My approach to homeschooling is to keep things as simple as possible. However, there’s no denying that kids love to do things with their hands, some more than others. Rather than invest in pre-packaged “hands-on” curriculum, I have {read more}

One question homeschool mothers often ask me is, “What can I do with my toddler while I’m trying to teach the school-age children?” My favorite response: “School in a bag!” You’ll need a nice sturdy box (the kind that {read more}

Photo credit: my own. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karla Cook rambles about family life, road trips, outdoor adventures and all things vintage at Ramblin’ Roads.

A couple of summers ago my family had to opportunity to travel on a long-abandoned stretch of historic Route 66 over the mountains between Kingman, Arizona and Needles, California. The further we got from the Interstate the further back in time we went. I {read more}

It was a dark and story night… No, really. It was! It was not a good night for traveling at all. But there we were, driving through the Ozark mountains on the way to my grandparents’ home. We had been on the road for awhile when my husband-to-be {read more}

“Turn right,” the disembodied female voice intones. “Then, take the highway.” So we turn right and take the highway. GPS Guidance For Driving No, we aren’t the Jetson family but we have come to rely on the GPS receiver mounted on the dashboard, {read more}