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More Fingernail painting!

Robin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:17:00 GMT

It's the time of year that we get really busy.

We had Family Night last month, Prematurity Awareness Week all week, District Meeting yesterday and we went out to visit our ladies at the nursing home. They were very excited to see us and get their fingernails done for the holidays. I spent my time visiting with a lady who has two precious daughters but neither live close enough to come see her weekly. She was very happy to share the story of her life and I was glad to listen. The kids were very busy painting nails and talking with the other ladies. It is amazing to watch the interaction between these generations. I love knowing that in the mix of the craziest we call life their are kids who will make time in their life to serve their community.

Yesterday we learned that the lady who is working on the Cathedral window is all alone in this world. She is actually on her second quilt having complete one for her twin bed she is now working on one for the owner of the home. However, she is limited in materials and supplies, so we're going to put her a sewing basket together for a Christmas present. Then we will restock it with fat quarters throughout the various holidays. We have enough materials that we should be able to keep her stocked for years. I am very excited to be able to help on a more personal level.

December brings to one of my favorite projects which is the Christmas Party we do for special needs kids in our community. We get a list from the school for wants and then go over and do a party for the children complete with Santa Claus. I love the kids faces when he arrives. They get so excited. So many of them do not get a lot of opportunity to have one on one contact with people outside their small circle. So this is is such a valuable experience for them. For my kids I have seen it be life changing. Many of them realize how truly bless they are even if they don't get that new whatever for Christmas. They realize their blessed because of the gifts they were born with and that they have much more to be thankful than they realize.

I can't wait!!!!!!

Robin

This is what my students do.......Quilts made by students

Robin — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:58:00 GMT

These are two of the quilts that my students made for the pregnancy center in our home town. They actually made five. This was part of their project for state competition and their now headed to nationals. Fundraising ideas anyone??????

I am very proud of them they also did puppet shows at the local school and celebration. They made 250 plus puppets to giveaway after the show.

They also knitted some little tiny baby hats. I made the one below.

All play and no work!!!!

Robin — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:18:00 GMT

I guess I've been playing with my quilting to much!!!! (If that's possible) Because I am way behind on silly things like writing lesson plans, grading papers and such!

Or perhaps it has more to do with almost two weeks of state mandated testing, a week of travel to take the kids to a conference, another week of traveling for the school. I'm not sure were all my free time is suppose to be.

But no more complaining, it sounds like I don't like teaching. When the truth is I don't like it most days, I LOVE IT. Helping teenagers set and reach goals is a fabulous way to spend the day. They're so funny when they use their imagination to create the unlimited project or idea and go for it. As you watch them gain the confidence to do that I always gain confidence it myself. My only wish is I had time to get all of them to see their potential.

Congrats by the way to my student who became a teen mom in her junior year, finish high school despise the lies that her family told her. Last week graduated from the local community college with her professional credentials to work in a license daycare, called an ECPC here in Florida. Way to go Dimesha, I'm proud of you.

They are truly apart of my life quilt.

I made her this quilt when she graduated from high school. Purple is to remind her she is a member of the royal family.