I love sharing new ideas, helpful hints, and curriculum reviews on the blog, but if you’ve been following along, you know it’s been pretty quiet around here lately. Life has been super busy, and I thought I would take a few minutes to get you all caught up.
First, as many of you saw on social media, we were blessed with our fifth child, Daniel, in January. Like all of our children, he is a blessing, and we are grateful. However, between the normal needs of a newborn and recovery from an unexpected emergency C-section, I didn’t really get a lot of writing time.
My focus word for 2024 was Savor. I tried to live that well by savoring all of the contact naps and snuggles of a new baby, and thanks to some help from my husband and teens, still get enough sleep to be functional.
Just as I was recovering from all that and getting into a bit of a routine with the baby, it was time to get ready for a grand family adventure. Six years ago, we started planning what our family calls “the big trip.” We wanted to take a camper and go from our home in North Carolina to California and back to see the country.
We had done some planning over the years, but in the weeks leading up to the trip, we had to finalize plans, prepare to be out of the house for 6-7 weeks, prep food, pack, etc., all while still cuddling a sweet baby.
We left on our trip in mid-March and arrived back home yesterday. It was a fantastic adventure full of national park visits, fun, unexpected stops, and a few crazy times (like the day our van died). It was an excellent way to spend some family time during my oldest son’s senior year while learning so much history, science, and geography from all the parks.
I will share more about the parks we visited, how we did school on the road without it feeling like school, and what we learned in our time on the road.
We have had a busy but wonderful few months, but I have missed writing and sharing with everyone. I look forward to getting back into a routine and being more regular in my sharing while still taking time to savor and enjoy this time at home with my children, especially as my oldest wraps up his senior year.
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