Homecoming Week

This is what I've been working on for the past two days:

About two hours in.

These two HUGE (see the step-ladder?) pieces of luan will be trimmed and built into a float for the Homecoming Parade tomorrow. My friend came up with the idea and poem and I just painted it up. I'll try to get a picture of it in action tomorrow.

I'm Thankful For:

• Nice, healthy pets.
• Going out to eat even though we shouldn't.
• 5 days off of school for the kiddo.
• Hanging out with family tonight.
• Being able to sleep in a little this morning.
  

Recent Photography Awards

Honorable Mention at the Juried Photography Show at Arts Clayton in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Second Place Ribbon in Plant Life at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia.

Hurrah!

Science is Fun!

Mazzy's birthday money was burning a hole in her pocket and when she came across this Butterfly Pavilion at Walmart she just had to have it. We sent away for the caterpillars and I swear, everyday for two weeks she asked if they had come in the mail yet.

We finally received a small brown box from California. Inside was a plastic cup with five teeny caterpillars in it. Food was included so all we had to do was sit back and let nature take it's course.


The caterpillars doubled in size within the first two days. We watched them crawl around and eat and eat and eat. After about 9 days they crawled up to the top to form their chrysalis. They stayed in this form for 6 days. I was at work when Daniel called and said, "Oh my god! We have butterflies!"

Out of the five caterpillars, three turned into perfect butterflies, one had really messed up wings, and the last never emerged from his chrysalis.

We enjoyed their butterfly company for three days and decided it was time for them to go. Rain was in the forecast for the middle of the week so the sooner, the better.

And we made a video:

We had lots of fun with this project. I hope we can order some more bugs from InsectLore soon!

Double the Friday Graditude

I'm thankful for:

• An "Honorable Mention" at a photography exhibit.
• Good times w/ the my parents.
• Good times w/ my hubs and the kiddo.
• Making plans for the fair and a photography day-trip.
• Good tea on cool fall mornings.
• Meeting new people.
• Buying new "grown-up" clothes.
• Listening to the kiddo read and sing to herself.
• Taking a chance.
• Everything.