Monday, February 19, 2024

Myles' 15th Birthday

 Happy birthday to this unique creature!  We had a pretty low-key birthday.  We went to dinner, minus Grady because he had to work.  Afterwards, we went over to Mimi and Papaws for cake.  Keep marching to the beat of your own drummer, Myles.  You are a natural leader.  Use your power for good.






Habachi for dinner, complete with birthday singing.




Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Pets this Winter

 Our house is always full of animals.  Some fosters come and go, but there is no shortage of furry beings running around.


I'm shocked that Carbon is allowing Pip to be this close



The most glorious beast of all


She puts up with so much


This idiot



Crow




Our most recent fosters, Arthur and Alexis








Luna the fish joined the fam


The main crew all together 



Myles made this for me

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Winter Homeschooling

 Homeschooling looks different for each family that goes this route. Although it's not always easy, we make the best of it and try to stay busy.  This winter we have gone on all kinds of learning adventures.  Not all education has to be in a classroom setting.

 


One of our first experiences this winter was going to Arms around ASD to meet a farmer.  He came with all sorts of animals that we were able to play with.

 Emma loved the baby rats




There was a mini pig that was a big hit too.




Several chickens





And lastly were a few snakes.  


Although, she says sharks are her spirit animal, Emma LOVES snakes.


This is how we roll up to most places.


Learning with bubbles


We made a trip to the Asheville Museum of Science.  It's pretty small, but they had a cool water exhibit that Em loved.





How do we make visiting a cat rescue into education? Well, we managed it just fine.


The House of Black Cat Magic was awesome.


All these cute black cats need homes but for now they get to hang out at this incredible rescue.



We've done several hikes this winter.


One can always learn on a riverbank


We visited a Gem Mine in Hendersonville for a lesson on geology.





We got to sort through rocks and collect what we found.




Sometimes there are very lazy days.


Another hike.  This time while wearing super high heels



Go figure, this one didn't last too long.










Lots of time at the dog park.