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another soccer mom: Catch up from this summer

another soccer mom: Catch up from this summer: It's been a loooooonnnnng time but I am back on the blogging wagon! This is a brief follow up to my last post. We did go on some of those fi...

Catch up from this summer

It's been a loooooonnnnng time but I am back on the blogging wagon! This is a brief follow up to my last post. We did go on some of those field trips I blogged about previously. I took them to the Civil War Armory Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. We researched the battle of Baton Rouge and found out a lot of things I never knew about the history of my city. We also went to the State Capital building and toured it. We toured the LSU Andonie Museum, which is the sports museum for the university. I took them to a goat farm where they learned about the pasteurization process for milk and got to sample goat milk and cheeses. We visited the George Rodrigue exhibit at LSU Museum of Art. We didn't get to do all of the things we wanted, but I am pleased with the things we did do. I completely forgot to get them to record video while we were on our trips and am disappointed about that! I would love to have their ideas and thoughts on video. Oh well. We also did some of the typical summer fun stuff. We swam a lot, went to movies, Chuck E Cheese, planted a flower bed and did lots of arts and crafts. This is the very first time I was able to be a stay at home mom since my kids were born. I have to say, it is by far, the happiest I have ever been. While I am not happy about getting laid off, I wouldn't trade that time for anything. Financially, like so many other household, we need my salary. But, I truly believe that God meant for mothers to be home with their kids. It was an amazing summer and one I will always cherish.

I would love to hear what other people did over their summer with the kids!

another soccer mom: Summer Ideas

another soccer mom: Summer Ideas: "I wanted to pick you brains for ideas for this summer. I want to do an educational, video scavenger hunt with the kids. We will take field t..."

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Summer Ideas

I wanted to pick you brains for ideas for this summer. I want to do an educational, video scavenger hunt with the kids. We will take field trips to different places in search of a piece of information or a specific item. It may involve some simple research ahead of time. It doesn't have to be just in Baton Rouge. St. Francisville, New Orleans or any of the surrounding areas would be fine. To give you an example of what I mean, it might be something like "Who was Alex Box and what BR landmark is named after him?". We could look him up first (I think he was the first LSU alum killed in WWII), followed by a trip to the stadium with a video of it and what they learned. I would be so appreciative of any ideas you may have. Also, any of you who would like to join us on our excursions are welcome!!!!

another soccer mom: Inappropriate marketing for little girls

another soccer mom: Inappropriate marketing for little girls: "I'm sure you heard about Abercrombie marketing padded bathing suits to girls as young as 7 recently. After intense fallout, they are now say..."