I love this tradition!
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Temple Toast
There is a wonderful mom in the ward who takes the girls to the temple each month at 5 am so they can do baptisms. That early in the morning they actually only let each girl do 3 names. I guess they have a lot of youth they have to get through before school starts. When they finish doing baptisms, Kneaders gives each youth (before 7 am) who have gone to the temple free all-you-can-eat french toast. The girls love that tradition and they get food before school.
I love this tradition!
I love this tradition!
20 years!
November 7th was our 20th wedding anniversary! Wow! I was home with the kids after school when the door rang. Courtney squealed and told me I had to answer it. A man was there holding a gorgeous bunch of red roses and said: "Someone must really love you!" Yes, he does. Courtney was hilarious how she was squealing and going nuts over the flowers. I certainly feel loved.
When the kids went to mutual, we went to dinner at Magleby's. It was nice and we had a great date.
When the kids went to mutual, we went to dinner at Magleby's. It was nice and we had a great date.
Crickets!
Ethan has to do a science project for his junior project at Success Academy. He decided to see if different wavelengths would repel a cricket. He theorized that he would be able to help farmers keep crickets off their crops if he could find a wavelength that would repel the crickets.
So one day after school he went to PetSmart and bought 30 crickets. Fun!
He came home, got a bunch of jars to separate the crickets into, grabbed a clear plastic bin, and began. He had to drill a hole in the bin so the cord for the speaker could fit and then he put a speaker in the bin. After attaching the speaker to his computer, he brought up the website for wavelengths and was set. He numbered the jars and put one cricket in each of the 12 jars. He had the other crickets in reserve in case a cricket died in transit. He then took cricket #1, put him in the bin, put a lid over him, and then started the experiment.
My job was to videotape, so that's what I did...for 120 tests. He did 10 tests on each cricket. Two crickets each got the same sound wave before he changed to a higher sound. It was tedious and took a couple of hours, but he got the data he needed to analyze and was done. And only a few cricket legs were lost in the process.
Turns out, crickets don't care about sound waves. Most of them just went along their merry way. A few even jumped right on the speaker. Once in a while, we would put a cricket on the other end of the bin to see if they would go toward the sound, but it wasn't conclusive. Oh well, it was good to experiment.
When he finished he needed to do something with the crickets. As a scientist, you can't release your test subject into the wild. So I asked around to see if anyone in the neighborhood had snakes or lizards they needed to feed. No one did but one family had chickens. So the next day, Ethan put all the crickets in one bottle and the family came over to get the crickets. Problem solved!
I had so much fun watching him and videotaping. Now he has to collect his data, finish his 10 page paper, and be ready to present at the science fair next month.
So one day after school he went to PetSmart and bought 30 crickets. Fun!
He came home, got a bunch of jars to separate the crickets into, grabbed a clear plastic bin, and began. He had to drill a hole in the bin so the cord for the speaker could fit and then he put a speaker in the bin. After attaching the speaker to his computer, he brought up the website for wavelengths and was set. He numbered the jars and put one cricket in each of the 12 jars. He had the other crickets in reserve in case a cricket died in transit. He then took cricket #1, put him in the bin, put a lid over him, and then started the experiment.
My job was to videotape, so that's what I did...for 120 tests. He did 10 tests on each cricket. Two crickets each got the same sound wave before he changed to a higher sound. It was tedious and took a couple of hours, but he got the data he needed to analyze and was done. And only a few cricket legs were lost in the process.
Turns out, crickets don't care about sound waves. Most of them just went along their merry way. A few even jumped right on the speaker. Once in a while, we would put a cricket on the other end of the bin to see if they would go toward the sound, but it wasn't conclusive. Oh well, it was good to experiment.
When he finished he needed to do something with the crickets. As a scientist, you can't release your test subject into the wild. So I asked around to see if anyone in the neighborhood had snakes or lizards they needed to feed. No one did but one family had chickens. So the next day, Ethan put all the crickets in one bottle and the family came over to get the crickets. Problem solved!
I had so much fun watching him and videotaping. Now he has to collect his data, finish his 10 page paper, and be ready to present at the science fair next month.
Visit and Fun Run
Grandma and Grandpa Pack came to visit for a couple days. They came Friday afternoon. Courtney was going nuts waiting for them and was watching out the back window when they drove by. It was fun. We had a lot of fun with them here.
Saturday morning our Stake had a fun run/walk so we signed up to participate. We walked to the Stake Center and were the first ones there. haha! Bryan, Grandpa, and Courtney ran while Ethan, Grandma and I walked. Courtney is a good little runner and Grandpa took great care of her and stayed with her. We had a fun time walking and talking. Grandma got to hear all about Ethan's science experiment. It was a beautiful morning. It was a bit cool when we first started so we were bundled up but warmed up as we walked. Bryan dressed all in black and looked like a running ninja. We got hot chocolate, water, and apples at the finish line. They had a good crowd considering it was the same day and time as the Snow Canyon 10K. They had a drawing for Golden Corral coupons and we won one!
We took it easy the rest of the morning and ate an early dinner at Golden Corral (we had a free coupon after all). Courtney had a soccer game in Mesquite in the late afternoon so after we ate, we drove to Mesquite for the game. Courtney was kind of tired from the fun run and full from all the food, so she was a bit sluggish. They lost the game but played hard. The team they lost to were undefeated. It was fun to listen to the other team's coaches interact with the refs because they all spoke Spanish. It was interesting.
Sunday was Church and then Grandma and Grandpa left on Monday to head back to Denver. We were glad they came to visit!
Saturday morning our Stake had a fun run/walk so we signed up to participate. We walked to the Stake Center and were the first ones there. haha! Bryan, Grandpa, and Courtney ran while Ethan, Grandma and I walked. Courtney is a good little runner and Grandpa took great care of her and stayed with her. We had a fun time walking and talking. Grandma got to hear all about Ethan's science experiment. It was a beautiful morning. It was a bit cool when we first started so we were bundled up but warmed up as we walked. Bryan dressed all in black and looked like a running ninja. We got hot chocolate, water, and apples at the finish line. They had a good crowd considering it was the same day and time as the Snow Canyon 10K. They had a drawing for Golden Corral coupons and we won one!
We took it easy the rest of the morning and ate an early dinner at Golden Corral (we had a free coupon after all). Courtney had a soccer game in Mesquite in the late afternoon so after we ate, we drove to Mesquite for the game. Courtney was kind of tired from the fun run and full from all the food, so she was a bit sluggish. They lost the game but played hard. The team they lost to were undefeated. It was fun to listen to the other team's coaches interact with the refs because they all spoke Spanish. It was interesting.
Sunday was Church and then Grandma and Grandpa left on Monday to head back to Denver. We were glad they came to visit!
Halloween 2018
Ethan didn't dress up. The priests/laurels went to Tuacahn to watch "Thriller." It's not something I would like to go and see, but Ethan said it was okay. He said it had some boring parts.
Courtney and her friends dressed as fruit. She was the pineapple. I bought her the yellow shirt and the green fat-quarter and she took care of the rest. It was fun for her!
We had our 12th annual Heritage Estate Neighborhood Halloween Party and it was a lot of fun! I love this tradition that we have. Each street has a different food assignment and then we all come together to chat and see each other. It's great fun.
When we had eaten and it was starting to get dark, Courtney and her group of friends went trick-or-treating. And she brought back a huge haul!! I was surprised at the quality of candy this year. It was great for her. She came home, sorted it, picked 10 pieces and then put the rest aside for the Halloween Fairy.
Bryan and I stayed home to answer the door and watch "Ghostbusters." We were sitting on the couch when Bryan leaned forward and I was something HUGE on his back. I yelled, we both stood up, I grabbed a paper from the piano, and hit him. This monster was on his back!! I told him all night that he was lucky I was there to save his life, ;)
We didn't have too many trick or treaters come to our house so we had a ton of candy left over. Bryan takes it all to work and the ladies there LOVE him for it.
Courtney and her friends dressed as fruit. She was the pineapple. I bought her the yellow shirt and the green fat-quarter and she took care of the rest. It was fun for her!
We had our 12th annual Heritage Estate Neighborhood Halloween Party and it was a lot of fun! I love this tradition that we have. Each street has a different food assignment and then we all come together to chat and see each other. It's great fun.
When we had eaten and it was starting to get dark, Courtney and her group of friends went trick-or-treating. And she brought back a huge haul!! I was surprised at the quality of candy this year. It was great for her. She came home, sorted it, picked 10 pieces and then put the rest aside for the Halloween Fairy.
Bryan and I stayed home to answer the door and watch "Ghostbusters." We were sitting on the couch when Bryan leaned forward and I was something HUGE on his back. I yelled, we both stood up, I grabbed a paper from the piano, and hit him. This monster was on his back!! I told him all night that he was lucky I was there to save his life, ;)
We didn't have too many trick or treaters come to our house so we had a ton of candy left over. Bryan takes it all to work and the ladies there LOVE him for it.
End of Season Banquet
The mountain bike season was over and it was time for the banquet. But no one wanted to be in charge of it. I figured that there would be plenty of help but no one wanted to be called the one "in charge." So I told the coach that I would be in charge of the banquet....and I ended up with 15 people to help me. I didn't end up doing anything except delegating. It was awesome.
We had a committee meeting where everything was divided up and then we went for it. We had it potluck so everyone would show up and we had a good crowd. We had a slideshow presentation, the kids got their frames (except for Ethan because one box of 10 frames was broken so they are getting him a new one), we ate, and then awards were given out. It was a fun night.
The crazy SCHS Mountain Bike Team 2018
These are all the trophies they won this season for coming in 1st place as a team. Crazy! There is a rumor that they are getting a trophy case for the mountain bike team. But we will have to wait and see.
Their final cheer for the season. When we heard it the first time, it was rough. They hadn't figured out what they were going to say and the captains weren't sure themselves. But by the end, it was put together nicely.
We had a committee meeting where everything was divided up and then we went for it. We had it potluck so everyone would show up and we had a good crowd. We had a slideshow presentation, the kids got their frames (except for Ethan because one box of 10 frames was broken so they are getting him a new one), we ate, and then awards were given out. It was a fun night.
The crazy SCHS Mountain Bike Team 2018
These are all the trophies they won this season for coming in 1st place as a team. Crazy! There is a rumor that they are getting a trophy case for the mountain bike team. But we will have to wait and see.
Their final cheer for the season. When we heard it the first time, it was rough. They hadn't figured out what they were going to say and the captains weren't sure themselves. But by the end, it was put together nicely.
Aid Station
The SCHS Mountain Bike Team was able to do the aid stations for the Tour of St. George. The race organizers supplied everything. We needed to be there to man the stations. Bryan, Ethan, Courtney and I went to one of the aid stations to help out. It was actually a lot of fun to talk to the bikers and hang out. The kids did a great job of helping.
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