I Just Love the Biltmore House!

Each year Brookley, Clifton and I go to the Biltmore House for home school day. Not only do you see the house and gardens there are plenty of crafts to get involved with. Clifton loves working with his hands and was able to make tin plates, candles and pottery. We hiked out to the barn where we petted all kinds of farm animals. We had a wonderful lunch at the Stable Café then had ice cream in the park. This is a yearly trip for us, and one I would not want to miss. Brookley graduated this year from high school but Clifton has six more years to go. I know these six years will fly by so I hope to spend as much time with him as possible. Brookley plans to stay home for a couple more years to go to the local college. She doesn’t want to give up our trips either so she is going with us on our home school trips. I am glad for I will truly miss my children when they grow up and move on in life. I am completely blessed to be the mother of two beautiful children. They are beyond doubt a blessing to me.

A Day In Mt. Mitchell

We spent the day at Mt. Mitchell in September 2010. It was around 40 degrees. It even started to drizzle some. We were all shivering but it was fun. The views over the mountains were breathtaking. I love spending time in the clean air. When I am stressed, the mountains are where I want to be. There is just something calming about fresh air, trees, mountains, and the hot chocolate they sell there. It has been about a year since we took this trip so I think it is time to go back. Hmmm, think I will plan it for September 2011. : }