Botany: the light hut goes large

We made a little light hut for our botany class, but now that we realize what we can do with it, we needed to make a much larger one. So, I found an old wardrobe box, that we had when we moved and we hadn't used it. It is now our light hut.

Caleb and Noah are really getting into the seeds, they love checking to see if they have made progress. Caleb just started his, and he keeps telling me that he thinks the plant is trying to break out of the seed. He's so smart. I love his simple logic sometimes.

We've decided to propagate some houseplants, Sarah's thinking of selling them. It's a good idea. I'm willing to help her if she's willing to try it.

It did take some time to make, but the kids are learning a lot. It's worth it!

Getting things together . . . finally finding the time.

I am so happy to announce that I am on track with getting my house more organized!!! After all of the recent projects and running here, there and everywhere, I can finally stay home, dig in and get it done. This session of Co-Op is over, soccer is over and I'm not volunteering for one extra thing for the next few months.

I want to focus on finding a place for everything in the house and if it doesn't have one, then it's not staying here! This makes the second round of this, for this year. So now it's getting down to the nitty gritty. The things to tackle are my craft stuff, school stuff and the stuff that doesn't really belong anywhere.

The kids are willing to pitch in, because I had my husband bring up the Christmas Tree. It's going to stay in the box until we get the house "ready" This may seem cruel, but, it works.

I want to really enjoy this holiday season. I don't want the primary focus to be on presents, but to be about spending time with family, going to shows, festivals, ice skating, baking cookies, the fun stuff. I won't be stuck in the stores, trying to find the perfect gifts, and I don't want a bunch of gifts either. We're going to make things for grandparents, and each other and try to celebrate what Christmas is all about. Make some memories, not debt and stress.