Ya gotta just laugh...

 
today has been an all around crappy kind of day...whatever could go wrong did...but I found this picture of Leah and her friend having a good laugh and it made me smile...things ain't so bad!

There is an end in sight....

 
..with only a few more days until Christmas, it's back up in the studio tonight, finishing up last minute gifts...but the end is in sight.

it's comin' on Christmas...

 
...they're puttin' up trees...oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on..."-Joni Mitchell (One of my all time favorite Christmas songs)...kind of sad...but that's what I like.

Lauren's artwork...

 
I snapped this painting in my daughter's office at her home the other night...Winnona Ryder portrait...nice work kiddo!

Phase two of winter wonderland..

 
After making all the 3D snowflakes for the hallways last week, our team embarked on Phase 2 of our winter wonderland beautification project: the snowmen,each individual snowman reflects the child's personality...they hang side by side over their lockers all the way down the hall...love them!

Holiday Cookies for the Homeless...

 
Today all five classes on our team came together in the cafeteria to bake Christmas cookies for the Immaculate Conception Homeless Shelter in Hartford...the parents, kids and teachers/paras really did a terrific job....in all we baked an unbelievable 200 dozen sugar/gingerbread and chocolate chip cookies! We then boxed them up along with holiday decorations and placemats the kids made, for the shelter dinner tonight....the best gifts are homemade and from the heart..<3

The Kennedy Rocker...

 
...finally finished painting this rocker for my sister in law...Christmas present for a little niece, aptly named Kennedy...hope she likes it.