The Slim Goodbody Bodyology Tour came through our area Monday.  It was well worth the $6.00 ticket price!  I even won a music CD for sharing an awesome muscular ability I have – being able to close one eye completely without closing the other at all.  Now, how cool is that?? On Tuesday, our Homeschool [...]

What a fun 4-H class this month!  The extension office’s horticulture agent taught a lesson about indoor plants, then each child created their own planter.  He even brought a plant from his office and let the kids take a piece home to try their hand at rooting a new plant.  Our little guys (and moms) were full [...]

Have you ever heard of Warm Fuzzies for Cancer Patients?  I hadn’t either, but our 4-H extension agent did some research and found this wonderful program for us to take part.  Groups (or individuals) make fleece lap blankets and donate them to cancer centers.   So, that’s what our 4-H group did this week.  Our blankets [...]

Just recently, our local 4-H agent, Lois, started a Homeschool 4-H Club.  Can I just tell you how awesome it is??? We decided early on that we wanted it to be hands-on, meaningful and service oriented.  Forget the meeting minutes and officers and such!  Well, we met for our first meeting this week and it exceeded [...]

Did you know your children can make some serious money at the fair?  This was our first year for entering any projects, so Mahayla only entered her basket and lamp.  But she won 1st place in her class for each project and earned $8.00.  She also won reserve grand champion for her lamp!  Think about how [...]