The Texas Revolution was a short 6 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days long. There are a handful of battles, and most of them barely qualify as battles. It all ended at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in the 1930s the Texas Historical Commission created the San Jacinto Monument as part of … [Read more...]
Exploring History in a World War 2 sub
Over the past two decades we've watched a changing of the guard. For forty years, our government was run by people who lived through and fought in World War 2. They could point to their service and say, "This is what I gave up for my country." It's a bit sad to see that changing … [Read more...]
The Story of Noodles
Chinese Grocery Store field trip We read this series of books last week, and it’s a fun set of stories. It’s about 3 brothers who are trying to solve different problems way back ages ago in China. They were popular enough I think we’ve read them a couple of times. Well, this … [Read more...]