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Field trips that tie-in to a study on Ancient Rome can be hard to come by. I was delighted to take the boys to see this statue of Rome's founders, Romulus and Remus being cared for by their adoptive mom!</div>
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This was a flying trip (we had about a day and a half) but since everything we wanted to see is so close together, we were able to see an amazing amount in that short time.</div>
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We ALL loved the conservatory at the Botanical Gardens. They had a display of all the major buildings, constructed out of all natural material like bark and pine cones. Amazing!</div>
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We hadn't planned to visit the Museum of Natural History, but I'm glad we did. Evolutionary content abounds, but the Hall of Mammals and the Ocean Hall were spectacular.</div>
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The Library of Congress was stunning. Easily the most elaborate building we saw. Tile mosaics everywhere, murals, stained glass. Stunning.</div>
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On display is one of only three perfect Gutenberg Bibles in the world. Their other bibles, most hand-lettered and painted, can be explored using the interactive display.</div>
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Moses oversees the research room along with Shakespeare, Plato, Heroditus and others.</div>
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Look, this is where Riley and Ben sat in National Treasure!</div>
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With just a couple hours left until we had to leave, we decided to split up. Mark and the boys went to the Air and Space museum, which they all LOVED, and I went to the National Gallery. All I could do was thank God for allowing me to be there. I saw Rembrandts, Vermeers, Monets, Van Goghs, and the only Leonardo DaVinci painting in the western hemisphere - oh, it was glorious. Overwhelming. In a good way. We can't wait to go back!Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-7205598980572228202014-11-15T20:42:00.000-05:002014-11-15T20:42:25.363-05:00Washington DC field trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We were blessed to be able to go to Washington DC last weekend. Little Man competed in a flag football tournament nearby and, even though they didn't win, we all had a wonderful time. </div>
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World War II Memorial</div>
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I loved finding all the places where the faith of our founding fathers is carved in stone.</div>
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The Capitol, all dressed in scaffolding</div>
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Fun with the Washington Monument</div>
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Possibly my favorite picture of the trip. It was a perfect day, we were walking along the reflecting pool in the sunshine toward the Lincoln Memorial, deep in discussion. A moment. So glad I have a picture of it. And, yes, he is officially taller than me now.Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-44033234214044387982014-11-14T19:46:00.000-05:002014-11-14T19:46:35.750-05:00Colorful Language<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-77126407164997784282014-11-13T19:42:00.003-05:002014-11-13T22:17:52.331-05:00BlessedWe are so blessed to live relatively close to the Adirondack Mountains. So blessed to be healthy and able to climb and all together. So blessed.<br />
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-82506879072421350442013-12-16T20:36:00.000-05:002013-12-16T20:36:19.277-05:00Corning Museum of GlassWhen Little Man graduated from kindergarten, he told the audience that he wanted to be an NFL player and a glass blower. Ever since then, we've wanted to take him to the Corning Museum of Glass. Last weekend, we finally made that happen.<br />
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We didn't get any pictures of the Hot Glass Show, which was our favorite - we attended two shows, watching the artists make a gorgeous vase and punchbowl out of molten glass. We also watched the Breaking Glass Show and the Lampworking Show, where an artist made an intricate reindeer from a bar of clear glass. We decorated gingerbread men, listened to an all-tuba orchestra play Christmas carols and explored the science of glass - there's more than you might think!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a magnifying glass water ball. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the work of Dale Chihuly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, these are glass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Little Man and Tiffany</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Definitely a day well spent!</td></tr>
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-23537860270913622892013-11-07T17:36:00.000-05:002013-11-07T17:37:12.826-05:00Our "One subject per day" experiment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Little Man has had some, uh, motivational difficulties with his schoolwork lately. I decided to try an experiment one day and do just one subject.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Our first day was a great success. It was an all-math day. If you don't feel that those two sentences should appear in close proximity to one another, read on!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> First, we did some mental math using this book - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056VCT0W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0056VCT0W&linkCode=as2&tag=momwatthi-20">The Verbal Math Lesson Level 2</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=momwatthi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0056VCT0W" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> -which I just discovered and Love (as much as one can love a math book)
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Little Man loves this because we make the lessons short AND he can do it all orally - no writing. He's a talker. Laboriously scrawling things on paper is worse than having to go to the pink Barbie/princess aisle at WalMart to buy a birthday present. He does a little better on the white board.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Next, we got out the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017D9NJI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0017D9NJI&linkCode=as2&tag=momwatthi-20">Fraction manipulatives</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=momwatthi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0017D9NJI" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
and worked with those for a bit, then made random designs with them, while I took every opportunity to say, "Oh look, two of the one quarter pieces are the same as a half," and so on.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> My kids love pretty much anything they can do on the computer, so we next went to <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/library" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a> and he did some three-digit addition with carrying. The videos have always been great, but I love the fact that you can now do math problems and get instant feedback on your answers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Finally, we got out the toy cash register and "played." I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1561751839/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1561751839&linkCode=as2&tag=momwatthi-20">Department Store Math</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=momwatthi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1561751839" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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which is great because it has a price list of items by department and pages of problems. The customers come in with all sorts of random needs, for instance: Sam comes in to buy a skateboard and frisbee to take to a picnic this afternoon. Little Man has to look up the prices, add them and then figure out the change to give back. We use real money too. That's a big motivator for him. Not that he gets to keep it or anything. I do the voices of the customers, who are usually so grateful for the help that they invite Little Man to the picnic, or tell him what a great employee he is, or "what a nice young man," if they're the grandmotherly type. Good fun! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> And there you have it! It was a nice way to mix things up a bit and we both really enjoyed it. </span>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-69596158696356661562013-08-21T20:44:00.000-04:002013-08-21T20:44:13.473-04:00Because my camera is brokenAlmost as soon as I decided to blog again, my camera inexplicably got stuck on the macro setting. This enables me to take beautiful, close-up pictures of, say, my children's eyelashes, but not their entire faces. I was very distressed at this until I realized it could be the start of a fun, new hobby! Let me show you:<br />
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I'm almost thankful that my camera is stuck! Almost.Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-11569104594730156702013-08-11T22:28:00.001-04:002013-08-11T22:28:37.883-04:00Second Grade PlansLittle Man isn't so little anymore! He will be in second grade this year. Here are our plans so far:<br />
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<a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings</a>, which starts in Genesis and goes through the Old Testament<br />
The God's Mighty Warrior Devotional Bible<br />
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<b><u>Language Arts:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://familydiscipleshipmin.com/faqs/understanding-writing-info/" target="_blank">Understanding Writing</a> - this program looks great and is very "Charlotte Mason" in nature. The author places a lot of emphasis on communication as a tool to honor God and edify others AND it can be used to teach multiple ages, each at his own level. We'll see how it goes!<br />
<a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=5&category=824" target="_blank">Explode the Code</a> - these move kind of slow for my taste but Little Man loves them and that's worth a lot.<br />
Copywork and handwriting practice, Reading practice<br />
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<b><u>Math:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=10&category=2204" target="_blank">Miquon</a> - Little Man is very good at math and he actually enjoys it. Although Saxon has been great for my older son, who likes to know exactly what is expected, I think Miquon will provide more challenge and variety for Little Man.<br />
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<b><u>Science:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.eagleswingsed.com/products/considering-gods-creation/" target="_blank">Considering God's Creation</a><br />
Science topics from <a href="http://fiveinarow.com/" target="_blank">Five in a Row</a><br />
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<b><u>History:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings and TruthQuest Ancient Greece</a> - Little Man will not be delving into the mythology and pagan religions of the ancients. He'll be included in the read-alouds that we do as a family and we'll also do some fun projects and Evan Moor History Pockets.<br />
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<b><u>Unit Studies:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://fiveinarow.com/" target="_blank">Five in a Row</a> - how we love this program! So many great books and great memories made.<br />
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<a href="http://www.unitstudy.com/CreativeComposers.html" target="_blank">Amanda Bennett Great Composers</a> unit study<br />
<a href="http://www.creatingamasterpiece.com/index.php" target="_blank">Creating a Masterpiece</a> art DVDs<br />
Abeka Health<br />
French in 10 Minutes a DayValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-76286381279978609612013-08-11T15:43:00.004-04:002013-08-11T17:26:11.152-04:00Seventh grade plansI have loved reading the "Not Back to School" blog hop over the last week. In fact, that's one of the things that inspired me to get back to blogging. I'm a little late with my entries, but I'll link up if there's still time.<br />
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Without further ado, here are the plans for Z-Man's seventh grade year:<br />
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<a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings</a> (which goes through the OT)<br />
<a href="http://www.doorposts.com/details.aspx?id=129" target="_blank">Because You Are Strong</a> Bible Study from Doorposts - this is a wonderful resource that he will work on in the mornings with Dad.<br />
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<b><u>Character:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/2013/04/10/laying-down-the-rails-for-children/" target="_blank">Laying Down the Rails for Children</a> - another wonderful resource! Can't wait to start using it.<br />
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<b><u>Language Arts:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://familydiscipleshipmin.com/faqs/understanding-writing-info/" target="_blank">Understanding Writing</a> - this is new to us this year. I really like the fact that it emphasizes the fact that any communication we do is for the purpose of honoring God. I also liked that I could use it for both kids, each on their own level. I'll let you know how it works out.<br />
<a href="http://growingwithgrammar.com/" target="_blank">Growing with Grammar</a> - A nice daily workbook that gets the job done.<br />
<a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/phonetic-zoo" target="_blank">Phonetic Zoo Spelling</a> - this is an audio CD from IEW. Z-Man can do it independently with his cool red headphones while I work with Little Man.<br />
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<b><u>Math:</u></b><br />
A combination of Saxon and the <a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=10&category=2228" target="_blank">Key to Decimals and Key to Percents</a> books. We worked through the Key to Fractions books last year and they really promote mastery of the material. They did put us a little behind in the Saxon schedule though, so this year we'll try to alternate between the two.<br />
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<b><u>History:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Ancient Greece</a> - We LOVE TruthQuest! We've read so many wonderful books. Definitely the highlight of our day. For the most part, this covers all of our family read-alouds as well as both boys' individual reading.<br />
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<b><u>Science:</u></b><br />
<a href="http://shop.apologia.com/3-general-science" target="_blank">Apologia General Science</a><br />
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<b><u>Other:</u></b><br />
Abeka Health<br />
<a href="http://www.unitstudy.com/CreativeComposers.html" target="_blank">Download N Go Composer study</a><br />
French in 10 Minutes a Day<br />
<a href="http://www.creatingamasterpiece.com/index.php" target="_blank">Creating a Masterpiece</a> DVDs<br />
Mapping and timeline to go along with our history studies<br />
Basketball and flag football leagues, gym at co-op<br />
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And there you have it. I think it will be a great year!<br />
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-17033024786254005752013-08-10T22:27:00.000-04:002013-08-11T17:26:26.144-04:00We're baaaaaack...After a very extended blogging break, I'm going to try to get back into it. Life got busy, but I miss having an online "scrapbook" of our lives!<br />
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Here are a few things we've been up to this summer, in no particular order:<br />
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Buds at basketball camp</div>
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Yummy fruit pizza!</div>
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Ice cream!</div>
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Little Man's first fish</div>
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Flag football tournaments</div>
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Swim lessons</div>
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Tennis lessons</div>
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Sunsets at the beach with good friends</div>
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Z-Man joined the swim team!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can I just tell you right now how happy I am to be able to do <a href="http://www.FIARHQ.com/" target="_blank">Five in a Row</a> with Little Man?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This year, for the first time, I took Z-Man with me to the homeschool convention. (He loved it!) When we visited one vendor that carried a lot of the FIAR titles, they were like old friends to him. We both have such wonderful memories of learning with those great books. I'm delighted to be able to make some of those memories with Little Man this year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stanleyschmidt.com/FredGauss/index2.html" target="_blank">Life of Fred</a> - do you ever remember laughing while reading a math book? These are genius.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We'll continue to use <a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=5&category=824" target="_blank">Explode the Code</a> and our Bob Books.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Little Man has made tremendous progress learning to read, especially given that we just found out this summer that the vision in his right eye is 20/200. Basically, that means that he can see the huge E on the top of the eye chart. He's been wearing glasses all summer and may get an eye patch on the good eye in the middle of September, which will force the right eye to work. So it's hard to know what to expect, really. We'll just keep plugging away. Say a prayer for him if you would.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We'll be going through the <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings</a> guide, memorizing scripture and also working on character.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Composer studies, including Haydn and Aaron Copeland</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Z-Man is going through <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest American History for Young Students III</a>, which covers the Civil War to 2000. Little Man will snuggle on the couch for picture books, so I order plenty from the library. He usually wanders off for the chapter books and says, "tell me when there's a picture." Still, it's pretty amazing what he retained from last year and he'll be going over these time periods again later.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most of Little Man's science will come from our FIAR books, but he will be welcome to participate in Z-Man's earth science and creation science also.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So there you have it! We're looking forward to getting started next week. I wish you all a wonderful school year!</span>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-67869785829223318632012-08-17T20:52:00.000-04:002012-08-17T20:58:22.646-04:002012-2013 Curriculum for sixth grade!Wow! I don't think I've ever taken such an extended blog break since I started this blog but, thankfully, it's just because we've been busy having a great summer! I hope all of you have enjoyed this beautiful summer as much as our family has.<br />
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I'll try to post some of our summer fun pictures soon, but today I want to talk about our plans for the upcoming school year, since I'm knee-deep in planning, as I'm sure many of you are.<br />
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Z-Man will be entering sixth grade. I know I talked last year about how much we love <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/" target="_blank">TruthQuest History</a>. It's simple, uses living books and points out God's hand in history. Well, listen to this: about three weeks ago, Z-Man asked me if we could start our history reading early. Start a "school" subject early. Like, in the middle of summer. Just because he likes it! Isn't that the best thing you've ever heard?!<br />
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"Yes, Honey, if you're very, very good and do all your chores without complaining, I guess we can start history early." Oh my goodness.<br />
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So we've been reading pioneer stories and will be moving on to the Wild West soon with <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/store/products.php?categoryParentName=Books&categoryName=American+History+for+Young+Students+III&itemId=37" target="_blank">TruthQuest American History for Young Students III</a>, which goes from the end of the Civil War to 2000.<br />
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We will also, in our Bible time, start <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/store/products.php?categoryParentName=Books&categoryName=Creation%2FAncient&itemId=42" target="_blank">TruthQuest Beginnings</a> and go through that very slowly. If we don't finish this year, no big deal.<br />
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We'll continue to work on character using a lot of resources. That might have to be a separate post.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lamppostpublishing.com/sciencecreationevolution.htm" target="_blank">Creation or Evolution: A Home Study Curriculum</a>. Very excited to start this!<br />
<a href="http://www.christianbook.com/the-earth-its-structure-changes/tom-derosa/9780890515914/pd/515914" target="_blank">The Earth: Its Structure and Its Changes</a>. We did Forces and Motion last year and I really like this series. Very hands-on.<br />
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Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes<br />
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<a href="http://www.drawandwrite.com/" target="_blank"> Draw and Write Through History: The 20th Century</a><br />
Artist Study - Frederick Remington, Winslow Homer, John James Audubon and several others.<br />
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<a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/rrr" target="_blank">Rockets, Radar and Robotics: Technology-Based Writing Lessons</a> from IEW. Somebody gets it at IEW, that's all I can say.<br />
<a href="http://www.teachercreated.com/products/take-five-minutes-a-history-fact-a-day-for-editing-3051" target="_blank">Take Five Minutes: A History Fact a Day for Editing</a>. A cool fact every single day, written by some poor soul who can't spell, punctuate or capitalize. I do believe we can help them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.learningthings.com/index.asp?FSCat=331" target="_blank">Map Skills</a>. A very simple workbook that gets the job done.<br />
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Saxon. It works for Z-Man and we're sticking with it. There were no tears over math last year. Could just be his age but I'm not taking any chances.<br />
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Composer studies, starting with Haydn so we can listen to "Creation" while we're studying creation. I love it when things go together.<br />
In what I'm hoping was NOT a super-collosal mistake, I bought all of us soprano recorders. We'll see how that goes. I can always put my hair over my ears to hide those little squishy earplugs.<br />
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Stay tuned for Little Man's First Grade curriculum choices very soon!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He designed not only the stained glass windows, but the tile mosaic floors, the pulpit, the gold leaf stenciled ceiling and even the pews. It is stunning! Two sisters originally commissioned it in 1892 to honor their deceased father.</span></div>
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<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-83708580289933766602012-04-21T21:15:00.000-04:002012-04-21T21:17:00.605-04:00The Underground Railroad<div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had a great week studying the Underground Railroad. Among the books we read were:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That last one isn't the kind of book I would normally choose to read to my kids. In it, the child lies and his father, a deacon in the church(!) tells him that he's done a good job. I decided to go ahead and read it to see if they could spot "the end justifies the means" thinking and I was thankful that they could and that we could discuss it, since that thinking is so prevalent in our society today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We listened to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4DtlZ8FSc" target="_blank">Follow the Drinking Gourd</a> performed and explained.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We also listened to some great negro spirituals:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And, of course, we looked up at the night sky to find the Big Dipper (the drinking gourd) and the North Star!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At the end of our week, we made the trek to Auburn, NY. It was well worth the drive! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We visited the Harriet Tubman home and visitor center and received a great personal tour. Our tour guide was wonderfully knowledgeable and so passionate about her subject. Her enthusiasm was contagious.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We were also able to visit the Seward House, which was fascinating. Oh my. This family saved everything. I can't begin to tell you. They even saved the blood-stained, knife-slashed sheet from the assassination attempt on William Seward on the same night that Abraham Lincoln was shot. I SO wish I had been allowed to take pictures inside. The library was amazing! And the paintings! I'm so glad we went.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We crammed a lot into our day in Auburn but this post is getting quite long so I will wait to tell you about the Chapel completely decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany but, rest assured, it was stunning!</span></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-33986103456039474812012-04-19T21:07:00.001-04:002012-04-19T21:08:49.155-04:00Baseball Day<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">We all spent a wonderful day at the Baseball Hall of Fame last week. Highlights included:</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">a video conference with the Louisville Slugger Bat Factory. Did you know major league players have their own personal specifications for their bats? One player could even tell that the grips of his new bats weren't right - although it turned out they were 5 one thousandths of an inch off.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Science on the Sandlot - We learned why there's a sweet spot on a bat, how energy is transferred from the bat to the ball and how the ball actually squashes when it hits a wooden bat but not an aluminum bat. </span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Baseball Art - especially the Norman Rockwells!</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">A very old film of Babe Ruth "calling the shot."</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Old footage of Abbot and Costello performing "Who's on First?"</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1CDJQxQ-yns-jAYJyY6uoUkEz1ma3V9ZbAEfjNh0gjPUI-57EPcXcHbpJZ8a9fERSQXOtS2Undf6SlpLF9QboULgdtL25oq8h8hI5XdqM2RhxreEaMXNYsTz7bPwE4rFTpf5ocNl-7k/s1600/ball+hall+face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDUtC8f_k1Nh7MtgaDNcSlj3D0kHX9f4RK0nhwkGSbhdwAKTfy4UhIEH-lcXbQybIPOJlx4-73IUMRTf5HiLwTajG4QQRHSmHWoqtrC3F5-Ixp1cPXtyLp2JbzP1l2ljGVEM1iK7SBHg/s320/ball+hall+outside.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730268058415081346" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvFa5bgJOHctOWob-bQ9DDzm5k7Rj2lBZrVv8FK7hktMbc7hOTOaC_Vk6VmhvM1tdisaMmgxtLP6oXEm_20Q2NNQOxSb74X3qamv94qDbbC2F0r-X-rBggAVREwBTqLlZ0_Z3YNN8fJE/s1600/ball+hall+hall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvFa5bgJOHctOWob-bQ9DDzm5k7Rj2lBZrVv8FK7hktMbc7hOTOaC_Vk6VmhvM1tdisaMmgxtLP6oXEm_20Q2NNQOxSb74X3qamv94qDbbC2F0r-X-rBggAVREwBTqLlZ0_Z3YNN8fJE/s320/ball+hall+hall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730268050753981666" /></a><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:100%;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1CDJQxQ-yns-jAYJyY6uoUkEz1ma3V9ZbAEfjNh0gjPUI-57EPcXcHbpJZ8a9fERSQXOtS2Undf6SlpLF9QboULgdtL25oq8h8hI5XdqM2RhxreEaMXNYsTz7bPwE4rFTpf5ocNl-7k/s320/ball+hall+face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730284856395360322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fmuJrQ6YFNLHL7k0KZx1pyQkG20mnDD1kaqd4huKZCZ0eH1zpD_8taFl_l9efONbCkUmY_U2hOW2867R7RnISbucB0FWTxBoGiHngxGWolwmnQCcIlmPxPKIstb2Y5VialFvOia6chs/s1600/ball+hall+face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fmuJrQ6YFNLHL7k0KZx1pyQkG20mnDD1kaqd4huKZCZ0eH1zpD_8taFl_l9efONbCkUmY_U2hOW2867R7RnISbucB0FWTxBoGiHngxGWolwmnQCcIlmPxPKIstb2Y5VialFvOia6chs/s320/ball+hall+face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730268043569938130" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And these two have been playing baseball in the side yard ever since. Bring on the season! </span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-46180424043626424572012-04-07T10:37:00.002-04:002012-04-07T22:53:49.747-04:00Happy Easter!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Happy Easter, Friends!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I thought I'd share some of our Easter projects with you tonight. We've been doing a </span></span><a href="http://www.grapevinestudies.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Grapevine Bible study</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> on The Last Supper and found this </span></span><a href="http://catholicicing.com/2010/03/holy-thursday-last-supper-craft/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">adorable craft</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to go with it: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54F8WzwBBIYE26_pfBkZKWevuSBqgh_VPwoRVkQXvwXCueI-bd1r9tr3Vb6vU6qXf_9EMV0sHjwUpDxKL0n35naFSFgpkYtoYa30zj-kAqmgCG5YpZAae0olQS7XwqpCIXX1lhmX0_sE/s320/Last+Sup+L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728301430478191474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-HiHT4X3exVybNKnSuCHDr_fwqzaPp__JxLHKdiDMOvficCSThc0dXiYDtTfHdyRGwFN6u-R_KhShTlac4C37fryUgPzzETpLKSOg9arKO7uVEVxiUQO_ieXAYQKH_qg45uo6fYr8XI/s320/Last+sup+with+eggs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728843893714364834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The bowls hold some of the results of a wonderful tradition of getting together with our friends to color eggs every year. We've been doing it since our oldest God-daughter, Sarah, was 4 or 5 years old. This year, her new husband joined us!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And yes, we do blow out the eggs so that we can save them. A drill and a bicycle pump make that job a little easier!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Of course, we had to look at Leonardo DaVinci's Last Supper. </span></span><a href="http://www.artbible.info/art/large/150.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This link</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> will take you to a page where you can view it pre- and post-restoration. And </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EqEmQKR_5s"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here is a short video</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> that discusses the painting.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Since we studied the artist Benjamin West last year, we took a look at </span></span><a href="http://www.dia.org/object-info/b16ff5ab-7f54-411a-8305-20a37beb1c53.aspx?position=5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">his version of the Last Supper</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> as well. It's very different, but you can see that he was influenced by DaVinci's painting.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PA_eRiVqRrtEYw304ehBS1EE40fs-EeQgQyMKJ0bJgTFm08mgHIiJwj4OV_rGPRPYn8qj8aczVKU8S7QUnm6m5mO4H66AFYsC_YsH7YHWTrzucjhfC-vPyErHVdOaBImCSIIc88WKS0/s320/Easter+tombs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728843885786101602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This evening after dinner, we made these little empty tombs for tomorrow. The directions can be found </span></span><a href="http://catholicicing.com/2011/04/meaningful-easter-activity-for-kids-empty-tomb-snack/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. They were so simple but the boys absolutely loved making them! Tomorrow, they will all have little "He is Risen!" banners. Before bed, we read a book that we just discovered and absolutely LOVE about a rooster that witnesses the crucifixion but rejoices in new life 3 days later.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvwddNi_o5tlHOpYOYyg1-x6QlycaHLhC430p807RjPGYYtK8TNzyCOwgG3smdYbG4c0HPpN3cknZ4KRGdauoD-bxJZdKoorcxk6QUN_LfTrbkoyp9gotjiaHEyP8jz-mxvfm_IV1NT0/s1600/color+collages.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0823406814/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=momwatthi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0823406814"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0823406814&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=momwatthi-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=momwatthi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0823406814" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Have a blessed Easter!</span></span></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-43402874038264813642012-03-10T20:53:00.001-05:002012-03-10T21:08:15.308-05:00It's Super Science Day<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today, right after basketball, we participated in a science program at a (somewhat) local university. It was supposed to be for the kids, but the whole family had a great time. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcEqtVlLtY4d-UURSK4Igrk9789yp1uTrmQ5irTKeDtfB8Fw2EMSEdqUEkXfZ6BqdTwXa4y2IkrUk-Ab8pR47lQY41sPpFep-eyBBJViGHqA7U6o6tLgHAG40UmfB8WVWUHYjDFhdTM/s320/cornell+lego+L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718444299875803650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviGe3huRr0OzzbtP3DmKTWXqzQG5Scp27Xi99mPA_Pcsbti6cuReYEcswqsXO_irzhYztsHvdWBD7tEwv3TvhX7nibqhtcesmJSL3iYMqFrZjUBHpItJHdD2hM845QRVO4aEl0yV2OvE/s320/cornell+lego+Z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718444316302768642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We built Lego Mindstorms robots.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3sYByII-2Y2cROgM3doROC53v0X2N1woau5MOn3woMCe3SVZI5kLByjQGshtCDUtC96KtNofCk5Hsan1BDE2cqVqEHbkkUVG5GZ5MUa4y6whLjpfLhJ971Tevzr1rsKZVnh0C3URPRI/s320/cornell+lego+program.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718444305757093442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And programmed them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmJ_gVci157R50NXrDS4QUQmbj05Qb4WRBWVh7BPj_yPDcFA6sT_W5l6-BZgzNNuUqeRzzT00oPp6pBwYGATer7bxj_3exAHgEWzGSTwF8baK5rJO9Y6anyc7h_h7BAz02DORlHTm4Tk/s320/cornell+spaghetti+L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718445024089592882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We built skyscrapers with spaghetti and marshmallows.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjH1d1ki3oAFOqjtWDgh7Ey7c7pM42tDvrpURLi6JnGyoItve-tcq2d6kTzfVk0FkTHXFOp1Z-gWuXKwEFgc9EtQWGvEFrzM2h95UZNXa2kwDdk4vxHRtflhVnnu-cmjjO1JIQ0ir4CY/s320/cornell+spaghetti+V.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718445030697031474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Parents got to play too!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcReGjGAV8ckVfHG5LxAsHkTm8g60x2cxISiWrwTmFdkMGfxiozwUo_9GJ2_6zLoTnvuYLdnV9kYYcIml77KjpHWsaoKt2nrydczEP8caNQfVOfxkucZwRMoZd9wuarKIVQpRJH3Vx73c/s320/cornell+putty+Z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718445017181175954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We learned about monomers and polymers and made our own silly putty.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67IzdtJrHG4xB0k_ZKbZSFLEpAF_m3NpIQI0y1SDGBidej-haXxOkJn3p2xkU98qqJ21oAoGf-fnfY-03CBST2uzSHkR1yGf0Ev5BoV4nof6kgAfO5GLkrmbS4maMwEnH143mmgtGbMo/s320/cornell+DNA+L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718444294179799522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Mmmmm... that's some tasty DNA!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE0o_wXnBDxZO6QnRm6fjQHvA2xU7pJ94pt5GXaKJfridmaQfu_N2WBYzH973VLttF6BfhSco7Sn8OOIbIvNHESgeh_n0z-ahz2t2jgr_6U7ZAPvcySPMLjHMvRR1brfBZ4RY60xO0LU/s320/cornell+Nitrogen+L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718444324733501138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And, after a fascinating demonstration of liquid nitrogen which included shattering a frozen raquette ball (when you have boys, smashing stuff gets extra points,) we made our own liquid nitrogen ice cream!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnLxwIZ3A0ssRzODwZhauzHjFtRNqysZ_DinKA1bUcoQiqouBrteXVCjHYZIHEiuRA3rk-fbeKFWi2QpnMVxekoZNVXiay-eqJ1dDNJ0nMVxb09DctbbDNPSxamtBF7_e6p97ZL3PD_k/s320/cornell+nitrogen+M.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718445008654642178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Yeah, Lovin' that science!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It was a wonderful day... and we even managed to learn a few things. It doesn't get much better than that. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjH1d1ki3oAFOqjtWDgh7Ey7c7pM42tDvrpURLi6JnGyoItve-tcq2d6kTzfVk0FkTHXFOp1Z-gWuXKwEFgc9EtQWGvEFrzM2h95UZNXa2kwDdk4vxHRtflhVnnu-cmjjO1JIQ0ir4CY/s1600/cornell+spaghetti+V.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmJ_gVci157R50NXrDS4QUQmbj05Qb4WRBWVh7BPj_yPDcFA6sT_W5l6-BZgzNNuUqeRzzT00oPp6pBwYGATer7bxj_3exAHgEWzGSTwF8baK5rJO9Y6anyc7h_h7BAz02DORlHTm4Tk/s1600/cornell+spaghetti+L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnLxwIZ3A0ssRzODwZhauzHjFtRNqysZ_DinKA1bUcoQiqouBrteXVCjHYZIHEiuRA3rk-fbeKFWi2QpnMVxekoZNVXiay-eqJ1dDNJ0nMVxb09DctbbDNPSxamtBF7_e6p97ZL3PD_k/s1600/cornell+nitrogen+M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE0o_wXnBDxZO6QnRm6fjQHvA2xU7pJ94pt5GXaKJfridmaQfu_N2WBYzH973VLttF6BfhSco7Sn8OOIbIvNHESgeh_n0z-ahz2t2jgr_6U7ZAPvcySPMLjHMvRR1brfBZ4RY60xO0LU/s1600/cornell+Nitrogen+L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviGe3huRr0OzzbtP3DmKTWXqzQG5Scp27Xi99mPA_Pcsbti6cuReYEcswqsXO_irzhYztsHvdWBD7tEwv3TvhX7nibqhtcesmJSL3iYMqFrZjUBHpItJHdD2hM845QRVO4aEl0yV2OvE/s1600/cornell+lego+Z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcEqtVlLtY4d-UURSK4Igrk9789yp1uTrmQ5irTKeDtfB8Fw2EMSEdqUEkXfZ6BqdTwXa4y2IkrUk-Ab8pR47lQY41sPpFep-eyBBJViGHqA7U6o6tLgHAG40UmfB8WVWUHYjDFhdTM/s1600/cornell+lego+L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67IzdtJrHG4xB0k_ZKbZSFLEpAF_m3NpIQI0y1SDGBidej-haXxOkJn3p2xkU98qqJ21oAoGf-fnfY-03CBST2uzSHkR1yGf0Ev5BoV4nof6kgAfO5GLkrmbS4maMwEnH143mmgtGbMo/s1600/cornell+DNA+L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-28675072174400536462012-03-05T21:14:00.000-05:002012-03-05T21:14:55.432-05:00A Random Sampling<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here are a few random pictures from the last few weeks:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hu1qzY5V7z1jNLFbCX4Sr38cMIbAWTCElXjx5F0dNrbZ0RS2lJ_1NZ6nwyBtSUM9Q0nanCZ4d_HvUbs8cHkG9JnxK-ayxlK3niGzaTwy2opVN63pNM3SskEMYgBOTuH75evipHUg6GA/s320/312+sheep+lung.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597852495086802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">Feeling a sheep's lungs inflating on a ventilator. Look at that face - what a good sport!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemGs95RkmW8fl6Oq0kU0oidpHMWn1plmtzlyToCw7MQVyS5FYdvZ6GAqqW3dgCm7BqCh31PRkPtoQnkbRIpARDMnXO9EDmvZ2o__1QU0Tx_WxLaqHIVYL6r8d4fEND_rg2UXAAy25SqM/s1600/312+zoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemGs95RkmW8fl6Oq0kU0oidpHMWn1plmtzlyToCw7MQVyS5FYdvZ6GAqqW3dgCm7BqCh31PRkPtoQnkbRIpARDMnXO9EDmvZ2o__1QU0Tx_WxLaqHIVYL6r8d4fEND_rg2UXAAy25SqM/s320/312+zoo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597879017634130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">Going to the zoo with friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Xr26KPqLIJVUQFx88wIZ4d6Ygl4Eo82NDO57X58-FdiuMyFcJJw_xfcmieOALubT07zZewppsOEvzIzf8TMx0Gvj949mvpNB4m9M5rmnDbnIQhJMtlfJ88Xqk0WIEGoX-HBkJ6HXlMI/s1600/312+stomach.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Xr26KPqLIJVUQFx88wIZ4d6Ygl4Eo82NDO57X58-FdiuMyFcJJw_xfcmieOALubT07zZewppsOEvzIzf8TMx0Gvj949mvpNB4m9M5rmnDbnIQhJMtlfJ88Xqk0WIEGoX-HBkJ6HXlMI/s320/312+stomach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597868616287074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">Working on our anatomy studies. It would seem that some of us cannot simply color the stomach. The stomach must be invaded. Supply lines cut off, troops sent in... you get the picture. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4mWh9idetsGeU1qKLbXUZ1BZlJHcZpxIXYq42GuiX2_sdOSvASCxNJvIqSI78B5vwYqftU5rTWuylO6QBSb87Gb3vWf-zqz8uEEm5jRhqoLTI5BhVwWSgqu0SFHn1IEn3SzAcJRx4Kw/s1600/312+shoelace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Hu1qzY5V7z1jNLFbCX4Sr38cMIbAWTCElXjx5F0dNrbZ0RS2lJ_1NZ6nwyBtSUM9Q0nanCZ4d_HvUbs8cHkG9JnxK-ayxlK3niGzaTwy2opVN63pNM3SskEMYgBOTuH75evipHUg6GA/s1600/312+sheep+lung.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fhgsHZbFcvxC0H2BVKkBIwtxGa_VMpedLjoP_a7nZ_87SLoVcz29SLwPTxGR4SFwfhxEn1bak87dh0CRt_WvGqe1NuxuUT_jt5nZgL3IPeBt1Ur-jGu_daEoLriJjKDF1gaownabess/s1600/312+reading.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fhgsHZbFcvxC0H2BVKkBIwtxGa_VMpedLjoP_a7nZ_87SLoVcz29SLwPTxGR4SFwfhxEn1bak87dh0CRt_WvGqe1NuxuUT_jt5nZgL3IPeBt1Ur-jGu_daEoLriJjKDF1gaownabess/s320/312+reading.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597035923997202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">Reading Shakespeare at lunch. Listen, if this happened every day, I wouldn't have taken a picture of it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQ8qh7hWJNYxvhVM7uytqceBvTCI-VzOfcFjPkhoi-UWIw1A-AZpKmvKtjWtiJQnl8zj5Xs-25-sN3uQ2BQCVCSd7sZ9RhXl2sk2YhYDLfZxaNpjH4Wz8OE_v9Xgv3rXG04m5qBN_7yY/s1600/312+plane.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQ8qh7hWJNYxvhVM7uytqceBvTCI-VzOfcFjPkhoi-UWIw1A-AZpKmvKtjWtiJQnl8zj5Xs-25-sN3uQ2BQCVCSd7sZ9RhXl2sk2YhYDLfZxaNpjH4Wz8OE_v9Xgv3rXG04m5qBN_7yY/s320/312+plane.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597026538600882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">"Mom, can I fly it?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBCrG0UlLRlNfshTnpNcuQGzYy6YxghldD-Uh9_cdHlQRiEGAtGe9tN4C5VAYUrbYkftUqcsIxM-clKuUlJZaDPQ9Pra4uEVHuslxiqJc7pmkEfi2Z_3MNqIY2qyeJ6JNOHkzi4KGngg/s1600/312+L+bday.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBCrG0UlLRlNfshTnpNcuQGzYy6YxghldD-Uh9_cdHlQRiEGAtGe9tN4C5VAYUrbYkftUqcsIxM-clKuUlJZaDPQ9Pra4uEVHuslxiqJc7pmkEfi2Z_3MNqIY2qyeJ6JNOHkzi4KGngg/s320/312+L+bday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597023251943634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">Turning six! Happy Birthday, Little Man!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcwTTZf9-9q7hBGVopNuHA7C79JjDikiZ_KhLEJuiqL41Recpv2m4W5sjxB2t5-egXX8BeEjrlp1u6nQOAeAbESQ6Ee7yMwsxR-wtGI5AL2_nKI8e85BtvSERN3Wv111zIEzspMFMeMU/s1600/312+frog+house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcwTTZf9-9q7hBGVopNuHA7C79JjDikiZ_KhLEJuiqL41Recpv2m4W5sjxB2t5-egXX8BeEjrlp1u6nQOAeAbESQ6Ee7yMwsxR-wtGI5AL2_nKI8e85BtvSERN3Wv111zIEzspMFMeMU/s320/312+frog+house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597014467507010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center;">Making milk carton homes for the much-loved collection of plastic frogs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9g0fHN4YDosEVgfdppREp4BIE4J-XHN9f817gyqci3QXDK7ApI5lhL7ZcmtzlD7_7Gk1lCk5lLUGToLlCy6cZ1z0IPcXrK_UF-lEFGl-G6cEG_aexcBDNSshgkPPJpUPZn4WAkyTQyo/s1600/312+basketball.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9g0fHN4YDosEVgfdppREp4BIE4J-XHN9f817gyqci3QXDK7ApI5lhL7ZcmtzlD7_7Gk1lCk5lLUGToLlCy6cZ1z0IPcXrK_UF-lEFGl-G6cEG_aexcBDNSshgkPPJpUPZn4WAkyTQyo/s320/312+basketball.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597012629520034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">Basketball!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4mWh9idetsGeU1qKLbXUZ1BZlJHcZpxIXYq42GuiX2_sdOSvASCxNJvIqSI78B5vwYqftU5rTWuylO6QBSb87Gb3vWf-zqz8uEEm5jRhqoLTI5BhVwWSgqu0SFHn1IEn3SzAcJRx4Kw/s320/312+shoelace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716597862242846066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; ">Getting by with a little help from our friends. </span></span></div></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-59041094383145632572012-01-29T22:14:00.000-05:002012-01-29T22:14:51.430-05:0015 Miles on the Erie Canal!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our TruthQuest History studies brought us to the amazing Erie Canal this week. At 363 miles long, it was the longest in the world, built in the least amount of time, for the least money. It also seems to have had quite a few folk songs written about it, some more colorful than others. But that's what the "fast forward" button is for, right? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We read some great books:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Erie Canal</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Peter Spier - filled with those wonderful, see-something-new-every-time-you-look-at-them illustrations;</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Amazing, Impossible Erie Canal</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Cheryl Harness;</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Erie Canal</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Samuel Hopkins Adams - a wonderful gem in the old Landmark series.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Then we decided to go to the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, NY and take a little ride on an authentic packet boat! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntT2ds4p33bLjRWuEenOjRS_qkmK__5GrvwnhkdYz-KWc9zluE1YlYGZM-ypsLjVHQhfYCt7A69mV45bSmdmL97FFpdMNihDi6ezFKbPu620QmN5QPP5-MwETq94EcTJpECnCjbBevrU/s320/canal+boat+boys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702398840777071570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Well, OK, the boat was stationary, but we used our imaginations. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPH5uNur59Y_3aBh3pelcL_kq-UHZvyeYTkzfAspurqnRxVa-yl1VTPmV2E6_yP7RRn7y984lCBDAzMwIFKNceeFkfch8ZeSJoXngj4rgAQfzrOaN1fViPlNNP3WMT_0BgBCRgdgjw3o/s320/canal+captain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702398851474214674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Captain Z</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8XGqDNJFQEWmSlGKcSW_Y6e7F6WnVrEbaJoQ_8uk1oqjo3-IcVI7EbWSp6Z2mWX9CUbdDY-7tXc6rQ09C4De1RF5G4hPtRJNymPVNz2vn4CCvjsxwE3_5iTEOI9cpRflNqoW6roAP7U/s320/canal+bed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702398830327874434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We're not exactly sure where people slept if they were taller than a five-year-old. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Probably the floor.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The museum is housed in the only surviving "weigh lock" building in the world. Boats were put into the lock, the water was pumped out and the boat was lowered onto a wooden cradle suspended by spring arms. Once it was weighed, water was pumped back in and the boat was on it's way. All of this was done in 15 minutes! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcjro2-5TIJq29GcUXkHP0Jb3pT8UgP2SJg0i1qzK9XN6m3lCio5KO6K_F0z357uRL_M699W1fYNI9q4HAj17_6Mq2PLzgFnLfO1gkkd81pBI4OVMJkjuGOEPtldjXxXeKEFhffpX6Fk/s1600/canal+weight+game.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcjro2-5TIJq29GcUXkHP0Jb3pT8UgP2SJg0i1qzK9XN6m3lCio5KO6K_F0z357uRL_M699W1fYNI9q4HAj17_6Mq2PLzgFnLfO1gkkd81pBI4OVMJkjuGOEPtldjXxXeKEFhffpX6Fk/s320/canal+weight+game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702398871733853026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This interactive display allowed you to drag the boats in, weigh them and collect the tolls. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS7m2Gtj-JSTP2J2QUvlCNOP2-jEaPOyj7CgqKrygv0sk29sV4hB5quUL96r_aeJIi_rbltoXM3VK6QFm70Oe7GwqY9Ju4vOuMFRezn5rmHBDeDTdGu3bLvXelwRKzMZ3G8BG9IAwDz0/s1600/canal+checkers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS7m2Gtj-JSTP2J2QUvlCNOP2-jEaPOyj7CgqKrygv0sk29sV4hB5quUL96r_aeJIi_rbltoXM3VK6QFm70Oe7GwqY9Ju4vOuMFRezn5rmHBDeDTdGu3bLvXelwRKzMZ3G8BG9IAwDz0/s320/canal+checkers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702398865869675234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It was a great way to wrap up our study of the Erie Canal!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPH5uNur59Y_3aBh3pelcL_kq-UHZvyeYTkzfAspurqnRxVa-yl1VTPmV2E6_yP7RRn7y984lCBDAzMwIFKNceeFkfch8ZeSJoXngj4rgAQfzrOaN1fViPlNNP3WMT_0BgBCRgdgjw3o/s1600/canal+captain.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntT2ds4p33bLjRWuEenOjRS_qkmK__5GrvwnhkdYz-KWc9zluE1YlYGZM-ypsLjVHQhfYCt7A69mV45bSmdmL97FFpdMNihDi6ezFKbPu620QmN5QPP5-MwETq94EcTJpECnCjbBevrU/s1600/canal+boat+boys.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8XGqDNJFQEWmSlGKcSW_Y6e7F6WnVrEbaJoQ_8uk1oqjo3-IcVI7EbWSp6Z2mWX9CUbdDY-7tXc6rQ09C4De1RF5G4hPtRJNymPVNz2vn4CCvjsxwE3_5iTEOI9cpRflNqoW6roAP7U/s1600/canal+bed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-31244430583298177522012-01-11T21:32:00.000-05:002012-01-11T21:32:36.903-05:00We're still here!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Please forgive the very long blog break! Here's a quick look at what we've been up to:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs1SX9V2v-qkNsQDONw8l2HHKX2USM9_F0dZL0zIGglfQ2BwI6-hVTWadxZZhpNkj0zZLq2OBqN2dEyUi09fvmHmFKjKEXv-cLpuMKzlol5jsK9hiyM0_w3FCKbPavOi0ukrRFGIR6WM/s320/jan+ski.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696561782625595522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Skiing! Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglL6Qz_nWbUqRp2ag0_1JMZDW00BcGevdENiOvrdSn7s0DrWuL28Ha4JMVDI9yHAFG-X1ueeJ1N7-Av214P1eK21qte8wBjz7_FlOs-szyx74h16GsNLC_tTWlUfKGmN2DXVn_o4-PII/s320/jan+lego.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696561777878592194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Post-Christmas Lego building. We're thinking of trying out the weekly </span></span><a href="http://legoquestkids.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">LEGO Quest Kids</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> building challenge too. Looks like lots of fun! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4scch6YztMNQaBveOQw0hh-11SXCAuf8SpcpZ1DNWwNvgt3Z-zsZfOClc-IDMOYbcshUujWEDQgt39Ny3s0M7t_MkZYiqxnEi-GtfSp2xl4equoOb11ClpDeIt6siT8nWqaTX048H_c/s320/Jan+iPad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696561759069436290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Wow - playing with our new iPad. Thank you, Grandma! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HRepglYk4Nh0uL7d6vfAKQkTjpveUVhAg4Rah0b6mJnwfIFLn-JxR2WMcvCQoV1lZOTPv0GdRCuHS7Ga18awFQkh6B52HIqceKxJNGxAtOUKujca57IYcgYNtatUwgW_uLP2Yd35t2E/s320/jan+fantasy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696561751211907122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Winding up another fun season of fantasy football. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxONqiIVJ9ixAXbFFFKRtLbSG5Nxp7cWoNo41ku5wGgVped8PNWaSQnu6CBZ-RPNDofFmRp-jy75-ayh1RHKMk2mHPd0W6YBh8bON1Sxj5g0JHtJu07CCd1QsJok0x9VIiLAGR0V8FvbI/s320/jan+basketball.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696561746545423314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Upwards Basketball! We LOVE this organization. Both boys are playing this year and having a wonderful time. We </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">almost</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> don't mind leaving the house at 7:30 every Saturday morning.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">On the academic front:</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Continuing with anatomy studies - I'll try to post soon on this.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We're loving TruthQuest History - we're studying pioneers at the moment.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Chalk pastels using the tutorials </span></span><a href="http://hodgepodge.me/category/hmscl/pttl/#axzz1jCuUijAj"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> - messy, but fun!</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Institute for Excellence in Writing - Z-Man still balks, but I see a marked improvement in his writing so we'll continue.</span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs1SX9V2v-qkNsQDONw8l2HHKX2USM9_F0dZL0zIGglfQ2BwI6-hVTWadxZZhpNkj0zZLq2OBqN2dEyUi09fvmHmFKjKEXv-cLpuMKzlol5jsK9hiyM0_w3FCKbPavOi0ukrRFGIR6WM/s1600/jan+ski.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglL6Qz_nWbUqRp2ag0_1JMZDW00BcGevdENiOvrdSn7s0DrWuL28Ha4JMVDI9yHAFG-X1ueeJ1N7-Av214P1eK21qte8wBjz7_FlOs-szyx74h16GsNLC_tTWlUfKGmN2DXVn_o4-PII/s1600/jan+lego.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4scch6YztMNQaBveOQw0hh-11SXCAuf8SpcpZ1DNWwNvgt3Z-zsZfOClc-IDMOYbcshUujWEDQgt39Ny3s0M7t_MkZYiqxnEi-GtfSp2xl4equoOb11ClpDeIt6siT8nWqaTX048H_c/s1600/Jan+iPad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HRepglYk4Nh0uL7d6vfAKQkTjpveUVhAg4Rah0b6mJnwfIFLn-JxR2WMcvCQoV1lZOTPv0GdRCuHS7Ga18awFQkh6B52HIqceKxJNGxAtOUKujca57IYcgYNtatUwgW_uLP2Yd35t2E/s1600/jan+fantasy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxONqiIVJ9ixAXbFFFKRtLbSG5Nxp7cWoNo41ku5wGgVped8PNWaSQnu6CBZ-RPNDofFmRp-jy75-ayh1RHKMk2mHPd0W6YBh8bON1Sxj5g0JHtJu07CCd1QsJok0x9VIiLAGR0V8FvbI/s1600/jan+basketball.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-75489313054851053902011-12-25T11:24:00.000-05:002011-12-25T11:24:48.084-05:00Merry Christmas!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c13arxPiH97tFC5kxWfaAaC0-vAGRAF3mHUX-HOyDeWMIoiFFgTHPvOov-umDko8hJf8izKeHx4bfJcghJadKNStqkYL9m-7uYgmPtNFOuGM6GTr2IfcfD8qluvKyhLQvwk9Yr9odfU/s1600/Christmas+11+tree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c13arxPiH97tFC5kxWfaAaC0-vAGRAF3mHUX-HOyDeWMIoiFFgTHPvOov-umDko8hJf8izKeHx4bfJcghJadKNStqkYL9m-7uYgmPtNFOuGM6GTr2IfcfD8qluvKyhLQvwk9Yr9odfU/s320/Christmas+11+tree.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690067980690700178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIqW8JgedUXeS-26QiV4kEVFFKnNKhtwgn2DAvFBtbi_SfYayXOiXIHPrvdIK9PFq6gFlC7A3IO6_AovtvehkTAsUt6E0e1hH0-Aw9fqQM0p2LaTPIAVNhoHWYWzeXeoJd0vypmWhyphenhyphenwI/s320/Christmas+11+gifts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690067948047648994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6jT7vZ-dzWOjGc9RrZrIdweA-PMPqXpUpwneuyaNH6vvupXqtyMywyQeTQHDo5EBsxsTGWM1iyNrtVfN80PEFCsxFYJlbr-ER4hQFKT3ajJVSLAhCh4zB7AQ4UHlUyUIw4tMyvZ_4GM/s320/Christmas+11+helmets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690067950757980850" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhQGMs2ph28C-QmpGOZgtO9B2arDqHQJIlSQ5zKbp2HZM1EIVA6fXVfvwaN6bncDGWkcVAlOXwkumaMEQu96FZlxnoY6Kq7uhvLlyGYzjvseIUEl-DK27NiWui2GumXYXhSNQBFDl8RQ/s1600/Christmas+11+tank.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhQGMs2ph28C-QmpGOZgtO9B2arDqHQJIlSQ5zKbp2HZM1EIVA6fXVfvwaN6bncDGWkcVAlOXwkumaMEQu96FZlxnoY6Kq7uhvLlyGYzjvseIUEl-DK27NiWui2GumXYXhSNQBFDl8RQ/s320/Christmas+11+tank.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690067956843526978" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIqW8JgedUXeS-26QiV4kEVFFKnNKhtwgn2DAvFBtbi_SfYayXOiXIHPrvdIK9PFq6gFlC7A3IO6_AovtvehkTAsUt6E0e1hH0-Aw9fqQM0p2LaTPIAVNhoHWYWzeXeoJd0vypmWhyphenhyphenwI/s1600/Christmas+11+gifts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680033989924695965.post-45046311718898692582011-11-24T22:38:00.002-05:002011-11-24T22:41:29.454-05:00Christmas school plans!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving! Ours was just wonderful from start to finish. Mark is a little sore from a morning football game with the boys and friends and we all ate a tad too much pie, but I think we'll recover nicely. And tomorrow, Christmas decorations!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I thought I'd put up a quick post about our Christmas school plans, because they start next week, and if you want to join in, you might want to print them out before that. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Each year, we try to do a special study for Christmas. One year, we studied the names of Christ. One year, we studied the symbolism of the twelve days of Christmas. This year, we plan to make a Jesse tree. If you're not familiar with that, it's a series of readings that start in Genesis and go right through the Old Testament, showing how everything points to Jesus. Each day, you hang a little ornament with a picture that reminds you of the story. There are many versions online, but we chose </span></span><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/11/free-jesse-tree-advent-family-devotional/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">this one</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, from <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/">A Holy Experience</a>, which has beautiful ornaments to print out and laminate. Ann's writing is just beautiful too, although since it isn't the way I normally talk, I'll kind of put it in my own words for the kids.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Of course we'll be listening to Christmas music until we can sing it in our sleep and we'll be reading all of our favorite Christmas books, along with some new finds, which I will list here very soon!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Happy Thanksgiving, all!</span></span></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760484620340191359noreply@blogger.com0