Snowbirds for Life

We loved our winter trip to the beach. Flying kites and hunting for seashells is better when it's not super hot. Everyone wants to go back next year. The most stressful part was getting home. We had some problems with our car and the weather was (as is typical in March) stormy. It was 75 when we left Galveston and actually started snowing on us as we pulled in to our parking spot in Pittsburgh. 

On the way home we went to the earthworks site at Poverty Point in Louisiana. This was one of the places I found online months ago when we were thinking of traveling through the area. It turned out to be a fantastic stop. The walking tour was really comprehensive and the rangers gave demonstrations and helped the kids complete Junior Ranger badges. The museum had tons of interesting displays as there were a lot of spear tips and pottery at the site. Since then, I've discovered that there are other mounds/earthworks in Ohio, and I want to plan a trip to look at them. The archeological discoveries at these sites are always evolving and I love learning how the story of the human history of our continent is changing. 

Since we've been home, a lot has come up about what our next steps should be. We signed up for a homeschool co-op this spring, so we are here for the time being, but what should we do after that?