Pot Luck

Picture this, I call the children to the dinner table. Everyone is waiting with plates in hand for supper and...

...it wasn't pot luck at all. It was pot stuck! The lid wouldn't budge, wouldn't even turn. The heat sealed it shut. We sat it in cold water for 20 minutes, nothing. We tried using a wooden spoon for leverage, nothing. Finally we thought of Grammy Friess and her juice, pickled beets and jam jars. Grabbed a meat mallet and started banging the edge of the pot. I know Grammy wouldn't use a mallet, just the handle of a butter knife, but we needed the extra power. After a few hits, the seal was broken and we could eat. Best, long awaited, cold dinner in a long time.

Last week, I had a chance to go to the school for an Art Show. The Year 1 and 2 classes were displaying their art in the theatre for everyone to see. When you walked in they had soft music playing and lots of displays of different art from each class. Carly's class took items from the sea, like stones, sea shells, sea weed, etc. and made pictures of things from a book they were reading. Carly made the Jelly Fish out of stones, to the right, just above the sign "The Rainbow Fish".

Carly also, in a small group, made the picture at the bottom left. She was very proud of her work. The children had to pick their favourite piece out of the whole art show and write to the creator a positive message about it. Next in Art, Carly will be making a water worthy boat.