The Six Travelers Go West

"What about school?" I heard this question more than once as we prepared for our fall trip West. We had planned this trip for September because Dan doesn't like to fight crowds.

I thought about this question a lot. As I thought, I tried to remember what I learned the first three weeks of 7th grade. Nothing came to mind. I tried to remember what I learned the first three weeks of 4th grade. Nothing. I tried to remember what I learned the first three weeks of kindergarten and 9th grade. Still nothing.

Then I smiled....My 9th, 7th, 4th graders and my kindergartener WILL remember what they learned the first three weeks of the 2017-2018 school year.

We're on day three. We've already learned a lot about geology, history, zoology, geography, paleontology, weather, economy, math, writing, and thinking & communication skills. It's only day three. In fact day three is not over yet - we still have the history show at Mount Rushmore to see. I'm pretty sure I have a lot to learn there.

Our trip has already been a world of information and there's much more to come. My kids are journaling daily about what we're doing. I hope they read those journals again when they are adults and relive the adventures from their first three weeks of school.

I'm going to do some irregular, unusual blogging here in the next couple of weeks. Feel free to read or not to read a bit of it. I'm going to journal about our adventures West for my family that's at home, and because I want to remember details. If you do read it, I hope you enjoy our trip right along with us.

I'm calling it "The Six Travelers Go West" There's really a few more of us than six, but I'll focus mainly on the six people in my family.

Here is our journey West.