1,000 Best Websites

Here are the 1,000 best Web tools currently available online -- Thanks to my former professor, Dr. Steve Yuen, for posting this link on his blog! :)

Around my neck...

Gosh, I am such a sucker for cute accessories!! I love these chunky necklaces, that I found on www.etsy.com. The fact that they are "handmade" makes me like them even more. The bib-style necklaces are too cute, and my sister told me about the cute "fork" necklace that is unique and a conversation-starter. :) My sister def. has the cutest style of jewelry that I have ever seen!
I have also been on a felt kick here lately, experimenting with felt (making my daughter hair clips), and yo-yos out of fabric, AND I love this knitted felt necklace!!! I want one of these necklaces around my neck SOON!!!! <Hint: Luke, Mother's Day & Anniversary is coming!>

Brag!!

This weekend was great!! I watched my daughter dance her heart out on stage at the KAR dance competition in Mobile, AL. Her facial expressions while she is dancing are tooooo cute! She definitely can work the stage! Her trio group, "Dance to the Music", took home a Top First place award, and also 1st place Overall. Her company group, "Covergirl" took home an Elite Top First place award. Also, the studio got the "Top Secondary Studio" out of all of the studios there this year!!! If you don't know what all that means.....it means they did awesome! :) We will be headed for a week-long trip to Panama City Beach this summer for National Competition! So happy for the girls. And as for me, I am getting pretty darn good at putting those false eyelashes on!!!

Pearly Whites!

Love Kandee Johnson's tutorials on YouTube. Her teeth-whitening tutorial WORKS! If I could just be consistant and do it daily, I would have gLoWinG teeth!!! :)

what happened??

Old-time etiquette is disappearing. Sad to say. With each generation, we are seeing less and less of the common rules of courtesy. People don't say thank you much, don't open doors, don't write handwritten notes like they used to, and don't even give the "litte wave" when you let them out in traffic!! Just the basics are starting to disappear.

Last night at my daughter's second-grade school program I noticed this PROBLEM of our society. Sitting behind me was a child (old enough to know better) playing his PlayStation with volume on high. No earphones. No mute. Just playing loudly while the program was going on. His mom sitting beside him. I could barely hear the presentation because of his violent game playing in my ear! I thought **I need to ASK him to mute his game, no I need to TELL him to mute his game, how rude!** Then I thought **No....mind your own business, Stay out of it, you will get violent** Luke, my husband, would be happy that I minded my own business; however, today I wish I would have spoke up! :)

Then, as I was looking around the room I noticed the MOTHERS and FATHERS were just as disrespectful as the kiddos!! Texting, taking on their phones, smacking gum (my dad even noticed that one!), etc... What is going on!? The kids have seen this growing up, and now think it is normal. We have got to get some manners! If people want to act that way at home, fine. But in a public setting, a presentation afterall, there needs to be some respect for the presenter AND the precious kids who have prepared for this special day!

So, enough of my venting.

Here is helpful link, from the queen of etiquette - Emily Post, if you think you are "one of those" parents. :) OR, if you just want to read up on modern etiquette.

Kids can even use this site for prom etiquette, cell-phone manners, etc!

i heart faces

A few weeks ago I discovered I Heart Faces website. I love it! I especially love the photography and Photoshop tutorials. But, if you aren't into that....they have some great photos to explore. To just browse through pictures click on the "Photo Challenge" link in the top left-hand corner. I like this also, because the pictures are linked to all sorts of blogs. I could spend DAYS just looking at blogs. It is my method of relaxation when I don't have money to go shopping! :)

Little Webmasters!

Have I told you how proud I am of my students? Wow! They are knocking my socks off this semester. I HAVE to brag on them again. For their first time working in Photoshop & blog/web design, I am IMPRESSED!!

Here is a banner (by Stephanie) for an Alicia Key's website that I think turned out great!

And here, a banner (by Jennifer), that is awesome!

And here is a must-see, Twilight website creation (by Mandi) that will make you think she had been designing pages for years! By the way, her banner was designed from scratch....no copying and pasting allowed....yup! she downloaded fonts, brushes, distorted it, and made it look fantastic!!! It looks just like the real thing!

And Laci's website that she is designing for a friend's cake shop.....too cute with all of the colors, and fonts going on!!

I love to see all of the styles, and individuality reflected in my students. All are unique. These are just a few....more to come later.