A History Lesson by Lauren Reeves

Yesterday afternoon I picked Lauren up from school and as usual, asked her what she did that day and what they talked about. I had NO IDEA I was about to get a history lesson on holidays in February...

M: Did you have a good day at school?

L: Yes.

M: What did you all talk about today?

L: Well on Valentine's Day lots of people died.

M: Who died? (not quite prepared for THAT bit of history)

L: Those people. A long, long time ago. They died on Valentine's Day.

M: OH! The Valentine's Day Massacre? (what the HECK did Ms. Carrie teach them??)

L: Yeah. That.

M: Yes, that's true. Lots of people did die.

L: Yeah, and now they are on coins and stuff. Like the quarter and the penny.

M: The WHAT? (*commence racing mind to figure out what in the world she's talking about*)

L: The coins. You know, money. The quarter and the penny. They are on those.

M: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...Washington and Lincoln?

L: Yes. Them.

M: I see. Wow, that's really interesting.

Oh how easily information gets jumbled in a little ones head. I had no idea that Presidents' Day and Valentine's Day were somehow...related?

And there you have it. A history lesson by Lauren Reeves.