NJEA Convention  

Nov 7, 2009




Well, I went to the NJEA Convention for the first time and enjoyed it tremendously. Why more people from my school district don't go is beyond me. My adventure started with staying at a house on LBI that can be rented. The picture doesn't give it justice. It is one beautiful, fully functionable, well equipped house I have ever seen. It even has 63 switches for lights/fans/etc. Yes, I counted them all. The next morning my girlfriend and I drove to Atlantic City to stay at Caesars for one night night. We headed to the convention center, met up with friends from the district, ate lunch, went to seminars, went to the Hospitality event where we ate and drank then went back to the hotel , wow a tv on the bathroom mirror, to change for the President's Dinner where we heard from Gov Jon Corzine, who did not win the re-election, and I ate lobster tail for the first time and liked the taste but not the mushy texture. I thought I was eating slime. After all that, the next day we came home. Exhausted.



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Lost and Found  

Oct 21, 2009




Well, you may have thought I was lost since I haven't posted anything in over a month but don't worry, I have been found. I just have been very busy at work. I have made some cards lately but hadn't posted so I will be sure to post today.

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Mojo 103  

Sep 12, 2009



Life has been crazy. With the beginning of the school year this past week, welcoming back all the teachers, aides and students, and trying to support the needs of others while trying to get my work done, I haven't had a moment of peace. So today I decided I needed to get my creative juices going. To start the day I worked on the Mojo Monday #103 Card Sketch.


As you can see, my thoughts were in the sympathy mode. Two people I know that have been very supportive of the school lost their father this week. My heart and sympathy go out to them and I will be using this card to send to one of them. As you can see I did use a stamp from "God's Blessings" from Stampin' Up.

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The Change of Seasons  

Aug 29, 2009


You know the season is changing by the activities that change during the year. At school we are getting ready for the staff and children to come back. At home, I am watching my son pack up his room to go back to college. The weather changes to cool nights so that the pool water doesn't stay warm to the next day. The mornings are cooler so that some may need a sweater, while I still wear sleeveless tops (all year). I even noticed commercials on TV begin to change with the announcements of new shows for the "FALL" and ads to visit NY or Vermont to see the changing colors. But with all the changes year after year the one thing that has not changed is that Autumn is fine favorite season of the year. The cool weather, the changing colors, the warmth of friendship, the smell of pencils, the smiles of staff and children when they come back to school, are some of my favorite things. Rain drops on roses just doesn't do it for me. But yellow, orange, burgundy, red, brown and green give me warmth and knowledge that I made it here again and hopefully will see it another year.



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PPA4 - Anything But a Card  

Aug 20, 2009


Here is a cute watering can I did from my chicken scratch notes. This was so cute to make the first time I had to do it again. I wonder......how long does popcorn last?

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Mojo 100 Day 3  

Aug 19, 2009




It's Mojo 100 Day 3 and it was a long day at work. After finally coming home, making dinner, and cleaning up I got to sit down and work ontoday's challenge. I am realizing that I am a little afraid to try new things. But as I look at everyone's card designs I hope to overcome the fear and really come up with something good. Meanwhile here is my card.






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Mojo Monday 100 Day 2  

Aug 18, 2009



I just couldn't wait to get home and work on the Day 2 card. I am learning as I do each card on how to put things together to make a decent card. I want to thank Mojo for being there to encourage everyone in creating cards and helping us to expand our minds. So here is my card. The next time I would make the sentiment a darker color to see it better.

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