Chapter 21: In Which the Master of the Tankadere Runs Great Risk of Losing a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds   The Tankadere runs into bad weather. Discussion questions from Trail Guide to World Geography How are waves caused and what a typhoon is  Hist…

Flowers. Each time we make a trip to Montana, we see more of them and each time I am surprised and happy to see them.  We want to keep bees and bees need flowers, so you can see why I am happy.  I also discovered that we have chokecherries bushes. I love chok…

~Eliana is 28 months~ Here is what we did for Tot School last week. "Pretty" Color Matching Matching pink clips to pink headbands. Elli loves pink and she loves matching the "pretties"on this tray. She doesn't care to wear the…

Last week we covered the wonderful world of spiny skinned creatures, otherwise known as echinoderms. These benthic creatures which have no eyes, no brain and tube feet include Sea Stars, Brittle Stars, Crinoids, Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Sea Cucumbers. …

We spent last weekend at our property in Montana.  We were very blessed to have Luke's aunt and uncle come from California to bring us a load of building materials to help us build a house. (Thank you, J & C!)  Also, we rented a backhoe on Sunday and …

Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong. Fix suspects that Passepartout has guessed his identity and purpose! Vocabulary: cudgel, adversary, chaff, agile, consign, accomplice Discussion questions from Trail Gu…