Our Seventh Week ~ 2014

I honestly didn't take many pictures last week.  Most of the ones I took were for Sunday's Scavenger Hunt.  But I do have a few other random photos to share with you ... 

I'm a bit obsessed with snowflakes lately.  (Did you see my close ups of snowflakes?)  I mean, as long as it is going to keep dumping snow on us, I may as well enjoy them, right?  These were stuck to our living room window.  (By the way, the kids are off school again today because of more snow and ice.)

Keira made Oreo Bon Bons for her Youth Group Valentine's Day celebration.

Alex missed school two days last week due to illness.  He slept a lot,watched a bunch of movies, and colored.  

Because Alex was sick and hadn't made his Valentine's Day box yet, I made one for him.  We decided on Olaf from Frozen.  Friday morning before school I had him hold it for this photo.  He is trying to smile big like Olaf.  :)

Once again, I helped out in Nick's classroom's party.  Cat, the room parent, came up with this game where they had to transfer tissue paper hearts down the line using straws.  At the end there was a bag to place them in.  The team who filled up their bag first was the winner.  It was fun to watch.

I also finally got to go to lunch with my friend, Nikki.  It was a great time talking and catching up with each other.  And I did some one-on-one photography/camera training on Saturday after soccer.  My student, who is a first grade teacher, is getting it!  I love that!

I have a couple classes coming up where I will be teaching folks who to use their cameras.  I'm excited to help people get comfortable switching out of auto mode.  I can see a vast improvement in my photos since I switched from auto about 4 years ago.  Makes me wish I could go back and re-take those images.  :)

Linking with Tamar today:

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Creating a Masterpiece

Before I get to my post, two things ...

1.  I changed the setting on my blog for comments.  Anonymous comments will no longer be accepted.  Why?  Because I am getting bombarded with SPAM!  I must delete a dozen or more spam comments daily.  Any other Blogger bloggers getting pummeled?  Hopefully this change will still allow you to comment without me having the headache of deleting junk all the time.  Please let me know if there is a problem.

2.  There is still time to enter for a chance to win the Abel's Field DVD.  Go check out my review about it and if it interests you, be sure to leave a comment.  Oh, and I guess you'll need to ignore the statement about anonymous comments being allowed.  :)

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When Alex was home from school last Thursday because of strep throat, he asked me if he could paint.  I happened to have a piece of white poster board here, so I dug out the few paints that I had left and let him go to town.  I asked him if he minded that I take some pictures while he worked.  (Some days he yells at me for taking his picture.)  He said it was okay so I sat and watched him paint.

And I rinsed the foam brush out between colors.  :)

And, of course, played a little with my camera.

It was fun watching him take a completely blank "canvas" and create his own little masterpiece.

I will have to buy some more paints and poster board - and a variety of brushes - and let him create more often.  It was very soothing and we now have this beautiful masterpiece to display.

Linking with Sarah, Project Alicia and Love and Live ... Out Loud for Wordless Wednesday.

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