Move It!

Chip had his Move-A-Thon today, to raise money for the Spring Fling, a sort of field day on steroids. He did so great! Each kid did four circuits, and G was certainly the fastest of all. Miss Debbie, the movement teacher, had a drawing for two school t-shirts, and G won one of them. We were thrilled, because we'd wanted one for a long time.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, Mr. President!

We took G out of school a few minutes early today so that we could host a little inauguration party with the friends we know who helped to vote him into office. It was sort of last minute, but we'd considered doing it for about a week. Oh, and by the way, yes there are FIFTY blueberries on the flag cake, but there aren't enough raspberries in a quart to make seven stripes. Here are some photos of our Party Like A Barack Star party:

 

 

 

 

New Digs For Ush

Today, we finally finished our Christmas puzzle! Woohoo! It took two months and lots of help from Skye and Lisa, but it's done, and now we can look forward to the puzzle we bought for Christmas 2009.

Here are more photos of our puzzle research from earlier. Now we just have to make a map of the pieces and create a template, match the pieces to find the size and shape, and, oh, forget it.

But the most exciting thing we did today (even though my mom's chicken and dumplings were pretty exciting) was to give Ushi a new home. Check this baby out! It's five levels of fun and luxury, and we've buried a tunnel under the bedding that he loves to explore. As soon as we installed it, he sniffed out the carrot in the petting station at the top and ran all the way up to get it. He loves it!

Piecing It All Together

Lisa and Mark were researching how many different jigsaw piece patterns there were at each jigsaw puzzle company.  We just happened to complete two Planet Earth puzzles today and discovered that they have the same piece shapes in the same places!  So Lisa's idea of making a piece template and matching up the shapes would totally work.  It would miss the point of the puzzle, but it would still be interesting!

Kick It Up A Notch

 

Here's my ECG from my stress test today. Thought you might find it interesting. I did! It was a nuclear test, which meant that I spent a good part of the day radioactive. I also got an echocardiogram (ultrasound) and bloodwork. Monday is the followup appointment to determine the next step, if anything.