I can do it!

I can make 2 scrapbooks by next Monday, I can, I can!

I probably wrote about this last year but I will again. About 5 years ago I thought it would be a great idea to put together scrapbooks for my kid's teachers from the class. I have each student send in pictures and messages for their page and then I create a personal page for them. This was so much easier when I didn't work 2 jobs and didn't have such busy kids.Anyway, it's become one of those things that once I started it, I can't stop because the teacher's and kids look forward to each year. Oy vay!
Did I mention we are having a heatwave? Did I mention yet this year that we don't have AC? Yeah, I'm pleasant right now.
Last week was so bad, we ran day & night every day. My biggest kid turned 15 on Tuesday and we still haven't had her icecream cake that's sitting in the freezer.

Bad family!
Yesterday, however, was a great day. Julia has been taking voice lessons since February and did so well so quickly that she was asked to be in the recital. She did an amazing job singing "Ten Minutes Ago" from Cinderella and "Maybe" from Annie. To say i cried would be such an understatement.

Anybody miss me?

Well, I miss all of you!!!!
Please, tell me that June is almost over. I won't bore you with details... too much... but I have been out of my mind, crazy, throw yourself out of a window, swear you'll never volunteer to do another thing ever again busy. Ugh!
It's almost over.
Yesterday was the last day of school. Yay...sort of! I make scrapbooks for the kids teachers grades 3 thru 6. Why those grades? Because they can't cooperate before or after those grades, I've found. I have the kids send me a few pictures and messages for the teachers and then I create pages for them based on their personalities. Some girls made their own, bless them! I had the deadline marked as APRIL 25th.......... I received most of them last week. grrrrrrrrr. My kitchen table has been dedicated to scrapbook stuff for 2 weeks, what a mess! Anyway, it turned out great and the teacher just loved it (this is her 2nd one). Here are some pages to peek at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbcyr/sets/72157600408369298/
I also whipped up this quick tote for the 2nd grade teacher:


In typical Carol fashion, I was embroidering at the kitchen table minutes before wrapping it up.
I just wanted to let you know that I am still around, in case anyone was wondering. Hopefully I will back soon :)