On Saturday we went to an event put on by the University of Alberta Science Department. It was called The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I didn't know it was based on the world of Harry Potter. My boys have not yet been introduced to the story. There were parts that were a little awkward when the university students were trying to engage my boys with questions like, "Do you remember the kind of owl Harry Potter had?"
Or, "Who's wand do you think this belonged to?"
To which I replied, "We haven't read the books yet so we wouldn't know."
The student replied to Toviel, "Well, guess anyways." (?????)
Um...haven't read the books yet, Genius.
Anyways, parts of the event were a hit, parts were a miss.
The boys did enjoy making a fragment of DNA with jujubes and licorice.
There were some potions to mix.
There were a couple of rooms filled with bones, ancient tools, and other archeological interests.
We were there for about 4&1/2 hours. The highlight was the presentation from a chemist. He showed us all kinds of interesting things, from how oxygen speeds up reactions, to how awesome liquid nitrogen is. He set a lot of things on fire.
I wasn't at the top of my game today. I was tired, feeling deserted, disconnected, left out, and alone.
Today was quiet. A lot of Minecraft was played, some videos were watched, ice cream was eaten. We woke up to snow and ice on the ground, so the hibernating feeling was dominant today.
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