Soap Making Fun

I tried soap making yesterday. Below is the large chunk before I cut it up into the bars above. I really had fun doing this. I got the idea and thought I'd give it a try. Actually a little nervous about doing it right...but it turned out great in the end. This batch is made with organic coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, vegetable oil, (of course, lye and water) and peppermint extract. It smells minty and fresh. Unfortunately I have to wait 4 weeks for it to cure before using it. I'm trying now to find some creative ways to package it for storage after curing. There are tons of blogs about soap making and I'm looking forward to trying something more creative (with different additives) to see how it goes...

Celebrity...I hope it doesn't go to his head...

You'd think from looking at him that he must be a celebrity...a serious rocker...you're thinking..."I've seen him somewhere before"..."what was his name again?"...yeah, he's rockin' out the new electric guitar...every night after his "day job."

6th Grade Musical

The sixth graders put on a musical with their music teacher and it was really fabulous! August was a "friar" and really enjoyed participating. The moral of the story was "swords into plowshares" which really thrilled mom and dad. ;-)

Science Fair Pictures

Here are the Science fair pics I promised. Above, Katie proudly poses with her sugar crystals, alum crystal, and borax crystals. She was proud to be the only third grader who participated in Science fair this year! August made an oral presentation about his guinea pig maze experiment and won a first place prize!