What a gorgeous, sunny day! We had a busy day of school work today. In the morning, we did book work. Gotta love equivalent fractions! Gabriella is reading Magic Tree House's Civil War on Sunday. Her reading is phenomenal! Gavin is working on creating a graphic novel based on a civil war era book he read called The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg.
After lunch, we did spelling, then set off for a hike around the park. The kids and I took a trail down to the lake and played on the playground for a bit. We then took the trail all the way around the lake. We checked out the docks, the dam, many scenic views, and all of the ducks. After, we took a couple of different trails back up to the campground - one was a little steeper and rockier than expected, but it was fun.
When we got back, we broke out the clay and made models to show how the Appalachian Mountains were formed. It was informative and fun for a while, but then the kids ended up making Super Mario Brothers characters instead.
In the evening, Don took the kids to Walmart while I made chicken chili and some extra chicken for tomorrow's lunch, and picked up all the stuff laying around the camper. I have to say, it was nice to have a couple of minutes to myself, even if it was spent cooking and cleaning.
Day Twelve (9/25)
It was a dreary, chilly morning. Don wanted to pull out at 11:00, so the kids and I packed everything up, they wrote in their journals, and we were ready to go by 10:20. So, of course, Don's meeting ran late and didn't finish until almost 12:00. While we waited, the kids did math at the picnic table, practiced our Spanish color words, and I read them some chapters of a book we're reading about Civil War signalmen. We had to stop at the dump station, get fuel, then a policeman loaned Don a compressor to blow up the still leaky tire that we already had fixed. We finally got on the road about 1:00, which was the time we had expected to arrive at the next campground.
The drive was beautiful, even in the rain. The highway was winding and hilly. I will certainly miss these mountains. Teaser was very unsettled for this trip. She peed in her carrier. Whoopee. Gavin was a bit grumpy, and Gabriella napped. We were happy to arrive at the Huntington/Fox Fire KOA. It is small, but a cute campground. Our site is very small, but will be fine as long as we don't get any neighbors. Bernie can't go to far into the tree line to go to the bathroom - he will fall off a cliff! We were a bit leery when we heard a train whistle, as we have had bad experiences with train disturbances in the past, but the trains were quiet in the night.
Once we got set up, the kids and I were lazy and watched PBS for the afternoon while Don worked. We have real cable for the first time here. Don helped another couple get their television hooked up in their new class B. In gratitude, the guy gave Don a bottle of "homemade" cleaner that he had invented. Don said the guy even sprayed some on his hand and licked it off to demonstrate that it was non-toxic. Wow.
I made curry chicken salad pita sandwiches when we got here, so we weren't really hungry at dinner time. The kids ate a little bit, took showers, and headed off to bed. Don and I got to hang out on our own for a while.
Looks like a great trip so far :)
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