Science Fair

These last couple of weeks have been filled with preparation for the elementary science fair. For Liz this is required in the fifth grade. They can do it by themselves or choose to enter as a team and work as a partner. She chose to work with her friend Jordan on this project. Their exirement was seeing if a peanut could heat up water. This was a fun experience except for when my house almost went up in flames. All in all they did a great job. The judging day was January 18th, Liz and Jordan took 2nd place for team in their division.

CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS YOU WORKED HARD!!!


(Liz was upset because they took first last year...I explained that we cant win them all)

Mikaela was not required to enter but took the time and did a project. Her project was seeing what kind of hand soap works the best. She used apples to do her expirement. (mom helped a little with her testing) Her conclusion was that Equate (genereic soap) antibacterial soap works the best. Mikaela took 1st place for the consumer division of the science fair.

CONGRATULATIONS MIKAELA WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOU!

Home improvements

Not to much exciting to report these last couple of weeks. We have finally deciced to work on completing the basement. This is the area that I had the daycare...it was painted peach and seaweed green. We have taken the time to now paint to more comfortable colors and make this area into a game room with surround sound TV. Liz has been dying to have an area such as this for when her friends come over. I think she is trying to tell us that socializing with her parents and sister is just not cool anymore. I will send pictures when it is completed. We still have some minor stuff to do before it is liveable.

Liz started basketball last week at school. You will never guess who her coaches are???? Yes, Ken and I have become volunteers for this as well:) We have 16 girls so had to make two fifth grade teams. This has never happened at this elementary school before. Liz is doing very well and has only jammed her finger once since we started. We have discovered that she has a perceptual problem with her eyes and her depth perception is off (another thing she gets from mom). After talking to her eye doctor we have started some eye therapy as well he has recommened contacts. She has been begging for contacts for awhile now and Ken and I have been fighting it. Now that the doc is recommending it and it will help her problem then we have given in.

Mikaela has taken on swim lessons and is still doing her gymnastics.
She has been moved up to the top of her reading group in school and is very excited.I took her in to have her eyes checked to and doc says by next year we will see her in glasses too.

Ken is still job hunting and I start back to college tomorrow!

Love to all

Ken is Turning 40!!!!

Most of you and some do not know that on February 10th my husband is turning the BIG 40! He is begging me not to make a big deal out of this...if you know me that just is not going to happen. Now some of you are wondering why I am sending this out so early when his birthday is not until Febraury, here is my reasoning....

As his wife and his two daughters we have decided to have a party for him and would like to invite everyone. Most of his family is out of town so I thought I would send this out so you all had a heads up. A formal invitation will be going out in a couple weeks.

Febraury 10th we (Liz, Mikaela, and I) will be having an OPEN HOUSE from 4-7pm to celebrate this mile stone in his life. However, we are open all weekend to having family, friends, and fun. The 4-7 is for our friends here locally that would like to stop by and wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. The one thing that I promised my husband is if I was going to do this was ask that no PRESENTS be given! Just your best wished for him would be great!

Feel free to call or send a birthday letter if you are unable to make it.

If you have any questions please call.

Love to all
Theresa