September 23, 2008

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Hundredth Post, Blog Anniversary, and Give-Away

September 23, 2008 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

So, really I didn’t do this on purpose. It just happened. The universe aligned all neat-like and the hundredth post coincided with the one-year anniversary of the blog.

Promise.

I know it seems awfully suspicious, but I had to write 3 posts today.

I HAD to.

I just happened to be poking around in my stats yesterday and realized that today is my year-blogging anniversary. And then I just happened to notice that I’d written 97 posts. So there you have it, now I’m at a hundred.

To celebrate I wanted to do something fun–and have a Give-Away.

I know I am very original.

So here you have it. I bought some supplies from Little Windows when I was at the Long Beach Quilt Show in July. It was an anniversary gift for Eric who is obsessed with photography. Did I mention that we have a photo studio in our back room? I’m serious. He has purchased umbrella lights and everything.

So here’s the during.

I used a scrapbooking letter for the “K”, and part of photos Eric took. I did not use the cropping software…

Here are some more. In the center oval one I placed threads.

Here is the mixture half-gelled. It was fun to play with at this point.

This afternoon when I got home from work I popped them out of the molds. And here you have it.

The craziest part–for me–was drilling a hole through Eric’s forehead–to clarify, the photo of his forehead–so I could create a jump ring to attach it to the necklace. It was a bit crazy. I probably won’t ever wear the necklace, but it makes for a nice photo. Silver reacts with my skin leaving me with a rash and the silver turned permanently black.

Anyway, to get to the Give-Away. Leave a comment and I’ll randomly draw a winner sometime Saturday morning. I’ll make a photo charm necklace for you. Once the winner is selected we can consult and decide on a shape, image, etc.

Good luck. Here’s to another year and continued projects–the original purpose of this blog-venture.

Peace,

Katy ^_^

How I Pass My Days–Part 7–Rinsing Out Soapy Glasses

September 23, 2008 in cooking | No comments

Soon I will be relieved of my duties.

Soon this will be out of my life forever…

And this…

And this…

…and I’m sooo excited. It isn’t anything personal–but the dishwasher has past her prime–and no longer works.

Did I mention I’m tired of washing dishes by hand.

I don’t mind the task itself. I am just terrible at it. Growing up my job was dish-dryer at my grandma’s house. I was a pretty darn good dish dryer.

As a washer, I have this problem of not rinsing well enough. This leads to getting a soapy tasting bite because of my fork or a soapy tasting drink because of my glass. And well, people are supposed to wash their mouths out with soap for a reason. It suuuuucks. There is nothing positive about it.

Peace,

Katy

How I Pass My Days–Part 6–Shaking in the Corner…

September 23, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments

I think I’ve recovered.

Yesterday, I sat down at my desk at the back of the classroom expecting a typical Monday morning. Instead, someone came and abducted the teacher for a “meeting.” Which left the teacher giving me instructions on what to do as she exited the classroom. I was in control of 21 third graders for over an hour. Okay, that is an exaggeration. They were in control of me most some of the time too. I don’t think a third of the class all of a sudden need to use the restroom at the same time. They were pretty convincing little actors–doing the pee pee dance and everything.

But, I think I’ve recovered.

Today, I happily sat at my desk in the back of the room grading papers, hanging work up, making copies, creating a door decoration for fall, and sipping a Pumpkin Spiced Latte–my teacher knew I needed an extra special treat after what happened yesterday.

Actually, I think the “fear” of teaching was worse than teaching. In fact sometimes it was downright fun. But I was terrified to try it on my own. Makes me grateful for my stubborn personality that I “Just Did It.” Maybe next time I can be in charge of a lesson and know about it in advance. :)

Peace,

Katy

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