Monday, August 28, 2006

Back to (Home)School

I'm seeing evidence everywhere that school is back in session--or awfully close. We are gearing up around here as well with the big letdown today coming when we discovered that one of the school computers will not last much longer. Six years is a long time in the life of a laptop. What is that? 42 in dog years? Well, laptop years are even longer than dog years. I just can't bring myself to put this one down and buy a new one.

Preparing for the new year is eclipsed as we plan our trip. We have a big map posted in the dining room with the route mapped out and an enormous calendar on the other wall where we cross of the days until we leave. Some of the kids drew pictures of what we would be doing on the trip days to help the younger ones make sense of it all, so they can see when we'll be digging dinosaur bones or meeting up with friends along the way.

I'm looking forward to blogging along the way. Until then, there is more planning to be done.

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