CSI NY Clemente Bornacelli especial feature

Some of Clemente's art was in an episode of CSI NY. Here is a little youtube video about it :)

A Spring Break trip

Since our Spring Break has mostly consisted of things we had to get done. I woke up in the morning and decided, "we should go to the zoo today!" Of course Jared was coming with us :) so we had to wait until his baseball practice was over. That was good though because I really needed to get tires for the truck. $650 later and a little past noon, we headed to Little Rock.

The line to get in looked like Disneyland! But it moved quickly.

We snacked in the truck on the way there but had to eat at the African Cafe at the zoo around 2:00 for a late lunch. Who would have guessed that a hamburger, kids: chicken nugget meal, sandwich, mini pizza and a couple drinks would have cost $35! Food can not be brought in anymore so in the future...eat BEFORE we go!

These pictures were outside the African Cafe.

A little chilly today. This guy had the right idea :)

I don't know what they were looking at, but last time we were here Canyon's head did not even come close to the top of the wall. Now he can look over :)

These bears were having a grand time digging up roots to eat. It looks like they are pretty starved for food doesn't it? haha

New penguin exhibit. Not that grand. Not that impressive. Only picture with mom in it.

It is so hard to get Canyon to smile with eyes.

Jared and Sahara watching the giraffes. They were having a pushing contest. It was funny to watch and it looked like they were trying to trip each other.

After the zoo, we hit the mall. We managed to not buy anything anywhere except the food we ate and our way in and still blew $100 today. The zoo use to be a cheap trip; nothing is inexpensive anymore but we had a good time.

MoNsTeR strawberries

This is one of 3 monster strawberries we had in our pack. They could only fit in a few smaller ones around them. It actually had 6 top stems! Rounded out it was about the size of a tennis ball!

New toy :)

Dawn, the teacher I work with, gave us her trampoline. It's probably 25 years old, but as long as the frame is still holding, all parts can be replaced. The jump surface is rather new, the springs are kind of rusty...but Canyon LOVES it :) Which is good because he has gone from 65 lbs to 97 lbs in 1 year!

The only down side, very time you get off you are covered in black!

The white board

With Spring Break half way over, we have accomplished a lot that was on the white board. However for every thing we check off, we add 2 more things!

My truck is in the shop getting new axle seals and then it goes for new tires.

Sahara and I got hair cuts. I chopped 8 inches off of mine.

Sahara's prom dress has been purchased :) Its a size 1/2 and needs a tad bit of altering and a little embellishments. Shouldn't be much of a big deal or too expensive to do. I'd even attempt to do it but I think I want a pro to make it just right.

A friend donated her trampoline and we have primered the frames. Will most likely get it put up this afternoon.

Winter clothes have been put away and summer clothes brought out.

1st mow of the year has been done (let my sinus attacks begin!)

Some spring cleaning has been started, but not much because that can be done anytime. hahaha, if it gets done!

Thats about what we've done.

Still on the list is:

Sahara going for the driving part of her permit.

The tires on the truck.

Sahara's DNA project.

Homework for Misty.

Pay personal property taxes.

Register for possible summer and for sure fall classes.

More spring cleaning. (notice how cleaning comes last??? hahaha)

I think all will be done except the registering for classes because I think they are also closed for Spring Break.

Our Spring Break Board

Not very clear - first column is things that need to be done in the house. (so far)
Second column is appointments and other things that need to be done. (so far)

It's Official!!!

Spring Break has SpRuNg!!!

Baseball is back, baby!

For the big boys anyway, Canyon's baseball won't start till May.

And even though it looks like it's baseball weather here.....

It's really cold and windy!

This is what the spectators looked like.

Susan ^ Jared's mom :)

GROUNDED!

Malaki is such a bad boy. We thought we were gonna get to bed early last night. But after letting Malaki out to potty before being put in his create, he decided not to come home. He does NOT listen to being called or come to his name. He sees and hears you, turns to look at you, then takes off in the opposite direction. We we left the light on and waited another hour and still no sign of him so we went to bed. He was yipping at the door this morning, but he is banished to the runner till Sunday now.

:( Nana is NOT happy with that boy :(

A new adventure....Sahara got her drivers permit!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Another snow day

8-12 inches of snow in the area (8 at our house as far as we could measure) left schools and businesses closed for 2 days and quite a few today as well. Luckily for Pottsville and Russellville students, this day was all ready a scheduled off day so they will not have to make it up.

Here is Canyon (Malaki on the right of him) walking down the road in front of our house.

Sahara takes good snow pictures :)

Attempting a snow angel. It looked great but too blinding to get a picture of.

The day after these pictures, we ventured out for lunch and to rent a movie. Roads where not clear but not too slippery. Jared's mom decided to let him come to visit (surprising!) He called about 20 minutes later, in the ditch. Shaken but not hurt, him or his truck, and someone else beat us to the rescue. All we saw when we got there was that he was facing the wrong way. Luckily no other vehicles around, or people, or telephone poles, or mailboxes. ....He said he slid one way and tried to correct it. Slid the other way and tried to correct it. Then did a 180 and it stopped in the ditch. I followed him back to our house. 25 in a 50! I think it got his attention!

Super Bowl 2011

Awwwww! I got a kissy~kissy picture.

Of course, our pick didn't win, but it was a good game.

Baseball Sign ups....

...were today. This year there will be 3 levels of teams and Canyon was placed on the higher and older level. We'll see how it goes, but I think he will do fine.

WoW!

These pictures don't really do it justice....but in 8 months, Sahara's teeth have become almost perfectly straightened!

May 2010

January 2011

Algebra...'nuf said :(

Well, class is off to a rocky start. Not only did I somehow test into college algebra when I haven't had any math class since 1988 ( and I think failed!!)...I have to use a graphic calculator and they expect I know how that works! I bought a used one. I found a down loadable manual. 466 pages!!! Even if I read the thing, I wouldn't understand it. I did find an online interactive tutorial...it has helped. And an old friend from high school has offered help too and gave me a website to check out for more help. All the teachers I work with are old school and don't have graphic calculator experience either. So, today, Dawn (the teacher I work with) will have her son come to work and help me out. He's in his Jr. year at Tech. Because the math is all online and interactive as well, I can get all the problems for homework done and done correctly (even if it takes me 30 minutes per problem and I have to do it 17 times!) AND, no matter what the weather is like, if class is not cancelled, I will be there....I hope I can at least make a passing grade. Tests will be another issue all together!!!

Animal cell

One of several projects Sahara has to do is make a model of a cell. The cell part is done but she still needs to do the write up that goes along with it. I think it looks pretty cool because it can close up and open without messing it up.

We should have painted the outside white but had a pale yellow at the house. We still have time to respray it white if we want but colors don't really matter.

Snow Day 2011 :)

Had our first snow day of the season. Not much, but enough for the buses to not be able to get the mountain kids so schools were called off.

We went on our traditional lunch out. Then built a snow dude and had a snow ball war.


Jared gives our guy a face.

Canyon tried snow angels but it was very cold.

Sahara tried to stay as dry and warm as possible...not touching the snow at all.

Our happy little snow dude :)

Sahara, still trying not to get attacked with snow balls.

Sometimes Canyon's hat doesn't co-operate with him very well.

Jared's idea. Our snow dude became a snow dudette.

(By the way, the snow ball war was a tie - I could not keep up with a 16 year old who's in athletics....not until his asthma kicked in and we had to call it quits and go in and chill out with a movie and a wheezing kid)