Seven Quick Takes

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Well, our root viewing planter grew rather nicely. 

The radishes especially. The others seem slow going, but I think the fact the girls dumped all the seeds in the packets into a few holes per veggie might be having something to do with that... sibling rivalry and all. 

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Inspired by Wreck-It Ralph, we tested the Mentos drop in soda experiment. Coke went about 3 feet in the air but Diet Coke definitely works best - a whopping 6 feet!

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Some days Teresa takes a nap, some days she doesn't. And some days I just never know what will happen. Like this day...

when she fell asleep standing up.

I did manage to lay her on the sofa and changer her diaper without waking here. Always an adventure...

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After three weeks, I finally completed the City of Jerusalem work for our home atrium. Boy was it a pain but I think it turned out pretty well.

In hindsight, plaster of paris was not the best choice since it hardens quite heavy. So I recommend sculpey or some other similar modeling clay. 

But I put felt on the bottoms of both pieces, so they should stay on the floor and the girls can slide them as necessary.

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We had some extra large boxes and quite a few rainy days. So, naturally...

Car racing ensued. 

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My dad will be taking Cecilia and Felicity camping providing cicadas don't ruin everything. To test out the tent and the girls though, we did a trial run in the back yard.

Happy to say all went well and the girls are stoked for their first camping trip!

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Due to the overwhelming victories of the knots, I gave the girls a hair trim. It was much needed, but I was in a rush to get Teresa to bed and trimmed more than I meant to. I'm still getting used to the new lengths, but overall they came out well. 

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