A Day in the Life...

Late Night

2011-08-17T23:16:00.000-05:00

My room is now a cooler YES! However whenever I step outside I kind of feel like I am in the desert LOL and want to go back inside. Most of stuff in room, not put away but it is in the room so less moving to do on Friday. We kind of all have each other's books due to the constant switching about who was in third and what room was which. Just need to do paperwork and first day stuff.

I feel like a I am not going to be ready for Monday but I keep telling myself that it will all work out and things could be alot worse than they are (like Vince who has to do textbooks for Kelly who is out with baby, on top of getting moved to new room and set up). A lot of talk about STAAR today and I must say everyone is a little stressed about the changes. However some stress is good to get people out of ruts and some good discussion went on.

Due to all of the moving I have some big bruises on arms and look like I had a fight LOL but it was only bookshelves, boxes, doors, and tables. My feet have been swollen the last 2 nights and very dirty due to the moving stuff around and going back and forth in the courtyard.

Later~

First day back!

2011-08-15T22:16:00.000-05:00

WOOOHOOOO!! I was able to get in my room today after meeting with my team. I stayed until about 6pm and then almost got locked outside of school, I couldn't get in the building to go to my car LOL. Luckily Myrna was in building with her daughter still and she let me in.

I got my desks and bookcases out and put where they should be or near to it with stuff still in corner that doesn't belong to me. My room in the portable is A LOT bigger than my tiny room last year and while I don't like being in a portable this is a bonus along with being able to put room as hot/cold as I want. It took me a little bit to figure out the air condition and was running it on one until I went and looked at the second one again and fiddled with it. DUH!!! I hadn't moved it enough to turn in on. So tomorrow hopefully it will be cooler.

Meeting with my team was a little rocky due to I think my fault in not approaching what I was saying the right way. Hopefully we/I can get beyond that and have a great year. I sometimes say something without realizing how it sounds so I am working on that this year. I do think that everyone has some good ideas and I know were are going to do our best to have our students do well on the new STAAR test even though we don't know what it will look like :0)

Hopefully will feel tired in the next 30 minutes so I can go to sleep! Later!!!

hairstyles?

2011-08-12T16:59:00.001-05:00

ok I am getting my hair done. Which Hairstyle do you like the most?

style 1: color and style style 2 color and style style 3 color and style

Style 4 color and style Style 5 only style style 6 color and style

Style 7 color and style (lol) style 8 color and style style 9 color and style

This is Lady Gaga Hairstyle don't I look cute?

Cowboys and Aliens

2011-07-30T10:03:00.001-05:00

Loved the movie! Daniel Craig is so hot and you get to see his abs all through the movie too hehe. The story was pretty good and there was a twist with the girl that I kind of saw coming but that is usual for me. There were a lot of funny scenes particularly in beginnnig. While they took the western idea pretty serious they also poked fun at some of it too which I liked. Good to see Harrison Ford back but not his best work. I did think the end was a little over the top (I mean come on they were huge powerful creatures against bow and arrows and a few guns?) but still entertaining.

Ok New Resolution to blog!

2011-07-20T17:54:00.002-05:00

Well I have not blogged personally in a long time and when my Dad said "Hey you haven't blogged in awhile" I was surprised someone was actually reading my blog lol. So I am planning on revamping blog design and adding links to my book blogs and school blog. Hopefully i won't get behind.

I am in a new grade this year 3rd grade and I am a little nervous because I get so stressed over the TAKS now the STARR test. I am going to take each day one at a time hopefully I can work with my new team and students this year with less stress. LOL I will probably look back at this and say what was I thinking? I have lots of ideas I want to do in my class so check mys school blog to find out what.

I have decided to do the Week in the Life scrap challenge with Ali so be on the look out for these posts. I am thinking also that maybe to redo it the first week of school hehe to see a glimpse of what a teacher goes through the first week.

Checking IN

2009-04-04T08:39:00.003-05:00

Well got my tax money. I am about to go out and buy a washer and dryer with the money. Kind of scary having to spend all that money in one place (or at least most). But seeing how I can't mooch off my Dad too much longer and it being a pain to drag my stuff to his house across town it is about time.

Still not called the Doc yet just me procrastinating. Talked with friend at work and she said she had seen a difference with me since I started taking this new med but still debating what to say to doc.

~later

Where the Wild Things Are Trailer?????

2009-04-04T08:37:00.001-05:00

Found this on Bookshelves of Doom:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/

OMG! Looks like it could be good too!

Learn Me Good

2009-03-28T16:19:00.000-05:00

Learn Me Good: "I wonder if poking myself in the eye with a sharp stick would have hurt less than after-school tutoring today..."

LOL. I totally get this!

Update

2009-03-28T16:01:00.004-05:00

Ok well everything is going ok for me. I have started new meds which makes me feel like I am walking around in a fog. I am not sure I can keep going like this. I stopped the Zyrtec and that help about 75% with the feeling of fatigue but it is still there. I need to go to Doctor for a follow up on the tests done when last went to get the meds. I will talk to the Doc about whether amounts are right, if I can change to different med, or some other alternative can be done. It is so bad that when I drive I feel like I am going to fall asleep driving. Reading I can no longer do because it makes me even more drowsy than I already am. I have so many books waiting for me to read! This also effects my sleeping. I haven't been able to get to sleep due to my not being able to get comfortable (like sitting or laying down). I wasn't taking both pills (one in morning one during day/night)but I am now taking one of the pills in the evening and this has helped.

My favorite Aunt, Midge, died this past week. I am sad but at the same time I know that she has not been the same since her husband Dale died. Plus lots of drama with her son which probably didn't help her. My Dad and Lilly are coming back today from the funeral on Thursday. I feel like a heel for my Dad not telling when/where the funeral would be so I could send flowers. I am hoping he got something and I can help contribute to that.

I have again started my search for a transfer to a different grade level/school. This year my school is displacing 6 teachers. I am not one of them but due to so many leaving due to student amounts being so low I may not stay in 3rd grade nor will I be able to go to 2nd grade. Soooo, that leaves me with trying to control where I will be going by getting a transfer.

My goals as usual have been thrown out the window. I only exercise about 2 times a week if that. I did however meet my goal for steps with my pedometer and I am getting a $40 gift certificate to Borders! YAHOOOO!!! I am on level 2 and that will get me $50 when I complete it (level 1 was $25 but I had some left over).

I have saved a little bit in my savings which is good. I got a little bit of money for taxes which will go toward a new washer and dryer that I have need for awhile. I don't like going to my Dad's house to wash my clothes every weekend. It is time consuming and I just feel bad about mooching off of him.

I will continue to work on saving money and working out more. I will start a new class for healthy eating. More later on this!
Tina

Cool Tech for teachers/web designers

2009-03-28T15:59:00.001-05:00

Found this on a site: Embed It. It lets you embed any type of document or url directly into a webpage or blog. Interesting. Not sure how I would use it but interesting.

Tina

Another interesting tech

2009-01-15T21:12:00.003-06:00

This is wordle. You copy text from something and it arranges it for you. The bigger the word the more it is used in the text you copied.

No surprise if you know me that money and exercise is pretty big LOL.

here is the link: Wordle

TOO COOOL!

2009-01-15T20:42:00.008-06:00

Cool site called Picnik that lets you edit your pics like Photoshop!

original

after picnik

here is the link: picnik

Busy Week

2009-01-11T15:00:00.002-06:00

Well I am feeling much better. I have yet to call Dr about my meds :( but since I am so broke I probably couldn't have afforded it any way. The week seemed really long for me. I started out with talk to my kids about things I want to do differently in the class. They seemed to like the ideas that I talked about. We started the Project 365 and I started the blog for it.

http://www.tinadudley.edublogs.org

They were really excited about getting to take pictures for the day! The first couple of students did a pretty good job. I didn't have a chance to have them write any comments since I was still fiddling with the blog.

I was not able to exercise this week due to Family Night on Wednesday and planning for it on Tuesday (yes procastination!). Thursday night the team went out for Martha's bday and I felt just awful not being able to get the card or gift yet. I told her I would get it this week and we would go out to dinner some night. I always have such good intentions but my poor memory combined with my procrastination and finaces always seem to make this kind of thing happen. Sigh. I did exercise on Saturday with Martha and Barbara. I somehow managed to get up early and get there only 10 minutes after they arrived LOL. I thought it would be harder to get back to exercising but it wasn't that hard that day. I do ache a little in my abs since I did some crunchs on the ball. I plan to exercise Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday this week. Will check back to see the outcome.

My personal Project 365 had a slight bump. My camera doesn't have a charger (long story) so I am going to have to use the camera at the school for right now to take pictures. So there will be a delay in posting them. I think I will try a weekly post rather than a daily one. Look for that later today.

~see ya

2 more days!

2009-01-03T16:16:00.004-06:00

Well I am still sick after being off for about 2 weeks. The first week was fine then went to Dad's and he was sick. Well the next day I too started to feel sick. I am feeling much better but still stuffy and clogged.

I am getting anxious about the first day back after my holiday. I want to start out on a positive note and try to reconnect to my students. I just haven't felt like I have connected with them this year like I have in previous years. It may be due to my unhappiness with where my life/job is right now. I really want to do something new rather than stay in 3rd grade again. On one hand I LOVE my team but I am tired of TAKS and not being able to teach more and not worry about whether I am covering everything before the test and stressing if they will do well. Also I won't be moved to 2nd grade due to Principal and even if I am moved Barbara has been asking forever to move and hasn't been. So I would feel extremely bad if I was moved and she wasn't. Which leaves me to moving to new school. I have thought even about moving to new district or applying for oversees schools. With my personality I am not sure if it would be a good idea but I need a change.

I talked with the DR about changing my meds because I felt that maybe that may be why I have been so high strung or getting angry so quickly. Well I lost the prescription and have been taking my Lexapro at 1/2 dose. I must say I don't feel as stressed however I am not at work. Wondering if I am taking too much? My worst time is around Aunt Flo time so will see what happens.

Money is extremely tight due to Christmas. I am having to stretch my money and not pay something so I can get groceries. I have only myself to blame so there is nothing to do about it other than make sure it doesn't happen again. I have put a hold on the Dave Ramsey book to see if this is something I can do to help with my debt and reducing it. I do know that most of my money is being wasted on eating out and buying books. I have tried to not eat out unless necessary and cut my book buying to little to none. I have been checking books out from the library so I have something to read. However the types of books I read are not found at the library (ok some are but the majority are not).

My goals for the coming MONTH:

1. I am making cards to carry at school to help me be more positive toward the students and keep my temper under control. Hopefully me seeing these cards will help me be more patient, calm, and under control of my emotions.

2. No eating out more than 1 time a week. (Seeing that I have no money until Amex flips over this shouldn't be a problem.)

3. Only buy 3 books a month (which is about $24) or $25 budget for books ( again no money until Amex flips over. Also I got $20 gift card from Student so free this month)

4. Exercise at least 3 times a week for 45 minutes.

~see ya!

Again long time no posts!

2008-12-31T19:43:00.002-06:00

I am beginning the new year with new resolutions. My money and health are still at the for front but I am also trying to change my outlook on life and my job. I will be starting Project 365 days which is a photo a day challenge. So keep an eye out for that. (Like anyone is reading this LOL).

~see ya!

Pioneer Woman

2008-04-13T18:19:00.003-05:00

Wow. I just spent about 2 hours reading Ree's love story with Marlbro Man (what she calls her hubby). Can I say that I was truly touched by her story and want me a Marlbro Man of my own? She isn't even done with her story yet so I will wait with baited breathe to learn more about her and her MM.

Sigh.

Sigh.

2008-04-13T14:18:00.002-05:00

Ok I know it has been a long time but I am trying to get this up and running again. I am trying to get a new job in 2nd grade and I will post how it goes. The job fair is May 21 so it is pretty far off right now.

The reason for the change is a lot of things. One being that I know I won't be moved at the campus I am at now. There is a lot of issues why which I won't go into since it is still going on :). I am burnt out of the TAKS stuff and I feel that a change in grades will help since I can't pursue my real goal which is to go back to school to be a school librarian.

Martha on my team is almost complete with her degree for this and it really makes me upset that I can't pursue what I really went in to teaching for since I had to have 3 years of teaching to be a school librarian.

This goes back to my trying to jumpstart my goals again. I am trying to make rules for myself money wise so I can start having money in the bank and not be so broke all of the time. I have also started my 403b plan up again so when I retire I will have something to help live off of since I can't get Social Security due to the Texas Retirement System for teachers.

My next goal money wise is to stop spending so much money on books and eating out. I don't keep track but I must spend about 200 dollars a month on books. Eating out is also expensive and is one of my downfalls on my wanting to get healthy. So if I cut that back I hopefully will help on my weight loss plans.

On my weight loss goals I have really dropped the ball. I am eating healthy sometimes and others I really jump off the deep end. I am still emotionally eating or boredom eating which needs to stop. I also haven't been to the gym in over 6 months which is sad since I worked so hard before. With the stress at work all I want to do is go home and be left alone. I don't want to go to the gym or get out my work out videos. This prompted my wanting a change at work.

~Tina

Been busy

2007-08-19T17:11:00.000-05:00

Well the last couple of weeks have been busy exercising. Last week I started going back to school to get my room ready (early). Tomorrow I will go back "officially" for the workshops.

I have been exercising like I have wanted to but again my eating habits have not been the best. I think that this is what keeps me from getting under 180 but once school starts this may change when I get into my regular schedule.

My money goals have really sucked and I will be stretched very thin this month. I know this will make me stressed out worrying about making the money stretch far enough. I have no one to blame but myself and I am making a strong effort the next couple of months to tighten up the spending. Most of it was spent on books, movies, and eating out because I was so bored. I am also going to look into getting a part time job on the weekends. I have been saying this all summer but I have yet to do it. Sigh.

talk to ya later!

Last week

2007-07-31T11:59:00.000-05:00

Well I continued the 2 workouts a day trend and exercised off over 3300 calories!!! However I had several days of bad eating so I kind of sabotaged myself LOL. I did my Monday weigh in at 188 which is up 3 calories but I weighed in today at 182.5 so I am going to say the lower amount is more accurate due to the bad eating on Friday and Saturday.

I must say I like going to the gym to exercise better than going to the apartment gym. I get to see other people and I get to watch my own tv w/o other people's music disrupting me. It's cool that the elipticals and treads have their own tv's attached with cable. Yesterday I watched Underworld while walking. TOO COOL!!

I found a new website having to do with healthy eating with tons of cool stuff to learn and an email weekly. It is called Hungry Girl. Check it out for some cool stuff!

Hey!

2007-07-24T18:57:00.000-05:00

Well I have been working out like crazy this past week. I burned at total of 3000+ calories for the week! I did 2 workouts a day like I had planned and I even attended some kickboxing classes at the gym and burned about 600 calories at each! I guess I need to work harder when I do it at home. LOL. My weight this week is 185.5 and I am sooooo excited!!!!

I had to attend a funeral for a custodian that passed away last week. I was so sorry to hear he had lost his fight against cancer. While there I did get a couple of complements from several coworkers about how thin I looked. I was so proud of myself and told them I would hopefully lose more by the time we started up at the end of August.

I also saw the latest Harry Potter movie. I liked it but not as much as the Goblet of Fire. I really liked how Rowling really started giving Harry some really depth and he seemed like a real teenager. I also got the scoop on the last book from a coworker who is a Harry Potter addict and read every book unlike me who stopped on the third and just watches the movies LOL. From what she told me it really sounded like Rowling wrapped everything up pretty good and left herself some room to start a new series if she wanted.

Well that's it for now!

Movies

2007-07-15T16:17:00.001-05:00

Well I recently went to see Transformers and BOY it was great!!! If you haven't seen it yet I would strongely recommend it even though there is some highly suggestive stuff for the younger crowd. I can't believe that they did this to a movie that is geared to kids.

Some other movies I rented:

Shooter-(Mark Walhburg) LOVED it. I am an action movie nut and he is just sooo cute!
Black Snake Moan- Hmmm not sure if I liked it. It was really STRANGE. Kind of a redemption type movie. Christina Ricci is a major slut but by the end you understand why and see how such different people can help each other. Justin Timberlake was WHOA in this movie. First scene is of him and Ricci going at it and boy it was smoking hot! He plays a really out of character person to me.

Sweet Land- This movie I really liked but most people I think will think it was boring and their is not naked parts for a romance. This was a movie based on a short story (which I put on my tbr list). It is an historical piece and the romance is very slow but I liked it because it seemed to go with the time period and the two people who where falling in love. I just wished they showed more of the romance because there really was a spark between the two main characters.

Well that's it for now!

Disappointing Week

2007-07-15T16:10:00.000-05:00

Well it has been my TOM and I really blew it food and exercise wise. First time since January that I haven't exercised for 5 days. I also went out to eat too much this week which i attribut to my TOM since I get a lot of cravings during this time. However I am proud of myself for not eating like I use to for the cravings. I did splurge but it was with healthier foods and then I stopped when I was full.

I have been doing the eliptical and treadmill at the gym at apartment/Spectrum. I must say I am really liking it to be able to get in and out quickly while being able to relax and listen to my music. I have found I like the eliptical better than the treadmill for my feet and for calorie burning.

I have bought the biggest loser book and am going to try and do the cardio/strength training they suggest. It is a 12 week program so I kind of am my own little challenge LOL.

I plan to go see Harry Potter tonight with my nephew who is celebrating his birthday. I will comment on whether I like it or not.

Busy weekend

2007-07-10T22:58:00.001-05:00

Ok I again have had some slip ups this week. Not bad but I have to buckle down on the eating. I always have severe cravings around that time of the month and boy I am not showing much willpower.

I was suppose to start the Beck diet thingy Monday but.....I procrastinated and didn't do it. I will start tomorrow and stick with it. I did read the first chapters leading up to the start and the first 3 days. It did say I can go slower but I think this is giving myself an excuse to procrastinate which I am veeerrryyy good at. I was also suppose to start the Ab challenge but put it off. I felt yucky on Monday and had to go to the doctor for a check up for my meds. I had planned on getting up at 8:00 am to exercise but forgot they closed the apartment gym to remodel for Monday and Tuesday. My plan is to do treadmill/eliptical in morning and DVD in afternoon.

Hmmm I keep saying that but again no go. I have been exercising but not to what I want. I also had some issues with numb feet which only started up again since the treadmill/eliptical. I talked w/the Doc about this and some other things I have been putting off (colonostophy) due to fear of what I am not exactly sure but I have to do this to make sure I don't get the colon cancer my mom and brother both had.

Anyway back to what Doc said. She said that it could be water retention but thinks it is only that I am not stretching enough. I agree with her since I don't have this problem doing Turbo Jam or other exercise DVD's (except the Leslie Sansone walking ones). When I do the Leslie ones I am standing in place alot as I am on the treadmill and eliptical so I think the repeated pressure on my feet without the moving around is bothering them too. The Doc said that the muscles in my quads are too tight and even though higher than my feet that is were I would feel it the most. Sounds good to me. Stretch more easy solution if I can follow it which I think I can.

I am really missing the Biggest Loser Challenge and the daily repoire (sp?) I had with some of my team mates/competitors. I don't want to continue that regime but I still need that checking in with someone to make sure there is some one there who is working with me. I am going to keep at it on my own and not be too upset and think positive (my motto this year). I know I can do this and it may take me longer but I am at least doing more than I was a year ago and maybe even 6 months ago.

Which Star Wars Character are You?

2007-07-07T23:24:00.000-05:00

Ok saw this on a site and here is what I am...
Your results:
You are Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker		75%
Yoda		74%
Obi-Wan Kenobi		70%
R2-D2		70%
C-3PO		66%
Princess Leia		64%
Han Solo		63%
An Ewok		60%
Qui-Gon Jinn		59%
Chewbacca		57%

You value your friends and loved ones,
but can sometimes act recklessly
because of your emotions.
Occasionally you resort to whining.
You look ahead to great things for yourself.

(This list displays the top 10 results out of a possible 21 characters)

Click here to take the "Which Star Wars character are you?" quiz...

Starting the Beck Diet book

2007-07-02T17:43:00.000-05:00

Ok here is my day one assignment of creating my list of reasons why I want to lose weight. I am to look at this 2 times a day or more to help me with motivation.
Well my weigh in today wasn't good but it was better than I thought it would be. I really think I was being very lazy the last week and I am determined to step it up since I will be on my own.

Credits:
green paper by ksharonk
flowers by Misty Cato
quote is by Mandabean which I modified
paint splotches by Megan Leeson
Notebook paper by Lewanda Desjardin

Sigh

2007-07-01T13:49:00.000-05:00

I can feel the end of the BL challenge weighing on me. The last 2 days I have eaten horrible LOL. One day is fine since I have a day off but the other one was just like off the scale munching. Since I have been back on my meds I have noticed a slow increase in weight and cravings. It could be due to my TOM coming soon. I hope it is the second. I also have been kind of slack in the exercise department this week. Last week I exercised in the morning and afternoon 3 times and this week I didn't exercise twice at all. So the exercise amount may not be enough and that is why I lost so much last week.

Right now I weighed in this morning at 191 which is a gain of 3.5 pounds since last week. I was hoping to maintain at least for the last weigh in but doesn't look like it.

Since my goal is to be positive I am going to keep trying to improve and begin again the rest of the day and tomorrow.

~see ya

Blah!

2007-06-28T15:06:00.000-05:00

Well I finally worked out my medication situation but it is still effecting (or affecting? I always get confused.) me. My goal was to exercise 2 times a day 5 days a week. For this week I have barely been able to do the 1 exercise a day. It is pretty light going too. I feel good that I was able to just get up and get going rather than just sit on the couch.

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My favorite tv reality show is going on right now: So You thing you can dance! My one wish is that I could learn to ballroom dance or modern dance. They have classes you can take through the district but they require a partner. Sigh. Maybe if I get a boyfriend I could drag him to this??

Anyway back to SYTYCD. My favorite dancer was kicked off the show (BIG controversy on the SYTYCD boards.) due to Cedric. Well last week they kicked off another contemporary dancer that was superb, Jimmy, for again Cedric. What the real kicker was that after him and his partner Faina danced for their life (and Jimmy's partner Shawna too) they kicked Faina off and kept Cedric!!!! This was a problem because it was a superb performance by Faina but it was Cedric who put them in the bottom causing them to DFTL. Then the stupid Nigel said he would take a chance on Cedric and hope not to regret it!!! Well last night he said he thinks he made a mistake. YA THINK!!!!! Now Shawna will be pulled down again due to being paired with Cedric. Arg!

My favorite pair right now is Dominic (D-trix) and Sabra with Jesse and Jaime behind them. A far third would be Danny and Anya. I am not liking Lacey and Cameron but they dance good but no fire for me. So I would put them in 4th.

Golden Compass a MOVIE!!

2007-06-25T17:14:00.000-05:00

I went to see Fantastic 4 Rise of Silver Surfer on Saturday (pretty good movie, much better than the first) and I saw a trailer for the Golden Compass!!!! I can hardly wait for this to come out, such a good series by Phillip Pullman.

Here is the trailer.

~later

Weight Loss Success

2007-06-25T16:52:00.000-05:00

Ok I haven't updated in a while LOL. I will from now on since my Biggest Loser Digistyle Challenge is ending. I hope to use this blog more often to keep myself accountable since I won't have my team with me!

I plan to post pics of my progress as well. I have added a lot of links to my fav blogs I read. Most are scrapbook related but as the year progresses I hope to add other blogs or links for teaching.

Weight Loss:

Well after about 2 years of being over 200 lbs I made it below that about 3 months ago. I am know at 187lbs!!! The lowest I have been since I think college. I am so excited that I am getting close to my 2nd goal weight of 180 lbs. My 3rd goal weight is 175. From there I will decide what my next goal will be.

Here are some links of places I have used to help me lose weight.

Spark People
Beachbody/Turbo Jam Boards
3 Fat Chicks
and of course
Biggest Loser Digistyle which you can't view so I won't put up the link

Update in ohhhhh 3 months!

2006-09-23T17:39:00.000-05:00

Well everything is VERY hectic right now. School has started and I have so far been keeping up with grading and planning. I only have 16 kids this year (WOW!) and hope that the small numbers will allow me to do more with the kids than ever.

Movies seen:

The Night Listener-Very interesting movie. Makes you think about what people will do to just get someone to pay attention to them. Not a movie to see with younger or elementary age kids. Robin Williams was pretty good and WOW! loved Tony Collette she was so creepy. I am so used to seeing her in other kinds of roles.

Hollywoodland- Excellent movie about the first Superman George Reeves. Ben Afflick plays this actor turned gigilo (in my opinion) and it is pretty wierd seeing him like this. Loved Adrian Brody as the reporter and boy did he get alot of stuff dumped on him. If you don't like movies that leave you hanging or don't have endings this movie isn't for you. They never really tell you if Reeves was murdered or committed suicide. It is left up to you. I personally think he committed suicide.

The Covenant- Basically a teen movie. Pretty good plot and acting but reminded me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Lots of gorgeous young actors never heard of. The blond I thought for a long time was the actor who played Malfoy in Harry Potter but I don't think it is. I like these kind of movies but it basically mindless entertainment.

Books/Books on Cd:

Well I have a lot of books waiting to be read but not alot in progress right now.

I finished A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray on Cd. Excellent teen (there is mature subject matter) fantasy. Takes place in the Victorian times and was interesting to hear some of the comments coming out of the girls mouth's since things were so different back then. I consider this more a historical novel than fantasy since the fantasy is really only the "Realm" which they don't go to very often and is talked about alot. Still a good book with action and mystery. I figured out who Circe was before they told me though.

I am in the process of listening to The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (a fantasy for children/adults)and so far I love it! Usually the books on CD are read by one person but this one the author narrates and all the different characters are read by a different person. Kind of like Rebel Angels in that it deals with Altered History.

Well that's it for now!

~see ya

Donna

2006-07-11T12:59:00.000-05:00

Well i got an email from my friend Donna who's son has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. I have really been feeling guilty because I have not been in contact with her since she told me this. I understand what she is going through because my mom and brother both died from cancer. I am feeling guilty because my way of dealing with difficult things is to avoid them so I have not talked with her at all. I really don't know what to say to her. It makes me think of my mom and brother which brings back the horrible times. I went to the site she set up for her son to communicate with everyone and seeing the pictures of him getting treatment made me soo sad and made me think of the times I went with Shawn to get his treatments at the Cancer Center. It was very difficult to see my brother this way, I can't imagine how it feels for your son who is still a child.

I am going to try my best to send emails at least once a week and maybe do some pictures for her scrapbooking.

~later

Books and Movies

2006-06-26T18:14:00.000-05:00

Well I haven't read much lately.

I just finished Twilight by Stephanie Myers which is a teen book. It is about...wait...vampires LOL. Very different take on the vampire though and they don't even bite or kill in this book. Basically a misunderstood teen angsty book. She meets this family of vamps who go to her new school and she falls in love with Edward the one not paired up. There will be another by this author soon and I don't know if it will be a sequel. I think it will due to the ending.

I am currently listening to Lyrael by Garth Nix which is the sequel to Sabrial. I listened to that one too and LOVED IT!!! It was read and Lyrael is read by Tim Curry. Not alot of romance but the action is great and he really knows how to give cliff hangers at the end of each chapter. Lyrael I am having a harder time following because it jumps between two stories, Lyreal and Prince Sam. However it is just as good and action packed. Plus you get to see some more of Sabrial and Touchstone.

I finally was able to pick up the sequel to the Last Dragonlord, The Dragon and the Phoenix by Joanne Bertin. I have read oh about a fifth of it. It is very long and the words are small so it will take me awhile.

I went to see Cars and Click with my nephew Sage. I LOVED Cars! It was reeeaaaalllly long for a cartoon movie though. The story had a message and the characters where great. Click I didn't like at all. I thought it was just slapped together and the jokes where not funny or were juvenile. Like the same joke about the dog doing the stuffed animal which appeared at least 5 times in the movie. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! It was funny the first time (a little) but after that, no way.

Well I have a ton of other books I need to read so I will update my list.
~see ya

WOOHOO!!!

2006-06-26T18:04:00.000-05:00

I have been accepted by Digiscrap Central to be on their Element Team and I am soo excited I can hardly stand it. I am in the process of making some kits to sell either there or somewhere else. My career as a designer is off and running! Hopefully I won't stall and will get some kits sold. Stay tuned!

Summer has been kind of boring so far. Just working on my computer making kits and doing scrapbook pages. I have also recommitted to my weight loss goal of getting down to 190 then 175. I usually go somewhere during the summer (two years ago London, last year Alaska) but only my dad went to New Jersey to see my brother. It was for his and my new stepmom Lillie's unofficial honeymoon even though they have been married for 2 years.

~see ya

2006-06-14T11:35:00.000-05:00

My elements for my Girly Girl kit.

2006-06-14T11:34:00.000-05:00

These are the papers for my other new kit.

2006-06-14T11:33:00.000-05:00

This is my new kit!! I am sooo stoked by how many people are downloading it!!!!!

Summer is Here!

2006-06-12T15:54:00.000-05:00

Well the last few weeks have been very busy. School ended with a bang. Everyone had to move stuff around last minute due to our portables being moved. I also applied to about 6 jobs for Computer Instructional Technologist at my District. This person is basically the techie on campus to help teacher intergrate technology. I have heard NOTHING about interviews. I am little bummed.

I went to a workshop and a person there from a campus I applied at was there and made some nasty comments about needing a person who is more adept than I was for thier campus after I said I had applied at her campus. Talk about being a tech snob. She didn't know anything about me and said this. I am glad I didn't get an interview there needless to say.

I have a new kit coming out today called Iced Cocoa. I also decided to track how many people were downloading my stuff.

Well that's it for now!

Books and Moview

2006-05-07T11:38:00.000-05:00

Been very busy with reading lately.

Wolf who Rules by Wen Spencer. WOW!!!! I can say that this was as good as if not better than the first one. I really like the complex characters in this series. And a male elf? Yummm!

Hammered by Elizabeth Bear. Well I have to say I got half way through this book and gave up on it. It was too techie/science/military for me.

Megan's Mark by Lora Leigh. HOT!!! HOT!!! HOT!! If you like your stories with sizzle and good characters Lora is one of the best. Love the Breed Series and was very worried about transitioning from ebooks to mass market paperback but she has done it well. I have to say that Ellora's Cave has some of the best writers in the romance field writing for them and most people don't even know about this ebook company! Although now they are moving to print. These stories are not for the faint of heart. Very graphic.

Heart Thief by Robin T. Owens. Fantasy Romance. The hero is a theif/outcast because he doesn't have any psi powers so he was ousted from being leader of his house by his uncle. The heroine is a judge that must help decide his fate and has empathy psi that he blocks so she feels at peace. I must say I thought this wasn't bad. I have Heart Choice and Heart Mate on it's way from paperback swap so I will read some more of this series to see if these are as good or better. One thing I was irritated about tho was the names with the first initial and an apostrophe like T'Ash.

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. First book by her that I have read. Another werewolf book lol. Different take again with the girl being a Valkie wolf hybrid. She was a little mousey but got more kick butt as the story progress. The hero was great as well. I will definitely read more by this author!

Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter. I had a hard time finding this at discounted price but finally got it!!! I must say I liked it alot even though a lot of reviewers didn't. The character is alot like Anita Blake but I liked that. The twist being about Aliens living in world. Her romance was a little weak but it was fine with me since I knew that about her from the other book I read by her (something about a Dragon). I will definitely keep reading this series but not the one about the dragon (the newest in that one in that series is something with Atlantis in the title)

I saw Flight 93 which I didn't really want to see but my Dad was treating so I went. It was very tense through the whole movie because I knew what was going to happen. I must say it really made me understand better why/how this could have happened. I thought the movie was very good and took into account the survivor's families feelings about this tragedy.

Also saw Ice Age 2 with my nephew. I liked it alot but it wasn't as good as the first I don't think. That's it for now!

Talk to ya later!

An Update?!?!

2006-03-25T15:23:00.000-06:00

Well been really busy. TAKS reading is mostly over. My kids did outstanding!!! WOW! and our school's 3rd grade scores were way high with 50% making commended.Still doing Reading with Meaning and continue to see improvements with my students even the low ones now. I really like the discussions that go on between partners and since my students LOVE to talk this really makes them work too.

Books finished:

Dark Lover by JR Ward, a vampire romance (series) was great. I really like the writing.

A Touch of Evil by Ct Adams and Cathy Clamp. Was very good. A unique twist on Vampires being a disease and are like bees with a queen. Loved the heroine was alot like Anita Blake in the early books before all the kinkyness (not that I don't mind that but it just ruined the story for me).

Willing by Lucy Munroe. Love this writer. This series is on secret agents that are on a team (Alpha Males alert!) The first was better (Ready) can't wait for the third one.

Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn. I kept picking this one up in the store and FINALLY bought it. It was unuasal. It was pretty good I will keep an eye on this author. Another vampire/paranormal romance. LOL. can you see a trend?

The Last Dragonlord by Joanne Bertin. LOVED THIS!!! I have loved dragons since reading Anne McCafferty's Pern books and this reminded me alot of those early books. I fell in love with the hero and the story is very character driven. A big book and it is a series. I have read that the sequel The Dragon and the Phoenix is not as good but I really want to see how these characters progress. The third one should be out soon.

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs. I have another by her Dragon Bones that I have yet to read but picked this up due to all the buzz on my email group. I was not disappointed. Another take on the familiar vampire/werewolf/other romance but the character was very well done. I can't wait for more!

Thousand Words for a Stranger by Julie Czanerda. WOW! I have wanted to read some of her stories for awhile and finally got it from www.paperbackswap.com and was very surprised. The beginning was a little slow but it picked up and ended good. Very complex story.

Currently Reading:
Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse so far pretty good. Very complex story. I have had few stories that I had a hard time understand (like my students) so I have to really pay attention. It is a techie book about the future and everyone is LINKED to the computer through biological connections in there heads. Well the world is run by the churches! Interesting world so far. The girl is a ex cop whose partner killed the pope and she helped put him away and she became a pariah and celeb over it. Any way the LINK has had angels show up and say the second coming has arrived but there is a lot of political manuveuring. The cop has a real angel (at least that what he says he is) come to her and relink her to the computer so she can help him with something.

talk to ya later!

School

2005-11-26T12:57:00.000-06:00

Well the year has gone by very quickly. I am getting things more organized and I have made a push to get more results from my teaching. I have been reading alot about the book Mosaic of Thought by Eline Keener and purchased it along with Four Blocks Guide to Guided Reading. Keener's book has been a real eye opener to me. I never really thought about how I read effects my students and teaching them WHAT I as good reader do to help them was very interesting to me.

Keener talks about a lot about making my students THINKERS and not just readers. I have not finished the book yet but I bought another, Reading with Meaning which I read in one day while car was being fixed. It is basically a companion to Keener's book since the person who wrote this book is a colleague of hers. I felt this was also a more indepth look at how I can use Keeners strategies better in my class since it looks at the author's teaching through a year. I HIGHLY recommend both books if you teach reading or a content area that does reading (which is pretty much everything).

I came about these books because my team members and I have not really been collaborating as much as we did last year. I am not sure if it is due to new team member added or what but the feel this year is very different. I saw how three of my team was collaborating together and not sharing what they were doing in their class so I basically said to myself what can I do to make my teaching better? I am the type that gets ideas from others and expands from their ideas. With that basically not there anymore I was really feeling left out and I was struggling with how to do things this year to make myself a better teacher. So instead of just whining about it (which I am good at LOL) I picked up the books above. I am really glad I did. I can't wait to try these new ways of doing the same things I am already doing but in a better way.

Right away I started focusing in on predicting before we read to activate schema. I used various strategies from Four Blocks like Prove It, Anticipation Guides, RIVET, and Think Alouds. In the about 3 weeks before the break I could really see some improvement with the students. They were more engaged with a PURPOSE for reading that is more natural than to just answer questions at the end of a story. I will continue working with schema and start introduce questioning before/during/after reading next. I am really excited and hope that this really helps my students to be better thinkers AND readers.

~talk to ya later!

Long time no talk!

2005-11-26T12:48:00.000-06:00

Well lots been happening in my life. Right now just posting to show you my what movie I am!

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic

Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few.
But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky.

Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

2005-08-09T16:26:00.000-05:00

The papers for my new kit I am making with my Scrap Pack buddies.

Back to School!

2005-08-09T16:17:00.000-05:00

I start this week by meeting with my team and going over things for the new year. We had a great salad lunch and everyone brought something. YUUUUMMMM! Of course with all the good cooks on my team is was great.

So far I have arranged all the tables, and pretty much organized my files and papers that I didn't get to at the end of the year. I am quite proud of myself.

My new goals for this year are to be more organized (grade papers quicker, have a caldendar and WRITE in it) and to be more positive with the parents and students. I am going to try and speak in person to every parent once a month for a progress report. I think I can handle this. It is going to be hard tho because I HATE talking on the phone. Before I usually just communicated by email or notes in agenda. I want to make it more personal so hope this works.

My new kit is out and I am working on another one called I Love Rock and Roll. It is inspired by the Beatles and 70's retro. My girl scout kit will be posted at SBB tonight or tomorrow and I will be taking it off my website at the end of August.

Talk to ya later~

2005-07-30T16:29:00.000-05:00

This is exactly where we scattered Shawn's ashes at Alieska

2005-07-30T16:28:00.000-05:00

Dad, Bill, and I at Flat Top Mountain

2005-07-30T16:25:00.000-05:00

These are the salmon we saw at Ship Creek!

2005-07-30T16:24:00.001-05:00

A moose we saw at Flat Top

2005-07-30T16:24:00.000-05:00

I won a beautiful knife at the Dusty Sourdough Show at Sourdough Mining Co.

2005-07-30T16:23:00.001-05:00

Lillie and I in Whittier

2005-07-30T16:23:00.000-05:00

Me near Portage Glacier. These waters are run off from the glacier which causes it to look turquoise. Neat huh?

2005-07-30T16:22:00.000-05:00

Glacier

2005-07-30T16:21:00.001-05:00

Bill and Dad at Alieska

2005-07-30T16:21:00.000-05:00

Bill and I at Ship Creek

2005-07-30T16:09:00.000-05:00

Sunset view from Flat Top Moutain.

2005-07-30T16:07:00.000-05:00

Alieska Ski Resort where we scattered my brothers ashes

2005-07-30T16:06:00.000-05:00

Whittier

2005-07-30T15:12:00.000-05:00

My new kit I am working on. I had a lot of good comments on it and some suggestions to add a merrygoround and some game stuff.

Talk with friend

2005-07-30T15:01:00.000-05:00

Well I got a call from my friend Donna yesterday. Must say that I felt guilty not calling her since I have free long distance through cell phone.

It was so fun talking with her again about what it is going on with her life. I met her at my first teaching job which was a very difficult assignment and made me doubt wanting to be a teacher a lot. I had her to talk with and I would just go hang out in her room during the times I had free times from the kiddos. Boy that kept me sane in a very toxic enviroment.

I just finally decided that I couldn't deal with these people anymore and plus by then my brother Shawn had been diagnosed with colon cancer so I made a strong push to get out of Houston and back to San Antonio which meant leaving one of the best friends I have ever had.

It is very difficult for me to meet people and make friends. I am not a trusting person and I am very .... ummm.... blunt? assertive at times? Some people don't like that I tell it like it is and I don't like to play games with people.

Well I really miss having someone to talk to and just vent with. Sigh. I also hate HATE talking on the phone so I feel guilty every time I think I should call her and don't. I really must make more of an effort to call her more often.

She also mentioned a possible trip together during the summer which I thought was a SUPER idea. Since I am not married nor have anyone to travel with this would allow me to go somewhere without my Dad who I go everywhere with (we went to England, New Jersey, and just got back from Alaska).

See Ya~

Last one What Surviror am I?

2005-07-21T22:27:00.000-05:00

Too funny since I didn't like him!

Your Surivor Palau Twin is Coby

Dramatic, mouthy, and crafty.

You expect people to underestimate you - but they don't!

Who Are You From Survivor Palau?

What Ice Cream Flavor?

2005-07-21T22:07:00.000-05:00

This is too fun! Here I am:

You Are Strawberry Ice Cream

A bit shy and sensitive, you are sweet to the core.
You often find yourself on the outside looking in.
Insightful and pensive, you really understand how the world works.
You are most compatible with chocolate chip ice cream.

What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?

Summer Theme Song

2005-07-21T21:57:00.000-05:00

Here is my summer theme song!

Your Summer Anthem is Switch by Will Smith

Back at it, this cat is the wit and the charm
Taking you higher, like a syringe hittin' ya arm
Bringin' the fire, making your Benz ring the alarm

This summer, you bring the party (and attitude) with you wherever you go.

What's Your 2005 Summer Anthem?

Back from Alaska!

2005-07-21T18:55:00.000-05:00

Well after for loooong days I have returned from Alaska. Boy it was stunning! Of course I will be adding pics of the glaciers, and animals I saw while there. Yes we saw animals! We almost gave up hope that we wouldn't see a moose but when we went up to see Flat Top Mountain on the way back we saw a moose on the side of the road. Let me tell you it was scary having to drive up the mountain to see Flat Top because you were on the edge of the road and could see the long way down. But it was worth it to see the quiet, still park that you can go to if you want to hike up the mountain. Where we were at we could see the trail as it zig zagged up the mountain and it looked extremely steep. Not something that we wanted to do LOL. So we looked around took pics and left.

Another animal we saw was king salmon in Ship Creek. I have read about how salmon swim up stream to spawn but boy when you see it, it is just awe inspiring! These fish are about the length of a dog and just sit by the dam to jump up when they are able to. There seemed to be thousands of them just swimming there (of course I exaggerated but it WAS a lot). On the other side of the dam when they get to the top you could see them just sitting there resting.

We used to live in AK so we had a friend Bill, show us around what has changed since we had left. I still remembered alot of the area with some changes. It still is a breath taking place.

See Ya!

Site Update!

2005-07-09T23:13:00.000-05:00

Whew! Spent a while fixing the site to have some links and info about me! Some comments about what I am reading:

Dreams Made Flesh: Love the Jewels Trilogy and this was an OUTSTANDING followup. In particular loved the story on Lucian and the wrap up to Janelle's story. Sigh, I can only hope she does some more!

Maximum Ride: Well I have never read anything by this author before but he is real big on thrillers or mysteries and not on children's/teen books. I didn't know this when I had bought it and I LOVE the cover which I kept picking up in the bookstores. The story had a few holes in it but over all a good book. I wouldn't have bought it in hardback though, should have waited! Also checked out Amazon comments and many said a repeat of previous book he had written. Not sure if I should check it out.

Beyond the Pale: A lot of vampire romances lately. This one was more of an action thriller than romance which is fine but found in the romance section of bookstore. Loved the unique twist on Vampires will have to see if future books are good. I liked the book. It wasn't outstanding but I liked it.

The others I am still reading! I read a LOT of books and this is where most of my money goes no joke! Now that I have a new car no money for books! I probably could read 5 books a week if I found interesting books to read. However I am very finicky and I have bought books I haven't even cracked open *GASP*! Well now's the time to bust the books out!

Talk to ya later~

2005-07-09T17:01:00.001-05:00

My exercise plan.

I started exercising again and hope to follow this plan. I use Walk Away the Pounds by Leslie Sansone and after 1 month I will add The Firm back into my routing (started this about 1 year ago and then stopped since I wasn't losing any weight).

Credits:
Ashly Olson for Retro Paper
Stickie from Laura Bavin's Noteboard Kit
Everything else from P4DS Literacy Kit
Quote from 2Peas in a Bucket Pea Soup

2005-07-09T17:01:00.000-05:00

My inspiration for starting the WLC.

This one I have really been meaning to do for a while. With the deaths of my Mom and brother I was really determined to get healthy and be more fit as well as eat right. I started the South Beach Diet and lost 20 pounds. I stopped eating so healthy for about 2 months and I have started to focus again on my eating habits. I gained 5 pounds then lost 2 more!

See Ya!

Oops! Forgot credits:
Lindsay Riches Earthy Kit (love this kit!)
Quote from Deb's Mini Me kit
Curves and stamp made by me!

2005-07-09T17:00:00.000-05:00

This is the cover to my Weight Loss Challenge Photo journal.

Credits:
Deb's Mini Me kit at SBB
Lauren Bavin's Noteboard kit for the stickie

2005-07-09T16:59:00.000-05:00

This is the HOPEfully final copy of my kit! Now I just need to figure out how to zip and upload it.

I have gotten a lot of good compliments about this kit. It is my second kit and I think I have improved alot since the Blue Bonnet kit. I noticed that the colors are very similar too! I am having difficulty figuring out how to zip this small enough to post to SBB! My most plain paper with texture is too big to post there. I may have to just yousendit to the EKG subscribers and Scrapbook Anon group. If anyone knows how to help please post a message!

Talk to ya later!

Girl Scout Kit Elements

2005-07-04T14:32:00.000-05:00

These were very easy to make. I think that is due to they were the first kind of elements I learned how to make which made it easier each time.

G.S. Kit Patches

2005-07-04T14:31:00.000-05:00

These patches took a long time because I hand did the stitches one at a time with a brush. Very time consuming but I love how it turned out! Again I had a G.S logo on the white patch I took off.

G.S. Kit Patterned Papers

2005-07-04T14:30:00.000-05:00

These are my patterned papers. The stripe one I had to change. Where the tan was I had a column of the logo.

G.S. Kit Plain Papers

2005-07-04T14:28:00.000-05:00

This is my new kit I am making. There was an issue with copyright that I hope I have solved by not having my logo paper and the logo on the tag. There seems to be alot of people who are interested so I am very excited!

2005-06-29T18:31:00.000-05:00

New Round for EKG!

2005-06-29T18:21:00.000-05:00

The Element Kit Gang will be beginning again on July 1st. I have decided to do a Girl Scout Kit since I have a few pictures that I need to scrap of me in Girl Scouts/brownies.

SPURS WON FINALS!!!!

2005-06-24T21:07:00.000-05:00

Okay it has been a while since I have posted but I am back!

The Spurs won the FINALS!!!! WOOOHHOOOO!! For those who know me I am not a big sports fan but with SA being a big town to support their team hey, how could I NOT watch the last few games. Let me tell you it was a nail bitter too for game 7!

As side note as I was going to eat lunch after helping Paula with getting the Reading & LA closet cleaned we bumped into RASHEED WALLACE!!! Wow my first celeb and I didn't even know who he was. He was coming out of Panda Express and getting into a taxi as we were getting out of our cars. I whispered to Paula "Hey isn't that a b-ball player?" And me being a non sports person didn't know who or what team he played for but it was obvious he was a b-ball player. Anyway Paula said she thought so too but wasn't sure. Well when we went into Panda Express everyone was talking about who it was. Boy he doesn't look the same in real life. He wasn't that tall and was real skinny LOL.

I wanted to watch the Today show this morning but D*&(&* I missed it. Dad told me about how arrogant Tom Cruise was and how he got into an arguement with Matt Lauer. My infatuation with TC was out a long time ago but this further makes me disgusted with him. As a teacher I see kids everyday who are ADD/ADHD who NEED meds and their parents refuse to give it to them andwho suffers? The kids big time. I understand where they are coming from but you see such a HUGE difference in these kids. Before meds they can't focus or stay on task and get bad grades or are behaviour problems. After they are able to sit and concentrate and do work and behaviour usually improves too (although it may not). I am NOT for drugging them so bad they don't know which way is up or am I saying ALL kids who have ADD/ADHD should be medicated since sometimes there are alternative options. But saying that it doesn't work or is wrong to give kids is (gasp!) stupid! (As a teacher we are told not to say this and I even had a parent tell me that it was a curse word)

Okay off my soapbox. Talk to ya later!

Blue Bonnet Elements 2

2005-06-10T12:34:00.001-05:00

This is my elements for My Blue Bonnets Kit.

Blue Bonnets Elements 1

2005-06-10T12:34:00.000-05:00

This is a my Blue Bonnets Kit Elements for the Element Kit Gang Yahoo group I am a part of. It has been sooooo fun making my own elements!

Blue Bonnets Fibers

2005-06-10T12:33:00.002-05:00

These are some fibers for my Blue Bonnet kit. I tested several brushes for this and I am still not sure which one I like best. Some of the responses from EKG has been mostly for 1 and 5.

Blue Bonnets Patterned Papers

2005-06-10T12:33:00.001-05:00

Blue Bonnets Plain Papers

2005-06-10T12:33:00.000-05:00

It Works!

2005-06-10T12:19:00.000-05:00

I am so excited that I have started this! I had trouble at first with posting the picture but Ashley Wren helped me by pointing me to photobucket. I still need someone to help me figure out how to use Hello! tho. If you can help me please email me!

I have been so busy working on my new kit and doing my cirlce journal. I have been staying up til about 1 am to work and will have to stop this before I have to return to school in August. Yep, I am a teacher! I teach third grade in Texas land of the TAKS TEST! Dum Da Dum Dumm, DUMM! (evil music LOL)

When school starts most of my blog will probably focus on school since it basically consumes my life. For any of you who teach you totally understand. Although it has gotten so much better since I passed the 5 year mark

See Ya!

Daddy's House

2005-06-10T12:06:00.000-05:00

This is my first page I made for my ABC Album I am making for Father's Day. I am using the June Heart Snip Kit by POTH for all of the pages. It will be a 8x8 album. I hope I have enough time to finish it! Dad is going out of town during that week so we will celebrate after he comes back which gives me more time!