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Eli has been studying blood and its' components.  So we created some fake blood.

I cannot take any credit for this idea, actually I feel like I can take no credit for any ideas anymore since all ideas that have ever been thought of are all on Pinterest.

The plasma was yellow (water with yellow food coloring) at first.

Then the cheerios are the red blood cells, they were colored red with red food coloring.

The white blood cells are the marshmallows.

And the platelets (we did not have purple pom poms, so I had Eli use the perler beads)......so maybe that was an original idea?  Ha ha ha!

Anyhow, he had to tell me what the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets did as their job in the blood stream. 

He is such a smarty pants!

This morning we took the kids to an archery club that meets the last Friday of the month.

It is for homeschoolers.  There were a ton of homeschool families present.

The Brevard Archers Association sponsors it and teaches the kids the correct form and rules.

Amazingly, it is free!

Despite the heat, the kids had a wonderful time. 

Maggie Beth brought this little furry friend home today for the weekend.

When we picked her up from school today we headed straight to the pool with our lunches in tow.

So Maggie thought we would start the weekend off with taking Patches swimming. 

Her picture shows her swimming with her brothers and Patches. 

(Disclaimer: Patches sat on the picnic table and watched as we swam.......Patches was not water-logged on this trip). 

Indians, Native Americans, that is what our 3rd grader has been studying so far this school year.

Along with studying explores like Christopher Columbus.

We have even researched the Ais Indians who lived in this region of Florida.

The Ais were great fishermen, and their diet was rich in fish, turtle, and shellfish.  They also ate cocoplums, sabal palm berries and other fruits. 

From what we know, their homes were similar to this, with palm fronds on the tops and sides. 

(Since there were not enough palm fronds, our Sycamore tree branches had to suffice).

So since Hurricane (tropical storm) Issac is headed our way, we will see how this Indian home survives the next 48 hours.