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Many of you know that I'm a trained accountant, so how in the world does rain equal roses? Read on...
Maryland experienced rainy downpours all day today. So I took a few minutes out of my very hectic schedule to snip a few roses from "my rose garden" because the wind and rain were just beating them to death. I feel so adultlike saying my "rose garden". I grew up with my Grandmother always tending to her roses.
I have them surrounding my computer so I can enjoy their loveliness for a few days.
Finally, the kids have a FULL WEEK of SCHOOL. Boy, if I had their school schedule back in the day, I would have been in heaven. For them it's going to be a long week, hopefully for me a very productive week.
Jonathan is learning to play the cello this year and he's super thrilled about it...he practiced five time the first day he brought it home...I'll be glad when he plays something I recognize. The 8 o'clock hour is the grin and bear it hour when he and Leah (violin player) get to practicing.
Full week of school means I've got to get back on my game too as a hybrid homeschooler.
thankfully I have lots of photos...
We were very, very blessed to take a number of trips this summer in the midst of this depression. One of the highlights was just being plaine ole lazy at the beach. We rented a fabulous house at Topsail Island in NC, apparently an unknown gem of an island, and we'd like to keep it that way.
The kids turned 5 shades darker, I got a beautiful reddish tan and my Dad, well...can I say the REDD Foxx look alika LOBSTER, LOL. We watched Alex Haley's Root mini-series everynight, went to a BINGO hall for the first time, celebrated National Cheesecake day by eating it for breakfast, laughed at our Guesture movements, introduced Sierra (the water dog) to the ocean, and just had a good time.
My daughter is in Spanish 4 this year, so she announced that in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we should speak Spanish as much as possible...you know our own little immersion course. The most I could contribute was fixing fajitas for dinner for the past two nights,LOL.
Here are two Amigos:
Three topics come to mind as items to scrapbook on the theme of labor day.
1. Scrapbook a birth...describe the "labor" involved. Click Here to see what I have done in the past.
2. Take time tommorrow at work to snap a photo of you at your job, include some co-workers too.
3. Scrapbook the occupation of your ancestors, be proud of the contributions they made to American history as well as your own personal history.
I'm very proud of my ancestors that were coal miners, steel mill workers and housekeepers. For if it wasn't for their efforts to pay for college of my parents, I probably would not have a college degree. So today I salute them, (and myself of course...as I sit in a client's office working on this "Labor Day").
Here's a shot of a colleague "at work".
