Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Friday Field Trips


Starting this week, I am working enough hours before our kids wake up, so I can take Fridays off to help out at home and spend more time with the family. Those who know me, realize that I am not a morning person. So dragging myself out of bed at 5 am without waking anyone is something I need to grow in to. They say it takes 3 weeks to start a habit, so check back with me in two weeks.

Anyways, with 40 hours of work done in 4 days, I will now get Fridays off. Maybe once in a while, I will take up Mike's offer to go fishing at Falls Lake, but what I really want to do is start Friday Field Trips. Since Kendal is no longer in day care, I think it is good for all of us to get out, enjoy the scenery and maybe teach our kids some interesting topics. I know they are way too young to understand much of anything, but I hope they will enjoy the time out and about.

So, I'm using this post to solicit ideas (free is best). So far, I've come up with the museums in downtown Raleigh, the Occoneechi Village in Hillsborough, Meadoc Mountain State Park, and much to Analee's chagrin, Bennett Place in Durham. If you've got any other suggestions, let me know and I'll add them to the list.

Educational is best, with a healthy mixture of indoor and outdoor fun. Currently, it is too hot to spend much time outside, so I need to start thinking of indoor activities.

PS - Morehead Planetarium at UNC... (this may be a good one for this upcoming hot Friday!), the Zoo (free for us), Hillridge Farms, Duke Gardens, NCSU Arboretum, Lake Wheeler Park, NCSU Insect Museum, Duke Homestead, Eno River State Park...