Our visit to the House on the Rock was for sure overdue. I kept hearing about it and we finally planned our visit. I read some reviews before planning our day trip; some were good, some were not. To me, the house was a little bit of a mixed experience. Fantastic in the outside, beautiful and peaceful gardens around the whole structure and a little (maybe a lot) weird and intricate in the inside. It almost felt a little bit claustrophobic. What a complex piece of architecture, though. There is also a very interesting story behind the design and construction of the house that involves its own architect Alex Jordan, Jr. and famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright but the legitimacy of the story is questioned. Fun story to read. If you are in Wisconsin and close to Spring Green, stop by and judge yourself how you feel about this place.
It seems we have finally found a school we really like for D. to start elementary school next fall. I know, it seems so early to start the process, but in order to pick the school we really wanted we needed to start this early. What a relief. What a big relief. We toured at least 10 schools in the last 2 months. In our district, out of our district, public schools and private schools, charter schools and whatever's left in the middle, and somehow there was always something that didn't click to me when touring all those schools. All of them -btw- with very high scores and super nice reviews, but still, there was something that didn't convince me. It happened the same to me when I was looking for preschools for D. two years ago. I visited many, until I went to one that felt right to me instantly, it felt right in my heart. And that was how I felt yesterday morning when we visited the very last school in our list to tour, it felt right. I liked the school, thank God, I liked