Tamed (21/180)

 J took a ballet class.

We saw Shakespeare in Clarke Park's staging of The Taming! (an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew)

D and J attended their religious education classes.  

We arrived at Top O'Dunes in Harvey Cedars NJ.

D read 

Besties: Work It Out by Kayla Miller
and A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted.

This week included 3 days of instruction.

13! (18/180)

 J took some ballet classes.  

D turned 13.

D and J attended their religious education classes and an MAHC potluck.  

Cross Country Trip, June & July 2022 (15/180)

 From June 13 - July 15 we drove 8,001 miles through 21 states!  We visited 2 Great Lakes, many rivers, 6 National Parks, and two branches of our family.  We only stayed in a hotel once, after a car breakdown far from any appropriate campground with electricity since it was too hot to go without air conditioning.

Here are pictures, with annotations.

Lake Erie in Vermillion, OH:

Lake Michigan near Caledonia, WI:

The Mississippi River in Monticello, MN:

Historical marker for the Lewis & Clark expedition on the Missouri River in Bismarck, ND:

Theodore Roosevelt National Park outside Medora, ND:

Continental Divide at Homestake Pass, MT:

Indoor aquarium in St. Regis, MT:

Canoeing on Wolf Lodge Bay outside Coeur D'Alene, ID:

Fairies made by D & J while visiting with family in Portland, OR:

The Pacific Ocean in Crescent City, CA:

Redwoods National Park, Humboldt State Park in CA:

Yosemite National Park:

Death Valley National Park:

The Grand Canyon:

Petrified Forest National Park:

Colonial garb and music in Roby, TX:

Swimming at Barton Springs in Austin, TX:

Final night camping, in VA:

W Graduated!

Because of our travel plans, we needed to wrap our homeschool year up a bit earlier than usual this season.  So, the last entry before this one was the last one that got into the portfolios.  Here are a few more things that happened before our Big Trip!

R continued attending Boat Build, culminating in a Launch day:

D & J attended the final field day at MAHC and practiced music:

The community pool opened and we went with friends:

We had a too close encounter with a bat (in our house, flying around while most of us slept).  We learned all about CDC and health department and DNR requirements for dealing with such a thing so as not to get rabies.  Fortunately, the bat tested negative for rabies so we didn't need to take any further steps!  J wrote a letter to her grandparents sharing about this:

All the kids were evaluated for the end of the school year, and W graduated!

J performed in her end-of-year showcase with Philadelphia Dance Theater:

W was recognized in a Bridging Ceremony at church, and J participated in a Stepping Stone ceremony ditto:

D & J attended a Phoenixville Pride event: 

Here are books we got entered in at the last minute, although they were, for the most part, read earlier at various times:

Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies by Jane O'Connor
Biscuit's Big Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Ascendant by Michael R. Miller
Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck by Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather by Herman Parish
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Robert Venditti
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
Ultimate Guide to Strength Training by Hollis Lance Liebman
A Young People's History of the United States by Rebecca Stefoff
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel by Alexandra Bracken
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Explode the Code 3 by Nancy Hall
Cursive Success by Jan Z. Olsen
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery