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BIgham Farm Coker AL

Local Fun: Coker, AL Edition. Bigham Farms & Exotics

March 8, 2022
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGLOCAL FUN

This place was a phenomenal find! The animal environments are big and beautiful & the love that Mr. Bigham has for his animals made us smile! We LOVED getting to pet and feed so many animals that we had only read about in books or seen on TV! What a ...

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Milligan Farm, Romulus, AL

Local Post: Romulus, AL Edition! Milligan Farms

March 8, 2022
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGLOCAL FUN

We searched for a place to play with pigs for "National Pig Day" and I'm so glad we found this beautiful farm! We can't wait to get our meat, eggs and veggies from a local source that's fresh and affordable! https://www.facebook.com/milliganfamilyfarms

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Tuscaloosa National Airport, Fire Station & Cardinal Park

LOCAL FUN: Tuscaloosa, AL edition! Tuscaloosa National Airport, Firestation & Cardinal Park

March 8, 2022
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGLOCAL FUN

What a fun day a the park turned FIELD TRIP! The special fire trucks for airport fires looked like something from Transformers! Watching the planes take off and land was definitely a bonus to our school day!

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“I don’t know where I left off in my book.”

March 1, 2022
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGHOMESCHOOL-ROADSCHOOL-LIFESCHOOLUncategorized

Free Printable Bookmarks from some of our Favorite Book Series!

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Homeschool Days: Tips for Keeping Your Preschoolers Busy & Learning

September 17, 2020
by Amy Gordon with 7 Comments BLOGHOMESCHOOL-ROADSCHOOL-LIFESCHOOL

Let’s be honest, pre-school isn’t going to seamlessly fit into your day of homeschooling other children. However, I hope I can help you find some ways to keep your youngest learners not only busy, but growing in ways that will prepare them for their big s ...

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Homeschool Reading

Motivating My Homeschoolers to Read!

July 31, 2020
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGMOTIVATING MY HOMESCHOOLERS TO READ

Though I’m so happy with our decision to homeschool and love the freedom we have to choose how and what (and at what pace!) to teach our kids, sometimes I lament at the little fun things we did when I was in school. I wonder if my kids will remember the b ...

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ASTC PASSPORT (Your ticket to EXCITING BUDGET travel!)

July 20, 2020
by Amy Gordon with 2 Comments BLOGFAMILY TRAVEL

One of my goals when we travel to new places is to visit as many places as we can while keeping it budget-friendly! Because we homeschool on the road as well, we love when our visit turns into a field trip and therefore a school day -bonus! Extra bonus: w ...

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Family Travel During the Pandemic

July 14, 2020
by Amy Gordon with One Comment BLOGFAMILY TRAVELFamily Travel During the Pandemic

If your family is anything like ours, being stuck at home is getting HARD! We usually travel about half of the year so my preschooler, who’s known nothing but the travel life, is like, “What going on? Why aren’t we leaving? Imma go pack my packpack,” By t ...

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My Tips for a Great Homeschool Start!

June 29, 2020
by Amy Gordon with No Comment BLOGGet Started

Reasons we "homeschool": I could never list all the reasons I’m over-the-moon happy that we homeschool. My husband and I NEVER considered private school, let alone homeschool, for our kids until it was nearing the time for our first child to go to sch ...

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Chicago Skyline, This Little Family

Family Travel: Chicago!

June 28, 2020
by Amy Gordon with One Comment BLOGCHICAGO

Chicago is pure MAGIC! I love this city! I grew up in nearby Iowa but have only begun to frequent The Windy City in the past few years with my family. All of us have the best time seeing new things every time we go! We have been to Chicago FOUR times jus ...

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