Kelsea's Handiwork

I'm cheating a bit and showing off what has been on Kelsea's crochet needles.

These little pouches are soap savers.



They are just the right size to hold a bar of soap and are made from 100% cotton. You just slip the soap in the opening.



She has made over 20 of them now.


She's giving them to her friends at ballet for a little Valentines Day treat. Inside she has little candy hearts.


I'm so excited for her! This is the biggest project she has followed through on without any help from me. She also learned a few new techniques like changing the color of her thread.

Big Game Party

We start our event with the chili tasting! This is the most important part of the evening...imho.


The voting booth.


Oh that's right. Some game was playing.




"Midway" through the game Amy announced the winner of the Chili Cook Off.


Leon took first and Dale took 2nd. We decided the crockpot makes the difference. Since Leon and Dale used the same make and model.


I found a gaggle of girls downstairs.


Oh right. The game. Mike and Mike.


Some people multi-tasked.




Mr. Mike sweeping the crumbs and other various matter from the floor.

Garden Babies

We started our babies today. I was supposed to do this yesterday, but went hiking instead.



This year I'm making our garden more of a homeschool experience. They will each tend their own pot and prune, stake, and harvest their own plants.

You can see here that each yogurt cup is labeled with a bit of masking tape.


So far we have 3 different types of tomatoes.
Cherry Tomato
Early Girl
Super Boy

I wanted to be sure to get one really good harvest from one type for tomato sauce and then the other ones will be for our weekly/daily use in salads, tacos, or whatever.

We also have some peppers and marigolds planted here. Last year I made the mistake of getting the really tall marigolds and we didn't see any flowers until harvest was over. I'm hoping the marigolds will attract the ladybugs. :D