Raffle Winners!

During the Book Fair the kids had the opportunity to participate in a multiple raffle drawings to help raise money for the school PTO fund. The items that we donated we fun activities to be done with a teacher. Making Ice Cream Sundaes, Decorating cookies, playing Hopscotch, Playing Guitar Hero were just a few of the items being raffled. I decided to donate making cards with a winner and a friend.... x2. Last week I had the opportunity to make cards with one of the winners and her friend... they happened to be two of my 5th grade students. I had a great time showing them a couple of techniques... I am looking forward to my next session with the winner from 1st grade. Here are their creations. I barely helped them with their final products. Great job Katelyn and Jamea. 

Happy Birthday!

Every Friday the teachers of Riverside stop everything so they can get together and eat breakfast and celebrate birthdays... When I say stop everything... I mean nothing gets done for the 45 minutes before school except eating, laughing, and story telling. We even try to avoid scheduling meetings for Friday before school. This week we had a chance to celebrate Deb and Jos. I made cards for each of them... here they are! I hope they both had a great weekend celebrating their b-days! 

Happy End of the Semester!

Congratulations 

You survived your first year at IWU! 

Finals are tough and so is saying goodbye to friends for the summer. I am so proud of all your hard work... Keep up the great work! 

Happy Birthday Becka!

This is the year everyone is turning the BIG 3-0! This one is for your Becka! I hope you enjoyed your super special day! 

I cartooned myself!!!

Blogging, facebooking, twittering, all new things to be dabbling in on a more technological front... but in the midst I am thinking of way to CREATE using technology (especially in my classroom) So here is my newest creation: A cartoon of myself. I can't take the credit for the idea, one of my students actually thought of the idea... here is my take on me as a cartoon! 

I love...

BROWN AND GREEN!!!! 

Adopted Grandfather!

I have lived away from my family for almost ten years... EEEK! I spend as much time back at "home" as possible. I have an adoptive grandfather... (thanks Erika and Melissa for sharing) I make sure I have lunch with Grandpa Bud whenever I am in town. It makes my day as much as it does his. A few years back I was saying goodbye and he told me to send him a note in the mail so he would know I had arrived safely back in Ohio. I thought this was completely ridiculous. I had to drive 800 miles and the last thing I wanted to do when I got home was sit and write a note. Plus if something had happened it would be days before he ever knew. BUT when it's your grandpa you do it anyway even if you don't want to or think it's ridiculous... SO, now after every trip when I get home I make sure within a day (or two) to make a card and send it to Grandpa Bud.. :)