To Infinity & Beyond: We Invade NASA

Do we have an astronaut in the making? Who knows, but what fun to find out! If you follow me on the ‘gram or over on Facebook, you know that our oldest spent the day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center last Wednesday. He was one of 30 4-Hers selected in the state of Texas to…

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4-H, Sweet Potato Soup & Johnny Football

Back in December, Will competed in the Travis County 4-H Food Show. Little did we know that little foray would lead us to Johnny Football. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. First, he had to whip up a batch of Sweet Potato Soup and be a real food and nutrition whiz kid. Nutrients, their functions,…

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The 4-H Alternative

Today, over at National Catholic Register, an Indiana friend of mine writes about the alternatives to Girl Scouts. I have one more alternative to add to the mix: 4-H. For many reasons – some religious and some not – families choose not to participate in Girl Scouts, or even Boy Scouts for that matter. I…

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4-H is Awesome

A few weeks ago, Will competed in the county 4-H Food Show and placed first (woo hoo) and earned a spot to represent Travis County at the District 4-H Food Show yesterday in San Marcos.  He had 10 other competitors in his category, breads and cereals.  Many of them chose quick breads, but I think…

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4-H Food Show

Many of you might read “4-H” and think, that’s only for country folk.  Not so, not so! As a  nearly 10-year 4-H member myself, I did just about every project except the animal ones.  It wasn’t for lack of trying.  I lobbied hard for a horse project, but we didn’t have any one to stable…

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