American Village

Wow. What a fun day. Thursday, Sarah, Hanna, Margie (Hanna's mom), Michael Jr. and I went to Montevallo to the American Village. We had a great time learning about the Revolution, America's declaration of independance, and eventually the constitution. The actors treat you like you are actually reliving this time period with them. You really felt like a Patriot upset with the "Redcoats" trying to govern us all the way over here in this new land! Actually I feel toward the IRS the way they felt toward the tax master then! It was very strange how similar it is today to the way it was then! We got to tour the village and then have a picnic with all of our homeschool friends. Where was Julia??? I left her for the day with a babysitter!!! Actually she is our normal babysitter the few times we have had one. "Aunt Cathy" also keeps another little girl Morgan who is 4. So from 7:00 am that morning until about 3:30 pm I felt almost like a working mother. I guess because I was out during the daytime and actually had a paid babysitter. That was weird but also a relief because I was able to totally focus on Sarah, Michael, and our field trip. Plus, I knew that Julia was very well taken care of!! Thank you Aunt Cathy and Miss Ashley. :)