We got our safety corridor of beautiful roads and weather for the trip back. Now we are home… cleaning and adjusting and packing all the things ready to dive back into a busy school week. Here are all the things:
Charlie has to write a (short) fiction novel for a school anthology and rediscovered this book. Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine. I highly recommend it to all writing teenagers (or parents too). It’s a good, quick little read.
There’s a store in Ohio called Gabes that is like everything everyone wished Ross or TJ Maxx actually was. They have name-brand stuff like Anthropologie, JCrew, and Loft for super cheap. You just have to make sure to hold it up to the light and check for tears or other…malfunctions. I picked up a pair of wide-legged, high-waisted jeans like these. Jim loves them, but Charlie is less flattering. I feel kinda like I’m wearing a homeschool denim skirt.
Couldn’t do road trips without Adventures In Odyssey. Although sometimes Jim and I listen to them in horror.
I’m sick and tired of buying cheap seed trays that fall apart in one season so I invested in some of these highly recommended ones from BootStrap Farmer. My indoor greenhouse setup is almost ready. Spring is coming.
For those who are looking for a more secure phone situation (and have an android). Jim has been nerding out about Graphene OS. It’s an operating system that’s private, secure, and open source (at least those are the key points I’ve picked up).
Instagram has my number. It has started hitting me with Mushroom Growing kits from North Spore. I have sixty acres of woods full of mushrooms, but no…now I want to grow my own. Lion’s Mane has thus far eluded me, and so this kit looks super tempting to me.
And with that, I’m off to pack up ping pong balls, molding clay, and dry erase markers. Tomorrow at CC should be a blast.