Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Straight Stitches!


Eva's first sewing stitches!

Look at those straight lines!

So proud!

I was learning how to sew straight stitches with my Mom today. First my Mom showed me, then I did it by myself. First, I'm going to hand sew, then I'm going to sew with my sewing machine I got for Christmas from Aunt Sammy & co.
Good Bye,
Eva

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

MUSICAL MAYHEM...

ensued today at my Kindermusik Demo class. HOLY macaroni, the tidy bowl man leapt out of the damn toilet and grabbed my damn karma. UGH. It goes like so...
I finally get my contract with MCCS done to teach the community center.
My 20% doesn't get me much advertising, so I paper the ENTIRE housing area with fliers (1000 homes or so.)
I get not ONE measly phone call or email. UGH.
I forge ahead with my demo class because I am stubborn.
Last night, after 4 hours of searching, my Kindermusik instruments are NOWHERE to be found.
Well, can you say OH SHIT?
So, after a sleepless night, I forge ahead with the bloody demo.
At 10 am, as the 20 or so people are settling in (out of 1000 freaking families), I realize that this room I am in is an acoustical NIGHTMARE and every teeny, tiny, itty bitty sound anyone makes is amplified by like an INFINITE number of decibels. For the love of pete.
SO the chaos reigned, checkered by a few teachable moments and about 2 quiet minutes of You are My Sunshine. That was quite possibly the LONGEST 40 minutes of my teaching career. Which really stinks because I don't think the parents had any idea how a real class goes. Since a real class is usually only slightly definingly loud. and this was SO LOUD. Think Metallica concert.
Oh, happy day.
On a happier (really) note... an old friendship is on the mend. yay!

Musically deaf now,
tiff

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Bad, Bad Blogger!

Ok, so here it is in a nutshell. The holidays & household projects kicked my butt, so blogging got shoved under the keyboard for a while. BUT, I'm back. I'll spare you the gory details of the last few months and let the pictures tell our story... (up to Turkey day, Christmas deserves it's own post!) Love & Happy New Year to all...


Charley analyzing her gymnastics class while
showing off her adorably fat little belly and legs!





Giving Thanks for our MANY blessings at Eva's Turkey Day Celebration


Hangin' with Uncle Ted, the ultimate 'Skins fan!


Turkey Day Fun at Aunt Deb & Uncle Ted's
Rebecca is the BEST cousin!


Charley declaring her Green Bay Packer love
to get in good with Aunt Deb, the ultimate Green
Bay FREAK!



Birthday Madness!!! Disco Days was our theme, slabs of ice cream cake our big dream!


Clan Mac Carving Madness!!


A sweet kitty and magical Pumpkin Fairy
(yes I made those costumes. YEAH, man!)


That's my clan with me dressed as California Barbie. LOL


Charley really trick or treatin'! My little chocoholic.