Mixed Nuts: When you live with a Scientist

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Sunday, February 5, 2012

When you live with a Scientist

Today, Mat came up with an idea he wanted to try with the kids.

He read this article HERE (click on the word "here" and read this enlightening piece of news)

Basically a guy was suing because he found a dead mouse in his Mountain Dew, and Pepsi says that there is no way it would have even been recognizable because the mountain dew would have turned the mouse into a gelatin blob.

So.gross.

So, Mat - being a scientist - decided he wanted to try this experiment for himself. Great.

He came home with a ton of soda and other products from the store today, and a package of raw chicken wings. He got some bell jars and dropped the chicken in the jars.

Then we filled each jar with a different liquid. One choice was Monster energy drink. It smelled like beer. Don't drink that stuff.

One jar was a control. Which was water.

So now we wait. I asked how long. Scientist Mat has no idea.

All I know is that I have these belle jars filled with various liquids and raw chicken in the basement - with lids on of course - waiting..........

The kids are going to be interested in seeing what happens.

Don't you all wish you were me? Come on......you know you do.

In other news,

Scooby put a hole in his favorite stuffed animal today. There was fuzz carnage all over the floor.

He is looking very guilty in this picture, is he not?

The kids got a chance to enjoy about a 1/2 hour of the Super bowl before they went to bed. I gave them a bath and they came down and munched on chips and other goodies and watched some of the commercials.