Heavenstobetty and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Homeschool Year

Alternate title: End of Year (2021-2022) Homeschool Wrap Up Our 2021-2022 homeschool year started off rocky and late. Our move from California to Idaho in September, living in our travel trailer, and house hunting in a crazy real estate market really made homeschooling extremely difficult. So we didn’t really start until October. Getting off to … Continue reading Heavenstobetty and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Homeschool Year

Camas National Wildlife Refuge – Hamer, Idaho

This wildlife refuge was a bit disappointing as the “wetland” was completely bone dry. It just wasn’t very pretty or well maintained in appearance. We saw red-winged blackbirds, peregrine falcon, a pair of sandhill crane, 2 pairs of Canada geese, magpies, and a pair of pronghorn. All in all it was not a wasted trip, … Continue reading Camas National Wildlife Refuge – Hamer, Idaho

Warhawk Air Museum – Nampa, Idaho

We’re currently finishing up the “American Girl: Molly” series set during WWII for history. We were excited to visit the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa for a field trip while we were visiting Boise (November 2021) to bring our unit study to life. There was so much to see in this museum. Huge planes, military … Continue reading Warhawk Air Museum – Nampa, Idaho

Greenbelt Stroll – Garden City, Idaho

The day after we visited MK Nature Center – Boise, Idaho (November 2021) we met up with friends for a stroll along the Garden City greenbelt to continue our riparian habitat exploration. We we delighted to discover evidence of beavers! We had such fun kicking through the leaves and then gathering up leaves to throw … Continue reading Greenbelt Stroll – Garden City, Idaho