Science Fair Project

Alex, with the help of Grandpa finished his Science Fair project and displayed it last Friday. He was very proud of the fact that this was his first individual (all by himself) Science fair project. He had done them in the past with a group.

When we first heard that he wanted to do a SFP (it wasn't required this year) we did what we always do when there is a Science project in the works. We called Grandpa. We know that he always has the best ideas.

He came up with the idea of a "Hot Dog Cooker" or "How to cook a hot dog using electricity." It was a project he had done with Alex's aunt Monica many years ago. He actually still had her poster board display and the most of the parts for it. Alex thought it was pretty cool that Aunt Monica had done the same project when she was little.

It went over very well. Alex said he was getting "squished" by all the kids surrounding him and his project. I think the smell of a cooking hot dog might have had something to do with it. They each got a little sample.

Here are a few pictures of him working on his project.

Grandpa explaining to Alex about how the hot dog is a conductor of electricity...













Aunt Monica's project

Just when I thought I was done...

I haven't scrapbooked in a while. It was beginning to feel like a chore. I was considering maybe "digital" scrapbooking or something like it. But then wouldn't you know it... Connor had a writing project to do for school and he wanted to write about one of our ski vacations. He asked if I could find the scrapbook it was in. We started looking through various scrapbooks to find the right one. In the process he and I both got caught up in looking at past events. I realized that we do all enjoy looking at them so I'm re-inspired. (Not sure that's a word but you get my drift). Anyway last night I reorganized my scrapbooking/office/hide out room.



I'm ready to go! Now just to find the time................