3 hour day camp at Nan-Sea Stables
In Rebekah's words "It. Was. Awesome!" She had a great time and wants to do it again...the check book just cried a little. LOL
...because nothing stays the same
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Operation Christmas Child
It's that time of year again....CHRISTMAS! Yeah okay...not really, you can relax now :)
But my friend Robin, my daughter, and myself, are packing 50 shoe boxes this year for Operation Christmas Child. Since we want to make them very personal, I don't want to wait until collection week in November to do all of them!
This year, each child we pack a box for will receive a HAND WRITTEN note (as opposed to last year when we photo copied our notes) from either Robin, the Bean, or myself.
But my friend Robin, my daughter, and myself, are packing 50 shoe boxes this year for Operation Christmas Child. Since we want to make them very personal, I don't want to wait until collection week in November to do all of them!
This year, each child we pack a box for will receive a HAND WRITTEN note (as opposed to last year when we photo copied our notes) from either Robin, the Bean, or myself.
Bekah wrote her own letter without my guidance.
These first 10 boxes we did were for girls ages 2-4. Inside each one is the following: Toothbrush, toothpaste, kleenix, soap, washcloth, a ribbon, sparkly bobby pins, comb, crayons, notepad, pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener, scissors, candy, t-shirt, undies, socks, stuffed animal, 2 toy rings and a bracelet, and 2 or 3 other small toys. And of course the hand written card with a photograph and contact info (we've heard back from several of last years recipients!) .
Another new addition this year is the Bible verse on the inside of the lid. We wanted it to look beautiful and fun when they opened it so taping this to the cover really brightened things up!
Packing shoe boxes is probably my favorite thing to do in the whole world. I could sit and watch videos of OCC distributions on you tube all day long (I don't, but I could!). The stories that come from this simple act are amazing.
Special thanks to my Mom for saving stuff for me all year long to cut back on the costs so we can pack even more boxes! :)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Grant's Father's Day present was a hot air popcorn maker....why you ask?
Because the rest of his present was 8 lbs of green coffee beans...why you ask?
Because you can ROAST COFFEE BEANS WITH A HOT AIR POPPER!!! Yes, I know I yelled, but I'm excited!
His first roast...they have to sit over night, so we'll be sampling this batch in the morning. I can't wait!
If you're interested in the technique, here is a link to a video that shows you how:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/airpop/airpopmethod.php
Because the rest of his present was 8 lbs of green coffee beans...why you ask?
Because you can ROAST COFFEE BEANS WITH A HOT AIR POPPER!!! Yes, I know I yelled, but I'm excited!
His first roast...they have to sit over night, so we'll be sampling this batch in the morning. I can't wait!
http://www.sweetmarias.com/airpop/airpopmethod.php
Monday, June 18, 2012
A visit to the stable
Since gymnastics is over for the year, I promised Rebekah we'd drive out to the stable and get more info on the day camp. The owner was not there but one of the girls from our homeschool group was working and gave us a tour.
Rebekah was thrilled to find miniature horses and got up close and personal with Apache! She's VERY excited, we just got a call back from the owner and she will attend day camp on June 30th!
Rebekah was thrilled to find miniature horses and got up close and personal with Apache! She's VERY excited, we just got a call back from the owner and she will attend day camp on June 30th!
Sunday, June 17, 2012
2012 Gymnastics Recital
This will probably be Rebekah's last year in gymnastics. She wants to move into horseback riding and we have a pretty strict "one expensive lesson/class at a time" rule in our family :)
Before dress rehearsal
On the car ride to recital (nervous):
After getting her 3 year trophy, recital complete:
Before dress rehearsal
On the car ride to recital (nervous):
After getting her 3 year trophy, recital complete:
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Psalm 1:1-6
In our Sonlight curriculum Rebekah has to memorize a passage of scripture over a 5 or 6 week period and then "present" it. She's pretty nervous about the presentation so I allowed her to do this one via video recording.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
It's cold, gray, and windy today...again.
I do see blue on the horizon and the forecast is better than usual, so we have hope.
Yesterday we went to visit a coffee roaster in Centralia. We parked 2 blocks from the building because it was the only spot we could find. When we came out, the skies opened up and all three of us looked liked we'd had 5 gallon buckets of water dumped on our heads. Also there was hail. Sick. Of. The. Weather.
/rant
I do see blue on the horizon and the forecast is better than usual, so we have hope.
Yesterday we went to visit a coffee roaster in Centralia. We parked 2 blocks from the building because it was the only spot we could find. When we came out, the skies opened up and all three of us looked liked we'd had 5 gallon buckets of water dumped on our heads. Also there was hail. Sick. Of. The. Weather.
/rant
