Photo Minimalist

Apparently today was not a good day for photos. I only took 41, which is way more than I normally take, but not nearly enough for this project. I even had the perfect opportunity for good photos of my mother, Ellen and Kellie at lunch, but did I take them? Maybe I was too cold, it was awfully chilly with the wind today. It's a shock to the system to go from 91 degrees yesterday to 68 degrees today. Maybe its because my sister complains and calls me the paparazzi and my husband shakes his finger at me whenever I come stick a camera in his direction....whatever, I will do better tomorrow...or so I hope.

Here's a peek at Wednesday:













7:15 wake up
morning routine
talked with mom
session 1--he was a little off today
session 2--yes, he has a drum on his head. Silly, silly today.
session 3
meet mom, Ellen and Kellie for lunch at Arcadia Farms
it took so long for our food to come, I had to eat my salad in 3 minutes and take my tart to go. Bummer.
session 4
post office to mail a package
home to pack for OR
talk to Kellie
talk to Jessie
not hungry for dinner
eat PB and graham crackers
computer time

on tap for tonight: hand out with Shawn and Ellen, watch criminal minds, bed early?

Happy Wednesday!

Tuesday

I'll start with an update for later Monday night, after I posted:

face mask (I took pictures)
read chapter in Tools for Teaching
watched Army Wives
Shawn tried to convince me to watch Castle, but I fell asleep

Less photos today than yesterday. Here's a peek:














Today's events:

up at 7:15
morning routine
cereal and berries
practicum...early today...worked on CVC words and played a word game...silly kiddos
home again
computer time
snack of crispy brown rice bars and graham crackers and PB
water the plants
made pasta salad for dinner
dishes
assignment 1 for reading class
lunch of leftover quiche
made bridal shower mini album
watch virtual practicum and finish assignment for classroom management
meet Karen at Pop shop to pick up book
on empty, get gas
session 1
sessions 2 and 3 at same house
head home
dinner and TV with Shawn and Ellen
NCIS/computer time
Glee
blog

still to come: Parenthood, read and sleep.

Happy Tuesday.

Week in the Life 2010

I've decided to play along with Ali E's Week in the Life yet again. I did this in 2008 and love to look back at this album. This is not exactly a typical week for me, as I'll be going out of town and not doing my usual routine. But figured I'd be more likely to get this done if I had others playing along with me. The best thing I did last time I did this album was to document each day on my blog. I didn't actually get around to finishing the album until months later, so it was really helpful to have my blog to look back on.

So here's Monday in a nutshell:














Today I:

got up around 7am
got ready to go, ate breakfast and checked in online (the usual morning routine)
I ate cereal with blueberries and soy milk for breakfast
headed to my practicum...was 5 minutes late due to construction traffic
tutored 2 kiddos, assessed their reading abilities
headed to Target to pick up a few supplies
decided to figure out what reading/phonics materials I already had
which led to impromptu reorganization and purging of work materials
filled 2 bags with recycle and one with trash
ate yogurt, blueberries and granola for lunch
reorganized work stuff in my car
redid work folders and cards
organized and prepped materials for tutoring
read lesson 1 for ed psych
ate mint chocolate chip ice cream :)
talked to mom, asked her about me learning to read...I can't remember at all
started dinner...a modified version of this recipe
talked to Kellie while getting dinner in the oven
which is why I forgot to add the feta
added the feta and cooked a bit longer
dinner
more computer time
printed stuff for tutoring and several knitting patterns
upload photos and blog

Happy Monday!

I Do Still Scrap

Turns out I do still scrap, I'm just not great about sharing. I've been squeezing my scrapping in when I can, usually in ten to fifteen minute bursts of creativity. This page actually sat on my table for probably a week, while I added things here in there in five minute increments. I used my leftovers from the Strawberry Fields kit from scrap for a cure.


Finally got around to scrapping my Project 12 page for February...now if I could get one done for March...Used an old Studio Calico kit, center stage, to create this fab color combo. I'm totally into gray these days.


This page was my challenge page for last weekends crop at SFAC. I used the current mini kit, Mixed Mediums to scrap this adorable photo of my cousins little boy.


The bulk of the kit I used to make this fun banner. Having a hard time figuring out where to hang it though. Sadly, I do not have a mantle so I have to improvise. This banner is really heavy because of the chandelier bobbles, so in my usual hanging spots it wouldn't stay put.



I just happened to have these green cupcake liners in my scrap space. They were bought at the dollar store and they stick to baked goods, so they got relegated to crafting. I think they added the perfect touch to this banner. I will be posting a tutorial on how to make this banner next week at SFAC.


This is the only page I managed to complete during the crop last weekend. It was a spring sketch challenge. Here's mine:


Happy Friday!

Things I Learned in First Grade

Well, its Tuesday again, which means I should blog....I promise one of these days you'll get more than Tuesday 10 posts around here.....

Today's 10 is brought to you by my time spent in a first grade classroom this month:

1. "Alien's rock". Didn't you know?
2. Be careful. If you fall down on the playground or in P.E. and you get a teeny tiny little scratch on your knee, it might just cause you to limp for the rest of the day.
3. Be sure to finish your morning work and math worksheet, so you can spend your snack time discussing the important things in life, like who's seen what movie and why it scared you when you were a little kid (like 5 years old) but now that you are older you think its "so funny."
4. If you are wearing a watch or a bracelet or a necklace, you have got yourself a built in plaything, guaranteed to keep you occupied (and off task) for the rest of the day.
5. "Raise your hand if ______" is a really fun game that you must play at least three times a day.
6. You might want to wear a helmet, knee pads, goggles and other such gear, as injuries occur all day long. You just never know what might jump out at you and cause you to run to the teacher for some attention.
7. Please be sure to ask everyone if they "notice anything different about you" so that you can point out your new haircut, shoes, watch, sticker, etc. as much as possible.
8. Math songs and looking for ladybugs are fun.
9. While walking in line, be sure to stop and dilly dally as much as possible, this means you get to run to keep up.
10. Be sure to ask "if you can use markers" any chance you get, you just never know when the teacher might say yes.

Happy Tuesday.

Is It Tuesday Already?

I can't believe it's already April 6th. Spring is just flying by. April is a really busy month for me too, so I'm guessing it will be May before I even realize it. I was going to do today's 10 as 10 things I'm coveting, but I'm too tired to go upload all those photos and links, so instead you get 10 things from today.

1. I've spent the last two mornings in a first grade classroom observing. It's pretty entertaining to be surrounded by first graders all morning. First grade is fun, but pretty tiring...although it could be the getting up at 6:30 that has me tired.

2. What I do matters. A boy that I used to work with (for 5 or 6 years) is in second grade at the school where I'm doing my practicum. Before yesterday I hadn't seen him in almost three years. I almost cried when he hugged me and talked about the "pizza song" yesterday. Today he spent a good portion of his recess time hugging me and climbing in my lap. So sweet. Love it.

3. I am patiently waiting for test scores to see if I get credit by exam for one course. I was told it was being graded today or tomorrow. I felt good about the test, but you never know how essays will be graded.

4. Got these beauties in the mail today, thanks to my super fabulous mother in law:


Perfect for photos here in a couple of weeks. Aren't they adorable?

5. Finished a page for my challenge for the Spring Fling crop at Scrap for a Cure this weekend. We will be having plenty of games and challenges April 9th to 11th if you want to come play with us.

6. Speaking of SFAC, the April kits go live on Friday as well. I got the mini kit this month. Its the perfect project kit. Here's a little sneaky of what I've made with it:


7. In the mood to shop. Too bad my wallet doesn't share the same mood. I do have a few gift cards I've been hoarding. Maybe now's the time to use them. Too bad I don't have one to this site. There's some cute, anthro looking, but affordable things I'd love to buy.

8. I may have decided what to spend my PB gift cards on while surfing tonight. I've been hoarding PB cards for several years, hoping to use them towards buying this or this. Sadly, my money has other priorities. I've decided I should probably just use the darn cards for something less expensive. This might be a winner:


It would be perfect in my craft room. Although I do really love this coffee table too, but its a bit more than what I have in gift cards.

9. I have a new favorite snack, dark chocolate covered almonds. They're delicious. I'm thinking I shouldn't buy anymore. It's too dangerous.

10. It's 8pm and I'm ready to go to bed. This getting up and spending 3 hours in a classroom, coming home to do some homework and than going to work is a little tiring. Its only going to get worse this month I'm afraid. I'm so looking forward to OR escapades soon.

Happy Tuesday!

Words to Love