Tag: Travel

  • Adventure in Tampa, Florida with a Family

    Adventure in Tampa, Florida with a Family

    Living in Florida presents a family with a plethora of choices in activities and destinations. Tampa is a great choice among the best things to do in Florida with a family. For our homeschooling family, fun, adventure and learning are always high on the list when searching for the best Florida vacation spots. Without fear…

  • Why Life Might be the New College

    Recently, I met a long-lost childhood friend for coffee. As our reminiscent banter was drawing to a close, I asked, “So, what do you hope to do with your degree?” He sighed as he looked at the wall. “I don’t. I was going to be a police officer but last semester I got a job…

  • 10 Tips for Visiting National Parks with your Family

    10 Tips for Visiting National Parks with your Family

    10 Tips for Visiting National Parks with your Family If you’re like me, adventure is always on the mind, and you’d much rather be out in nature than studying it in a textbook. That’s part of the amazing freedom in homeschool, right? On our first national parks travel (Zion) with our son Makani, he was only…

  • Taking the Kids to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates

    Taking the Kids to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates

    Visiting the Edison & Ford Winter Estates with Kids When daddy has to get away on business in our home state of Florida, I’m the first to arrange an adventurous family field trip to travel along. This week, we drove across Alligator Alley from the East Coast to the West Coast for a couple of…

  • The Missing One

    written for the November poem a day challenge Thanks, De for always inspiring me with your words. Please check out De’s amazing blog of poetic ponderings here. The Missing One Eleven thousand dollars. contained our Spanish bank account yet our hearts were empty. Hopeless- it wasn’t as planned we were missing ONE. It should read one…

  • The Ultimate Homeschool Vacation WINNER is….

    Congratulations to Melissa Pallex and family of Green Bay, Wisconsin for winning the Ultimate Homeschool Vacation Giveaway! I’m so excited for them, and the next time we visit my grandma in the neighboring town of Appleton, we will be sure our homeschool families connect and share our adventure with you! PLEASE take a moment and…