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pumpkin puree
Anna helped scoop the pumpkins after baking into the food processor. We now have enough for several pies and pumpkin bread and other pumpkin goodies for the winter.Yummy!
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FLL... the last weeks
Our First Lego League team is finishing up the final bits of the robot game and the research project. We have 11 days until the competition, and the boys have been working hard to finish. We have a...
View Articlestrep
Unfortunately, a couple of the kids have strep throat, which is a first for our family. We took Sophia to the doctor yesterday, confirmed it and got her on antibiotics. In the mean time, Isaac got...
View Articlenew doctor
We found a wonderful doctor that comes to your house and does not deal with insurance at all. We love that! It means that the doctor will deal with what is best for the patient and not defensive...
View Articlescarlet fever
Yes, Andrew has scarlet fever, which is basically strep with a rash. The rash is an allergic reaction to the strep bacteria, which is no surprise that he has it, because he is allergic to everything....
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lego league dress rehearsal
Last night the team and their families met for the final dress rehearsal before the big tournament in Golden tomorrow. We introduced the team, what FLL is, the kids research and the robot competition...
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dependable design award
This is the same trophy our team won last year. The team did excellent! They got 5th place overall in the robot game competition out of 52 teams! Their highest run at the competition was 280 points,...
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playdough
We have had a rough couple of weeks recently with Lego League and sick kids consuming our lives, so one day I got the wild hair to make playdough. Believe it or not, I have never made playdough before....
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climbing
This fall someone in the homeschool group organized activities at the Breckenridge rec center. We have participated each month so far, and the kids have enjoyed it. Last month was swimming lessons for...
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new printer
Our other printer ran out of toner again, and was making some funny noises as well as was getting jammed every time we made a copy, so it was time to buy a new one. After a little bit of research, I...
View ArticleOh my... I finally joined Facebook. Just like twitter, I joined, but I am not sure how much I'll use it. It does suck up a lot of time, which I just don't have and should be spending on other things,...
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new iphone app
Bill just released a new iPhone app to the app store called FotoBrisko and it is waiting on approval.It is an application where amateur photographers can explore the world to find shots that they want...
View ArticleFoto Brisko - almost there!
I have been extremely quite on my blog lately, partly because I'm posting a bunch on twitter but also partly because I've been scrambling to finish my latest iPhone app. It has been a great time, and...
View Articlemountain lego maniacs are going to state!
Well, this week we got an e-mail from the Colorado First Lego League coordinator with our invitation to the State competition. We thought that there was a mistake because it is only now 7 days until...
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christmas tree!
It has taken us a little longer than usual, but we had a fantastic evening as a family decorating the Christmas tree and opening St. Nicholas Day gifts. We totally missed St. Nicholas Day this year,...
View Articlecrazy week
We have had all sorts of last minute changes to our lives... yesterday in the middle of co-op, Bill found out he had to be in California today.During our lego league meeting, he got all the travel...
View Articlehouston...
I am off to Houston tomorrow for 4 days (by myself) to visit my grandparents. They have been sick lately, and I wanted to go spend some time with them.The boys are off to the State Lego League...
View ArticleHello, hello, hello!
Hello, everyone! This is your host here, and I'm here on this blog to show you my entire Bionicle collection, which is almost complete from 2001-2006, while 2007-2009 I collected less. The only sets...
View ArticleUpdate 1: Toa Mata
I have 2 completely done, and 3 awaiting color-corrected pieces. 1 is still waiting for his legs and mask! Done: Kopaka Gali Waiting for color: Pohatu Tahu Lewa Undone: Onua
View ArticleBusy day.
I wasn't able to work on my Project today. I was out skiing from 10:00 in the morning to 4:00, and I can't get back into my room because of some new tiling. So, yeah, I'm kinda wiped out.
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