Our 12th Week ~ 2014

Last week went by pretty quickly.  Sunday and Monday I recorded Keira and a classmate doing a presentation for science.  (That seems like so long ago now.)  Tuesday we had Bible study as usual in the morning, then in the evening Keira and I met with friends to get some cyber schooling information.  Keira had asked if we could look into the possibility.  Wednesday Honey went to the groomer for a couple hours.  She's always so soft and pretty when she comes home even though she's a nervous wreck while she's there.  

Thursday Keira and I had our vision checked.  I was way overdue for an exam and she had been complaining of not being able to read the blackboard at school.  Friday I got my hair cut.  Just a trim.  Not donating yet.  It was also Doug's birthday, but we didn't really plan anything since he had come home from work early on Monday and stayed home Tuesday because he was sick.  We did manage to get rid of the kids for a few hours and watch a movie - Captain Phillips.  Good movie.  You should watch it if you haven't already. 

Saturday was Alex's soccer game but he was really misbehaving on Friday night at the sitter's, so we didn't go.  He has spent quite a bit of time in his room since then.  Keira and I went to a bridal shower for one of the young women in our church Saturday afternoon.  It was a nice time.  Kudos to the ladies that planned it.  It went pretty quickly, despite all the gifts she got!  Then we ran in to pick up Keira's glasses that were ready already.  Mine aren't ready yet. 

Anyway, onto some of the pics I took last week ...


Keira doesn't usually wear green but she made an exception for St. Patrick's Day.  I had bought some green items for Wednesday's class at church.  The topic was about being green with envy like Joseph's brothers were with him.


I hadn't captured the moon in a while, so I gave it a go the other night.  This photo isn't as sharp as I would like.  I will have to work on that.


The calendar may say it is spring, but the weather says otherwise.  It has still been pretty cold with a nice day thrown in here and there just to tease us.  I decided to go buy some tulips to brighten things up a bit.  They make me smile every time I look at them.


Honey loves a good belly rub from Daddy.  :)


Our Frozen DVD/Blu-Ray came Tuesday morning.  Even though it didn't ship until late Monday afternoon.  Gotta love Amazon Prime.  :)  I've had several songs from the movie stuck in my head all week now.

Some of the other photos I took last week, I already showed in Sunday's Scavenger Hunt post.  Like Keira with her violin and with her new glasses.  Go check them out if you have a minute.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday 02.02.14

Hello!  And welcome to another Scavenger Hunt Sunday!  Which also happens to be Groundhog Day.  I'm posting this on Saturday night, so I have yet to see what the rodent predicts as far as the duration of winter.  But I don't pay much attention to him anyway.  It's going to do what it's going to do.  No matter what Phil says.  :)

But enough of my ramblings.  You're here to see my Scavenger Hunt photos.  Ashley used my list this week, so I had to be sure to participate.  Don't want to miss my own party!  :)

{beverage}

Alex was enjoying a mug of hot white chocolate.  My sister-in-law sent it to us for Christmas.  Alex loves it the most.

{snuggle}

Alex loves to snuggle.  I will miss the days when he no longer wants to snuggle with his mama, so I take advantage of the time now.

{thick}

I used a recipe for a thick bubble solution in order to try our frozen bubble science experiment this week during our well-below zero temperatures.  How's that for a sentence?  :)  If you want to check them out, there are more frozen bubble photos here.

{behind the lens}

 Naturally I am usually behind the lens.  That is where I am most comfortable.  But every once in a while I hand the camera over to Keira so I can be in a shot or two.  Like this one where I'm showing off the painting I did at a class Friday afternoon.  It's not perfect, but not too bad for my first-ever acrylic painting.

{where were you?}

Last Sunday afternoon I sat outside at our picnic table for about an hour capturing close up photos of snowflakes with my macro lens.  It was very cold but I was determined.  And my determination paid off because I got some incredible shots.  Snowflakes are truly amazing.  More snowflake photos here.

Thanks for stopping by!  I will do my best to return the visit.  I'm on call for a birth photo session the next few days, so things are really up in the air, which I'm not used to.  I like things scheduled.  I'm excited for the opportunity though.  I can't wait to share them with you!  Provided I do a good job.  :)

Make it a great week!

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Winter Science Experiment

For the past three days school has been cancelled due to severely cold weather.  My kids were pumped!  They love it when they get an unexpected day off.  They forget that these days need to be made up, probably when the weather is much nicer and they'd rather be outside playing.  :)

However, this mom knows that unless she keeps them busy - especially my boys - that they will start to get a little crazy and start fighting and probably end up in trouble.  So we did a little homeschooling.  They weren't thrilled with the idea at first but I stood my ground.  It turned out to be a really good thing.

Math, language arts, lots of reading, computer time, art, and a science experiment or two.  One of those science experiments was something I wanted to try for a while now ... frozen bubbles.

I knew I would need a helper so Nick agreed to be my assistant.  We went out early Tuesday morning, while the temperatures were still below zero.  We sat in my car because it was too windy in the open air.  And we blew bubbles.

At first nothing happened.  It was just a bubble.

So we tried opening the windows to let some of the frigid air in, but the windows were frozen shut.  Then Nick opened his door slightly, held the bubble near the cold air and viola!  Frozen bubbles!

We tried several times and had a few successes and many failures.  As far as photographing them anyway.  If we let them freeze too much, they would burst.  Or if he moved too quickly to get the bubble wand back to face me, it would burst.  Of if he closed the door too hard ... yep, you guessed it ... it would burst.  :)

By the time we were done and our fingers were on the verge of frostbite, there were bubbles burst all over my dashboard.  When the temps warm up to near freezing the next few days, I'll have to wipe my dash down.  :)

On a somewhat related note, ... if you haven't checked them out yet, I posted some close up photos of snowflakes yesterday.  Not to toot my own horn, but they are pretty incredible.  Making the best of my winter photo opportunities.  But looking forward to spring!


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