craft – Page 13

i can't even edit in order.. i am posting random pics that caught my eye today. sigh, i miss this place! we did a few touristy things while there.. but really, we were in the middle of everyday italy.. south of naples and we LOVED it. i loved seeing the neighborhoods, seeing the people.. seeing the grit of everyday life. and since i can only handle touristy things in little bits.. i was so glad to share this trip with the people. it was such a people trip. we seriously made the most amazing friends. we are so thankful. it's amazing how you can live across the world, speak different languages.. but still connect.
here is the website that hosted the event.. there is a little video on there that shows some good stuff. the women enjoyed chris, LOL. i am cracking up that the ONLY speaking part of the video is CHRIS TALKING. hahahaha. ahhhh. i love them.

chris hung out with emily's husband a bit while i taught. this was taken while hiking up a volcano.

chris got this one of me teaching.. it's not the best photo but i LOVE it sooo much because me and my new friend paola are cracking up. my translators were the best. THE BEST!

good stuff.. FOOD. get OUT! nutella pizza?! deliciously insane. 🙂

my new favorite appetizer of all time. the potato croquette. i will dream about it.

best pizza ever. good part- it's all for one person. bad part- i have to cut it myself?!

and i love that they have little dessert bars like this. why can't our starbucks be stocked like this? seriously, that would be dangerous.

the women embarrassing chris. 🙂

we met people from france, netherlands, turkey and norway.. and so on the flight home, we couldn't help but befriend a traveller from ireland and gave her a lift to the train station 🙂

ciao!

this was our first year participating in the school’s state float parade. each child was to make a ‘float’ out of natural materials that represented the state they were assigned. not an easy task for a 10 year old. especially when you don’t have skills in architecture or design. but i let kira go with the flow, do what she wanted, because in the end- it’s her project, right?! i was very proud of her. she pulled it off. and then i saw all the other floats. and i was seriously taken aback. ok, built in caves? swaying whales hanging from the ceiling? life size beavers made out of pine cones? an entire town made out of beans?! i am not saying they were not beautiful. they were beautiful. they looked like miniature versions of the Rose Parade! (and yes, the rose parade judges were there at our school judging! as well as the rose court! this was big guys!) but they did not look like they made them completely on their own. and that’s the thing- how much do you help your child? i helped kira as far as breaking the sticks to spell out tennessee. she made everything else. davy crockett, the log cabin, the guitar, etc. and you can tell. 🙂 you know i wanted to take over and construct the Grand Ole Opry and Elvis, but i did not. 🙂 anyways, i know either way you look at it, if you particiapated and showed some effort, you will get a good grade. but in the end, who’s grade is it- the parent or the child? part of me couldn’t help but wished i took over a little. that’s just natural. you want people to oooh and aaaah over your child’s things. there has got to be a balance. i get so stressed out over these kind of projects. i told chris that he is now in charge… and that he had better get thinking now that we will have 3 more kids to go through the system. 🙂

THANK YOU! I HAVE 2 COPIES COMING MY WAY. THANKS TO ALL WHO OFFERED. 🙂 have this sept/oct issue of simple scrapbooks they can spare? i need a copy to give to my son’s teacher and can’t find one at any of my nearby bookstores. if it’s in good condition and you will send it to me, i will send you a 2peas gift certificate in exchange. 🙂 and if there is more than one of you willing, i will take another… i can’t find my original copy and i need/want one for my own too.
thanks 🙂

scrapbook, of course. but i am a weirdo, i love scrapping to deadlines. i have at least 5 each month and i usually wait to the last minute. not because i am a huge procrastinator, but i have to be in the mode. and honestly, i am not in the mode everyday. i am also not a neat person. especially when it comes to scrapping. i try and keep my things organized by company. that seems to help. and off the floor. especially when i have little people passing by me every 5 minutes who step on my gorgeous paper. so my new thing- to lay everything out on my bed. and then i am forced to put it away at the end of the day. which sucks though when you are in serious mode. but i love that place… in the mode… i whipped out 5 1/2 layouts in the last 2 days and it feels goooooood.
i know, totally random.
next entry will be an australia one. i finally got all my pics on my computer. and there is much more to report about.. and to remember. we miss it so. 🙂

Category: craft

italy…part 1 of ???… there’s just so much goodness

state float parade

anyone?

what i love to do