Pioneers

Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabies. He invented a treatment that took fourteen days long. You can find Louis Pasteur in the National Inventor's Hall of Fame. He also invented a way to make milk safe to drink, which we call pasteurization.

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to become a doctor. She couldn't get into any hospitals in America after she had worked at some in England and France. She set up a room in a poor neighborhood and got blocks of customers.

Alexander Fleming was a bacteriologist. An accident happened when a spore of mold drifted down into a culture in a Petri dish. He put it in a test tube and soon had a colony of furry mold which could kill deadly bacteria. This mold is called Penicillin.

I like these people. I admire Elizabeth for her bravery, Louis for his work, and Alexander for his patience.

By Cord Myler

white weasel

I went to Grand Targhee. We were going on a Sunday drive. Our whole family (except McKinzie) went with me. A weasel smelled us! I saw a white weasel scampering across a log into some bushes. Weasels turn white in the winter so they can hide from foxes and stuff. I felt excited because I spotted it! The best part was I had never seen a white weasel before.

By Emory Myler

Small motorcycles

Yikes, Aaron bought a small motorcycle for our children. He always just buys large toys without telling me and they hang out in the garage for a while before I notice them.

The kids are loving it. Well, they were before it turned freezing cold here. Again, I haven't blogged for a while. Emory probably loves it more than Cord, but they share and take turns well.

Piano Recital

Emory and Cordovan had a piano recital last night. If I was really good I would download a song each, but I am not good. Cord had festival on Saturday in Rexburg. He felt good about it. Aaron had to take them because I had to work which always seems to work out that way. It was Emory's first recital. Grandma Kelly, Grandpa Jim, and Grandma Sandee all came to listen. Emory was too shy to play at first, but at the end of the night she played one of her songs. After the recital, David Breckinridge, who is Emory's primary teacher, talked her into giving us a private recital in the primary room. Grandpa Jim, Grandma Sandee, Brother Breckinridge, Cord, Aaron, and I got to hear all her songs. All was not lost. Lots of goodies, too. Mrs. Wach is a fun piano teacher.

Emory, Cordovan and I decided to have a day trip in Teton Canyon early this fall. Due to the fact that I have not blogged for months, I don't exactly remember when it was, but there is no snow yet and we have short sleeves so it was not recently. We love to go there and climb around. We did not see any wildlife, thank goodness, but everything else was beautiful.

Table Rock

Table Rock

This summer I decided I was a slug to live in Teton Valley and never to have hiked to Table Rock. All my life I had seen it, talked about it, heard about, but never had any ambition to exert myself to climb it. Aaron and I made a goal to climb it this year. We recruited Dad to come with us. Cordovan was also brave and decided to come. Emory opted to stay home with Grandma Kelly.

After agonizing over recommendations about which way to go up, we decided to head up. It took us forever (9 hours). We started at 6:30am. We saw a bear and two moose. It was amazing. I was the slowest and Cord and Aaron reached the top about 45 minutes before Dad and I. Dad stuck with me though. It was very worth it. Now we have to wait a couple of years and take Emory.