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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for!
I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all!
This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here.
Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do!
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Our Curriculum
- Mystery of History vol. 1
- Saxon 5/4
- Horizons Grade 2
- A Beka Language
- Spelling Power
- Apologia Zoology 1
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- The Bible
- Adam and His Kin by Beechick
- It by Groeschel
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Our Voracious Visitor. . .
Posted in School Things
Yesterday I promised to introduce our "voracious" new friend here at our house. Were you wondering what we might have found in our area that might qualify for "voracious" in my book? The chicks sure eat a lot, but it's not them. Our dogs are rather hungry all the time, but it's not them either. Let's play a GAME!
- This new critter we are observing is wild in our area, though was never intended to be native.
- It was introduced to this country from China near Philadelphia in the early 1900's.
- Those who introduced this species hoped it would control pests.
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Dictyoptesa OR Orthoptera
- Family: Mantidae
- I'll leave the binomial nomenclature for some really keen person to catch. ;')
We have photos of this new "friend" of our family. She is quite the entertainment on so many levels. You know that I have boys, so the entertainment focuses on the "coolest" activity this insect does: eating!
Warning: Turn back if you are easily "creeped out" by things in nature doing what they do best! I can't help what these photos reflect, but I can tell you it reflects her personality quite well.
Meet Anna.
Bonus points to the person who "gets" her name. ;' )
Hope you enjoyed meeting our friend. We've learned a lot about her. We know she is a she from counting the segments on the underside of her abdomen (she has 6). She may possibly be gravid, so we may get an ootheca (egg case) from her very soon. She is well-fed here (perhaps too well-fed). We have read that they make lovely pets. Did you know they were once sold in pet shops? Who knew?
As to our "cute" update for the day. . .
Our quail chicks have grown fast in only the 36 hours from our last photos. Today's photos will probably be posted tomorrow. These little chicks are really much more feathered in just a short time! It's crazy-fast!
Blessings to you this week!
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Valerie