Basketball Season Ends Today!

The season ended today for Haley's 6th Grade team. It was a fun and exciting time for Haley and she really looks forward to next year!

Eskimo Girl Arrives!

Coming this May, Haley's school has an auction. We thought this "American Girl" doll and book would be a nice choice for someone to enjoy!

From American Girl:
Winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (2003)

White missionaries have come to 12-year-old Minuk’s tiny Yup’ik village. Other children run away from the newcomers, but Minuk is too curious to be afraid.

New customs are coming, too, but clothes are still made the traditional way. Minuk’s one-of-a-kind parka is sewn from arctic ground-squirrel pelts, with triangles of white caribou fur decorating the hood. Her wolverine-fur ruff and tassels and her caribou-fur boots with sealskin bottoms keep her warm and dry.

The clothes that her mother and grandmother sew with such skill and love keep Minuk safe through what turns out to be the darkest winter of her life.

9-inch Minuk™ doll includes stand and Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway paperback book by Kirkpatrick Hill.

Science Fair Tonite...

Haley chose to make a homemade "cooler" and then tested to see if it would cool hot liquids faster than letting the same hot liquid sit at room temperature. Her hypothesis was that the cooler, using evaporation, would cool faster. Unfortunately, her hypothesis was wrong. Seems the steam got caught inside the chamber and made a little "oven". Haley's future as a scientist may be limited, but she did win first place for her sixth grade class. Alright, Haley!