Anders led a group of students in making turkey cards for a local nursing home. He's working on a big 4H project.
Isn't this a sad sight? Mean Ol' Mama was on the ball getting a pumpkin cheesecake in the oven first thing in the morning when...OOPS!!! Guess what slipped out of her hands? But there was still a nice bit left in the pan, so she just kept on baking and promised to clean it up later...
Josiah (and helpers) mixed up a big batch of suet for Birdsong Nature Center. He's also working on a big 4H project.
Anders helped Pop put corn shucks in all the chicken pens. They were able to glean a field on shares, so there's plenty of dried corn for the animals.
Poppins helped Branch get started on building a model car.
His Royal Whineness had a good time playing king. Notice the bloody nose? He was defending his honor against an older brother, but ye olde sword wasn't quite as fast as brother's.
Stenne shot a small buck and brought it home to clean and package. He also built the lift that attaches to the back of the van, which is quite clever of him, eh?
Josiah led this group of students out on a nature walk. They searched for "goodies" and stuck them on their sticky wristbands for safekeeping.
Josiah then brought them back, and they all made bookmarks using their nature finds. Again, 4H project...
ChubChub was excited to find this beautiful leaf the other morning. He gave it as a gift to a special friend.
Branch has also been helping Pop get the chickens ready for cold weather. These Japanese Silkies look like they're already cold!
More chickens a'coming...
We invited out a group of Haitians to join us for lunch. There were about 35 of them and 16 of us, and we enjoyed visiting, eating, and singing together. It was a lovely day.
Been a bit chilly some mornings down here.
Mean Ol' Mama is about to have a break from college for a few nights; the older boys are going to present their projects to one college class this evening; busy with 4H; busy with baking; busy with schooling; busy with life...
