Another Sketch challenge

I'm taking Sketch 102 with Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson. My pal Lisa told me about it and I got all signed up because I loved the sketches and layouts I saw on their blogs. The class officially starts on September 1st but they posted a pre-class challenge. 

Here was the sketch:

Here's what I came up with. This was also for N's album from our Sea World visit to San Diego in March for Spring Break.

PageMaps Blog Challenge

This was my entry for the current PageMaps challenge by Becky Fleck. She posted this half-map intended to be 6x12. 

This is what I came up with. I expanded it to 12x12 and flipped it...I do that a lot with sketches. This one is for N's album from our San Diego trip during Spring Break in March.

Here we go!

I am rejoining the ranks of bloggers. I thought it would be a quick way for family and friends to see what we have been up to. 

Last week I started back to work. The class seems like it will be a good one. I have a brand new teacher teaming with me this year and she seems very sweet. 

H and N go back to school on Tuesday. H is so excited to start 3rd grade and see her friends again. N is not so excited about starting Kindergarten. Why you might ask? "I don't want to have homework!!!" Poor kid. He has a long road ahead of him. Don will also return to work on Tuesday. 

Unfortunately, H and N will be starting at separate schools. H's intra-district transfer is good for the whole time she is in elementary school so she will continue at her present school. N has been registered for Kindergarten since February and will have to wait the mandatory 2 week waiting period that our school district requires. Kindergarten at H's school is very full and there is a waiting list. My hope is that they come to their senses and open a 4th Kindergarten class VERY soon so that I don't have to continue this charade too long and I can start to be happy about Kindergarten instead of depressed about the poor quality of education at our home school. I've gone all the way to the superintendent. Now I just have to wait. 

We are enjoying our three day weekend and taking it easy. That and grocery shopping, laundry, etc.