Last week was Vacation Week around these parts, so Frances didn't have school and we did a lot of romping around (at least until Friday, when we were in lock down because of the man hunt, then we watched TV all morning). We took ourselves down to the Trailside Museum in Milton, MA. Very worthwhile. Frances was very pleased to interact with other kids and I got to see owls, otters, and other wild life. Chandler slept in her sling.
After wandering the trails, we went inside the museum for a presentation on turtles. That's Frances observing turtles in a kiddie pool.
Now we get to the Darnedest Thing. The naturalist doing the turtle presentation asked the kids if they'd ever seen a turtle pop out of its shell on a cartoon. All the kids, with some parental prompting, said "yes." Then the naturalist showed the kids a turtle shell, complete with the turtle equivalents of a spine and ribs. He asked the kids to find their own spines and ribs and then asked them if they could pop out of their bones. The kids were supposed to say no and then understand that turtles can't pop out of their shells, just as the kids can't pop out of their bones. Miss Frances Upton, however, chimed in with "My sister just popped out!" which has been her refrain since Chandler was born. Luckily, only one other mom caught on to what Frances meant and she got a big laugh out of it.
That's us, spreading confusion-induced hilarity wherever we go.
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