Science project update

We found out that snow has less particles in it than water. I figured it would be pretty dirty what with pollution and stuff. It did rain for a few days before it snowed the batch we collected from. So I won't be telling my kids not to eat snow anytime soon, it seems like it would be less risk to them than the tap water.
I am kind of a water snob my self. I can't stand tap water, it tastes so bad to me. I am very particular about the flavor of my water. It has to be "reverse osmosis" water for me.

Fog fog fog

Wow, it is foggy I am picking Kaipo up from the airport. When I left the house it was sunny and as we drove it got harder and harder to see the sun looked weird for a while then we couldn't see it at all. Then it gave an air quality warning on the electronic freeway sign. Spooky!! Fog is weird it makes me uncomfortable, not to mention temporarily blind (kinda).
Kaipo's plane ended up going back to Vegas. The fog was too thick to see the runway. We ended up sitting in the airport parking lot for 2 hours waiting to see what would happen. Of course Kaipo couldn't call me to tell me what was going on, so we waited. Luckily we had the dvd player in the car so we watched a movie. He called me when he got back to Vegas and told me the news. Kelani was devastated, she misses her dad so much when he is gone. We ended up going back on Saturday to pick him up. It worked out. I am glad they didn't try to land. There would have been no way to judge depth in that fog.

American Idol

It's no secret that I follow American Idol closely, I know some people think it is lame and sometimes I think it is, but for the most part I love to watch it. So tonight I was watching and it was the Louisville auditions, a kid came in his last name was mud, apparently he has had a lot of bad luck in his life. So he sang, it sounded like something from the back woods maybe Dwight Yolkom would sing. The judges said no and as he walked away he said Good luck and be safe, or something like that. Every one of those judges took that as a threat, and Paula said "you don't say that to people". I was kinda laughing that they felt threatened by a guy telling them to be safe. Granted he looked like he could have gone postal on them, but he also seemed to just say it, He didn't mean it as a threat, he just said it. How pom pas of them to think that he was threatening them by telling them to be safe. It really made me realize that they really don't live in the real world. They live surrounded by guards and protection. How sad for them. If someone told me to be safe I would say thanks and assume they were concerned about my wellbeing. Maybe that's just me.

Science Fair projects

OK, so every year we get the assignment, and every year we have a hard time thinking of a good project. We prefer the less labor intensive and the more fun projects. So this year Londen's question is "Does color affect mood?" and the hypothesis was "yes color affects mood". So Londen asked his class to help by telling him how they felt about each color. We simplified this by holding up a sheet of colored paper and having them answer "1" if it gave them a good feeling, "2" if they weren't sure how it made them feel, or "3" if it gave them a bad feeling. So it turned out to be a nice looking project. We learned that color does indeed affect mood, but also that different colors affect girls differently than boys. We could have done a bunch of other stuff but we didn't take the time to do it. So it is what it is. It looks good. Will it win any awards? probably not, Will he get a good grade? probably.

Kelani will be doing her first science fair project this year. Her question is "Which is cleaner, snow or tap water? Hypothesis: tap water. Mom (Grandma)has a water tester that tests particles in the water, so we will melt snow and test it, and of course tap water. We shall see what happens. It's a simple project, but we have little time and littler attention span(mom ends up doing most of the work anyway).

So that's our Science fair plan this year. Simple, easy and at least done.

Winter blooms

My sister in law, Kehau gave me a bulb for my birthday, I started it on Dec. 10 and it has finally bloomed, I am so excited it is beautiful. You were right Mar it is an Amarylis. I have heard of them but never seen one before. Wow it is so pretty.

My little doggie

This is my sophie. She is a pomeranian/shitsu mix,so she is pretty small, she is about 6 lbs. She isn't yappy either, she is so sweet. I love to watch her play with the kids and react to us it makes me laugh. She is funny. She is smart, but not smart, some times she seems to understand, and other times she just doesn't get it. I guess most dogs are like that. She sneaks down into the basement when I'm not looking and she poops or pees, she knows she isn't supposed to go down there and if I catch her she runs - she knows she's been caught. The kids are teaching her tricks, it is so cute, Londen has taught her to sit, dance, lay down & high five. Kelani is trying to teach her to beg and shake - beg is easy, all you have to do is have people food and she is all over that. She loves to hang out in the kitchen when I am cooking and wait for me to drop something, sometimes I drop stuff on purpose. She loves chicken nuggets, its like crack to her, I taught her to go down the stairs (she was too little to go down them the first few monthes) by putting a peice of chicken nugget on each step and leaving it, she got her nuggets and she got down the stairs. Her favorite place to hang out is on the back of the couch. She is a great pet I just love her.

My Baby is 10 !

When I had kahelelani I never would have guessed that she would be my last. I did hold her a ton despite Kaipo's advice to put her down. I am so glad I held her and loved her so much. I did that with both kids. I love that baby stage, so I had to savor every moment. I can't believe I have a 12 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. First of all I am not old enough, tell me where the last decade went. I don't feel 36, I am pretty sure I'm still in my early 20s.
Kahelelani is 10 years old and turning into quite the little diva. She is going to be grown up soon. I keep thinking about what I will do when the kids are grown, (which at this rate of speed will be next week). I want them to go and live their dreams and explore life, but at the same time I hope they don't go too far. They are my life and I want to be involved in their lives. Although I dont want to be a daughter or son in law's worst night mare. I should make some plans for such a time as I will be alone. Who knows, maybe I'll enjoy it. And Kaipo will be there a little. I hope my folks live a long time I'll just hang with them. Now I know why mom had lots of kids. She is just now getting to the empty nest stage. I'm only going to be in my fourties when I have an empty nest. Maybe foster care, or foreign exchange students. Who knows.
I am glad Kelani is growing up. She is so beautiful. She and I struggle some, but she knows I love her and I know she loves me. I am so grateful for her. She is an angel. I can't imagine my life without her.