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Kids say the darndest things. Often. In unexpected moments that we don’t want to lose. These are selected highlights from growing up with Carter.

Fears of Disney and Marvel

What if there’s Wizards of Xavierly Place?

RAIN- a poem by Carter Makice

From Amy: Today Carter ran out into the rain to swing- then came in needing paper and pencil. He disappeared for a few minutes and returned with this poem.

Kuril Islands- Geography Catch

The Kuril Islands are part of the Ring of Fire- an area where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
About 90% of the world’s earthquakes, and 80% of the world’s largest earthquakes happen in the ring of fire.
The Kuril Islands connect Japan and Russia, and there’s still conflict between [...]

Laptev Sea

Today we’re looking up the Laptev Sea. The Laptev Sea is a marginal sea which means it is partially enclosed by land- like arcs of islands that branch off from the mainland. You can think of it as sort of a vase shape that’s wide at the base, gets thinner at the neck then opens [...]

Dog Pileup!

French Fry required some assistance warming up today.

Who Knew there was St. Louis in Africa?

Saint-Louis is in Senegal, Africa. Senegal is a country in the far west of Africa. Africa is sort of a bean shape, and Senegal is directly in one end of the bean. It’s about 500 kilometers southwest of the Sahara in my estimation.
Rising sea levels are a threat to Senegal from the Senegal River.

Bawiti, Egypt: Geography Catch

Mom and I have been playing catch with a globe and wanted to research some of the places we find. Today it is Bawiti, Egypt.

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