Lego Fantasy

When Meg was about two years old I ask a friend of mine what her children's favorite toys were. Without a moments hesitation she said "Lego"

Great...Boy Toys...I thought. That's what I get for asking the advice of a mom who only has boys. I think she knew what I was thinking because she pulled out her Lego catalogue and showed me a girl's lego doll house. HOW COOL!!!!!

The Lego love was born, and like any truly great love, it gets better over time.

The next phase occurred the year we studied Physics for science. The motorized machine kit was one of the funnest hands on experiences ever. We built all kinds of fun stuff. We built piano keys that really "played," we built windshield wipers that really moved, we built our own draw bridge, the list goes on and on. I never knew that forces, levers, wheels, axles, gears and pulleys could be fun. (This is why I homeschool, I'm getting the education I missed the first time around.)

Then the catalogues started coming. I discovered...Robotics! and it gets worse...First Lego League. The opportunity for the girls to solve engineering problems by building their own robot and competing against other teams. Dose life get any better?

I downloaded the instructions for building the regulation table that is used for competition. My first snag. I could NOT figure out how to build the table. Not Good. I began to realize that there are limitations to my abilities.

I drew on my secret talent. My ability to find other peoples talents and exploit the heck out of them. Oh, I mean, my ability to recognize other's strengths encourage them to make the most of their abilities. (Hey, there's a reason they let me be president, no one else wanted the job!)

I started thinking, who can I get to coach our First Lego League team? Then it hits me like a bolt of lightning. I don't know about you, but most of my really good ideas seem to hit me when I'm taking a shower. I think better in there. I finish up grab a towel and call Mrs. Pevensie. Being such good friends I thought I'd tease her a little bit.

"Hello"

"Hello Mrs. P, It's Mrs. M. I was just taking a shower and I couldn't stop fantasizing about your husband."

I'm waiting for her to yell at me. Or at least get the "Ohhh Reeally?" But she just laughs and says.

"Yeah, He's worth fantacising about."

Ok that joke fell flat.

"Don't you want to know WHAT I WAS FANTASIZING?"

"Sure, tell me."

"Well, he was a math teacher, and there's this First Lego League, I thought He'd be the perfect person to coach it."

Mrs. P. is still laughing about how pathetic I am. After all, Mr. P. is a firefighter and we've all seen the calender.

Which would you have a fantasy's about:

A) Or B)

Regardless of how you vote. You really need to check out all of the awesome lego action going on! Mr. P. I'm still hoping you'll come to the realization that putting out fire's is not going to be as much fun as coaching our homeschool Lego League team!

Just in case you weren't sure. I voted for B. How can you not love the cute little hat?