Cnidaria!

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjM-WOeM3uA




Can I just say that we are having so much fun homeschooling? This week the kids have been learning about the phylum Cnidaria while looking at the animal kingdom. Along with making models of the life cycle of sea jellies, they have been watching videos such as these. Sassy had to write out characteristics of cnidaria and a "Wow" fact. She gets to decorate a page in her Animal Kingdom Book to include everything Cnidaria. You would have thought I asked her to decorate a page on princesses. Tomorrow we are headed to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Santa Barbara to get a glimpse up close!



I LOVE our science curriculum "REAL Science" by Pandia Press and highly recommend it to anyone who is homeschooling!!

Auction cake

So for awhile I've been dabbling in making cakes. A friend of mine got me started with a "dare" of sorts, and I've been on a mellow mission ever since. What I mean by "mellow mission" is that I get serious about it every now and then. This is my 5th or 6th cake, and my less messy kitchen (which is my cake success barometer). I made it for an auction last night; the proceeds are going towards a scholarship fund.

After some fierce auctioneering (is that a word) and battling divas, the cake went for $340.00. It was a "Drunken chocolate cake with espresso and Disorono ganache." All I could think was "I really hope it tasted good!"

Ash Wednesday

This is always my favorite time in the Church. I love that no matter how much I mess up (and it's a lot), I know that I can always come to the cross. That may sound cliche, but it's true. We went to Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday, and even my husband made it! The kids were in full form, but we were able to make it through without any major calamities.

K didn't really remember past Ash Wed. (definitely understandable), so she was really baffled when Jesus (that's who she thinks Father is) put a bunch of "gunk", as she called it, on her forehead. The look on her face was priceless. S took it in stride, lecturing K on the penitential elements of the ashes and the importance of not wiping it off. That kid's going to either be a mommy or a class A smarty pants.

My mother's co-worker could have had the same talk with my 4 year old because, apparently, this co-worker forgot to wash hers off yesterday before getting her picture taken to renew her license. She realized it later when she got to work. Seriously! That will be an interesting photo!

All-in-all it was a great day of prayer, thanksgiving, and fasting. The thing I'm giving up this year? Facebook. Yep...it was taking too much time away from prayer and family. The thing I'm introducing...5 rosaries a day. If you need some prayer, call me! Oh wait...don't call me. I guess God thought maybe I was talking/texting too much too because my phone is not working well. LOL