I have a head cold
This is why I have a blog, so I can whine about being all sicky. WAAHHHHH!!!!! Time to go watch movies and knit.
you know, ups and downs.
This is why I have a blog, so I can whine about being all sicky. WAAHHHHH!!!!! Time to go watch movies and knit.
Last night was parent teacher conferences. None of my parents ever actually sign up ahead of time like you're supposed to because my kids always pretend like they never got he conference form. Like the whole district hasn't been having parent teacher conference night for the last nine years of their lives. I swear they're like ostriches. Anyway, because of this I usually just hang around my classroom and do either big grading or big arts and crafts procrastination from big grading while I wait for parents to come in and ask if it is ok to meet. Last night I did big procrastination arts and crafts. Check this out:

The fall play is almost here, and let me tell you I am excited about it. I mean yeah I'm completely stressed out about it, but I'm WAY LESS STRESSED than I was at this time last year. My crew is so dedicated, creative, and talented that everything is running smooth and, I think, on schedule. I don't want to take too many pictures because I don't want to spoil the surprise, but I wanted to show you the caliber of talent we have on set crew this year. Check this out. My kids turned this:


For today's holiday I rearranged the furniture. Then Andy came home and we put some of it back. The biggest decision was that we decided to give up on the roommate front and I've moved my craft and sewing stuff into the empty room!!! I now have a room in my house dedicated solely to creative pursuits. I miss having all my stuff in the "dining room" where it was easily visible and accessible, but Virginia Wolfe would agree it was time to move it into a room of my own. It was all really taking over downstairs and the various pieces that didn't fit in the dining room were cluttering up other rooms too. This is a much better use of space. I'll take a picture when it's all set up. It's going to be amazing.
Today was a fourteen hour day. I spent fourteen hours in the school building. Sometimes I really think I had more time to myself my first year teaching.
This is what I did today instead of grading last week's papers:
A friend of mine spotted this bowl I knit up a million years ago and felted up the other day with another project (you'll see that one when it's done). The only problem was she couldn't identify it as a bowl, so I thought I ought to do something to pretty it up a bit. I pulled out all the fiber I picked up at the sheep and wool fest in May and began needle felting this flower. I have to say I really impressed myself with my first attempt. Needle felting is exactly like I imagine painting with paint would be. I layered on small tufts of color so as to blend it all easily and make it look as real as possible. Plus the whole thing only took me an hour or so. I can't wait to try this on my bigger project!