Supply list for Freestyle class

For all freestyle class attendees for Monday night... You'll need: Photos you don't mind messing up, black pens from last class, and adhesive of your choice (though I'll have lots of glue sticks on hand.) We'll also be using: scrap paper and paint brushes (small and 1") craft paint (not a very dark color) I'll have extras of these for folks to borrow as well so truly, DO NOT worry about gathering all this stuff or running out to buy anything. We'll be trying some different freestyle techniques we can add to our journals and I'll have more freebies for you courtesy of Sakura! Woohoo! If you have any questions, feel free to email me at mcmom1@bellsouth.net.

Cory on The Early Show!

and I missed it. Can you believe it? I posted in my last post a photo of him being filmed but I HAD NO IDEA it was for The Early Show. Grrrrrr. I could just slap myself! Anyway, someone on TwoPeasInABucket.com found the video of the segment online. It's about 4 minutes long and he's only on for a few seconds near the end but I'm so glad I have it. AND my friend Jenney actually Tivo'd this show and is burning it to a DVD for me! Phew. Of all people to have missed such a thing! :) On a not so fun note... I'm having a wisdom tooth removed tomorrow. Not looking forward to it but it has become necessary. I took my son to his dad's for a week so he's out of town. Works out well since I will most likely be incoherent for a while. I'll be at the market today buying pudding and soup and yogurt and more pudding. Sounds great, huh? To my freestylers... Next Monday is our second class... we'll be doing some fun things. You need to bring your pens you got at the first class, colored pencils, a 2" wide paintbrush if you have one (low-quality is fine), a couple craft paints, your freestyle journal, and your homework assignment from the last class (the one with the "little bits" of journaling.) If you decided to use your altered journal for something other than the freestyle class you also need to bring something similar to practice techniques in... anything with a little heavier paper is fine. If you still need to coat your journal with clearcoat or varnish, I'll have them with me again so you can finish up.

Two-A-Days 2007

Have you seen the series on MTV entitled Two-a-Days? It's about a high school football team that has been ranked one of the top football teams in the nation most of the past several years. (It's called Two-a-Days because the team practices two times a day - before school and after school.) Well, MTV decided to do a reality series filming the goings-on around the team and the pressures they face both on and off the field (college scouting, girls, winning). Well, it just so happens that's the high school that my son will one day attend. Hoover, Alabama. He currently plays on the local Hoover youth football league and so the kids were invited to talk with the head coach before Friday night's game. MTV was also there filming. Coach said they are the future of Hoover football. It's described as being a religion here. That's not far off. I caught this photo - though very blurry - of my son and a few of his teammates being interviewed by MTV for next year's Two-a-Days series. Hope they don't edit him out. :-) Scrapbooking.... I've got another full doodling class tomorrow night. It's my last doodling class til next year, probably until the big 2-day cropping event in February. Looking forward to doodling tomorrow!

Good morning!

I love early Sunday mornings. My son is sleeping peacefully with his dog at his feet. I pulled out my french press to treat myself to better-than-usual coffee. The house is quiet. No television or anything. It's only a matter of time though... My son will awaken with a sweet "mom?", the dog will run to get a toy for someone to toss. Cory will get up and start telling me what he dreamt about and ask if he can watch cartoons. I'll make breakfast, take the dog out, then the day goes on from there... Later, I've got football to contend with. That's a whole lot of making sure I've got everything. I carry extra shoulder pads, chin straps, mouth guards, ice packs, gatorades... since as team parent I just have to be prepared for anything. As much as I love the peace and quiet right now, it's the noise, the voice of my son, the bark of my dog, the household goings-on, the running around doing busy things, that I love. It's alive. Have a great Sunday y'all. Hope your days are as wonderfully noisy as mine are. :-)