Happy 10th Birthday, Whitney!

Ready for School

This is how my little darling dresses for school in the cold of winter! I think we are expecting a high of 25 degrees today. I guess this is another reason for homeschooling .... let's hope the furnace doesn't quit!

Hockey for a Princess?

For Whitney's 9th birthday, we took her to another ice hockey game. We haven't quite figured out why she is so fascinated by this sport, but she absolutely loves it -- blood, fighting and everything else that goes along with ice hockey! Six months ago she was entranced with ballet. It's hard to believe she gave up ballet lessons for ice hockey...

Hello, Cupcake!

Whitney has been obsessed with a recipe book she recently discovered called Hello, Cupcake! She has this fantasy that I'll be making her these cupcakes called "Rabbit Holes" for her birthday next month. I have to say that cake decorating is not my specialty. I think she'll have to visit her very talented, cake-decorating aunt to make these intricate delights!

What's in My Kitchen?

I walked in my kitchen this morning and suddenly realized that we had multiple science experiments all over the counters. We have potatoes soaking in three different solutions, an egg in corn syrup, an egg in water, a glass jar with some funny blue solution, and a jar of dirt mixture.

We also have Whitney who is still obsessed with acorns. I opened my backpack at school this week and, while reaching for a pen, pulled out part of her acorn collection. That was certainly interesting! One of her new interests is dissecting beans every time we have a meal with them. I never have to worry about her curiosity for life.

I guess you can say that we've definitely covered several science concepts this week!