This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kalahari® Resorts for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Shorter days mean that winter weather is coming before we know it up here in Alaska. If there is one thing I learned last year, the longer winter means it is even more important to [Read On]
Top 5 Summertime Getaways for Childhood
May 23, 2011 By 7 Comments
Summer is definitely here in Alaska. Today the sun has been shining and the temperatures have entered the 60’s. (Considering our average summer temp last year was in the 50’s, it is warm!) The local school district is out for the summer and we are on a lighter workload in our homeschooling. Naturally, we are [Read On]
Spring Break Means Time to Travel
March 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
The public schools are on spring break right now. Several friends with kids in school are off on journeys, many of them outside of Alaska. We are not taking time off at the moment, so there’s no big trip on the horizon. However, it’s the perfect time to start planning for trips this summer. Alaska [Read On]
More Sharing from our Louisiana Trip
December 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you were to talk to the boys, they’d say that no trip to Louisiana would be complete without beignets. The place we used to visit in the railroad station went out of business, but there are a few others in my hometown which have opened up since our last visit. The boys lamented that [Read On]
Visiting the Church of My Childhood in Louisiana
November 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
While the boys and I were in Louisiana, we attended St. Margaret Mary Parish in Slidell. This is the church I attended as a wee tot and then from mid-4th grade until I left for graduate school. This is also the church where Mr. O and I were married back in 1995. This church experienced [Read On]
Meeting Up with a Fellow TOS First Mate
November 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Rarely, have I been able to meet up with another TOS Homeschool Crewmate. Even though many of us may never meet, I know that I feel like they are extended family members. So, I was very excited to have the opportunity to meet up with a fellow First Mate who also happened to be on [Read On]
Fly Through the Sky….
October 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A few weeks back, the boys and I boarded the red eye flight from Anchorage on our way to the airport in New Orleans. A goof up in our reservation had us waiting in line 45 minutes to get checked in. That was 45 minutes after we reached the ‘counter.’ While we had seats on [Read On]
We’re Leaving on a Jet Plane…
September 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
but we know when we’ll be back again! Yep, if you are reading this shortly after the post has gone live, the boys and I will be in a plane somewhere on route to Louisiana. I’ll be praying that the trip is uneventful and that all of us were able to get some sleep on [Read On]
Touring Alaska
August 11, 2010 By 14 Comments
Welcome to those visiting from Blogtrotting! We are glad to have you here and hope you will learn a little bit about our new state of residence, Alaska. For my regular readers, Blogtrotting is a great blog with bloggers around the world taking turns sharing about their part of the world. It’s a great opportunity [Read On]
Tos Crew Review ~ Travel Kits
July 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Do you, family members, or friends go on long trips? Have you heard the cry from a child asking “Are we there yet??” Maybe the introduction of a travel kit will make those long trips a bit more enjoyable for all involved. Recently released by The Old Schoolhouse, Travel Kits A Simple Way to Bless [Read On]
Review ~ Extended World Travel
July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To date, the longest we’ve ever travelled has been for a 2 week visit to my parents’ house in Louisiana. For many summers in a row, the boys and I would load up the van and hit the road for a 2 day drive from Ohio down to Louisiana. Once there, we’d often stay for [Read On]
