Month: April 2018

We had to run to Orlando for an errand and opted to stop at Disney Springs for a quick meal. We tried the Polite Pig and really enjoyed the food. After our meal we got these int chocolate chip cookies that you can only get at 4pm daily. They are super limited in supply!

This Sunday was Earth Day. We went to Honeymoon Island for a morning of beach exploring and critter catching. The tides were perfect and we were able to catch all sorts of critters in the grass beds. B caught a huge arrow crab. I caught fish, hermit crabs, urchins and more. We were the only ones on the beach for nearly 2 hours! When it started to get busy we packed up and left. On the way out we stopped at the Earth Day celebration. We saw some park staff we knew and talked with them about marine life for a while. We made shell necklaces and other crafts. B and I dominated Marine Jeopardy. I even corrected one of their questions! They did a quick Google search and I was correct. It was a fun morning of beach and learning.

We headed to Gainesville to camp t Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. Once we set up we went to the Marjory K. Rawlings Estate. We toured the grounds and enjoyed fresh citrus right off the trees in the old orchard! I learned that I actually really love oranges. This was called a pineapple orange! Back at the campground we hiked around, found a yellow rat snake, hung out with a fried and enjoyed the evening before the 4-H Forest Ecology Contest. Our crazy crew! Kids from all over the state gathered for the contest at Austin Cary Forest. I found out my poem got an honorable mention! Time for awards after a long day! My team got first place! Maleah got 3rd place individual and I got 1st place individual! I have one more year in the juniors so I need to keep at it. I am going to start learning all the material for intermediates starting this year.  After the awards went enjoyed an late lunch at Satchel’s Pizza in Gainesville with all of the team. Later that night we went to the UF Bat houses! It was nice to have a new friend join us. We watched as the bats just flew and flew and flew out of the house!

The old printer finally died and B and I got to dissect it! We grabbed all he tools and set to work. We worked for over 3 hours on disassembling!

We worked so nicely together on the project. We managed to get every single screw, nut, bolt, rod and belt taken apart! We even cleaned up! We sorted through and saved some pieces for enjoying later.

A month or so ago I entered a 4-H contest for 4th graders. You had to make your own cornbread recipe. I worked hard, with Dad’s help. It is called Brown Butter, Bleu Cheese and Honey Cornbread. Well, today int he mail I got an envelope with a letter saying I was a finalist! The contest is held in South Pittsburg, TN. So we are busy making plans to head up for the contest. I am going to go into cornbread baking mode in the weeks before the contest.

Grandma Susie came along on our blueberry picking outing. We found  new place called Starkey Farms up in New Port Richey. It wasn’t too far away. The place was HUGE. They had acres and acres of plants! We were all shocked it was tucked in the back of a neighborhood! The blueberries were gigantic and yummy. We picked and picked! Some were bigger than my eye! What a fun experience. I learned I liked blueberries but only a handful a day!