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ps. Wednesday was Allan's last day of school - in sticking with the week of lasts theme. I'm just in denial.
I spent the morning wondering if we were really going to make it to the zoo field trip, what with the threats of thunderstorms and 100% chance of rain. But we went, and the thunder held off and my umbrella got a work out.
I began the day with three kids in my group, but one was sick - so then I had Mark and one other - but then one group's chaperones no showed (they thought the field trip was next week), so I ended up with three extra. I spent the entire field trip chanting - 1, 2, 3, 4...5. 1, 2, 3, 4....5. I took a LONG nap when we got back home.
With five kids to watch, I didn't take a whole lotta photos - but I did catch a few of the tigers. They were a unanimous favorite. They are sisters - two of three triplets. The third one stayed securely nested in her hole in the wall - I picture her being the firstborn, wiser and staying out of it.
Whack.
This month Technique Tuesday joined forces with our friends over at Kiwi Lane to share what can be done when you mix our stamps with their card and layout making templates. I had fun!
Above, I mixed the Tiny Tag Accessory Set, the Adorn Accessory Set and Technique Tuesday's Thank You set.
And for this card - the Tiny Nature Accessory Set, the Sentiments Set and Technique Tuesday's Cap and Gown Seal
And lastly, I combined The Sentiments Set, The Tiny Nature Sentiment Set, Thank You, and Chevrons Two Step.
fun fun fun
Take a moment and check out Teri, Tanis and Daniela's blogs as they are also sharing today.
For Allan's graduation announcements, I dug through my box of discontinued stamps for my set of Extra Large Underground numbers. I've been BEGGING for another large set of numbers. Help me beg. ;) Large number stamps are a set that I always get lots of use out of.
Several notes....
I often have a piece of chipboard underneath my stamping surface. It provides both a cushion and a place to catch the ink of the overlap.
The inks used on this card are both Jenni Bowlin for Ranger inks - Lemon Drops and Seed Packet. Allan's school colors. But they call them green and gold. They don't know what I know. ha.
The above stamp is Chevron Two Step.
I began by stamping the one chevron nearish (I don't measure) the bottom, and then added the solid chevron both above and below. Clear stamps are such a fantastic invention, don't you think? The ability to see where the stamp is going to land is huge. I wasn't able to do this with the wood mount stamps that I used to make his birth announcements with almost 18 years ago.
Because I don't measure, and because I was kind of winging it, I added the twenty-thirteen (from the set - In a Nutshell) right into the chevron on some cards, and on the bottom of the others. And you know what? I like them both.
The bottom created, I then stamped the 2013 above the chevron...
....about 45 times. I'm a firm believer in the assembly line process (do all the chevrons, then do all the twenty-thirteens, then do all the dates....). It went quick.
The inside invitation portion I printed out on our computer and adhered it in.
Nothing fancy.
Today I will work on his thank-you cards.
Happy Tuesday!
be good.
So Friday night we had volleyball
And Saturday I woke up and started the day with an hour long walk.
My husband set his alarm and got an early start on changing out the side door (the last time he changed this door, it took three days as one project led to the next led to the next and you know how it goes)
I brought Brian to soccer while Greg worked on the door. Brian surprised me by volunteering to be goalie.
Back at home, I puttered about and took care of a few of my own projects and then responded to the 'there's a 68% chance we'll fly tonight, can you crew?" text with - "I'll be there"
The winds took awhile to die down - so we watched Jerry test 'em out first....
...then Denny headed up. It was windy - the landing was a little rough. He was glad that Laura and I managed to keep up and find them in time to help pull them out of the bramble.
The balloon packed away and the vehicle retrieved - I headed home, Uncle George was over. He changed the strings on Wendy's guitar - she had popped one during her first guitar lesson last week
I snapped a picture of the new door. The trim will go up this week, and then I'll paint the wall. No idea what color yet.
I forgot to photograph the outside of the door. It's FUN.
Sunday afternoon, after Sunday School, church and dinner, my husband took four kids to the lake to go fishing. He asked if I wanted to come too. I passed - took the moment to catch my breath.
Brian came back miffed/crushed - seems everyone caught fish but him. He was discouraged and ready to huck his fishing stuff into the trash. Instead, I hauled him across the street and made him talk with our trophy winning bass fisherman neighbor. It worked. He won't be throwing out his tackle box this week.
We then packed some burgers and Sweet Baby Rays and headed over to a friend's house for barbeque where I played camera tag with their second grader.
I won.
Now for another week of busy busy.
But first - bonus: George testing out Wendy's new strings combined with me trying out my new video option:
Wendy's last volleyball games were last night - they did well and had fun. The next few practices will be for scrimmages against the other teams from the same rec, and a pizza party, or so I've heard. She just hopes it's not on Thursday because that's her spring choir concert.
Today is Brian's first soccer game.
Have a great day.
be good
Yesterday I was gone from 8:30 am to 11 pm, only home for 45 minutes around suppertime - 20 minutes of which I tried to take a quick nap, equalling supper wasn't much and I forgot to eat altogether.
The day started with the second grade walking tour field trip. We walked from the school to town, and proceeded to walk from building to building for the next five hours.
At each tour, the kids opened their passports and got a stamp saying that they'd been there.
The courthouse was the biggest letdown ever. I've been on this tour before, and my big kids had been telling Brian all week - oooh, just wait until you see inside the courthouse! It's SOOO cool! And it is. Only they've eliminated it from the tour and nobody seems to know why. It's been condensed to a brisk waste of a walk in one door and out the other. I would have been more impressed with a walk of the exterior and a mention of the architecture and clock at that point.
Does anyone know why it's been taken away? None of the tour guides or teachers can get an answer as to why.
From there we went to Peanut Row and learned some more history. The kids were sweltering by this time, so I'm not sure how much they took in - but they loved the peanuts that came at the end.
With the courthouse no longer in the running, the Opera House is the favorite part of the tour by the landslide. (If you don't count Dairy Queen)
Random fact: Melissa Gilbert stopped by and visited this very Opera House just last week. Having grown up on Little House on the Prairie, that would have been a kick to be walking downtown and have seen her, but alas - my timing is off as usual.
Brian was a little creeped out though by the feeling of ghosts in the place.
Field trip done, I ran home real quick - hopped in the van and scooted my sunburnt self over to my sister-in-laws for a quick visit and cup of coffee with my sister who is up from Raleigh for a couple days.
I then ran home for my 45 power minutes - then took off with Wendy to volleyball....and to ballooning which was conveniently right next to volleyball.
Last night Denny did an inspection of Jerry's balloon. By law the balloons have to be inspected once a year.
Denny tried to (tease) tell them that there might be some problems, but he needs to work on his poker face.
Rita was in town!
There goes Wendy's ELA teacher - her first flight.
And there goes Denny and Rita.
I slept well last night.
As for today -
work
volleyball
catch up.
Happy Friday!
