Penguins

Did you Know?

 

There are 17 different kinds of penguins.

In prehistoric times some penguins were 6 feet tall.

Penguins build highways.

Penguins are great swimmers.

Penguins only know how to eat in the water.

 

 

 

We made a Hand stitched penguins with felt & edible penguins with olives.

(edible penguins from gourmet mom to go)

 

We made a Blubber Glove and experimented in ice water. Put our hand in the cold icy water with bare hand and then put the blubber glove on in the water and it was warm.

The Blubber is Crisco oil.

 

Penguins love to sing!  We do too.  We learned when you sing praises it is like praying twice to God!

Go Niners!

Super Bowl Here We Come!

Turf ParadiseTour

This morning we had a tour planned with 4-H to visit Turf Paradise horse race track minutes from our home.  I have always wanted to go but have never made it in.  It was the perfect day for it.  We started the tour watching the horses practicing on the track.  Our guide was a retired jockey named Floyd.  He was a nice man full of information. We took a tram to the stable area.  If you could describe Heaven, Hannah was in heaven.  We walked around the stalls with the race horses petting, talking and observing. They are gorgeous and so fit.  It was fun to read the names of the horses scribbled on the wall with a permanent marker. The track houses 2200 horses.  The season runs from September to May and then the horse handlers staff etc. disperse to places all over the United States.  If I could I would love to work in the stables.  I love the hard work ethic!  I love the smells of the stables!  I love being around the horses!  It is the perfect therapy... Once a week Hannah & I are privileged to go to our friends the Johnson's house and muck stalls, feed, and clean/ scrub the water barrels of her six horses.  It is hard work but it is the best feeling in the world to care for these beautiful animals and to get dirt under our fingernails.  

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah, Taylor, Kiely enjoying the beautiful day on the track.

 

Some of the kids in the 4-H watching the horses practicing on the track.

A farrier working on a beautiful race horse

51 Years Young!

Happy Birthday to Mike!! The years go by faster and faster. He is 51 years young! We are glad.  We like to have a reason to honor him & eat Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting accompanied with rocky road ice cream!

Butternut Squash Soup

I wanted to make a delicious Butternut squash soup for dinner!  But, wait I seemed to have misplaced the squash?  Oh no! Millie our cute and adorable piggie looks just like a squash.  Her body is shaped just like one.  Don't confuse me I need all the help I can get.  I do have to wear glasses now.  So I put them on and figured out which one was edible.  Ahh... we would never eat our piggie!

Yummy for the tummy!

Roasted all the veggies in the oven. Tomato,Pear,onion, & butternut squash.Drizzled with olive oil.

Rich and creamy.  It was a hit!

New Air Conditioner.. Wahoo!

A New air conditioner... What a Blessing! The old one was 25 years old.  Mike repaired it over and over again and finally it quit!

We have heat!  Don't really need it.  But, boy do we need the air!

 

 

A New Air Conditioner... What a Blessing!

Happy New Year!!!

As for me and my house, We shall serve the Lord.  Joshua 24:15
Thinking about the wonderful year ahead.  I am excited to see God work.  This verse is a Awesome reminder of our purpose.  To serve our King!