Arithmancy Homework

Well, not only did I volunteer in a Quidditch match today, I have completed the homework for the week. What a relief.

The answers to the Sudoku puzzles:

Puzzle #1 - Dobby
Puzzle #2 - Harry Potter
Puzzle #3 - Hogs Head

The Quidditch match was Slytherin vs Hufflepuff. I was recruited as a chaser for the Slytherins. I posted a sock and a hat. I felt the sock was very important because, after all, this is the Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap group! The hat will wing it's way with the rest of my S.P.E.W. contribution.

Busy Muggle Week

I have to blog about my little witch and wizards. They so totally amaze me. We have the privilege of being able to be a part of a homeschool band. My oldest is in jazz band and concert band. My 2nd also is in concert band, and my younger two were in intermediate band this year. My daughter, the youngest, was also in intermediate, but, essentially, this was her first year in band. I had taught her the year prior so she could start at intermediate instead of beginner. She was on the cusp of the two bands and just picked it up so well this past year.

They performed admirably and beautifully! Our daughter volunteered for a solo, too! She just wowed us. She was the youngest performer.

I am going to try to post one of the mass band pieces here later. I'm not sure if I can, but I will try. The piece was called "Spania" and it combined the advanced (concert) band with the merged intermediate/beginner band. (Their director merged the two this year because everyone was doing so well.)

Our oldest son plays trumpet, 2nd son is a percussionist, 3rd son plays French horn, and daughter plays flute. I also had the opportunity to play with them this year and migrated between percussion and flute section.

We had SO much fun. It's a bit sad it's over. But I'm thankful in the break in our weekly schedule now.

Who are you? What are you doing?

Homework. Something to do! I was scratching my head wondering what I was going to blog about this week ... and low and behold, we have a teeny bit of homework. Yeah!


PART 1

Find one person for each of these questions. No repeats!

Who is new to HSKS this Term? Fuddles
Who has played Quidditch for their House this Term? Mutz (Intarsia Bindoff)
Who is working on the same project (WIP) as you? I don't think anyone is working on the same item as I am :(
Who has more items in their Queue than you? Wychwoodlady (Lizzie)
Who has donated to SPEW this Term? Smileynetta (Hermione)
Who has participated in Dueling Club this Term? Sylvo
Who lives within 100 miles of you? SirDancealot :)
Who is from a different country than you? Ann Kingstone (Emma)


PART 2

Comment on at least one blog from each of the other houses. List their names here and something you learned about them from their blog post.

I found Knyquol of Slytherin house and she is raising chickens. They are the cutest and fuzziest little things. She has shown how they are growing. She's even named them. I had wondered if they were for eggs or dinner, but after seeing the names, I think more for eggs!

Suenosdejmi of Hufflepuff house likes to post about all things that interest her ... and I find she likes scarves. She has lots of little photos of scarves and neck warmers.

Beccalou is from Gryffindor house. She likes apple pies! Yum! I think the best smell in the world is a homemade apple pie! I think SirDancealot would be drooling if he found her blog with the recipes! He is an apple freak!

Lastly, from Ravenclaw house, Selana. She lives in Germany and I found one of her projects really intriguing. It's a felted bowl. The photo shows purple (favorite color for me) flowers with a skein of yarn in the bowl. She translated that it is a place to store yarn or her WIPs. I think she likes purple, too. She also made what looks like some form of sea creature out of purple and it holds her USB stick! Great idea! She said it would make a great gift. I agree!

TOGETHER WE'LL RULE THE PITCH!

Go, Ravenclaws,
Soar to new heights!
You'll rule the pitch,
Thru the days and the nights!

GOOOOOOO RAVENCLAW!

Random ramblings for the week

I don't actually have much to write about. I've been working on a pair of kilt hose (knee socks) for my daughter for Christmas. I really need to put more charms on my needles so I can get all my projects done, but then I don't get the satisfaction of actually doing it myself.

DH is taking the three young wizards out into the woods this weekend to work on hiking and camping skills. I look forward to hearing how their fair upon their return.

My little witch and I are going on a yarn crawl. Our area has a yearly yarn crawl and we are going to try to hit all participating shops in a two day span. It's supposed to last all weekend for a total of 3 days, but she has a birthday party on Sunday and I have the Quidditch match.

I'm not even sure we're going to even be able to play Quidditch at this point. We have all our team members (GREAT RAVENCLAWS), but the opposing team, Gryffindor, is having trouble getting a team together. I had a team meeting tonight and four of the six team members were able to attend. I think we are prepared. I'll have another team meeting starting an hour prior to game time to make sure we're all set.

Well, I'm not feeling well, so this is not going to be a long post. I think I'll hit the hay early tonight ... although, ice cream sounds good right now. I have a really swollen gland and nothing has relieved it today. Thinking cold might do the trick. We shall see.

Potions Homework - Part 3

Now it's time for the third part of my potions homework ... concocting something. What fun!

This was created today. However, it was NOT as flavorful as I had thought it would be and if I had to do it again, I'd do something completely different. But, it was cold, and if you needed something cold on a hot day, this would be it. Probably would be very good on coffee ... to bring down the temp.
I started out with about 3/4 cup milk, and added a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a scoop of chocolate ice cream. To that I added 3-4 drops of peppermint extract. (In the future, I would add more ... the aroma was there when it went in, but the flavor was nil.) I also added peppermint vanilla chips. Also, not enough vanilla. To this I also added about half a waffle cone.
I churned it all up in the blender, which took some doing, as I'm not sure what stuck in the blades, the waffle cone pieces or the chips.
Then served it in a pretty glass, garnished with a few more peppermint vanilla chips.

As for flavor, I thought it was bland. I needed more mint. I would have liked to have been a bit more creative, perhaps more on the healthier side of things. My first thought was homemade hot cocoa ... which we have. But, we were out of the ingredients. So, my mind must have been on unhealthy chocolate things.

My mind also went to Bailey's Cream, which I haven't had in YEARS, and therefore explains the reason we do not have any in the house! In years, I mean late 1980s ... before I was ever married! That would have made me feel all warm and cozy inside!

Now the question comes to mind, WHY did I concoct something cold, when I have had problems all day with not being warm? I have been cold since the moment I woke up this morning and still have cold hands/fingers, and chills. Brrr ... I need something hot!

Well, this is all my homework! Yea! I made it through all three parts!

Potions Homework - Part 2

The professor has put forth another part to the potions homework ... this quiz. Time to hit the books and find the answers:

Part 2:

Answer the following potions questions:

1. Sneezewort, scurvy grass, and lovage are used to make what?

B:Confusing Draught

2. Porcupine quills are to be added when to a Boil Cure Potion?

D: After it is removed from the fire

3. What potion, if brewed correctly, should change color numerous times throughout brewing including deep purple, lilac, and finishing clear?

A: The Draught of Living Death

4. This ingredient in the Draught of Peace, would likely bring you permanent peace since it is poisonous, what is it?

D: Hellebore

5. Chopped daisy roots, skinned shrivel-fig, sliced caterpillar, one rat spleen, dash of leech juice are all ingredients to what?

C: Shrinking Solution