Greetings! So far we haven't had any big snow storms and it actually has been warm...for Wisconsin...upper 30's and 40's.
I am still working on my winter project of slides, photos, and movies. I have spent a lot of time working on my father's side of the family. Unfortunately I do not have many photos and they are not dated.
This is a picture of my father...I believe
he was about 6 months old in this photo.
Another picture of my father...I believe
he was about 2-3 years old in this photo.
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I was sick a week ago and the children drew me get-well cards.
Meggie's card...I think Meggie got rushed and
forgot to put the "g' in her name.
Matthew's get-well card...page 1.
Matthew's get-well card...page 2.
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I decided that I needed a "kid fix"...so...I went to the Cities on Friday. Matthew didn't have school on Friday due to kindergarten round-up. I wanted to spend the day with Matthew...so...we (Jennifer, Chris, Matthew, and myself) went to the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Matthew in the van eating a chocolate chip cookie
that his Great Granny made.
We decided that we would also go to the OmniMax Theater. The movie we saw was "Into the Deep". We went under the water to the fascinating, complex world of the kelp forest and learned about how the destiny of each species in this community is tied to all species, both sea and on land.
Scenes from the movie.
In the Science Museum...
This is the inside of the elevator at the Museum.
This gentleman was explaining the
different type of animal hides.
This exhibit shows different kinds of insulation.
Matthew is feeling the different insulation to
feel the heat from the insulation.
Matthew and the gorilla.
The tree section has been removed around the museum many times in its history, but it has remained a popular exhibit. This photo shows a reinstallation in 1938.
In 1994 a thin slice of the tree section was cut so it could be displayed in the museum's traveling exhibit about birds of prey. The slice helped tell a story about the Northern spotted owl and the controversy surrounding the logging of the owl's old-growth forest habitat.
This is the section that was cut and
on display at the Science Museum.
Burr Oak
The Egyptian Mummy
The mummy is a man who lived sometime during the 18th Dynasty (1567-1320 B.C.E). This makes him about 3,500 years old. It is believed he was a priest, because of three characteristics of priests from that time: a shaven head, callused feet (meaning he walked barefoot), and well-preserved hands that show no signs of hard manual labor. It is not known how he died.
Matthew looking at the mummy's feet.
Gray Squirrels
This is a display of common squirrels that can
be found in the Twin Cities area.
Horseshoe Crab
Not a true crab, it is an arthropod more closely related to spiders and scorpions, and the closest living relative of the trilobite. It first appeared in the Ordovician Period, nearly 500 million years ago. Because it has changed very little over time, it is called a living fossil.
Totem pole display.
A robot from 1994.
Matthew and Jennifer building a house.
Aztec calendar stone, c.1479
Replica of basalt carving. Excavated in Mexico city in 1790, the Sun Stone calendar displays the 20 days of the Aztec month surrounded by symbols representing traditional Mesoamerican beliefs.
Matthew investigating the magnet rocks.
Microscopic World of Sand Grains
An interesting way to look at sand from a whole new perspective. This photography exhibit by Dr. Gary Greenberg showcases the art and science of sand photography. The beautiful photographs explore the exquisite beauty of sand grains magnified up to 300 times.
Matthew looking thru a huge magnifying ball.
Matthew and Jennifer in front of a dinosaur exhibit.
Build a Champosaurus
Jennifer and Matthew piecing together a
dinosaur from fragments of fossil.
Terminator Pigs
Entelodonts were among the more remarkable mammals that roamed North America during the Oligocene Epoch. They were distantly related to pigs. Like pigs, they probably ate almost anything remotely edible. Unlike pigs, they had large and extremely powerful jaws. They may have been bone-crunching scavengers as well as root-grubbing vegetarians.
One of many fossils.
King of the Horned Dinosaurs
Triceratops, a Cretaceous Period plant-eating dinosaur, is the most famous of the horned dinosaurs. Rare, even unique...this is the most complete Triceratops skeleton known. Only three other museums in the world display real Triceratops skeletons.
T. rex Jaws Interactive
These are a giant set of Tyrannosaurus rex jaws.
Chris and Matthew are trying recreate the formidable
predator's trademark powerful, giant-sized bite.
Matthew just finished eating one of Great Granny's cupcakes.
Friday evening Meggie and I went to Julie's
for a sleep-over. Meggie is busy installing
a new screen saver on Julie's laptop.
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Saturday was manicure day. Julie got a haircut and Meggie and I had a manicure.
Meggie getting her nails filed.
Meggie getting a hand massage with hand cream.
Meggie getting her nails polished.
Pink and purple nail polish...with sparkles.
A daisy on each thumb.
We had lunch at the Olive Garden.
After spaghetti Meggie and Julie had dessert...chocolate ice cream with chocolate chunks.
Another great weekend in the Cities! I am looking forward to
SPRING! I put away my down-filled coat
AND the snowblower ...I am done with this winter!!
