Bela asked if she could choose my outfit for today, so this is what I wore.
Kelsey was my photographer this morning.
Thursday!
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Wordless Wednesday (kind of)
I paid $10 for the shirt (a jacket came with it), and the skirt had been waiting in my closet for a long time.
Tuesday!
Thanks to Hannah for taking this pic.
Believe it or not, I found all of the components for this particular outfit in my closet. I remember buying the flared skirt for a flamenco dancing class I had signed up for. I had to cancel because the weather was turning nasty. It hasn’t been offered again (sadly). I had been waiting for the chance to use my fancy purple scarf, and today was the day. 🙂
A Widow’s Confession
Even though my dear soul mate has been gone for almost six months, I feel like it has only been days. I guess I’m still in shock. I haven’t discussed it with any other ladies I know who have suffered the same loss, but I imagine it’s much the same for them. I just keep going, fighting through every day.
My community was very supportive and generous. Bela and I got quite a bit of mail following the tragedy. It shames me to say, however, that I have not been able to even read all of the sympathy cards we received. Don’t get me wrong—I know who sent one, and all the love has been appreciated, but as far as sitting and reading each line…well, I still can’t. I don’t know when I’ll be able to or even if I will be able to. I have them saved here at home, though. Maybe some day….
Forensic Fridays
My daughter and I found an amazing forensics class online. Since my public school day ends at two on Fridays, we decided to complete work for forensics every Friday. Yesterday we took a field trip to the local sheriff’s office to look at the equipment for lifting prints.
We saw some training pictures and a program to recreate scenes of accidents.
Wynn showed us how to dust for prints.
He made lifting the print look easy.
Now Bela has a souvenir of a neat learning experience.
http://bsapp.com/forensics_illustrated/index.html
Picture Day
Today was picture day at school. I, however, chose not to participate. (In my defense, when the call came for teachers needing a picture made, I had a class.) Instead of donning a skirt and a fancy shirt, I wore my capri pants with a shirt paying tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. I bought the shirt at Warped Tour when I met MC Lars. He’s a clever rapper who rhymes about Poe. He also happens to be a really nice guy. If you’ll remember, he gave me a free CD.
I was rocking my Poe shirt today.
I had a lot of questions about my shirt today. The kids want to hear the CD about Poe, so I’m bringing it to class long enough to play my favorite track—number seven.
One More Outfit
This isn’t the best picture, but it is not Kelsey’s fault. Again, a huge thank you goes to Michaela at Maurice’s for helping me choose clothes.
I am not photogenic at all, sadly.
New Outfit!
Thanks to Kelsey for taking this shot.
If you’ve been following along, you know by now that I went on a serious shopping spree in Maurice’s. I even had my own personal shopper, a former student named Michaela. She worked hard to help me get the items I needed.
Hokki Stools
I have to confess that I’m not entirely sure how to pronounce the name of these stools, but my students sure will be happy to sit on them! I even tried one out this afternoon. (They were delivered during the last class of the day, so I sent my student to get them from the office. Thanks, Jeffy!)
Dressy Day 2
Thanks to Michaela, I’m finally in style.
I have to practice my mean face even though I’m wearing my fancy duds. Tara was kind enough to snap this shot.
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