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I subbed for my friend today in her special needs first grade. I volunteer there every week, so the kids are very comfortable with me. I love the time I spend there. They are the kindest group of children you could ask to have in a classroom, and my friend is a fantastic teacher so they are making such good progress. One reason I don’t miss teaching is that each week I get my “kid fix” and “colleague fix.” And then I get to go home without the paperwork, political hassles, and worries of a full-time job.

Yesterday I spent most of the day working on the computer trying to learn some more features in Photoshop Elements 8. I made some progress, and spent a good amount of time working on a watermark for my photographs. Tracy gave me a set of actions for Christmas that will resize, sharpen, and add a watermark to your photographs before you upload them to the web. I’ve yet to come up with a watermark I really like, so it’s a work in progress.

I do have two layouts to share.The first one is from my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday party in June. As I was going through some papers recently I found a Doodlebug paper with pennants, and it seemed the perfect embellishment for the photograph that had been in the “to scrap” pile for several months.

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Basic Grey and Doodlebug papers, tag and ribbon from stash, American Craft “Jewelry Box” chipboard alphas 

The second layout I did for a sketch that will be posted at Scrap-Mart tomorrow morning. It’s another party layout from this summer.

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Scenic Route, Sassafrass Lass, &  Collage Press papers, title cut from Making Memories Slice “Calendar,” Sassafrass Lass border “Gum Drop Garden,” circle cut from Nestabilities die, Papertrey cardstock, buttons from stash, Jolee’s sticker (I think.)

7 thoughts on “Two Parties”

  1. Amy

    At least as adults your kids will look at the camera! I have along time to wait by the look of things 🙂
    You seemed to have found the balance with life at home and work life – I think it would be very difficult as a retired teacher to leave the scene entirely.
    I had a go at making my own watermark one time, yes – it is difficult to find something appropriate.

  2. Rhona

    Your layouts are great and I love the photos in the second one – they look so summery and remind me that it won’t be too long before summer is back again (being very optimistic!)
    My sister is a teacher and as much as I know she would love to have more time at home now I think she too would miss the contact with the children if she just stopped teaching. Perhaps doing what you do would suit her when the time comes.

  4. Mel

    I find teaching part-time works so well for me – especially while my own children are young. I would miss it if I stopped, but when I do it full-time I get so overwhelmed and I know I wouldn’t give enough of myself to my job OR my family! So glad you’ve found a good solution x
    Oh, and I love the layouts – especially the first one with the bunting 🙂

  5. Sian

    I love that bunting and the tassel in the second one too. Lovely layouts! My Dad was head of a special needs school and it was such a blessing for us..those kids taught us a lot

  6. Sharyn

    I love these layouts! That pennant is super cute. Please share your watermark once you’ve finished it up – I’m excited to see what you create!

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