Oh my!!!

You know when you get asked a question from your child and you just don't know what to say....well it happened several times this week during our bible studies at school!!



Each day (along with our devotions), we began reading the Proverbs, chapter by chapter then discussing it after.  As we read, we underline words or phrases that we discuss after we finish reading.


The proverbs are basically rules for life. 

Things like:
Warnings against the Sinful Man
Moral Benefits of Wisdom
Warnings against Adultery
Warnings about being Lazy
and so on.

So, earlier this week the word 'prostitute' came up and my darling child asked me what this word meant.   We discussed what it meant (in kid friendly terms) and it was TOUGH - especially considering Noah is a VERY inquisitive boy!!! 

He was very confused and didn't understand why people decided to do THAT when they weren't trying to make a baby.  He thought the ONLY time people did that was when a baby was being made.

NOW....fast forward - as we begin to read Proverbs 7


The title of this chapter is:  Warning Against the Adulterous Woman


Like 'daaahhh', wasn't this a clue to read ahead???


Here goes:
So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!  I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.  I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.  Come, let's drink deeply of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!  Proverbs 7:15-18

Now, here's a little expert of how the conversation went.


Noah - Mom, what does 'let's drink deeply of love till morning, let's enjoy ourselves with love!', mean?
Mom - Ummm, well, it means that they enjoyed each others company all night long.
Noah -You mean like S-E-X?
Mom - Oh dear, yes.  That's what I mean.
Noah - So, Mom, how long does the whole like, ummm "process" take?  Like "you know what I mean", right?
Mom - Ummmm....yeaaaaaah, I do.
Noah - You know, like how long DID the whole process take for you and Dad, when you made me (referring to the ONE and only time we did 'the process' was to make him).
Mom -Well bud, when you are married and do 'the process', it's only to be shared between a husband and a wife and it's not meant to be shared with other people.  So I'm not really going to talk about when Daddy and I "DID" the process.
Noah - but how long could the process take.
Mom - Well, sometimes you could enjoy each other for a few minutes and other times you could enjoy each other all night long.
Noah - Oh, eewwwww, grosssss....that's disgusting Mom. I can't believe ANYONE would do the process all night long.  I don't want it to take all day.  Like, I'll have to turn TSN (the Sports Network) on and go 'doo, do, doo, do' waiting for the process to be over'



Okay...not only did I almost pee my pants (in nervousness) but I also think I may have just permanently damaged my child from this conversation. I couldn't stop giggling, like as if I had just learned what this meant!

Oh my....what a long book from the bible this one is going to be if it continues like this!!!

Has anyone else had sticky conversations like this with their children?
PLEASE do share.
Help me out here!!!

More school stuff....

With Jacques working so much, Noah has not got to share too much time with his Dad.

Before Jacques left for work this morning, they got to share a great father/son moment.  We've been working so hard on Science Experiments this week, he wanted to share some with his Dad.

I loved what I saw here for 2 reasons.  First, because Noah was SO proud of his work, and second, because the tender moment they had together! 

This hard work happens every year, but it never seems to get any easier!

My Aunt (who has 31 years of teaching experience) gave us an idea for a science experiment that would also help teach the 'changes of state' and it is EATABLE!

It's making Snow Cream (if you want the recipe, email me)!  We experienced 2 different changes of state, one from liquid to solid and the other from solid to liquid.  It's a fun project that Noah had to write in his journal about afterwards.

AND...

He loved it so much, he wants to do it again tonight with his Dad (for dessert)!!!

Here's our finished project - that somehow he managed to eat for BREAKFAST!

School, Work, School, Work, and some Fun

It seems these days, it's strictly all work, school and some play.

Or at least that's all I seem to be capturing on camera.  I only ever have my phone handy, even though my good camera is downstairs collecting dust (sheesh!).  It seems to do this every winter :(

Thankfully, I have my phone camera now and at least we're capturing life over the long winter months. 

Man, have we been having some fun school days lately!

Yesterday, we were learning about polygons.  Noah came up with a great idea that he did in public school, so we tried it!

So we played with some marshmallows and learned about polygons!

 

Then we played some more, and made (and ate some of) a building!

 

The cuter side of life:

While Noah & I are working on school and play time,

the cat is lounging around being a, ummm, a bit of a lazy kitty!

You know your fussy, when...

When your child is asked to write the instructions to make a bed, they include a step to make sure the sides (of the comforter) are equal!!!

OK...so I am fussy with my bed making!!!

His wife will thank me one day!

Some science fun!

From last week to this week (in school) - WOW, what a change in behaviour!

I'm liking this!

I wonder 'what is the magic antidote'?

Was it one thing we said?

Was it a reaction?

Was it Jacques stepping in?

or

Was it a combination of things we've done?

Either way, I'm lovin' this.

I mean, don't get me wrong - he's STILL a boy and is 9 years old but it's a complete turn around!

Then again, it helps that we have 2 science experiments and 1 science craft!

And my boy sure loves his science.

Today, we were experimenting learning about the 3 matters of water:

SOLID (ice)

LIQUID (water)

GAS (water vapour)

And here, we are learning about what happens with the molecules for each matter.

Here we are learning about how the SOLID form of water (ice) is lighter than the LIQUID form of water (water)!

After we got all the experiment cleaned up, the stove was still hot and Noah noticed that the ice melted on the burner fast (causing lots of vapour).

Here he is explaining how this happens:

From boredom to PURE fun!

And so the life without Jacques begins! Well...it's not as bad as it sounds.

January is Jacques' "year end" time and this means A LOT of hours, which translates to not seeing him in the evenings and not seeing him on the weekends.

AND...  If you know our family, you probably have heard me complain EVERY January!!!  Thanks for listening to me and not judging!!!

The great news is that each year, it seems to get easier.  Not that we don't like it one stickin' bit, but we know it's a part of his job that allows us to live the life we have! 

THANK YOU honey for working SO hard for our family!

Yesterday, boredom set in :(    Considering we are trying so hard to save money for our adoption, and we live in a town where there is not much to do, what do you DO when you're really bored.

Well...we did it.  We changed our boredom into something fun, and it was quite simple! 

We got up and went to a petting zoo (that is closed now for the season, but the animals are still there) and fed them some old bread we had been collecting for the past few months!

This guy here was my favourite! 

It's not hard to tell why...

...just look at THAT attitude!

Then a simple car wash, somehow turned into some more fun!   Noah was SO excited considering he had never washed a car himself in one of these 'self serve' car washes!  And...to BOOT, he did a pretty good job!

After church this morning, Noah had a great idea!  We went to Edmundston to visit Jacques.  We snuck in an hour for a lunch date.  Then, Noah & I went to do some rock climbing and swimming!

So a weekend that started off in pure boredom, ended up to be quite the adventure after all! 

As Noah was going to bed, he said 'Mom, I can't believe the weekend is almost over.  It's been the best weekend ever.'



Happy New Year

Christmas is all over for another year.

We had a lovely Christmas.  It was quiet and low key.

It has been a simple and relaxing vacation,

probably in a subconscious kinda way in preparation for a busy year ahead.

So what do I say about a new year??

Lets just say we have one busy year with lots of 

"new" on the horizon for 2011.

I admit, I've kinda been hiding out this past week to catch up on some MUCH needed R&R.

So with that, just wanted to wish you all a very Happy 2011!