Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Join me at my new blog: Heartfelt Creations. Many of my friends and colleagues (even students parents) have encouraged me to try and launch some of my craft work to sell. I'm still working on loading the site with photos, but once school is out this week, I should be able to get it all completed in a day. Make sure you visit and follow us as well. :o)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Class T-Shirts
So, I finally finished all 20 of my preschoolers t-shirts. I simply cannot wait to see them wear them! Here are a few photo's of them...... Since I have two separate classes, I had to do two different shirts....
Back of shirt
All the dogs were made with children's thumbprints
The backs of the shirts have the child's name on them and handprint
Back of shirt
All the dogs were made with children's thumbprints
The backs of the shirts have the child's name on them and handprint
Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A Few Preschool Crafts....
Here are just a few of the crafts we did at school during the past several months. Our Valentine bags were a big hit!
Our Noah's Ark craft
Spring Clocks!
Our Noah's Ark craft
Spring Clocks!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sad Good-byes.....
It's been a long time since I have posted here. My intentions at the end of 2010 was to be more active in the blog world and I had set high standards for myself when it came to crafting more. All that changed though because it just wasn't meant to be I guess.
The first week of January, a past co-worker and very dear friend died suddenly. That shook me up quite a bit. Then a few weeks later, my husband and I went to visit my grandmother at the nursing home she was in just to find out she had been taken to the hospital that morning. When we arrived, she was very close to death. No one in the family was notified by her POA (her son) that she was in such bad shape. If had not been for me following the nagging in my heart to visit that day, we may have never known.
Being there meant confronting my uncle (although I DO NOT consider him that because of what he did to me when I was younger). It was difficult but worth the risk. His desire was for me to leave and for no one to be with her, except for himself. I knew my rights and fought hard to remain with my grandmother. It did take involving law enforcement and praise God they were on my side. My uncle was told that he could not make me or any other family leave her side. Of course, I knew no matter what that I wouldn't leave! The doctors and nurses were surprised that she lived until lunch that day. I kept preparing myself for that final moment to be with her. My husband returned home due to work and I remained at the hospital by her side all night. Granted, after the scene my uncle put on stating that he wanted to be with her, he was nowhere to be found.
The next morning, we decided to take her to Hospice. It's hard to say that something during death is wonderful, but the Hospice home was where she deserved to be. It was immaculate! The staff was so kind and supportive. They explained every little detail to me and once again, I was by her side alone. I welcomed being alone with her though. It meant I didn't have to be in the same room as Satan himself. I never left her side. I slept in her bed Monday and Tuesday night and I was there holding her hand on Wednesday morning when she left this world to meet her Savior. I have no doubt that she is an angel looking down upon us.
My life had taken a turn down a road that I didn't want to travel then. She had to be taken back to West Virginia for burial and her POA (aka my uncle) wasn't going to the funeral because he was afraid of everyone else. I left the Hospice home and went shopping for her final clothing. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to find something fitting for her personality. It was hard, on the other hand, to not be prepared mentally for all that I had to undertake with no preparation. But I knew I was doing it for HER and no one else.
The funeral service was hard. It was harder for me to let go because I have been the only family member around her during the past year or so. She had lost a tremendous amount of weight and we decided that she should have a closed ceremony. She wasn't the same person that everyone knew. Physically or emotionally to be honest. I will always treasure the last 6 months that I had with her. God blessed me with those memories and now I am struggling to face the fact that I have to let go. I'm not ready yet. I still have boxes of her belongings that I want to donate to a nursing home, but I can't bring myself to do it yet. I know the right time will come.....and I am so angry at so many people and issues right now. She didn't have to die the way that she did. She died of a UTI and bed sore because the home didn't take care of her. It had gotten into her blood stream. It's all just so unreal. And I am so hurt by some of my family members because they didn't step up and be the person they should have been during her death. But everyone has to stand before God themselves and answer for the way they let her down.
So, today, I'm trying to get back on track with my life. I am so thankful that I have a wonderful job that I truly love. I have been burying myself in preschool work and it has been such a stress reliever for me and I'm accomplishing something great for the kids as well.
I have so much to share with everyone and I can't wait to do it. Just be patient with me and hang in there. Right now, I'm just putting one foot in front of the other.....one day at a time.
The first week of January, a past co-worker and very dear friend died suddenly. That shook me up quite a bit. Then a few weeks later, my husband and I went to visit my grandmother at the nursing home she was in just to find out she had been taken to the hospital that morning. When we arrived, she was very close to death. No one in the family was notified by her POA (her son) that she was in such bad shape. If had not been for me following the nagging in my heart to visit that day, we may have never known.
Being there meant confronting my uncle (although I DO NOT consider him that because of what he did to me when I was younger). It was difficult but worth the risk. His desire was for me to leave and for no one to be with her, except for himself. I knew my rights and fought hard to remain with my grandmother. It did take involving law enforcement and praise God they were on my side. My uncle was told that he could not make me or any other family leave her side. Of course, I knew no matter what that I wouldn't leave! The doctors and nurses were surprised that she lived until lunch that day. I kept preparing myself for that final moment to be with her. My husband returned home due to work and I remained at the hospital by her side all night. Granted, after the scene my uncle put on stating that he wanted to be with her, he was nowhere to be found.
The next morning, we decided to take her to Hospice. It's hard to say that something during death is wonderful, but the Hospice home was where she deserved to be. It was immaculate! The staff was so kind and supportive. They explained every little detail to me and once again, I was by her side alone. I welcomed being alone with her though. It meant I didn't have to be in the same room as Satan himself. I never left her side. I slept in her bed Monday and Tuesday night and I was there holding her hand on Wednesday morning when she left this world to meet her Savior. I have no doubt that she is an angel looking down upon us.
My life had taken a turn down a road that I didn't want to travel then. She had to be taken back to West Virginia for burial and her POA (aka my uncle) wasn't going to the funeral because he was afraid of everyone else. I left the Hospice home and went shopping for her final clothing. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to find something fitting for her personality. It was hard, on the other hand, to not be prepared mentally for all that I had to undertake with no preparation. But I knew I was doing it for HER and no one else.
The funeral service was hard. It was harder for me to let go because I have been the only family member around her during the past year or so. She had lost a tremendous amount of weight and we decided that she should have a closed ceremony. She wasn't the same person that everyone knew. Physically or emotionally to be honest. I will always treasure the last 6 months that I had with her. God blessed me with those memories and now I am struggling to face the fact that I have to let go. I'm not ready yet. I still have boxes of her belongings that I want to donate to a nursing home, but I can't bring myself to do it yet. I know the right time will come.....and I am so angry at so many people and issues right now. She didn't have to die the way that she did. She died of a UTI and bed sore because the home didn't take care of her. It had gotten into her blood stream. It's all just so unreal. And I am so hurt by some of my family members because they didn't step up and be the person they should have been during her death. But everyone has to stand before God themselves and answer for the way they let her down.
So, today, I'm trying to get back on track with my life. I am so thankful that I have a wonderful job that I truly love. I have been burying myself in preschool work and it has been such a stress reliever for me and I'm accomplishing something great for the kids as well.
I have so much to share with everyone and I can't wait to do it. Just be patient with me and hang in there. Right now, I'm just putting one foot in front of the other.....one day at a time.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
West Virginia Heavyweight Toughman Contest
My uncle Bob is the trainer for this big fight coming up!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Scrappin' 365
I've been busy getting things back in order after our holiday break. It sure didn't seem like much of one. I was so thrilled that I got to spend Christmas with my sweet girl. My sweet husband is doing well. He's being stubborn, but hey, he is a man! LOL He was a real angel this morning and served me breakfast in bed. I am so blessed to finally have someone so wonderful in my life.
My new blog is now up and running. I will continue to post here, but any scrapbook creations will be posted on Scrappin' 365. Stop by for a visit!
My new blog is now up and running. I will continue to post here, but any scrapbook creations will be posted on Scrappin' 365. Stop by for a visit!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Some Christmas Pictures.....
We had a pretty intense Christmas. My daughter came to visit and it was great to have her here. We went to visit grandmother and she had a pretty emotional day wanting to come home with us. It was heartbreaking, but we were able to calm her before leaving.
She was so thankful for every gift....
Trying to calm her down a bit to reassure her I'd be back......
Everything was going through my head. I couldn't lose him. He is the most gracious, hardworking man that I know. No one has ever been as good to me in my life as he is. He didn't even know who I was for close to 15 minutes or so. It turned out that he had a major drop in sugar and they believe that is what caused him to seize. He refused to go to the hospital of course with the paramedics but he did allow me to take him after much begging (and a bit of threatening). Everything came back normal. I still don't trust it though. All I can do is sit and worry if it is going to happen again.
I guess I need to stop unloading my problems to ya'll. Enjoy some of our holiday photos!
Brie Brie thinking "oh no! not Twilight!!!" haha
After a long night and a great Christmas morning, Brie and Jasper settle down for a nice nap
She was so thankful for every gift....
Trying to calm her down a bit to reassure her I'd be back......
Christmas Eve was another story. We were visiting my sister-in-law and just out of the blue, my dear hubby had a seizure. I was TERRIFIED!!!! He's never had them before. I knew to get him on his side immediately so that he wouldn't choke and was amazed that I remember all my CPR training. Although, I prefer to NEVER have to use it again!!! I didn't know what was happening at first. I thought he was having a heart attack or stroke. He'd been fine all week and he said he didn't even feel it coming on. His face turned blue and I truly thought I was going to be spending Christmas Day planning my husband's funeral. That was how intense it was.
Everything was going through my head. I couldn't lose him. He is the most gracious, hardworking man that I know. No one has ever been as good to me in my life as he is. He didn't even know who I was for close to 15 minutes or so. It turned out that he had a major drop in sugar and they believe that is what caused him to seize. He refused to go to the hospital of course with the paramedics but he did allow me to take him after much begging (and a bit of threatening). Everything came back normal. I still don't trust it though. All I can do is sit and worry if it is going to happen again.
I guess I need to stop unloading my problems to ya'll. Enjoy some of our holiday photos!
Meadow enjoying one of her many Christmas gifts....
Brie Brie thinking "oh no! not Twilight!!!" haha
After a long night and a great Christmas morning, Brie and Jasper settle down for a nice nap
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Last of My Christmas Cards
It has been a busy two weeks trying to get everything ready for Christmas. Especially since we have had quite a few snow days at school and two hour delays. But, I managed to get everything finished (I think.....) Anyhow, here are the last of my Christmas cards. I scraplifted a few ideas, but my mind is so frazzled that I can't remember who I got the idea from.
I LOVE this little guy
I have decided that part of my New Year's resolution will be to scrapbook more for ME in 2011. I have started a blog just for this journey. Join me at Scrappin' 365
This is my favorite one
Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
I made this one for my Asst. Director b/c she loves bears. The inside says Christmas
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