Bonus Post - What We Read in February

Katie:

Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery
Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling and Brooke S. Passey
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

February was a bit of a rough month for me because of school projects, so as you can see I didn't get a whole lot of reading done. But as of now, I'm on break for a little over a week and I'm hoping to read a lot during that time. I'm currently working on Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.

Sarah:

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Countdown by Deborah Wiles

Both of the above titles were very enjoyable for me. I would recommend Countdown; it was a very good read. I've gotten really behind this month, but hopefully during March I can make a comeback. Right now I am reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. 

Origami Butterflies

Sarah got a book of origami paper for Christmas one year and she hasn't used much of it yet, so we decided to make origami butterflies with a tutorial we found on Pinterest.

Here's a link! The instructions are in German, but the pictures are sufficiently helpful on their own.

We each made a couple regular-sized ones, and then Katie, in her love for tiny things, suggested dividing a couple sheets of paper into fourths to make itty-bitty butterflies. Here are the results:

Regular Butterfly 

Tiny Butterflies

Now we're off to watch Anne of Green Gables. Happy Friday! We'll be back at the end of the month to give you an update on our reading.

Sweets and Netflix

It's been a very long week. We realized last night that we had a blog post due today, and originally it seemed like just another obligation. But when Katie got home from Friday classes (finally) and we were able to get started on this post, it ended up being just what was needed to wind down.

We decided to make a treat and watch some Gilmore Girls, because all the news on the forthcoming revival has left us with the need for a Gilmore Girls fix. So we whipped up these chocolate-covered peanut butter hearts, which are quick, easy, fit with the month's theme of Valentine's day, and are a no-bake recipe (essential, since our oven isn't working). Plus, chocolate and peanut butter is a winning combo, as we all know.

These Reese's-esque treats use just seven ingredients:

• peanut butter
• powdered sugar
• vanilla
• butter
• milk
• chocolate
• shortening

So now we're going to eat a couple of these lovely little things and watch an episode or two on Netflix. Let us know in the comments if you too are excited about four new mini-series style episodes of Gilmore Girls! You can also share your Valentine's day plans with us, if you so choose. We plan to have a sister day - eat some pizza and chocolate, watch a movie (probably a Disney one), and play some games. See you in two weeks!