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So...
Today is list day of a few things I've done that I feel have contributed to my education. :)

-I am chief herb planter for the Kaarre estate this year. This is an ongoing project and I haven't actually PLANTED any yet, but that will happen soon. I have picked my seeds. I made an Exel program with all the herbs I am going to plant and what they need; such as: how far to spread them out, how deep in soil to plant them, days to germination, days to maturity, notes about harvesting and storing, etc.
It's really fun, actually. I'm excited, and I'll keep you updated on how it goes.

-Grandma and Grandpa are amazing. I spent some time up with them. I went for a walk with Grandpa and just talked. He told me last year he got a pretty good price for his cows: $1.20 per pound. We talked about his new mares and how much stud fees cost. We walked to check on the cows and saw a new calf that was born that day. Grandma taught me how to sew a hook and eye on my dress.

-A few weeks ago I had gotten an book from the library about Wildflowers and their names, and where the names come from. It was cool because it reviewed a lot about flowers that I learned in biology last year, such as the parts of a flower. But I learned that the name for Forget-Me-Nots comes from an old German legend. And that Black Eyed Susans really don't have black in them; its a dark brown or purple.

-I've finished a couple books I was reading. One was a Dear America diary about a boy who was a witness to the battle of Fredericksburg during the Civil War. Another was called From Baghdad, With Love. That was written by a lieutenant in the Marine Corps who found a little puppy while he was serving in Fallujah, and his fight to get him out of Iraq and home. It was a really well written book, and told ALOT about the war, the military, and what really is going on over there. And the dog is adorable!
I also finished Shane, by Jack Schaeffer. It was so good. In a way it was just a cute story about a boy growing up, but it turned out so much deeper than that. It just cut to the plain truths about people, respect, character and life. I loved it.

-Yesterday I cooked breakfast by myself, and made muffins for the first time. They turned out really good, and I found out I could actually trust myself in my own abilities! It went okay, not perfect, but nothing disastrous happened. And then I cooked dinner with Brina, and I made AWESOME rolls. I seriously think they were the best bread I ever made. Yum. But Brina and I did a good job, we got everything done super quick, and made it to the gazebo without mishap. I did rolls, baked potatoes, corn, marinated steak, salad, and mixed berry angel food cake. Yum.

-I'm still working on geography of Africa. I realized that not very many people know anything about Africa, and I have never heard of some of the countries. I like it, and I'd like to go there some day.

-I'm also still working on reading Acts. Luke is with Paul and Silas and Timothy now, because he refers to them as "we". I'm continuing Habitudes for Core, and read the "Tight Rope Walker" the other day. It talked about trust, and was a really good chapter. It kind of went with Pocket Change, saying that there is a difference between being liked as a friend and followed as a leader. That's something I really agree with.

-Sudoku continues to frustrate me.

-My 12 Daughters of Democracy scrapbook had kind of come to a halt. I didn't know where to find pictures for a few of the women. But I worked on it for a long time the other day and got a summary done for one of the women, so now as soon as our printer is fixed I can type it up, print it, and have those pages completely finished!!

Alrighty, that's all for now. Off to watch Elly's puppet show.