We started out the day with a "Quest for Fire," which was a fun look at "early man," at least from a Biblical standpoint. A couple interesting points that make me appreciate "The Flintstones" a bit more: firstly, God made clothing for Adam and Eve out of animal skins (Genesis 3:21). Secondly, there were several Old Testament people that lived in caves: Lot, Elijah, David, Samson, and more. Of course, they lived in caves because they were running away from something, or hiding. But they did spend the night in caves, so therefore we can call them "cave people." Put that together with the animal skin look, and we've got ourselves that imagery of a cave person that you see in "The Croods" or "Flintstones." And as with those two examples, these early people spoke fluent English. Or, at least whatever language they spoke in at the time. It wasn't grunts and monkey noises, which is something we've had fun with this series (up until today).
Madison heard a bit about "The Croods" this morning, and the quest for fire. In a nutshell, Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden, so mankind has been trying to rekindle that close relationship ever since. We looked at early man: Abel, Cain, and Enoch. Some did things the right way, and others didn't.
After church we had our free time, time to rest and time to play! We finally made it to Mt. Doom today, where we tossed that blasted ring into the lava. And then the exploration of Lego Middle Earth continued - it's HUGE map. It takes like twenty minutes to go from one place to another, so we were pretty happy to discover a way to get anywhere a lot quicker via the map. We stuck around the volcano area up there around Mt. Doom, saying hi to the occasional wandering orc. They did a great job with this volcanic area - Mommy and Daddy were there in Hawaii at both Haleakala and the Big Island's volcanic areas. Really impressive stuff - and such a foreign landscape, so harsh and otherworldly. It was like the pictures we see from Mars. Daddy has a picture of Mommy looking like a jedi in her poncho, the barren landscape behind her with plumes of smoke rising here and there.
Before that, our only exposure to such an area would be Craters of the Moon in Idaho. Sunset Crater in New Mexico is a bit like that too. When Daddy was really young, I remember bringing Star Wars action figures, and posing them at the Craters of the Moon. I need to go find that picture of Squid Head on the hard, volcanic rocks.
I don't think we'll be back to any of these places too soon, but I do hope to take Madison there some day. As for today, we just stayed at home to rest.
We did our piano practice, back to the bog: "Frog in the Bog," that is. Madison has mastery of this one and the other song this week, but again: we were told that things start out easy for the kids. Huzzah for easy!
We watched a movie before bedtime, the live action "101 Dalmatians" with Glenn Close acting like a lunatic. It was enjoyable, but late in the "Home Alone" period where comedic villains were so thoroughly abused by pratfalls that you nearly feel sorry for them! Some villains you just long to see get a comeuppance. Villains in these sorts of comedies really have to work hard to earn such a rough comeuppance. Anyone who has seen this movie knows what I'm talking about - and "Home Alone 2" is one of the hardest to watch. Serious pain!
So we went to bed late tonight, because tomorrow is a holiday. No school, and that means we get to sleep in as well. Mommy and Daddy watched yet another few episodes of "Monk," as if we're trying to set a record on how fast we can get through the entire series. I think we're in the twenties now, so at this pace, we'll be done by November? Anyway, we don't have satellite or cable, so we usually watch older programs on Netflix. During our recent trip to Florida, we watched a few episodes of "Monk" with Nana. As soon as we got back, we were plugging away, watching episode after episode. There is some really clever dialogue in there, likable characters, and interesting puzzles. We've figured out a few early on, but these whodunnits have kept our attention as we sit on the couch and snuggle together. Obviously, it'll be years before Madison sees any of them.
Okay, so what's up with the Sock Monkey Mermaid? This is something Madison has made - we said she was into mermaids lately. So much so, that she's made her sock monkey into a mermaid. Picture coming soon!
Madison heard a bit about "The Croods" this morning, and the quest for fire. In a nutshell, Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden, so mankind has been trying to rekindle that close relationship ever since. We looked at early man: Abel, Cain, and Enoch. Some did things the right way, and others didn't.
After church we had our free time, time to rest and time to play! We finally made it to Mt. Doom today, where we tossed that blasted ring into the lava. And then the exploration of Lego Middle Earth continued - it's HUGE map. It takes like twenty minutes to go from one place to another, so we were pretty happy to discover a way to get anywhere a lot quicker via the map. We stuck around the volcano area up there around Mt. Doom, saying hi to the occasional wandering orc. They did a great job with this volcanic area - Mommy and Daddy were there in Hawaii at both Haleakala and the Big Island's volcanic areas. Really impressive stuff - and such a foreign landscape, so harsh and otherworldly. It was like the pictures we see from Mars. Daddy has a picture of Mommy looking like a jedi in her poncho, the barren landscape behind her with plumes of smoke rising here and there.
Before that, our only exposure to such an area would be Craters of the Moon in Idaho. Sunset Crater in New Mexico is a bit like that too. When Daddy was really young, I remember bringing Star Wars action figures, and posing them at the Craters of the Moon. I need to go find that picture of Squid Head on the hard, volcanic rocks.
I don't think we'll be back to any of these places too soon, but I do hope to take Madison there some day. As for today, we just stayed at home to rest.
We did our piano practice, back to the bog: "Frog in the Bog," that is. Madison has mastery of this one and the other song this week, but again: we were told that things start out easy for the kids. Huzzah for easy!
We watched a movie before bedtime, the live action "101 Dalmatians" with Glenn Close acting like a lunatic. It was enjoyable, but late in the "Home Alone" period where comedic villains were so thoroughly abused by pratfalls that you nearly feel sorry for them! Some villains you just long to see get a comeuppance. Villains in these sorts of comedies really have to work hard to earn such a rough comeuppance. Anyone who has seen this movie knows what I'm talking about - and "Home Alone 2" is one of the hardest to watch. Serious pain!
So we went to bed late tonight, because tomorrow is a holiday. No school, and that means we get to sleep in as well. Mommy and Daddy watched yet another few episodes of "Monk," as if we're trying to set a record on how fast we can get through the entire series. I think we're in the twenties now, so at this pace, we'll be done by November? Anyway, we don't have satellite or cable, so we usually watch older programs on Netflix. During our recent trip to Florida, we watched a few episodes of "Monk" with Nana. As soon as we got back, we were plugging away, watching episode after episode. There is some really clever dialogue in there, likable characters, and interesting puzzles. We've figured out a few early on, but these whodunnits have kept our attention as we sit on the couch and snuggle together. Obviously, it'll be years before Madison sees any of them.
Okay, so what's up with the Sock Monkey Mermaid? This is something Madison has made - we said she was into mermaids lately. So much so, that she's made her sock monkey into a mermaid. Picture coming soon!
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