See New York without spending lots

I was reading a magazine the other day and they mentioned a program I remember hearing about a long time ago, but it had slipped into the dusty corners of my mind... The Empire Passport Discount Program. When you purchase this season pass you can get unlimited day use vehicle entry into most all of the NY State parks, rec facilities, DEC preserves, boat launches, arboretums, and park preserves. It's $59 for unlimited use - each time a carful. I believe AAA members can get discounts on top of that too. A cool way to see lots without spending lots.

Just like the movie...

It's funny. I found that movie clip online and laughed, and then what did my girls spend a good chunk of the afternoon doing? One of them dragged out my labelmaker (best intentions of organizing things, but I haven't used it in many many months!)and they proceeded to organize, alphabetize and label a bookshelf, with no prompting from me. Ok, so I guess we are a bit of a weird homeschool family sometimes!!! :)

Homeschool family video

Funny video :)

Summer time rush

I'm back from camping and our "real" summer begins. I'm looking at the calendar and realizing that I have once again packed in more stuff than I needed to. This probably is the best I've ever done at keeping it light, but still there is somewhere to go and something to do every day. Today begins field hockey camp for one kiddo. Granted it's only a few hours, and it really probably will be good for the kids to be going in different directions for part of the day, but it would be nice to have a day on the calendar that was empty :).

Promise

A momma bird has decided that our carport would be a good place to have her babies, and this is what they look like so far, but they're there. These eggs are a promise of the baby robins that we will see soon.

Free homeschool software

This isn't a paid thing; I just wanted to share a resource. Free homeschool software is available at http://www.freehomeschoolsoftware.com/ . You need only to pay shipping. I just get very happy when I find good resources and want to share :). Enjoy!

Homeschool Talk Radio

I really do love all of the resources that are available to us homeschoolers at this point in history!! I still feel burned out at times, even with all of the supports that we do have. How did the last generation do it? Anyway, here is a talk radio homeschool show - interesting stuff!