Peachick at Pioneer Village

We went to Lagoon for "family day" last week. I saw this mama peahen and her little peachick near Pioneer Village. The peacock wasn't too far away. Sadly, someone was chasing them, so this was the best picture I could get before the peafamily dashed off into the bushes and out of reach. I'd never before seen a peachick. So little and precious. 

Pioneer Trek Bucket

For pioneer trek, my daughter was required to bring a 5 gallon bucket to hold all her personal belongings. Someone suggested we make a removable pad for the top so she could sit on the bucket and use the pad for a pillow. We searched around the internet for ideas of what to do and adapted what we found.

For the pad, I cut out a circle of foam board, cut up an old piece of padding, put fabric over the top, and duct taped the fabric onto the bottom of the board. Then I duct taped sew-on Velcro to the bottom of the circle and top of the bucket lid. Easy. 

For the handle, we saw this idea of tying on strips of fabric. I padded the middle portion and sewed fabric to cover it-- my daughter's idea.

She saw vinyl lettering on a bucket and assumed it was painted on. So, she made a stencil of her name and painted it on the bucket. It reminds her of an Easter basket, but we're pretty happy with the results.

Goodbye Butler Middle

My daughter and I rode our bikes over to the middle school to see how the demolition is going. The old building is coming down fast. They were even working on it yesterday. I'm pretty sure they're behind schedule. 

The new school is already built, but still not totally complete. They're working on the grounds and the parking areas.

 The words above the chalkboard in the classroom below say, 

"You are the future. Do you like what you see?"