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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Homeschool Pride Day @ Louisville Zoo
Big thank you to the Louisville Zoo for hosting a "Homeschool Pride Day" once a month!! This month we learned about animals that live underground. The boys got to play with a three ring armadillo and it was soooo stinkin' cute!!
Painting Fun!
My little Renaissance man made me a Valentines gift today. (Too bad when he gave it to me he said it was "so ugly he was going to slash it with a knife when he gets home." How sweet.)
Friday, January 25, 2013
Day 25 - The Gun Control Debate
Last night I over heard Genesis (11) and Sharpshooter (9) having a gun-control debate. For his upcoming birthday, Sharpshooter received his first real rifle and Genesis was having some issues with it. Sharpshooter was taking his rifle out of the box, and thus began the debate:
Genesis: I thought those guns were illegal now.
Sharpshooter: No, the president is only wanting to ban assault rifles and magazines that hold more than ten bullets, this is a .22 rifle and it only holds ten bullets at a time. But, Gun World [where we bought the rifle] does still sell assault rifles.
Genesis: It's ridiculous that a place like Gun World would sell assault rifles. Who needs a weapon that fires that fast!?
Sharpshooter: Why is it so ridiculous?
Genesis: Didn't you see what happened in Sandy Hook? That guy used an assault rifle to kill all those kids!
Sharpshooter: Yeah, I know, but that guy was crazy, that's why he killed those kids, it had nothing to do with assault rifles! Besides, where that shooting happened already has really strict gun laws and it didn't stop him. So does Washington, DC and they have the highest crime rates in the nation! [Patting myself on back for this comment, Momma taught him well.]
Genesis: I still don't see why someone needs a gun that big. A hand gun should be enough protection for a person.
Sharpshooter: [Frustrated] You just don't get it! [Shakes his head and walks out]
Of course, I couldn't prevent myself from stepping in. I explained to Genesis that I understand his concern over assault rifles but the reality is that even if they are banned, the bad guys will still have them. I proceeded to act out an skit in which a "bad guy" walks into a building with an assault rifle and all the law abiding citizens are unprotected; and then compared that with a scene in which a "bad guy" walks in with an assault rifle and all the "good guys" also have an assault rifles. Let's just say, the second scene was a lot less messy.
Genesis still wasn't buying it and stood his ground. I respect that.
I love watching Sharpshooter and Genesis debate. You should have heard them this last election, Genesis supported Obama, and Sharpshooter supported Mitt Romney. I imagine they will debate politics for the rest of their lives. I have flash forwards to fierce debates at Thanksgiving dinners and other family gatherings -- and I can't wait. I welcome civil debate and the free exchange of ideas into the house among my children. In fact, I love it!
Genesis: I thought those guns were illegal now.
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| Genesis (11) on left, Sharpshooter (9) on right. |
Genesis: It's ridiculous that a place like Gun World would sell assault rifles. Who needs a weapon that fires that fast!?
Sharpshooter: Why is it so ridiculous?
Genesis: Didn't you see what happened in Sandy Hook? That guy used an assault rifle to kill all those kids!
Sharpshooter: Yeah, I know, but that guy was crazy, that's why he killed those kids, it had nothing to do with assault rifles! Besides, where that shooting happened already has really strict gun laws and it didn't stop him. So does Washington, DC and they have the highest crime rates in the nation! [Patting myself on back for this comment, Momma taught him well.]
Genesis: I still don't see why someone needs a gun that big. A hand gun should be enough protection for a person.
Sharpshooter: [Frustrated] You just don't get it! [Shakes his head and walks out]
Of course, I couldn't prevent myself from stepping in. I explained to Genesis that I understand his concern over assault rifles but the reality is that even if they are banned, the bad guys will still have them. I proceeded to act out an skit in which a "bad guy" walks into a building with an assault rifle and all the law abiding citizens are unprotected; and then compared that with a scene in which a "bad guy" walks in with an assault rifle and all the "good guys" also have an assault rifles. Let's just say, the second scene was a lot less messy.
Genesis still wasn't buying it and stood his ground. I respect that. I love watching Sharpshooter and Genesis debate. You should have heard them this last election, Genesis supported Obama, and Sharpshooter supported Mitt Romney. I imagine they will debate politics for the rest of their lives. I have flash forwards to fierce debates at Thanksgiving dinners and other family gatherings -- and I can't wait. I welcome civil debate and the free exchange of ideas into the house among my children. In fact, I love it!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Day 22 - Science at the Track!
Quick update: Monday's we have homeschool co-op (Sharpshooter takes recorder, Art, Math Games, and Cooking classes) so I don't get much chance to blog on Mondays. However, after co-op yesterday Sharpshooter got to interview a 90-year-old WWII veteran! He was a lot of fun and told us some great stories about life in WWII! I wish I had recorded the interview or took pictures or something, but alas, I didn't. Anyway, thanks so much to Clyde Windell for allowing my son to interview you and for your service!! (And thanks to Amber Windell, his granddaughter, for setting up the interview!)
Today we went to something called "Science on the Track" at Churchill Downs (you know, the Kentucky Derby race track). It was the coldest day ever!! So cold that the public schools even called for a 2-hour-delay so that kids didn't have to wait outside for the bus in the morning! At Churchill Downs we learned the basic differences in silt, sand and clay and how rock is weathered and eroded to form these particles -- and how they are then combined to make the perfect, most safe race track.
Here are some pictures from our day!
Today we went to something called "Science on the Track" at Churchill Downs (you know, the Kentucky Derby race track). It was the coldest day ever!! So cold that the public schools even called for a 2-hour-delay so that kids didn't have to wait outside for the bus in the morning! At Churchill Downs we learned the basic differences in silt, sand and clay and how rock is weathered and eroded to form these particles -- and how they are then combined to make the perfect, most safe race track.
Here are some pictures from our day!
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| In the Winner's Circle!! |
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| Baby Leonidas leaning about Colts! |
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| The boys racing eachother! |
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| Brrrrr!!!! |
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| Baby Leonidas and Me trackside! |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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