Hiester Family Antics: Is Science Fair Really That Hard?

The Hiester Family in a nutshell - a big one, like a coconut or something

We are a family of a whole bunch of random people, thrown together in one small house, who all happen to look alike. Each member of our family was hand-picked by God... that's the only explanation for the saga that is our family. Here's the story from the beginning... My husband, Todd, was married before me. His wife's name was Carrie, and together they had 3 kids: Tyler, Kurstin & Elissa. Todd's parents were divorced and his mother remarried. Her new husband, Don, had 2 small children: Ally & Wesley. Their natural mother was killed in a car accident when they were 8 & 11. One year later, they lost their dad and Todd and Carrie took them into their home. 6 months after Ally & Wesley were added to the household, Carrie died of cancer at age 26. Her own children were 3, 6 & 9 and Ally & Wesley were 10 & 13. And Todd was alone with them. Think Lord of the Flies. So when I fell in love with Todd, I got these 5 kids as a bonus. We married about a year and a half into our relationship, with the kids as our wedding party. We made it all official with an adoption lawyer and lots of money, ensuring that we are LEGALLY their parents. They even had to take oaths saying they would perform the duties of sons and daughters, which I think means I have someone to change my diapers when the time comes! After 2 years of marriage we added Robben Carey to the mix. And now we've welcomed Livi Claire...the seventh, and final, Hiester kid (unless, of course, God has other plans). Todd and I are 37 and 35, respectively, and our kids range in age from 1 to 21. It's great because we're cool and always the youngest in a crowd of high school parents.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Is Science Fair Really That Hard?

Well, I guess you could say it's not but In some cases it is you tell me. Well, first of all I had to go buy the paper which wasn't hard really hard because Marianne already new the best store to buy the paper. then I had to do all of the research. then after all of the typing and correcting I had to buy the board which wasn't that hard because I just had to go to school to buy the board from Mr. Yeh which is my other teacher. Then we had to take all the paper and layer them.Well, also Marianne had to go back to the scrabook store because we ran out of paper. Then the before the Science Fair I had to paste the stuff on , and do other preperations for the board and Marianne was gone so I had to wait for my dad because he was still at work. So In the end it turned out great , but I don't know if I am going to win because Science Fair is tonight! So wish me luck. Oh, by the way this is Kurstin.