The Studies That Are Social.

For our wedding anniversary yesterday, Momlissa and I celebrated with a romantic dinner at the Rainforest Cafe (with children). On the way home, Cecilia informed us of the following things:

1) Symbols are things that stand for other things (her examples: a horseshoe or a clover stands for good luck, a pumpkin stands for Halloween);

2) Symbols for our country include the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and the flag;

3) The American flag includes thirteen red stripes and thirteen white ones, and fifty stars to stand for the fifty states;

4) Our country once was controlled by England, but broke away so we could make our own rules;

5) "Liberty" means freedom, and "freedom" means getting to make your own rules for yourself. (No, we are not encouraging her to vote for Ron Paul.)

Okay, so she didn't actually quote the Declaration of Independence or sing "This Land is Your Land," but still - wow. Momlissa and I agreed that we don't think we covered that stuff in school until about fifth grade (and I don't know about you, but all I actually remember about that time, personally, is the words to "Sweet Betsy from Pike").