Biology

Just had to brag on Justin. He had a test today in Biology (Temple College) and he got the highest grade in the class. When he first called me, some of the kids were not done including his cousin Vickie. "Vickie is not done though. She has an annoying habit of beating my score." Well she didn't this time, but still did well!!

Rockdale Fair

The Rockdale Fair was this weekend. Justin and Alex showed broilers. They got 22nd and 23rd out of 24, but Justin still made the sale!!!! He had to go clean the fair grounds as part of his 'winnings' and I sent Alex along because they have shared everything. It would have been just as easy for Alex to get the better birds as it was for Justin.

Mark and Rebekah showed market goats. Rebekah got 16th and Mark got 18th out of 20.

Saturday night they do a pig scramble. Mark and Rebekah participated in it last year. This year Alex, Mark and Rebekah participated (Justin was not eligible because he is a senior). All three of them caught a pig!!!! This means that they have to have a project for next year. Once they are at the fair with their project (broilers, goats etc.) then they well get a check that is supposed to help pay for the project.

John wanted me to film the pig scramble. I am so glad that I did. I hope you enjoy them.

Alex got 3rd place. He was the first to catch the pig, but he didn't know where to take it once it was in his hands :)

Mark got a slow start because he didn't hear the announce say go, but he made up for it in the end. He got 1st place!

Rebekah got 3rd or 4th, no one remembers how many pigs they let loose. By the time these poor pigs got to the younger kids they were worn out!

HELP ME!!!

This is all ten puppies trying to nurse at the same time. If you look closely you can see how messy the puppies are. That is because they had just finished eating some dog food. We started Sunday giving them a quarter cup, because I wasn't sure if they would eat it or not. They have wiped out everything we have given them. This morning it was 3 cups!!!

Here is a couple of them finishing off dinner, well snack really because when they were done they headed right for Mom!!


FREE puppies is 3 weeks :)

6 weeks of school

The chart that I use to record the kid's school work happens to be for 6 weeks, which is how the schools here do their grading. So at the end of every 6 week period they get a report card. Rebekah has always amazed me at how many books she can fly through. On the blog I have posted what the kids are currently reading, and I pretty much keep up with it. Well, except for Rebekah. So I was thinking that I should post what books she has read and the 6 week mark seemed like a good place. So here is her list:

Heidi (complete and unabridged)
Temple of the Dragon Slayer
Aesop's Fables
A Midnight Clear
Rebekah in Danger (1621)
Lydia the Patriot (1770)
Sarah's New World (1620)
Ben and Me
Far World: Water Keep
The Babysitter's Club #2
Fablehaven
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star
Sara, Plain & Tall
The Hourglass Door

I gave her Polyanna (complete and unabridged) this morning, the beginning of the next 6 weeks, and she is already on page 75. Even I cannot read that fast!!!

Puppy Pile

This picture is more impressive if you turn it. But for some reason I cannot get the picture to stay in the right direction. How many puppies do you count?

We had two that are mostly brown. Funny is that one is the biggest, above, and one is the smallest, below.

According to Mark, who now lives in the barn with the dogs, there are two that are in competition for being the smallest.

Grand total: 11 puppies

Volcano Experiment

Aunt Carmen sent a set of "Explore and Learn" Books years ago. Alex and Rebekah have read them (yes they take after John's geek gene's :). Anyway Rebekah found an experiment in the first volume, a time honored experiment, and wanted to try it. Why not?!!!

First: Baking Soda

Second: Colored vinegar

The reaction :)

Who's Taller?

As we were walking into church yesterday I was looking at Mark's pants yet again. I had bought him some new pants around his birthday and then when I bought Alex pants, I passed his down to Mark. For the past couple of weeks or so, as we have walked into the church I've wondered what the heck the problem was. Alex had just grown out of them, Mark should be fitting in them better. Then it hit me (yeah I'm a bit slow). I made them stand next to each other right then and there, I couldn't believe it. We have been warning Alex that this would probably happen, that he was definitely going to be shorter than Justin and probably shorter than Mark, but here it was and I all but missed it. Alex is cool with it. He is a pretty laid back kid anyway.