Last Monday evening I was invited to guest-speak and present a program on Missouri's 'wild dogs' for the local 4-H group. I had a great group of children and they enjoyed the touch table and, especially liked, getting to touch the animal pelts (fox, coyote, and wolf).
This coyote picture was sent to me by the mom of one little girl that, when she got home from the program, watercolored. I love the contrast in fur color that she exhibited!
I had a great group of folks turn out for Friday night's 'spider sniff.'
We learned a lot of really cool stuff about spiders before going out on the prairie to see if we could find some in their natural habitat.
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We walked the prairie at just the right time of evening. All along the trail tiny spiders were busy spinning their webs in hopes of catching another meal before the night was through.
As darkness fell (holding our flashlights close to our foreheads) we shined our lights into the edges of the grasses to discover tiny, glittering, blue and green eyes peering back at us...each set belonging to a spider. It was amazing!
We saw several female wolf spiders carrying egg cases on their backs.
After our explorations were over, I read the 'by-laws', administered the 'oath', and issued 'certification' to all in attendence as they became members of the 'secret society' of 'Missouri Spider Sniffers'...all in silliness and fun, of course!
It was an awesome experience and I'm pretty sure that everyone in attendance had a great time! (I hope so anyway!)
Saturday granddaughter, Audrey, and I worked 'Prairie Day' at George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri.
It is such a beautiful place and the atmosphere there is so peaceful!
Fall was in the air and we met, and made connections with, some really amazing people. It was quite a blessing to a part of!
After church yesterday, I met Amanda, Aaron, Lisa (Aaron's mom), and the girls at Butler for a very late lunch. They had pototoes on sale up home for an incredible price, so they picked up, and delivered, several bags of them for me on their way down. It was great getting to spend some unexpected time with them and it's always nice having extra potatoes on hand!
Well, here I am, rambling away while the day goes speeding past. Let's get on with this week's post, shall we?
This week's master to-do list...
- Clean house (with focus on the Van Gogh room/office/spare bedroom/catch-all room...it's a mess!)
- Do laundry
- Clean the microwave
- Clean the fridge
- Repair toilet (new flap and handle)
- Repair ceiling fan (replace blades)
- Go over finances and figure mid-month budget (it's time to put the brakes on!)
- Pay mid-month bills
- Purchase stamps
- Divide and pot baby airplane plants
- Work/present library program on raccoons
- Get projects ready to enter in upcoming fair (photos and crafts)
- Attend and enjoy fair (Liberal, Missouri 'Prairie Days')
- Celebrate the first day of autumn
This week's menu plan...
I've made too many new recipes lately and, although they've all been quite delicious, I'm finding that they're way out of my league. Some of them I will make again, but most I will not. There are elements from some of them though that I do appreciate and will incorporate as much as possible into my regular meals...like using riced cauliflower as a substitute for brown rice. I really like that! I'm finding that, for me, it's best to stick with simple foods that I truly enjoy and try not to mix stuff up too much too often.
Monday - Turkey Italian sausage with baked potato and cabbage
Tuesday - To be decided and filled in later
Wednesday - To be decided and filled in later
Thursday - To be decided and filled in later
Friday - To be decided and filled in later
Saturday - To be decided and filled in later
Sunday - Leftovers
That's it for today, Ladies! I hope your Monday is off to a great start and that you have a wonderful week ahead!
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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