Reflections Contest

Jonah won the Reflections contest at the school level as well as the district level. He was not able to go to regional because there was not a category for three-dimensional projects. He did a fantastic job on this volcano and spent many hours working with wire, clay and paint. CONGRATULATIONS Jonah!!!

Zettiology: A Little Artistic Adventure

I've been experimenting with creating "zettis." It's a folk art style originated by artist Teesha Moore but hard to define. Some common characteristics are striped legs, black and white checks or stripes, bright colors, a quirky look and usually in a collage form. I've loved collages ever since it was a required subject in a high school art class. Creating zettis over the past week have taken me out of my comfort zone and charged up my creativity.

Back:"I'd like to return my baggage."

 (My first try)

Back: "I feel like I'm traveling in reverse."

Is he still wrong??

Well..DUHHHHH

 

Back: "I'd worry about getting old if I wasn't so damn sexy!"

I took these and more into the store today.

At the Park and the Elephant Tree

We took the kids to the playground at Clinton Elementary this afternoon. It was so nice to be outside! I tried to capture a few "feet" photos.

 Jonah

Hazel

Ez

Ez really isn't holding onto Jonah's feet, but it looks like he is.

Here's Jonah again.

Ez, looking through one of the handles of the monkey bars.

 Under the elephant tree. This tree is pretty well known.

 I love this photo of Hazel.

 Ez had fun taking pictures with my camera today. Some of them turned out better than mine!

Hazel's Hands

We had Jonah, Ez and Hazel for a couple of days while their parents went to Mesquite. They are great and good and fun, but I was very tired by Sunday night:)

I decided to focus on Hazel's hands for these pics.

Ez had a slight fever and cough and fell asleep early.

Jonah is in first grade. It's so sweet to receive love notes from him.

UCET Conference

I attended the UCET (Utah Coalition for Educational Technology) Conference at Murray High School today. Murray is my old stomping ground when I attended court reporting school and not far from the high school. It's also not far from one of my favorite parks. I attended sessions on photography, the Web 2.0 classroom (google docs, blogs, paperless classroom) and Twitter tools for teachers. Amazing how exhausted I am from using my brain today -  in a different way.

I was delighted to find my friend, Pat O'Connor in the vendor area. He was here from Colorado with Lightspeed and the Redcat portable audio system. He is a walking miracle and has an incredible survival story which touches anyone who hears it. Recently his story was told on a Denver TV station commemorating the one-year anniversary of the accident and can be viewed here. (They don't talk about the mystery man who showed up out of nowhere and provided a lighter to keep him warm, but can be read off the site.) http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=62379621001

I really liked  UCET's clever poster this year, advertising the conference.

Storm Clouds and Rays

An interesting sky on my way home from work on SR193.

Jelly Beans at Work

Having this bubble gum machine house jelly beans instead of gum just makes kids and their parents happy when teachers drop in to register or to ask a question. No sticky gum...whiney, tired kids smile when they can pick a penny from the bucket, put it in the slot and get some jelly beans:)