Well the Lord had different plans for us.  The job did not come through for us.  We are disappointed, but we also know that the Lord has his reasons.  So we turned it over in prayer.  It looks as though we will be staying here.  And truelly as much as we wanted that job in Michigan, we also know that there were many reasons for us not to be away from Indiana.

As we plug along with our schooling, I find this time of year is very easy to become burnt out.  So this last week we took an adventure to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.  While there we purchased our year long membership.  For a family of five this is a great investment to be used with our homeschooling.  I think the children most enjoyed the Dinosphere exhibit.  My five year old for the first time really found something that interested him.  Even today he is spending more time with his dinosaurs.  He was able to dig up dinosaur bones in part of their exhibit. He thought it was great till he asked what bone he was working on and the museum staffer told him it was the dinosaurs lunch.  He quickly found another spot to dig at.

Amazingly my 8 year old with all her fears of the bones and the actual dinosaurs was very content to learn and read about them.  A friend of mine suggested that I let her take a flashlight and a small stuffed toy when we go on these trips and she feels out of her element.  She walked right into the exhibit flashlight in hand, ready to learn, there were flashing strobe lights and the simulation of a thunderstorm.  All things that normally send her into a total fear state, and she did not have this reaction.  After about 5 minutes she handed me that flashlight and off she went to dig and read and learn all about the many dinosaurs. 

My oldest, the 9 yr old boy, had the most fun being the know-it-all in this area.  He found every computer and sat through the presentations.  Bringing us all back facts and leading to interesting discussions. 

All-in-all the day led to a great rejuvenation of our desire to learn.  I am very grateful to be able to use this as a resource in our education.