Big Seats and Flat Feet

With the encouragement of several followers, I had my sites set on creating an outdoor curriculum which could be taught in the classroom, public or homeschooled.  Not being one who likes to reinvent the wheel, I began to do some research and came across Acorn Naturalists   which provides educational books and tools for trail, as well as the classroom. After ordering their catalog, I realized the extent of their product line was way more than I could create on my own.   Acorn Naturalists has activities, teaching tools, and kits that cover a variety of natural and outdoor activities and lessons for all ages; particularly preschool through middle grades. For those outdoor enthusiast, I implore you take an interest in involving young children in your business or hobby.  I had written an earlier post in my blog called Changing the Looks of Things about inviting people into what you do to give them a better perception.  I'm not a wr...

Ever have an idea, ever had a thought and wondered, "What would happen if...".  Ever gone your whole life, and all of a sudden it hit you, you were at a "now or never' moment. I often feel I'm at a stage in my life.  If you're nearing your mid forties you may be able to relate.  It's that stage in life where you're not quite ready to start playing bingo, not QUITE yet.  The stage before the bingo stage. I look back over the years, and think, I've had some pretty good years.  Although my parents divorced when I was pretty young, I did have the opportunity to experience to different ends of the spectrum.  The times with my mother living in an apartment building in the city was quite interesting, yet the times spent running up and down a red dirt road in front of my daddy's home proved to be more than interesting... it proved to be downright educational. I got my first skinned knee on that dirt road while I was in my younger stages of life....