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Similar to our Top 10 Movies, today and the next few days are our Top 10 Books (divided into five categories: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult/Children’s Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, and Children’s Fiction) for 2007 (all read by at least one person in my family). Most did not come out in 2007, we’ve just [...]

Few of these came out in 2007, and many are underrated by critics and reviewers. That doesn’t stop us from forming our own opinions as to the best movies and television shows we’ve seen this year. If your family and friends don’t have these, consider them for presents this upcoming Holiday season. Again, these [...]

I first wrote about “Vegan and Ethical Trick-or-Treating” in September. Here is an update.
We had an absolutely excellent Halloween! My oldest daughter dressed as a Borg (from Star Trek) and my youngest was an astronaut. Note the space theme.
We went to two parties: A Vegan one (a potluck), and a Homeschooler’s [...]

My family and I spent yesterday afternoon exploring Kitt Peak and the Tohono O’odham reservation area (just west of Tucson, Arizona). It is GORGEOUS there! This is not to be underrated. It didn’t hurt that the weather was perfect (although it usually is with its 300+ sunny days per year), of course, but the photographs [...]

New Mexico is called the Land of Enchantment for a very good reason. This huge state has desert, high mountains, lava fields, white sands, and much more. Our goal on this latest adventure was to explore space and the white sand dunes.
First, we went sledding in White Sands, using regular domed sleds. My daughter is [...]

Here are my daughters at Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. We are huge Star Trek fans. While we’ve chosen to not purchase or use a curriculum for our children’s education, we’ve been known to joke and say that we use the Star Trek curriculum (afterall, we’ve been averaging viewing [...]

My daughters and I are currently on a road trip, checking out famous (and not so famous) space exhibits and sites in New Mexico (more on this later). We knew from the get-go that eating a healthy vegan diet whilst traveling was probably going to be challenging. It is, but we’ve got some suggestions on [...]