Red River Zoo, Fargo ND

Christopher Wright/ January 4, 2023/ Adventures, Museums and Zoos/ 0 comments

Before the beet harvest started, we were able to take a side trip into Fargo, ND. We visited the Red River Zoo! While there, we signed up for their zoo membership. Mom did her homework and knew that this was a good zoo to join. Not only is it a cheaper membership – only $80/year – but it gets us into many AZA zoos completely free!  This has been the

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Education on the Road

Ashley Wright/ September 7, 2022/ Slices of life/ 0 comments

Hi, Mom here, chiming in briefly about educating our kids on the road. I would like to start by saying that even though homeschooling is often a mom-dominated world, and we continue that in our family, that’s definitely not the only option. Many dads homeschool, too, as do grandparents and other family members. (Check your laws though; at least in WA state, it legally has to be the legal guardian

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Train Them Right

Christopher Wright/ June 13, 2022/ Slices of life/ 0 comments

The other day I was out mowing and string trimming the yard and the boy, who was 8 at the time of writing, asked if he could use the string trimmer. My gut thought was, “No, it’s too big and dangerous,” but I didn’t voice that. Instead, I paused and considered it. What was the worst that could happen? How likely was that to happen? And how could that be

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