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I finally got around to
purchasing some agar and a few petri dishes. I cooked up
some agar, and cultured the back of the kid's throughts
(amoung other things, like rain water, Jeff's leg, and
urine). This and the next three pictures are of a few of
the petri dishes, after they had a chance to grow. |
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Tin-grin Roo in a Baret.
What more could you possibly want? |
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We decided t oturn our
bedroom doors into blackboards (using blackboard paint).
We told ourselves that it would be useful for
homeschooling, but really it just turned out to be the
kids doodle pad. This is a coat of primer going onto the
door. |
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A black door. Who'd want a
black door? |
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A sideways picture. I love
these. |
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Looks like Button was
helping. |
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Once the paint had dried,
we had to cover the entire door in chalk. |
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TRUTH! |
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A self-portrait, by the
boy. |
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Yes, blogging IS a waste of
time. |
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See what I mean? No school
stuff, just lots of doodles. |
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Church kids! |
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This and the next several
pictures are from the mega-birthday party. We celebrated
the birthdays of Susan, Pa, Me, and Jon. |
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Goodness, this party had
more pictures than it deserved! |
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Now for "the cause".
Believe it or not (and I prefer not), this and the next
picture are $1165 worth of plastic pins and washers. They
are used to attach insulation to the side of our tin shed
up at the ranch (see below). |
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Insulation. Lots and lots
of insulation. |
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Our new wood burning stove,
ready to haul up to the ranch. |
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Thanks to Jason's help, the
wood stove has been installed. I hope it will keep us
warm. |
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The outside chimney. |
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The first fire. |
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This is as far as I got
with the insulation this weekend (and the picture below,
I did the same thing on both sides). If you look really
closely, you can see the really expensive wachers (from
above). |
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The other side of the shed,
with as much insulation as I could get installed. The
rest, hopefully, will get installed next weekend (with
Pa's help). |
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Geneva dressed up by Megan
as a shepherdess (due, I think, to the general craziness
of girls). |
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Pa, Mudge, Button, and I
went up to THE RANCH to install a bunch of insulation.
Mudge had the job of cooking for us... |
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Time for a beer. |
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Button and Brandon (a
neighbor boy) playing in the dirt. |
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This was a lot more work
than it looks like in this picture. Almost done! |
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Nettie and the girls made
cookies for Easter. |
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Alright, these cookies are
getting SILLY! |
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Meg is always SILLY. |
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Right before sunrise
service at Westfork. |
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Jessie (Church girl) made
this hamburger cake and brought it to Church as an Easter
gift. |
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Church kids! |
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The annual Easter egg hunt
at Westfork. |
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After Church on Easter
Sunday, we went down to Sun Lakes for a combination
Easter/Birthday party. |
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Nettie's birthday present
from Pa & Ma. |
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Meg's clay creation. |
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"Fairy of Wind", by
Meg. |
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