The little things . . .

The girls have been catching fish every time they go out back lately. Hamburger buns seem to be the best bait for them now. Jessica's fish sort of blends in with her shorts, but it is a nice size catch. They tend to go out just before dusk. Sometimes they no sooner get the hook in the water and by the time you come in the house, one of the girls is running up to say that they caught a fish. Amazing.

The next two pictures are of some unknown "thing" that was walking on the ceiling of my van. It kind of looks like crusted sand and a little cement on the back. The first picture is of the top, the second one you can see some legs. It doesn't move very quickly. Becca thought maybe it was an ant carrying something but when I dropped it on the ground (by accident), it didn't drop it. I really couldn't see anything more than the crust and legs. I don't know what it is. Ben in his thoughtful, helpful way, told me it was a new species of spider they discovered.

Tonight I asked was was fixed recently. Stephanie said she fixed the computer. She proceeded to tell us that Jessica and Becca were on the computer and it turned off and the screen went dark. She pushed the button and turned it on. It was so funny the way she told it.

Ben was demonstrating his exercise routine. He started off telling us, "I do 300 jumping jacks. I usually stop around 100 because my side hurts. Then I do 200 . . . "

There was another gem but it escapes me at the moment. I have some pictures to share but I'm calling it a night and will have to post them another time.

iPod Surgery

Ben's friend upgraded and didn't want her iPod Touch and offered it to Ben for $10. He scooped it up. It worked well with the exception of a quarter-size circle where the screen was blacked out.

Rad looked into how to fix it, bought the materials and gave it a go. I think he spent several hours just getting the back off. Once the back was off, he had about 15 of these little screws to unscrew to begin surgery.

Any iPod gurus out there? It hasn't turned on since the screen was changed out. Hopefully it is just something isn't connecting that should be or maybe something is touching that shouldn't be. Hopefully Rad will come across something online and realize what needs to be done to make it work again. It was a good project for a couple of nights though.

from Stephanie

Have you've ever been to the Indian River Lagoon? Well I am going to on Nov. 22. So far in Science, my teacher is helping us learn more about lagoons. About a week ago, we took a test to see how much we knew before starting the unit. I am pretty sure I failed, because I know NOTHING! about it. I've heard that you might be lucky to see a manatee. You could even see algae even though some are REALLY, REALLY small. I will write a review when I go there. : )