He's taken over our Chemistry class, doing labs with the kids. I'm blaming the mess in my kitchen on this particular lab study. I can't remember what principle they were studying this day, but it was certainly intriguing to Bryan.
And what Daddy (and big brother) don't like doing the taste test when Luci makes donuts with her The Science Chef book? The Science Chef is sort of like Alton Brown cooking, geared towards kids. (I just noticed that there is a The Science Chef Travels Around the World book, too--I'll have to get that one next.) As you can see, Luci's donuts got five thumbs up.
Most of the time, it is just lovely that John's home so much. The other days, he has jobs to do in town, and I think he's glad for the escape from the monkey house.
John has taken over Bryan's math lessons, which means I get a break from the "I hate school" attitude. I think it's really an "I hate anything that's not related to sleeping, eating or video-games" attitude. I don't care what it's called, I'm just glad I get a break from it.
John also gets a front-row seat for all the scrapping the boys do. One of my favorite things to say is, "Go tell your father." Then he gets to deal with World War VII or whatever World War our house is up to at the time.
And, as pictured above, John has taken on our Chemistry class. I am grateful for that because I am not fond of the mess it can be. I'm the one who studied a little bit of chemistry in college. John's learning-as-he-goes and doing a fine job at it, too!
It's so nice to share the good and the bad with John. He has always been pretty much hands-off with our schooling, but now he's jumping in with both feet. He loves to keep busy! I've heard some mock-horror stories of what retirement is like for the wife...but so far, I like it.
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Just had to share this one...today we did get snow--about an inch and a half. Just enough to use the saucer-sleds we got in January. I forced encouraged Bryan to go outside and endure enjoy the fresh air for thirty minutes this morning. He is in this photo--can you find him? He slid down the hill that's next to Luci's treehouse and just stayed there...lying on the ground...for most of his required thirty minutes. He's next to that light-green saucer in the bottom right of the photo, knee up and head on the down-hill side. He was fine; he was not hurt there; he was just thinking he was smarter than I by not doing anything while he was outdoors. I didn't care. As long as his face saw the sun.
