28 feb. -- oops!!

so in total i missed 3 days...2 for being away from internet access, 1 for ??...

yesterday was a bad day for my cold, today is worse again (GRRRRRR)...

today is going to be fun, though, i have power hour & then i am going to do some shopping...then tonight is going to be filled with homework & the closing ceremonies of the olympics :D

toodles!

26 feb.

still sick -- not really a sore throat anymore -- basically a head full of snot...klennex are my friends...

cropped this evening with tina & barb & cathi -- lots of fun & laughter...hadn't seen cathi in awhile & tina for 2 weeks...

did my 2nd lesson for my practicum today...went MUCH better than monday in my opinion...


i think that is all...

toodles :D

25 feb.

long day.

sick (bad cold, sore throat).

last day of mad science for now.

teach again tomorrow.

crop tomorrow night.

yay.

toodles.

24 feb.

my youthgroup pulled it together! tonight was our soup supper -- we had 2 soups from people outside the group -- but we had a family bring a desert who wasn't even there, another brought a soup, cookies & crackers, another brought a potato casserole & deserts, and i brought a soup & crackers & bread & a desert & my dad made something, too...so we had plenty of food & it was all so good!!! loads of compliments from members at church -- and major KUDOS to my girls!!!

woo!

toodles :)

23 feb.

i saw an on-line friend post on facebook (we met through a christian message board...in fact, we have met in person since she is from the same area i am in!) that they have a referral for 2 siblings to adopt!! i am so excited for her & her hubby & these 2 new family members they are gaining...it has been an intense wait, so it is even more exciting to see this finally happen -- what a blessing!!!!!!

toodles

22 feb.

today was an interesting day -- i completed my first lesson taught during my practicum...1 down, 4 to go!! i felt it went well, but i will find out what the teacher thought tomorrow...it was certainly nerve wracking!

other than that, i have been very sleepy today -- even napped in the chair once i was home!

going to play a few on-line games before dinner, then work on lesson plans tonight...

toodles!

21 feb. -- exhausted!!

scrapped all weekend -- i will try & post a few extra times this week to make it to 28 posts this month...

it was a productive weekend & the atmosphere was wonderful -- so peaceful!!

going to take bubble bath & possibly bed early...i am pooped!

toodles!

18 feb.

tonight is going to be busy -- i should be packing right now...

tomorrow i am taking a personal day -- i am picking barb up & we are headed to get donuts, archivers for some freebies, mad science to switch kits, then back home to pack up her car, out to lunch & then off to CROP ALL WEEKEND! i am very excited & plan to have fun & get a lot finished :)

have a great one, folks! i am not sure on the internet situation where we are going (the crop is at a nunnery!) but i will try and blog from my phone...

toodles!

17 feb.

are you watching the olympics?? i am watching some -- just watched shaun white (the flying tomato) win the gold in snowboarding -- even without his 2nd run he was guaranteed the gold...he could have fallen before starting & still won...but, he pleased the people & did the run & included some fancy spin/flip/twist that he had come up with himself...VERY COOL!

go USA!

toodles!

16 feb.

what love is...

* a chocolate covered strawberry from a 10-year-old


what a great day!
toodles!

15 feb.

more snow today :) it has been a very pretty snow -- especially since i did not have to go out and drive in it!! a few more flurries over night -- i just hope the roads stay okay!

this week i am only working 3 days -- today was president's day (go george washington & abe lincoln!) and friday i took a personal day to go cropping! woohoo!! i am excited for this week...


off to sleep soon, i should have slept in all weekend, but i didn't! oh well!

toodles!

14 feb. - happy valentine's day!

today has been a boring day -- i have been cleaning...that is about all! it sucks. i haven't found what i need to find...and i am tired of cleaning...plus i haven't even finished the laundry. blah.

but, it was a fun morning at power hour & i have watched some movies while cleaning...off to switch some laundry now!

toodles & HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

13 feb.

here i am with the flowers my Godparents sent me -- so fun!!

12 feb.

photos tomorrow -- i received flowers today from my Godparents!!

today was work & switching kits & chinese for lunch & a canceled dentist's appointment & cropping & laughing & having a wonderful time...and also hearing that 4-year-old boys wonder what color farts are...

toodles!

11 feb.

i am frustrated right now...i can't find things that i want/need...my room is a pit...this is a much needed 3 day weekend coming up, but i think i will be doing a lot of cleaning which is not very exciting...

oh well...one day i will have order & organization!!

toodles.

10 feb.

tired...sleepy tired & tired of different things...

i think it is the time of year -- and i adore winter! -- but i think i need some sun!

i need to get my life in order -- it is just messy and unorganized...it is driving me crazy...

toodles.

9 feb. -- SNOW DAY!

5:30 the phone rang -- no school!! went back to bed -- today i have used the oven almost all day -- cinnamon rolls, pizza, s'mores bars, beer bread...


and one of our "christmas" cacti has started to bloom!! 6 weeks after the holiday, oh well! it is is still cool to see :)


toodles!

8 feb.

today was a happy day -- an "easy" day at work, and my studio calico kit came! yay!! now, to make it better, i would have a snow day tomorrow...but this week is going well, so i am happy no matter what happens!

toodles

7 feb. -- super bowl crop!

cropped at cathi's today -- finished some pages with pics of my brother as a baby...

feifer the cat, slept a lot!
the Mary that scared cathi...


tina & nancy
cathi & cheri
barb & colleen
mona
the Jesus picture in ken's workshop
"gangsta' granny"

6 feb.

this is who i spent most of my saturday with -- the cool kids in my youth group (and youth groups from other missouri wels churches) -- there were 4 other kids who came...it was neat to listen to them share their thoughts on Scriptures and religion and life...good kids! a good time was had by everyone present :)


just a quick photo here -- one of my fave windows at church...we have a lot of stained glass windows, and today they looked awesome because it was so sunny out...just beautiful!!

toodles!

5 feb. -- post 750

this is my 750th post!!


we did not have a snow day today -- it started once we were all there!! but it was donut friday (yum!) and the student i was to work with was absent...so i had a pretty simple day!!


it is snowing now -- has been all day, probably an inch+ at my house -- very sloppy, wet snow!

it is the high school youth retreat at my church...13 8th-12th graders! crazy times! they are good kids & tonight we played a mafia game & did a bunch of bible trivia...tomorrow is full of devotions & presentations...i am in charge of getting breakfast -- DONUTS!

toodles!

4 feb.

it was a long day...and i smell like cotton candy...the rain/snow has held off so far -- some rain & a few flakes right now...but what will happen tomorrow?? that is the major question!!

i am kind of hoping for a snow day...but i am not getting my hopes up...the student i am suppose to be with is going to be gone tomorrow, so it will be an easier day anyway...

we shall see!!


do you like snow days? did you like them as a child?

toodles!

3 feb.

it has been a "kind of" relaxing day -- although i should be doing homework!! i need to work on my lesson plans so i can do my observed lessons soon...

this is just a random photo -- taken on my phone & made to look like a polaroid (there's an app for that!)...

hope all is well :) don't forget to blog!! ((and mary jo, i will post some craft ideas at some point, lol)

toodles!

february 2

february is going to be a busy month for me -- work, practicum, mad science, yearbook, soup suppers, church, power hour, cropping...hopefully i will have some good stories to blog!!

one thing i really like about february is that lent begins -- i can start the Easter stories in power hour! i love all the Easter stories & crafts that are available...maybe not as much as the Christmas ones, but i love them none the less...

another thing i like is the humor of groundhogs day -- see his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter...doesn't see his shadow, spring will be here in a month and a half -- DUH people! but it is always funny to see a marmot in a top hat, lol...

enjoy the month!!
toodles!

bad start

so i was going to post every day in february -- and i missed the first! oh my!! i will try and make up for it & have 2 posts today...

but i am issuing a challenge to my blog readers who also have a blog! post everyday in february (or 28 times if you missed yesterday) and i will hold a drawing from among whoever does (comment on this post if you plan to try, and make sure your blog link is in there, i will have a post later this month to comment on that i will use for the prize draw)...not sure what the prize will be, it may depend on who's name i pick!

are you up to the challenge??

toodles!