This week, we cross the US/Canada border and spend our first week in Alberta. Come along as we adapt to the differences and explore on our journey to Alaska!
We love animals, but with limited space, there are only so many we can house, so we try to support rescues and refuges in our travels.
Hardee County has a great little refuge worth a visit! If you are looking to make a day of it, or find treats, we’ve got some suggestions for that, too!
We spent an afternoon tasting our way around Saratoga Springs for free! It was a unique experience to try water running free for everyone in a beautiful area, and surprising to find they all had a unique taste! Read on for resources and insights from our explorations!
In May of 2023, BJ blogged in Planning and Family Meetings? that we had just started a new habit a few weeks before of taking a few minutes to plan our week and chat, so I thought I’d update you on how it’s helped us and how we’ve adapted it.
May 9, 2023 May is always a hectic time of year for our family as we wrap up our son’s school year and complete state testing, as well as my own since I am a teacher. Even though I teach year round, many students are trying to finish before summer, while several are starting my…
April 29, 2023 Another month has gone by and most teachers are keeping count to the last day of school–seriously, just ask! (I am a 12 month teacher, so my classroom is a revolving door of new and completing students–sadly no count for me!) This month is full of activity. Many schools are beginning their…
April 1, 2023 Our world can be such a paradox, especially when it comes to education. Every student is an individual, with knowledge, skills and struggles uniquely their own. For some, those struggles may required education plans to help them demonstrate their learning and show just how capable and intelligent they truly are. For others,…
March 25, 2023 As I am writing this at the end of my Spring Break week off, having gone from hot weather, to freezing weather, and back to hot weather again, I am reflecting on how fast time goes by. When I was little, I would wish for a day or an event to get…
February 18, 2023 I have had a lot of conversations with other parents lately and have been researching for our own family about schooling for our kiddo. Many of us are wondering about options. For so long, we could only choose between public school and private school, with little to no influence over things, even…
February 15, 2023 Whew, we are past Valentine’s Day and I hope that you have all survived, or are healing well. If you have never taught, or never taken over a class midyear, here’s an analogy: It’s like walking into a den of lions to train them for a circus, but they have been starved…
