Depressing colors

I am getting very depressed down here in our basement. Do you know why? Because the main colors down here are black, gray, white, and blue. THOSE ARE VERY DEPRESSING COLORS!!! Especially since we are struggling to get out of Winter weather and into spring weather! I just had to get that out. Thank you for indulging me. By the way it is still cold down here.

Sad news

Yesterday my dear little hamster died. We don't know what happened to her. I am very sad and I miss her a lot. But I keep on asking myself, that as much as I loved her, how much more does JESUS love me?

Spring birds

At the beginning of spring, Mom and I made these little birds.

The one on the left is Chortles, and the one on the right is Pip.

The chicks' names are Chickadee, Chimmaroo, and Tweedledie.

Mom is tiered of seeing them, she says that they are starting to make the house look cluttered.
But instead of throwing them away, we are going to try to sell them at our upcoming yard sale.

A hoppy frog

A few weeks ago, Mammaw caught this frog in her pond. Isn't he handsome?

Will's School

A few years ago, we ended our 1800's co-op by going to a one-room schoolhouse called Will's School.

We did several different subjects: reading, geography and math.



We played a few indoor games.

But mostly we played outdoor games.

I am not sure what this game is called, but it was a lot of fun!
Here is how to play:

1. Roll up two newspapers (make sure they are tight) and loop 2 rubber bands around each one.
2. Blind fold two players and have them lie on the ground so that they are facing each other.
3. Both players grasp one of their opponent's hands.
4. Players take turns trying to whack their opponent, while their opponent tries to dodge the blows.
The player with the most hits wins!


A final game we played was a potato-sack race. It was from the tree to the end of the yard and back.

On the way back, Caleb reached forward, grabbed Jake's shoulder and pulled him back, while Ben jumped out of his sack and "won" the race.

Pooh art

Mom and I traced these onto paper and then we used watercolors. Mom colored Owl and Piglet, while I did Eeyore and Pooh.