cricut question turn turkey into peacock?

[BernardandMissBianca]

Hey, that's right... Guess that is why I get mechanical pencils for myself... push down..instant sharp, pointy pencil!

I bought the ones in the Target dollar spot that you feed the dull tip into the top of the pencil and it pushes a new one out of the bottom.

 

[MomOf2DisneyKids]

oh shush!

shushing!!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

shushing!!!!

 

[PrincessNancy96]

ps--I have no idea why I'm even in this thread...I don't have a cricut, but the title of the thread MADE me look.

You just want to live vicariously through the rest of us!!! Besides, you missed us while on vacation!

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I bought the ones in the Target dollar spot that you feed the dull tip into the top of the pencil and it pushes a new one out of the bottom.

Oh man! We didn't have those in our $ spot.. bummer!!
I did get some teacher name tag things.... I'm had DS6 write his name..and am going to include that in his beginning of school page..and than have him do another at the end of the school to show his progression..and there better be some progression!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Oh man! We didn't have those in our $ spot.. bummer!!
I did get some teacher name tag things.... I'm had DS6 write his name..and am going to include that in his beginning of school page..and than have him do another at the end of the school to show his progression..and there better be some progression!!!

this was a while ago.
As for penmanship don't get me started on DS11, it's worse now then it was in Kindergarten.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

My DS9 had the prettiest penmanship in first grade, but now, I can't tell his e from a from o. And DH has the best handwriting I've ever seen from a guy. Much nicer than mine.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

congrats AWM you hit 4000 posts!! ;0

DD's penmanship bites.. DS's both are okay..just not up to mommy standards... DH should have been a doctor, no offense to doctors but you know how hard their writing is to read at times!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

congrats AWM you hit 4000 posts!! ;0

Thanks. And it looked so pretty.

 

[Lisa]

As for penmanship don't get me started on DS11, it's worse now then it was in Kindergarten.

The boy should grow up to be a doctor!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

The boy should grow up to be a doctor!

geologist.

 

[Faerie]

I'll be different - I hate pencils with the exception of colored pencils for coloring in my stamping projects.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I'll be different - I hate pencils with the exception of colored pencils for coloring in my stamping projects.

ah but they are a must have for school! LOL

 

[TPCShauna]

geologist.

Why a geologist? DH is one and his handwriting isn't too bad.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Why a geologist? DH is one and his handwriting isn't too bad.

he has always loved rocks and gemstones and such. He as a natural talent for names precious stones. We also have a place where they can dig for rocks buried in pebbles. They love it and come home with tons of rocks.

I didn't know your DH was a geologist. DS11 would be thrilled to know I know someone who knows a geologist.

 

[TPCShauna]

he has always loved rocks and gemstones and such. He as a natural talent for names precious stones. We also have a place where they can dig for rocks buried in pebbles. They love it and come home with tons of rocks.

I didn't know your DH was a geologist. DS11 would be thrilled to know I know someone who knows a geologist.

Yep! Married to a geologist. He works for a company that does environmental consulting, mostly for oil companies. He would LIKE to work in something to do with fluvial systems (river systems) and I would be very OK with him working in vulcanology (volcanoes) because it means we could live in Hawaii.

DH has been able to help my Girl Scouts learn all sorts of stuff about rocks. He even helped them earn their Rocks Rock badge all about geology. He collects rocks and can spend 15 minutes passionately discussing a fault line in the side of a cliff. My very favorite thing about being married to a geologist is his tendency to look at sheer cliff faces while he's driving and there is a sheer drop off on the other side. I've snapped him back to the road more than once because he saw pretty layers. Funny that the sheer drop off is always on MY side!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

LOL, Ds is spacey when it comes to staring at rocks too. Any tips on where to go to school? We want to move and DH said to try to find a good high school that will lead into a good college. Should we look for a more scientific high school?

see now I'm going to pick your brain!!! You're so going to hate me!

 

[TPCShauna]

LOL, Ds is spacey when it comes to staring at rocks too. Any tips on where to go to school? We want to move and DH said to try to find a good high school that will lead into a good college. Should we look for a more scientific high school?

see now I'm going to pick your brain!!! You're so going to hate me!

Check out some books on college ranking for geology program rankings. DH says that there is not that much demand for geology programs so it's not all that hard to get into the programs at most schools. He also said that high school doesn't make that much difference. A good college preparatory program is good.

It's important for DS to figure out where his interest lies. Does he want to do water systems, siesmology (earthquakes), vulcanology, environmental, geotechnical or mining? The West coast is good for siesmology, vulcanology and environmental. Fluvial systems are useful everywhere that there are large river systems. The East coast has some environmental, mining in the Appalachians and a lot of geotechnical which is very rock based.

Some of the big Ivy League schools back East have great geology programs. Yale's is especially good but DH says to look at the US News & World Report for specifics. The important thing for y'all to look at is whether the school teaches theory or application. DH went to a research school and got a great education grounded in ground-breaking theory and no practical skills. Other schools aren't as high-brow with theory and research but give you practical skills you can use right out of school.

The flip side of Geology is Civil Engineering so he might want to look into that as well.

Let us know if you have any other questions. DH loves to talk about his field.

A fun present for your DH might be something like a hardness kit. He can pick up rocks and test them in different ways to figure out what they are. They're actually pretty fun to play with. You can get them from science stores for a pretty reasonable price.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

thanks for the info, I'm going to print this for DS. He'll probably have more questions in the future.
he loves the Appalachians and wants to walk the trail, so I bet that is where his interest would be. not sure where he got the idea considering he is not an outdoorsy kind of kid.
but I want to give him the best jump start to be great at what he chooses to do.
Would your DH say it is a good career, will he make a living at it? I also thought of the professor route too, he could always look into teaching about geology at the HS or college level.
My cousins husband is a Civil Engineer in VA, I could pick his brain too.

 

[TPCShauna]

Geology being a good career is dependent upon the school he chooses and whether they teach theory or application.

DH had a hard time getting a job out of school because he went to a research school and learned great theory and no application. He can identify a fault line at 1/2 a mile, map the geologic history of a piece of land and tell you what kind of rock you've picked up from the ground but you don't get much need for that with most companies out here. Had he gone to a school that teaches application, he would have been much better off. Even though he had a slow start, he is now working for a great company and earning good money. Earning potential as a geologist is pretty good, especially if you pursue professional certifications like "Certified Geologist", etc.

Now if your DS wants to teach, a "theory" school would be perfect for him. DH could teach in a second but doesn't want to deal with the problem kids.

If your DS is interested in the Appalachians, geotechnical is probably a good field for him. Honestly, I would recommend contacting the geology department at your local college. Geologists LOVE to talk about their field and love to share it with kids. I'm sure you would have no problem finding someone to meet with DS and answer his questions.

Let me know if you have any other questions. DH is having a ball answering these!