Valerie really enjoys playing piano. She completed The Entertainer and moved on to The Maple Leaf Rag. It makes me want to belly up to the bar and order a sarsaparilla!
In other news, Valerie went to a sheep shearing event for 4-H at Chaffin Farms.
It was like a salon for sheep where they got their nails done (hooves clipped) and a hair cut (shearing).
But first you had to round those critters up and put a halter and lead on them.
Valerie also had to pick the junk out of their wool and blow them out with a high powered blower.
These are a breed known as Shetland. They are known for their fine wool and petite size. Super fun day!
In other 4-H news, Valerie had her first Fiber Arts meeting. She decided to embark upon a skirt and purse to make for the upcoming Fashion Review event. This was her first time picking out a pattern, measuring, cutting, ironing and sewing without much help. Well, there was that time making the prairie hat with Aunt Mary Lou in South Carolina. (We won't forget that!)
A picture of the finished project will be on a future post. This all took place in the garage of the leader. She lives in an incredible house out surrounded by fields of her own sheep and cattle. They are also putting in a vineyard.
Here us the view from the sewing area:
I believe there was some country music playing in the background. I swear I am living in a world the opposite of where I thought I would be. So beautiful and full!
Valerie is not the only Wilhelm involved in too many activities. Rex recently took to designing and building his own skate board.
The following day he improved upon his design.
I was so proud of him. I told him I was going to e-mail the photos to his dad and uncles. To this he responded, "Great. Then I'll get in trouble for messing up the garage." I responded that I'm sure he won't because he'll have the whole thing cleaned up by the time Michael gets home. Right, Rex?
Speaking of Michael, poor guy is not pictured because he is too busy to photograph. He's on his way home from New York today. He's back off to some other destination next week. We sure appreciate him. It's because of his hard work that we can do all these fun things.
Amira just started a theater class this week. The play will be in May. No photos yet!
Lastly, I have got to start preparing plant starts and bee boxes as Spring is just around the corner! Fortunately I live with some very handy elves.
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