Can I Tell You a Secret?

Time has sped up.

Seriously.

It's faster than before.

Or I'm slower.

I've not written in ages and I feel it... my fingers aren't quite certain what letters to hit and my thoughts are stuttering.

But, tonight I made a card.

A pretty card.

For Baby Girl's teacher.

Because Baby Girl did NOT behave today.

School has been trotting along smoothly for Baby Girl -- good behavior reports, good grades, good, good, good.  And then today.  Today she got not one, but TWO frowny faces in her agenda.  And the following accompanying notes from the teacher:

"Not following along when reading."

AND

"...was VERY distracted today - playing with tiny pieces of paper in desk - Just doing nothing - She has work to finish."

Can I tell you a secret?

It made me a tiny bit happy.  Don't get me wrong.  I scolded her.  We talked about appropriate behavior.  We did ALL of the work she was supposed to have done in class and all of her normal homework.  She didn't get to play with her best friend and had no TV tonight.

But inside, I was just the tiniest bit happy.

I don't want my baby to misbehave.  I hope she never does this again.  But, since she did, I got a the tiniest bit of satisfaction.  Maybe it's not a proud moment, but at least now I know someone else understands the frustration of dealing with Baby Girl when she's in her own world... and finding tiny pieces of paper more interesting than her Reading, Writing and 'Rithmatic.  And I know I'm not totally alone.

So, in the morning, Baby Girl will write a note of apology in the pretty card I made for her awesome teacher.  And I won't feel so guilty for feeling happy.  Cause it's a really pretty card.

A Card for A Hero

Lately I've been creating some cards for Operation Write Home, which sends homemade cards to the soldiers overseas so that they can, in turn, send them back home to their families.   You should try it.

Anyway, today they issued a challenge to make cards for our heroes to send home to their kids.  Here's my first efforts.  I made a few for me to use as well as a few to send to them.  The ones for my use have a button on it, but that thickness can be problematic for their uses, so I eliminated it for the ones to send to them.

It's A2 size (4.25 x 5.5 folded) using Kraft colored cardstock, half an A2 scalloped note in Mango and some scrap strips of K & Co Citronella paper.  The image is a Basic Grey stamp stamped with Versafine in black.  Colored using Copic markers.  Can't recall where the ribbon came from.  The sentiment inside is, 'You Are Precious."

Let me know what you're making!

quiet

hound dog red droopy eyes
worn from life distracted
peer over eyeglass rim and monitor haze
to witness life in the quiet morning