Song of the Sea

Yesterday, as a Fathers Day family activity, we Rowes snuggled up with bowls of popcorn to watch the movie "Song of the Sea."  The movie is based upon Celtic legends of the selkie, and its main character is a little girl named Saoirse who turns out to be a selkie.  In order to connect with her true selkie powers, she must wear her seal coat:

Madeleine was especially entranced by the movie, and has gone full-out obsessed with the whole selkie thing.  Needless to say, Madeleine is now Saoirse:

Yes, despite the 90 degree weather today, she has been wearing her hooded poncho sweater in an attempt to imitate a selkie coat.  Whether she's outside in the brutal sunshine, eating froyo at the Orange Leaf, or just hanging around the house, Madeleine is channeling her inner selkie and refusing to go back to human form.


While Madeleine clearly has Ireland on her brain, Julia has other locations in mind.  Today, inside the math folder she took home from school, I found this math work she had done:

List five different city names.  Use the chart to determine which one has the highest value.

1. New York
2. Boston
3. Mexico
4. New Jersy
5. Caimbrige


This is the first I've heard of Mexico and New Jersy being cities.  Wow.  Guess I need to refresh myself with some geography lessons!

On another note, tonight the girls are trying out the town track and field program for the first time ever, so we'll see if I can convince Madeleine Saoirse to ditch the poncho, at least while she's running and sweating...