Is it just me or does the time immediately after Thanksgiving up to Christmas seem to pass in a frenzy. I feel as if I have this voice in the back of my head that sounds like a drill seargent shouting, "GO! GO! GO!" Maybe it's because I haven't even started on Christmas cards or Christmas shopping... I think I heard a collective gasp out there. And I know that Christmas is not about those things but I still feel like I'm running in a race and I'm trailing behind...I hate that feeling .

     Last night we had our annual 4H Christmas party and we started something new this year. The children were able to make crafts and/or bake goodies and sell them. Here are just a few things we took.

Home-made Christmas Ornaments

Wreaths

Potholders

Here are my young entrepreneurs ready to rake in the big dough.     Actually, they did very well. Most of the profits were spent on friend's wares though. We're already planning for next year.

    Academically, we are trudging right along and forgive the word trudge but at times it can seem like that. I have got to get us into a good science curriculum that I can use with both Aubrey(9) and Lillie(7). I have been using a rather eclectic approach and neither child is behind according to the standardized test that Aubrey took this past spring, but I know we could be doing more. So with that being said, we are really going to hit some serious science for the next few weeks. I usually pull from several different science books that I have as well as the internet. Today, we are going to look at mold and discuss what causes it.  

     Oh and BTW, if anyone read my last entry...OU won. Oh well, we're not surprised but we gave them a real good game, 61-41.

Blessings, Julie