Thursday, September 16, 2010

wooly thoughts

I just wrote a composition about animals getting ready for winter. I remembered the wooly bear caterpillar. I read that depending on how his stripes are it will be either an easy winter or a hard winter.
I saw one last year on a nature walk, so I should go find one again and determine whether old man winter will be gentle or harsh on us. Today, it's time to get out the  hot apple cider and cookies. It's only September and 55 degrees. I have to get my socks done!






Wednesday, September 15, 2010

animals and math

So that I don't forget some of the things I have learned this week, I decided to write about it here.
The other day, we read about a coati. After we read about an animal we don't know, we look on youtube to see if there is one in action. Here is one of the videos we found. You will have to look yourself and see if you can find the video of the coati taking a girl's sandwich away on the beach, that one was quite funny. The coati looks like it has alot of cheek, and you'd either find him annoying or hilarious!

This week, we also read about a bumble bee bat, who's home is in Thailand.






I just cast on 223 stitches to start up my first sweater! I am looking for as many notes I can
find from other people who have tried this pattern.
It seems that some have
made modifications. The pattern I chose is from here, which is from Europe. So translating it may make it hard to understand.
I think I've got it.. but I think I may have to learn more algebra
and pythagoras theorem 
for when I get to making my own modifications.
I am excited to learn!




BTW, it is NOT the sweater above.. my mom thought that of that, to post an ugly sweater.
We did have a good laugh, and good time looking at lots of ugly sweaters.. I hope that my
sweater does not turn out ugly.. you'll just have to keep posted.



Tuesday, September 14, 2010

bombing!

 Today, I read about this, bombing   and I had fun looking at galleries online of  bombings..
Looks like fun!




Sunday, September 12, 2010

a long list

 I have a long list of projects
I want to knit/crochet up this fall/winter..
and I only keep finding more..
this is too adorable..
I have to add it to my list too
Have you seen Despicable Me ?

It's maybe the only movie I saw this summer.. atleast, all I can remember.
and I loved it!