It's that time......

So, it’s Science Project time again.

I hate Science Project time. I feel I have good reason to hate science projects. Kids that have parents that can afford to put them in private school, at least judging by the automobiles they drive around here, have some pretty successful and smart parents helping them with their science projects.  I’m talking Doctors, Rocket Scientists, test pilots and stuff. Seriously. We’re not too far away from a major Air Force Base and usually they provide us with a couple of their smart guys to do the judging on some pretty amazing projects.

We’ve never even got an honorable mention. Last years experiment was pretty good too. We did how water expands and creates erosion on our streets. We used asphalt and watched it crack after repeatedly freezing water in it’s bowl like indention. Papa even helped us last year and we felt pretty good about the fact it wasn’t a "slacker" type project like some of the other’s we’ve done over the years. Funny, no one was impressed.

"Our" science project is due Tuesday and I am frantically working away, since Ab just informed me of the due date on Friday afternoon, during her progress report meltdown. Swell, three days to pull together a project that has at least some measure of the "Scientific Method" which they are to use.

The Girl Child didn’t have a scientific clue as to what to kind of project to do after her teacher nixed her brilliant, albeit last minute idea of the paper towel absorbency comparison-Brawny vs Albertson’s brand-saying it was "too 5th gradeish." Ya think?

After brainstorming for a few minutes, I suggested we do "The Affect (or is it Effect) of Carbohydrates on Blood Sugar." Does that sound impressive, or what? As Native Americans we have a higher risk of diabetes and a long family history of the disease. Plus, we just happen to have a mom on a low carb diet, a willing friend who can eat pretty much whatever she wants and is also willing to donate blood samples for comparison to mine, and Papa's super-duper, state-of-the-art, One Touch Ultra Smart, Blood Glucose Monitoring System to obtain the blood samples…which Mom will handle because the Girl Child is "not touching any blood!"

So far, my blood sugar, taken at regular intervals, has been steady, in the normal range-as I have eaten almost no carbohydrates. Our friend Patti has indulged in moderate amounts of carbs for the past few days and her blood sugar has been somewhat higher than mine, except for when she indulged in a donut. The donut caused her blood sugar to be 50 points higher than mine, before dinner.

Tonight, it was my turn to sacrifice. I told Ab it was all in the name of science as I was forced to eat a Push-Up "frozen treat" to allow us to see the effects of the sugar on my deprived system.  It was difficult...but I managed.  (Ok, in all honesty I would have rather had a chocolate candy bar!)

The things a mother does for love.  And Science Projects!