The Paul Family: April 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

An unwanted passenger

"B" had a fieldtrip to the "Outdoor Learning Center" with her Kindergarten class. She told us all about it and how much fun it was. Later "B" came and asked if there was something in her ear. She said it kinda hurt and felt like there was a bump there. So I looked in and "eeeeewwww" there was a tick! "Yuck, get off my girls ear!" Then it dawned on me - I have never dealt with a tick before, and I have seen them in books, but never in real life. So how do I really get this off??? So I did a quick search on the Internet- took the websites advice and got some tweezers and gently pulled it off. Yeah a success! And whew- I got it out! This is one thing I don't want to have to do again-ever!

Preschool Science

Yesterday I had our preschool group at our house do some simple science experiments. I made each of them a tiny volcano out of a baby food jar and playdough surrounding it to look like a mountain. I let the kids choose what color their lava would be. We did some other experiments too and made Ice cream in a bag, but they still liked the volcanoes the best. I think they had me erupt their volcanoes at least three times each. Oh the fun you can have with 3 year olds and some household baking soda and vinegar!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Easter Fun

We dyed eggs on Saturday. "C" was more interested in eating them.

I came across this bunny the other day looking for my Easter stuff. My mom had given it to"A" when she was one or two. We have had it stored all these years. So I brought it out for the kids to enjoy. "C" really liked it.

Here is a short clip of the girls Easter egg hunt.

Birthday girl.

It was "B"s birthday last week! She is 6 years old. She always wants a flower cake so this is what I came up with. I got the idea off another flower cake I had seen.

"B" got a crown at school to wear for the day too. Her birthday ended up being on a busy day so we didn't get to do much but take her out to lunch and celebrate at home before daddy went

to work. But she still had a pretty good birthday.

Family singing Happy Birthday to her.

Good Quotes

Home is an invention on which no one has yet improved. -Ann Douglas

Dirt free house (the dirt is free).

I believe in miracles, keeping this house clean is one of them.

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.-Michael Evans

Luck=Preparation + opportunity

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

All television is educational television. The question is: What is it teaching?

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, but the worst thing you can do is nothing. -Theodore Roosevelt

The only person you need to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.

There is no one way to be a perfect person, but a thousand ways to be a good one.

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And what I can do, that I ought to do. And what I ought to do, that I shall do. -Edward Everett Hale

Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are two steps ahead.

There are people watching and that's a fact and someone will copy the way you act. So make this your motto and put it to use, be someone's example and not their excuse.

More to come......