Eclectic Parent

After getting sick all yesterday and most of the night C really wanted to go see the big pyramids. We rarely travel with a stroller – I think a trip to Manhattan was about the only time – but we had brought one on this trip since D was so sick when we left. So […]

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Chichen Itza: ancient Mayan city in the Yucatan Peninsula. Known for it’s large amazing Mayan pyramids and temples, we will probably best remember Chichen Itza for the people we met while staying nearby.
Poor C evidently caught his brother’s illness and started vomiting in the night. The difference between the two is that one is rarely […]

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Last day in beautiful Merida. We swam in the pool and grabbed breakfast before checking out of the hotel. It took two taxi trips to the bus station to get all five of us and all the luggage. Luckily we had gotten an early start. Most tour guides and websites say just to show up […]

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We started the day swimming. I’ve been forgetting to comment on that. But having a pool right out your door makes for lots of quick swims – one before breakfast, one before or after siesta – sometimes both, one before bed.
Today we hit the little breakfast place across the street. They are narrow streets with […]

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Today had a late start. I just could wake up and the kids didn’t want to stop watching cartoon in Spanish. After yesterday slow day I had hoped to see a little bit more of Merida but happy travel is all about flexibility. So everyone ate honey nut cheerios in the room and watched Plaza […]

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I think travel is wonderful. I love it personally and I think everyone needs to get out and see the world, expand their understanding of other cultures and places. As homeschoolers, travel offers the opportunity to teach the kids about Mexico: it’s geography, history and language; the Mayans, their history, architecture and cultural importance; Yucatan […]

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Yesterday was enormously long. All day travel. The kids were amazing. So excited about Mexico they earliest woke at 4:30 AM. We headed for the airport at 630; well, our ride arrived at 6:30, we headed out the door at 7:00. Racing to the airport in morning traffic is bad enough, but standing in […]

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We’re desperately running around trying to get ready for Mexico. The combination of so many people to pack for, being gone so long and the various types of weather are leaving us a little crazed - that and leaving things to the last minute Didn’t leave it until the last minute on purpose, it […]

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Having finally finished the tote bags for the craft swap, I commented that the problem with projects like this is that about the time you really start to get the hang of things you are done. So with the sewing machine and serger still out on the dining room table, I decided to make […]

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So while most of us went to Tucson, C just plain didn’t want to go. Grandma happened to be here shopping while we were getting ready and swooped in to rescue him. Rather than coming to Tucson with us to spend hours sitting on bleachers, he headed up to grandma and papa’s for the weekend. […]

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