Dr. Frankenstein's Creation (who are we to call it a Monster!)

Under the topic of interesting things my children say: This morning Aedyn and I were reading his new book on human anatomy and function (at a child's level, not one of my texts) and he says, while looking at what appears to be a functional MRI scan of the brain visually stimulated: "I need to get a brain. I don't want to kill anyone, so I'll have to get it from a dead person. I can use it on my Mama-bot." (Mama-bot is a conceptual work he has in progress over the last 8 months—it is a robot he wants to build, and of which he has developed many models, that will do all of Mom's work for her. It has many iterations.) We are very protective of what they watch and read, so: No, he knows nothing of the work of Dr. Frankenstein.

Yesterday we went to Jacksonville for the Souther Oregon Chinese Cultural Association (SOCCA) Chinese New Year Parade. The kids enjoyed the dragons and the floats. The weather was warm (60°–65°F) and sunny. During the parade we had a couple "yes-our-children-are-homeschooled" moments. This was their first encounter with cheerleaders:

Cheerleaders: We say 'GO,' you say 'FIGHT.' GO!

Crowd: FIGHT!

Ch: GO!

Cr: FIGHT!

A look of horror mixed with disbelief crosses Aedyn's face.

I: It's OK, Aedyn. Some people use the word 'fight' when they talk about doing your best in a game. They don't really mean fight.

A little while later, they experience their first marching band.

A: OOOOH! Wind instruments!

The surrounding parents were entertained.  :)

Here are some fotos.