I woke up this morning to the thunder and drops of rain pounding the skylights much earlier than I wanted to be awake! I tossed and turned for a few minutes and I decided to get up, morning was coming and so I decided to get up to enjoy the rain! We have working on a special "unit" this month on creative writing with the kids. Each day they have to answer a new question and today's question of the day reads "No one knows me better than...." I have to admit that I had to stop and think about this for a second. The first person who came to my mind was my husband. We have been married almost 13 years and he defiantly has seen me at my best and my worst and knows me probably better than myself! (SHHH! I am not going to let him know that though) As I started to think about it more I recognized that Jesus-my creator and author of my faith is the one who knows me better than another person. He knows the hairs on my head, my thoughts, my worries, my dreams, and my heart because He created ME!
I am so thankful that the loud rain awoke me today so that I could watch the dark sky turn to morning and I got thank God for giving me life and knowing me so very well.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Colonial America Day 2
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| The Susan Constant-the largest of the 3 ships |
We began our second day at the Jamestown Settlement located in Jamestown. We have learned through our unit study that Jamestown was the first permanent colony in America. HOW COOL IS THAT!!! This day was spent exploring the ships that brought the settlers to america. The Susan Constant (John Smith sailed with Capt. Christopher Newport ) The Godspeed this was the smallest ship and the Discovery that carried about 39 passengers and 13 crew members at only 86 ish feet long! Small living quarters with very little breathing room.
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| Checking out the small window in the ship below deck |
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| Powhatan Village |
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| Removing hair off the deer hide with oyster shells |
We attended a class that taught us all about The Powhatan Indian tribes and their way of life. In the picture you will see a love bug and hubby attempt to start a fire with a stick an string. The girls got to make rope out of reeds and learn to fish with a net and attend to all the "household" chores of little Powhatan Indian girls. We learned that children were not clothed until they "earned their 8x8 square piece of deer skin to cover the private areas of their bodies (around age 13) YIKES! We also learned about African and English lifestyles, navigating the open ocean by the stars and we got to explore Jamestown in its replicated form!!! With real musket guns, powder pouches and armor too! We are also beginning to learn that children do not always have "beds" to sleep in like us today. The houses and living space was much smaller. Lots of times kids slept on the floor.
Adventure to Colonial America
This is our first day of our "hands on history" week. We visited the Yorktown Victory Center where we learned about 18th century farm and soldier life.
We got to talk to soldiers in the army that taught us how to shoot a flint lock musket, modern medicine and healing methods, where soldiers slept and what happened to them when they were bad. We also learned about a ship called the Betsy that was sunk by the British that is located at the end of the fishing pier we frequently fish at. Discovering that the Betsy was the main reason for our frequent loss of tackle was very interesting!
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| A home our family would live in if we lived in the 18th Century We learned that they ate off of knives not forks! |
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| Outdoor kitchen |
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| Littlest love bug always ready to play dress up |
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| A little to heavy to carry for the littlest love bug |
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| Farming the old way |
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| Drying Tabacco |
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| Our friend George Washington |
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| Musket Training |
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| Modern Medicine |
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| Would you like some tea? |
Getting the Itch for Spring
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A true adventure. Thanks to contributions from my mom and husband our children were able fully look the part!
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| Dressing the part |
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