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Expanding My Career

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:50:36 GMT

I have talked about trying to market my idea for interactive Speech Folders, but haven't till now seriously considered doing it. One of the things I would need is original art for the homework papers. Now I use mostly papers marketed by someone already. My post of 11/22/07 shows the whole interactive folder.

I am also very very seriously considering quiting my job as a Public School Speech Pathologist. I hope to work for TinyEye, a telecommunications Speech/Language Therapy company. I'll take as many clients as I can now, and in the summer, and see if it's worth going back to school in the fall, or if I want to keep a full work load online.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:29:14 GMT

www.xanga.com/DoOverAgain

I'm sorry I don't post here much anymore. I have started a new site. The reasons why are convoluted and basically private. If you would like to catch me at my new place, it's DoOverAgain.

More Birthday

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:30:44 GMT

Doug and I went Wally Worlding yesterday. I got so much really cool stuff for my birthday.

This is by far my favorite. They had 7 sets of different Bible characters and I wanted one of each, but limited it to just The One. The girl figurine didn't come with the set. She is a Christmas tree ornament Hummel. She happened to have lost her head during the Christmas season, and was just glued back together a few days ago, waiting to be packed back in the big Christmas tin full of girls and boys her same size, when I happened to be looking around for a doll to be Mary Magdelene. I gave her a lace shawl.

This one didn't come from Wally World. It came in the mail from LuLu. Maybe it ties with Jesus for my favorite. Now I just have to get it autographed. *g*

And we got this when I insisted we stop at the antique, flea market type store near our house. I don't think those are crystals, but it's the only place I see rainbows. *g*

Doug surprised me with this Disney Fairies set the other day. I love it.

Especially the little empty spiral notebook that has information about the fairies at the bottom of every page.

I was sooooooo thankful to find these at Wal-Mart. I hate the between the toe part on these shoes, but the sole is almost exactly like the flip flops that I have now. Now I'm really going to have to get busy making shoes. I bought 3 pairs of these.

I think I may have lost my head in the shoe department or something. Ha. I so wish these didn't hurt my feet, but at least they both hurt much less than the average shoe.

I got this book to use for school.

It's a book full of those beautiful sticker pages, and also coloring pages. The Hannah Montanah magazine is for school too. It's just perfect for a 5th grade girl I have who has difficulty with written language. The bottle is for school too, for me.

I will be turning 48 years old. It's really hard to believe . I tried to take a photo for the archives. I didn't like any of them so I will just have to post them all, because I couldn't choose which one was less worse.

More Rocks and other stuff

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:26:45 GMT

I decided to take a closer look at the little jar of rocks I have. They are supposed to be real, but it was probably all a scam. I ordered them from a t.v. commercial. They had really looked a LOT bigger on the t.v.

I'm sure these are not real. They used to be on a bracelet or something. Except for the one in the middle.

I hate that with this camera, this is just about as close as I can get to something to take a picture before it gets blurry.

I really wonder how you can tell if a stone is a real crystal or not?

It's odd, when I think back to my childhood, I always had rocks on my dresser tops! And big chunks of glass too.

I should probably start using these little stones to make jewelry to sell, or gifts to give away.

This is kinda a freaky shot where I look like I've sprouted wings. Haha.

This is the Barbie Princess lamp that Doug got me for my birthday. I thought I had lost one of the thingees hanging down. After looking for a long time, I gave up and sewed some flowers and a heart bead in the empty spiraling spot! The lamp shade and the outside of the pole, spin around.

It finally appeared in my ring dish. Geesh. After looking under beds, and behind dressers, and everywhere else, it really is hard to believe it was right there in my plain site.

Maybe I didn't notice it cause my attention has been diverted farther away. These guys are soooo ready to go swimming.

Oops. Heh. Wardrobe malfunction in the first shot.

Moving to the kitchen..... The Easter eggs are almost gone now. I can't bear to part with the broken shells yet.

And there are only two left. I don't know if I can ever bear to eat them either.

And OH, my Gawd, I have got to show you these pictures.

In a lot of spots around my home, I have put stuffed animal bumper guards on the sharp corners of furniture so I don't bruise myself on them. These little darlings sit at the top of the stairs.

I just find it hysterical, that over time, as people and animals and such have brushed by them, they ended up like this!

In the other direction... it makes me feel tired looking at all the clutter that needs put away.

At least, looking back down the steps, I finally like the way it is looking.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Saturday.

Quartz Crystal

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:51:50 GMT

Oh goody, I just found what I've been wanting to know. This was buried at the bottom of a drawer I just cleaned out. I really want to learn to do spells and magic!

Spring Magic

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:53:28 GMT

It's sad that I didn't get to do any of my Easter activities with my kids at all. I usually don't start my Earth Day activitites until around the middle of April or later. So I have a big gap in my lesson plan this year. I think I have decided that the theme will be Spring Magic, and will include fairies, butterflies, birds, rainbows, and whatever else may seem to fit the theme.

I colored the picture out of this magic reveal coloring book. It's so cool. The letters in the picture don't show up until you color over them with the magic marker. (The magic one).

We had fun painting Easter Eggs today.

Hope everyone is having a magical and blessed Easter.

Early Birthday

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:35:41 GMT

My birthday is still almost a month away, but I have already started getting a lot of presents.

These all came from Aldi's.

I get an Easter lilly every year. I'm really looking forward to painting the Eyore. Tinkerbell is on a hooded towel. And I'm so happy I got an Ariel to add to my collection of Disney Princesses. I already have a Sleeping Beauty though. And I really have wanted a stuffed lamb for a long time.

This one was waiting for me at Lowe's.

And we went there because we are finally going to start working on the apartment. We have a renter already. She may live in our house for a while until it's liveable. I just love Lowe's 12 months with no payments, no interest deal.

It sure does need a lot of work.

I think the exercise bike will be included in the rent.

This is the view from the apartment door. It's a mess down in my future swimming pool area. At Lowe's I did refrain from getting a slide that would go from the deck into the pool. Maybe some day....

Janice

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:33:07 GMT

Once more death visits next door, next store.

This time he took my long time mentor.

Teacher, co-worker, friend

Nothing to amend.

Her last words were stunning.

I am at peace and I'm not afraid.

Just like she lived her life.

My rocks outside in nature

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:23:27 GMT

I have been wanting a crystal. I forgot I had this tiny one. I think it's a real crystal, but I'm not sure.

I like to line up the two lights cause it makes it seem like the sky is lighting up. I guess it's a reflection I'm beaming onto myself.

These are the rocks going up the first slope of the hill in the back yard. They need a lot of work.

I am tickled pink about this little stream that has sprung up since we got the house. I want to dig it out more and make a creek. When we were looking for a house, I really wanted one with a creek flowing through the property.

Only problem is, it flows right down under our deck. But it then heads right to the spot where I want the swimming pool. Maybe we can have one with fresh water somehow feeding into and out of it. I may need the help of an engineer on this project. Heh.

My Bathroom

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:13:13 GMT

EDIT:

I am finally getting around to doing a post I've been thinking about for a long time. The bathroom is my favorite room of the house.

My apologies to Barbie for leaving her out of the post.

Of all the furniture and stuff, in an estate we bought a while back, my very favorite piece is this vanity.

The bunny slippers even came with it. I love them, but guess what? Yep, they make my feet hurt.

I have a hip saver on this side of it, where you come into the bathroom.

A Disney Princess place mat finally found it's permanent spot.

I also love the new toilet seat we got recently.

Of course there has to be a toy or two to brighten the place up.

Right through that closet is where I want to put a door that goes to an outside swimming pool room.

I don't know if we'll ever get that done, but it's nice to dream.

And this is the castle playset that Doug got me for Christmas. I have finally found a very nice place for it.

You kinda have to play with it from the back side though.

Have a great day everyone. *g*