This weekend we went to a get together up in Charlotte. Very fun! I saw a bunch of my friends that I hadn’t seen in a long time, which was nice. We played Winkum, Mafia, Spoons, All of the Bears are out Tonight, Do you know how Mary died?, Scream, Tangle, Guitar Hero, and a weird game where you hold up yourself and three other people like a table using only your knees and legs. We played soccer too, which explains why I ache all over. But it was worth it. Christian and I also learned how to play football. When we told the kids that we didn’t really know the rules to the game and that we’d never played before, there was a shocked silence. But they were nice enough not to tease and patient enough to show us what to do. I don’t understand the fascination with it, but I think I know enough now to follow the game! That counts! I also attempted to play volleyball for the millionth time. And again… it didn’t work out very well. Dad says he’ll show me how to play sometime, so I’ll at least be passably good next time we go to a get together.
Christmas carols started playing on the Radio on Thursday!!! 🙂 I was so excited and happy to hear them, but I am restraining myself until after Thanksgiving. If I start listening to Christmas songs too early, I get disappointed when Christmas actually rolls around. It’s too much of a good thing. So I’m going to revel in the Thanksgiving spirit while I can, and save all the Christmas-y stuff for later. It’s killing me though!
Trisha
Not knowing how to play Football in North Carolina is like Hating Coffee in Seattle. Sheesh sounds like they were patient w/ your ignorance though!
Soo are you interested in Gene Mapping?
We are quite interested in gene mapping. Actually, we are studying it quite heavily right now! Are you working on that?
Trisha
Well I recieved a big BOOK regarding it at the Conference. I got home and thought “WHAT am I GOING to DO with this”?? I will send it too you. Your family should look into going to an NSTA conference I think you’d get a lot out of it. There were many “homeschoolers” at the one in Portland. They have a family day that I think anyone can attend. I’m going to mail you my info about GENE mapping though.
Trisha
sheesh don’t look to closely at my grammar errors
Trisha
OOH there was one in October in Charlotte, you missed it.
There is one in Cincinnati (who goes there?) and New Orleans
Trisha
Trisha, that sounds very neat. I will Google them and see if I can come up with a place we can attend. We ought to do it together. I think it would be a blast to go to a conference like that with you. Maybe you could come out here if we could find one, or we could come back there. On the football thing, though, since this is North Carolina, they worship the god of basketball with Duke, UNC, and NC-State. Why don’t you bring the book when you come to visit!
Trisha
LOL, I think you may want to read it BEFORE I that time! So I will mail it!!! The one in New Orleans is Nationwide and apparently off the hook with cool stuff!!