really liked her!<br />
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Another long overdue visit was to our best friends from our early days in Arkansas. The four of us met pre-kids, so we have known them for 20 years. Our kids always attended each others' birthday parties, etc. "growing up." We moved to Florida, and they moved to Texas and somehow five years went by without us seeing each other. I had decided earlier this year that I was not going to let 2018 end without getting together with our long lost pals.<br />
I was curious how the kids would interact. Ninja didn't even remember them because he was still a baby when we left Arkansas. They all sat in formal awkwardness for the first half hour. By the end of the visit, they were running around playing like no time had passed at all.<br />
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Life is so busy. Life is so hard. I MUST do better about seeing the people who mean the most to us. If only time and money were infinite resources. Spending time with Jen and these kids I had held as babies (and their very cool parents) was good for my soul.<br />
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One day while online, I noticed Taylor Swift was going to be in Tampa
that same night. It has been on our bucket list to get to see her. I
quietly asked the big boys if they wanted to go, and as I suspected they
were kind of "eh" about it, like they said they would go or not; they
didn't care. Since they weren't gung-ho, I wanted to save money and just
take the little two. There were some last minute, cheap tickets, so I
went for it.<br />
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I didn't tell them where we were going until we walked up to the stadium. Ninja's first guess was that we were going to "watch the Crane Pirates play" because of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign as we walked up. (That's my hometown - we have went to cheer my old friends' kids on several times.)<br />
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I think Sis was excited when she found out what we were doing. I think Ninja was initially disappointed. I think he was hoping we were going to a bounce house or zoo or something like that. <br />
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However, once we got in to feel the energy of the huge crowds and the huge stadium, I think our excitement rubbed off on him. He regularly requests Taylor Swift songs in the car.<br />
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Concert pics from a distance are not usually great, but I wanted to post a few anyway to commemorate our fun night.<br />
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I loved making this fun memory with these two. It was all very spectacular!<br />
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August arrived, and the house was abuzz with getting ready for the school year to start. I was yawning late one night, trying to surprise Tornado with this.<br />
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I have to say, I think I did a pretty good job on his <b>Upixel</b> backpack, piecing together ideas from the internet and filling out the space with whatever I could think of. These products are cute ideas and also tedious work.<br />
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The kids were greeted downstairs on their first day of homeschool academy with this table display. Just like last year, they will attend this school all day twice a week.<br />
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<b>Sis</b> - <i>Chess, Theater, Dance, Economics Biz Town, U.S. Presidents, Junk Box Wars, Sign Language</i></div>
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<b>Dash</b><i> - Advanced Geography, Computer Programming, Art, Literature, Junk Box Wars, Criminology, Odyssey of the Mind</i></div>
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<b>Tornado</b><i> - Art, U.S. Presidents, Photography, Film making, OT, Robotics, Web Design</i></div>
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I stuck around for their first couple of days of classes to make sure everyone was getting where they needed to be on time. It's nice to have the opportunities to peek in on my babes, getting glimpses into their worlds.<br />
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Not only was this the first day of school...it was the day my baby lost his first tooth! This happened while we were waiting on his dance class to start. Both he and Sis are taking dance classes twice a week. Hip hop and break dancing for him and lyrical and hip hop for Sis.<br />
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The next day, school at home was in full session, as well. We do history together, read and discuss a chapter book together, and also do other random subjects and projects all together. (Obiously, assignments differ according to age and ability.) The three big kids do <b>Teaching Textbooks </b>on their own for math. I love it because quite honestly, their math is getting difficult for me. And if they don't understand something, they can rewind the teaching video. I can also get a clear picture of how they are doing by looking at their progress reports. They each have a checklist of everything else they have to complete each day, which might include some homework from academy. We are looking forward to a new school year in a new house.<br />
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Sis got to attend a cheerleading camp this summer with her new neighbor friends. I think she really enjoyed it. They did floor routines, cheers, and stunts.</div>
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One day, Little Man and I took <i>Guess Who?</i> to Kaleisia Tea Lounge for drinks, spring rolls, and shared dessert. It's one of our favorite things to do.<br />
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Speaking of youtube...the kids got idea for taste challenges somewhere, somehow. We decided to do a <b>Oreo Mystery Taste Challenge</b>. Since I don't eat Oreo's, I was the one who bought the different flavors, blindfolded the contestants, and ran the show. They ate half of a cookie and wrote down their flavor guess. I actually can't remember who won? I'll ask them later and edit this if one of them remembers. It was fun, though, and instigated plenty of laughter and silliness.<br />
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They had to guess the unidentified flavors and again, write down their answers, and I determined the winner. They had me do it next on my own, and it really was difficult to decipher between all of the tastes.<br />
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Sis and I went to her baby shower. She is, of course, as sweet and cute as her photos.<br />
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Ok. Posting this as motivation. It's good to make your goals known. I have gained almost all of the weight back that I lost when I turned 40. Part of it is from being busy with moving and life. Part of it is my depressed nature that can kick in sometimes. And part of it, I wasn't born with the skinny gene but instead a wonky metabolism. Plus, I don't have a thyroid, and taking a pill everyday just isn't the same as having your body work naturally as it should. It really is always a struggle.<br />
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Not the best photo to post immediately after talking about losing weight..I increased another digit. Sis and Ninja assembled my mousse with berries and Theo's pb cups. I would always choose mousse over cake. My birthday wish remained the same as it does every year. I don't think I can say it though, right? I think I might have said it on here before. As I type this over 6 months later, it's on track to coming true. Also, I'm grateful for life. (I think that makes #488: Hey, I just decided I'm going to get back to listing these, <b><a href="https://agreaterhand.blogspot.com/search/label/Gratitude%20Community">working toward 1000</a></b>.)<br />
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For my birthday, I headed "home."</div>
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She's working so hard paddling while I'm taking selfies.<br />
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My friend Angie and I went took a short canoe trip on James River in Galena, MO. I had been determined to go floating for years now, and I hadn't had a chance. So I decided, by golly, I'm going for my birthday. I think I have only been one other time in my adult life, which is crazy. I had a few canoe experiences when I was young.<br />
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On the night of my birthday I went with two of my friends to Cafe Cusco, one of my favorite restaurants in Springfield, Missouri. Thankful for rivers, canoes, and these two. (#489-491)<br />
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At my age, it's an interesting thing to glance at my three big kids and realize how different our lives would be had we not went forth with having Number Four. They're all pretty old and self-sufficient. There wouldn't be toys lying around and crying and so much chaos. I also wouldn't have so much of this. I tell him every day how happy I am that we have him in our lives. (#492) </div>
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At some point I became obsessed with watching youtube videos. Not when I should be doing something else. Like when I'm in a waiting room. Or washing dishes or folding laundry, etc. I have gained a lot of inspiration for life through this newest obsession. One of my favorite things I discovered is this <a href="http://www.themicrovorediet.ca/single-post/2016/05/07/2-Ingredient-Quinoa-Bread-Microvore-Recipes"><b>two ingredient quinoa bread</b></a>. (#494)<br />
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Listen, if you aren't into health food and you're not really interested in eating more whole foods or less gluten/flour products, then these probably aren't for you. The base of it all is pretty bland. You can add whatever spices you want, though. I am looking forward to trying lots of combinations. For me, this whole idea is kind of life changing. I made a bunch of them, froze them, and only took out two or three thin slices to eat with my salad each day, rather than eating chips or bread on the side.<br />
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I had kind of forgotten about this moment and this photo. This was the first room that was "done." (Thank goodness! #495) I mean, stylistically I was still moving things around and deciding what looks best on the mantel, etc. But the room was cleaned out. No boxes. "Could have company sitting around it" kind of ready. Now on to the rest of the house! </div>
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My beautiful baby girl is named Ranger. Ninja named him that after my grandfather, who was a Ranger in WWII. We thought she was a boy. She just seemed so different than the other two. Her nipples weren't really present. She was the runt, though. Why did we think she was a boy?! It's all a little blurry right now. We didn't find out until she was like 6 months old, and we were getting ready to take her to get "neutered." I started looking and thinking hmm...I felt like such a bad cat grandma! I have apologized to her a lot since then. I gave Ninja the choice of renaming her something girlier, but he chose to let it stick. Now we say her name is Ranger Ruth.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I wanted one last little adventure before the new school year officially started. I had discovered the cute little town of Gulfport recently with friends. I took the kids one day to visit. It's technically a part of St. Petersburg. I adore this area. It's worth a stop if you are in the area.</span></span></span></div>
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We stayed in Arkansas a few days longer, and we were able to do some sightseeing. Our first little field trip was to the <b>Old Mill</b> in North Little Rock.</div>
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The kids had never visited the Old Mill, and I had only been once with my parents soon after we had moved to Arkansas around 1993.</div>
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I was reminded how lovely it is.</div>
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The mill is known for appearing in the <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL2yPFxBQQ4">opening credits</a></b> of <i>Gone With the Wind</i>!</div>
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The kids enjoyed running around, exploring, and playing chase.<br />
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My oldest child was with us, but he was not in the mood to be photographed. It was a tough parenting day.</div>
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After eating lunch at <b>Dempsey Bakery</b> (a gluten free bakery with vegan food options), we headed to the <b>Clinton Presidential Library & Museum</b> near downtown Little Rock.<br />
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Another day we drove to Ft. Smith. We had a picnic in a park near the Fort.</div>
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I had educational AND nostalgic reasons for wanting to bring the kids to Fort Smith.</div>
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My grandfather had taken my brother and me here when we were young. </div>
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From <b><a href="http://roadsideamerica.com/">RoadsideAmerica.com</a></b>: T<i>he gallows are here because Fort Smith was where the Lawless West met the Civilized East. And the man with his hand on the trap door level of justice was Isaac "Hanging Judge" Parker. From his courtroom, only a few hundred feet from the gallows, he sentenced 160 men and women to hang..."</i><br />
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As the kids ran around collecting answers for their <b>Junior Ranger</b> booklets, I enjoyed reminiscing with flashbacks from my youthful visit and feeling a little teary (as usual) thinking about my grandpa. </div>
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The kids and I really enjoy collecting <b>Junior Ranger</b> badges from our various state and national park visits. I think it's such a great program and such a good incentive to get kids out exploring and learning.<br />
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3 of their badges</div>
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Being the great (?!) and well rounded homeschool teacher that I am...I also took the kids to a 1800's bordello. It is where the visitor's center is located by the Arkansas River. When we entered, the kind, delightful people who work there asked if we would like a tour. It's a typically beautiful restored old house, and we enjoyed peeking through the halls and dreaming about living in such a uniquely built home. It's the last remaining bordello in the area - I think there used to be seven in a row. The information was presented in an age appropriate manner for my kids, and I enjoyed the fun facts. In fun fashion, I was given a health certificate saying I had passed my test to become one of the ladies. I hadn't explained what it was before we went in, and by the time we walked out, they were like, <i>"Uh, what WAS that place?"</i> Haha. I think I explained it as "back then, men would pay for women to keep them coming and sometimes kiss them and pay attention to them."<br />
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There were a few things we ran out of time to do in Fort Smith such as the <b>Darby Museum</b>. (My grandpa was one of Darby's Rangers.) We look forward to returning to this little town.<br />
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While in Arkansas, we spent more time with Googie and Papaw. At Mellow Mushroom...<br />
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The specific reason for the timing of this trip was Sis getting to attend the birthday of her BFF since preschool. Dash has become friends with her brother, too, so he went, as well.<br />
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Next on our list was driving 3 1/2 hours to Missouri. I wanted the little two to attend VBS at my hometown church I attended growing up. They have attended this before. I still have feelings toward wanting to live in my hometown, where I feel so loved and welcome and well, <i>home</i>. (Living in a big city, it feels like our friends change every year.) At this time, though, the best I can do is give them little moments like this, some bits of roots somewhere.<br />
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It's also important for them to get a little of their country on. Experience a little of their mom's hillbilly upbringing. Help them "get" my emotional reaction to country music.<br />
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There is nothing like my very patient friends (and friends' husbands) who are willing to full on stick fight with my little ninja.<br />
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They got the treat of playing with little piglets.<br />
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One of our yearly summer traditions is getting an old fashioned soda pop at the pharmacy in my hometown. Those cups (with fresh cherry syrup or vanilla, etc.) cost something like 40 cents. :)<br />
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The kids had a play date with two of their old friends. We played the Lazer Maze Challenge at the <b>Glowgolf</b> place at the mall. Then we wandered by this <b>Dragon Breath</b> treat.<br />
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We didn't let them have all of the fun, though. We got to try out a new-to-us restaurant - <i>Piccolo's</i> in Nixa. I had heard they had plenty of vegan options, and that was correct. Pasta - even pesto, which is my favorite, cheesecake, and bread...I highly recommend, and we look forward to returning.<br />
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We loved our summer trip, but it's always nice to be home. Our babies (all 6 of them!) were happy to have us back!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749884542317785773.post-46909480417481398302019-01-30T09:55:00.001-08:002019-01-30T10:00:56.964-08:00Thousand Oaks: A New Era, part 2 summer<div style="text-align: center;">
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June continued on, and there was still a lot of this kind of stuff going on: unpacking boxes and sanding/restaining furniture. (This particular table - a large bamboo one from Crate and Barrel has been our dining room table for around 11 years.)<br />
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We were sad that the top received a little wear/warping from the<b> <a href="https://agreaterhand.blogspot.com/2019/01/thousand-oaks-new-era.html">storage unit hurricane debaucle</a></b>.<br />
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Ryan worked on it, though, and now honestly I like it more than ever. (I feel like this pic doesn't do it justice, and I can't show the entire table because it's so messy right now.)</div>
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We had plenty of time to sneak away for fun, though. These two joined me in a drive to Orlando to watch my beautiful niece play volleyball one afternoon.<br />
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Our kittens were still thriving and growing and being the little <i>loves of our lives</i>.</div>
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Little Man got a hair cut!<br />
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I took off on a little road trip by myself one day. I rented a cute, tiny moving van to retrieve some pieces of furniture from my mom and dad's house. I always enjoy using a weekend getaway to recharge my mother batteries. I'm not someone who needs a lot of time away from my kids during normal weeks (Hello, Attachment Parenting). I don't watch a lot of tv, I don't have any vices other than chocolate, I don't hang out with people a lot in Florida. But please give me a couple of nights every few months to sleep alone and think solid thoughts in my head that aren't interrupted every two minutes. </div>
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I got to visit a little bit with my parents, sister, niece, nephew, other sister, and a couple of friends while I was in Arkansas. I also stopped by Memphis to find a good meal and walked around Beale Street for an hour or so, which I don't think (?) I've done since college. And I returned home with my big, old dollhouse my dad made us when I was in college, a dresser, the hope chest my great granny left me in her will (as her first great granddaughter), and my Jenny Lind bed I grew up with.</div>
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While I was gone, these cuties worked on pulling weeds from our pretty landscaping.</div>
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This was the "summer of slime." It was constant. It turned into the "year of slime." Which has only increased in its intensity.</div>
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Other things were made, too. Like this "potion." I'm not certain what is in it other than green food dye and dog food.</div>
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And this vegan strawberry cheesecake and vegan puppy chow which WERE edible and delicious.<br />
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Speaking of vegan food, a new place opened in Tampa called <b>Quality Foods</b>. You can get a lot of vegan products here such as meat, cheese, and desserts. You can also order from a menu, which we did one day when we needed a quick lunch and picked up this cheese/meat/olive/bread plate with fresh mustard.</div>
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4th of July trip to my mom and dad's house<br />
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If you ask them if they wanted to go on a luxury vacation or go see their relatives, they would either be greatly torn or choose seeing their family.<br />
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The girls tried out Sister's bubble gum making science kit.<br />
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Tornado is now officially the tallest member of my entire family!<br />
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My dad might be Ninja's favorite person.<br />
He has always been that way. <br />
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In June, we stopped by <b>The Hermitage</b>, Andrew Jackson's home and museum in Nashville, Tennessee.<br />
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Sadly, Jackson's tomb had recently been vandalized and was covered up during the renovation project. When I think about slavery, trust me, I am so sad and angry that I want to break something, too. I also want peace and don't wish to see historical places defaced. I want to learn from them. Also, the entire museum does a fine job of explaining the pros and cons of this man and his life.<br />
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Andrew Jackson's was orphaned. His brother died in the Revolutionary War. He entered the war at age 13 with his other brother. He became a prisoner of war. He also fought in the War of 1812. Early on, he was self taught and self motivated. He became a lawyer, a delegate, a U.S. Representative, a Senator, a Supreme Court judge, a Colonel, a General...President. He was the only president to have adopted a Native American child. Having no biological children, he adopted or became guardian to many other children.</div>
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We listened to the audio tour as we walked around.<br />
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The kids enjoy visiting places like this not only for the educational aspect.<br />
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Even my big kids appreciate this.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I really did not believe we would still be living in Florida - working our way toward 6 years. Maybe this is it. Maybe this is forever. I don't know. Life with older kids, though, is more complicated than ever. Why did I think it would be easier than the days of strollers and diapers? I think there is so much more to think about and consider now - where to live, for example (considering high school and college and forever is on its way). Here we are, though, in our lovely new home with my beautiful shade trees that I am truly grateful for.</span><br />
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I can't adequately explain how amazingly grateful I am for this sight, as well. I actually get a little teary eyed right now, about 8 months after this photo was taken. If anyone is reading this and doesn't know - we lived in an RV for a fun year. We sold a lot in a garage sale but still had 2 1/2 storage units for the duration of our 6 wheeled living experience. The traumatic part was the roof being ripped off of the building during Hurricane Irma fall of 2017. We got a call from our storage unit while we were evacuated that there was an issue - a "leak" that we needed to check out. There was no emergency noted in her voice. (I was told later that they didn't want to "alarm" us.) Therefore, we stayed evacuated since our RV park didn't have electricity and Ryan was stuck working 24-7 getting phones working again from our remote location. Many days went by - by the time I got to the storage unit, I was heartbroken to discover the inches of water, the nastiness, the mold growing on so many of our beloved items - furniture, photographs, art, childhood stuffed animals...I spent about 9-10 hour days (for a week) cleaning up the mess. It was exhausting, and I cried more than I care to remember. I don't even want to write about it anymore. I don't like that so much distress was caused by losing material objects. Part of the reason we had moved into the RV was an exercise in eliminating material objects from our lives. But there were things we wanted to keep. And just allll the mold and the cleanup and the repacking and the time...I will end by saying I hope I never have to carry a box into a storage unit again.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> My best news to go along with our new home is...our new cats!!! And NO, I never would have imagined in my whole life that "best news" and "home" and "cats" would fit into the same thought. I was NOT a cat person. In the slightest. I'm SO a cat person now. It's ridiculous. (They were born in March, just as we were in the process of house hunting.) I'm going to devote a whole post about my little cat family sometime.</span><br />
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It's like I found out the MOST unproductive way to move and unpack, and that's what I did. And then youngest brother (who just said he would like his blogging name to be Ninja) spread everything out even worse. And then I became depressed and shut down and had no idea how to move forward from there.</div>
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We have a pool now for the first time ever!</div>
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We pretty much only looked at houses with pools. It's extra work for Ryan, but we feel grateful. We are saving up money to get it resurfaced and to buy porch/pool furniture, etc.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Before the barrage of boxes and furniture, we had the wonderful surprise of getting a message from my dear college friend who was in town with her husband. Our first house guests! Ninja loved giving them a tour.</span></div>
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During this time, my photo roll is full of pics of furniture and house ideas, IKEA possibilities, (cats!), and pics of ongoing projects like this one.<br />
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I think this video of Ninja sleeping despite the loud Home Depot noises perfectly describes how all of us were feeling during this time.<br />
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May and June included a lot of visits to Universal, as our annual passes were about to expire.<br />
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It was great news when <i>Vodoo Doughnuts</i> opened at City Walk. We had visited the <i>Voodoo Doughnuts</i> in Portland over 10 years ago.<br />
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This was his one day of YES, when he could ask for any park treats he wanted, and I couldn't say no. He actually didn't eat as much as I thought he would. I think he ended up with a pretzel, a slushie, pumpkin juice, veggie burger & fries, and a Starbucks drink.<br />
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We are super thankful for my parents and their gift of these passes that we started last year on Tornado's birthday.<br />
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Our first visit or two the previous year we were a little disappointed, like it didn't stack up to Disney. However, as we dove in and explored, we got into it and became pretty attached. (Now I think the kids are torn whether they think Universal or Disney is better.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Bye, Universal, </span><i style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">for now</i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">! </span>We really enjoyed our year with you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So just like that, I'm the mom to a...MAN?! Is that right? Kind of. I have a kid who was born 18 years ago? I'm old enough to have an almost 20 year old?! What in the actual heck. He towers over me in height, and I love him so much it hurts. I'm super proud of you, Tornado.</span></div>
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Thankfully, we planned moving at the end of the school year, after the bulk of our schoolwork was finished. Homeschool Academy had adjourned for the year. We could focus on unpacking and getting ready for the fall. We did continue on with some learning projects, some math, reading, and learning through travel and activities. The kids attended a few sessions of parkour (and here, Sister at aerial class).<br />
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I have waited so long to finish updating my blog that I'm missing so many details. I'm going to go ahead and post what I have, hating that I'm leaving so much out of their fun 3rd/5th grade year! Hopefully (will I?! one day?!), I will get back to doing a better job recording our family history. And this has been all about Sis and Dash, since they were the ones who homeschooled. Baby Bro and Tornado have great years at their schools, too, and I will update their happenings, too, eventually - especially since at the time of this posting, we are all back to homeschooling together.</div>
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We love visiting Dooley Groves, picking citrus fruit, and sampling the super juicy oranges and amazing fresh juice.<br />
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One of the kids' Christmas gifts: Disney annual passes!!! We had been saving up for 3 years for this moment! <br />
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It was definitely a fun year full of fun - and learning. We tried to explore all that Epcot had to offer, as far as technology and countries/cultural, but we couldn't even get to all of it in a year. (Hopefully, there will be more Disney in the future!)<br />
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One of my favorite places in Tampa is the pedestrian walkway on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. I brought my homeschooled kids one day for a little exercise.<br />
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They were exploring the crystals/rocks along the edge of the water. Also, I think they got captivated by a very mysterious, unknown dead animal carcass.<br />
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Brother celebrated his 4th birthday on a pirate cruise in Clearwater.</div>
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Sister invited a couple of friends to join her family for a Rainbow-Unicorn themed bash.<br />
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Sis joined me in my excitement to attend the Loretta Lynn concert in St. Petersburg. This was a beautiful theater, and we had a fun night. </div>
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Tornado chose to celebrate his birthday going to LEGOLAND and staying a night at the resort. It was a great family weekend. We haven't stayed at a resort many times, and I'm reminded when we do about how nice it is. We were able to get into LEGOLAND with our homeschool discount, which is a great deal.</div>
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This was an educational field trip at the Science Center of Pinellas. The subject was rock and minerals. I dropped them off for the afternoon while they enjoyed this hands-on class. They also watched a show in the planetarium.<br />
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We spent time at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium when our friends from Missouri were visiting. We also made a visit to Dino World for the first time.<br />
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During one of our trips to Missouri, we got passes to the Discovery Center in Springfield. <br />
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We were able to go back a few times over the year.<br />
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Sis took gymnastics her kindergarten year in Arkansas. She started taking classes in Florida. Soon she was asked to join the Future Stars class, which is the pre-competitive class. Then she was asked to try out for the competitive team, and she did great. Her competitive season would begin January 2017, but they were already hard at work getting ready for that. Side note: Sis loves leading stretches. I always tell her she should channel her love and skill toward coaching gymnastics one day. I think she would be great!</div>
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A couple of other special moments for Sis in gymnastics included being the week she was named Premier Princess - and the classes in which she has been able to ring the bell. The girls get to do this when they have learned a new skill. Everyone in the gym stops to watch her perform her new accomplishment and cheer her on.</div>
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They started a new class/sport they love this year: parkour. It's such a fun, challenging thing for them to do. They also have a super cool instructor who has competed on parkour/ninja television shows!<br />
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This was an open gym/parent's night out they attended one Friday night. It included a nerf war.<br />
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(Sis with her BFF since preschool)</div>
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We met my sister Tracy for lunch at The Root Café, which has solid vegan choices. There is this little play area for the kids while they are waiting for their food.<br />
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We took trips to Arkansas and Missouri in February, March, and May. It's been so special seeing my nieces and nephews regularly. Moving to Florida, despite the wonderful aspects of such a fun state, has created sorrow in my heart (and many tears have been shed) for missing out on seeing them grow up. I made it my vow when I turned 40 that I just wasn't going to miss out on it anymore. I would just make trips more frequently.</div>
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Second semester, the kids both took the Chronicles of Narnia class. I happened to be assigned the assistant teacher job for the class. It's one of those books I wouldn't necessarily want to read with them because I'm not a fan of fantasy, so I was glad they took this class. They both like the books. They were assigned to read a chapter on their own during the week, and they discussed it during class. They completed vocabulary worksheets together and other activities. The teacher usually had a book related experiment, craft, or food activity for the end of class.<br />
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They made tea during this class, and I can't remember the significance of the cookies. But they also all got to try Turkish Delight in another class.<br />
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I've talked a lot about our activities but not a lot about their curriculum this year. The homeschooling requirements in Florida include registering your intent to homeschool with your local school district office the year you begin homeschooling and choosing to take the standard test or keep a portfolio that must be evaluated by a certified teacher. We always do the portfolio, which needs to show an overall record of their year and also indicate improvement. They have been using Abeka history, Time4Learning, Horizons Math (Sis), and Saxon Math (Dash), among other things, including their great classes at co-op.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> Summer Has Arrived</span></strong></div>
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Sis was happy to have her little brother join her at gymnastics camp at the beginning of the summer. And no one was happier than he was to experience "camp" for the first time.</div>
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This summer cousin C and Sis were really into cooking projects together.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Another Birthday</span></b></div>
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I don't know if it's because we now have a Mac, and I'm not used to it - or blogger has changed. But I can't seem to move this pic and the following up to where it belongs! (I'll edit when I figure this out.) This year Dash invited his neighborhood pals (who once again, we are so very grateful to have on our street) for a day of paintball. Even ol Mom joined in on the (painful and intense) fun.<br />
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The kids experimented with the volcano Dash had made at one of his classes.<br />
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