Thursday, October 23, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Finnerism
Mark relayed the following conversation that he had with Finley today
-Finley was talking about how he was afraid to go to the bathroom alone so Mark suggested:
"Just remember to ask yourself if it's a real or fake fear."
Finley countered: "I won't remember that."
Mark: "Yes you will"
Finn: "No, that happened to me tomorrow, a couple days ago. Someone told me something and now I can't remember."
There's just no arguing with that logic
Homeschool- Science
I thought this was funny.
While learning about bones recently, we did a demonstration of "hallow" bones (billed with marrow) and how their design is better than if we had solid bones....
The demonstration was shown by loosely rolling a piece of paper, taping it, and then seeing how many books you could stack. As the photo shows, quite a few
Next we were to take a piece of paper and roll it tightly to demonstrate the lack of strength that bones would have due to a solid design.
The point was lost on my children who quickly pointed out that the books wouldn't stay put, not because of the "bones" solid interior, but because of the lack of surface area for the books to rest on. Well played boys.
Yard "work"
I'm so thankful for both parents and in-laws, that have big yards. Places where our children can roam and explore. Last weekend we headed to Bompa and Grandma Becky's to watch the Packers whomp the Panthers. While we were there, the boys decided to make leaf pile. (Another magical experience seeing seemingly mundane life through the eyes of little boys.)
A little air guitar action
Is there someone under there ?
There he is!
So cheesy!
I love this picture of him
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Clay - an addicting medium
So, I recently picked up a massive block of sculpting clay. I've always wanted to try my hand at sculpting but never took the time to get the supplies. After making a couple animals with the kids, I quickly realized that I REALLY enjoyed sculpting.
I decided to skip the small stuff and start with something larger. Why not a face?
I'm far from finished, and I already decided I don't care what it looks like, but I'm enjoying the process so much. If you know me well, you know that you'll normally never hear me say process and enjoy in the same sentence, but I'm hooked. In fact, I'm lying in bed thinking about when I'll be able to squeeze in some time to get at it again. Wild.
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