Remembering today those people who lost their lives 14 years ago. #911neverforget We are SO hanging on to summer here at The Joys of Home Educating . If you have been a blog follower for a while you know that each year I take the children to The Jersey Shore (#jerseystrong) at the end of the summer. We USUALLY go the week after Labor Day because, duh, the crowds are far less. This year, since Labor Day was late, we went the week OF! gasp, I know! We were pleasantly surprised that it was not THAT busy. We enjoyed the ocean, boardwalk, ice cream, mini golf, dinners out, hotel pool and most of all, DADDY went with us this year! A first! A great time was had by all! As soon as we got back, we hosted our Newell Family Backyard Campout (it had been since 2012 since our last one) Seven families came, pitched their tent, shared a meal, bonfire and sang songs with us. The children were up until the wee h...
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