The picture shows an art project by KLK featuring the history that we studied at home. JLK especially helped with making up trivia questions -- hers tended to be too hard for me! Here's a game that we made up for the kids. We'll see how they feel about doing it, might be a little too educational: 2013 France Trip Game Sheet This game is just for fun, not a competition. There are no winners or losers. Anyone can play, including adults. In this game, you ea...

We're just days away from departure. So preparation begins in earnest: packing lists, to-do lists, reviewing the itinerary, etc. Here's JL's packing list: two dresses swimsuit black pants 3 pairs underwear black sandals Keen sandals one (and only one pair) wool socks emergency disposable poncho rain pants pink sweater gray scarf pink scarf biking skort 2 biking shirts jacket fleece shampoo toothbrush toothpaste eye mask ears plugs cell ph...