Kindergarten

Working kinder is loads of fun. I love it, however it requires loads of energy. I haven't read a book or been in the sewing room since school started. Looking forward to my week of "forced" days off so I can sew something and read a new book. Any suggested reading??

Ears....

I have been busy making ears. Ears one can wear for fun. I got the idea from some I purchased at a theme park. I figured since I will be teaching kindergarten, this school year, I would use them as needed. So, there are bear ears, cat ears, mouse ears, and miscellaneous ears. My friend,Tracy, who owns The Fairytale Fantasy, a princess party boutique, even wants them for her Halloween collection. I'd better get busy....only 3 more weeks before school starts. Want some ears of your own? Just email me.

New bag.....

One of the main reasons I love summer is because I only teach in the morning. I get to come home early and finish all the household chores. I also get to spend time in the sewing room. It's just about my favorite place in the house, closely coming in second to the kitchen. My favorite place in the house. I finished another tote/bag today. Here it is for all to see.
Later we are getting ready for a big 24-person dinner we are cooking for. We are barbecuing 5 whole, untrimmed tri-tip roasts along with 5 whole chickens. They are marinating as I type. I will post pictures after the cooking starts.

Summer School...

The first week of summer school has gone by fast....only 4 more weeks to go. I do love teaching, or I would not be teaching in the summer. Normally I teach small children, next year even smaller. I have taken the plunge to kindergarten.....12 years of teaching second grade is a long time. We will see how kinder goes. For summer school I teach grammar and vocabulary to sixth and seventh graders. They are fun and I welcome the change from the younger kids.
As I sit waiting for my younger son to finish up his literature class, I am enjoying my salad in the peace and quiet of my nice air-conditioned class.....waiting to make some felt strawberries.

What a joke!

Why is it that when you buy a keg of beer, you have to give them your drivers license, tell them how old you are, fill out paperwork in duplicate, sign your life away stating that you will not be serving to minors and pay crazy $ for a keg deposit plus a tap deposit? All the while, there are two guys spending $3000 on hard booze for some birthday party, bragging about how they are going to party until people get alcohol poisoning, they did not even get asked for their ID???? What a joke the laws are in this area..... OK have a nice day....

New magazine bag......from my contest winnings....

I finally finished the beautiful magazine tote that I got as a prize from the letmesewlove blog. I love the combination of fabrics. I made the first one,(which is actually the second set of pictures, still working on the whole blog picture thing) then for the second one I made, I changed the pattern to better work the square bottom and also adjusted the ruffles. It still came out beautiful.

Double Graduations

Yesterday was one of the best days..... my oldest graduated from high school and my youngest graduated from junior high. Now they will both be moving on to bigger and better things. We had an open house with lots of great friends and family stopping by. Now the house is clean again, the left over cold cuts waiting for some new sandwiches to be made and the laundry is doing itself.....If I could only get rid of this headache, today would be perfect.

Day off

What exactly is a day off?? Is it a day off from my paying job? Is it a day off from my mom/taxi driver job? What does it really mean and where do I sign up? I am taking the day off from my teaching job tomorrow in order for me to help set up the annual mother's luncheon at my eldest sons high school.... It is truly a mad house of activity. If I had a crack-berry phone I would post pictures, because truly no one ever believes me when I tell them about how it all comes together. So suffice it to say, I will be working hard on my ditch day from work....
Back to making costumes and props for my younger sons school play.....

Rain??

It looks like we are going to get some rain. What happened to sunny California weather?? Oh, and we are supposed to have a baseball game today. We shall see. At least I got the making lunch supplies bought this morning early. Nothing like standing in line at the deli counter before having breakfast.....you can sample any of the delicious luncheon meats for free..... I love the 98% fat-free honey smoked turkey breast.
The sewing room is about finished....here is a picture of it yesterday before I started. I will post the finished picture later. Great day for all...

Hmmm....

So today I am in the sewing room cleaning it out of some of the stuff that I don't use. There is so much. I already posted about the excess yarn on my facebook and have a home for it. I love facebook, I knew I could get an answer to the yarn dilema.
I made some new napkins on Easter morning for the crowd that came over. They turned out cute. Simple, but happy...
Back to the grind....

Back to work tomorrow....

Today is the last day of winter vacation for me. I must go back to mold young minds starting again tomorrow. I can say that I am ready for the classroom again.

I have spent today taking pictures of new items for my etsy shop and will be posting them later today.

Another beautiful day in Southern California....

New Year....New blog....

Well, tomorrow is the last day of my winter vacation. I am sad.... I wish I could stay home and tend to my house. I love my job teaching small children... but it was nice having the last 3 weeks off. I am sure I will feel better once I get back to work.
I also listed 10 new items on my etsy.com site. Check them out, I will be listing more over this weekend. I have renewed vitality in sewing and also posting items to the site. Well, it's off for some hot chocolate.