and then E had her Spotlight Company production. A Christmas Carol - Circus Style! It was amazing! I am so proud of these monkeys!
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They have been telling us through the week that we were expecting snow down here in SE Texas... Yeah right! We might get cold rain, we might get some sleet, or even some dusting... but rarely do we get THIS!
We even got to leave school early. Not really because of a true snow day like up in the north, but it was supposed to be icy streets right at dismissal. Not good for Texas drivers that barely can drive in rain!
We have never been able to actually build one of these guys. This is a monumental moment... 
Expect to see this shot in the family calendar. I should have used it as our family Christmas photo, but I have already taken, printed, cut, and stuffed the photos originally intended for this year's cards. They should go out next week. I just need to write the yearly epistle!
Off to get more photos... aiming for snow angels this time!
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This is pretty indicative of my life lately!
Kids: GREAT! E has been running cross country and leading the 8th grade team... exhausts me just telling you about it! She has made her very best time the past two races and is headed to conference meet on Tuesday! First round of report cards made us all smile! We are so proud of her!
T is finishing up fall ball in Little League and with two games left in this season, they are 6-0! Pretty exciting... Two weeks into games, he was asked to join a select team. It is pretty cool... a little more hard core than we expected... but we signed up. We will see how this works... as long as he is having fun we will take on the ride! His first round of report cards also brought all smiles... what a great set of kids I have!
Us: GREAT! Between work... kids' sports... homework... dinners... it is just nice to find that place at the end of the day! Love you, Postie!
Work: Exhausting. I have never worked as hard as I have this year... but in all honesty... despite the craziness that has come down from the "powers that be," the students I have this year are amazing. I actually feel like I have a relationship with these kids. They are just fun and really want to learn... I mean, who wants to learn about intransitive verbs on a beautiful Friday afternoon. Yeah, I know it sounds like a dream, and I probably could have convinced them to do something else, but they were actually paying attention and trying! Great kids!
Home: Needs a good cleaning, laundry is ready to be done, and the dog has painted my kitchen floors with muddy foot prints... but it is ours! The roof isn't leaking, the family is here, and it is HOME! Love being here!
Family: Everyone is happy, healthy, and just enjoying life!
Scrapping: Despite the non-stop activity in this life, sanity does need to be maintained! Scrapping to the rescue! Have had quite a bit of luck completing things in spurts! Next task... Christmas cards!
This post seems awful boring... maybe I need to add some photos! Yeah... photos would make it perfect! But not at this hour!
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Just wanted to take a moment and reflect on this day eight years ago. Some people remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor, some people remember the day Kennedy was killed. This generation will remember the day the twin towers fell.
Next we learned how to use brushes like stamps! Changed to colors to match things from the actual photo.
Creating a vintage hand tinted look with a different frame.
Clipping masks... these things are just downright FUN!
Wow... this one is just down right amazing. We learned how to find new textures and add them to photos to just change it! More frames... And my camera is now on the look out for all kinds of new textures to add to photos.
This one is called TTV (through the viewfinder) Apparently a new "old" look I also added a brush (stamp) and a later lesson the different fonts and goodies!
Here is the later adding fonts and stuff to photos. There is also an aged paper texture to the background. 
This one is old school... but in a new technique. Just burning the edges to keep the focus on the center. 
I am currently looking to buy a new lens now that I am getting used to my new camera... and this place is GIVING one away! Go check it out! Then check out the rest of the site, it is a gem!
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So go nicely! One of my former students had a baby... yes, I am feeling the age of this one. And she did it ligit... married, teaching, and a kid! Love her... This is just a sneak so she can see them before she gets back! 
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