My Latest Do!!

So I saw a picture of a haircut that I really wanted. I decided to CHOP it all off and go super short. Again, this is another cut done by Kenzie. Here's the pictures of my new cut. I absolutely love it, and it's SO much easier to style. YAY!! Tell me what you think...

Easy Crafty Idea

For school, I'm having to do an art trade book review with a group of classmates. We have to show everyone an activity that would be fun for kids to do in art. I actually did that activity before class, so that we have examples to show. It was very simple, and I thought it turned out pretty neat. You guys with kids might find this fun, or those of you who are super crafty might find this as a cool new way to decorate.

The materials needed include:
Gold Acrylic Paint, Elmer's Glue, Marker, Black Shoe Polish, Paint Brush, Paper Towel, & Cardstock or Cardboard

Step 1:
Draw your lines, picture, or design on your cardstock or cardboard

Step 2:
Open your glue so that thick lines will come out. Hold the glue a little bit away from the paper as you trace your drawing. You need to hold it away, so that the glue stays raised on the paper. Let it dry (overnight for best results).

Step 3:
Paint the entire cardstock or cardboard with the gold acrylic paint. Let that dry (about 5-10 minutes). Cardboard holds up better and won't curl.

Step 4:
Rub some black shoe polish on your paper towel, and gently brush over your picture to give it an antique look of old metal, and you're finished!!

Back 2 SchooL

Last week, I started back to school. It seems like it's going to be a pretty fun semester. The teachers are really nice, and there aren't as many assignments due :)!! The classes I'm taking include: Science Methods, Arts/Music Methods, Math Methods, Language Arts Methods, and PE Methods.

For my field experience, I'll be teaching in Ogden City Schools in a third grade classroom. I'm really excited to teach third graders, because most of my portfolio work has been done on third grade. This will be a great learning experience.

As for PE Methods, my class gets to teach first graders! That should be interesting and fun. Those kids will have so much energy, that they'll probably wear us out instead of us wearing them out.

Other than that, I thought I'd show you guys my first Art/Music Methods assignment. We had to create a "Past, Present, and Future" project that represented how we feel about art/music, what we've done for art/music in our lives in the past and present, and then what we hope to do in the future for ourselves and our students. I just used oil paint, acrylic paint, ribbon, art paper and cardstock paper (glue stick and a glue gun too). Tell me what you think...

Gigantic Flowers!!

Just last week, I noticed how HUGE our Hawaiian flowers had gotten. They are so big now, and they are even pulling up our cloth weed guard underneath our bark. They are taller than me!! I can stand next to them and they are still a few inches higher. There are even a few that are at the same height as Clint and he's 6'1''.


I still don't know the name of these flowers because a neighbor gave them to us and I dont' remember what he called them. However, when we saw him last he said, "So are those things on steroids or what?". I know that I tried googling tall red hawaiian flowers, and the closest looking flower was called Red Ginger. Anyway, I think they are just beautiful and I thought I'd show the comparison in height from the last pictures we took of them.

Picture taken on August 6th: Hitting the 6th side paneling on the house

Picture taken September 1st: Hitting the 12th side paneling of the house