by Jen Martin | Nov 21, 2018 | Roadschooling, Technology, Travel Log
Introducing RUN RUN TURKEY! Ellie, Finn, and Deacon have been working hard to create a game using Scratch, a coding program designed by MIT. Together they designed and created every image you see, and used code to make everything move. Click the green flag twice to...
by Jen Martin | Aug 23, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log
Our awesome campsite was only ten minutes from the Carlsbad Caverns NP entrance! I was a little worried that another cavern would be kind of boring, since we’d already been to Luray Caverns, Endless Caverns, and Mammoth Cave. The ranger insisted,...
by Jen Martin | Aug 17, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Uncategorized
We were about half an hour away from the Guadalupe Mountains NP entrance, so it was an easy drive, and we got to cross back into Texas for a hot minute! Karlee gets into her crate under the bus in the bay when we leave, plus we were gone during the day (and not...
by Jen Martin | May 31, 2018 | Food, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Voice Acting
My cousin John, his wife Lori, and their two kids live in San Antonio, so we took a day trip to hang out and scope out the city! Lori was the sweetest hostess, after treating us to lunch, she took us downtown. The (supposed) remains of Davy Crockett are in a tomb in...
by Jen Martin | Apr 16, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
French pirate Jean Lafitte has a national historical site named after him, and we spent some time learning about him and the history of New Orleans in the French Quarter Visitor Center. On a different day, we trekked out to the Barataria Preserve. In a rare moment of...
by Jen Martin | Mar 10, 2018 | Roadschooling, Travel Log
Holy smokes. We got to see the Blue Angels practice!! WOW. It was so freaking cool! It was LOUD. Those jet engines! The stunts were incredible. I was holding my breath for most of them, and a few I couldn’t even watch. They would disappear for a minute...