December 10th

Today was great!

We had our Rotorua Scrapbook Crop and it was a day filled with friends, creativity, food, chatter and plenty of laughs.

I took a couple of things to work on and as usual got very little done… but I came home feeling really good about my day!

We made sure we got a group photo with Toby!  He was so excited to see all his “Aunties” again… and he was REALLY excited to see Grandma!

Donna and Deborah asked if they could borrow a trolley to bring their stuff in… I thought they were joking!  These two had their whole room with them!!!  By comparison Mum was travelling REALLY light!

We really did have a great day!  I got Day 9 finished in my December Daily… which is the ONLY thing I completed!  But I did get quite a lot done on my big canvas I’m working on… there was paint and ink all over the place :)

Happy scrapping xxx

December 9th

After a busy and eventful week it was really lovely to go and get my hair done.

Tomorrow is going to be a big day so I decided to get my hair washed, blow waved and straightened.

Jazz is lovely!  She always does such a great job with my hair… she also does the most AMAZING head massages!  I’m sure I’ve caught myself just in time to stop snoring a few times.

After my wash Jazz brought me a wonderful cup of hot chocolate… creamy, “chocolatey” and divine.

By the time Jazz had finished I was ready to face the world again!

Dear Santa, Can I please have more “pretty hair” days?

It always feels like such a treat to get my hair done.  I’ve been going every six weeks for my trims… and until recently I hadn’t even thought of just going as a treat for myself… but now I love doing that!  It’s an instant pick-me-up after a busy week!

Happy scrapping xx

December 8th

Today we had the Year 6 Leavers Ceremony.  The kids were well practised and ready for the event, the music was all in place and the microphones had been checked several times.  The work paid off because it all ran smoothly.

Most of my Year 6’s are really ready for Intermediate and I know they will all be fine.

After having most of these kids in my class for two years it’s going to be bittersweet to see them actually leave next week.

I promised myself that I wouldn’t cry this year… in fact I promised the kids I’d make cupcakes if I DID cry!

I was fine until Tangiroimata started to cry during her speech… all of a sudden my eyes were LEAKING!!!

Now I have to make cupcakes!

I managed to get most of the kids together after the ceremony and get a photo… of course they all wanted a ‘silly’ one as well! 

We’ve only got 3 1/2 more days of school this year and we’re definitely in ‘wind down’ mode.  There work sample books and reports went home today and the kids took all their personal stuff home as well. 

Next week we’ll be cleaning up… de-cluttering… sorting and packing stuff away for the summer holidays.

I’m looking forward to it!!

Happy scrapping xxx

December 7th

Tonight was Tony’s special farewell with our school community.  There had been loads of preparation for this event and everything ran really smoothly.

There were lots of “old” faces at the gathering and I was really happy to see Renee had travelled down for the event!  It was so good to see her again!  We laughed and talked just like old times!

Tony’s speech was fantastic and so funny that I had tears running down my face.

He’s going to be hard to replace!  We’ve all known he was leaving next week but tonight it actually felt real.

Tony has been at our school for 24 years and for the past 21 years he’s been the Principal.  It was Tony who gave me a chance to be a full-time teacher again after a serious illness 11 years ago.  I wasn’t sure if I could handle full-time work but Tony took a chance on me and it paid off.

Selwyn won’t be the same without his leadership but I’m sure there will still be many exciting things ahead for both him and us.

I was really pleased with Tony’s reaction to his ‘This is Your Life’ album… it certainly made all the hard work worthwhile!

Happy scrapping xxx