The older boys had pictures taken for the Tallahassee Homeschool Band. They're really progressing in their music, and the parents are looking forward to the Christmas Concert in a few weeks.
Guess who got haircuts? All of those rascally boys. Mean Ol' Mama ain't no barber, but that little machine sure saves a lot of money through the years.
The Girl worked on her Spanish math one morning when everyone else was running around, entertaining visitors, and getting ready for a busy week.
Our visitors have spent the last two days looking at different areas on our property, but the Shop is always the most popular site. Stennes has enjoyed being with "Papi" (the elderly gentleman with his back to us). Being able to speak Spanish has been such a blessing in unexpected ways.
Katty and her mother gave The Girl and Branch a lesson on making gorditas, which are fat, sweet tortillas cooked on the griddle. Yummy, yummy, yummy. Definitely not for the calorie-counting gals.
"Mami" cooked the gorditas, which were snatched up and gobbled down as quickly as they came off the heat.
Mean Ol' Mama took the four adults to her Spanish 101 class where the students asked questions in Spanish and tried to understand the answers. We really had a good time. The students were already prepared with 3 questions each, so the conversations flowed smoothly (as smoothly as possible in foreign language classes...)
Papi was the hit of the class when he regaled us with a traditional Mexican song. The students were enthralled.
Wow!! Snacks and goodies from Mexico!! They were quite happy to try new tastes; some of the treats were a big hit while others were a little bit too spicy.
Adios! Adios! Mucho gusto...
Tuesday was a time for classes, Thanksgiving potluck, projects, and play with the homeschool group. The 4H teacher gave an interesting lecture on germs and demonstrated with a special light the "germs" (baby powder) that she had on her hands. Yuck! Gotta wash those hands, kids...
The kids also made Christmas projects to hand out at the nursing homes in the community. They really enjoyed the glue and glitter.
After a potluck lunch, the kids helped tie blankets for poor families on the border of Mexico. Stennes cut edges for the group to tie.
Josiah certainly had a pretty blanket, didn't he? Each fuzzy throw was embroidered on the corner with the words
Cristo te ama [Christ loves you]. We hope that these blankets will be a blessing for many people this year.
The moms and kids formed groups around the room to tie up the edges of the blankets. It was a good time of fellowship and productivity.
After the homeschool time, we returned home to where the boys helped dig a pit in which to place hot coals and...
A COW'S HEAD!! That's right, folks, Papi is going to treat us to authentic
barbacoa. Bits of meat will be picked off the roasted head to be eaten with fresh tortillas. Another yummy!
Stennes and Levi worked at the Cook Out Site getting ready for a hotdog roast tomorrow. These are good days with good friends...
Guess who got haircuts? All of those rascally boys. Mean Ol' Mama ain't no barber, but that little machine sure saves a lot of money through the years.
The Girl worked on her Spanish math one morning when everyone else was running around, entertaining visitors, and getting ready for a busy week.
Our visitors have spent the last two days looking at different areas on our property, but the Shop is always the most popular site. Stennes has enjoyed being with "Papi" (the elderly gentleman with his back to us). Being able to speak Spanish has been such a blessing in unexpected ways.
Katty and her mother gave The Girl and Branch a lesson on making gorditas, which are fat, sweet tortillas cooked on the griddle. Yummy, yummy, yummy. Definitely not for the calorie-counting gals.
"Mami" cooked the gorditas, which were snatched up and gobbled down as quickly as they came off the heat.
Mean Ol' Mama took the four adults to her Spanish 101 class where the students asked questions in Spanish and tried to understand the answers. We really had a good time. The students were already prepared with 3 questions each, so the conversations flowed smoothly (as smoothly as possible in foreign language classes...)
Papi was the hit of the class when he regaled us with a traditional Mexican song. The students were enthralled.
Wow!! Snacks and goodies from Mexico!! They were quite happy to try new tastes; some of the treats were a big hit while others were a little bit too spicy.
Adios! Adios! Mucho gusto...
Tuesday was a time for classes, Thanksgiving potluck, projects, and play with the homeschool group. The 4H teacher gave an interesting lecture on germs and demonstrated with a special light the "germs" (baby powder) that she had on her hands. Yuck! Gotta wash those hands, kids...
The kids also made Christmas projects to hand out at the nursing homes in the community. They really enjoyed the glue and glitter.
After a potluck lunch, the kids helped tie blankets for poor families on the border of Mexico. Stennes cut edges for the group to tie.
Josiah certainly had a pretty blanket, didn't he? Each fuzzy throw was embroidered on the corner with the words Cristo te ama [Christ loves you]. We hope that these blankets will be a blessing for many people this year.
The moms and kids formed groups around the room to tie up the edges of the blankets. It was a good time of fellowship and productivity.
After the homeschool time, we returned home to where the boys helped dig a pit in which to place hot coals and...A COW'S HEAD!! That's right, folks, Papi is going to treat us to authentic barbacoa. Bits of meat will be picked off the roasted head to be eaten with fresh tortillas. Another yummy!
Stennes and Levi worked at the Cook Out Site getting ready for a hotdog roast tomorrow. These are good days with good friends...
