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Matthew's birthday present...2 1/2 months later...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:11:00 -0600

Matthew's birthday was in August and all we gave him was a piece of paper. It was actually a handmade certificate which stated: "This certificate entitles you to attend Moorpark." For most 15 year olds, this probably wouldn't be very exciting. However, Matthew has been looking forward to this since his birthday!

Moorpark holds a Civil War reenactment in November which we had heard has a great battlefield. They also recreate actual battles from the Civil War. We decided that a trip down to this reenactment would be a great birthday gift for Matthew. I don't think he was disappointed.

Here are a few photos from this past weekend:

Blueberries and a tree trunk

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0500

I have had a 10 pound box of blueberries in my freezer since Monday and I really needed to do something with some of them. This morning, I took out a bowl of them and bagged up the rest of them in freezer bags for later use. I ended up making a blueberry pie:

cinnamon-sugar pastry strips:

and blueberry jam:

Kelsey whipped up blueberry smoothies with what was left of the blueberries I took out:

Meanwhile, the guys were outside trying to get rid of a tree trunk that has been rotting away for three years now:

They ended up being successful, so I was able to plant some cyclamen and pansies:

Overall, it was a very productive day!

Apple Cake

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:02:00 -0500

This last weekend, we headed up to the foothills to a place called Apple Hill. While we were there, we found canning pears and Granny Smith apples for a really good price. We ended up coming home with 90 pounds of fruit!

Today was a very blustery day here:

So I decided to let Kelsey make an apple cake to take to our Bible Study tonight.

Here she is following the steps from the recipe:

Blue or grey??

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:24:00 -0500

Once again, we packed up our vehicle to head to another Civil War Reenactment:

In the first battle of the day, Matthew proudly protected the Union colors:

The gentleman in the middle needs some period correct clothing:

Wait, what is this? Matthew switching places with a Rebel soldier?

Can you believe he actually went off marching with the Rebel soldiers?

Meanwhile, Kelsey and her friend were learning more civilized tasks. This is vintage rug hooking:

Now that the battle season is over (well, one more that Matthew will be participating in next month), the stuff is all packed away until next year. Let more sewing begin!

The American Form of Government

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:07:00 -0500

What type of government do you think we have in the United States of American? If you are not sure, be sure to watch this video.