Another work week over :)

Another week of classes is done. It has been yet another fabulous week!!  I am so loving the classes and the children/ teens who are taking part.  It is such a joy to teach them.  Abigail and Sam love taking part in the classes, are loving having friends here to play during the classes they aren't in and love having playdates each day too.  The house is buzzing with chatter, friendship, laughter and creativity!!  

Each day at the end of classes I round up all the palettes and brushes...and then they soak in the sink and after the children are all in bed I spend some quiet time washing them all out while I chat to D :)  I love seeing the mix of colours in the sink...it reminds me of washing out the palettes and brushes at school after art classes :)  It also reminds me of how lucky I feel to be doing this job, and how much I am enjoying waking up to this work each day :) 

x

Go to work on an egg :)

We've been having a lot of eggs lately - scrambled, omelettes, and egg toasties....so when Trish offered us some of her farm eggs on Wednesday we bought some!!  And WOW!!!  They are amazing eggs!  Sooooo creamy and yummy!  I have no idea why those eggs taste so different, but they are the best eggs I've ever eaten!!  They taste so amazing in egg toasties!!  Abby and I make ourselves egg toasties for lunch daily now :)  YUM!!

And I love how this egg looks as though it has a heart in the centre:

snapshots form our week :)

Rosie snapshots from this week :)

Drop-in gymnastics morning!!

This morning we headed to Salto for the drop-in gymnastics session.  For $4 you can use all the gymnastics equipment there for 1 1/2 hours. Even though it was mainly filled with little ones, they still had all of the big apparatus out - vaults, springboards, trampolines, assymetric bars, parallel bars, rings, rope etc etc....

It turned out to be a really great session and both Sam and Abby enjoyed it!!  :)  We will definitely go again soon :)  

Wednesday tag - a day late :)

1. A new Miss America was crowned on Saturday night-did you watch? If you were a contestant what would your talent be?

I don't have tv, so we didn't watch, but if I was a contestant my talent would be something like baton twirling :)  hahaha something girly like that!  I even bought myself a new baton in December after about thirty years :)

2. Do you have houseplants? Real or fake?

I have ONE real one now - and it isn't doing very well.  I have a LOT of fake plants - but I am fussy about my fake plants and only buy ones that look real :)  

3. When you were in school did you speak up or were you more of the hide your face, avoid eye contact, and pray the teacher didn't call on you type of student?

I was quite loud and outspoken in school - I wasn't a top student and I wasn't the bottom student, but I was assertive and outspoken and always stood up for the cause - kind of like I do now.  I've always been little but mighty hahaha  :)  My English teacher used to adore me but he always made the sign of the cross as if he was keeping the devil away :)  I didn't have much respect for teachers unless they treated US with respect - I think I've always believed that teachers should treat students with respect to earn respect themselves.

4. Next Monday marks the Chinese New Year....what do you order when someone suggests Chinese food?

chicken balls with a sweet and sour sauce....I love vegetables.  I loves steamed rice.  Apart from that I will see what looks good.

5. How would you define a miracle? What would it take for you to consider something a miracle?

A story I heard recently about someone having died and having been dead for quite a well and then coming back to life....it was amazing....a true miracle.  But so many small things each and every day are miracles.  Too much to mention.

6. What's your favorite Disney song? If you're stuck you'll find a listhere.

The Circle of Life

7. I should have __________yesterday.

Have picked up the alternator.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I really shouldn't nap.  It makes me lazy and sleepy and grouchy!!

:)

Bricks4Kidz.....Weather systems.

Yesterday Sam and Abby returned to Bricks4Kidz for another semester.  This time the classes are all about the weather :)  

Afterwards we headed down to Part Source to pick up the alternator - D is going to put it in for me at the weekend.  :)  He was going to do it one of the last few days but it has been so cold that we have put it off until the weekend when hopefully it won't be so bone-chilling!!

So grateful also to Niki and her DH and friend who have lent me their trickle charger and fixed my trickle charger!!!  You are amazing!!!!  I have such FABULOUS friends!!

And to Ki who this morning drove out and picked Laurence up and took him to school for his exams!!  Love you all so much!!!  xxx

I am soooooo lucky to have you all in my life xxx

You know where I am when you need me xxx

:)

Art classes have begun....

We are well into the second week of art classes now and all of the current classes have now started.  I am loving teaching them and have had some wonderful feedback from the students and parents :)  

Above are some pictures of the students work in this mornings sculpture class.  Many of the pieces still have some work to be finished on them, but I am so thrilled with what the children accomplished with the recycled heads :)  Their imaginations went crazy with this project :)  

The top picture is my art journal page from Mondays teen art journaling class.... 'I am...' :)  

Little comic artist!!!

I am so impressed with Sams art work :)  He loves doodling and drawing and has taught himself how to draw these great cartoon characters!!  He does all kinds of art work anyway and this is just one style of art he enjoys - but wow I think he does soooo great - and he has JUST turned seven!!!  Like a week or two ago!!  :)  

He sat on the bed the other morning and taught me how to draw the heads - he is a great teacher too :)  shows you step by step and makes it really easy :)  

Love :)

Love :)

Snowfall and Winters arrival...

When we went out yesterday there was no snow on the ground and it was about -2c

During the ice festival it started to snow lightly...by the time we headed back to the car, the roads and sidewalks were already covered in snow.  I spent much of the evening in my chair by the fire watching the snow fall outside.  It is my favourite place to sit.  I put the outside lights on and watch the snow falling through the light.

This morning the temperature has dropped to -20c with a -30c windchill.  It is supposed to stay around -30c all week.  

Winter is here for a week at least.