Sunday, March 11, 2018

Lifestyle of Learning 2018 Edition: Volume Six

February 18 - March 10

Bishop had his culinary internship.
Maceo and Bishop made a trip to St. Louis to see a Brockhampton concert.
Maceo had a couple of improv lessons with Queen City Studios.
Maceo gave voice lessons to his two students.
Maceo viewed a production of Ragtime.
Bishop, very unfortunately, had the flu.
Also, unfortunately, the sump pump gave out and the basement flooded.  Sigh.  After recovering from the flu Bishop helped deal with flooding.
Maceo performed with Home Team improv team.
Maceo read Columbinus.
Bishop returned to pottery lessons.
Maceo had his senior pictures taken by a great friend that he has performed with for years who is now a great photographer.







Bishop had scouts a couple of times.  He worked on the sculpture merit badge.





Bishop attended a workshop at the university presented by ceramicist Dick Lehman.
Here is a sample of Dick Lehman's work.














Bishop attended science group where we tried to do some experiments related to circuits.  Those experiments didn't quite work so it became an exploration of batteries.





Both boys got their learner's permits before we left for New Mexico and, while in New Mexico, they both did some driving (thanks to Christian for teaching them how to drive)!!!


We made a trip to New Mexico to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.
We dined at some New Mexican restaurants.
We got to eat some gumbo.  Grandpa even gave us the recipe.

The kiddos went hiking in the mountains.
We went to the Natural History Museum...



...and the Albuquerque Museum.







Maceo and Bishop stayed at the Albuquerque Museum while the rest of us went to Rattlesnake Museum - 35 species of rattlesnakes were seen.
We went to Santa Fe and found Grandma's grave.
We checked out several stores.
Look at this amazing pottery!!!
We went to the Loretto Chapel with the miraculous stairway.

We had pizza, including one with a blue corn crust, chicken, green chile and pine nuts.  Yum.

We saw the movie, "Tortured for Christ."
We went to the ranch to spend time with Grandmama.
There was food...
...time with the dogs...
...game playing...
...and hiking, fire building and star watching.
There was a long drive home with just enough time to straighten up the house for a film shoot at the house.  A film student is making a documentary on homeschooling and we were selected to be in it.  It was so much fun!!!

Bishop went to the cabin camp out with his scout troop.



Before leaving for New Mexico Bishop entered two pieces of pottery into a competition and, upon returning from New Mexico, we found that he had a piece accepted into the juried exhibition.

This is the piece that will be in the exhibition.  Isn't that exciting?

Maceo ended the week with a trip to Branson to see a production of Annie that his girlfriend was in.
It's a full life!
It's a good life!

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