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Fall Break Plans: Let’s Get Going!
Why, yes, Fall Break officially starts today and I am just now sitting down to finalize our Fall Break Plans. What can I say? It’s been a really busy year trying to reimagine school for 500 children!
The first glimpse that we might need to shut down school because of COVID-19 happened during the middle of our Spring Break. Since then, we’ve been working non-stop (even through Summer Break). At least I got to do my work from an amazing screened porch off Lake Michigan for a week!
What do I want to be true for our family?
We do best on vacations when there’s a bit of a … Read More
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Backyard Designs: What I’m Dreaming & Scheming
It’s so fun to spend my free time dreaming up ideas for the new house (when I’m not stressing about the upcoming election and the fate of the United States). Here are the backyard designs I’m scheming about:
A cozy covered patio. There’s a small covered patio. I’m thinking this sectional.
And I love this outdoor rug.
And this outdoor shower?!?!
This chiminea is so cool (although I think I would opt for a fire pit instead).
And we’ll be bringing our outdoor dining table with us, so we will need some kind of area for that.
And cafe lights! We added them to our current house … Read More
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A Big Decision for Our Family
Those of you who subscribe to my weekly newsletter know that I have been all over the place lately! First there was our Family Gap Year. We were striving to leave in June! Then coronavirus. Then I applied for a fellowship in New Zealand (to continue the work of Montessori For All). And I’m not if I mentioned that I was brainstorming how to build a container house in rural New York (to live there just for a year). Oh, and then there was the house I found that I wanted to renovate. Yeah, my brain is all over the place! The dust has settled and our immediate … Read More