computer problems

I am still not back into full swing after my computer crashed with a virus. I am sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. We did get Grady's Science Fair project and Grady & Alice's Art Fair projects turned in yesterday on time! Now I just need to finish with my camera program and then I can download new pictures. Phew! I'm exhausted even thinking about it.

Powered Up!

On Thursday nights, our church has a program called Powered Up for K-5th graders. At one of the last meetings they gave the children a rocket kit. The kit was a pinewood derby (like from the boy scouts) rocket kit and fairly complicated. We had 2 weeks in which to complete it and it took us almost the whole time! We had to use wood glue and sand it down - it was a lengthy process. Of course it was right up Grady's alley!

Stephen went for the "launch" night. The "engine" was a rubber band and a propeller. They had set up strings where the rockets could race. The children had a fabulous time!!

Request: Postcard project

Grady's first grade class is doing a social studies project examining the world around us. "The project is designed to provide the students with an awareness and appreciation of other places in the United States and the world." Grady will get to read the postcards to fellow classmates and plot the locations on the class map. They can be sent from any place. There is no deadline.

If anyone would be willing to send a postcard I think Grady would love it. If you know of someone living in another country that would be really fun too.

Send to:
Mrs. Fisher
Newlonsburg Elementary School
3170 School Road
Murrysville, PA 15668

On a different note, (no pun intended, ha!!) my computer got a virus on Saturday and my computer is in the shop. I won't be posting again till probably some time next week. We are going to Washington DC on Friday and spending the night with some dear friends from college (Chris and Christy Morgan). We're going to visit DC again on Saturday and travel home on Saturday.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!

Grady's Creation

For Christmas, Grady got Keva blocks which are just uniform planks of wood. They are designed such that you can do almost anything with them. Grady made the above "creation" and you can see how some of the block stick out. Those are being held by the weight of the blocks above them. The blocks come with a book full of pictures of all different things you can make.

While Stephen wanted to take a picture of Grady's "creation" because it was neat, he also thought it was memorable for what Grady put near it. See above! HA! Not sure that Pryor can read, but you can't blame Grady for trying!