Kerr Christian Homeschool Academy

Our homemaking project this week was decoupage.  I found these letters at Hobby Lobby - on sale - several weeks ago and decided they would look wonderful above the hooks I've put up for the kids winter coats.  It took us several weeks to decided how we wanted to decorate them.  Several ideas came out - painting, masking tape, and stickers.  We ended up with decoupage because 1) it was a Keepers at Home project they did several years ago and never received their medallion for and 2) the supply list included things we already own.  So, the grand total cost of our "remodel of the coat closet" was $5.00.

Because of the scheduled Friend Day at our local congregation - and because it meant that Craig didn't have anything to do, like teach class or lead announcements or lead a prayer - we took the opportunity to go visit his Dad again.  For those who haven't heard, his Dad has been in and out of the hospital for the last few months with complications from his emphezima and pneumonia.  His dad, I should mention, is also 70. We started the morning with worship at the Self church of Christ - a very nice little congregation just off Hwy 100. The afternoon, we spent unloading all the wood Craig cut the day before - his Dad's family still uses wood heat.  After unloading, Z decided to play on his favorite swing, S helped Grandma brush the horses.  A and C helped a little bit too.  Craig and H headed toward the pond for some fishing.  Usually, H runs between the pond and the playground.  Today, she was the 1st one down there and found the princess f...

Friday night was our monthly meeting of the Texas Astronomical Society.  Each month, they have an adult program and a kids program.  This year, the kids have been studying the planets and this month was Mars - in honor of the launch next month of the next rover.  Their activities for the night were to identify traits about Mars and then to "build" their own rover.  A working on her rover.              H built one right away with all "pink" legos. C's 1st attempt - it only had one set of wheels and didn't roll too well.  Z's 1st attempt was amazing!!  This boy has a future in robotics, I'm thinking. S's rover - she and Z decided they were going to send manned rovers to Mars.  H added on to hers throughout the entire evening. C's 2nd rover rolled much better than the 1st.  A took the longest to finish her's.  She was having trouble with the wheels wan...