OMG! Our unschooling group decided we wanted to try letterboxing, so we went on our first letterbox quest today. We all had a blast! We searched for 3 boxes in Keller and located all 3. We then went on to stamp in the hidden book and place the letterbox stamps in our notebooks. I think this will be an awesome way to learn about our state history without cracking a textbook! Many of the letterboxes are planted by historical markers and in beautiful parks.
We enjoyed ourselves immensely, so immensely in fact, we have decided to recruit my sister and Aunt Julie to go with us this weekend to locate boxes in Fort Worth. Today we used some stamps that Sarah had laying around her house. Tomorrow we are planning on trying to carve our own stamps. That will be an adventure in itself!
We have another busy week ahead. I do plan on spending sometime soon trying to load more pix on the web. I discovered it takes a great deal more time to upload pix than these sites suggest. I think the entire world must try to upload pix @ the same time...ah, frustrating.
In other family news, Dom has decided the kids need to do formal math. I am trying to rescue Mady (she is the only one old enough to be subjected to this currently,) by telling Dom that we can help her memorize the multiplication and division facts up to the 12's (she does know how the process of each works) and then we can send her to an Algebra tutor. For me, that is acceptable and Mady has agreed.
Also, everyone keeps asking what I would like for Christmas. I told Dom I want a zip line to fly through the air on, I think he thinks I am more crazy than he originally thought! If you have no intention of giving a person what they ask for, why ask? Oh well, I just want some more fun stuff to do with the kids!
I think we walked 5 miles today. I am so tired-off to bed!
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