Driven to Educate - A field trip across America. Join us as we travel across our great country studying American History! http://www.driventoeducate.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:02:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.driventoeducate.com/images/M_images/rss20.gif http://www.driventoeducate.com Driven to Educate - A field trip across America. Join us as we travel across our great country studying American History! 1644178http://www.feedburner.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/327503452/index.php We’ve found another “don’t miss” destination in St. Louis. This one ranks as one of my top 10 so far. It’s the Missouri Botanical Gardens (http://www.mobot.org/). I know, it sounds tame, but this stop had it all. We went on a Wednesday night after 5pm and got in free. Free is good. Second, on Wednesday nights during the summer you can enjoy the Whitaker Music Festival (http://www.mobot.org/events/Whitaker/default.asp). We got to hear the fabulous Tony Simmons... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:44:07 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=64 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/325457332/index.php How’d you like to crawl through a wire mesh tunnel 50 feet in the air that runs from one suspended airplane to another? This is my boys’ warped idea of fun, and they got their fill of it at the City Museum (http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp) in St. Louis. The City Museum is unlike any museum we’ve ever been in. It is the brainchild of artist Bob Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor. He and 20 other artisans have constructed this... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:36:16 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171&Itemid=86 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/323791847/index.php We’ve been having so much fun looking for license plates. I know this is nothing new. People who like travel games do it all the time, and it’s a great distraction for kids, but I am suddenly addicted. There are 2 different games you can play: either see who can find the plate that’s the farthest away in a given period of time (which is good for short trips, like an hour or two) or try... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=64 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/322993243/index.php We’ve had serious trouble with meals on the road. With a smaller refrigerator and less storage space our options are: be much more organized and plan ahead or run to the grocery store every 2 or 3 days for food (which is not necessarily bad, think of all the fresh foods we could be eating). Lazy as we are, and not really wanting to do either of those, we found a third option. We’ve been eating out right... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=63 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/322082466/index.php As gas and grocery prices get higher and higher we have started looking for ways to become smarter shoppers. I have never been a “coupon clipper”. Never searched for “special deals”, but after this email from one of my dear friends, I began to rethink my shopping strategy. (This family of 6 was in the process of moving from TN to TX.) Hi guys! Greetings from Texas. I'm so amazed at what the Lord has... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:51:07 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169&Itemid=63 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/322082467/index.php We’ve had serious trouble with meals on the road. With a smaller refrigerator and less storage space our options are: be much more organized and plan ahead or run to the grocery store every 2 or 3 days for food (which is not necessarily bad, think of all the fresh foods we could be eating). Lazy as we are, and not really wanting to do either of those, we found a third option. We’ve been eating out right... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:47:54 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=63 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/322082468/index.php When our oldest son recently got Lyme disease (content/view/158/1/) the treatment was several weeks of antibiotics. We were fortunate to be home at the time, and a good friend of ours who works in a pharmacy passed on this great money saving tip… If you live in an area with a Schnucks pharmacy (http://www.schnucks.com/pharmacyprogram.asp) they will give you a FREE 21 day supply of these antibiotics (as long as you have a prescription): Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline, Erythromycin, Penicillin, and... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:44:19 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167&Itemid=63 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/321516883/index.php This past month has been…frustrating, enlightening, and humbling for the Driven to Educate gang. We’ve had several problems with our motorhome, although most of them have been minor. Thank God Dan can fix almost anything. It was during this time of breaking and repairing that we found out that the warranty that we thought came with the RV when we bought it, had been cancelled. Not good. (We’re still trying to get that straightened out.) Then,... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:22:32 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&Itemid=63 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/321516885/index.php Don’t you hate it when you have a ridiculous phobia and your kids really want to do something that makes you face it? I mean, you don’t want to pass on your fears and you don’t want to look like a weeny, but you also really want to avoid a panic attack. Well, I happen to have an insane fear of both heights and tight spaces. I know they aren't entirely rational, but try convincing my... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=86 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/driventoeducate/~3/319088866/index.php Yesterday our little actor got to “do his stuff” at the Missoula Children’s Theater auditions at Scott Air Force Base. He really enjoys participating in these plays at home so he was pretty happy to find out that he could audition here in St. Louis. The play is a silly cross between The Wizard of Oz and Home on the Range called “The Wiz of the West”. Instead of flying monkeys there are buzzards and the Wicked... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:36:48 +0100 http://www.driventoeducate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160&Itemid=64