Colorado
One day Mommy saw something that looked like a dog but more fierce. She looked it up and found out it was a coyote. We saw it today. It walked through our yard, into a field. When we were getting ready to go outside to play, Mommy said, “If you see a coyote come right back!” The End
Last Saturday, Naomi was sick, so Amy stayed at home with her, and the rest of us went exploring. I sold it to the kids as “mountain exploring”, i.e. don’t expect to be climbing anything, but we will get out and walk around in the mountains. Mostly it was an exercise in futility. First we drove to [...]
We signed a lease on a house in Longmont, CO, and we’re moving in Dec 4. Now we just need to get our house in Omaha sold. Anyone want to buy a house in Omaha? It’s very nice…. Our new house has 5 bedrooms, a million bathrooms, and a finished basement. The owners are moving [...]
Here are some pictures of the view from our front door:
I made a map of interesting things around where we live. This map is live and I’ll keep adding things as I find them. View Our Area in a larger map
Here are some links about homeschooling in Colorado: HSLDA Colorado page State homeschool support group: Christian Home Educators of CO Rocky Mountain Education Connection Northern Inclusive Colorado Home Educators https://spiralacademy.com/ (A private school that offers a record keeping service also.)
Naomi is ready for Colorado, see she’s a natural mountain climber. Actually she was very upset about that little stunt, apparently she didn’t feel secure being held up against the rock face.
I accepted a new job at Google, and we’re moving to Boulder CO, on Oct 23.
I recently went to Colorado to climb Long’s Peak. It was the most painful thing I have ever done. Perhaps next time I’ll start with something smaller, perhaps a small hill.