Projects ad nauseum.......

It must be the end of the school year. We are waist-high in school projects around here, and that's always the tell-tale sign that summer is near.

In the past three weeks, the kids have completed the following.....

• A physical science report on the invention of the sewing machine
• A biography report on Muhammad Ali (thoughtfully chosen by Payton simply because he has to dress up to present his report, and we just happen to have a boxing costume from last Halloween.)
• A Maryland "notebook" (This is still in progress. We are currently pressing flowers indigenous to Maryland.)
  
• Mailing Flat Stanley to the great state of Michigan for some travels around Grand Rapids and Sparta.
  
• A history time line that has to be displayed in a creative way. Past projects have been done on tee shirts, trash cans, toilet paper, and even a toilet seat. Those are gonna be hard to top!
• And last but certainly not least, a to-scale model of the Old Testament tabernacle, complete with the altar of incense, ark of the covenant, and a miniature Aaron's rod and ten commandments, among other things! Jeff and Sydney worked very hard on this and did a great job! See pictures below.

And, silly me, I thought I had already passed the 9th, 6th, 4th, and 1st grades!! And, of course, it's Teacher Appreciation week, and I am making a batch of cookies, a Boston cream pie from scratch, and a dessert for the teacher's luncheon on Wednesday. I really do appreciate the teachers and am happy to help, it just makes a crazy week even crazier! Never a dull moment at the VeStrands!