Wheat Thin States

One night at dinner, we were having Wheat Thins on the side.  Princess E picked up this one and said, "Hey, this one looks like Vermont."  Lo and behold, it surely did.  As we looked at it, we realized it was similar to several states, depending on its orientation. 














I suppose this is a good reason to play with your food.  Ha!

Guess!

I recently took these photos of something that intrigued me.  Would any of you like to take a guess as to what these are from?

Music Camp

The girls were able to attend music camp for a week this summer. It is much like Vacation Bible School, except that they use music rather than a packaged VBS curriculum.

A local music director wrote a musical "The Clue of The MisSing Gift", and the children learned it over the course of the week.  Here they are performing one of the songs.  It seems that Miss Sing was missing from church and they were trying to figure out the mystery of her disappearance.

It was at this moment that the mystery was solved.  See, all week, while the children learned the music, they were trying to figure out the mystery, too. 

Here they are singing and using their creative movements. 

Happy 9th Birthday, Princess E!!

Our little cowgirl is 9 years old today! 

We had a cowgirl party Saturday afternoon.  Here are the children wearing their decked out cowgirl/cowboy hats. 

My girl, you've grown so much this past year.  This time last year, you were wearing a size 2 shoe and now you are in a size 6 1/2!  I guess we can't buy your shoes in the kids department anymore.  You are doing well in the 5th grade, even if you do fight us tooth-and-nail about doing any schoolwork other than reading.  Speaking of reading, you remain an avid and voracious reader (YAY!).  Right now, you are fascinated with stories about girls and their horses.  You still enjoy biographies, and I hope you always do.  You are learning to sew, both by hand and using a machine.  You are still struggling with decimals and percentages, so we are spending extra time working on those, much to your frustration.  (Get over it!  You WILL use them for the rest of your life, so you really DO need to understand them.)  You enjoy reading your Bible and memorizing scripture verses.  Recently, you wrote your very first poem, and you did a really nice job.  You are playing soccer again this season.  Daddy and I are your team's coaches.  You are also taking ballet and tap again this year. 

Oh, and you've requested to write a guest post for my blog to share on of your own recipes.  Look for it soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COWGIRL E! 

DADDY AND I LOVE YOU VERY, MUCH! 

Waitin' on Earl

Hurricane season.  We're just about ready.  Tonight, we'll top off the fuel tanks in the vehicles and generator, then we're done.  Our home is not in the direct path of the storm, as we don't live on the coast.  I doubt Earl will have much of an effect on us at all, other than some rain.  But, a little shift and we could get slammed.  After Isabel and Gaston, I'd rather overprepare and not have to think about it.

King J and I have a lot of family in the coastal areas of North Carolina and Princess B lives in the coastal area of New England.  We covet your prayers for safety for them and for all of those in the way of the storm.