Here's Matthew performing in the fourth grade Lewis and Clark play (they are kind of like celebrities around here, Lewis and Clark that is, not the fourth graders). They spent almost the entire school year preparing for this. We know because we've spent the entire school year listening to Matthew sing the Idaho county song and having him tell us bits of Idaho history. Which has left me feeling a little out of sorts since I grew up learning Arizona state history, not Idaho. I have had Kris and Matthew giving me incredulous looks of disbelief when I go into blank stare mode during the stories of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians. How can I NOT know about Chief Joseph? Which reminds me that I'm a little upset when it comes to the fact that my children are growing up learning Idaho state history and not Arizona state history. I'm having a hard time processing this reality. Chief Joseph vs. Geronimo. Then there's the fact that AZ only has 15 counties and Idaho has 44! For crying out loud, who needs 44 counties?! Although I'm pretty sure I couldn't even tell you 10 of the 15 counties in AZ, but the point is I was hoping to refresh my state history memory through my kids, but now I realize they are learning things I never learned and I'm a little sad about it. It's my AZ state pride getting in the way.
Anyway, back to Matthew's play- it was really enjoyable. We loved all the humor and songs and he did a fantastic job.
From this video you can learn all of those 44 Idaho counties! Good luck with that! Now we have the added bonus of Matthew being able to tell us where all those Idaho plates are from (Idaho license plates are designated by county, eg: 1M= Madison county)!
Oh yes, it's Lewis and Clark, Clark and Lewis...I haven't been able to get that song out of my head for months...
Great job, Matthew! We loved it!!!
5 comments:
How hilarious! Y Matthew is one smartie! Your writing tonight is making me laugh out loud!!! I know what you mean about the AZ pride and all. When Wes lived in Mexico he missed out on all of the state history, not to even mention the US history, but it has always made me sad, because I am such a history lover, I won't say s history buff, because I am far, far from that, and yes my goal now is to see how many more comas I can add to make this sentence run on and on and on, its getting late for me I've been up since 5:30! Sorry!
Hey Tara, that county song just made me think about the state song and how mom sang it in her therapy when she had to name as many states as she could. Oh man, we were laughing so hard!!! Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas....... Good times!
Who the heck is Cheif Joseph?? Go Geronimo and Saguaro Cacti and the 7 c's (uh, actually I didn't learn any of this stuff growing up, I lived in CA till I was in 6th grade, I only have learned it through Cameron. By the way, can you still name the 7 c's or is it 6? Who really knows or cares once you get to our age. ) Well, it was fun watching Matthew anyway, and he looks super cute with his braces!!
copper, cotton, coal... thats all I got...
ok, its 5 c's and here they are (as if you even cared, right!)
"Are they important?" she asked.
They are so important, as a matter of fact, that copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate are on the official state seal, which graces floors, door handles, walls and exhibits around the Capitol complex.
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