KITTENS!!

A video of the kittens and the mama cat.

One of the kittens!!

       We have five cats(6 if you count Socks, who  alternates between the neighbors' home and ours). With the exception of Socks, the others are all female.Saturday night, relieved the Henderson County Livestock Show was finally over, Christopher (my middle brother) and I headed outside to pen our chickens up for the evening. We were saddened to find our dogs had decided to use one of the chickens as a chew toy. Dad came outside and went to bury it. While they were attending to that, I noticed one of our five cats, Smokey, was back! She hadn't came to eat that morning,and she always comes to eat. We'd decided a few months ago that since she'd been spending a LOT of time with our male cat , Socks, and she was suspiciously fat, she just might be pregnant. I'd thought she was fixed, but it turned out she wasn't. I couldn't help wondering if Smokey had been off having her kittens. Then I saw that she was filthy. Dad and I followed her out to a little glen of trees behind the old goat pen and his workshop. We saw four kittens who look just like Socks! Since it was surprisingly cold and windy, we brought Smokey and her kittens into the workshop and fixed up a cute little box for them. They are ADORABLE!! Their eyes aren't even open yet.

Easy DIY Paper Flower tutorial

Have you always wanted to try your hand at paper flowers, but don't have everything you need? Here's how to make a super easy flower! It take about 30 min to make a large one. This link is what I used to make them, but I put my own spin on the flowers by making them pointy-er(if that's even a word!) at the edges.
You will need:

•  Six sheets of construction paper 
• Hot glue gun 
• Scissors

1. Fold one sheet of  paper into a triangle and trim excess paper to make a square. Unfold.
2. Fold the bottom corner to the top. This will make a triangle.
3. Fold both corners of the triangle up into the middle corner to make a diamond. (or a square, depending on how you look at it)
4. Fold those same points down. The folded edge will line up exactly on top of the outside edge of the square. if you don't do it exact, your flower will look a little less delicate and more abstract, which is kinda cool as well.
5.  This next part is a little tricky. Open those points by running your finger through the inside and then flatten them.
6. Fold the top triangles towards you so they are level with the edges of the paper.
7. Hot glue the edges together and fluff them out, and you have a petal! Repeat this six times, and hot glue the petals together as you go for an awesome flower!

Decorative Clipboard Tutorial! (It's easy, I promise!)

Everything you'll need..

I've been making decorative clipboards, and they turned out sooo cute! I was inspired by a clipboard I got a few years ago from my Grandmama. Anyways, I thought I'd show you how to make some...




        What You Need!
Mod Podge
A sponge paintbrush
A clipboard, of course!
Scissors
Pretty ribbons (in coordinating colors and various textures/sizes)
2 sheets of pretty paper.
Paint marker(optional, but I highly recommend using one for a finished look)

1. Take clipboard and apply Mod Podge to it with a  paintbrush. Don't use too much!!
2. Trim paper to fit and lay on top of wet Mod Podge, leaving a boarder of plain clipboard showing. Let it dry for a few minutes.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 on back of clipboard. Paint both sides again with Mod Podge. Let he clipboard dry!
4. Take paint marker and use it to color the border you made in step 3. I suggest using a silver Elmer's paint marker because it looks great and is easy to find.
5. Gather all your ribbons and cut them in the sizes you want. Tie them to the clip on the clipboard with a simple knot.

Enjoy your fabulous "new" clipboard!

P.S: Sorry I haven't posted in forever-we're sooo busy with the Livestock Show. Posts about that coming soon!

P.P.S : Let me know if you made the clipboard-I'd love to see pictures!

Preparing for the 4-H Fashion Show!

I had to send in a picture of me in the dress I'll be modeling for the Fashion Show on Saturday..

..and I thought I'd give you a sneak peek! I am really excited about the fashion show. Like the Food Show(where you answer questions on your dish), I have to answer questions on why my dress is a good buy, why I picked it, etc. I chose an Easter Dress, as you can see!

Dallas Arboretum

 We went to the Dallas Arboretum, and I got some awesome photos of the flowers in bloom. They were having a fairytale castle event, where little castles from fairy tales were set up to walk through. It was really cute. The arboretum also has a big lake, and koi ponds.I loved the koi pond waterfall, because it was pretty and relaxing.                                           A castle!

                                                                   

                                                     GIANT koi

                                                I thought this was real..lol...!

                                                 

There was a little educational frontier village,which was neat. If you are ever in Dallas, you should go. They have things for everyone.

Little pink cookies

     Here are my adorable cookies! They are great to make for Easter. My middle brother made the hens. My mom is a awesome cook, so she helped us. My littlest brother made teddy bears, but I didn't get a picture.

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks. You can get the glaze recipe from I am Baker blog.

                            It is almost Easter! Well, kind of. But it is never too soon to make these cute cupcakes! We used my mom's cake recipe(on the back of the Hershey's Cocoa).  Then we dyed frosting-top secret recipe- and stuck marshmallow Peeps on. Then we added little chocolate Easter eggs.