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Staying sane behind the wheel with Podcasts

April 14, 2019December 20, 2017 by Crismateski (BlkWgn)

I spend 3 or more hours a day getting to and from Los Angeles. This is enough to drive anyone crazy and bring out the road rage, but I have found that I can keep myself somewhat sane with a good story.

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Travel and homeschool hack! This has worked so we

Travel and homeschool hack!
This has worked so well for us!

When I got these markers TWO (you read that right) years ago, they were touted as being the markers that wouldn't dry out if they were left out of their caps. Well, true to their word, they are still going strong!

I also duct taped caps together so they wouldn't go missing and that's worked so well that I automatically do it with all our markers now.

Happy trails!

Receipts (volume up)

Receipts (volume up)

Dangerous things safely. Also she's singing loudly

Dangerous things safely. Also she's singing loudly "hey! I'm not giving up today, nothings getting in my way! And if you knock knock me over, I. Will. Get back up again!"

(Did you sing that in your head?)

We had the pleasure of attending the family day at

We had the pleasure of attending the family day at Nanas work, where we got a tour of the plant where they are currently producing a massive number of sauces, oils, and seasonings! It was such a fun and educational day for Hunter, who had a ton of questions about how these single serve products were made. My favorite part was the fact that this place is so huge they ride bikes on the paths inside the plant, and they even have indoor traffic signals on the pathways because they get so busy. Hunter's favorite part? "Definitely the ICE CREAM"

No neighbors, no problem! We took a quick turnarou

No neighbors, no problem!
We took a quick turnaround around trip out to Couger Buttes to watch the meteor shower. We had the general area to ourselves, with absolutely zero traffic, save for one or two after dark trail runs.

We arrived (on purpose, to escape the heat) after dark, saw an amazing sky show, and read ancient stories about stars and the moon and sun. Then we rose early and headed up to Big Bear for breakfast at @grizzlymanorcafe and made it to the discovery center JUST in time for a nature walk!

Then over to @bigbearcoffeeroasting
for caffeine and down the mountain.

All in all, for a quick little turnaround, it turned into a pretty nice weekend!

We were supposed to go to the park with @wildandfr

We were supposed to go to the park with @wildandfree.foothills today, but it was closed, so @ashleyypashleyy and I pivoted up to the @cerritos_library and boy are we glad we did.

Everything about the Children's Library is designed to feed a child's adventurous imagination, and built exclusively for wee ones. (Down to the teeny tiny toilets)

Hunters favorite part was the life sized T-rex skelleton (lovingly referred to as "Stan") and the massive aquarium, along with the escalators. Who doesn't love escalators?

It pays to be flexible, and I'm super happy we didn't immediately hop on the freeway and head home.

Our @wildandfree.foothills co-op took a field trip

Our @wildandfree.foothills co-op took a field trip to our local state park today. It was absolutely gorgeous and it was wonderful to get outdoors before the next storm. The rangers and volunteers were fantastic and the kids learned a lot about local plants and animals.

*** Mini Fundraiser alert!*** My co-op teamed up

*** Mini Fundraiser alert!***

My co-op teamed up with Home & Haven to promote their Spring Bundle. Every Bundle we sell we receive a 30% commission. Please share with those interested.

Here is our link Link: https://2023-spring-bundle.peachs.co/a/patricia-sawyer

SPRING BUNDLE LAUNCHES MONDAY (Feb. 20th)!
We are celebrating the launch with a FIVE DAY SALE!!!
For 5 days you’ll be able to get our digital Spring Bundle for 50% off!
Our ONLY sale of the season. You will also be able to get the last 2 year’s Spring Bundles as well (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2).

The prices for the sale will be:
Spring Bundle Volume 3: Sale $25 (reg. $50)
Spring Bundle Vol. 2 and Vol. 3: Sale $45 (reg. $100)
All 3 Spring Volumes: Sale $65 (reg. $150)
Swipe right on these slides to see what will be included in Spring Bundle Vol. 3! Which Spring bundles do you have your eyes on?

We appear to have a new tiny Gryfindor on our hand

We appear to have a new tiny Gryfindor on our hands! Hunter created and "sent" a Hogwarts letter "From Professor McGonagall!" Asking if she'd like to come to Hogwarts.

I almost cried. For several reasons. Writing is something we've been struggling with in this season, so I consider a self guided project like this a TOTAL win, since she came up with, and executed, everything on her own.

I adored reading these books when they came out and I'm thrilled she's getting interested in them. We are currently listening to them narrated by Jim Dale (who I think is the BEST) and I hope to be reading the illustrated versions of them with her soon.

Her letter reads:
Albus Dumbledore says that you can go to Hogwarts. Do you want to go? There are four houses, Gryfindor Is the one you'll be in!

And she packaged it like a Hogwarts parcel too.

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