I'm heading out to a little party tonight. It's not really a Halloween party, but it is October and it is a party. Don't you just love parties?
Here's a little goodie for the party animal in you...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
I don't carve pumpkins
I don't carve pumpkins because I can't. I don't have a steady hand, a creative mind or the patience for the mess. I look at all the carved pumpkins I see and I admire the people who took the time to create such wonders. I'd love to see pictures of your carved pumpkins, please share them so I can highlight them here.
Here's a goodie for your pumpkin pages...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
School
I know everyone probably has all of their back to school scrap pages done, but I don't. LOL! I made a promise to myself that I was going to stay on top of things this school year and I've already broken the promise. It didn't take me long to fall behind since we've only had 30 school days and I'm already behind. I made this to use on some of my pages and I thought that maybe someone else could use it too.
You can pick up the goodie here...
What's your story?
Have you ever noticed how the Halloween costume you wear tells something about where you are in your life at the moment? Maybe you're feeling powerful like a superhero? Maybe you feel special like a princess? Maybe you feel a little wicked? Tell me, what's your story going to be this Halloween?
Here's a goodie to help tell your story...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
It's October!
Wow! September sure did fly by quickly. I'm glad it's October. October is such a fun month. What do you say we spend the whole month getting ready for Halloween?
Here's a goodie for anyone that likes October and Halloween as much as I do...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
My day off
Well, I didn't have to go to work today. YIPEE!!! I must admit that sleeping in was nice especially since I've got this cold that I just can't shake. I though I was getting my voice back, but today I'm not so sure.I'm doing laundry now and I just had to make a second post today to share this with you. Here's a goodie for everyone that has to spend their days off catching up on the things they didn't get done because they were playing on Saturday...
By the way, it was so worth it to play on Saturday!
Being true
The world is a mess right now! Where I work three teachers were told that they no longer had jobs. Isn't that awful? You're working one day and the next you're not. I feel so bad for them. To make up for the lost teaching positions other teachers had to be moved around. They had to give up their classrooms and the students that they had already bonded with to be moved to another grade level. They have to greet new students that had already bonded with another teacher and try their best to teach them a curriculum they aren't familiar with. They have to do this without the raises we were promised in our contracts but with all the pressures to make sure their new students perform well on standardized testing.
Somedays it's hard to remember why we became teachers in the first place. We are no longer shown the respect the teachers of our youth were shown. We must accomplish more than ever before and we must do this with less money, time and supplies than ever before.
Somedays it would be easy to quit. Easy to walk away. Who would miss us anyway? We only hear from parents when they aren't happy and when budget cuts need to be made it's the classroom teachers that feel the pain first.
The days that make quitting seem like a great idea are the days that we have to remind ourselves that we are where we are needed. We are making a difference. We do matter. These are the days that we have to be true to ourselves.
Here's a goodie for anyone that has ever wondered if they were doing the right thing...
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