Tommy is learning about The Revolutionary War at school. Paul Revere was the subject yesterday.

He came home from school with a stick horse, tricorn hat, and lantern, all made out of paper. The stick horse is his favorite, of course.

I asked him if he learned the horse’s name.

“Drastic Measures.”

Huh?

“I heard Paul Revere took drastic measures to warn the people about the British. They were coming!”

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Update: I went to the Reader’s Digest website to look for a way to electronically submit this post. In the terms and conditions area, it states:

Original contributions, which should be no more than 500 characters, become our property upon submission. Your submission may be used in all print and electronic media. If it’s used on the RD.com website only, you will not get paid for it. If selected, it may be edited. Previously published material must have source’s name, date and page.

Does this mean I have to take down my post if it is suddenly THEIR property? If not, then is it considered “previously published” if it appears on a personal blog—so I cite the link to my blog post? I don’t want to mess this up.

Tommy could finally buy the Lego Deathstar with all that Reader’s Digest coin.

This took me back to my childhood days, when I’d spend hours reading my mother’s college anatomy and dental textbooks. Really. I could perform a root canal on your upper left central incisor right now AND point to your appendix.

Joel shares my interest in anatomy. This morning, he drew this:

And just like anatomy books, I added labels based on what he told me during the lecture.

Fig. 1: The brain

Fig. 2: Umbilical cords

Fig. 3: Eyeballs

Fig. 4: Mouth

Fig. 5: Red apple

Fig. 6: Lungs!

Fig. 7: Heart

note: The lungs are like bread, the heart is like turkey, so it is like a sandwich

Fig. 8: Muscles

Fig. 9: Those things that are in your back

Fig. 10: Stomach

Fig. 11: The tubes that take poop and pee to your bottom

Fig. 12: The toilet

Fig. 13: Water

Fig. 14: More water

Fig. 15: Green apple

Fig. 16: Butt

Fig. 17: Bones

Test on Monday.