The 2010-11 school year is coming to a close. For our family, this means that Lily has completed Kindergarten, Jesse has completed 2nd grade, Matthew has completed 7th grade, and Jacob has (hopefully) completed 10th grade ( Jacob has not finished taking exams, yet.). Lily had her Kindergarten graduation today, and I was subbing, so Brian attended to cheer her on. They had a great time.
I helped out in the office of one of the elementary schools yesterday and today. There is a lot to do to get ready for summer, so I assisted however they needed, from packing up classrooms to shredding papers. I've also been putting together teacher gifts the past few days, so I've had my embroidery machine out. I like to embroider personalized hand towels, so I made a couple for the kids' teachers. Here's one:
My friend, Michele, sells Mary Kay, so I purchased Satin Hands sets for Jesse and Lily's teachers and did embroidered hand towels to go with them. Mrs. Z's towel is actually the second one. I threaded the machine the wrong way and messed up the name on the first one. I ended up cutting off the name and sewed on a gold band from a remnant of fabric that I have.
I hate to throw away a perfectly good towel, even if I did mess up. I finished it and hung it up in the upstairs bathroom. And since I was already sewing gifts, I thought I'd stitch up something fun for the kids...
The kids' bathroom is called the "Monkey Bathroom". The inspiration came from this sign I found in Fredericksburg, TX:
In other news, Brian starts a new job July 1. He'll be working at a construction company in Dallas. This new company is slightly larger than the one he works for now. It was a good offer and he has his present employer's blessing. God is good, and though this is another change in our lives, we trust that this is a good opportunity for Brian and will be a blessing to our family.
Many blessings,
Jennifer
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