Eruption

Dalaina asked for an erupting, glow in the dark volcano for Christmas.  I thought it was a longshot---but, her Aunt on the east coast found one for her.  And, we finally did the project!!  She was one happy little girl.

 build 

plaster 

paint 

add glowing glue 

science part--add necessary ingredients for eruption!

It was great!!!

Honor Court

For the January Honor Court at American Heritage Girls, Dalaina completed 25 service hours to earn a service bead!  She took care of a dog, visited and baked for a neighbor, helped with a church recycling project, and went Christmas caroling at local senior living places:)

Faith earned 5 Service stars (25service hours), a textile arts badge, flag badge, and kitchen scientist badge

They are learning a lot and enjoying the girls group.

New space

It's no secret that our kitchen is not my favorite space in the house!  We have 1 and 1/2 drawer---it's crazy.  However, I am blessed to have a willing and able husband.  I can say that "I'd like a counter about this high with some shelves to go right here" and VOILA~~~~

...some redwood, screws, nails,and paint did the trick (and my hubby's muscles and labor)

After adding some hooks for the pot holder/ovenmitts, it will be finished!  It allows more counter space near the stove and sink.  As you can see, some of our favorite appliances have a new home:)

I love it!

And, we hung a knife magnet on the wall---getting our knives out of the silverware drawer!  Now, I don't have to cringe when someone enters the drawer for a spoon:)

YAY!

Sweet treats!

I have lots of friends who like me for my Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza~ and I'm OK with that, I'll take 'em however they come! Anyway, my friend had a baby recently and we baked her a yummy pizza for our visit:)

If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you can't go wrong with this:)

Of course, it wasn't about the edible sweets for us!  We just wanted to hold the baby---Emery