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Recent PODS with our homeschool group

If you give a Mouse A Cookie POD

First Aid POD

The Great Corndog Caper

Every morning for about the past 3 years I have been awakened each morning by the words

"Mom I'm hung a reeeee"

A couple mornings ago things changed. I awoke to

"Mom I am not going to bother you. I will make my breakfast myself"

So I let him.

About 10 minutes later I hear the smoke detectors going off! As I ran into the living room - I am confronted by smoke pouring out of the kitchen - my new kitchen!!!!

I hear Levi yell

"THE MICROWAVE IS ON FIRE!!!"

Sure enough - I round the corner into the kitchen and walk into the STINKIEST smoke ever and see more of it billowing out of the microwave. As I run to hit the stop button - out of the corner of my eye - I see Maverick in a corner with his fingers in his ears - looking terrified!

So I stopped the microwave - fire went out - and start waving the dishtowels under the smoke alarm...all the while choking to death on the NASTIEST smelling smoke ever!! By this time Mav is in tears - yelling that he is sorry.

I open the microwave and can barely identify what is left of a corndog - no stick mind you - it went up in flames!!!

So we have smoke everywhere - the 9 year old having a heart attack from the sound of alarms and excitement - and the 6 year old corndog killer is crying and trying his best to hide in a corner.

So

I did what any good mom would do...

I ran to find the camera!!

A Challenge....

OK we haven't seen a roadrunner since the last posting and of course the kids have moved on - we will have to revisit the roadrunner theme at a later date.

I have always wondered if there was SOMETHING that I could do with all these darn plastic grocery bags that keep collecting around here. Since we don't have recycling out in the boonies - I thought for sure I could think of something creative right???

Well Maverick uses them for kites and parachutes - and I have to say - they work pretty well - especially on a windy day! I cannot tellyou how many times he was entertained at soccer or track practice by a simple plastic grocery bag!

Anyway - I found this link this morning - and I am sooo going to have to try this: gooseflesh: Plastic bag Yarn now how cool is that??? Anyone wanna try it?!

OK THEN I went a hunting and found this: Triumph International Japanese Bra that Lives Double Life as Bag - bLavish ok WHO wants to try this one out??? LOL

Ok I could be online all day finding stuff for this challenge - but somebody has to take care of these kids of mine!!

Anyway - my challenge to anyone who is out there reading - What creative things can you think of to do with those darn plastic grocery bags???????

Beep Beep

Since we have moved here - we have seen roadrunners constantly! Well the boys and I always seem to think its the same one - but there has to be more than one right?!
This morning Levi was out bright and early and spotted our feathered friend clos eup to the house! He came in to tell me and of course asked the typical great questions like:
What do roadrunners eat?
How can we keep them around?
Do they mate for life?
What do their eggs look like?


So here we are in front of the puter together reading about roadrunners!
WOW! Great birds! I never knew! And we are definitely going to find a way to keep them around!

1. They eat rodents and bugs
2. They eat snakes and scorpions
3. They mate for life
4. They coo and clack
5. They lay yellowish eggs - many apparently!
6. They build really big nests - low or on the ground - we will have to be on the lookout!
7. Did I mention they eat snakes and scorpions!!!!???

Sooo - we are on a mission to make our place ROADRUNNER friendly! We will let you know what happens!

Happy Sunday everyone!