It's been so cold here that it even snowed on Thanksgiving! Lucky for us it didn't stick to anything. One benefit is I got to light a fire in our fireplace! Dave has to watch me like a hawk, however, because I tend to play with the fire way too much!
Yesterday we tried to pull together Rachel's science project and costume for the 3rd grade program. Rachel's science project deals with hand washing effectiveness. We started the experiment by taking all three kids to Chick-Fil-A for lunch and then demanding they stay and play for at least 30 minutes in the play place. When we got home, they rubbed their hands on apple slices and placed them in individual canning jars. The process was repeated after washing their hands different ways - Germ-X, bar soap, or liquid soap. We have to watch the jars until next Saturday to see which ones are least rotten. We'll see if this works.
As for Rachel's costume, she is supposed to be a comet. I found a picture on the internet we are using to model the costume after. Hobby Lobby had some really cool metalic looking material for the main part. Problem - the material kept getting eaten by my sewing machine. Now I have resorted to hand sewing! I am glad I have all next week to work on this. I did not intend for this to be an all week afair!
The kids go back to school tomorrow and I have to return to work. I ended up leaving work early on Wednesday and then took Friday off. I've enjoyed the time off. We now have our Christmas tree, lights, and other decorations up. We found a really good radio station playing Christmas music. This is my favorite time of year.
2 comments:
Keep us posted on Rachel's science project results. I definitely want to know which apple turns out best. And good luck on the costume, Kari. Anyone who can create costumes from scratch has my undying admiration.
I'm interested in the science project and want to learn the results. Are you going to use the picture for a Christmas card? It looks like a good one.
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