THE "BEAR" NECESSITIES

So Felipe took this picture of my husband working today....um 

what is that in the background?

Chris could not "bearly" see this bear!

DRUMROLL . . . WE HAVE PRESCHOOLERS!

We have two preschoolers!

Not just cousins,

like Preston & Haley

or

Carter & Addie,

But sisters!  

Yup.

The twinners are now in preschool!

Deerfield Elementary.

Their teacher is a twin!

And . . . their teacher and her twin have

their birthdays the 

exact same day

as Ally and Brooky!!!

With neighbor, Sienna

 

LAUREN

Lauren Bateman was one of my all time favorites!

she is a former grandstudent (I taught her dad, Jordan,

my 3rd year of teaching.)

She is serving her mission in Germany and Switzerland.

I saw this post on Facebook.

Soooo cool!!!

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SHOOTING

THIS TIME, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

MY COUSIN LIVES THERE.

GRATEFUL FOR FACEBOOK SAFETY STATUS!

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Kellie's Safety Status

Kellie Howard marked herself safe during The Shooting at The Jacksonville Landing, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

1 hr · 

Crisis Response

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BACK TO SCHOOL . . . CLOTHES

My annual Back to School tradition

is still in effect.

$25 for each child for new clothes

for a new school year.

Here are the 2018-2019 results:

Chris & Kim Family

Courtney (Senior), Camry (7th), Carter (3rd)

Camille & Mark

Shayla (6th)

(pants and shoes)

New braces for Shay!

Ashley & Jon Family

Jaycie (8th)

Preston (5th)

Addie (3rd)

McKay & Lori

Cole (9th), Haley (5th), Lily (2nd)

Heidi & Mike

Oakley (2nd)

Dress, shoes, leggings, headband

Ally (Preschool)

Brooky (Preschool)

Ally & Brooky

Only 3 kiddos not in school!
Ryker (next year)
Kenzie & Jacob (2 years)

(I put my nieces and nephews in order,

then their kiddos)

1ST DAY OF SCHOOL . . . RETIRED TEACHERS LUNCH

Today is the start of the 6th year of our

Alpine Elementary Retired Teachers Lunch.

I have been to every lunch.

This is #61!

Attending were:

Joy Alldredge, Vicky & Jay Haws, Carolyn Hutchings,

Bonna Hanson, me, John Pool, Linda Western,

Mary Sampson, Cathy Tibbitts, Cheryl Dominguez,

Loretta & Kenny Stevens, and Don & Paige Beckstrand.

Our favorite principal, David Stephenson, also

came to visit, with Kimberly Bird from District office.

David brought us all a gift package:

cards, chapstick, and shirt with the district

theme for the year!

BACK IN THE POM POM PILLOW BUSINESS

WHY, YES!
THIS IS A PORTRAIT DRAWN BY A STUDENT OF ME.
IT'S VERY ACCURATE!
I TRULY AM THE . . .
POM POM PILLOW QUEEN!

One of the few crafty things I did with my

school kids, that I thought I was good at, was

making pom pom pillows.

My teammate, Calvan, taught me how to

make them my second year of teaching.

I didn't do it my first year, or the year I 

wasn't there because of foot surgery.

The directions are not written down.

Everything is in my head.

My students were always proud of these!

I brought home 4 pillow frames when I retired.

I threw the rest away.

Bishop Bagley made 35 for me, that I paid for.

Jon took those 4 home, and made me 4 new ones,

without the rusty nails.

I taught Ashley's 4 kids how to make them.

Ages 13, 10 1/2, 8, and 3 1/2.

Even Ryker, the 3 year old, could do a lot!

When we went shopping for the supplies, I was

surprised how much had changed in 5 1/2 years!

The material was fabulous!  

"Frozen", "chevrons", even glitter material!!!

Wrapping

Tying

The "X's" begin to appear

Pillow top before cutting it off . . . to create the fringe

My students always did this.

Putting the pillow top on the head.

Even the 3 year old instinctively knew this part of the process!

Cutting to create the pom poms

Bottom after tying

Cutting it off the frame, creates the fringe

Clipping the material to make it lay flat.
Also, clipping triangles at the corner, 
to make the pillow "pointy."
(This is all done inside out)

 Stuffing the pillow

The "Sewer"

Sewing the opening closed

More stuffing

Left over Spiderman material makes a great cape!
(I always had students get more yarn and material
than needed, in case they made a mistake.)

Depending how you start the pillows, gives

you your top color.

Ryker, age 3.

Blue and red yarn.

Spiderman material.

The back shows his material

Preston, age 10 1/2 . . . 5th grade

Blue and yellow.

Solid blue material.

Golden State Warriors colors (favorite team)

or now, 

Indiana Pacers colors, Uncle CJ's team.

And . . .a selfie of the sewer!

Addie, age 8.

Light mint and dark mint.

Material was mint and gray chevrons.

3rd grade.

Jaycie, age 13.

Mint and dark gray.

Material is light gray and white.

8th grade.

Ryker's pillows

Preston

Addie's pillows on bed

Addie

Jaycie's pillow on bed

Jaycie

Jaycie's mom went to 2 days of Young Women Camp.
When Jaycie came home a few days later,
her mom had redone her room!
One of the walls is painted mint.
Sooooo cute!

I am pretty proud that after 5 1/2 years since
the last pillows, I still remember how to do it!!!
Especially, since nothing is written down . . . it's all in my head!

Maybe the next kids to make them, I'll video, explain it,
and put it on You-Tube,
Unless any of my 1,000 students that made them
can figure it out.  That way, I don't have to take it to my grave!

(Click on pom pom pillows under my "labels" on
this blog.  Lots of pictures of pillows through the years.)