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  • My Two Primary Home/Road Schooling Feelings

    Posted by  Brooke Tower on Saturday, June 6, 2015

    The idea of homeschooling our kids for a year was one of the parts of this adventure that scared me most. And, after 9 months, I am relieved to say we got through almost all of the material I had hoped to cover.  My biggest emotions right now are thankfulness and relief.

    Relieved that:

    • my kids' academic success is not dependent on this one year
    • the kids have such a great, familiar elementary school and friends to return to
    • we can enjoy the last 7 weeks of traveling without the pressure of finishing

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  • Looking at things from different points of view is not a new concept. However, traveling this year has added new dimensions of perspective. As I've matured from looking at things from an "either-or" to a "both-and" perspective, it has been fun to appreciate the great variety of ways to approach life.

    TRAVELING IN A LOOP VS. TRAVELING OUT AND BACK

    I used to think that driving loops of roads was the best strategy to see as much as possible. So, I was initially frustrated when we went out on a road

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  • Portrait of a Moving Day

    Posted by  J Tower on Friday, February 27, 2015

    Moving the RV is something we've done a lot of this year. On average we've moved it for one reason or another about once per week or week-and-a-half. In other words, we've gotten pretty good at it out of necessity.

    That doesn't mean it's gotten easy, though. It's still a pretty involved process, and whenever we have a "travel day" as we call them, it's quite exhausting for all of us.

    Because moving has become such a major part of our routine, I thought it might be interesting for those following

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