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It's an adventure. Our family of five is taking a year off from... the normal. Less work. More travel. Even (gasp!) homeschooling! We invite you to come along with us as we head West. Then on to Europe. Even grand times at home in between! Our goals: Rest. Connect. Experience. We hope to grow closer as a family and gain a deeper appreciation of all that God is, does, gives. Scaled back commitments. Scaled up adventure. Come along with us as the story unfolds!

Little bits of home life

4/24/2012 09:51:00 AM |

We're continuing to enjoy our time in Chipping Campden.  I love this cute and picturesque small town!  We've been able to venture outside and explore, although not as much as we'd like.  So much rain!  It's hard believe there's a drought in England.  We even had hail one day.  Here's pictures of our patio during the hail:

But, thankfully, even when it rains, it doesn't rain all day.  It's kind of strange actually.  The sky will be beautiful with blue sky and puffy clouds, and then ten minutes later there's dark clouds and drizzle.  During the non-rainy times, we discovered a great playground only about five minutes from our cottage.


Very cool zip line!
Who knew a metal bowl attached to the ground could be so much fun!
And across from the playground is a field of sheep!  We've seen so much sheep in this area of England (the Cotswolds, that is).  And, lots of lambs!  I know sheep aren't smart, but they are so cute, especially the babies.

 When we're not out sightseeing, the kids have to do some school.  I can't believe they complain about it, because there's not much they have to do - some math, grammar, and journaling.  
Math on the computer.  I told Daniel to look studious, and for some reason , that made him smile.
For school stuff, we really tried to pack light.  We have a couple workbooks, and then the kids can do stuff on the computer.  Anna can even review her math facts on my iphone.

After school activities, the kids go off to their rooms to play.


And what's Kevin doing during all this activity?
Here's Kevin in his work space (a corner of our bedroom).  He's been able to  work more  in Chipping Campden, which we've been thankful for.  Well, mostly thankful - it would be nice not to work at all, but that's not practical for us!!
Actually, both Kevin and I have been able to get out and explore.  There's all kinds of footpaths through the town, fields, and even through people's backyards.  It's so beautiful!







Couldn't resist including this sign. I saw this on one of the paths near the playground.
And I just had to include some household pictures.  As I think I said before, I've really struggled with the temperature thing - converting Celsius to Fahrenheit.  Thanks to Scott Fields, who gave us the tip to double the number and add thirty (I think that's right).  It takes mental effort though to do that.  I know, I'm so weak minded!  On the first night we were in the cottage, it felt cold upstairs, so Kevin went downstairs to turn the heat up.  When he got back, I'm asked him what the temperature was on, and he said "17."  I had to remind myself that it's Celsius!  I asked what he turned it up to, and he just said he turned it up higher, and figured we'd get warmer.  We joked about adding twenty, dividing by twelve, multiplying by thirty, whatever!

the oven
washer

I have to say, I've been so happy about having a separate washer and dryer.   I know, it's  a small thing.  But after three weeks in London with that tiny washer/dryer combo, I'm counting my blessings!  And I have a feeling that it'll be like that at our Paris apartment as well.  So I'm enjoying doing the laundry with the washer and dryer while I have them.  I never thought I'd combine enjoying and laundry in the same sentence.


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