Why Unschooling might not work for you

Unschooling might not work for your family. Honestly, this is more about the parent than the child. Unschooling is about giving up control and trusting in your child. Which, is one of the hardest things to do. Child-led learning is more about trust and communication than anything. A type “A” person or a person that needs schedules, or order would have a very hard time. My husband is this kind of person but has learned Continue reading

Our first day Unschooling High School started with a huge splash

Our first day of Unschooling High school was more fun than our last day of school, which was yesterday. This was actually our second or third day, but whos counting. We homeschool all year and everyday looks a little different. What did your first official school day look like? We started the first day of Unschooling High school by eating breakfast at our favorite restaurant, Sun Rise Cafe, followed by tubing, a boat ride where Continue reading

Roadside Fun: Name the animal that helps guard a Columbian Mammoth herd

Name the animal that helps guard a Columbian Mammoth herd. We just visited The Waco Mammoth National Monument with some friends from Fulltime Families. The kids learned about the Columbian Mammoths and believed to be twice the size of Woolly Mammoths. Columbian Mammoths First, a little history about Columbian Mammoths that we learned during our tour of the dig site. The site consists of three different time periods. During our tour, we learned about a Continue reading

15 things we have learned traveling full time

These are 15 things we have learned while traveling full-time in an RV.  Honestly guys this is just meant to be fun and makes me laugh every time I think about them.  When we started three years ago traveling full time we had never camped before. So you can only imagine how much we have learned. So enjoy! Who needs a stick and brick (S&B) house because your home is where you park our RV Continue reading

Celebrating three year Nomadic Anniversary

I can’t believe we have traveled for over three years, and we are celebrating our third Nomadic Anniversary, man time has flown by. We have visited over 40 states, museums, and more zoos than I can count. We have seen bears, buffalo, zip lined, ventured into caves, and even climbed mountains. Hiked through forests, cooked smores, went swimming in HotSprings. Made a snow thrown, and drove part of route 66 with hopes to drive it Continue reading

Hershey Pennsylvania learning about all things chocolate 

Honestly, if you are staying an hour from Hershey Pennsylvania you have to visit the World of Hershey.  I mean really, who doesn’t love chocolate? Chocolate is one of my favorite foods, desserts, snacks, and well the best thing on earth. Sadly, Hershey Pennsylvania doesn’t smell like chocolate anymore, but 10 years ago as you entered the city you could smell that sweet odor penetrating the town. They recently, 2010, opened a new state of Continue reading