Science Fair with Parents at School . . .

Schyler had to pick 4 science projects she'd like to do and the teachers chose 2 for each child. Any parent that wanted to participate signed up to help their child. We were invited for lunch and then went to our designated rooms. The first project we did was called the Cartisian Diver. Mrs. Entwistle went over the project and the kids figured out why the diver went up and down the bottle and then they got to make one! Schyler really enjoyed this project and was very proud of her diver! After picking the colored wire, we hot glued the wire onto the eye dropper and then added water to it.


Mrs. Entwistle is explaining to her how it's actually working.


Little more practice at diving.


The second project she chose was the "Hair Raising Experience". Mr. Pollock always comes to the school and shows the kids different science projects during the Good Morning Program. Schyler loves Mr. Pollock. Science is her favorite subject!

Here Mr. Pollock is using Schyler's hair to show the kids how the balloon collects electrons from her hair and causes her hair to stick to the balloon to try and get the electrons back.

Here is the hair raising experience. Not only did her hair go crazy but her shit was sticking to her like crazy and the strings hanging off her denim skirt with stick straight out! It was really funny watching all the kids do this. One of the high school girls did it and her hair went crazy!

Love notes . . .

Here's a little conversation Schyler and I had:

Schyler: Mom is this a chalk board?

Mom: Yes.

Schyler: I have chalk can I write on it?

Mom: Sure, why not.

Schyler: Ok, I'll be right back I'm going to get my chalk.

I was sitting at the table reading and when she got down and walked away I happened to look up at what she wrote and this is what I saw . . .

My baby is so sweet!

I was late getting to school for lunch . . .

. . . with Schyler before the science fair. I was driving to school and saw these geese and had to turn around to get a shot or two LOL! She wasn't too mad when I told her, she just shook her head and rolled her eyes like yup that's my mom!

Busy, busy

tonight is the beginning of a really busy week and weekend. It's the final week of DD's ice show. We'll be at the arena every night this week for a few hours. Full dress rehearsal is Thursday night. Then the show is Friday, 2 on Saturday and one more on Sunday. Our guest skater is Jeremy Abbott again. He was our guest skater last year as well. He just got 4th place in the 2007 U.S. Championships. We got his autograph and photo with him last year. This year we'll have him sign her Skating magazine next to his photo. Hopefully I'll get some good pictures and I'll get them posted here.

First Run of the Season. . .

. . .finally our weather is breaking a little. I got up at 8:00 a.m. to go running but it was a tad nippy and my sinus' definitely would not be able to handle it. So I waited until 10:00 a.m. and I took off. My plan was to do at least 3 miles. I got to my 1/2 way marker for 3 miles and decided I could go another mile. I mean that's great but the problem is when you finally get to the 1/2 marker for 4 miles, you're dying! I did have something to look forward to on the way back -- going downhill! A nice little break. But once I cleared the bottom of the hill then I struggled for the next 1.5 miles. I had about a 1/4 mile to go -- I felt like I had cinder blocks on my feet. I kept telling myself keep going, keep going 1/4 mile you can do it LOL! Geez, it's not like I just started running for the first time in my life, but I guess that extra weight I've acquired in the last 2 months has seriously put a damper on my first run. I usually have to fight off shin splints so I iced both of them. Now about 4 hours later, I'm definitely feeling the effects. Maybe I should have only went 2 miles and then 2 miles tomorrow. I'm sure I won't be hitting the pavement tomorrow.

Disappointment

. . . our boys Varsity Volleyball team played their second round of sectionals on Thursday, March 8, 2007 against Living Word. Our team was seated #1 in Class C/D. I've been shooting a few of their games and was excited to be shooting this one. The 1st game was very exciting and nerve wracking. We were dominating the game. Our boys were so psyched & strong and the crowd was going crazy! Then . . . Living Word started coming back, they pulled ahead, and we lost the first game. Our team seemed to fall apart. Living Word knocked us out of regionals taking all 3 games. Even though I only knew a few of the boys playing it was very disappointing and I felt bad. Just the look of helplessness. Unfortunately for the Seniors there won't be a second chance, but for the rest there is always next year. Congratulations MM for getting as far as you did!

Snowshoe lesson . . .

. . . I borrowed my sister's snowshoes so SMJ & I could go snowshoeing. She has been doing this at school so she was so excited to get mom to do it with her. So she put my shoes on for me and gave me a few instructions on what to do LOL! When we got out back and were walking by the trees she said, "this is where you have to be careful you don't want an eye to fall out" LOL! I just about pee'd my pants. We walked down the tracks and then crossed the creek and walked all the way up the hill. At the top the "pro" had to lie down and take a break. Mom was still ready to go. On our way back down the hill SMJ said, "mom we're sort of like bonding". I said, well I thought we bonded years ago when you were a baby. She tries to be so grown up, it's so funny.