Field Trip

Normally field trips are on Fridays, but this week we had it on Monday. We went to the Planetarium and Science Lab in Frederick (which I never even knew existed until yesterday). Wow, it was by far MY favorite one of the year so far. I am fascinated my space and stars, so for me it was SUPER fun. Oh wait... this was for the kids, ahem...

It was started off with a 45 minute class about astronauts and space travel. The guy who taught made it really fun, he had a way with kids, they were hanging off his every word. It was very interactive and filled with real stories and facts. Just very fun!



Then we entered the planetarium itself, where we learned about constellations and how to tell them apart. He included stories and myths about them that were told hundreds of years ago as to how they each got there names. Wow, the kids loved that too! The hallway to exit the planetarium was a glow hallway, with glowing constellations all over the walls. But the kids were more fascinated with how their clothing and teeth glowed.

THEN, there was a science lab where we got to explore all things science! Rock formation, local sea life, weather, mirco organisms, the list can go on... it was very hands on and the kids jumped from one station to station.





And the best part was... it was only TWO dollars per kid and adults were free! What a deal! I'm going back... probably several more times.

After the awesome field trip we all caravaned to the park and ate lunch (which seems to a be a regular after field trips these days with the Spring weather). Elle found a tree to climb (her new favorite hobby... climbing everything that looks climbable).

R.I.P

It's true... I have lost a faithful friend, a constant in my daily life for the past 7 years! It's been several days now, and you can literally just LOOK at me and see how this death has effected me... because I look like CRAP! Yes, my FLAT IRON has bit the dust! No warning, no goodbyes, it just refused to come back back to life one morning. It was the best flat iron I've ever seen (I should know, I WAS a hairdresser!). My mom bought it for me way back when I used to work at the salon. It was over 100 dollars, but worth every penny! If you are ever considering a flat iron, get the CHI brand!
For the past few days, I've just only been able to blowdry me hair. Which is good and all... except because I bleach my hair out, it is extremely damaged and fryed. But I hide that fact by using my trusty flat iron every morning after I blowdry. It turns my Brillo pad hair into spun silky gold! But I can't hide it now! I've had poofy, overprocessed, nasty hair this week. I've been doing more ponytails and wearing more hats. I need to go find another CHI somewhere...

Jello Poke Cake

Okay so I made a jello poke cake today. On the Internet, it came out a bit more vibrant and tie dye colored... but mine was still cool!
Here's what you need...

Bake it as it says on the box...

the lick the spatula...

I don't own a normal cake pan (because I don't make cake) so I used a Bundt, it turned out just fine...

I had to cut it in half since I didn't have two round cake pans...
THEN mix the jello with two cups boiling water...
POKE the cake a million times with a fork or anything sharp and pour over the two layers of cake...
Refrigerate for two hours then frost bottom layer, and add top layer...
Frost all over...

One happy kid!

Cherry Blossoms

It's that time of year again... well, at least it was a couple weeks ago! The family went to see the Cherry Blossoms out in full bloom a few weekends ago, it was really beautiful! Here are some good shots we got.

My 7 year old going on 13!

I came down the stairs the other day to find Belle sitting on the kitchen counters, oblivious to anything going on around her. She was listening to an Ipod, and reading. It was such a funny picture, I had to snap a photo!

This had me laughing out loud!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MgHAeYuYEg
Turn the volume up to hear it!!!

FUNNY

This was sent to me by my aunt Rose, I usually don't like these kinds of things because I've read them a thousand times. But this one I've never read before and it actually had my laughing out loud because alot of it is SO like my husband and I!!



MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE


NICKNAMES
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT

When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32..50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS

A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel .
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.

ARGUMENTS

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

FUTURE

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

DRESSING UP

A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL

Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING

Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

Easter eggs

So, there is a blog I look at alot, and it is VERY neat! One of the many cool things I saw on there was how to make your eggs look like THIS! Here's the link, make them and impress your friends! This is my 3rd batch! I'm addicted!

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/03/silk-dyed-eggs.html