Sniper
We’ve had a mixture of happenings today that kept me amused.
My oldest son told me that he wants to be a sniper, so tonight he and his siblings were on Google earth and maps trying to spy on North Korea from the satellite view-help me. Just what every mother wants to hear her son say.
Father’s Day is approaching, and it seems to be becoming a tradition that we clean my husband’s car. It’s a disgusting process as my husband rarely cleans his car, and his vehicle is usually the soccer taxi so you can imagine what it looks and sometimes smells like. My oldest son said he wanted to wear a decontamination suit during the cleaning and vacuuming process. The kids enjoyed sneaking behind their dad’s back to work on what seemed to be a lab experiment. We may have discovered some new species growing on the floor of his car.
Math, math, math today again. We had crazy weather this morning, so the kids were glued to the weather channel in between lessons. The event helped spur conversation about our first lego league theme. Got a decent work-out in this afternoon, and tonight I’ve been catching up on worldly news.
I don’t even know how I got on the subject of organic beauty products, but I spent an hour or so researching different organic lines. Admittedly, I’ve not been good in this area when I go to buy products, and I’m hoping to be more proactive on the subject, even making up my own concoctions at home.
Check out a website called “Organic Authority”.
Its now 1:00 a.m.. I should sleep, but I need to do a little more research on summer travels and academics. Good night, best beloved (finished “Just So Stories” tonight-kids howled with laughter at the armadillo story!)
Destination Hawaii
Aloha!
My husband and I left for the airport last weekend hoping to catch a flight out to Hawaii. We were fortunate to have airline passes to go anywhere for free so we jumped at the chance to get away. We had booked a couple of nights in Honolulu with the assumption that eventually we’d get there. Of course, the real challenge for me was packing my belongings into a carry-on bag! The flight we were trying to catch left at 5:30 Sunday morning so we never went to bed the night before. The gate attendant eventually called our name, and although we had to connect through Houston, TX, we finally landed in the rainbow state.
If you’ve never been to the Hawaiian islands, I recommend adding it to your bucket list. My husband has been there many times, but this was my first time visiting and hopefully not my last. The scenery is amazing. The people are friendly and easy-going. Hawaii has all of the makings of a true retreat. While we could have sat on the beach for the week and not really moved, we instead explored as much of the island of Oahu as possible during our stay. Our hotel was directly located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. We never left this island as there was so much to see there, and if you wanted to see the other islands, you had to catch another plane flight. So, we were true tourists seeing such sites as Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, whale-watching, luaus, the Polynesian Cultural Center, the North Shore, Kaena Point, and Pali look-out to name a few. I had to go see where President Obama attended primary school (Punahou School). My husband laughed at me on that excursion:) While touring the Dole Plantation, I learned that Jim Dole graduated from Harvard. And the shopping is amazing. Kalakaua Avenue is just as impressive as Rodeo Drive or Fifth Avenue-yummy.
So, we’re back to reality as we had to leave a day early to get ahead of the Blizzard Nemo! Ugh….from rainbows to snow storms. I’ve definitely got to regroup now and get my head around studies. I did read Paul Lockhart’s “A Mathematician’s Lament” poolside-does that count?
Looking to do the R’s
I may be off-line for a few days. Sometimes, it’s good to take a break from your current reality if you can to regroup, refocus, reevaluate, and refresh! Those important R’s, as I like to call them, are a must. Hubby and I will be taking some time away to celebrate our 20 years of marriage-holy cow! Yes, apparently we are that old. We are grateful that Grandma and Grandpa are available and willing to watch the crew. I’ll be leaving an abbreviated academic schedule of sorts for the kids to do once we depart. I’m fortunate that my mother-in-law is a former fifth grade teacher, so she’s more than capable of “holding school”. Of course, if they decide to just play games and eat good food, that’ll be fine, too. Just having quality family time is a priority in itself.
Will reconnect again soon once the R’s have taken place:)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Our family watched the movie, “Tora! Tora! Tora!” tonight in honor of the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I try to do things like watching a memorable movie or reading a good book when we encounter historical dates, figures, or events.
Well, I’m off to try to rest again. I’m still not being a very good patient.
Giving the palms a haircut
Today was spent in academics followed by working in the yard followed by beach time-never slows down…
Ivy League Homeschooling 