2 days and it is working

I went to the foot doctor this morning and my foot is healed and ready for shoes again.  I took several pairs of shoes that I already own and asked if they were good enough.  None were except on occasion but not for an entire day. Since none of my shoes worked I had to leave the office in my boot.  She said not to go straight from the boot to regular shoes without some rest time.  That would be a lot for my foot to handle.

I stopped by the grocery store since I was by myself and did some shopping.  When I got home I let N and C's sister know the kids could come down.  While we waited for them, we worked on school - piano and games.

When the kids arrived I got Cairn and N playing Pay Day without cash - they had to use a check register to keep track of their money.  N didn't like that too much but he played for a bit.  I wanted them to do 3 months but N quit after 1.

While they played a game, I had the other 3 working on a science experiment - still on air.  We put a straw on a string and tied the string between 2 chairs.  Then I would blow up the balloon, attach it to the straw and it would zoom from one chair to the other.  I had the kids working on why the balloon moves and does the direction of the balloon have anything to do with what happens.  At first they thought it was the size of the balloon - how much air I put in it decided the direction.  Eventually, they got it.  The air coming out of the balloon is what is forcing the balloon to move in the opposite direction.

In the afternoon, I took the girls out to help me get my new shoes and then take them to the American Girl store for their celebration of their new doll, Saige.  I left the boys home with Dad.

First, we had to get pictures with Saige.

 Then we worked on some crafts.

 A hot air balloon.

 Then the girls did a mosiac horse.  Cairn isn't feeling well so we headed home afterwards because she was all out of energy.

When we got home, the boys came running up to me - "we did a science experiment."

What did you do?

We filled this glass with tons of ice and then we put it under the fireplace and it melted really really fast.

What did you think it was going to do?

Well, we knew it was going to melt but we thought it would take a while and feel the water - it is still cold.

Both boys were very excited about their experiment and I was really proud they used their senses to investigate more in depth.  We had talked about that during the week.  I need to add in some scientific words like hypothesis, data collection, and conclusion to build the intrigue of science even more.

When we got home everyone went off to play while Cairn read and rested by the fire with me and my foot.  Suddenly, Skylar and C come running down.  "We did a science experiment."

What did you do?

We mixed 2 colors and made gray.


So what worked today?  Science is coming out of our ears now - the kids are super excited about science they are conducting experiments and looking for science around them.  Just a little change in our school has brought this on.

When I talked to Nana and Cappy about what had happened they said, "that's good we need more kids in science."  True - so true.

I added a couple pictures to January 2nd.