The last time I wrote Andrea was getting ready to take her road test. Well, SHE PASSED!!! She got a 90% on it. They took of eight points for taking two attempts to back into a spot and only two points for speeding. She got all her points on parallel parking.
We learned the Streets And Trips maps were so out of date we didn't dare trust them. We sprung for a GPS with free up-datable maps and the screen changes when it's time to change highways so you can get a better idea of what's ahead. Our initial itenary got cut down quite a bit. We visited ASB, relatives, and USD.
We'd planned to leave the morning of June 26th after rush hour. We were just about packed the morning of the 25th. We kept telling ourselves we wish it was tomorrow and we wish we could leave now. We decided there was no reason to wait. Andrea remembered she was waiting for the mailman. We said if the mailman runs before 3:00 we'll leave today. The mail came just after noon and by 1:30 we were on the road.
From a Facebook post. Snippets from our trip. Left a day early and spent extra time with Mom. (Beazle) Visited relatives, friends, and old haunts in Little Rock. Had a blast down memory lane at the ASB Convention. Andrea made friends with my schoolmates kids and she wants to come back next year. Sparkles spend two nights at doggy daycare and enjoyed himself. We fell in love with Vermillion, South Dakota; beautiful little town, clean campus, friendly people everywhere, and Hyvee's muffins are do die for. Did the campus tour and got our Coyote gear. (Pronounced co-YOTE, Yote for short as in "Go Yotes!" Picked up Sparkles at another doggy daycare down not one but two dirt roads. Back to Mom's for a few days. Andrea went to the lake for the fourth and the mosquitos loved her. Went to church at my old ward. We saw more of rural Texas than I ever thought existed on the way to Ennis. Don't know why the GPS didn't send us through Dallas. Got to visit with lots of Edwin's family. The trip back home was long. A full stretch back to Decatur. Went through Shreveport and saw the worst rush hour traffic we've ever driven through. Atlanta has nothing on Shreveport when it comes to rush hour traffic. That was the only time Andrea said she was scared.
After reading several websites about homeschooling I discovered that homeschool students can earn a high school diploma. I'll leave it at that so I don't bore you with all the details. I figured a high school diploma from homeschool is more desirable than a GED. I spend time coming up with curicula, ordering materials, viewing websites, and making lesson plans. Andrea worked sporatically at Panera Bread and job junting, sleeping, and hanging out with the neighbor kids.
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