I’ve slacked off on assigned reading. So what’s a good homeschool mom to do? She institutes a Summer Reading Challenge, with an incentive of course! So I’ve come up with a list of ten books, of varying genre, length and reading level, that I want my 15 year old daughter to read. One of the books, Inkspell, is a book that she wants to read. (She finished reading Inkheart a …
Pictures from the Grand Canyon
Seeing the Grand Canyon was absolutely amazing. The kids and I all commented on how surreal the view is. The canyon is so vast, so deep, the colors are muted in such a way that it looks like a painting, or a movie backdrop or a theater scrim. Our eyes were saying “this doesn’t look real” while our brain was saying “yes it is!” I could get how big it …
If You Want To Visit The Grand Canyon (And you know, SEE IT.) Part 2
I’m in the middle of telling you how to get to the Grand Canyon and see it. Two days ago I shared the first five tips we learned from our mistakes and today I’ve got five more. Have you been to the Grand Canyon? If you have more, genuine tips that I’ve neglected, feel free to add them in the comments. First, let me add that had we been traveling …