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Complete Circuits

This morning, Lils and I had the privilege of learning about circuitry, physics, chemistry, and engineering as it relates to batteries. We love it when such specific opportunities present themselves, and take full advantage to learn and explore. We bought a set of little LED candle/lanterns and have begun supplying batteries and setting them up. […]

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Just Another Day to Cherish

Our yesterday, with the 7 year old: Breakfast over the Lego Movie in Hindi She built a snowcat while watching and eating, I worked on cleaning out our greenhouse/workshop and prepared the yard for the impending freeze. By 11am we were discussing the angles cut into pieces of wood (trim) that I was […]

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Minecraft, It Is

This past weekend, we launched our first ever, private Minecraft world that we’re hosting. It’s been offered to a group of young kids from the WLU community and we’ve set it as Creative only. The kids (about 30 of them, ranging from 4 to 15, with all but two of them are under 11) are […]

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The Year She's Carved Out

This is the first year Lils has had refined enough motor skills to manage the various tools necessary to carve a pumpkin independently. How excited she was yesterday, and again today, as she got to tell her friend all about her carving adventure. Last night she came bopping down the stairs, pumpkin in arms, lit and […]

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I Think Being an Author is awesome!

She has now written four books, the latest entitled, “Popcornland”. We ventured into binding books today… Oh, the excitement and draw of a few blank pages.

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Cecily, the Author

Watch out MO!! Lily’s on the trail! – Rebecca Lily decided yesterday, after playing the Stickman game (browser version), to write her first book, “A Big Hotdog”! Today, she wrote her second book, “A Mermaid”. Both are of her “Stickman” series.

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First Tangible Letter – Mailed

Lils brought this picture she created for her grandma to me today, folded in an envelope, hoping to send it off to Denver (where Grandma lives). I worked with her to create a second envelope for mailing, as her first had her image folded into a fully 4 dimensional object. I explained the machines, sorting, […]

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Pigeon

Lily says, “Wait a minute, I need a Pigeon book….” “I want all of the Pigeon books, except the one that says, “The Pigeon Loves Things That Go”. “You didn’t love that one?” “Nah.” “Why?” “Because it was only six pages… but I suppose I could get it again, it was good. I’ve already read three […]

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Our First Attempt at Marshmallow Construction and the Great Cheese Incident

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Houses, Castles, & Questions

I’ve decided that to best keep track of my own mind, as well as attempt to record the finer points of Lily’s development and her day, that I really have to just leave a post window open all day long. I see it, I write, I add pics, whatever… Today began with Lily showing us […]