Our New Land!!!

 
  Yes, it was required to put three exclamation points because we just closed on our new land two days ago!  I'm so happy!  That's not all, though.  M, Big Dog, D, and I put up a cattle gate at the front of our new land.  It was fun and the gate looks great. 
  Also, Big Dog, Little Thing, and I mashed up some Buckeyes we found on the ground.  WARNING: NEVER EAT BUCKEYES (not the candy) THEY CAN MAKE YOU VERY SICK!!!  They can kill cattle, so yeah don't eat raw Buckeyes that you pick up off of the ground.  We were just mashing them up.  Anyway, we put the Buckeye mash in the Buckeye shells, so it was like a bowl.

  We also made fairy houses (no, we don't believe in fairies) because we always have fun making the little houses.  We made tables out of rocks and put the Buckeye mash on that.  We pretended bugs would come in and eat the stuff we put out.  If I were a small creature, though, I wouldn't eat it.  You'd be dead with the drop of a hat.
  Back to the cattle gate, I helped M dig the first hole for a pole with the posthole digger (manual).  It wasn't quick.  On the second hole, we ran into rocks in the ground and had to stop after breaking up all that rock at a foot.  We had been aiming for two feet.  D cemented the poles in with QuicKrete.  I was photographer, so basically I helped dig holes (alot), took pictures, and made flower crowns for M.

Gee, I Haven't Posted in a While

M's been doing work, so we've been busy.  We're trying to find a Husky rescue for Kenai and all together it's been a busy while.  The chrysalis hatched (outside) so I'll have to add that to Chrysalis Cam. 

Wednesday group yesterday was great.  My friend Z was there, so we talked and had fun.  Little Thing had Big Dog and I take him up and down the playground's swirly slide.  The paint on the playground was chipping (again).  Big Dog and I ended up with colorful paint chips all over our hands.

D got P.F. Chang's for us yesterday, so that means leftovers for breakfast/lunch.  Yay!

I absolutely can't wait for next Wednesday.  I just love our group because (a) my friend Z is usually there and (b) it's secular!!!  Joy to me the atheist!

Mondays are also great because we have co-op then.  That means Beowulf (the epic poem) for me and nature walks for my brothers.  Drama was a let down, it was too juvenile for Big Dog and me.  Well, it was very juvenile, but then again, Big Dog and I do our own plays at home, so that's not a huge problem.  Last Monday we were able to play kickball at the end of the co-op and that was fun.

Basically, I'm quite excited.  Fall is my favorite time of year.  Halloween's coming up (my favorite holiday) and then I have NaNo in November.  I'm psyced!

Red Hair

Okay, my blue streak is pretty much worn out, so now I'm doing the ends of my hair with Manic Panic Rock 'n' Roll Red.  Originally, I was going to do Vampire Red, but decided otherwise.  Currently, I'm letting it sit.  M used a hair dryer to heat my hair once she had it in the foil, so the color will be brighter.  The red should be brighter than my blue was.  Well, heres a picture of me with my hair in pigtails, with the ends encased in aluminum foil.

There's a Hummingbird in the House!!!

Oh my Darwin!  The hummingbird that often frequents our feeder, we call him Creepy, flew into the house.  We had the door open so that Kenai could go to and from the backyard whenever he wanted to.  Creepy flew inside and tried to go to our Butterfly Bush.  He had one problem, though.  The window was in between him and the bush!  He kept running into the window, thinking he could get through.  "Boys, there's a hummingbird in the house!" I called.  The boys came running into the dining room.  Little Thing and Big Dog got M and D, while I ran upstairs to get my video camera.  D caught Creepy in a green net and released him outside.  Amidst the chaos, I took some pictures and a video.  Here they are.

Creepy





Water Column

M has found an interesting curriculum to go along with the A Dolphin's Tale movie.  There are different experiments, and the one we did yesterday was about bouyancy.  We made a water column to see whether different objects float or sink.  Canola oil, meringue, apple, bark, and butter floated.  Honey and a rock sank.  It was interesting.

Remembering Alaska

Today, I have been thinking about all of the fun things that we have done in Alaska.  It is unlike anything you could possibly imagine.  Mountain trails, wildlife, beaches covered with 5 feet of ice, mud cliff climbing, making sand cities, and rock collecting were all things we did in Alaska.  Alright, here's some pictures.

Little Thing on an Ice Slide

M at the Beach (yes that is ice covering the beach)

Us, on a Mountain Trail Called Hope Point Trail (it climbs up Mount Hope)

Standing in Front of the Summit of Mount Hope

On the Gull Rock Trail

I hope you liked the pictures!

Co-Op

Today M, Big Dog, Little Thing, and I went to our co-op.  It's at this park with a playground, tennis courts, basketball court, and baseball field, so we basically just played alot, but we'll be doing classes there soon enough.  It was really fun!  We played kickball, football, and tag.  I can't wait for next time!

Fun Outside

Today M worked on our path and weeded the strawberry garden, and D worked on putting supports in the chicken coop.  We took the chicks over to the strawberries and kept them out there all day!  We had lots of fun.  The chicks foraged, eating ants, dead bees, and grasshoppers.  Anyway, I just looked at the NaBloPoMo website, and today's prompt was If you could return to a place you once lived, where would it be?  Alaska, of course!  Only for a little while though, not forever.



My Newly Blue Hair

We finished dying a blue streak in my hair!!!  It looks awesome!  Even though my hair is naturally a very dark brown, the blue showed up great.  After shampooing my hair, and letting it dry for a few minutes, M used a tint brush to apply the dye to my hair.  Once she had gotten a good amount in my hair, M wrapped the strip in aluminum foil.  I already had saran wrap wrapped around my ears, and petroleum jelly on my scalp, so I wouldn't end up with blue skin.  After about 30 minutes, M washed my hair out in the sink.  Later, once my hair had dried, voila!  Blue hair.  It looks great, and I'll be quite happy to have the streak for a month!  Alright, here's a picture of me, all wrapped up in saran wrap and aluminum foil.

Letting the Dye Sit

Blue Hair