Last Day of School

Well, the kids' school career is over for now. It was 9 weeks of heaven (and hard work). Each of them earned an award at the awards ceremony, after which the entire student body took a balloon, formed a circle and after a prayer released the balloons. It was a sweet day with the promise of a fun summer break.

Gem Mine

Have you ever seen a great brochure and thought "I really want to go there!"? That's how we felt about the NC Gemstone museum. Amazing how deceiving marketing can be. Even though it was a bit cheesy, the kids had a good time going into an old mine and looking at equipment that was used to remove all kinds of rocks and gemstones.

Hiking

After making pottery and other creations at "clay day", we took a short hike.

The view was amazing! Next blog will be about our stop at the gem mine. . .

Clay Day in the Mountains

We had a great time last Saturday at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. It was "Clay Day" and many local artists were displaying their wares. The best part were the potters who helped kids make their own creations out of clay.














Just being in the mountains with the fresh air and blooming flowers was refreshing - simply good for the soul.
I'll post about our visit to the gemstone mine and our hike on the next blog. . .

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