Elaine | September 5, 2009
Today was the day we had all been waiting for, The Chick Show! Samuel’s chicks showed well. He got a Blue Award. A very nice couple bought his chicks at the auction for $12 each! That is a very good price considering the Grand Champion chicks sold for $15. I will put a picture in [...]
Elaine | June 27, 2009
In science we have been learning about heat energy. Our experiment this week was taking a magnifying glass and trying to burn a hole in some paper. Well, we can’t stop there. Will other things burn or change? We tried dog hair (both black and white), sticks, leaves, feathers, my plastic [...]
Elaine | May 14, 2009
Logging started yesterday! Chainsaws and heavy equipment on the move! The boys were so excited to be able to watch the process. Quinn was in charge of making sure that the boys were kept out of their way. Daunting task! I was able to get a row of cowpeas in the garden before I had [...]
Elaine | May 8, 2009
We had a great time at Frontier Days! We got rained on only briefly so it was not a complete wash out. We went with a Homeschool group from Springfield Tn. Thank you to Miss Melissa for inviting us. It was great to meet new friends. There were several boys in the group and they [...]
Elaine | April 16, 2009
Look what Sam got this morning! 24 of the cutest little girls you ever did see. Well, except for my nieces, they are much cuter. We have a lot to do today so I hope we won’t be distracted too much. It is hard having babies in the house and have things to do [...]
Elaine | April 15, 2009
We are gearing up for a new batch of chicks coming tomorrow. We had to meet with all the 4-H’ers to get their picture taken and a bag of feed. The Chick Chain is sponsored by Dorris Milling in Springfield Tn. Samuel is third from the left in the first row and Mr. [...]
Elaine | March 28, 2009
Spring has sprung here in Tennessee. I pass this field of Daffodils every day I leave the farm. It is so beautiful. Everything is turning green and promising new life. We went to the 4-H extension office yesterday to turn in Samuel’s yearbook. The agent graded it right then and there and he [...]
Elaine | March 23, 2009
Samuel joined 4-H last month. Yes, now I am aware that they break for the summer but hey, cut me some slack, we are homeschoolers! We don’t have a schedule….well, that is a lie, we have a schedule just not a typical school schedule. So in order for him to be a full fledged member [...]
Elaine | March 22, 2009
We were able to work on the chickens’ new hoop house this weekend. I use the term “we” loosely, as I did not do much of the work. I had dogs to groom on Saturday and Quinn was up and working hard early. After dogs I pitched in where I was needed. This is a [...]
Elaine | March 18, 2009
This morning the boys and I got up early to go to the Ben Roy Science Show. It was very cool. We saw the Tesla Coil, a Hydrogen flair, a glow stick made and a ping pong ball shoot through a soda can. The boys love science and the cool things you can do. We [...]
