“It took my device about thirty seconds,” Denielle said, referring to the download speed for our blog thatsamoreyblog.com. “That is unacceptable,” I said, somewhat distracted as I unsuccessfully tried to bring up the blog on my tablet. Inside, I exploded. I am frustrated. I am suddenly unhappy. I am mad. Here we are on our worldschooling adventure…
Author: Kyle Morey
Field Trip Friday: raspberry picking, museums and car karaoke
Dear Reader, Happy Friday! I am so thankful for you. I appreciate you stopping for a brief visit. It’s Friday and you know what that means! Field Trip Friday Time! To take a breather from the daily monotony of world/homeschooling, we take our family of seven on a field trip every Friday and explore the area…
Three reasons why I prefer Raingutter Regatta over Pinewood Derby
If you have read Ask God, then you may have laughed at my musings on DAY 7 regarding the Boy Scouts of America’s Pinewood Derby tradition. It’s not that I don’t like what this tradition is about. I love its purpose in bringing dads and sons together for some quality time. That’s great! It’s, well, it’s…
Kaelyn attends her first Omaha dance
Are you ready yet?” I call up the stairs to my teenage daughter Kaelyn as I look at the clock on my mobile. “Coming!” I hear her sing back, accompanied by the chorus of a hairdryer. Tonight, Kaelyn is attending her first youth dance in Omaha, NE where we are currently house-sitting. Young men and women, ages 14…
That’s a Morey Friday Fieldtrip: Fontenelle Forest
“Snails?” asks Casey and Kaelyn simultaneously. Denielle just informed us that for today’s nature study (we study nature each Friday, called Friday Fieldtrips, as part of our homeschooling curriculum), we would be visiting Fontenelle Forest and learning all about snails. Denielle researched online and found free tickets for us to attend, a savings of over $40. “Fine, but we don’t…
Questions, new friends and raw milk
There’s something amazing about the power behind a question. If you think about it, everything you interact with, touch, step on, drive in, wake up on, brush your teeth with, put your feet in, use, and so on, is the product of another’s thoughtful question. So, I had a question recently. I was asking myself,…
Our rendezvous in old Nauvoo
“Let’s hide in the van and then surprise them when they come back out,” Kaelyn suggests as we pull our old Lexus in alongside the Honda Odyssey. I haven’t seen that van for over two weeks; but, more importantly, I have been deprived for over two weeks of seeing Denielle and the kids. Oh, how…
Resting up. Reading. Library visit.
Tuesday is a rest day. I use the time to read Break Free: The Ultimate Guide to House Sitting. I took some notes in a Google Doc and shared it with Kyle. In the evening I started reading a book called Your First 1000 Copies by Tim Grahl. I really like him. Kyle and I have listened to…
First Sunday in Wisconsin
Day Four and Five in Wisconsin By J. Denielle Morey A cold has hit the household in full force. I wake at 5 am and can’t breath. I am congested and my energy is drained. I come down stairs and lay on the couch and get another hour of sleep. It helps. We have…
Parfrey’s Glen, Devil’s Lake, and a lesson about biker gangs
Day Three of Worldschooling and Housesitting By J. Denielle Morey We awake again at 5am; it appears the sun gets up early here in Wisconsin. I make everyone stay in bed until 7 am. We have an easy breakfast of yogurt granola, and fruit or cereal. The kids read scriptures on their own and free…
Thats A Morey 