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2015-02-03

Constitutional Ammendments

Tuesday morning with Magic starts off with some amazing Cinnamon rolls that Lisa had made!


I had a weird view of the road on my drive to drop Kate off at school--what letters are and are not backward in the rear view mirror did not seem correct.


Backpacks were piled high when I got there. 



And the boys were deep at work spell slinging!



Matt had a massive game against Andrew!



Derek and Jack battled to a stand still 



The cards were awesome on the table 




Liam showed up late but did not have his cards.



The Altoids box as a storage container is classic.



Andrew had an amazing board state, but was unable to come out on top


I was not able to get a game in this morning--I was hoping to play Alexander's control deck, but he did not make it...Dylan did show up late, but was busy watching youtube video's with Jack.



The table was cleared as the boys headed out to take their Constitution Test


1st
Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.

2nd
Protects the right to keep and bear arms.

3rd
Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.

4th
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate.

5th
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

6th
Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. 

7th
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.

8th
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

9th
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.

10th
Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.


2015-02-02

Masala Chai


Another Friday Tea! The porch was ready


Lisa set up an amazing table.


Cody & I started up a game of Hare and Tortoise, likely our favorite family game these days.


We got the racers to the starting gate


But then got confused by the Vegan Lemon Cookies and the rules


So we tried to select a tea. I still have a lot of teas from Friday's Etsy shop--likely three more weeks worth.



We randomly selected Masala Chai


Cody liked it a lot


Even though he thought it looked like pepper


It brewed up beatifully



I may have steeped it too long.


The color was amazing


But the taste was not all that great--likely the least favorite of the teas we have tried so far.

2015-01-27

Two Headed Abzan Show Down

Another fun Tuesday morning--we had five kids & played some great games.


I beat Preston in a long game--he has great cards and is really hard to beat.

Then we played a two headed giant match & had to stop because school was starting--it was awesome--Derek and I would likely have one against Matt & Preston.


Very good morning of Magic!