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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!
Blessings!
Our Curriculum
- Mystery of History vol. 1
- Saxon 5/4
- Horizons Grade 2
- A Beka Language
- Spelling Power
- Apologia Zoology 1
Books I'm Reading
- The Bible (Isaiah)
- Invitation to the Jesus Life
- Discover Your Child's Learning Style
- The Way They Learn
- Archimedes and the Door of Science
- (all things Trojan at the moment)
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Consider the Ant. . .
Posted in Boy Things
I have returned to my "therapeutic blogging" today because I have something worthy, I suppose. I know how much you all enjoy the "boy moments" we have here, so I thought I would share. :) It's all boy.
Firstly, I'll share that we've been off of school for this week. I planned our Monday to be a day of cleaning. The other four days were intended to be fun days. Well, our Monday didn't exactly pan out as planned, since there were some integrity issues and such with the cleaning. I spent most of the day discussing diligence, integrity, and productivity. The boys spent a lot of time thinking about these things...in separate rooms...very quiet rooms...and my house was...very quiet.
Well, today's devotional couldn't have come in better timing! I opened the book to find that we were to take a close look at Proverbs 6:6-11. Perfect! (I just love when the things that are on my heart come to the boys from other sources, with another tone of voice, but with the same heart!) I was excited to see how we could dialog about this, given the material was a complete set up to do so!
Before I go on, there's something you should know. Our science curriculum (which I love) has been focused on "flying things" all year. It's been great! Every critter you could imagine that flies has been very good for us this year. Ants, as you may know, are winged critters. Therefore, we have studied the intricacies of their "ant-natomy" and how they are the complete opposite of "ant-i social" behavior! (You knew I had to put those in, right?) Well, to make a long study short, we are quite knowledgeable about ants and their ways. Perfect, wouldn't you say?
Me: Sons, do you find yourself wasting time sometimes?
Habanero: Yeah, Mom. We're not very good at using our time well.
Bell Pepper: Yeah, we probably don't get too much finished very fast.
Me: How do you think you might change that?
Habanero: Well, I know I am going to get things done without being asked! Ants don't have anyone overseeing them. I shouldn't need that either.
Me: I am really excited to see how that will work!
Our discussion eventually came to an end, and the boys moved on to the things they needed to do today.
Fast forward to me finding a bit of a "boy mess" in the kitchen. I called Bell Pepper in for a little consult on the condition of a counter he was responsible for cleaning.
Me: I know I'm not supposed to be checking up on you, but it does seem you need to know about this.
Bell Pepper: Mom, I think we've decided we want to be ants, but we want to be drones!
Me: Hmmm. Son, I'm pretty sure that's not going to work.
Those who have studied ants will know the difference between the queen, the workers, the nurses, the scouts, and the drones. (Bonus points to the person who has some "job descriptions" on these little critters.)
*sigh*
Drones: To be a good drone, one must eat, poop, sleep, mate with the queen, and die.
Solomon, can we talk?
Somehow, this became the ANT-ithesis of what I was hoping for....
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