I updated my gallery.

http://perso.bellapix.com/chiloetx Choose your gallery then click on each photo to go through the album.

Two brothers

Pierre, 10 and Esteban who just turned 2 . I took that picture when we celebrated Esteban's birthday at my mom's . If someone knows how I could get rid of Esteban red eyes , let me know. (if there is something free on the internet ??? )

For Terri Ann

It is great you got your kit. Do you have a blog or a gallery where I could follow your progress?

A CROSS STITCHER IS FREE !!!!

I was released from (jail) school yesterday !!! I now have 2 free weeks ahead of me as I don't know where I'll go after the vacations !!! I'll check my stash tomorrow to see what appeal me more. I took advantage to be at school yesterday to make some copies (just in case !!! ;) )

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I finished all the bear and I am now stitching the little frame around the word "december". This is a great "in-between" project because I'm already tired of stitching those bears. That is probably why I didn't stitch a bear a month on the first place... I need something different. I may go for a bunny or the virgen. Or I'll find something in my closet ...

one more day !!!

Still one more day and I'm on vacation !!! YEAH !!! F. was still agressive today. He fought with another kid ... I don't know what they are going to do with him but I think they will try to get rid of him. He's real bad with others students...

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Anyway, today, a mom came to the classroom to tell me she appreciated what I did with her daughter. She felt her daughter is calmer, less agressive than before. I don't know if I really did something (I know the other teacher scream a lot ) but it was nice to hear a compliment ;)

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I am now working on the santa's bag. It is almost over. I still don't know what to do next. I need to check all my stash on monday when I'll have MY FREE DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunny day !

Today it is a sunny day. We woke up at almost 9.oo am which is very unusual for us. We were kind of late for emma's drawing class but she made it on time ;) (it's at 9.30 am) Pierre followed at 10.30. At almost noon, Emma told me: "remember, this afternoon, I have the carnaval with my music class, I have to have a costume! " Oh! Oh! that's when I realized it was this MORNING instead of the regular scheduled afternnon class... Well, she missed it ... She got her violin class in the afternoon ...

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I will finish working in my current school on friday. After that, I don't know where I'll go ... I called the lady in charge and she told they have nothing planned (no maternity leave - at least, nothing I could get :(( ) so that means, I'll have to wait next to the phone on tha monday after the vacations. I hate that ... You can not prepare anything, you usually arrive at lunch time. It's not a nice feeling.

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Well, I'm still working on the calendar bear. I haven't decided which one is going to be my next project. I'll have 2 days next week where I'll be on vacaton and the kids at school !!! I'll have free time to stitch!!!

Long day ...

Today was a long day. We had the meeting for F. It was decided that when the teacher will come back, he will go to another classroom. The meeting finished at 7.00 pm and I arrived at my parents'house at 7.30 to end up here at 8.00 pm. Chuy is working in the afternnon shift. Esteban still has temperature. I may take him to the doctor tomorrow.

Now, back to stitching !!! yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hard day ...

Today was not an easy day at school. F, the very difficult kid , didn't want to do sport today so I told him: You play with us or you go to someone else classroom. He didn't want to go and he started saying: "I'm going to kill myself, I'm going to commit suicide ! " and he started to throw himself against the outside walls, against the outside windows.... I never experienced such a thing ... I sent a kid to get another teacher and she talked to him while I managed the others kids. That kid is in such suffering... I think he needs outside help ... Tomorrow evening, we have a school meeting to talk about the difficult cases in the school, and about F. of course.

Well, I stitched a little bit last night: here is my progress. Tonight, I'm going to stitch to relax: I DO NEED IT !!!

Birthday calculator

Check this site. It is fun to learn about when you've been conceived, all the astrological signs, and more fun stuffs with the birthday.

http://www.paulsadowski.org/BirthDay.asp

Almost there !

I'm going fast on that bear even though I didn't stitch a lot last night. That's what is nice with this piece: I can stitch one bear and do something else. After the december bear, I may go up to the march bear. I may try to go back on my previous commitment to myself: stitch the current month bear. Of course, march is almost over ! :))

I have a head !

I did stitch last night. The bears are small so the progress are fast. I added the backstitch because otherwise you don't really see the design. On that design you don't have to stitch the whites. That's why the halloween bear is going to be fast to stitch: it is a ghost !!! :) I'll stitch tonight too. Right now, it is time to prepare the whole week of stitching (Waow, reading myself, I realized I wrote stitching instead of teaching !!! :) ), in order to free some time at night to stitch !!! Yes, I know I am addicted !!! :))

Stitching at last !

I did some cross stitch after several without. How nice it is to be able to stitch a little bit. As you can see I'm stitchinh another bear: it is the december bear. That's fine because the weather is cold anyway: it is close to a december weather.

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I did change the fabric on the kit. I chose a 28 count white monaco that I brought back from Texas. I prefer 32 count but those were cheap (only 4.16$ a piece for a 20X24 ) I brought quite a few ;)

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I think I'm going to stitch my calendar bear. That way, I have time to think about my next project. Chuy would like I make the Virgen of Guadalupe from design Work for his siter. I'll see. So many projects ... Vacations are coming: french kids will get 2 weeks on march 30 th !!! YEAH !!!! ;)

Look what I got today !!!

So I don't know if it's the may issue, it's not written anywhere. It's the issue 123 . My subscription was supposed to start with the may issue. I think the bunnies look better on San's blog than on the mag. I like the little angels. (even though I don't usually like angels )
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I organized myself enough to stitch tonight. I made an enlargment of the chart at school today. It was too tiny to see well at night.

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The kids at school are still tough. My voice is almost gone... I always have to raise my voice. It is exhausting ... Today, I was stunned at school : 2 kids were kicking each others and a teacher kicked them back to " teach them " how bad it is ! :o I don't really agree with that as I wouldn't like an adult kick one of my children. We'll see if some parents complain ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESTEBAN !

My cutie is 2 today. Time flies !!! His has red eyes on the picture because he has blue eyes (Yes mexicans do have blue eyes too ;) Mine are hazel; my husband have light blue eyes)

Esteban at the daycare

Here is Esteban at the day care . We can buy the all package if we want. I scanned that one before buying any. We'll buy some anyway. We alwyas do :)) And who is going to turn 2 tomorrow???