Weekend in North Carolina

Some of my favorite pics with niece and nephew...more to come on flickr.

temp's backyard

winston-salem,nc

Carving pumpkins with the Clacks

The first one is Temp's, he did a shaved skeleton, also shown below. I did a cartoon version of Salvador our cat. Matt and Emily did the Newlydeads, because they are newlyweds!! Fun times!

A Day in Richmond

We went to Richmond mainly to go to the Botanical Gardens there...
Beautiful fall foliage




Cool bug.
The Screw Tree, loved the texture of it's bark
We also stopped by an estate sale and got a whole sewing box about the size of a tackle box full of thread, needles, etc. $8.25...then hit the Williamsburg outlets and got some slip-on vans when Temp traded in some they he got for free from them and didn't want, and 2 sweaters. Mental health day--successful!

Time to be grateful

So seriously, in the past week:

1. A student is being sentenced to 2 years in jail for robbery (next week)--with ankle bracelet in school in the meantime
2. A student found out she is pregnant
3. Another student's house was burglarized during school---like seriously, everything gone.
4. Student had a botched surgery and is very ill.
5. A student's mom tried to kidnap her, she wanted to runaway...mom is now getting custody of her in November because no one will take her in to save her from the drama
6. A student's dad went to jail for violating probation
7. Student beat up school security guard--expelled

These are just things I know about. Let alone, numbers 1-5 were all in one class in the same day.
These kids each have gone through more than I have in a lifetime...time to be grateful for our upbringing...

adorable

life on a couch

since saturday the majority of my time spent here. diagnosis: stomach virus & sinus infection. liquid diet...looking to recover by wednesday.

the good news: have lost 4 lbs. so far

Makin' art-encaustic

Today I wanted to experiment with wax, heat and adhesives (glue, rubber cement). It's called encaustic. I was fascinated by the surfaces these create. The board beneath the gourd drawing is a heating tray which I worked on.
Temp experimented as well, but he didn't enjoy it. He's more into construction and flat colors. I am going to try it with my kids!

i got bumped!

you know those bump it commercials? one of my student brought one in for me...it's a hair accessory that bumps up your hair! too funny