CG> This reminds me of the Bronx in NYC, along I-95.  Last time we drove 
own
 CG> to VA Beach to visit with my father and his wife, we took notes and had
 CG> our daughter write out a small report later on, after our trip.  We 
on't
 CG> homeschool, but this was such a great lesson in itself.  It reinforced
 CG> memories in everyone and we found that we all remembered different 
things.
 ZR> That's great!!  I really wanted to get my kids to do the same, but on
 ZR> our  vacation we were so busy /experiencing/ that /none/ of us had the
 ZR> patience to  sit down and /write/ about it!! :(  I'm hoping that when
 ZR> we get the pictures  developed, we can write our memories down. 
 My daughter and I flew solo to KS a few years back.  Well, 'solo' being
 that of being without the rest of our immediate family.  (g)  We did SO
 much that I had her write down her experiences.  This reinforces the
 memories and writing skills.  My grandmother was blind and we didn't
 take pictures on the trip there, so we were able to share our trip there
 with her when we reached her house.  We stayed for a week and a half and
 were SO busy that we filled a small notebook with all of our experiences.
 My then 4 yo son destroyed my film and pictures shortly after I got home,
 but we have our written passages (somewhere...  ;>), and our memories!
 I got permission from her teacher to pull her out of school early and
 she was told upon her return that for extra credit, she had to write
 a report about her trip.  Luckily I like writing about things, so this
 habit came in handy for her!
 
 ZR> I also buy a lot of postcards in hopes that they will help the kids
 ZR> with  future writing projects...
 I picked up oodles of postcards when I went to Martha's Vineyard, minus
 husband and kids.  Someone stole my camera while I was there, so I had
 these to share with the kids.  The Bluff Point Cottages are worth
 checking out, but some how couldn't describe them to the kids!  They
 look like cute, brightly-colored, giant doll houses.  Luckily they're
 splattered across pretty much *every* postcard I brought home!
 
 Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce your name and what does it
 mean?  I hope you don't my nosiness, but it's very unusual!  :)
... A House is not a Home without a Cat.
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