First, and most importantly, I would like to thank all my readers who make my blog a success. 2011 was an awesome year, and you all helped make it happen. Without readers my blog would be just a bunch of stuff I put on the internet. So Happy New Year to you all! May 2012 be full of blessings and good luck. Speaking of 2012, how many of you think the world is going to end on December 21, 2012? Because, I really don't want to spend all that money Christmas shopping for no reason!
We made the front page of the local newspaper,
The Levy County Journal! All right, we live in a small town, so making the front page of the paper is not really hard. But, it was in all three local papers. I told you about the photography class we did with Ranger Pam. She took a picture on the last day of class and it was put in the paper. It must have been a slow Christmas news week, or we probably wouldn't have been on the cover. The kids were excited. I was excited they weren't in the paper for stealing or something, lol! Not all the kids were able to go the second day, and not all members went to the class at all. But, it is a pretty good sized group. Ranger Pam is having a classroom built at the Refuge and will be having more classes when it is done. We can't wait.
We also had a playdate this week, and painting class. The kids picked polar bears as the theme. So the kids drew out their pictures on paper. DJ painted his right on the paper. His is the only one that looks like a polar bear. If you look at the pics my mom's looks like a sheep, mine a white buffalo and Caitlin's a giant snowball. Her turtle looks nice though. Wait that isn't a turtle its a seal. A green seal, Caitlin? LOL!
I have to work tonight, and I am testing out a peanut butter pie on my co-workers. I have never made one, but my mom wants one for her birthday next week. It really was quite simple so I hope it tastes good.
I am once again way behind on my Entrecard drops. My apologies, I am trying to catch up. I still have to finish grading DJ's papers for second semester report cards.
Painting class again today, but we won't paint again for two weeks, unless I break out supplies to practice. My mom and I made candle holders and what I think are vases. My technique is improving but no where close to where I want it to be. You know what they say, practice makes perfect. The kids each painted musical wooden notes, made by my sister. She is seeing a guy who makes guitars and she is learning wood carving. Pretty neat.
First, and most importantly, I would like to thank all my readers who make my blog a success. 2011 was an awesome year, and you all helped make it happen. Without readers my blog would be just a bunch of stuff I put on the internet. So Happy New Year to you all! May 2012 be full of blessings and good luck. Speaking of 2012, how many of you think the world is going to end on December 21, 2012? Because, I really don't want to spend all that money Christmas shopping for no reason!
These are all four snow bottles on the front.
DJ did not paint the back of his bottle, so this is my mom's, Caitlin's and mine is the side because I wanted to show my fancy writing.
This is the back of mine. Since we live in FL and I am trying to master the rose stroke my bottle is full of flowers and grass. Snowman in the grass, LOL!
Caitlin wanted to do a second one, so she made an angel on this one.
This is Caitlin's flower garden, rainbow and sky. DJ spent a good part of the second part of the class doing the rose stroke on a plate too. He didn't want to keep it though.
