The View from our hotel room
The view from the Wildflower Bread Co. Uptown
At the airport scenic overlook, 1000 ft. above the town.
We found the traveling Buddha on the way back down
The view of the cars from way up here....
So this is the chart and certificate that Matt received after a named a star for him. We are thinking about doing another for me. Possibly when we have kids getting one for them too... But that's a long time off yet.
Here are the wedding canvasses we received on the same day and the shadow box of my bouquet. I think everything turned out well.
Okay so I haven't been very good at keeping up with this since the wedding so here is the run down of everything I have taken on this year.
I am the grade chair for special areas which basically means I am the first to know what is going on with us and the school (most of the time). I receive a stipend for this.
I am the lead union representative for my campus of 3 reps, I shoulder the responsibility of making sure the Memorandum of Understanding (our guidelines) are followed. I also have to hold monthly meetings to communicate what the head of the union needs communicated.
I belong to the Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) , Morgan is the Chair, I help her by taking minutes and help to resolve issues and complaints with 8 other people. (the 2 means I hear a lot of complaining).
I am still running my after school art classes starting in October. I will have 2 a month except for December and January. They are going to pay me this year $22 an hour.
I am still doing Artsonia. I currently have 200 works of art up and I started yesterday. www.artsonia.com/schools/mirage1 They gave me an award this year for leadership. Artsonia only gives out 10 per state.
Tomorrow I am going to a breakfast so that I may receive the honors of the Del Sol Rotary Club Teacher of the Month for September.
This is all very wonderful and extremely stressful all at the same time. I just wanted to share. Talk to you all soon!
Love, Erin
Shannon gave us a back stage tour of the Education animals of the zoo. Really cool!
What a great month July has been. After all the planning I'm sorry to see it go. I'll miss Erin and Matt and of course Rosco. So now, on with the summer.
We helped him pick out a bear to stuff and this is the guy stuffing the bear for him.
You can give the bears a "bath" afterwards. Air comes out of the showers and Logan was just facinated by the whole thing.
While Rachel and I make the bear a birth certificate Matt and Logan play with another computer.
Elvis Logan Ringbear and Logan in the stroller with his cute suit (that looks like Logan's) and ring pillow.
I think he had fun!
Recieving his Ford Credentials and his Watch....
Here's the watch he receieved for passing all his credentials
Posing with the diploma
Again with the diploma
Walking to recieve his diploma they announced his degree and all 4 of his SOCs.Go Matt! Congratulations!!!!
As you all probably have gotten the little card I made, Matt graduates today (June 22nd). What a quick 2 years it has been. Even Matt is in disbelief that it is done... for the most part. He has gotten through the basic automotive training, the Ford FACT (Ford Accelerated Credential Training) program, was top of his class 4 times earning SOC (student of the course) pins, and has obtained four ASE (Automotive Society of Engineers) certificates. Now he receives and Associates in Automotive Engineering and knowledge of the automotive industry from the best auto tech school in the nation.
He will work full time for the next week then he will take a much deserved month off. (He has been working part time and going to school year-round since August of 2005, gone 13 hours a day) He will start up the Volvo Safe program in August 2007, upon completion he is guaranteed a job, somewhere in the United States, although we have no idea where that will be yet.
He has worked hard, just as hard as any college student, if not harder. He maintained a 4.0 grad point average the whole time. I am bursting with pride to you all about his accomplishments. I hope that you are as proud of him as I am.
Grace Marie Williams
Natalie Elyse Williams
Together
he stopped in for a drink at the gallery yesterday and caused quite a stir amongst drivers as he crossed the road back and forth. Hopefully he is happy back at Bass Lake.
The set up at district office
All of the art teachers in the district
My last after school art workshop beaded neacklaces
It was a huge success
Hi to all. the bear is pretty adorable. Not as cute as the guy in the T shirt video. Wow what a flashy car!! What kind is it? Now we will not be able to keep track of where she is or where she is going! As of her sister I think this wedding stuff has finally gotten to her. She's over the edge with what to do and what to wear, but she seems to be enjoying the moments leading up to the big event. Hopefully we will all live thru the actual day. Say.. who was that attractive girl standing next to Martin in the photo?? Martin you look sharp in your new suit. Did you have fun at the dance? Did you dance? We've been busy cutting the grasses around the gallery, putting on our first exhibition, Keeping up with meetings and Dan's new project that is stalled by the building permit process right now, and getting outfit ready for the BIG DAY in July and the other rather warm days before and after. I've found plates and napkins for the Ladies Luncheon and I'm working on the invitations now. I will send Diane a sample soon. Think about food to eat that day. AP
From the One Act Plays at Gull Lake. Marty played a bear. A very funny play. I wished you all could have seen it.
the anitique necklace I bought... I really love this necklace but it might be too much
The back of the necklace I made I need to make shorter. Oh and this is some of my pudge that Sukie insisted on pinching...
This is the front of last necklace.
close up of the tiara.
The other necklace I made the H fell off the center.
