ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Thank you Bonnie. I think that within the next 2 weeks that B will have gone through all of the workbooks that I have for him. At that point the school will be having a conference with me at which I will share what he has done and what I think of the whole situation. An enrichment program sounds like a good idea and I'll broach that subject with them. When we took B to the behavioral health counselor she told us that he seems and sounds like a normal 5 year old and that nothing the school said made him sound like they should be sending him home everyday. The plan is to have him IQ tested...which would most likely solidify my opinion of the situation (that he's bored). You should see him eagerly doing his work here at home. The only thing that I have to correct him on is that at times he wants to stand up / lean on the desk or lie on the floor to do it...all of which would get him sent to the office if he were at school. But I understand how hard sitting all the time can be.

 

[elevan]

Here's another garden idea that I like:

from: http://greenupgrader.com/10143/top-9-diy-posts-of-2009/repurposed-shoe-organizer-planters/

 

[elevan]

This is absolutely awesome!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fpsw_yYPg[/youtube]



Here's someone who did it for a chicken coop:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1umwvQ_hMHQ[/youtube]

 

[elevan]

Painting with moss...how cool!

Tutorial here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-moss-graffiti-home-108580

 

[elevan]

You know with all of these gardening things that I'm seeing I'm reminded of a little joke in our family. One year my Grandma was having a yard sale and selling some plants. One customer commented on how great the plants looked. Grandma told her that my Grandpa used Miracle Whip on them. The lady was fascinated and was like "Really? Wow, I'll have to give that a try!". As the lady left it dawned on me what Grandma had said...she meant to say Miracle Grow and instead had said Miracle Whip! I can just imagine the lady going home and slathering her plants with mayonnaise!

 

[daisychick]

I love the pop bottle lights, that is really neat how bright they are!

 

[bonbean01]

ahhh...the Miracle Whip reminds me of when my sister told me that milk was really great for getting nice glossy green leaves on an indoor plant I had. I carefully bathed each and every leaf with milk. When they dried they had a white scum on them...not attractive and certainly not glossy green! I phoned her and told her about it and she said noooo...you put a little milk in the water for the plant...not on the leaves!!! I then had to wash each and every leaf off to get the milk off.

That same sister and I one summer plastered Miracle Whip on our hair and planned to bask in the sun to get a good hair conditioning...might have been good, but we attracted every bee, hornet and wasp in the area and ran back to the house screaming with many bites...sigh.

 

[autumnprairie]

ahhh...the Miracle Whip reminds me of when my sister told me that milk was really great for getting nice glossy green leaves on an indoor plant I had. I carefully bathed each and every leaf with milk. When they dried they had a white scum on them...not attractive and certainly not glossy green! I phoned her and told her about it and she said noooo...you put a little milk in the water for the plant...not on the leaves!!! I then had to wash each and every leaf off to get the milk off.

That same sister and I one summer plastered Miracle Whip on our hair and planned to bask in the sun to get a good hair conditioning...might have been good, but we attracted every bee, hornet and wasp in the area and ran back to the house screaming with many bites...sigh.

 

[elevan]

Having a really bad morning folks

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Having a really bad morning folks

I hope your day gets better.