Christmas Stars

Since seeing these on Pinterest, I have been trying my hardest to get it figured out. I have looked at tutorials and watched videos and then by simple Christmas luck, I did it! By joe, I figured it out! And now I can't stop!

I just love them! And now I can't stop!!!!!!

Christmas is upon us!

I have one more week of school for the year and the cards from the kids have started coming in!  I went to the Yr 7 Farewell last week. My babies have grown up.

I have also put up my Christmas tree. And it only took me three days!

Every year I ask myself why do I have such a big treebut I finish decorating it and I know why....it's so pretty!!!!!!

Favourite Photo

I am currently going through my photos from the year and I just love this photo and the activity that went with it. It was for 100 Days of Prep and was 100 streamers. The children did it all, cut them, counted them and attached them. And it just looked so pretty!

I don't know why, but there's something about this that just makes it so pretty!

The Construction!

It is nearly finished. Thank goodness! I was not meant for physical labour!


before







after

the other corner!

I am just so proud of myself!

I need more time in the day!

But then who doesn't?

For the last two weekends, I have had my wonderful father helping me build some shelves in my lounge. They're looking great but what with Dad's one leg and blindness and me doing the actual building, it's going to take forever to get done! And I have also decided that now would be a good time to clean out my cupboards and throw out my old clothes. So not only does my little house look like a construction zone, it also looks like a very messy laundry!!

As for school, we are on the wind down. I have assessment coming out my ears, trying hard to get things ready for next year, getting the kids organised for their transition into grade one, getting the kids ready for the end of our year, working hard at trying to figure out the new National Curriculum, and building myself up to say goodbye to working with my aide of ten years (she's not leaving - just changing classes! but she's leaving me!) and getting to know a new aide!

Is it sad that I already have so many ideas for next year and so many resolutions that I want to keep and it's not even December yet?

Oh well, that's five minutes venting that I really needed. Even if no one is following me yet (sob sob), it feels great to put it out there, write down everything I need to do and move on!

Slack but busy!

I know!!!

In my defence, school's been busy meeting 2012 families and finishing this year off. Family life has been super busy too.  What with 2 of 3 great-nephews and nieces being born, an engagement party for my big nephew and my 20 year school reunion, I am a bit tired! haha!

Just my best friend, my sister, myself and one of my nephews being silly!

I will make a promise to myself right here and now (the promise has to be to myself because I have no followers!) to get on top of things and use this blog for what I wanted to - my life's ramblings!!!!

Back to school

We came back to school this week after our September break. What a shock to the system that was! After two weeks of doing nothing (except for starting this blog of course), having to manage children and adults alike was a killer! lol

By far my biggest success of the week, probably of the year so far was that when I asked the preppies to write a response to their holiday drawing, not one of them said they couldn't do it. Not one of them said they didn't want to and not one of them was reluctant to write. I have not given them (and probably myself) enough credit for how much they can do. I am so proud of them. That little event made my week.