Two adults, three teenagers, and 10 children–crammed into a 15-passenger van for an 18-hour drive to San Diego. Are we adventurous or crazy? Maybe a bit of both.
“Stoa” is a new homeschool speech and debate league that we’ve affiliated with (we still affiliate with the NCFCA). Their first national tournament will be in San Diego in May. Well over a thousand homeschoolers will attend, and we’re going to be a part of this exciting tournament. Cynthia and Lydia qualified in all their speech and debate events, and I (Chris) will be running a mini-camp the weekend before the tournament for qualifying debaters.
There was a huge hesitation in going. Traveling with so many little children (five are 5 and under) will have its share of challenges. We had originally planned to send just the girls to compete–fly in and fly home. Quick and easy, no brood to keep watch over, simple.
But then we thought, “Why not?” The cost of driving out with the family is not much different than a few flying to and fro. No car rental necessary. We won’t stay at a hotel (we think hotels are rather boring), but are making arrangements to camp (cheaper, and more recreational options). Considering the choice between being apart for a week or being together, we decided to stay together.
Sure, it is going to be a lot of work in the coming weeks to prepare, but that’s part of the fun of it. If you can make it to Stoa’s National Invitational Tournament of Champions, look for the Jeubs!
Cynthia in cross examination.
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