lies in textbooks

I don't know how I originally found this video, but it was SO interesting to watch. Well, let me clarify.

Brian and I sat down and watched Kent Hovind's "Lies in Textbooks" lecture. It's all about how scientifically and biblically, so many things they teach in textbooks just can't be true. It's apologetics, well, not 101 because it's pretty deep stuff...so Apologetics 500! 

The MATERIAL is FASCINATING. Beyond fascinating.  He rejects various "thoughts" and "theories". He uses multimedia to show various things he's trying to get you to understand. If you're scientifically inclined, you will LOVE LOVE LOVE this!

Sadly, the man's voice is very...monotone. Very flat. He tries to inject some moments of humor, but they are also delivered in a monotonous voice. Kinda ruins the funniness?!?

But, on my "to do list" is to watch all of his lectures and take notes. I've only watched this one, which is #4 in the series. I didn't know it was #4, it's material stood alone, maybe previously referenced, but new to me! You can go out of order, or IN order... so here it is... it's LONG! Settle in with a good cup of tea!

#4: Lies in Textbooks



He's also got one on the age of the Earth "Why the Earth is not millions of Years Old"


Part 2 called The Garden of Eden (Pre-flood)


Another, Part 3, is called Dinosaurs & The Bible (and the living)


Incredible stuff!!

Zoo

Today we went on a field trip with Daddy!! We didn't go with a group, just as a family, it was a very nice treat! Poor Elias almost couldn't comprehend it. On the way there, he asked what time the zoo opened, and I said 10. It was close to 11 by then, and he said "Oh no! We're going to miss our tour!!"  ROFL!!!

Our poor zoo gets a bad rap...it's very small, not a lot of "big" animals, no glitz and glamour. But, it serves a purpose. It takes in a lot of abused, neglected and hurt animals. It's actually a nice little day out, if you don't go with the attitude that you're going to like the San Diego Zoo or something.

They sell cups of goat food and bird food for $1  each. I think we bought 4 or 5 cups! Feeding the birds is so much fun for a 6 yr old! They flock to you!



We had a nice time looking at the lions playing with their barrels and balls, the baby chicks just roaming free with their mommas...until we picked one up!



My husband is always goofy....he was trying to torture Elias thinking he'd eat the baby chick!

 We also saw the river otters swimming...oh, and the Chimpanzee. My husband is still laughing at me. The darn thing was such a MALE!  He was just laying on his hammock with his hand...well...Al Bundy style if you know what I mean. Then he started....um....YOU KNOW!!!  It was like a car wreck, you don't want to look, but you do. It was so funny to see him...pulling it!!! I'm dying laughing now! My husband had to take me away laughing. He's laughing at me now writing this! It was so..funny!!! And gross! And funny!

Here's Little Lovely eating...and the birds hanging around waiting for crumbs!


And, Brian holding a new "friend". Aww, she loved him!

Here're the boys on the Elephant Statue

It was a nice day, and beautiful weather to boot! Shame, with all these birds around, that I had already defrosted a CHICKEN to roast for dinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deodorant

I was thinking, what can I possibly write about tonight? We had just a normal day...played outside a bit, played with our neighbor friend, went to Walmart...

And then I went to tuck in my son and he say's "Oh, wait, I need to put on my deodorant". He's 6. ROFL!!!!!!!! At Walmart today his big thing was can he please PLEASE have deodorant like brother?!?! He also uses mine on occasion...plumeria vs Old Spice...I gave in! I think it's cute.

This got me remembering our Walmart trip, which did have an...event...episode...what would one call it? Only moms will understand what I went through today, part embarrasment, part sad for my son...now later, some laughter...

So, Elias had to poop. Ugh! I hadn't made it through the freezer section or cold section yet, so I figured we better go to the potty NOW before it becomes imperative later and ice cream will melt. SO off we go to the Family Restroom.

Where he strips off his shoes, socks and pants. Brian did the same exact thing when he was little. It drives me nuts at home, and in a public restroom it makes me want to SCREAM!!!!!!

So, he settles in,starts doing his thing...and the toilet automatically flushed. OMG. He became INSTANTLY hysterical, jumped off the pot, ran to the door screaming, wrestling to open the door. I'm fighting him to STAY IN (remember, he's naked!!!!) and he's crying/screaming and covering his ears with both hands.
I'm thinking they're going to think I'm beating him in here! I want him to stop screaming, I want him to stop being scared, AND I have to put his clothes on because his hands are covering his ears!!!

What a funny boy. He's such a mix of 150% boy, yet still so often scared by things like lightening, or ....toilets unexpectedly flushing. I guess I better cherish this time, because soon he'll be a snotty teen!

Harvard and Stanford Universities for free

Stanford announced the other day that they are waiving their tuition for qualified students.
Stanford waives tuition if income under $100,000
Stanford enhances undergraduate financial aid program

Harvard recently announced a similar program....
Harvard University: No Tuition for Low-Income Families
Harvard expands financial aid for low- and middle-income families

Of course this is great news for homeschoolers, many of whom are from single income families!

Interesting Day....

So, today was a busy but good day. Lots of interesting things going on!

My husband's work gives out trips every year to the 3 drivers who book the most hours. 2 years ago Chris won the top prize, a trip to Hawaii. It was a great trip, wrong timing!

Last year, he also won the top prize, another trip to Hawaii. Unfortunately, if we thought timing was "off" on the first trip, this trip saw us through health issues for me, and the baby, and the beginnings of a reparation of our marriage. Definitely not the best time to go away. We asked his boss if we could hold onto it for awhile, and he graciously agreed. We are scheduled to go in June, and very much looking forward to it.

Today was the "meeting" day, with announcements of who won what, this year. Now, this year, Chris has been home A LOT, but he's also still working quite a bit. It was a pleasant surprise to hear he placed 2ND!! Now, in addition to our upcoming Hawaii trip (airfare and hotel paid for), we have a trip to Puerto Vallarta!!! I've never been there, but boy oh boy are we feeling blessed today!!! What a "reward" for spending his time on better things (family & exercise) . Wow!!!!!

In other news...this is...interesting...and I understand it's not for everyone....but I'm pleased that it worked out....get to the point I know! To put it plainly, today, a local high school class got to see me "in all my glory", giving birth to Elias. The teacher was looking for realistic home videos of births, and a local mom put the call out for help...and I responded.

Very in your..substitute face for other body part... style footage. Let me tell you, that was probably the LONGEST 9 minutes of those kids lives!!!!!! 9 minutes of ALL NATURAL, no drugs, pushing a baby out of something that shouldn't be stretched that big!!

It was very realistic, not all quiet and edited. Very full of me saying "I can't do this anymore", small episiotomy, blood, etc etc. Another plus was it showed my birth plan in action. Baby placed immediately on my chest. Waiting to cut the cord. Immediate nursing. Bonding with the baby for an hour before taking him to nursery for weigh in.

I don't know why I was led to respond and allow this. I sure am not a public nudity person, didn't really want many people in the delivery room...but I guess it goes towards my beliefs....educate people on what they're getting into, show them realistically so they can make informed decisions, and advocate for kids/parents (use of birth plan, breastfeeding, etc etc). All in all, I am super pleased I was able to do it.

Can anyone guess what Elias has been watching over and over again in the ensuing day? He LOVES to watch the video of him being born. He loves The Baby Story, loves all things baby, and just loves this video. It's crazy/cool/weird/loving all at once.

I love my kids :)

But I don't want to give birth ever again. EVER. My oldest keeps laughing cause I keep saying this.

HSB Raising Arrows needs prayers

Hey all,

 Amy, over at Raising Arrows  needs our prayers.  Her baby just died. It's truly a heart-wrenching story. You can read her blog and keep updated. 

One of her friends has set up an account to help with medical expenses and funeral expenses...if we all chipped in $5, $10, $20, whatever we can come up with, it will show our support and love during this horrible time.

You can see that blog entry at HERE, or at paypal, enter the email address: medicalbills4emily@sbcglobal.net

If you have a blog and want to post this information, the more people we can get it out there to, the better! Let's get together and help this family!

Swinging, Mazes and Steps

Did I tell you all that the other night the baby took 6 steps?!?!  He's amazing. He's coming so far, so fast!  He is also into mimicking sounds. Chris has a cough and baby keeps "coughing" too. It's hilarious!!!

In Elias news, he learned how to swing today!  As in, not needing a push, being able to pump himself! He was so proud!  We have a swingset in the backyard and the weather this week has just been GREAT!  He's spent hours out there! (we've been out weeding too...not as much fun)

More Elias news...he loves mazes. One day I bought him this little maze workbook at the teacher store, he did all 42 pages in ONE sitting. This is part of my philosophy of learning. I'm not going to STOP him from something he enjoys. He spent much of that day doing mazes. Sadly, it's hard to find maze BOOKS.  Well, hello Internet!  I found the coolest site tonight Printable Mazes.  I spent quite awhile printing off all the Alphabet ones. They have mazes in each letter, lower case and capitol case.  Plus many more.  They are harder than EASY but not too hard. On average they are taking 2 minutes or less, and a couple of tries.

I love watching their brains spin. You can almost follow what they are thinking.."no, not that way, it dead ends...oh, don't go that way, it stops too....oh, back up, back up,.....YESS here we go!!!!"

Brian update...he is busy fixing an old computer of ours up for a friend, who's computer is mega slow. He's putting xubuntu, a linux operating system, on it, to speed it up, and configuring it to look like Windows, as our friend is a tad computer illiterate...it needs to run like how she's used to! What the boy can't do!!