Bending Bones

I have been wanting to try this experiment for quite a while.  And this summer we are completing our health unit for school, so when we began learning about the skeletal system it was time to bend some bones.

First we had to eat a chicken.  I saved the leg and thigh bones and scrubbed them clean.

We learned in our science book that the hard part of bones is calcium....very hard.....we couldn't bend them.



Place the bones into a jar and cover with white vinegar.

We waited 3 days, but the bones did not bend.  We returned them to the vinegar and waited a week.

After the week was up we removed the bones.

They were squishy and weird.

And they could bend.

The vinegar is an acid and it dissolved the calcium on the outside of the bones...making them bendable.

We now know it is very important to drink our milk and get our calcium...we don't want our bones to bend.

A Health Update

My Dad is finally in his own room and out of ICU. It has been a struggle, but with everyone's prayers things are beginning to look brighter. We had another "little" scare last evening, but we are now taking things in "baby steps".

This is a cell phone picture of the wall in his room opposite his bed. Everyone sure loves their dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, brother,uncle, friend and neighbor. He and my Mom want to thank everyone for the many prayers and request that you please keep them coming.

Health Report

My mom left today a 5:30 and had her surgery at 7:45.
The surgery went better then expected and she was in recovery for 1 hours and afterwards went up to her room.
She will return home on Saturday and can't do anything for a month.
Dad took Mom so Pat and Becky got off from work and are staying home for the day.
All and all Mom is doing great!!!

Health Report

Well, most people know that I haven't had the best health for a long time. Well, after three days of doctor appointments and tests, I have been scheduled for surgery on May 10. (that would be my sixth surgery if anyone is counting-plus three c-sections)

I need to have a hyterectomy. It will have to be done with an abdominal inscision. Because of that I should be in the hospital about three days if everything goes as planned.

Please keep us all in your prayers. Everyone's (especially the children's) stress level is pretty high.