Four more weeks and I’ll be able to pick up the sweet potato plants at the Farmer’s Exchange. Another week or so and I’ll be able to transplant the beans and peas into the garden. So, far so good … mix microgreens already coming up, and carrots too!!
Tiny Carrots
Tomatoes in the ground
The recently refurbished herb garden.
JDRF Walk 2010, April 17th
Don’t watch without a box of tissue. When you’re done, do something. 
Sam, Claire and I will be walking in the Charlotte JDRF Walk on Saturday, April 17th to help find a cure for Juvenille Diabetes. One of Sam’s best friends has JD and this is the fourth year we’ve been able to walk with them. If you would like to donate to the Zach’s Force Team and support Sam in the walk, click Zach’s Force here. It looks like a great day for a walk!!
2008 Walk - Sam, Zach and another friend of Zachs
Usually we would all be going, but there is also a “Hike for Mike” to raise money for an education trust fund for Mike’s children. Mike died last year of cancer. So, Mark, Wilson and Sophie will be hiking for Mike.
Afternoon at the zoo
Checking out the big cats.
One of the locals
Checking out Eds shoe
Shopping at the EdVenture Grocery.
Wilson: I jumped on his jelly sandwich.
This year, in order not to “run out” of eggs, we boiled 5 dozen eggs. We have eaten egg salad, potato salad, boiled eggs, and deviled eggs until we’re practically bleeding eggs. At least we had fun!!
The head of our design team
One of Sophie
Friday, April 9th, we were in Columbia, SC for the State Geography Bee … sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. We didn’t know what to expect, but did discover that much of what we had heard or read about “bees” and the parents is true. Sam came in 11th and, despite not “winning”, had a wonderful day. He said he had no idea he knew so much geography, and he might like to try again next year. He had to complete a three round “playoff” for the last spot in the finals.
We had a great two days in Columbia … staying downtown, visiting EdVenture, going to the zoo, walking downtown and swimming at the hotel … not to mention the “Bee”. More picutes of the trip later….
Willing out of bed at 6:45AM for a great cause!
Up -not so willingly- early in the AM and the 38 degrees for a great cause.
Getting ready at the line up.
Shootin' hoops on the side lines.
So, today I treated myself to a lovely blue French Souffle’ dish. A couple of weeks ago I made some LOVELY chocolate individual souffle’s for dinner. I think it was Valentine’s Day. No telling what treats I’ll be experimenting with now!!
Last week, Sam was one of three students selected from our local home-school group as a winner of the local National History Day competition. He and his paper will be going to the Regional competition on March 12th. He’s in the final stages of cleaning up the paper for the competition and is getting excited. This year’s topic was “Innovations in History”. Go Sam!!