At the far part of the beach at low tideAt the beach about a mile from the house during our one and only walk on the crazy roadOn one of the Fridays in April, we took a drive and went to visit with a group of homeschoolers in Wexford City, Co Wexford. They meet monthly at the Wexford Franciscan Friary. What a nice group of families! They made us feel very welcome. They had 2 priests visit with the kids during the morning, and they were all very curious about homeschooling in America. Fr. Brian, a young Franciscan, said he feels that Catholic homeschooling is the future of the church. (No pressure, folks!)
After the meeting, we walked into town and found the Wexford Friday Market, where we had a meatless lunch from a lady who made her own from-scratch sourdough bread. Yummy!The entrance to the Friday MarketWexford CityNutella and banana crepes for the little kids, grilled cheese (cheese Toastie as they say here) on sourdough for the big kids, lots of satisfied customersIn the last week in Arklow, the big kids really wanted to see Avengers Endgame at the local theater. Since there was no good movie playing for the little kids, the older ones and I made a bargain. I would drop them off at the theater on Thursday for the movie and take the little kids on a different adventure, and on Friday they would babysit while I went to see the movie (even mom can be a big Avengers fan!) Kelly, Bobby, Nora and I dropped the kids off at the mall for the movie and then headed to the duck pond by the ocean.
We played in the playground, and also in the outdoor gym, where they have these weird exercise machines. We saw so many birds by the pond, not just ducks but also geese, goslings, swans and seagulls. We fed them all some stale bread. In the end, everyone was happy; big kids, little kids, and all the birds!
On Friday, it was my turn for the movie. Their website was down so I couldn’t buy a ticket in advance. That was my excuse for going early, buying a ticket and a coffee, and reading my book until it was time for the movie to start. Honestly, I had to finish the book and return it to the library before we left. No spoilers, but boy, the movie was great!
We're a homeschooling family of eight - five girls and three boys. Our children are ages 20, 19, 17, 15, 12, 10, 7, and 5. We will be living in Ireland for the next six months, and then going to Tennessee! This blog is a documentation of our travels. Enjoy!! :)
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