Two of our kids got wisdom teeth pulled so we had to figure out soft things for them to eat. Well, June 7 was Chocolate Ice Cream Day. Ice cream is soft food. We had vanilla ice cream, we had chocolate syrup. I told everyone they could celebrate whatever way worked for them. I personally made my treat into a banana split.
June 8 was Name Your Poison Day. We missed it but Nichole celebrated it observed the next day. She started listing different types of poisons she's studied. Polonium, foxglove, hemlock, strychnine, cyanide, arsenic, aconite (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane- you can learn that from Harry Potter). Interestingly, Nichole can name more actual poisons than alcoholic beverages which is where the saying, "Name your poison," came from. I'm okay with that as long as she doesn't put either to use in real life.
June 8 was Name Your Poison Day. We missed it but Nichole celebrated it observed the next day. She started listing different types of poisons she's studied. Polonium, foxglove, hemlock, strychnine, cyanide, arsenic, aconite (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane- you can learn that from Harry Potter). Interestingly, Nichole can name more actual poisons than alcoholic beverages which is where the saying, "Name your poison," came from. I'm okay with that as long as she doesn't put either to use in real life.
You may be wondering why Nichole would know so many poisons. Well... you know we are a family of readers. We are also a family of writers. Nichole is interested in learning about writing mysteries. Many mysteries deal with murder and one way to kill someone is with poison. So... she had been learning about poisons and lately she's been learning about forensics because mysteries should also be solved. It's interesting to look at the books we check out from the public libraries. Anything from Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? to A Guide to Forensics.
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