I am thankful for monkeys. Monkeys are my favorite animals.
A couple of weeks ago we went to the zoo. There were about 15 different types of monkeys. I had two favorites, the chimp and the Golden Lion Tamarin. Monkey Audrey was pretty cute too!
I like to draw monkeys. I have a whole book of monkey pictures that I drew. I love reading Curious George too. He is my favorite character 🙂
I like doing art. I usually use pencil, but I thought this would be really neat in glitter. It turned out better than I thought.
I made a bag for camp. It is purple and the inside is green with purple flowers. I made most of it. Momma helped a little. The hardest part was the curves.
We made a toiletry bag to go with it. It was harder to make because of the plastic, so Momma helped me do it.
Andrea made a bag too. Andrea sewed more than I did because I have been sewing less than she has.
I had fun making my bag.
On Easter we got a 14 foot jump rope. Momma is teaching us how to use it. Two people twirl it and the other runs in and jumps. We keep on taking turns. After you do it awhile it gets easier. I am jumping good for the second time.
Mark took this picture of me jump roping. It looks like I am having fun 🙂 Because I am!
I did not know what to do when I found a box. It was a pizza top box. I cut out a propeller and a radio. I found a box that I could sit in. I wrote on it Emrgicy rescku team. I sat on the top of the stairs in the box and pushed myself lightly and flew down the stairs! It was fun.
But my helicopter got damaged a little bit (see the front?). As I fley over some water and someone was playing in it. But he drowned! Then I grabbed my rope and threw it! I caught him! He was okay.
Then I went home. I went to sleep.
If you want to make a propeller, cut it out in the shape of a propeller. Then put it in a little piece of your hair. Then put a pony tail in your hair. Have fun! Send me pictures if you do it 🙂
We are learning about Turkey in school. We were looking for good recipes that sounded good. We found this one in The Turkish Cookbook: Regional Recipes and Stories by Nur Ilkin and Sheilah Kaufman, and it tastes very good! The roasted almonds taste GOOD, so make a lot extra and keep some off to the side for eating later 🙂
This serves a lot! We had enough plus leftovers for lunch.
Soak rice in warm, lightly salted water for about 20 minutes. Soak saffron threads in 1/3 cup warm water
Season chicken to taste, and saute in 2 tablespoons oil until golden brown. Set aside.
Heat 1/3 cup oil and almonds and fry a few minutes until light brown. Remove to drain on paper towel to remove extra oil.
Drain rice. Heat butter in large pot and saute rice a few minutes. Stir in soaked saffron and soaking water and chicken stock. Mix well and season to taste if desired. Add cooked chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, liquid will be absorbed. Put a towel around lid and recover until ready to serve.
Arrange nuts on the bottom of shallow bowl then spoon rice over nuts, pressing gently with spoon to mold. Turn upside down on serving platter, sprinkle with dill and serve as main course.
Eat and enjoy!
Today is the 11th month and the 11th day. I am trying to publish this at 11:11 and 11 seconds 🙂
On Saturday, I went to Oma’s house. I learned how to make pickles. It is very easy to do. We used Oma’s mom’s recipe.
All you need to do is boil a water, vinegar and salt mixture. Then peel some garlic and put in a sterilized jar. Put clean cucumbers in and some dill. Pour the boiling brine into the jars and seal. Wait for the seal to pop!
The hard part comes next. Wait at least a month before trying!
I did a poster for Exploring 4-H. I did Curious George because I like him very very much. I have a very big collection, but I had so much I could not put them in the picture.
Next year I can do regular 4-H!