Awake: 7:15am Temp 36 sleep 6+23 sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
Button down the hatches folks; tonight will bring even lower temps.
"Happy Mothers Day" to all you mothers out there. If it wasn't for my mother, I wouldn't be me!
Late morning, K & I motored to Indiana, PA & did some light grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart before visiting the Foote Family. Spending time with the boys was fun; 1st, Matthew wanted to show me something really different but you have to go outside to see it he told me. Even Andrew & Nathan were excited to be in on this adventurous mystery. "It's in the storage building," he told me as we were getting our shoes on. Nathan came running outside in his bare feet to keep up with us but his mother quickly got after him to put his shoes on.
Well, inside a used empty coffee container...with a small opening, there it was! A frog!
They want to keep it alive but don't know for sure what to feed it besides bugs. I will Google for more ideas. Google said: Crickets, bugs, wiggly things,& Aphids for a start.
Meanwhile, Matthew & I played a game of Monopoly Junior. Unlike the very involved regular Monopoly, this junior game is perfect for kids. Usually the game doesn't last long due to not having much money distributed to the players to begin with, & not having to get (4) small houses to work up to a hotel etc. It's simple! And of course, Matthew beat me.
Later, Matthew brought out his big Snap Circuit box. He gave me a choice of what circuit to build; I chose the one that would automatically change a digital counter from a (3) to a (5). My role in this project was to be: "the parts man." Matthew would look @ the schematic, and then order the part or parts needed to follow the electrical circuit diagram.
The parts: resistors, capacitors, diodes, switches, transistors, etc...were on separate plates that can snap onto a much larger plastic platform. Thus the name: Snap Circuit.
Sometimes it would take me a few seconds to find the part & when I would get that dumbfounded look, Matthew would usually give me a little clue, or maybe a bigger clue. It is amazing how much he has learned since using the 1st elementary Snap Circuit. Fortunately his parents recognize his progress & continue to purchase the more advanced kits.
Kathy played with each of the boys separately & I also spend a little time with both Andrew & Nathan before leaving around 6:30pm.
Lunch with the Footes: we helped Melissa & Kevin reduce their kettle of spaghetti & sauce + an outstanding concoction of a fruit smoothie. Thus, our later dinner, was more of a snack of popcorn & mixed nuts.
During our time away, Katrina called & left a very nice "Happy Mothers Day" message.
Late evening: Zack called & wished Kathy a "Happy Mothers Day." I stayed off the phone for awhile to let Mother Kathy talk with Zack; later I joined in the conversation. Unfortunately, Zack has been nursing a cold/flu and has also gotten pretty high cholesterol numbers. He & Kathy discussed ways thru diet & exercise to reduce the LDL & triglycerides & increase the HDL to hopefully avoid the need to take a cholesterol lowering drug.
Later evening: We finally finished watching "The Sea Hawk" with Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, etc. Top-notch combination of classy Warner Bros. costumer and Flynn aat his dashing best in adventure on the high seas; lively balance of piracy, romance, and swordplay.1940. It took us forever to finish watching this movie; we started during our service @ Newell & ever so slowly, watched a half hr here, (15) min there, etc. For the age of that movie, it remains fairly popular.
Lights out: 12:18am.
Button down the hatches folks; tonight will bring even lower temps.
"Happy Mothers Day" to all you mothers out there. If it wasn't for my mother, I wouldn't be me!
Late morning, K & I motored to Indiana, PA & did some light grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart before visiting the Foote Family. Spending time with the boys was fun; 1st, Matthew wanted to show me something really different but you have to go outside to see it he told me. Even Andrew & Nathan were excited to be in on this adventurous mystery. "It's in the storage building," he told me as we were getting our shoes on. Nathan came running outside in his bare feet to keep up with us but his mother quickly got after him to put his shoes on.
Well, inside a used empty coffee container...with a small opening, there it was! A frog!
They want to keep it alive but don't know for sure what to feed it besides bugs. I will Google for more ideas. Google said: Crickets, bugs, wiggly things,& Aphids for a start.
Meanwhile, Matthew & I played a game of Monopoly Junior. Unlike the very involved regular Monopoly, this junior game is perfect for kids. Usually the game doesn't last long due to not having much money distributed to the players to begin with, & not having to get (4) small houses to work up to a hotel etc. It's simple! And of course, Matthew beat me.
Later, Matthew brought out his big Snap Circuit box. He gave me a choice of what circuit to build; I chose the one that would automatically change a digital counter from a (3) to a (5). My role in this project was to be: "the parts man." Matthew would look @ the schematic, and then order the part or parts needed to follow the electrical circuit diagram.
The parts: resistors, capacitors, diodes, switches, transistors, etc...were on separate plates that can snap onto a much larger plastic platform. Thus the name: Snap Circuit.
Sometimes it would take me a few seconds to find the part & when I would get that dumbfounded look, Matthew would usually give me a little clue, or maybe a bigger clue. It is amazing how much he has learned since using the 1st elementary Snap Circuit. Fortunately his parents recognize his progress & continue to purchase the more advanced kits.
Kathy played with each of the boys separately & I also spend a little time with both Andrew & Nathan before leaving around 6:30pm.
Lunch with the Footes: we helped Melissa & Kevin reduce their kettle of spaghetti & sauce + an outstanding concoction of a fruit smoothie. Thus, our later dinner, was more of a snack of popcorn & mixed nuts.
During our time away, Katrina called & left a very nice "Happy Mothers Day" message.
Late evening: Zack called & wished Kathy a "Happy Mothers Day." I stayed off the phone for awhile to let Mother Kathy talk with Zack; later I joined in the conversation. Unfortunately, Zack has been nursing a cold/flu and has also gotten pretty high cholesterol numbers. He & Kathy discussed ways thru diet & exercise to reduce the LDL & triglycerides & increase the HDL to hopefully avoid the need to take a cholesterol lowering drug.
Later evening: We finally finished watching "The Sea Hawk" with Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, etc. Top-notch combination of classy Warner Bros. costumer and Flynn aat his dashing best in adventure on the high seas; lively balance of piracy, romance, and swordplay.1940. It took us forever to finish watching this movie; we started during our service @ Newell & ever so slowly, watched a half hr here, (15) min there, etc. For the age of that movie, it remains fairly popular.
Lights out: 12:18am.
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