Nothing to report, except the ants continue to work hard and we continue to enjoy them.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Ants, Day Seven
Nothing to report, except the ants continue to work hard and we continue to enjoy them.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Third Day of Christmas
The gifts keep coming! At Aaron and Wendy's, the girls got cool masks and a board game, courtesy of Grandma Charla.
Merry Christmas, indeed!
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Ants, Day Three
After the first night, we were startled to see that the ants had made a lot of progress, building a tunnel from one entrance to another and burying their one dead guy with the excavated sand. Here we are at Day Three, and they continue to build.
We are going to soon have to face the reality of maintenance: watering the cotton balls, getting out the bit of apple they haven't consumed, and removing the dead ant.
So far, though, I'm thrilled with how interesting the ant habitat is. I'll continue to post pictures as the ants continue to build.
We are going to soon have to face the reality of maintenance: watering the cotton balls, getting out the bit of apple they haven't consumed, and removing the dead ant.
So far, though, I'm thrilled with how interesting the ant habitat is. I'll continue to post pictures as the ants continue to build.
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Christmas dresses
Grandma gave the girls beautiful matching dresses and told them how her mother had made all of her and Aunt Teddy's clothes when they were children, and had often dressed them identically.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Ants Arrive!
The one thing Suzanne wanted for her birthday was an ant habitat (not "ant farm" - - she's pretty scientific). She got the ant habitat, but the ants had to be mail ordered from Utah, and they didn't arrive in time for her birthday. Suzanne wasn't disappointed. She just bided her time and enjoyed her other presents.
And today the ants arrived! Just in time for Christmas.
The little buggers came in a small plastic tube labeled with a warning that these ants sting. Luckily, only a few escaped as we were transferring them to their new home. (Hindsight being 20/20, I now realize we should have done the transfer outdoors. Now Elizabeth and I keep thinking there are ants in our pants.)
We are all excited to see the ants construct their colony.
And today the ants arrived! Just in time for Christmas.
The little buggers came in a small plastic tube labeled with a warning that these ants sting. Luckily, only a few escaped as we were transferring them to their new home. (Hindsight being 20/20, I now realize we should have done the transfer outdoors. Now Elizabeth and I keep thinking there are ants in our pants.)
We are all excited to see the ants construct their colony.
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Tree Decorating
Today was both Suzanne's fourth birthday and the day we got a Christmas tree.
Busy, but fun!
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