The boys spent a large part of the weekend at my Mom’s house.  We didn’t mean for her to have them quite so long, but all 3 were having such a good time, we just left them there.  Mom had gotten some books at the library, one of which was a book about card tricks for kids, which they spent much time studying.

Can we show you a trick mom?

Can we show you a trick mom?

Can we show you a trick mom?

Can we show you a trick mom?

Can we show you a trick mom?

Mark said I should just say:

“Sure.  Can you make yourselves disappear?”

Today is the first day of the new Photoshop class I’m taking at http://www.jessicasprague.com

The class is for beginner’s, some of whom have never made a layout before, so the first lesson was based on a premade template.  I did learn several new things, plus I challenged myself to replace the papers in the template with something else.

Paper and start sticker from Amanda McGee’s Doodle Dandy collection.  Frame is from the class materials, but I did recolor it.  I think it’s designed by Katie Pertiet.  I used part of the frame to make the flourish over the title.

Text reads:

You are pretty thrilled to have yet another day home from school.  I am grateful that you get along so well and can keep yourselves pretty happily occupied.
I think, though, that you are going to be pretty frustrated when May gets here and you are still stuck inside an overheated classroom.

It’s gotten to be something of a joke, you have hadn’t a full day of school on a Monday in…weeks?  Months?  I know you haven’t had a full week of school since before Thanksgiving.

Some day I’ll look back on the winter of 2008 and laugh, but right now, it doesn’t seem very funny.

At least I have you guys to cheer me up during this yucky weather.    You learned new card tricks at Grandma’s house over the weekend, and I’m quite impressed.

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They really haven’t bugged me too much about showing me tricks.  And really, I truly am impressed by the ones they’ve shown me.  But they won’t divulge their secrets (yet).

TTFN-

Suzanne