Still here and Balloons

Wow! I can't believe how fast the months are going. I have been busy. Between working my two jobs (O.K. drama club is only an hour, but a very long hour), band for the older ones, volleyball for Em. Scouts for all three. There does not seem time for anything. Not to mention my classes which are coming along. Mid term exams are coming up in two weeks. Am I ready NO.

Kevin's Eagle project has taken all our spare time for the past three weeks. Tonight he is finishing the assembly. Four chairs and a bench for the BH homeless shelter for Women and Children. The same place I sew the children's clothing for.

Here he is working hard. Tomorrow morning Kevin along with some other Scouts and the family will go deliver them, pull weeds and rake the sand in the sand box. It's fall break for us so its a perfect time to deliver and work. Now the hard part is the write up of the project.




I have been sewing here and there, so I will have some pictures soon. Guilt is consuming me. Its getting cold and I really need to get some pants and blankets sewn up for the kids at BH. I wish I had more time to sew.

Work is a struggle everyday, still getting used to being in Kindergarten/Special Ed. Kinder it gets hard with so many kids, but at the same time I enjoy them. I hurt my knee about two weeks ago when one of the students about fell and I went to catch him (he can not really see and is not stable in walking), so every day I have been icing my knee, but its not getting any better. I hope this weekend I can rest it and it gets better. Keep your fingers crossed I didn't really damage it.

Any way. Here in Albuquerque it is Balloon Fiesta time. The weather has been great this year and there are so many balloons up every day. It is so awesome to see hundreds of hot air balloons in the sky. Today was the special shaped ones and of course I had to work so we missed them. I plan to take the kids out tomorrow early to see if we catch them.

Here are a few pictures for you. I will share more tomorrow.

Matthew in front of one as it was inflating. (By the way he turned 10 last month)

Both of these were preparing for lift off.

You can get the feel of what part of the sky looks like.

Take care,

Erlinda

Happy Birthday

He likes: legos, starwars, math, softball, drawing, playing out side, digging, his PBC pipes, playing his trombone, sewing bears, computer games, cub scouts, hiking, his older brothers, his older sister. He also likes making things, woodworking, helping his dad and mom, housework, bugging mom with silly question's, having mom read to him and now drama.

Today he is 10 years old. Happy Birthday Matthew. I love you very much.

Softball July 2010

Take Care everyone,

Erlinda

Overwhelmed but still stitching

Hi everyone. Yes, I am still around, just overwhelmed with work, school and family. Kindergarten wears me out, then I go to school so tired.

Love my Spanish class even though I get out at 10:00 p.m. The instructor is great. My math class I don't like. The instructor makes so many mistakes (its mostly a self taught class). My business class is OK and is going to be a lot of work. The kids have band, volleyball and scouts keeping DH and I driving everywhere. Then there is homework mine and the kids and that's alot. Loosing a lot of sleep around here.

To relax (trying) I have been stitching "snowmen" in blue. Blue work instead of Red work. Not sure why, but its kind of calming.

This Holiday weekend has me cooking and freezing pinto beans. Roasting some green chile. Frying burger meat and freezing it. This way me (or the kids) can make quick dinners. Burritos are easy and filling this way and I don't have to worry about them cooking on the stove, its put in a bowl, add a few ingredient and put in the microwave.

Have a Enjoyable Labor Day weekend:)

Take care,

Erlinda

Back to work

Work has started for me. I am in a class room with 27 kinders, 6 are Special Ed., 1 is not potty trained and needs to be feed, 2 near potty trained, 1 E.D. and a runner, and 1 is a stroke victim. In the general ed we have 4 kiddos that just turned 5 (so young), and they act it, they are too young to be in a class room. They are lost and do a lot of crying, some don't even know how to use scissors and are afraid of the water fountain. I have my hands full. I don't do any duty because I have to stay with my 6 (which the other duties are upset about), but I do have to go to P.E., Music and library. So it makes for a long day.

We took Brian to NMSU to his little apartment. Sad to leave him there.

My kids started school and so far things are going good. We are all getting used to getting up at 5 am and getting the two older ones on school property a few minutes before 6 am. Things will be changing next week when I start my classes.

Yes, you heard right. Classes. I am a full time student. I will be studying Spanish (speaking, reading, writing and heritage). I have been a translator at the school I work at for the past year and would like to help all our Spanish speaking students more (it also pays more). So off to school I go.

No sewing has been done, but I got a lot of fun yarn stuff that my late mother-in-law made/stated and did not finish, so I will be working on that.

Take care,

Erlinda

A little of nothing

A few pictures from our front yard in Taos.

This is the front gate at my in-laws home in Taos. Part of the Taos Mountain can be seen in the back ground.

Wow, can't believe summer is over. I go back to work Thursday. The kids have already started sports and band camp. They start school next week. We take Brian back to college this weekend.

Take Care,

Erlinda

Barbie is cold

My great niece is in NM from TX and was here at the house yesterday. She played with Emily's Barbie and found it neat that Em's barbies had sleeping bags, blankets and pillows. So while she went on to Taos this tia (aunt) got to work and made a sleeping bag with pillow, a quilted blanket with pillow and a blanket with a pillow. My niece will be picking them up tomorrow. She does know about them and has seen pictures from Em's phone. The Barbie in the photo's is mine from when I was a kid.

Hope her Barbies stay warm.

Take Care,

Erlinda

A few summer outfits

Here are a few summer outfits I made for sewing club. It's still hot out here so the kids will still get to wear these. The evenings are getting cooler so I want to start on pants and warmer things.

A pair of Capri's. They have more brown than the picture shows.

A gauze summer top and Capri's.

Summer top and shorts. (love the fabric of the top)


Summer pink top and shorts.

Not much sewing has been done, I have some other things cut out, but have not found the time to sew. I feel so guilty. I know these kids need bags to carry school stuff so I want to get a few made up. It has to be this week because I start work next week :(

I also am returning to school. I have a Associate Degree, but need more schooling (my Bachelor's). I really don't want to be an EA all my life. I will be taking some Spanish classes (we are getting more and more children who's first language is Spanish) so I need to learn all I can. I will start classes at the end of the month. So my sewing will slow down even more, but if I can make 2 things a month I will be happy. Blankets and kid friendly totes are easy and needed going into fall and winter. Some pants will also be made, they are easy to make too.

Take care,

Erlinda