Bits And Pieces.

Welcome to the weekend, Hutters.

Savannah brought this alligator lizard home from my dad's ranch. "Alli" spent two days at The Little Girls school, one day in each class. Then we let that freaky creature go. Savannah has been in tears about how much she misses her dear pet.

I found quite a few of these bees dead at the bus stop. This one still had her stinger and her front legs were folded in prayer.

This is how I find my Lovelies often, waiting for me at the slider. I noticed them laying there a good half hour before I took this photo.  

I bought a dying cactus at the dollar store a week ago. Today it is full of the most fancy neon blooms.

Goo and Savannah were having the sweetest snuggle yesterday morning. I want to put them in a bottle and keep them this little forever.

Ivy's potatoes are up! And though she promises she will never eat them unless I make them into fries, she is very proud of their progress.

Apiculture.

Beekeeping. I've wanted to do this for a long time now and guess what? The bees move in on Saturday! My dear friend and neighbor Krista is my 'bee buddy', we are embarking on this adventure and it's delicious rewards together.

My dad kept bees for quite a few years, he is taking some time away from it after a big loss a few years ago to a bear. We are borrowing his equipment and count on him for future advice and know-how.

Today I spruced up the hives with some fresh paint and then after school The Little Girls and Wrenna and Amani (Krista's Littles) painted pictures on the exterior to make the bees feel at home.

 

Grand Prix.

The Little Girls participated in their Awana Club pinewood derby tonight called the Grand Prix. It was such a hoot! Savannah's car is the pink in the bottom left and Ivy's is the brown truck, third car up on the right.

Both cars did really well in the heats, at one point Ivy's brown truck lost a wheel while speeding down the track. The "mechanic" glued it back on and then put it directly on the track for the final race and...

it still won!

 Ivy won the final in 1st place! Savannah came in 3rd! They are so proud.

An Invitation.

Hutters,

I'd like to share with you a project I've been working on. When my Mom died, friends, family and community members contributed to a memorial fund in my Mom's name directly benefiting the art departments at the Christian school all of us Sattler kids attended. After 10 years and many ideas, my friend and the current art director at EAS, Lupe Negrete, brought this event to life. She has arranged art works from the elementary school, junior high and high school ready for display at the concert. This project is very dear to my heart. My Mom's passion was art, her pride and joy were children (hers and all) and her missions were music and this school. If you are local and able, I hope you will join me at this event.   

 

 

Faith First In Concert

El Dorado Adventist School in partnership with The Patty Sattler Memorial Art Fund would like to invite you to an evening of Music and Art.

Wednesday June 4 at 7:00pm

Free Admission

A love offering will be taken, all proceeds directly benefit EAS art departments.

Color Run Fun.

Saturday morning Ivy, Savannah and I ran in the 2nd annual Cougar Chromatic Chase at the local high school. I've never done a Color Run before, it was great. Ivy did 1 lap (1.5 miles), she crashed half way through the lap and I ended up carrying her on my back the rest of the route.

Before the asphalt-burnt knee portion of the morning.

Savannah and Wrenna ran both laps, a 5k! (Wrenna's papa is a teacher at the high school, he organizes the race with his leadership class.)

Post race powder. This was a super start to our weekend, so fun to get messy with The Little Girls.

Sunning.

The sky has been so perfect these last two days. The air crisp with fluffy and sometimes stormy clouds. The sun felt so good against my back while I was in the garden or waiting for the school bus.
And I'm not the only one sunning my back...

the Baby Lovelies are out of their brooder coop and now mingle in the back garden with the other Lovelies. The two flocks hang out very separately and have not yet become one.

These five stick close together and love the afternoon sun exposure the front gate brings late afternoon. As the sun starts to set, the group huddles closer and closer together until they all the sudden jump up and march to their coop. l-r Taylor, Addie, Ivory, Snow White and Chicka

Easter Sunday.

Yesterday we hosted an Easter brunch here at The Hut. Our close neighbor friends The Gassen's, The Morris', The Potter's came over with their Littles and so it was casual and very easy going.

Goo and his buddy Lucky played all morning on this toy, pushing and pulling each other across the lawn.

The egg hunt was a bit chaotic, kids in every direction and me forgetting where I had hid them moments before.

As soon as the girls finished they rushed to the teepee to take stock in their treasure.

Meanwhile...

the little boys found their own spot to look through their baskets and talk.