July 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm ·
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My son has a new favorite website. Since he’s not been allowed to watch youtube.com very much he’s been into this website called Howcast. This site is basically a how-to website for nearly anything you can think of. I have to keep an eye on what he learns here, because some of this stuff I’d rather him not know LOL. His favorite category is the Crafts & Hobbies section, He’s been making all kinds of Origami stuff. One of the coolest things is the Origami Inflatable Bunny. It takes some practice and patience to get it right, but he did an awesome job. Maybe later I can convince him to make another one and I’ll take a picture. 
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June 10, 2008 at 5:39 pm ·
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Well, today was Eric’s 2nd day at youth nature camp. It’s just a week long, but he’s having so much fun. Yesterday they went to the nature center and went hiking, and today they went to Armand Bayou, went on a nature walk, and looked at the different animals that inhabit the area. It started to rain though, so they had to come back to nature camp early. He’s excited about tomorrow because they are going rock climbing. I’m a little nervous about that, but it’s mostly an “introduction” to rock climbing, and they won’t be climbing any overly high or dangerous rocks, but still. That’s my baby.
He’s also excited about Friday, the last day of the nature camp, because they are going fishing. Fishing is one of his favorite things to do, although for the life of me I can’t figure out why. I guess it’s a boy thing. lol. He likes going fishing with his paternal grandfather, which is something he hasn’t gotten to do in awhile. He usually comes to visit his family for a little while in the summer, so I’m sure if he does he’ll come by and take Eric out on the boat.
I’m glad for the most part that it’s summertime. I just can’t believe that my little baby is going to be in 3rd grade. Crazy.
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May 29, 2008 at 9:50 pm ·
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As I’ve said time and time again, I am a proud subscriber to the Steve Spangler science eNewsletter. This week in my email is an “experiment” on gardening with water jelly crystals. Using these water jelly crystals helps conserve water, which in today’s world is an important issue. The real name for these crystals is polyacrylamide copolymer gel, and is non-toxic. The crystals are sold under the trade name of Hydrosource and Soil Moist. One pound of Hydrosource will absorb up to 35 gallons of rainwater or snowmelt, and 20-25 gallons of tap water, depending on it’s salt content. Anyways, I could go on and on, but I’ll just link you so that you can check it out for yourself. If you are interested in gardening or conserving water, or just want to check out some of the cool experiments then feel free. There are several different experiments that you can try with this stuff, but since we haven’t actually done any yet, I’m not going to post them up. If anyone uses these or has tried any of these experiments at home, comment and let me know how you like them. I’d really like to know. The Video and Experiments with the Water Jelly Crystals is here. Check it out.
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