Do Life Right

While working on our Indiana Jones style zipline (more on this very soon), we came across this little guy. Well, he wasn’t so little, actually, but he was (thankfully) curled up and asleep. He didn’t seem to notice us (again, thankfully) and he kept his rattle tucked under him. We cautiously went [...]

Every time I see a little horned lizard on my land, I’m reminded of the Jem’Hadar on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Their head shapes are very similar! I wonder if the Star Trek people used the horned lizard (a.k.a horny toad) as a model?
Yesterday, my daughters discovered a rather large horned lizard [...]

We purchased a small geodesic dome climbing jungle gym for our kids a couple of years ago. I recently came across photographs of us building it (I took a photo from the same spot every 15 minutes or so). It was easy and fun to put together and the kids were able to [...]

When I first moved to Arizona in August 1999, I was baffled at the locals when they kept talking about the monsoon seasons. Monsoons in the Sonoran desert? Isn’t that an oxymoron? According to dictionary.com and every other source I’d previously read, a monsoon is something that only exists in Asia, not in [...]

Here are some snapshots of the different Webkinz gem mines (click here for snapshots of finding the gems):

We’ve seen all kinds of animals on our land in Southern Arizona — south of Tucson — including a wide variety of lizards, birds, insects, mammals, tarantulas (we saw a really big black one last night), and snakes. But, we never expected to find frogs. During monsoon season (which is right now) these [...]

This is a quick recipe my daughter, Zoë, and I made up. It turned out delicious and it was incredibly easy to make! Here is approximately how we made it.
Vegan Mexican Lasagna/Casserole

10+ small corn tortillas
1/2-1 package frozen spinach
1 package/box frozen vegan crumbles (Morningstar or Boca), or 2 cups TVP
1/2 package frozen roasted [...]

According to Sandra Dodd, on her fantastic website: SandraDodd.com:
“Unschoolers need a holiday. When people ask if they homeschool in the summer, they say yes. When people ask when they have a break from learning, they say never. This has gone one for a long time now. July 24, 2008 will be [...]

We love all various Webkinz Wheels. Here are the ones we’ve spun recently:
Wheel of WOW - This wheel can be spun once daily by everyone. The contents change about once a month, but the values of the items are almost always similar. We love seeing what items will be on this wheel [...]

On July 12, 1895, the great visionary Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was born.
Bucky Fuller is on my short list of inspirational people I’ve never met (although I’ve met several people who have met him, so I’m only two degrees away). He was a dreamer who actually built his ideas, despite self-diagnosed depression (he lifted [...]