Kids have spent all morning in their pajamas making and hanging snowflakes in their bedroom. Cooperation, fine motor skills, and symmetry are all useful skills, right? They had so much fun cutting out snowflakes and hanging them back in their bedroom. Even though I still stress about “not getting things done” I made a visible effort to just let the kids play all morning. – Morning! of Disney recovery (and Jess therapy 101) is being more relaxed with our homeschooling. I’m lamenting our decision to cook dinner instead of dropping by Taco Tuesday night at the local restaurant. Wishing the rest of the night was just as epic. It took us about a half an hour to drive to the trail head and then we spent about an hour wandering around and exploring.Īs far as slot canyons go, today’s was pretty fun! There’s something about squeezing through two canyon walls that seems to put a smile on everyone’s face. The kids absolutely LOVE slot canyons, and we’d heard from multiple sources that “The Slot” is about as awesome as they come ( great review & information on The Outbound). And now this angry dinosaur is going to eat the truck. After a visit to see some cousins in Irvine over the weekend, we’ve made it into the desert. Art class? week at Disneyland, we had encounters with Yeti, aliens, enemies from the Dark Side of the force, and other wildness. My kids were fascinated and thought they were the coolest things ever. Today after a few subjects we went in search of these metal sculptures outside the town of Borrego Springs, CA.
I had gotten overly ambitious and more concerned with workbooks and subjects than the magic of learning on the road. I posted on my personal feed the other week about my struggles with home schooling. We got a map from the state park visitor center, and went off to find them. Turns out, some are actually just right off the main road. When I first saw photos of these metal art sculptures on the internet, I thought they were out in the middle of nowhere. Here are some highlights from our stay: Metal Art Sculptures We made a point to get out and explore everyday, but mostly we got back into the groove of work & school after a fairly crazy couple of weeks. One neighbor had a fairly loud generator, but they were good about not running it at all hours of the night. We camped in the wide open desert with visible neighbors, but no one close enough to feel like we had to be social. Lots of catcus, Ocatillo, shrubs, palo verde and every other desert plant that I absolutely love. It’s definitely called a “desert” for good reason. With some advice from about specific camping locations ( you can find it here on Campendium), where to get water, the low down on the grocery and all the other essentials we made the drive from L.A.
For the last two years, there has even been a social gathering of nomads for New Year’s Eve although we’ve never been close enough geographically to attend the party.Īfter a week in Disneyland, we figured that some desert solitude was just what we needed. There are miles of BLM land and we’ve watched many travelers spend weeks camping out in the desert for free. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has been on our radar for years.
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