Teenagers These Days...

...can do some amazing things. One of A.'s friends, a cancer survivor, is holding a dance fundraiser, to raise money for the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation. The CNCF conducts research and holds conferences for survivors, families fighting the cancer and families who have lost a child to neuroblastoma.

She was diagnosed with this form of cancer when she was 1 year old. Doctors at the time gave her a 30 percent chance of survival. After chemotherapy, her cancer went into remission. Now 15-she is still cancer-free.

Together with 15 other people from her confirmation class, she is hoping to raise $5,000 through "Dance for Life" at St. Patrick's Church on Feb. 2.Here's more-


Check out their video-powerful.


Here's someone who is fighting to make a difference. I plan to support her.

Hot Water in Air

Today it was -14 degrees when we woke up.

So we tried the hot water in air experiment again-this time with boiling water. Check it out.

HB 2 U!

S is a teenager today.

Happy Birthday!

Clarinet Recital

S. had a clarinet recital last Sunday-it was great! Nicely done!

Not That Cold

Today when I woke up it was -13. (that's -25 Celsius if any of you are so inclined)

Brrr.

So I thought we would try the Throw the Water in the Air to See If It Freezes test. We did. Twice. The water came down kinda like -- water. The second time we tried less water, thinking smaller droplets might freeze quicker. When G tossed it up in the air, you could see little crystallized droplets shining in the bright sunlight. But no "tink tink" sound as they fell to the ground.

So I guess it's really not THAT cold.

Although that's not how I felt at the bus stop.

Yum-Girl Scout Cookies

Here they are, they look so good!
Girl Scout Cookies
The little kid is selling-so let us know if you want some. (but we can't sell any until tomorrow, 1/19 is GO Day!)

Let There Be...

...Heat!

Yes, we have heat again in our house after over 24 full hours without it. Hmm-some things we just take for granted.

With 3 space heaters (one in each bedroom) sleeping that night without heat was very comfortable. Then in the morning we just moved the heaters around, turned on the oven to heat up the kitchen, and so forth. Not so bad.

But boy was I happy-when at about 3pm I heard that familiar sound of forced air, WARM forced air, coming through the vents!

And today it is 3 degrees as we wake up-so it's all fixed, and not a moment too soon.

I'm going to buy a space heater to have on hand though-just in case.