Dinosaurs in the house

image taken from google images cuz the water isn't near this clean and would take a feat for me to get a decent picture

That's what my kids would tell you right now...that we have a dinosaur in the house. MaryKyle ordered "triops" off Amazon.com OH MY was she excited when the eggs arrived!!

what you can't see the eggs?? Well you can't see the triops either hardly for a few days...magnifying glass needed

here's what comes with them.

We had about 11 eggs hatch and we have one Triop...they are cannibals. We knew that and I had read it to MK even before she ordered the kit. So she wasn't surprised when we only ended up with two triops as they grew (they grow FAST). BUT when she looked in the fish bowl one day to find "Trey" eating "Opie" it was not so pretty....she just "KNEW they would be good friends and not eat each other" alas....once a cannibal always a cannibal. So we now only have ONE triop....he must be a brute!

Rules were not made to be broken

FYI.....on my weekly Kroger trip tonight I learned they have changed their coupon policy. According to the supervisor this is company wide. But because of so many scanning and making copies of printable coupons (which is illegal to do FYI) they have had to become more strict about the printables. They will now only accept two per manufacturer. Which totatally stinks. But it is what it is. I, honestly, expect more stores to follow suit. Those printable coupons are fabulous. But I've said for a while because of others being dishonest with them it will ruin it for the rest of us. PLEASE play fair. Follow the rules. because everyone is affected if you don't!!

Indian Style

thanks to an amazing gift/loan of some fun curriculum we are busy turning our house into a wigwam it feels like. This is the kids AFTER school the other day - they made John Mark a costume and made an old one of mine fit MK. They have had a ball playing Indian and dressing up now for school as they read about the different tribes, etc!

GrandMama ran by with some treats after a trip out of town and walked into Indians for grandkids...how perfect that the treat was candy covered sunflower seeds. They deemed it 'Indian Corn' Just had to take a picture.

Now to get John Mark to wear something more than his 'loin cloth' since he loves already to wear as few clothes as possible

Oh and if my friend Amy sees this..cough cough...how 'bout that dress? Look familiar? Mk has it flopped over the belt so she could stand cuz it's like a huge potato sack!!

FYI to all...a group of us friends (many many moons ago) did pre-1840 reenactments. Yes I did reenactments and I would say Amy and I could challenge any 'ol boy with our flintlock skills and tomahawk throwing skills...ha ha!! We're cool like that!!!! hee hee!!

Oh I SO wasn't kidding!!

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Hmmm what to blog about...so many things going on lately.

But here's what's happening RIGHT NOW...that's right you're getting a direct newsfeed from our household. We're making Jam....we went today and picked strawberries and I wanted to get them cooked and canned ASAP. MaryKyle loves to cook so she immediately started working along beside me asking what she could do. John Mark had little interest.

UNTIL....we started cutting them up. Oh boys and sharp dangerous objects....it's a magnetic attraction...just draws them in for sure!

So while I sit here blogging, apron on, about to enjoy my coffee here's what's happening a few feet from me: