Category: Special days

We will be on TV soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cindi Clawson (the weekend weather person) from WNDU, came over to interview us on how to make maple syrup. She had called the Parks department and two other people were unavailable. Miss Krista knew we made maple syrup and called us to see if we would do the interview. Daddy and Mommy said yes, we could!

The interview started with Mommy talking about why we make maple syrup. I talked about how we make syrup. Mrs Clawson put a lapel mike on me and asked me questions and I answered them.When we were done, she said I did a good job. I got to do the talking because I am the oldest of the kids and most of the syrup is our responsibility. The girls each got to do something in the video, Adrian was not interested! Daddy made pancakes for after and talked about how to finish it up.

The segment is not all us because Mrs Clawson had done a BIG sugar camp earlier.  When the segment is on I’ll tell you because Mrs. Clawson did not know. She commented to have someone tape the segment for us to keep.



I earned a red ribbon for my candle. Meaning it did not do as well as a blue, but did good. The judge said to work on getting rid of air bubbles (there were some on the bottom of the candle) and to finish my seams better (there was a funny line around the top).  But everything else was “well done”.

The judge wrote “great color!” I used an old white candle that I added one brown crayon. I used Turkish Mocha to scent it.  Momma really likes it!

I earned an Honor Ribbon for this one.  Honor is better than a blue.  It means it is very very good. The only way you can get to very very very good (the “big” ribbons) is by getting to honor.

The judge said that I had a nice display. “She” did not like how I had the numbers ordered. She thought that picture 9 told a good story. Number 2 was an interesting arrangement (It took me a half hour to an hour trying to get that!) She liked the portraits 1 and 4 and thought picture 6 had nice framing.

I also earned an Honor ribbon for this poster.  The judge thought that the numbers should be “smaller–perhaps in lower right hand corner” of the pictures. She checked that I did everything excellently; imagination, composition, labeled neatly and that I had excellent contrast, exposure and lighting.  Momma said great! Black and Whites are hard to get “excellent”.

The bike picture was the only one that I was trying to get in black and white. I did not want that in color at all.

I feel good about this  year. I did it ALL by myself. Daddy and Momma helped me with the approving the final layout and cutting out the construstion paper, but I did everything else!

Today, we have a guest writer; Adrian!

We went to the play to watch Pooh.  It was Pooh Bear’s birthday! They threw candy for us (for our present).

I liked the first part when Pooh was needing to go to the top tree because he needed honey. Piglet was staying there till the bees came out, then she got Christopher Robin.

Pooh Bear was funny.  I liked him.

In the next one Little Kanga said she did not need to go home. Then she wanted her momma because she was sick because she ate a bunch of candy.

The next one, Pooh was funny. He was stuck because he ate too much honey and marmalade and it was his birthday and then Piglet got pie in the face!

Then the people in the play gave presents to people who helped them with the play. I am glad I went.  Thank you Oma and Opa!

There was not a Tigger there, but I was happy because I was Tigger!