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Photo Projects

New photo project

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I have taken up another daily photo project.

I am not sure yet how long it will be.

I go out every night after getting kids to bed and walk around our yard.

That in and of itself is relaxing and making it worthwhile.

 

I used to walk outside in the evenings a lot when I was teenager.

I love watching the changes that are happening every day.

The little things that I never noticed.

Like a plants first flower.

Or new bugs that are coming out as we enter summer.

Sometimes one of the boys will be out there and I can’t resist snapping a shot.

Sometimes I feel nostalgic of when I did my first photo project, 365 self portraits.

That was about 8yrs ago.

I am finding that I am improving my dog photography since our dog Milo is an interesting subject.

So far I am 27 days in.

I am wondering how long I can find things to take pictures of in our yard.

You would think I would run out eventually!

But for now I am enjoying the challenge and the chance to end the day in peace and quiet.

Have you ever done a daily project?

What did you think?

 

Homeschooling

Easy does it.

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My whole plan for the 2019-2020 homeschool year?

Keep it easy!

Not easy like Sunday Morning, Sunday morning is a circus and in no way easy…

But I am turning to curriculum and saying good enough is good enough.

I love making up my own science and history but am taking a break. My oldests are already asking for more books because they are used to me getting 50 books from the library for every subject.

I am going to have two 8th graders, two 3rd graders, and one in Kindergarten.

If I don’t make it as easy as I can, I will drown.

So here is to a year using as much curriculum as I can.

Is your homeschool looking different this year or are you sticking with what has worked in the past?

Camping, Museums/Events, Parks

Plans change again, last stop.

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Okay, last vacation post!

I have been slow in sharing because, well 5 kids but I love to look back on these so I was determined to finish.

Our last stop was also one of the last State Parks we needed to visit to see them all!

We stopped at one more on the way home and now I have officially been to all of the Oklahoma State Parks!

This one was the Great Plains State Park. And it was so beautiful!

The flowers were all in bloom while we were there! I had not planned to camp at this park but learned my lesson from getting turned away from Palo Duro and called ahead to Wichita Mountains(where I wanted to camp).

They were full so we stayed at Great Plains State Park.

There is more to do and see at Wichita Mts. but I enjoyed our stay at this park.

One of the few downsides was that the bathhouse was not open yet at our campground so we had to use porta potties.

 

They also have a pretty large trail system but it is not well kept.

This part of the trail looked promising but was pretty flooded so we ended up not going on it. It is not too far from Wichita Mts. so we drove over there.

I decided to give Nick a driving break and drove.

Which means we took the scenic route and stopped every few miles so I could take pics 😉

I love all of the wildlife in Wichita Mts. Even though we had seen a lot of prairie dogs while out west my kids still loved watching them.

We stopped at the Nature Center/Museum while there. We went ahead and stopped at the Holy City while there.

I guess they hold an Easter Play there every year. It was interesting but not really for me. Next up we went on the short hike to the Jed Johnson Tower.

We had never been before and Little Bit was convinced it was Rapunzel’s tower.It was a bit muddy on the trail.She was so excited.No Rapunzel.Next stop was the Museum of the Great Plains.

It is a part of the Oklahoma Museum Network so we get in on our pass.

I love how kid friendly it is now.So much to see and do.They love the store.They have a fort outside and the people in it love to share their love of history.

We decided to give the trail system another try at Great Plains State Park on our last night there. I was giddy happy to be hiking in a field of flowers. It might have difficult to follow the trail but it was breathtaking and one of my favorite moments of the trip. Thoughtful people had left rock stacks to help you find the trail. Sometimes you are just too short to get through the cactus and yucca without the help of a big brother. Beautiful view from the top.

It was a great way to end our trip!