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Nov. 17, 2007
November
November is half over and Christmas is 5 weeks away. I can't believe it!
This month we worked on 4-H speeches and the kids had their contest Friday. They worked very hard and had their speeches memorized. Too bad they did not have any competition. Too many children were absent. They each placed first by default. KK had a 4 min. speech on the venomous snakes of Tennessee. TJ had a 7.5 min. speech on 'starting a successful aquarium'.
We have also been working around the yard this month. I moved around some flower bed plants and bushes, and chose some maple and oak trees, from the woods, to move along the side of the property soon.
I also started to search in all of the weeds for the missing strawberry plants to cover with straw, and was able to get 2 rows covered for winter.
Joe used the box blade to smooth out the drive a little. With all of the rain the gravel had many ruts throughout it. He also tilled the garden and did a little more bush hogging... not to mention taking care of a few truck repairs.
He will have a busy week catching up on homework-yikes!
I started a couple of sewing projects for Christmas again. I think I have 5 things to sew this year... hmmm that might be a bit ambitious! We'll soon see I guess. KK is making her own gift for the piano teacher. She is beading with tiny black and white beads making a keyboard - keychain or bracelet, whichever she has time for. A homeschool mom is coaching her on this project.
I am co-instrucing a beginners quilting class for the homeschool girls (and their mothers). We made a 9-patch so far and in Dec. the girls will do a pinwheel using thangles. That will be fun for them. The first class was really interesting because I had to teach the younger ones how to sew, beginning with threading the needle and making a knot. I enjoyed myself that day. It was such a relaxed, happy atmosphere with eager students. Kathryn and I did all of the cutting as we explained what we were doing. We showed the girls KK's finished quilt top from her classes so they would know some of the blocks we could teach them throughout the year.
Well I guess it is time to rassal up the kids and get them off to bed.
Hope you had a nice visit here at my blog site and plan to come again.
Thanks for stopping in.
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