Today is the 100th day of school. It was supposed to be yesterday but we had a snow day. In Oregon, an inch of snow closes down everything, even though it was all melted by 11am. Anyhow...
As part of the celebration of 100 days, the kindergartners fill a posterboard with 100 items...beans, noodles, cheerios, stickers, whatever. I asked Bryce what he wanted to use for his 100s poster. He came up with test strips! Unfortunately this idea came right after garbage day so most had been tossed. Decided to see how many I could find by just looking around the house. Afterall, those lil buggers are EVERYWHERE!
I searched around Bryce's bed first....found 31! Went through our van and found 19 more! Under the sofa and between the cushions revealed another 8. Couple on the driveway, one in my bed, few along the baseboards down the hallway. I was partially shocked by the amount of strips laying around but at the same time, surprised I couldn't come up with 100 of them. Oh well, macaroni noodles is probably a better choice for this project anyhow!
It's funny how this seems to be a universal thing for people with diabetes. I was actually just thinking about this today as I was leaving for work. I looked in my purse to make sure I had everything I needed and I found a couple used test strips and a lancet. How did that happen? No clue, but they always seem to find their way onto the floor, my bed, car, etc!
ReplyDeleteWow! I've admittedly got so many of those strips lying around the house in various spots, but don't think I could make it even close to the 60 or so you got up to! I'm pretty amazed and impressed by that! Saw another mom posting something about the 100 Days also (Lorraine, over at This is Caleb?) and saw they chose Omnipod batteries! These are cool, and it's fun reading about the projects with a d-twist - even those that evolve into macaroni noodle ones! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAh, maybe the mac noodles are more "sanitary" - LOL. Bummer on the strips...tell Bryce "great job" AND Happy 100th day.
ReplyDeleteThe test strips sound like a fun project...bummer it didn't happen. I like that Bryce thought of it, though!
ReplyDeleteThey multiply. I swear it's true. I can stare at the same 4 walls for hours and still manage to find one out of the blue!
ReplyDeletei have test strips everywhere, often found in places i would have never thought to look!
ReplyDeleteOur strips get caught under the glass on our nighttables -- making for a beautiful permanent display.
ReplyDeleteI don't know... I'd love for one of my kids to bring in a collection of 100 strips!! Well, you know.... They are everywhere, aren't they!?!
ReplyDeleteCute! I just found one in the driveway and its been too cold to be outside...where did that come from??
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