http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:53:00 -0600 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:53:00 -0600 I decided to go back to my old blog.  Ramblings of a Delusional SAHM was the blog I started before we pulled the girls out of school. I'm finding it easier to post more often.  If you stop by, please say hi. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/635431/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:53:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/635431/ My hubby and I went to a Christmas dinner last night.  Here is what we gave the other couples.  The nut cup and tags were made using my Cricut. Aren't they cute? For the record, cheesecake Hersey kisses are sooooo good!  Yum! I love all the different flavors.  We also included hot chocolate, caramel and regular Hersey kisses. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/629072/ Sun, 7 Dec 2008 08:36:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/629072/ Today was one of those days that I felt like such a slacker the moment I woke up.  I kept thinking about all those things that do not get done and day after day they are put on the back burner.  My first thought was I needed to wash clothes and then list came flowing through my mind.  I started thinking about why they weren't getting done and I started wondering if it was because wait until school work is done.  It seems every day they finish school work I end up getting wrapped up in something else.  Maybe today was a good day to try something different. While I was preparing dinner to put in the crockpot, I came up with an idea to keep them busy and it worked!  Not only did I get a few things done but I was surprised to see the outcome from my almost 4 yr old.  My parents took the older girls for a walk on Sunday and Madeline came home with a caterpillar.  Today was a good day to draw the little fellow and put their drawings in their nature journal.  I didn't think much about it and they went to work.  Zoe decided she needed to get in the act and grabbed a piece of paper and purple colored pencil.  The following is her picture. I'm actually impressed with her drawing.    Just as an added comment, my fairly new crockpot (less than a year) lid fell apart. I'm hoping it can be fixed. It's too hot to try now. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/604777/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/604777/ Here is the experiment.  Can you tie a jump rope from oldest sister's bicycle and successfully pull youngest sister in the umbrella stroller to Grandparent's house.  Step 1: The idea (where do they come up with this one) Step 2: Before putting younger sister in the umbrella stroller, test and make sure it won't fall over.  It didn't. Step 3:  Make sure everyone has the safety gear on. "Mom, we put a helmet and knee pads on!" Step 4:  Buckle up and off we go. Step 5:  The return!  It worked but it took a long time getting there and back. And now the pictures.  Love the socks and the no socks! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/592452/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:56:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/592452/ I plan to update my blog very soon so here is a preview of what has been going on.  We did a lesson on buoyancy to see which items sunk and which floated.  This is what happens when you turn you back for a few seconds.  It took two towels to clean up the water but the picture is priceless! Can you see the water spilling off the table like a waterfall? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/585360/ Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:20:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/585360/ Jaxon almost set our house on fire yesterday! At lunch time yesterday, I asked everyone what they wanted for lunch and everyone decided they wanted mac-n-cheese which is always good.  I put the pot of water on the back burner and walked away to let it boil. Our living area is all open so I could see the stove. Next to the stove is our dishwasher and little trouble maker likes to open it up and stand on the lid to play with whatever is on the counter.  I was watched him from the living room pick up the roll of paper towels and I thought that's not good!  Sure enough the towels fell right into the flame and one sheet caught on fire! Chaos ensued as Maddy and Meike started screaming.  I ran as quick as I could (lightly moving Maddy out of my way) to get the flaming paper towel and thew the flame under the running water.  I'm not sure the look on Jaxon's face as he watched the paper towel catch fire was the best.  He seemed fascinated by the cause and effect of the flames.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/585351/ Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:10:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/585351/ We had an incident today with gum and a little girl.  I think it happened last night but we found it this morning.  I knew peanut butter works but I found out baby oil is good but what is better is Skin So Soft from Avon and Goo Gone.  It's suppose to dissolve it.  Who knew? I was the lazy one that thought it was low enough to cut.  Opps!  It wasn't! So I frantically called over to find someone to fix it today.  I finally decided to take that appointment this afternoon with a local salon and have the older two get their hair cut too.  My babies all lost their long hair.  I'm grateful we had a hairdresser that understood.  She was so sweet and even saved her little curls that are probably gone forever.  I have avoided cutting her hair forever because I didn't want to lose those curls.  I will say she looks adorable now.  Maddy also donated her long hair.   Maddy's before and after:   Meike's before and after:    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/555162/ Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:23:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/555162/ I have been meaning to post pictures but with finishing up the school year and finishing up the quarterly reports, narration and life in general, it has taken me a while.  We found homes for 3 babies.  Two of the boys have been adopted by my niece Jenna and one of the girls was adopted by a friend that has been wanting baby hamsters.  We kept one girl named Grace and a boy named Larry.  Bet you can't guess where Zoe came up with the name Larry.  Think of a cucumber. I decided to make a slide show since we have so many pictures.  I apologize up front for the terrible blurry pictures.  Those little guys are fast.  I may not be the best at taking pictures but taking pictures of the hamsters proved to be a challenge. So Faith, these are especially for you! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/545721/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:49:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/545721/ I brought Casey's cage out to see if my mom and I could peek in on the babies.  We were able to see all the babies and we counted 5 babies!  They are already getting bigger and look more like a hamster with no fur than they did on Sunday.  I can't wait to take them out and handle them.  Wednesday will be 10 days and we should be able to hold them! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/529817/ Fri, 9 May 2008 15:38:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/529817/ Maddy discovered a surprise yesterday when we came home from church. She went to see how they were doing and she yelled, "Casey had a baby!"  What????  She couldn't have.   We all rush over to see what was in the cage and sure enough there was a little wiggly baby!  Oh no! What do we do?  Talk about a crash course in hamster breeding!  We thought we had two girl hamsters.  I am so grateful that I have a friend that has been trying to breed her hamsters.  She came over last night with a cage for daddy.  Did you know a hamster can become pregnant after 24 hours of giving birth?  Who knew!  She also gave us lot of advice.  As of this morning we have four babies that I could see.  They squeaked off and on all night long.  I'm glad mom hasn't decided to eat them.  Next week we should be able to touch them and we are looking forward to that. Here are some pictures of three of the babies and Squeaker, the daddy we thought was a girl. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/527232/ Mon, 5 May 2008 07:43:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeidiD/527232/