Completing the God and Me Religious Emblem for Scouts.

 

The Church was so nice to help us with completing the religious Emblem for Cub Scouts. 

I had prepared all the games for the pastor to use during his class.  First through third grade is God and Me, fourth and fifth grade is God and Family and sixth grade is God and Church.  In one of our Den Meetings we completed all the games and the game box.  The Pastor used the games in his class as a fun way of teaching the boys about their relationship with God.   

I had to retire my Camera

I have had my Canon Power Shot Sx20 for about three years and it has been through the ringer.  I had dropped it a couple of times.  But that was not the problem.  I constantly removed the card so I could download the pictures into my laptop.  Doing this caused the cards to break.  This last time it broke inside the camera and now when I put the card back in the camera it will not snap in.     Now for everyone that knows me, knows that I can’t go a day without my camera.  I went and got a new Canon Rebel T3i and it is amazing.  The pictures are so amazing in every type of setting. 

Yesterday was our last Den meeting at the school until the fall. We have one more meeting at the Church so the boys can complete their Religious emblem. In the Third Grade it is called God and Me. The pastor at the church was kind enough to offer his time and teach the boys what they need to know for this achievement. They had to make a Game Box and four games. Game Box stands for God And Me BOX. The games all coincided with their student handbook.

My instructions for them when they came to class. 

Making a box out of a Cross. 

The Cisco Kids Box 

A Game Board with Question and Answer cards.  

Their God and Me Student Workbook.

This is the emblem they will receive along with the Religious Cub Scout knot and a small pin signifying how many classes they completed.   

   

Olympic Celebration at School.

The School wanted to have a celebration for the Olympics and every class represented a country. The Cisco Kid's Class represented Great Britain. They all had the British flags on their backs and they carried the Olympic flame around their necks. They also had sun visors with some England landmarks on them.

Mrs. H, wanted to give the class a treat that represents the Olympics and she asked me to make something. Since they were wearing the Olympic flame around their necks I thought it would be fun to see there expressions when they had the Olympic Torch made out of Ice cream cones.

Cub Scouts First Stage Performance

Last night was the Cub Scout first performance and they did a spectacular job with everything.

 

  For the full Performance click on web site below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOFvwstdQdc&feature=relmfu

Mother's Day Made Perfect

It all started this morning when my two men let me sleep in. I woke up at 8:30 and found the bedroom door was closed and they were being very quiet so I could sleep. As soon as I sat down they started bringing me my Mother’s Day gifts. My little guy made me a very special hand painting and got me a rose that opens up and says...Love You Lots! Hubby got me a camcorder. They both got me four Skylander gaming characters. I think we all will enjoy those. Later in the day we went to see a movie that I have wanted to see. Mirror Mirror! The rest of the evening is going to be all about relaxing.

Gazing Glass Yard Ornaments

A couple of weeks ago I was antique shopping and I came across some Yard Gazing Glass that was made out of vintage pressed glass.  They really sparkled in the sun.  Vintage pressed glass is something that I have been collecting for years.  It was very hard for me to imagine taking some of my pieces and turning them into yard gazing glass.  I decided to go to some thrift shops and see if I could find some odd vintage pieces.   I have found several pieces that made some really nice Gazing Glass ornaments.  These are a few of them.   All these pieces start off with a single flower vase.  I turn it upside down and glue all the items on the bottom of the vase.  I then put a dowel in the ground or planter and put the vase over the top.  

This piece is made out of a large vintage bowl, ceiling fan globe and small vintage bowl.

This piece is made from two vintage cake plates, light globe and ceiling fan globe.  

These are not vintage items at all.  I found different color items and wanted to see how it would look as a Gazing Glass.  As much as I like the way the vintage crystal glass shimmers in the sun, I think I like the way the color one looks in a bed of flowers a little better. 

The Star Spangled Banner by The Cisco Kid