Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Michael's New Scientific Activity

So apparently my son would like to be a geologist. He loves to excavate in the dirt to find rocks and "gems". Well, I guess his impatience finally got the best of him since it was no longer fun to slowly chip away at the dirt with a stick to uncover the mysteries hidden beneath.
He has begun "water blasting" using a high pressure hose to excavate and find what lies within the clay mud. His statement to me in the afternoon as I stripped him of the layers of mud; "I had poor results today. I'll have to try again tomorrow." God help me.



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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    oh...dear...God...
    Did you have to hose him down when he was done?!

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  2. jenJune 16, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Yes, he was stripped in the garage and then hosed. And then the clothes got another hosing. And then he was plunked into the hotub.

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  3. UnknownJune 16, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    love love love this! you are a good mom, however , I am so glad those excavator days are over. Now the messes are generally confined to kitchen experiments or bathroom spa days....

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  4. CrissieJune 16, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    OH MY GOSH - those are the best pictures ever. Be sure to have them enlarged for when he brings his first girlfriend home. My weapon of choice is their naked baby pictures - all five of them lined up in a row on my living room wall. Being mom is SO good.

    xoxoxoxo

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  5. JoJune 16, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    Wow. Perfect example of "don't get mad, get the camera." :-)

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  6. emily freemanJune 16, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    Good for you for letting that boy be a boy! I've heard that is an important part of parenting boys :)

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  7. AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 10:56 PM

    You are a much better mother than I am. I would have freaked out! LOL. Sounds like a great kid you have there. :)

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  8. Sharone, UnclonedJune 17, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    I LOVE that your son already sounds like a scientist. "Poor results today" - so hilarious I actually made a snorting noise. Thanks for this :)

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  9. BeeJune 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    I think you already have a "gem." I hope the next days excavation yields better results!

    Thanks for the laugh this morning.

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  10. DakotaJune 25, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Hilarious pictures and posts! Playing in the mud looks like lots of fun :)

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