Sleep-over!

               

         Sleep-over!

  

           My friend from college, Meg, who has been very dear to me, together with her boyfriend, LT, stayed with us for a night. We had a simple dinner together and they finally had a glimpse of how it is to be in our family, complete with sprinkles of the chaos, a dash of routine, and a bucket of fun! The boys had a blast playing superheroes with them, complete with masks and suits. They even had LT be Batman for a couple minutes, thanks for being such a sport! James and Adam, and also the grown-ups, enjoyed some spuds and chocolates they brought for us. Yup! We eat chips and candies at home, they make us happy, but we do it occasionally, usually when we have company. :) I do not worry that much now, compared before when the boys were younger. They eat fruits and vegetables, so we feel lucky and do not feel guilty with some treats every now and then.

            
            Since Meg was up for "a day in the life of our unschooled life", we also started our project that night. James and Adam had been telling me to make a solar oven but the project started on a later date because of busy days outside home. So, I measured and cut some foil and the boys did the honors of sticking tapes. As authentic as we can be, I ended up finishing the solar oven.

              We had to take Meg and LT to the MRT station and run some errands the next day and the sun was setting by the time we reached home. So the following morning, James woke me up and was very excited to make some s'mores with the solar oven. Unfortunately, we had to wait for the afternoon sun. Adam was very helpful setting up the assembly of graham crackers, chocolates, and marshmallows. He did not like eating s'mores, though, and he's the type who doesn't eat anything he doesn't really like. He won't even eat ice cream if it's not mango. It was fun how this project showed us how sunlight was reflected, how heat was absorbed and trapped, how solar power is generated with such simple things, and how we can make something yummy by melting chocolates and marshmallows!