Alyssa's Business Letter

Alyssa learned how to write a business letter in English. Pretty amusing topic, don't ya think? : )

Dear Miss Hannah Holm,

I would really appreciate your help with all of these wild children.
We own an agency for adopting orphans. We have 22 boys and
24 girls. Although we have a maid, Miss Walker and I cannot handle all of these crazy children.

You would be a great help with preparing for the day, helping with school, and character training. If you are interested please call
704-875-0583. You will be paid $15 every hour you work from 7:30am to 8:30pm.

If you are unable to assist us could you refer someone else for the task?


Sincerely,
Alyssa Morrison

No Bad Apples

Drove up to Morganton, NC today for apple pickin'!

Stick 'Em Up, Cowboys

The kids got invited to a neighbor's birthday party yesterday. They enjoyed dressing up for the cowboy theme. (I'm so glad Noah hasn't outgrown this yet!)

What's Wrong with this Picture?

Life is hard, so we should always take some time to laugh. : ) (You may need to click on the picture to see what's going on.
I wish you could've heard the girls giggle!)

More Science Experiments

This past week we also learned about minerals, including crystals. We made salt crystals which turned out very tiny (almost microscopic!). Another project was to make rock candy.... but sugar crystals take a long time to form. (We've been waiting for over a week.)
In the meantime, I found some other crystals to make...using Borax! (I'm not sure what chemical in Borax is so reactive, we've used Borax to make slime before too. Powerful stuff.) These crystals formed overnight! It's always exciting to see such dramatic results in a short period of time.
Aren't they pretty?

Not for the Fainthearted

The kids are in the process of learning about simple animals, namely...worms.
After their lesson this afternoon, Alyssa, Emma, Abigail, and Julianna reluctantly gathered around while I dissected an earthworm.
I have to admit it definitely made me squirm! In fact, I'm still feeling a little nauseous! To top it off, our worms were a little small, too small to really examine their organs. It just looked 

like brown and white mush. Maybe my X-acto blade was too 

dull. Oh well, guess we have to do it again! (Yuk!)

Happy

Definition: in high spirits; satisfied
Synonyms: blessed, blest, blissful, blithe, can’t complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air

(Gail, I'm so happy you're near!)