culture shock

Ack. My friend's son is a college freshman this year. She emailed me the annual Mindset List -- a list of cultural references that the current freshman class understands and that makes their parents feel like dinosaurs. My favorite is number 31: 

They have never been able to color a tree using a raw umber Crayola.

 

Above: Our annual first day of school picture. Nolan was still in his pajamas (one of the luxuries of homeschooling), so we will have to get his later in the day. And for a little reality check, here is the same photo from four years ago:

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