cosmic

So, it's Monday, no school but an inchie. this week was Cosmic. Now I love pics of nebulas and decided to try and make my own, I got the dish soap and food color out, and made the background, but it wasn't quite what i had in mind. I decided maybe the big dipper would be fun. My sister, Wendy helped me with the dipper shape, and it looked great until I glued the "stars" on, then it was just a mess. Oh well, guess there's a reason I wasn't the one who hung the stars in the sky. Take a peek at the other inchies they're fun this week.

Nook

A couple of weeks ago a friend gave Grace a wonderful surprise. The staff at Grace's old elementary school pooled their money and gave her a gift certificate to buy a Nook. We finally made it to Barnes & Noble Friday and Grace is in LOVE!!!!!!!!

 I didn't realize how much she missed casual reading. Grace read at a young age and has always loved books.She used to always have at least one book lying around that she was into. In middle school the students had to read a certain number of books which took a lot of Grace's time, but she loved it.
In high school she's pretty much only read the books assigned to her and we've read them together since holding a book has gotten hard for her to handle for long periods of time. She also has trouble with positioning a book so she can see it well enough to read comfortably. Her spine has been fused and bending to get closer to a page is now impossible. We've gotten a few large print books, but that means the book is then wayyyy to heavy for her to maneuver. Forget trying to hold a bible!
I feel badly that she has been without a way to read on her own. The Nook is a bit heavy for her , but she can prop it up on things and lay in bed with it. It has a tough screen which takes care of the other problem we've faced. If we managed to get a book in a good position for Grace we then had the problem of how does she turn the pages on her own. Usually whatever we had holding the book would prevent page turning. Now there are expensive get ups that hold books, light them and automatically turn pages for a person with limited movement, but they're heavy , and as I said expensive. 
Can't wait to see what other functions the Nook has, I found games on it, but prying it away from Grace to play will be difficult. Guess I better start saving for my own Nook. I think the only way I'll get a chance to use hers is if we manage to get textbooks loaded on it.
Thanks so much to all those staff members that love my girl. You have blessed her in ways you'll never imagine.

Another One

Another week is finished. Grace has a four day weekend that will be full of schoolwork. Has a book to finish reading, some math, history ,biology  and research for an English paper to work on. She also needs to practice a monologue for drama. I think Photo is the only class she doesn't have work for. But tomorrow we're going to a movie that we've been looking forward to and maybe squeeze in some shopping. Gotta play a little before all that work!

Fishy Inchie

Happy Valentine Inchie Monday
It's Inchie Monday but not a Valentine theme a fish theme. I have to explain mine as it's not what my first idea was. You see my daughter's gold fish died, so naturally I tried to figure out how to use that dead fish for my inchie. Not to worry: I didn't glue it on anything, was too big :)  I love SpongeBob Squarepants and was watching the other night/early morning when i was suffering from insomnia and decided to do my own take on the JellyFish on that cartoon. Looks nothing like an actual Jelly, but I had fun making it.



Is it Friday yet?

Wonder why some weeks seem ssssssssooooooooooooo long. Didn't even go to school yesterday, which is probably why today seemed so much longer. Grace had an appointment with her pulmonologist yesterday; was a good appointment. Doesn't have to return for 6 months.
Have to say that Grace is blessed with understanding people in her life. She has a sub in math, (her teacher is out with a new baby.) She asked today for some help with concepts she missed last week, and the sub spent time w/ her one-on-one explaining them to her. I thought that was very nice, especially from a substitute.
Her photog/yearbook teacher is always understanding about her absences, he lets her do work from home and has even come up with different work for her to do when she's out for several days. He gives Grace his class time to make up tests or work on assignments from other classes whenever she needs.
Her drama teacher let her have extra time out of class today to work on math assignments she missed last week.
There are many others at her school that bend for her and do more than their share to meet her needs and more.
When Grace was in 8th grade she wasn't too happy about going to this high school, as there is one closer to us but in a different district. I'll have to say she's happy at this school and it would be quite a battle to get her to leave. Guess there's always a lesson to learn when you're placed somewhere you didn't plan to be. :)

Inchie Monday

It's Monday!! Monday means inchie time...........this week is "electrifying"

I couldn't fine a light switch small enough so I broke into my old Christmas lights.......I think the glue is so shiny it looks wet.  Lights & water are definitely electrifying..
Remember to check out all the wonderful inchies:)



Monday

Oh Monday I sure feel you this week, I am exhausted! Must have been that super bowl game yesterday but I didn't play it,  just watched. I'm thinking Grace hasn't been to school on a Monday in a few weeks. She missed most of last week and of course is lost in math. Her math teacher is on maternity leave so we'll just have to scour the book for clues and wear out our knees praying for understanding. Seems like high school math teachers have babies if Grace is in their class, went through this last year too.
She won't have too much trouble catching up in the other classes.
She has an appointment in Sacramento tomorrow with her lung doctor, just routine, but it takes up most of the day. Better go help with homework before I get too comfy and take a nap!!!

Who's the loser?

OK OK I have to confess I lost a bet with Grace.
There is a girl at school that is just unnaturally nice, she smiles at everyone. Giggles at strange times she even skippers in between classes. Just not your average teen.
I made a comment to Grace last week that she could never be THAT nice ALL DAY. Especially a day at school.
Well, it turned into a bet and she won.
 Not only was she full of smiles, and the first person to offer an answer to her teacher's questions in class. She went out of her way to talk to people she didn't really know. By the time lunch came around and she was profusely complimenting her best friend I was sure she'd get smacked.
I gladly payed up  So nice to have my ornery girl back. The funny thing is I think she actually liked being nice at times.SSSHHHH don't tell anyone.

Mirthful

mirth·ful (mûrth f l). adj.  Full of gladness and gaiety

This weeks Inchie challenge was the word "mirthful" there are so many directions you can go with this fun word. But being my mother's daughter, food came to my mind. After celebrating Grace's 16th birthday this week, I am probably just praying this inchie is true, they do say birthday cake is calorie free! Just not sure who 'they' are. Be sure to check out the Inchie link and some beautiful inchies. Happy Inchie Monday!!!!!!!!!!!! 

16!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE!!!!!!!!!
I think Grace had a great birthday, started with roses and confetti before she even got out of bed. Got surprised at school  with balloons, cake, cupcakes, and gifts that included some oddities such as ketchup and goldfish ( not the crackers ). Ended with pizza with great friends and family.

almost 16

I can hardly believe my girl is going to be 16 tomorrow. I honestly forget I'm not still 16 some days.
Grace has a research paper to work on in English, although it'll be a ton of work her teacher had a great variety of topics to choose from. They were actually topics the kids were interested, not your average " uniforms in school" type of topic.... Grace chose the Zodiac Killer.she's all into the dark side of things lately so this will be a good topic for her, i remember when he was around it was a scary time around here, as we're not far from the area he was.
Homework was light today, Grace had 3 tests today. Have a great evening bday pics tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Maudlin Inchie

Here's my Inchie for this week #4   the subject was Maudlin......I had to look up the definition for this one as I wasn't sure I had a grasp on it. It means  tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental. I'm not sure my interpretation actually fits the definition. I hate  the fog, in fact we're home this morning because it was so foggy when we woke up that we couldn't see past our front yard. Not only is it a pain to drive in, I just hate the winter days that we get without sun at all. The high foggy, white skies are depressing after a time. I'm far from a sun worshiper, but a little ray here and there is so nice after days of fog.