It's a cold morning here, but the sun is out. Lucy has found a great sunny spot in the bedroom to take her morning nap. I wonder if she is dreaming of warm spring days.....I know I am!
January 31, 2010
January 30, 2010
Day 30 - NICE Mini Conference
This morning I attended the NICE Mini Conference. The morning was spent networking with tech friends and attending three great workshops. In this session, Scott Meech was discussing The Lifelong Learning Toolbelt. It was a great way to spend a cold January Saturday!
January 29, 2010
Day 29 - I Have a Dream
While subbing, I saw this awesome project hanging in the hallway out side the 3-4 grade classrooms. Each child had a digital photo of themselves 'sleeping' and they added a speech bubble of their dream. What a great project! MLK, Jr. would be proud of the dreams these young people have!
January 28, 2010
Day 28 - Moon
I looked out the window at dusk this evening and saw a huge bright moon. It has been rare this month to have a cloudless sky, so we were lucky to see this beautiful moon tonight. My camera doesn't do it justice, but I heard later on the news that the moon is the closest to earth that it will get during 2010.
January 27, 2010
Day 27 - Retired friends
I had lunch with 30 retired teachers from my school district today. At the end of the luncheon, I took this photo of me and three of my best friends. The shot was taken as we were looking into a giant mirror that covered one whole wall in the room at the restaurant. I think they thought I was being a little goofy wanting to take the photo that way!
January 26, 2010
Countdown!
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Okay, so this isn't really a photo, but it is my post for today. My daughters and I are going on a 'Girls Trip' at the end of March. I'm really looking forward to relaxing and having fun with them!
January 25, 2010
Day 25 - Lucy's new do!
This photo was enhanced using a website called piZap. Thank you to my friend Skip for sharing it with our PLN today. I'm collecting a variety of fun photo editing sites for a workshop I'll be presenting soon. This one is a fun addition to my list!
January 24, 2010
Day 24 - Waiting
Lucy has an internal time clock that is amazing. About 30 minutes before her dinner time, she begins waiting to be fed. In this photo, she decides to stare at Scott until he gives in and feeds her!
January 23, 2010
Day 23 - Therapy dog
I've been volunteering at Rainbow Time at a public library one Saturday per month. The Rainbow Assisted Therapy Dogs come and spend time with children who have autism. In this photo, Abbey (the dog) looks on as the children play a rubber electronic keyboard. It is so fun to see the children and the dogs interact with each other!
January 22, 2010
Day 22 - Dirty snow
Our daytime temperatures this week have been hovering just above freezing, so the snow has been melting. But as it melts, it exposes the dirt that has accumulated or was plowed into the snow banks. This is the ugly part of winter in the Chicago area. The colorful stake at the edge of the grass was planted by one of our neighbors. It helps the snowplow drivers see where the parkway grass begins and hopefully there will be less damage to repair this spring. I'm hoping the dirty snow melts quickly.
January 21, 2010
Day 21 - Gray day
A very gray day again in the Chicago area, so while out for a walk I'm forced to search for beauty. I'm not sure this is beauty, but it is an amazing part of nature. This is a squirrel nest. During the majority of the year, it is hidden by the leaves in the tree, but in the winter, it is exposed for all to see. It strikes me that we are the opposite, as people, in the winter we are bundled up and hardly recognizable to neighbors who drive by. I look forward to the warm days of spring when we can shed our winter layers.
January 20, 2010
Day 20 - Scott
My husband, Scott, has been unemployed since the end of April. Recently he attended some job hunting workshops at our public library. One of the workshops was on using LinkedIn. He asked me take a photo for his profile picture. I took about a dozen shots and this is the one he chose. Although I worked at eliminating the glare on his glasses, I wasn't completely successful. I guess I need to learn more about portrait photography!
January 19, 2010
Day 19 - Listening Center
I was subbing in a first grade classroom today as a 1-to-1 teaching assistant. This class is well organized and the teacher has done a wonderful job teaching the kids how to learn independently at a variety of centers during their morning literacy block. The kids are engaged, obviously enjoy the work they are doing, and are learning great skills. In this photo, the girl is drawing and writing a response about the the book she listened to on a CD. How fun!
January 18, 2010
Day 18 - Books
This is the pile of books on my desk that I would like to read soon. Several of them were on my 'wish list' on Amazon and I received them for Christmas.The book on top is the next selection for our Book Club, and I do plan to start reading it today!
January 17, 2010
Day 17 - Lunch
Lucy gets a foot long carrot for lunch everyday. Here she is contemplating the last little piece. She likes carrots better than doggy treats!
January 16, 2010
Day 16 - Foggy night
Tonight we drove out to have dinner with old college friends. They live about an hour away. It was a nice drive out there, a wonderful dinner, and a great visit. You know you are having good conversations when you linger over dinner for two and a half hours! I snapped this photo during the foggy drive home.
January 15, 2010
Day 15 - Caricature
I do love looking at the student artwork hanging in the halls of the schools where I sub. At this school, the 5th graders all drew a caricature of themselves. They were all amazingly well done! This is one of my favorites. Notice that she is lifting a barbell. Our schools have wonderful art teachers who bring out hidden talent in all our students.
January 14, 2010
Day 14 - Firefighters
I was subbing in an early childhood class today and snapped this photo of the boys during their free play time. This firetruck folds flat and springs into shape in less than a minute, just like a pop-up tent. The boys were having such a fun time being firefighters, notice the one inside 'driving' the truck!
January 13, 2010
Day 13 - Blue Shirts
I was at the Apple Store today for a one-2-one appointment. On my way out, I noticed all these blue shirts standing at the window. At first glance, they look like Apple Store employees waiting for customers. In reality, they are life-size cardboard photographs of real Apple employees, the side facing the window has their front sides. I always marvel at the creativity that comes out of Apple!
January 12, 2010
Day 12 - Drums
These colorful Conga drums caught my eye as I was subbing today. Our school district owns a classroom set of them and the the music teachers rotate them to all the buildings during the school year so that all the kids get to experience playing these wonderful instruments. I got to sit in on a first grade music lesson today and see the excitement of the kids as each one of them had their own drum and were able to produce music following their teacher's patterns. What fun!
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