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Field Work Friday – Touring Chick Fil-A

Yesterday was a very exciting field trip for us. We went behind the scenes at Chick Fil-A! If you’ve been to Chick Fil-A before, then I’m sure that you understand our excitement. If you haven’t, then let me fill you in a bit. Chick Fil-A is a restaurant owned and operated by… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Touring Chick Fil-A

Field Work Friday – Shootin’ Hoops

This week we planned a basketball lesson at a gym in a local park. Things changed a bit when we got there, however, because this is what we saw: Apparently big portions of the roof blew off in last night’s storms, leaving the gym wet and unusable. Fortunately, we were allowed to use another local gym, instead.… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Shootin’ Hoops

Field Work Friday – What Lives in a River?

This week we headed off to Little River Regional Park, a great park just outside Durham to find out what lives in a river. Park Manager Mike DiFabio met us bright and early to begin our hike. The weather was rather cool and it rained hard yesterday, so we had a smallish group… Continue reading Field Work Friday – What Lives in a River?

Field Work Friday – The Windmill Farm Bake Shop

I’ve been trying for several years to find a great bakery who could give us a tour, so I was super excited when a friend told me about Windmill Farm Bake Shop in South Boston, Virginia. A family-run business, they not only bake cookies and breads, but they also sell soup, run a deli, and… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Windmill Farm Bake Shop

Field Work Friday – The Water Treatment Plant

Kids’ brains are like sponges, and they learn from everything they see all around them. They’re insatiably curious, too, and want to know ‘why’ everything is and ‘where’ it came from and ‘how’ it got to be that way. So, to follow up with the questions I received after we studied what grows… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Water Treatment Plant

Field Work Friday – The Circus

I’ve been wanting to take our animal-loving kids to the circus for years, so when our local home school group decided to go there for a field trip, there was no way we would miss it. During the week leading up to our trip, we studied everything about the circus. The Ringing Brothers… Continue reading Field Work Friday – The Circus

Field Work Friday – A Veterinary House Call

This week we had the opportunity to watch a veterinary house call. My in-laws are stabling a horse for their grandchildren, and since this arrangement began only recently, they wanted to be sure that Belle is in good health. I’m not sure that Belle appreciated their concern, however. I think she was… Continue reading Field Work Friday – A Veterinary House Call

Field Work Friday – Touring the Videri Chocolate Factory

We recently had the opportunity to tour Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh, North Carolina. We started out in the coffee shop area of the store. Our tour guide explained about the meaning of the name Videri, ‘to see’ in Latin, which explains the open layout of the factory. We also learned that Videri’s cacao… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Touring the Videri Chocolate Factory

Field Work Friday – Valentine’s Day

This week we kicked back for a Valentine’s party. One of the other moms, a SAHM homeschooling mom who used to teach kindergarten, planned the party a did a fantastic job. She decorated with balloons and crepe paper, and the kids LOVED it! My Little Man had fun running with ‘the… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Valentine’s Day

Field Work Friday – Tai Kwon Do

This week we were visited by Mr. Earl Fuller, of Earl Fuller’s Tai Kwon Do Center. He taught the kids the basic principles of the martial arts. Since the term ‘martial arts’ means ‘the art of war,’ I was a bit worried about this one. I know very little about the martial arts except that… Continue reading Field Work Friday – Tai Kwon Do