Productivity

Yesterday was the first highly productive day I've had in a while.  That doesn't mean I don't have a sink full of dishes (I do), but I'll take it.  I started in on the task I've been avoiding since early February... hemming that darn sliding-glass door curtain.  You know, not only the one that was uncooperatively discouraging, but also the one that cost an arm and a leg.  I've let it hang around with loose threads and loose ends now for months.  After a surge of determined enthusiasm (at least as enthused as I can get these days), I pulled that baby down and set to the work of unpicking.  For the fourth time?  I can't remember.

Ta-da!

I would have liked them a bit shorter, but the rest of the drapes pool too, so it works.

After school, Mar and I had planned to work on her Science Fair project.  The one that is due today.  

You know how I love Science Fairs (reminders here, here, and here).

Pinterest gave us the brilliant idea to do the vinegar/baking soda balloon blowing experiment.  It was quick, easy, fun, and DONE.  The funny thing about the Pinterest pin was that someone pinned it thinking it produced helium.  Then the pinners went wild.  I found it under "Birthday Parties."  

Note to pinners:  it would be cheaper, easier, and far less messy just to blow the balloons up the old fashioned way.  

I love, love, love a good 30 minute science project, don't you?

Mar had to leave for dance right after we finished the project part of the project, so we planned to put the display together after planting the garden (a value project for Shi), and call it all FHE.

 Garden: planted.  I know, I know.  We are giving the garden another try, despite our flailing-to-failing attempts the past few years.  Demonstrating FAITH (thus the value project).  We HOPE it will be productive.  If not, at least it has given us the opportunity for WORK and family togetherness.  It was such a beautiful evening, and it was great to be outside, breathing the fresh spring air, getting in touch with the earth, and enjoying the beauties of nature.

Then we all came in the house to help Mar put her Science Fair display together.

Display: done.

{Last Science Fair project EVER}

Cel-e-brate good times, c'mon!  It's a cel-e-bra-tion.

These are the kind of days that are hard to duplicate.  The uber-productive kind.  Today, I'm tired out from all that productivity, and the older girls have the day off of school.  I think I'm going to force demand encourage them to work on their baby quilts... the eternal value project.  30 minutes here, 30 minutes there, lots of assistance and direction needed each time...  

I'm ready to git 'er done.