Archive for October, 2013
So, Hannah noticed we technically have all of the animal groups now! Invertebrates (The hermit crab.. I’m pretty sure that qualifies as an invertebrate, no?) , Fishes in the pond, Amphibians in the pond, Reptile, (the new snake! Gotta remember its name.) , Mammal, (Gigi), and birds, (chickens!).
That’s all of them!
Interesting.
On another note, Hannah took the PSAT today. She said there were only 2 questions she left blank. Here is an interesting thing.. They make you write some kind of pledge… in cursive! It has to be written in cursive, otherwise you don’t get credit. Good thing Hannah learned cursive early on. I hear a lot of schools don’t teach it any more.
On another note, she will be taking the SAT in November, and the ACT in December.
Posted on 16 October '13 by admin, under chickens, Events. No Comments.
We have two new members of the family.. A new Chicken, and a new… snake!. Hannah has saved up her money for a snake for years. She has finally realized her goal. A male Ball Python. Pretty good size one too. It seems really healthy and happy. She found it on craigslist.
In it’s (un)natural habitat.
And here is the new Girl in the coop! She is sweet, but might be a leader not a follower… time will tell! I don’t know if just because you are the youngest means you are at the bottom of the pecking order. This one seems like she can hold her own.
Just a couple of Pictures from work. This one is me in my office. Not crazy that that lens makes my forehead huge.
Here is Master Control. I am in charge of this department.
Posted on 16 October '13 by admin, under chickens, kids. No Comments.
Hannah got to try out the Oculus rift this afternoon at the clubhouse. My Friend Charles is a developer, and managed to get a development kit for it.
It. Is. Amazing. As soon as you put it on, it feels like you are in the room. The effect is immediate. It was fun!
Here Hannah is riding the roller coaster. If you are not familiar, the Oculus rift is a 3D headset that has gyros and Acceleration sensors in it, so it knows which way you are looking.
Posted on 11 October '13 by admin, under makerspace. No Comments.
Hannah and I did the Augusta Color Run (5k) this morning. It was more an event, than a race.. I really don’t think they even timed it. Every kilometer they threw a different color of, what I am assuming is tempera paint, on you. At the end of the race, there is a celebration party area, where you can listen to music and people doing stuff up on a stage, and participate in the color throws, where they give you packets of powder to throw.
In the middle of the race, we stopped at the clubhouse and took a picture with our friend Grace. Unfortunately her husband couldn’t be in the picture.. he was taking it. 🙂
Here is one of the color throws.. Hannah was mad when she found out I didn’t take a video… the whole thing from a distance was pretty awesome.
Here we are just about on our way home this morning… covered in color. 🙂
Anyway I did take a video, just from inside the throw. , check it out!
Posted on 5 October '13 by admin, under 5K, Activities, Friends, kids. No Comments.
Had to fill in a form to sign Hannah up for the SAT. One of the questions was “class rank”.
I said to myself.. eh. probably lower than normal, I know she has a B in one of her classes. But I called the counselor anyway.
10/120
It’s a testement to the classes she chose really. I’m not going to complain about a B in one of those classes.. Good Job Hannah.
Funny thing is, she is her own critic.. She knows she could do better. She is a little slack on doing her homework in a timely manner…
Posted on 2 October '13 by admin, under kids, school. No Comments.
