What a great week!  And it's only Thursday!  We have had a terrific time last weekend .  We went camping with another homeschooling family, really roughing it at a KOA about 70 miles from home.  LOL!  Tent camping at it's best!  They had free horse-drawn carriage rides, and it was a treat.  Look at these beautiful horses!

We also went geo-caching for the first time.  That is pretty cool---although I am not sure if I can get hooked on it.  The kids had fun though! 

 We also went to this really creepy place called Bishop's Castle.  This is a creation by one man out of granite and mortar and wrought iron.  It is a work that's been in progress for many years and we were semi-brave and did some exploring, but it absolutely gave me the creeps.  There were a lot of motorcycle enthusiasts there, aka "bikers" and one of them coming down the steep stairs was overheard saying "makes you appreciate building codes, doesn't it?"  Out of the mouths of ....well, anyway, check out this picture:

Bishop's Castle

 Next, we went on a wonderful edible plant walk/class with Tracy Bookman!  This homeschool Dad is awesome, and has been studying this stuff for about 10 years. 

 We found out that you can use plantain leaves for mosquito bites and other stings,  see the leaf here in my daughter's hand?

 And you can make soap out of yucca roots!  That is what is in the bowl above, see the suds?

And that pretty little yellow blossomed stalk is tansy mustard!

Tracy has a wonderful blog here: Creation Adventures.  While you are there check out his Micro-farming blog and his Photography blog.

Ok, so if that wasn't enough, a friend sent me this link to a GREAT article that will encourage YOU, homeschool Mom.  We need that don't we?  Read it and be blessed by the revelation of how important what you do is!

Homeschooling IS Life!

Nancy

p.s. go check out my column today on unschooling, ok?  Just hit the link on my sidebar!  AND if you are going to be in the Colorado Springs area this weekend, check out the sale at Born Again Used Books!  You can see their notice at my Colorado Blog, just click here.

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