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The kids this morning traveled back in time through a time tunnel (baby gate leaned up against the sofa), and brought the first man, Adam (a part my son played), forward in time.  My daughter educated him on what books were, and told him Bible stories that hadn't yet occured in his time.  He joined us for lunch, and we educated him about the kinds of food we eat, and even about how to use our modern...ahem.... facilities when he had need of them.  Apparently, in the time the kids traveled to, Eve hadn't yet been created, though Adam had named all the animals.  I'm sure it was a new experience for Adam to eat meat (a fishstick, and lobster spread), as he had only tasted fruit and the like before.  He was desperate to try our strawberries, and told us the strawberries in Eden didn't taste as good as ours.  I found that a little strange.  He wasn't quite sure what we meant about brushing our teeth, as that's something he'd never even considered doing before.  By the end of lunch, Eve had appeared at the table (my 2-year-old daughter played this part).  They all really had quite a time using their imaginations, and I'm sure it was quite educational for my toddler. 

The babies have had quite a time the last couple days.  After "forgetting" how to roll over for more than a week, the younger one finally remembered and rolled over ...and hasn't stopped since.  The older one was lying on the floor next to her yesterday when she rolled over, and she seed to notice....a little while later when I wasn't looking, she also rolled over onto her tummy.  Both have now discovered their feet and are rolling over.  They're both much more interested in the world around them and get distracted easily (from eating) by all the big kid action.

Our school has gone well this week, though we had a slow Monday and had to do some of Monday's work yesterday.  The kids listened well to the story of Rome's war with Carthage, in which they learned all about Hannibal and his elephants.  I'm getting quite an education from Story of the World myself - I'm a little jealous that they get to learn all this stuff so young, when I'm not sure I ever learned it before.  We started on Considering God's Creation for science, and I decided we don't need to rush - I'll take it slow from now on and just do one component of a lesson each time we have school - I was trying to do 2 or 3 parts at a time.  A big hit has been the Kay Arthur Bible study we're doing, though I think I'll do most of the writing for the kids as they discover for themselves what God's Word says.  My daughter even joined me at the table today as I was doing my own study and wanted to mark her Bible up right alongside me, starting with Genesis 1.  Now she wants a notebook like mine where she can record what she discovers.  Life is good.  God is great.  We're all learning so much, even though it's not "official" school time.  We've fulfilled our 180 required days already. 

One new discovery I made - when my oldest daughter is reluctant to do something, I can call on one of her imaginary "Girl Troop" friends to do the task.  Batgirl loves to clean up her room.  Morgan is good at math.  Who knows what else I will discover about them?