Matter & Motion @ Ivy Tech

Over the weekend I took the kids to the Matter & Motion fair at Ivy Tech State College. We did this last year also but the kids wanted to go back so I took them. The fair has craft's, games, and information about the college courses there and other vital information you may need. The kids made slime and learned about chemistry, sis got to duck hunt, plant a seed, got fingerprinted, got to walk a course to what it is like to be drunk usuing special goggles, learned about the weather from the local weather team, and to do laproscopic surgery and more. Here are the photo's of our day.





I'll do another post with a few of the video's I took also of them. We had alot of fun.

Easter Memories.

I've been through some photo's I have on disc and I came across some old photo's of me at Easter time. So I just wanted to share a couple of them with you.
The first set is just me at my grandma's house and with my dad.

This set I think I'm around 5 years old.

As I find some more I will share them.

Riddle Of The Day

Riddle of the Day

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one.
Michael J. Fox has a small one.
Madonna doesn't have one.
The Pope has one but doesn't use it.
Clinton uses his all the time.
Bush is one.
Mickey Mouse has an unusual one.
Liberace never used his on women.
Jerry Seinfeld is very, very proud of his.
Cher claims that she took on 3.
We never saw Lucy use Desi's.
What is it?
Answer below!
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The answer is: "A Last Name."
You didn't think I'd send you a dirty joke, did you

Cook Out

Since we have been have higher than normal temperatures the last couple of days ( In the lower 70's) we decided to have a cookout. Randy got some cheddar brats and I went after the charcoal and picked up onion and bell peppers. I decided I wanted to make baked beans also. It was so good and makes me want to go camping even more. Here are the photo's.

I forgot the ketchup in the pic for the baked beans but they are easy to make. Cut the bacon up small and put ina skillet with some cut up onion till cooked well. In another pan add the pork & beans with some brown sugar to taste (kind of sweet), add some ketchup and barbeque sauce ( I prefer hickory flavored for these) and stir and simmer. When the bacon is done add it and stir again . Cook for about 15 min to 25 min. or till thickened up some.

I sliced up the bell pepper and onion and put them on the grill with the brats till they were done. Eat and Enjoy!

Flashback

This is a pic of a filled in pothole. I took this one because anytime I see or smell fresh asphalt I have flashbacks to when I was 7 years old and fell in some and burnt both of my legs from my toes to my hips. I had 1st to 2nd degree burns and almost lost my little toe.


I figured from some of the comments I got on this in my last post I would go into more detail to explain my total flashback on this. I was around 7 years old when this happened. Here's how I remember that day. Some of my friends in the neighborhood & I were riding our bikes in the alley behind my house. The city was going around filling in potholes on the streets and alley's that day. I'm thinking this is around August, not too sure on that but I remember I had on a bathing suit. In our alley we had several potholes, one of which was the width of the alley and about 3 or 4 houses from our house.

The city street department came down our alley and filled all the potholes with asphalt which needed to be done but later we found out that our alley wasn't supposed to be done yet. They didn't barricade off the alley and I of course continued to ride my bike. Now I didn't try to go through the asphalt I tried to go around it. In my trying to go around it my bike tire hit a bump and tossed me in the center of the hole. (My mom is at work at this time and it's just my dad at home) I screamed DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!! so loud that that our whole block and parts of the neighboring blocks heard me. (To this day I don't think I ever got the final D on Dad). Anyway my came running out of the house and ran to me and walked in the asphalt in sandals and carried me out. He ran me to the house as quick as he could and put in the bathtub with cold water. He filled a bucket with water and put it in his truck with a wash cloth to put over my legs to keep it cool. He then preceded to call the hospital my mom worked housekeeping in and told them he was bringing me in and what happened and not to page my mom till I got there. On the way to the hospital we drove by the city truck that filled our alley and dad flipped them off. We finally get to the hospital.

Now I'm going from what my parents told me. The ER was trying to figure out what to do to get the asphalt off of my legs. Mom and dad both told me that an intern came in and asked for a case of mineral oil. They finally got the asphalt off of my legs and bandaged me up and gave me a room for the next few days. I had a cage over my legs to keep the blankets from hurting them. Eventually I went to surgery for what my mom called debrement ( They scraped my legs clean from any remaining asphalt and blisters) and I went home after a few days and remained in a wheelchair for a couple of weeks. My mom told me the intern saved my legs and my little toe on my left foot. I thank this guy to this day for that. All I have remaining is a small scar on my right big toe and I don't tan at all on my legs. I get a sunburn as red as a lobster sometimes and just go right back to white. Now anytime I smell fresh asphalt or even see it I get this flashback. I've learned to deal with it but it still stays.

As for the city street department my parents sued them and the guys who did our alley that day got fired and the city paid for my hospitalization and I had $2000 put in an account for me for when I turned 18.

March Photo Challenge-- 10 Things About Me

Graham of One Man's Travel's fame has made a comeback. First of all I would like to welcome him back to the blogoshere second Here is the challenge as stated by Graham.

The challenge for this month is to take 10 photographs (Yup, I said 10... we have a lot of catching up to do!) that represent you / things about you / your personality / likes / dislikes... I think ya catch my drift. Against each one, you need to write a comment to explain what is says about you.
Now, if you find the challange too difficult, I will allow you to dig into your photo archives for some of the photos if necessary (however, at least one of them must be a new one!).
Guidelines Just to recap, the guidelines for the challenge are as follows:
1) Take a set of photographs that in some way, manner or form represents the theme of "10 things about me". You are welcome to use your artistic touch to manipulate the photographs using a photopackage such as photoshop. Be as creative as you desire!!! You are even welcome to submit a video clip, if that is your preferred media.
2) Include a brief explanation of how the photograph(s) relate to the theme. The photograph doesn't need to be outside, it can be of somebody or of something around the home.... it just needs to represent the theme of the month.
3) When you have posted your challenge, be sure to send me a link so that I can include it on my "The '10 Things About Me' Challenge Entry" post at the end of the month!
4) You want to join in with the challenge but don't have a blog or website to display your photograph on?
No problem, either:
a)Just email me copy of the image, along with your name and a brief description of how the photograph(s) relate to the theme. I will then include your entry on my "10 Things About Me Challenge Entry" post at the end of the month!!!
b)Join up to a photo storage site like Redbubble or http://www.flickr.com/and upload your photograph, then leave a link to the photograph in the comments box on this post.

So here are my photo's for the challenge:

I love candles and I somewhat collect them.

I have 3 tattoos

I have been working on scrapbooks for my parents.

My kids and hubby are the biggest part of who I am.

I'm making placemat sets for Christmas gifts this year (4 placemats,4 coasters and 2 hot pads).

I love to go camping and fishing.

These are old drawings but I do still draw on occassions.

I attend Church regularly.

I love my computer. In this pic I'm playing a POGO game called Crazy Cakes!

This is a pic of a filled in pothole. I took this one because anytime I see or smell fresh asphalt I have flashbacks to when I was 7 years old and fell in some and burnt both of my legs from my toes to my hips. I had 1st to 2nd degree burns and almost lost my little toe.