Cotton in Toothpaste?

I took my children to the Free Family Day at the Audie Murphy Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas and it was a lot of fun. We had a good time and met some wonderful people who shared a lot of history with us. We played "bite the hanging donut". A very hard game.

And my two older boys really enjoyed learning all the rules for playing real marbles.

They also made covered wagons that turned out great.

Sarah made a clothespin doll and a corn husk doll. Well, actually mommy did most of the work. But she loves them!

Times were much simpler back then -- no toys with batteries.

And, of course, we learned tons about cotton and the many uses it has other than making clothing. And learning all about Audie Murphy was very interesting. I am always moved to read about the heroes of our past and the sacrifices they made for the freedoms I often take for granted. Did you know that he was only 47 when he died?

And what about cotton in toothpaste? Well, I'm going to leave that for a home project for each of you!

Tee Hee :o)

Ding Dong - Delivery!

My kids have NEVER experienced delivery food before. So, we splurged and ordered delivery pizza from Dominos. They were in heaven. Micah and I had gone to the store for some turkey pepperoni and he was rushing me because he wanted to be home when the delivery man arrived. It was a VERY BIG deal at our house. I can only imagine what the delivery guy thought when we ALL showed up at the door to greet him! I wish I had taken a picture of him with all the kids! It was good pizza, but I must say budget wise, we won't be doing that very often!