So the photos you see are Thorin being AMAZING. She decided to figure out what the BEST variables were for planting in Hawaii where we live. Seems easy enough. Well, 12 plants, measurements, watering (with a set amount)....you see where this is going....she was very detailed and busy with this month-long project.
She has plants inside, outside, different soils in each.....it was crazy. I was shocked at how cool it was. There were of course the strange broken stems outside (which she accounted for and made note when measuring).....so she won a slot to district out of every kid in her 5th grade..(4 kids went).
Then as if that was not enough to be proud of....the day after her dad went to Iraq she was still calm and detailed enough to BRING home the prize. 3RD PLACE in the entire district!...WOW! Apparently she gets her green thumb from her dad....I can kill a cactus (and have proven that 3 times!)
Then this amazing kid during this science fair timeframe also earned her BRONZE award from Girl scouts. This is the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn. She earned hers in 3 weeks. She decided to make cookies for the deploying soldiers and got the community to join forces. Her goal was to give out 300 bags of cookies to the group from her dad's old unit before they got on the bus. She has NO idea her dad was one of the ones leaving until a week before the ceremony. This was out of her love and caring heart. So, she made flyers and SOLD everyone she came in contact with on her plan for them to help her bake cookies. WE thought she would get a few helpers and then we would be baking the rest....I mean an entire weekend BLOCKED off to bake these cookies. Her plan was SO successful that we had 500+ bags BEFORE we ever fired up our own oven. The photos show our fridge and tables. She was featured on the 25th ID website, the newspaper and several other forums. General Champoux commended her on being an outstanding example of a community supporter. He said that he gives coins to soldiers who do an outstanding job and that she had gone above and beyond earning that honor....SO, she now has a "strawberry coin" from the general. She also got a lei from Miss Hawai and 2nd runner up for Miss America!....BUT the shining moment was when Robert got to pin the Bronze award on her vest for all her hard work!...Every soldier in all units got homebaked cookies to eat on the bus leaving for Iraq. There were tears and emails of thanks from the soldiers in Iraq. Her heart is so amazing. I am proud to be her mom and see the world through her eyes.
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