Starting Over !

So I'm starting a new blog. Who knows I may actually keep up with it this time.
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Butterflies in the house.

We have been using Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day by Apologia for science. We are doing the section on insects currently and decided to do a butterfly pavilion. We checked many sites online but they all came with coupons for the caterpillars. So we looked and saw the caterpillars were coming from Insect Lore. They also sale the whole kits and not just the caterpillars. So for $19.99 and S.h. We had these cute critters arrive. They were very tiny and with three very interested kids I was worried. The box said just leave them alone. My kids wanted to touch, shake, drop, and hug the caterpillars. I kept saying, "If just one makes it to a butterfly then it's a success". We watched every day as 4 of the caterpillars grew and grew. We had one who was way behind and hardly grew at all. After about a week the four were all naming upside down. I knew this meant it must be time for them to go into chrysalis stage. Just a side note if you lose your guide that comes in your kit, they have one online. I go online because from the before statement, this momma totally threw away the hand book. I find out you have to use a safety pin to transfer these delicate chrysalis to the mesh cage. I'm thinking this sounds way easier than its going to be and I was right too! Any movement to the chrysalis and they think there under attack. So as a defense they shake really bad to scare prey. It's very effective! I about dropped them twice., but I was able to pin them to the mesh. The kids remind me tiny is still in the jar and is no where close to becoming a chrysalis. We read you can use a coffee filter and put the lid back on for if and when he changed. About a week later we woke up to butterflies. We were so excited that the four had made despite my kids unintentional attempts to kill them! We went to the library to find books on butterflies. We also did worksheets that we found online. It has been a great study and we will be releasing them tomorrow. Also the last one finally made it to chrysalis stage and I will transfer him to the mesh tomorrow. The website is www.insectlore.com. They all kinds of habitats and science tools. I think next we will get ladybugs from them.
Also this is my opinion. I received no money or free items for giving this review. I was just really pleased with the company. We are currently looking for plants to make a butterfly garden but I will update on that another day.

Time is going by to fast.

Once again I have let months go between updates. One day I'm going to get better at this whole blogging things.  Where do I begin.  Mallory turned 1 and Juliet turned 8!   I can't believe how time flies.  We took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge and TN for their birthdays. We had a wonderful time.  I'm learning to slow down and enjoy my kids. Life is to short not to. I love spending time and shaping their hearts. I'm hoping to set more time apart this year making memories and spending quality time with all of them. Hopefully I'll update better too!