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Heather's Moving Castle

New Mexico to Arizona via Salt River Canyon

 We took highway 60 to Canyon Lake Campgrounds in Arizona. We had a blast at the campground with the Watkins on the first day and the next day we went to a park day in Mesa with the Watkins clan. Kids loved it! I loved it!! It was nice to be around other kids again. Then we headed to Guru Mike's in Sedona and hit Montezuma's Castle on the way. We went to Red Rock Crossing and then Slide Rock State Park before we proceed to the Grand Canyon on Easter Sunday! What a whirlwind week it has been getting back into civilization! We were in Pie Town for 10 weeks with lots of side trips. Cliff took the kids to Boulder to ski and to hang with friends. I picked my brother up in Phoenix and repaired a tire. Lots of grumpy moments have transpired, but overall it has been a good experience. We are meeting lots of really interesting people and seeing some awesome places we will never forget.

We are slowly making our way west and if we can we will work/volunteer/live on some organic farms in California and possibly in Hawaii. We have don't always have a lot of access to high speed internet, so I am squeezing in this time at guru Mike's before we leave in the morning.

Much peace and love to all!
Heather









New Mexico days of 2012

Housesitting in Pie Town entailed a lot of bonfires, movies, road trips, seeing the Dodd's, hitting explora, Camden playing Plant's vs Zombies with Sandra for hours was a joy to see! It was a lot of hunkering down and just being this winter! It is over now and we a foot loose and fancy free for a bit.



Pie Town, New Mexico

Cute kitties we are house sitting. The fourth cat is off playing...she is a young one!
This is one of many cool wood carving we have seen in Pie Town. There is a huge big foot he is facing. ;-)
 We are house sitting in Pie Town, New Mexico for a few months in a cozy little house on over 150 acres. We are in a very remote area and it is very peaceful here. Shadow is loving the homeowner's dog as well. I will add more blog posts as I get the chance. It ties up the phone line to use the dial up internet. And as it is we are expecting a few phone calls. So I am going to end this here for now!

No, we don't know where we are going next and no we are not worried.

Much love and peace to all!
~Heather

P.S. Kids and Cliff are well, but wish we had more friends or family out here. 

Galisteo, New Mexico

 After Sandra's symposium we went to house sit in Galisteo, NM (25 minutes south of Santa Fe). We house sat a lovely cat named, Kitty and an old golden named, Peanut. We were there three weeks in a lovely passive solar house. I don't have good access to all my photos at the moment, but these are a few.

James, Adam and Julie Daniels from England were still in town and came over for lunch and we had a really nice visit with them.

My brother, Kris also came to New Mexico to look for work and visited with us for a bit. We went on some awesome hikes and had a very nice visit with him for about a week.

The homeowners were very awesome and we loved the pets a lot!!! Camden cried when we had to say goodbye to Kitty. She was a wonderful and friendly cat.


Adam and Holden

Galisteo mountains

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what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
Radical unschooling means not using curriculum and letting my boys lead the way in all their joyful adventures. Learning is a byproduct of a happy life. Not something I force on them.
how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
We started learning everything we could about homeschooling when our oldest (now 6) was about 1 (2002). We became very interested in unschooling in 2003. We have never looked backed.
first names of children
Holden--12-9-2001
Camden--10-4-2004
a little about me
I love unschooling and being with my boys and husband. I grew up in Houston, Texas. I moved away in 1990. We've lived in Montana a few years and are now in central Iowa. We love to travel and have fun!

I love to cook, go on walks, visit parks, meet new friends, I don't sew, knit, or craft, I love nature, I love garage sales, I love live music (but don't see it often anymore), I love to write, and I love to read!
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Gypsy mama and kids in search of sunny shores

Posted on November 5, 2008 at 10:30pm 6 Comments

I am itching to trade some beautiful antique Japanese dolls for something bigger and better (like trading up to an RV or bus conversion). We started with a small Matchbox bus a few years ago. My husband is going to college full-time, but I am itching to hit the open road with my two boys and the dog. We want to travel during his breaks, and I'd like to travel full-time for a few years as a family at some point.



Right now we own a house near Des Moines, Iowa. We've lived here for 6… Continue

My ears are ringing

Posted on September 15, 2008 at 9:10pm 1 Comment

I knew this day would get here. I just didn't expect it to be today. Our son, Holden, wants to get his left ear pierced. He expressed an interest when he was about 5, but let it go, and never mentioned it again. Until today. He will be 7 in December. He asked me how he could get a loop earring. He wants to get his ear pierced soon, as in right now. My husband and I want him to think about it a few more days to be sure he is sure. We watched some youtubes of other boys getting "it" done. Holden… Continue

Our Minnesota Unschooling Hoorah!

Posted on August 25, 2008 at 6:30pm 1 Comment

We had a really awesome weekend visiting friends in Minnesota. We visited with two families. One family lives on a dairy farm with about 200 Holstein cows and two kids (one boy and one girl). The mom is from Rio, Brazil. Her husband is from Minnesota. It was such a wonderful experience staying with them. They were hospitable and a lot of fun! We toured the dairy farms a few times. We ran from the bull that NEVER gets loose. We went to beautiful White Water State Park. Nothing out of the… Continue

Poo (shampoo) Free?

Posted on August 6, 2008 at 11:00am 11 Comments

This cool article and this one too is an extension of my unschooling *experiments with hair.* I just tried the experiment and I was flat out thrilled! I am starting out by washing my roots only with baking soda and then rinsing in apple vinegar. I rinse with water after doing… Continue

Dog days joy to share w/ the carnie fans!

Posted on August 3, 2008 at 1:30pm 0 Comments

Dog days of summer are here <=click to read post on Blogspot (sorry for being a pain).



I was going to paste this post here but then I would have needed to upload the photos here as well (too time consuming for me at the moment). They did not paste in from my blogspot. It gives you a little bit of an idea what a partial day may look like here. We have two boys who are Holden, 6.5, the… Continue

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At 4:13pm on March 14, 2009, Robin B. said…
Heather, sorry we haven't connected Michelle and Holden yet. M has the flu and is sneezing and coughing. Not really feeling up to much WoW talking . I'll keep you posted.
At 8:29pm on March 10, 2009, Robin B. said…
We don't have skype, but we'll figure something out. Tomorrow, then....
At 6:30pm on March 10, 2009, Robin B. said…
Michelle is awake, but not awake, if you know what I mean! It may work better to try for tomorrow, now, if Holden would be okay with that.
At 4:17pm on March 10, 2009, Robin B. said…
Michelle's still asleep (busy, happy weekend) and she's a-stay-up-late kid. It's 2:15 here, so she should be awake soon enough. I'll get back to you .
At 1:18pm on March 10, 2009, Robin B. said…
Hey, Heather,

I checked with Jill about using Ventrilo on Horde of Unschoolers. I guess most people use Skype. Michelle used Ventrilo on her other server and guild. I'll check into how we get Venture Co. and the Horde of Unschoolers onto Ventrilo, sometime today. I'll keep you posted.

Michelle is still asleep, so I can also let you know when she's up and ready to play.
At 2:33pm on March 6, 2009, Robin B. said…
Cool! I'll let Michelle know .
At 1:57pm on March 6, 2009, Robin B. said…
Hey, Heather,

Here's the info on the realm and guild (Michelle can invite him to join - Jill Parmer and her family play regularly there, too):
Realm: The Venture Co.
Guild name: Horde of Unschoolers

Michelle's toon is Varadoria, a blood elf huntress (beast mastery) Level 44.

Here's the site for Ventrilo, too:
http://www.ventrilo.com/

I see you are coming to Life is Good! Michelle is hosting a WoW funshop, so she and Holden can meet irl!

I think Tuesday and beyond sometime could work to connect them. You can give me a heads-up here, if you like, when Holden is ready to play. We're in WA, so 2 hours behind you.

Cheers,
Robin

P.S. I see you visited with Alex in Minnesota! I would love to meet her and her family sometime....
At 10:35pm on February 20, 2009, Jen Berger said…
Cole just about fell over when he saw a pic of "Lucky" (the butterfly from the picnic). Grateful our paths have crossed again. No coincidences, only connections...
At 7:01am on October 27, 2008, Rain Fordyce said…
Hi Heather,
Thanks for the comment! It is nice to know that those who are also waiting are able to wait.... Is it next week yet? Ah, yes, it is!!!! Wednesday at the earliest!
smiles
At 2:34pm on October 18, 2008, Rain Fordyce said…
Hi Heather,
Thanks, and ....oh... yeah.... THANKS!
Have I told you how much you ROCK lately?

smiles,
rain
 
 
 

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