Coral Castle

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Have you ever heard of Coral Castle? It's in Homestead which is south of here and where I was born. It was built completely out of coral by one man using only hand tools that he made himself. This man was said to be only 5 feet tall and weighing in at about 100 pounds. He did most of his work at night and no one ever saw him doing any of it. There have been stories through the years about "aliens" building the castle and/or Ed having "supernatural powers". LOL!

The man who built the castle was 26 when his 16 year old girlfriend broke off their engagment. He left his home country of Lativia and eventually settled down in south Florida. He built the Coral Castle in hopes of winning her back, but it didn't work. She never saw the castle and he never married.

Do you remember the Billy Idol's song "Sweet Sixteen"? This story is the inspiration behind that song.

I used Shel's White Chocolate Kit to scrap some of my pictures from Coral Castle.



Ed didn't have a job, but he would give tours of the castle for 10 cents. The door says to ring the bell and there is also a sign there that says to "ring twice". It's said that if you only rang the bell once or if you rang it more than twice he would not open the door for you.



The Feast of Love table is a perfect heart shape and the plant that grows in the center is the original that Ed planted.

He built the twin beds for himself and his "Sweet Sixteen". There are also smaller beds for the children he hoped they would have.

Ed lived in the top part of the tower and kept his tools on the bottom level. For a man that owned ten acres of land he sure gave himself a very tiny living space. LOL!

Make sure you go by Shel's Blog to pick up the rest of the elements from this kit.

It's Monday again.

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Oh yuck, I hate Mondays! This should be a fun week though. On Friday we're having our 2nd annual Kinder Olpmpics. LOL! We decided to try this last year in honor of the real Olympics and the leap year. It was so much fun that we're doing it again.

By the way, last year I won the teacher sack race. After the race was over I noticed that my class wasn't cheering for me. One little girl looked at me and said, "You didn't fall down or anything." LOL!

I watched as much of the Oscars and the pre-show as I could hoping to see Natalie, but the cold medicine kicked in and I fell asleep. With my luck there was a great shot of her on the red carpet and I slept through it. LOL! SSSHHHH! If we don't tell her she'll never know! I just hope she's having fun.

Last week we were learning the letter "Z" so on Friday we made Zebra Shakes. It's just a vanilla shake with white and chocolate chips but it's good. I used Shel's White Chocolate Kit to scrap one of the pictures.



Make sure you visit Shel's Blog to pick up the first part of the elements for this kit.

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I'm just checking in quickly to post a request that I received from Toby. I felt bad about not getting this done earlier and wanted to post it for her now that it's done.

It's been a sad day

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I've been sad today. The grandmother of one of my students passed away early Saturday morning. They are a very close an amazing family. I had the big brother in my class a couple of years ago and now I have the little brother. I've gotten pretty close to this family and I am so sad for them.

Today I heard the story of how grandmom and pop-pop met. He was 10 and she was 5. He was best friends with her brother and played at their house alot. The boys would hold her hands and walk her to dance class for their mother. When they were teenagers he asked her out on a date and the rest is history. Pop-pop is really feeling lost without the woman that he has looked out for and loved since he was ten years old.

On a brighter note, Shel is giving away the papers for her new kit called White Chocolate on her blog. It's an adorable kit that that can be used for so many different photos. Here's the preview for you to see...



Here's a layout I made using the kit...



Oh and here's more sad news...STILL no call from George Clooney. LOL!

Kids always listen...

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I was talking to another teacher at school today who has a child in my friend Natalie's room. Apparently, her daughter heard us talking about the Oscars and saw the dress that Natalie would be wearing when she brought it in at lunchtime for us to see. She was able to pick up enough information to know that Natalie was going somewhere and that there was a TV show involved. She went home Thursday turned the TV on, started watching MTV and looking for "the lady in the green dress" LOL! She got the dress color correct, but I have no idea what she heard that made her think Natalie would be on MTV. LOL!

There was no call from George Clooney today. Do you remember when David Letterman was keeping track of how many days went by before he heard from Oprah? I kind of feel like I'm doing that with the call from George now. LOL! You know, he should just call already! LOL!

I got another layout done using April's Lucky Leprechaun Kit. I just love this kit!



Now, if you would like to pick up an awesome and free tagger size kit called Irish Eyes go visit Dianna at Digicats (and Dogs). It's her first kit and she has done a wonderful job on it. Make sure you let her know how much you like it so we can get her to do more! LOL!

The cold medicine is kicking in so I've got to get some sleep. Have a great weekend!

Still Coughing

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So, my friend Natalie flew out for Hollywood this afternoon. We are all so happy and jealous of the fact that she gets to go to the Oscars. She left with my home and cell numbers and strict orders from me to make sure she gave them to George Clooney. She promised to try her best to get it to him. I offered several suggestions on things that she could do to get close to him, but she seems to have a problem with doing things that may get her arrested. LOL!

I just hope she has a wonderful time and comes back with lots of stories and pictures. Of course, I will be watching the red carpet very closely to try and get a glimpse of her. I told her to fall down and that would guarantee that she got some camera time. LOL! Again, she just didn't seem to like my ideas.

I'm feeling a little better today then yesterday, but this cold is still getting the best of me. I've got the cough that just won't go away. YUCK!

Check out this cute set that April has on sale at Scrap It Sassy.



It's an awesome set! I've got lots of pictures that I can't wait to get scrapped with this kit. I managed to get one done today...



I promise to tell you about one of my "colorful" Irish ancestors later. LOL!

The cold medicine is kicking in now so I'm going to catch some sleep. Enjoy your day.

Quickpage

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I really don't feel well. I've got a cough that just won't go away. So, I'm keeping this post short and sweet. I've got a quickpage for you that I made using graphics from April's Chocolate Decadence Kit. Here's the layout I made...


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If you head over to April's Blog she is giving away some cute graphics for St. Patrick's Day. You'll also want to check out her stuff at Scrap It Sassy because everything is 50% off!