Neil's Choir Concert...and a Necklace for Kaitlyn

I did a little necklace for Kaitlyn's 6th grade promotion today. Kathy took home some beads and they decided on the beads that I used in the middle necklace. Of course, I had to add some Swarovski ... but, both Kathy and I agreed that I shouldn't bling it up too much for Kaitlyn...since she has agreed to wear a DRESS...this is a big thing...I have a picture of her in a dress for Jordan's 1st Birthday...that was probably the last time she wore one! (She will probably wear her basketball shorts underneath the dress...but, that's ok!)

The other two necklaces are a surprise....for someone...hmmm...wonder who....

Today, was Warwick's 1st through 3rd grade choir concert. It was so cute...but, being that BAD MOMMY that I am...I forgot the camera...so, I took a picture with my cell phone. Usually, I have a hard time trying to take a picture because the boys are somewhere in the middle of the pack...but, of course TODAY, Neil was in the top row...right smack dab in the middle...he is the blue spec... Here is a picture of the Warwick Wizard...isn't "he" cute?

Science Project and YEAH!! We have a toilet!

Here is Jordan with his Science Project Board. The Cricut came in handy...um, you can tell Jordan pasted the papers on himself...I had to sit on my hands NOT to straighten out the charts/titles...Here is what he wrote:

Which type of water evaporates faster?
Distilled water or Saltwater?

This experiment will tell me if the ocean will evaporate faster than the lakes. I am using the salt water as the ocean. I am using the distilled water as the lakes.

Hypothesis
I think distilled water will evaporate faster salt water. This is because I believe that salt water is heavier than water that has nothing in it.

Materials
1. Six 60 Ml. plastic Enfamil beakers
2. Baleine sea salt
3. 1180 ml. of distilled water
4. Digital One Stop thermometer that show temperature and humidity

Procedure
1. Put 60 ml. of distilled water into three beakers
2. Add 35grams of sea salt in the rest of the water, 1000 ml.
3. Put 60 ml. of the salt water, into the other three beakers
4. Place one distilled water beaker and one salt water beaker in the bedroom, garage and outside
5. Record the water level, humidity, and Temp. for 50 days.

Observation
In the bedroom I observed that salt water evaporated faster than distilled water.
Distilled water evaporated faster than salt water outside at the same rate.
Salt water evaporated in the garage at the same rate as distilled water.
I chose these areas because the bedroom had artificial light, outside had natural light, and the garage had no light.

Conclusion
I observed that the warmer the temperature of the area , the faster salt water evaporated. It was warmer in the garage and bedroom than outside. It also seemed that the less sunlight there is, the less evaporation happens. There was not as much sunlight in the garage then in the bedroom and outside.
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An update to our other ongoing project: We have a toilet!!! YIPPEEE...and we bought the vanity and counter tonight...we are almost there...yeah!!! Jeff will make his July 3rd deadline...
Here is a picture of the sidesplash for the counter....

Here is the medicine cabinet that we are hanging over the toilet...

Don't ya just love Books?

A few months ago, I had picked up some crochet and knit patterns in a box at Half Price Books. The neat thing is that they are printed on cardstock and are durable enough to survive a trip in a knitting/crochet bag!

Today, I stopped at the store and I found two more boxes....Baby Quilts and Scarfs II... I just love them! Okay, so, I haven't made anything yet...but, I love the idea...
Here is what the cards look like....

Oh, and Half Price Books is also providing coffee to their customers...score! Except, the lids did not fit on the cup I had...and I got coffee on my top....luckily it dried quickly...but, yuck...coffee smell on my shirt! (Turns out the lids were for the "old" cups....don't worry...I made sure they threw out the "old" lids.)

I haven't posted a bathroom update....partially because I have been too lazy to really work on it...but, luckily, Jeff has been busy. This weekend he laid down the tile and grout. I guess he has decided against tiling the baseboards...that means...there will be more for me to paint! The joy....tonight we picked up the medicine cabinet that we are mounting over the toilet and the side-splash for the vanity....I need to see how I like them...it would be much easier to return the side-splash and medicine cabinet instead of the whole counter and vanity!!!!

Life....

Life goes so quickly....This weekend was full of festivities. We had a 3rd and 8th birthday parties, a recovery party and a baby shower!

On Saturday, we went to the Jang's to celebrate Kristen'sa 3rd birthday...Here is her picture AGAIN...she is just too cute....(see Thursday's BLOG re: our Build a Bear Workshop outing)

On Sunday, we were TRIPLE booked....sigh...I know....we are SOO POPULAR!!! Hannah, Neil's "girlfriend" since he was 2 turned 8....(Hannah's older sister went to pre-school with Jordan. Neil, Hannah, Sandy (Hannah's Mom) and Jichan Ron would hang out together while the kids were in school). It was a fun...albeit HOT day at the park...we had to go home and change since the boys were soaked from the water fight....Sandy bought these syringe-like water canons for the kids....and of course, there were water balloons....yes, Jeff and I stayed in the DRY zone...

After Hannah's party, there was a "recovery" party for our friend Nina who underwent surgery for a brain tumor earlier this year. She is such a trooper...Nina is recovering so well...she is walking, talking, and getting around really well. She does have double vision...but, is able to update her Caring Bridge blog daily.

The one party we couldn't make, was a baby shower for Bebe Brisoux. Remember the shoe pictures from my earlier blogs? Nick's brother Alex and his wife are expecting their first baby. I posted a picture of the baby blanket earlier. Well, tonight I went to YOGA and guess what...yup, the baby arrived earlier today. Sounds like the baby came quickly and everyone is doing well...CEDRIC (gotta love that name!).

All of the parties celebrated wonderful events....and we feel honored to be able to share these events with our close friends...one event in particular, I just read about tonight. Our friend CC had surgery for "chiari malformation" last week. It is essentially a defect in the opening of her skull where her spinal cord enters. I am SOO HAPPPY to tell you that CC is recovering well from her surgery and is already on FB....talk about being addicted. She is such a sweet girl and I am so relieved for her and her family that she is recovering well. My love goes out to her. (BTW: She is Neil's girlfriend also...although she is abou 19 and I don't think she is going to wait for Neil....but, he doesn't know that. He called her a while ago and read her a story...I think it was from his reader....sigh....)

So, please, everyone...please celebrate your life....so, many things can happen...both good and bad...and we have to celebrate the good and help each other pull through the bad....

Love you all!