Homeschool day 52 of 180
Government school day 42 of 170

Christian brought home a small (about 18″) cord from his cubscout meeting last night. Everyone tried their hand at tying a Turks Head Knot. It seems that everyone failed. There was a set of instructions that the people tried to follow, but it is a complicated affair that is pretty hard to illustrate. When Lorena and Christian got home, they showed me the instructions and I tried my hand at it, failing miserably, too. I did a search for the knot on the internet, but still could not find anything that made tying the know any easier. Finally, Christian showed me a website he had found that features animations of how to tie a variety of knots. It is VERY cool. You can find it here. That got us off center and we were able to tie the knot. It is amazing how such small things can bring such a feeling of accomplishment.