I sort of forgot that I had a blog the past couple of months! But then I remembered again....
We have been studying the Ancients lately and we are currently learning about the Greeks. My sons know more about the Ancient Greek gods than I do. This is, in part, because they recall the information I teach them better than I do, and Elijah is reading some things on his own - behind my back - without me knowing. How dare he!
The other day I dressed them up in old Greek clothing. Okay, so it wasn't actually old Greek clothing. It was pillowcases, t-shirts, and scraps of fabric.
Here Elijah is acting all philosophical and thoughtful, since that what the Greeks did - right? They thought and discussed things a lot! Toviel is showing me how angry he is that I told him to act all "thinky". Apparently he is at that stage where he "doesn't want to be told what to do." I totally understand him, because I am also at that stage.
Then - the fighting began...
Cris made them armor out of cardboard (and this isn't even half of the stuff he made them). This is what happens when work is slow and the man of the house can't stand to not be fixing something or creating something. We are fairly certain that the Ancient Greeks did not use axes, but this is a throwback from some other ancient civilization that we have already studied (can't remember which as they all seem to blend in a little) and the boys really think axes are cool.
At least they are wearing head protection.
Then I made them do their school work on "wax" tablets, like the Ancient Greeks:
Although it's not actually wax. If you must know, it's shortening that had been sitting in the fridge. It's the best I could do.
They tell me their favorite subject is history, which is amazing because it was the most dry and boring thing for me in school. Thank God for a curriculum to guide me.
I think I hear the clashing of cardboard axes on cardboard sheilds, along with Zeus' thunderbolt and something about a golden apple. And it is sounding like an intervention of a parental unit is needed. Duty calls....
