Letterboxing and Entepreneurial Ventures

     What a week... well I guess I should say series of weeks since it took all of them to get to the point. Yesterday was the 6th Annual Christmas Extravaganza at Kim Wallis's house. I have never actually sold anything, just helped Carolyn Shaw and Rebecca Camp put it on. It's always been fun. This year Caroline wanted to do "her" crafts, whatever that was. She loves things like this and had insisted months ago that she wanted to do some things for Christmas. Well there went hours of research for me. We had done candles before and they were not good. We used the kits from craft stores and they were drying and smelled bad. I finally found a site called Cajun Candle Factory and we were in business. We made candles in these beautiful red containers with crosses on them and the soaps were poured in a detailed cross mold and smelled delicious not to mention they were very moisturizing to the hands with the Goat's Milk soap base. Well, Caroline wanted more.... so next came the Sea Salt Scrubs. What fun! you can eat them although I don't recommend it. They really work well. We sold lots and had a great day. We may have spent all the money we earned, but all was well. Caroline counted change and packed up sacks for customers and then shopped. Partea Pizazz was her favorite venue as would be any girls!

     Now it's on to more fun stuff... weekend at grandparent's. The kids have not finished their scheduled schoolwork, but have worked hard and learned much in our quick trip to Lafayette to see Grandaddy and our craft venture. We went letterboxing and found 3 treasures in Lafayette, all of which were very educational. We go to see one of the largest Live Oak trees in the country with one branch weighing over 72 tons. It was amazing to see! We got lots of pics so I'll post soon. The St. John's Cathedral where it is located was exceptional. It was truly breathtaking along with the very old cemetery where our find was located. The tombs were all above the ground in cement casings and one was even for a soldier from the Civil War. He was from New York, but fought with the south where he felt he had to. It was pouring down rain on and off, but we traipsed through to the far side of the cemetery to find our Letterbox.