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The Challenge

Join St Margaret's Hospice on this fundraising challenge which takes you to breathtakingly beautiful areas of the hill stations of Southern India. This beautiful trek will take you along a route through the highest tea estate in the world; Kolukkumalai, crossing the foothills of the second highest peak in South India and through the rolling grassland and natural brooks of the Western Ghats.

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You will spend two days assisting at a hospice care project in Trivandrum which provides assistance to children with cancer and their families, to enable high standards of treatment, care and support, and to ensure that no child suffers for want of treatment through lack of finance. Possible tasks include redecorating and painting, creating a garden and relaxation areas, or generally working to improve the environment for those who are supported by these facilities.

Day 1-2 (Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd Feb): London - Kochi
Fly to Trivandrum and transfer to a central hotel for the next three nights. Depending on flight times there may be an opportunity for an introductory visit to the project this afternoon. You will have a welcome dinner this evening. Meals: Dinner.

Day 3-4 (Mon 4th - Tue 5th Feb): Trivandrum
We will spend two full days helping with a variety of tasks such as painting, improving facilities, gardening and so on at the CanKids facility in Trivandrum. You will also have the opportunity to gain an understanding of hospice care in India, and what CanKids does for the local community. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 5 (Weds 5th Oct): Trivandrum - Munnar
After breakfast today we say farewell to Trivandrum and drive to Munnar (approx. 8 hours), stopping regularly throughout the journey for breaks. You will have lunch enroute. Upon arrival you will check in at your hotel and have dinner. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 6 (Thurs 6th Oct): Munnar - Kolukkumalai
This morning we transfer by jeep to the start point of our trek, at the confluence of three rivers and home to sprawling tea plantations. Our trek starts fairly gently as we pass through the tea estates (including the highest tea estate in the world at 2,160m). The day will end at one of the oldest tea factories in the region, built in 1935, before continuing to camp for dinner and the first night camping. Approx. 10km/5 hrs. trekking. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 7 (Fri 7th Oct): Kolukkumalai - Rhodo Valley
It is worth waking up early this morning to enjoy spectacular views of the sunrise over the Western Ghats. This morning we pass through more tea plantations before reaching the foothills of Meesapulimala, (2,640m), the second highest peak in South India. We continue on a ridge which offers spectacular views of the Tamil Nadu peaks and lowlands before summiting Meesapulimala itself. In the afternoon we will descend through rhododendron and pine forests, ending in the Rhodo Valley where camp is set up alongside a peaceful mountain stream. Approx. 13km/6 hrs. trekking. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 8 (Sat 8th Oct): Rhodo Valley - Camp
Today we set off through fragrant pine forests and rolling grasslands, enjoying views of the mountain ranges above. We descend to Yellapatty tea plantation which we cross to reach a small forest which leads us uphill to tonight's camp. Approx.17km/7hrs. trekking. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 9 (Sun 9th Oct): Camp - Top Station - Periyar
After another sunrise opportunity we continue our trek along the mountain ridges, with beautiful views over the tea plantations. Today is a great day for spotting the endemic birds of the Western Ghats as the territory changes from forest to evergreen and grasslands. This afternoon we will pass through some small villages where we may be welcomed in for a cup of chai before finishing our trek at historic Top Station (2,200m) where we say farewell to the trek support team and transfer to our hotel in Kochi (approx. 5 hours). Approx. 10km/5 hrs. trekking. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 10 (Mon 10th Oct): Periyar - Kochi
Today we have a day to relax in Kochi, a thrilling coastal city with diverse cuisine, culture, history, art, and music. We enjoy a farewell dinner in the old town this evening. Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 11 (Tues 11th Oct): Kochi
Transfer to the airport for the return flight to London. Depending on flight times you might arrive into London the next day. Meals: Breakfast.

N.B. This itinerary may change due to weather, the ability of the group and so on. We will do our best to keep to the itinerary but cannot be held responsible for changes outside of our control. In all circumstances your guide and tour leader will have the final say in the interest of the group's health and safety.

What is included
  • Return flights from the UK
  • Airlport taxes and charges
  • Local transfers and transport in India
  • 2-3* hotels, tents on the trek
  • Materials required for project
  • Porters and expert English-speaking local guides
  • Different Travel UK tour manager
  • All meals as per itinerary
What is not included
  • Any necessary vaccinations
  • Drinks, laundry and personal expenses
  • Spending money
  • Transport to/from UK airports
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal kit and equipment
  • Travel insurance
  • India e-visa

Want to hear what other people thought of this tour? Click here for testimonials.

Trip Dates

2nd - 12th February 2019

Tour Price

Registration Fee: £370
Sponsorship: £3450

Trip Difficulty

Moderate to Challenging

This trip is graded as Moderate to challenging

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Digital Labor: Your Articles

Post the article that you’ve found and would like to discuss during our second to last class. Also bring in a printed, paper copy. It should be something like 1000-3000 words in length, in the style of an investigative journalism piece or an opinion piece that is grounded in facts–from a reputable source (NY Times, Wired, The Atlantic, etc.). Post it to the site before 10pm the night before class (so 10pm on April 19th). As we discussed in class today, you do not need to write the essay mentioned on the syllabus–that way you can spend more time focusing on you final project.

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The End of My Digital Leading and Learning Journey!

The reason that I chose the Digital Learning and Leading program was because I felt like I would be able to learn a lot from it. Other program descriptions didn’t draw me in like this one did. I have been teaching for a long time, in a variety of schools, with many types of students, focusing on all subject areas. I have had a lot of experience with curriculum and instruction, and I know that I would NEVER want my Master’s in administration. NO thank you! I love the students and the teachers, but have had my share of parents who make me steer clear of anything involving them directly. So what was left? I have always been fairly tech savvy, but have had trouble keeping up in recent years. A program where I was exposed to innovative strategies was just what I needed.

My favorite part of the program has been learning about Significant Learning Environments and the COVA approach and reading A New Culture of Learning. I feel like the ideas presented not only align with my beliefs, but also validate and affirm the things that I’ve been trying to do as an instructional coach. There’s a part of me that wants to go back into the classroom just to work on this one aspect of my learning in this program. I feel like it would be easier to achieve in my own classroom, rather than helping other teachers to create it in theirs. Maybe one day….

Creating an online/blended class in Schoology was another powerful part of the program. It gave me a place and a structure for my ideas of helping teachers learn about blended learning, and linked directly to my innovation plan.

Along with Schoology, I was exposed to a variety of technology throughout the program. I learned about Piktochart, emaze, Kizoa, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Spark among others. This experience and introduction to online resources has taken away any fear I may once have had about trying new things. Technology is so amazing, and it never hurts to jump in and give something a shot!

One thing that many graduate school students dread is literature reviews. I now know why. It takes a long time and a lot of work to dive into the literature about what others have done! However, I felt like I learned a lot from so much reading about blended learning, and I know that what I wrote in those literature reviews will be useful to me in the future.

This program was the perfect one for me, and I couldn’t be more excited to be finishing up!

Reflecting on My Innovation Project

Wow! As I look back on all that I’ve done with my innovation plan, I realize that I’ve come a long way since last August! Back then, I remember my plan being a vague idea in the back of my mind that I hoped would work. I was just learning about the concept of blended learning, and I knew that my school had a lot of technology to use.  I hadn’t learned about the COVA approach (choice, ownership, and voice through authentic learning) or Creating Significant Learning Environments. I also hadn’t studied types of planning, such as starting with a WIG (wildly important goal) or 4DX or Fink’s 3 column table or Understanding by Design!

When I studied the literature about blended learning, I saw that it was possible and that teachers have been implementing it for awhile now. I had an idea of how to handle some of the obstacles that others faced, and details to put my plan into action! I also created a video about my thoughts on innovative teaching and learning.

The next step was to create an online course for teachers to use to learn about how to use blended learning in their classrooms. I planned for this to be  presented in a blended format so that teacher could have an example modeled for them. My course plan for teachers came together, and I learned so much about creating courses for others to follow! I read about a variety of ideas involving planning, and then create a course in Schoology. Final refinements came, including a call to action.

I wouldn’t say that my innovation plan is done. In fact, it’s far from being done. But I have learned so much and am slowly working to incorporate it in small pieces across my school. I am currently working with the second grade teachers to implement pieces of my innovation plan, and hope to see success soon!

Reflecting on COVA and CSLE

The Past

You know how sometimes, something presents itself to you, and you think, “Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for!” or “This matches up exactly with what I think!”

This program has done that for me. The COVA approach puts into words the ideas I’ve always had about how people learn. My thoughts were never clear or coherent, but after reading about and participating in a program that truly matches my learning philosophy, I feel that my ideas have come together, been affirmed, and with practice, will be something that I know how to advocate for.

I also believe in the CSLE ideas. They go hand-in-hand with COVA. Together they fit with the constructivist approach to learning. An environment where students are guided and encouraged to own their learning allows them to construct meaning and deep understanding.

It’s hard to say when I realized that I had choice and voice in this program. I guess it was around the third class, when I was frustrated that I didn’t have enough information to do my assignments. Professors told us to keep going, to keep working, to do what we felt was best. I didn’t like that at first. I wanted specific, clear expectations. As I completed one assignment and then another, I began to realize that it was possible. I had what it took to choose the direction of my learning.

I remembered back to the time when I was trying to decide what master’s program I wanted to begin. As I read all of the choices, the DLL program really stood out to me because of its differences from others I had seen. I wanted something that would challenge me, that I could learn from, and was not just ‘doing school’ for the sake of doing school. This program definitely did that! Instead of reading textbooks, taking tests, and writing papers to appease a professor, I read relevant books and articles, discussed ideas with my peers, wrote some papers as part of the research for my innovation project, and created an eportfolio. I enjoyed reading what others were working on and how they were able to apply the same ideas and concepts to their own jobs and innovation plans.

The Future

My goal is to ‘spread’ the COVA approach to the teachers that I work with. As an elementary instructional coach, I feel that I might have more opportunities for this than some others in the course. Guiding teachers to implement new ideas is basically what I do for a living! However, it is such a far stretch from what most teachers at my school are currently doing, that it won’t be that easy. Teachers have so much going on in their classrooms, and I have to be careful to approach this gently and slowly to encourage them to take small steps toward implementation. I have one team of teachers that is really interested in starting something along these lines, so I will begin working with them. Hopefully we will find some small changes that will have strong enough effects that other teachers won’t be able to say no!

Digital Citizenship – Week 5

Digital citizenship is a very broad topic with many specific details to learn. Five weeks is just too short to really learn everything well! Both texts were lengthy, but also very appropriate for the course. I learned a lot from both, but I felt that Ribble’s text was more appropriate for my current job as an instructional coach.

I feel that my biggest accomplishment, and also my best work, in this course was creating a PowToon. I’ve used PowToon before, but not in as much detail as this. I added music, got the words and pictures adjusted correctly, and made sure that everything was well timed. The final product included information about a recent technological advance and the digital citizenship elements that it involved. Through creating the presentation, I learned more about helpful technological features, such as common symbols and tools that many websites and programs use. Unless I get a chance to ‘play’ with a program, I usually don’t know much about the features available. With PowToon, I didn’t realize that you can include photos and music, or adjust the timing so easily.

My biggest challenge, as in any course, was time. With a full-time job and two kids, it is difficult to find time to dedicate to reading, researching, and working on school. I was hoping that this would all be easier in the summer, but it was actually harder. I just wanted to play with my kids!

In my role as an instructional coach, I don’t often have to deal with the student side of digital citizenship. I do, however, feel that I need to set a good example in my digital habits so that the teachers at my school can learn from me. Knowing more about copyright laws is very useful to me as I use resources to prepare lessons and presentations.

This course taught me a lot of things that I probably should have already known, such as copyright laws and fair use information. I hope that I can continue to learn more and practice, and teach others about what I’ve learned. My favorite part of the course was learning about Ribble’s Elements of Digital Citizenship. Although they make a lot of sense, I had never thought about them individually or specifically like that.

In terms of the course specifically, I feel that, in order to get the most out of it, you need to put in a lot of time and effort. Just skimming the surface of the texts and the information provided doesn’t do it justice. I think that the final project has been the most difficult activity in the course. I feel that, on one hand, 5 pages is much too short to talk about all the information on such a dense topic. On the other hand, it feels almost too lengthy and formal compared to our other assignments in this course. I guess I don’t know of an appropriate alternate assignment though. To friends, I might say that this course taught me a lot about some very specific topics, and seemed almost too short to cover everything well.

Digital Citizenship – Week 4

Bullying has been an issue in schools since I was a kid, and even longer from the stories I’ve heard from parents and grandparents. Kids would call each other names, push or hit one another, and even convince other kids not to like someone. These are all examples of bullying. They can all happen to different degrees and affect kids in various ways. With the advent of the internet and social media, bullying expanded into the cyber world. Cyberbullying is now a common form of bullying, although it still does not happen as often as bullying in person.

Cyberbullying can be done through many different types of technology – email, texting, instant messaging, websites, and social media sites – through posts, comments, emails, and other means. Kids today have access to, and are comfortable with, many devices that we couldn’t have imagined when we were teenagers. They navigate these technologies much more fluently than most adults. This can cause a language barrier between kids and their parents, sometimes keeping parents from understanding the cyberbullying that might be going on.

During one of my last years teaching fourth grade I had a group of students who were particularly smart and savvy, and had the potential to become victims of bullying or bullies themselves. To integrate technology and to educate these students about bullying, I gave them the assignment of creating anti-bullying videos. They researched different types of bullying, including cyberbullying, and worked in small groups to write simple scenes depicting a specific type of bullying. After writing and practicing, they recorded videos of their plays. They watched all the videos, and then talked with the principal about broadcasting them on the school-wide morning announcements. The videos were well received, and my students enjoyed being movie stars. They also saw a decline in the amount of bullying around school, especially on the playground.

School is important, and educating students about bullying is just as important as teaching reading, writing, and math. Teaching what not to do is only part of the solution. Teaching students what to do when they are bullied or see bullying happening to others is even more important.

Digital Citizenship – Week 3

The topic for this week, Copyright, was of interest to me. I feel like I am a very ethical person, but besides my values, I don’t know much about what I can and can’t do in terms of copying or using materials in my classroom. Just the description and example that Billie Ann gave in our web conference was very eye-opening to me. I hadn’t ever thought about teaching my students how to correctly use a resource when writing a report. I don’t know that I ever learned the right way myself! Her idea of having students read an article entirely and then close their computer and write a bulleted list of everything that they remembered was very eye-opening. It’s so easy for students to take notes by copying words, phrases, and sentences from a resource.

Stim’s (2017) information about determining fair use was also full of new information for me. Again, I was going off of my values and ethics, which were actually along the same lines that Stim suggests. His four factors to consider – purpose, nature, amount, and effect – clarified for me, and gave me something solid that I can use when working with students and teachers.

Creative Commons is a new concept for me to consider. I’ve noticed the Creative Commons license symbols before, but never knew what they meant. Dylan, Meier, and Cohen (2008) do a great job of explaining Creative Commons in their video. I can understand why there are different licenses for different purposes. Some people may not care about others using their property, while some don’t mind use if properly attributed. When using pictures for assignments while working on graduate school courses, I have typically used a Google search and narrowed the results to those allowed for non-commercial use. I am now beginning to understand when the other types of licenses might be appropriate.

I also learned a lot when reading about the newly appointed Librarian in the Library of Congress. In the report from the Hudson Institute, it is recommended that the Library of Congress be separated from the U.S. Copyright Office. They say that the Library of Congress is ‘badly outdated’ and that the Copyright Office will not be able to focus on the needed updates because they have ‘other priorities.’ While I don’t think that the actual location of the Library of Congress is important, I think that there needs to be some effort put into the necessary updates to bring them into the 21st century. If this can be done while they are part of the Copyright Office, that’s fine. If not, then the Library of Congress needs to be a different entity entirely. The most important thing is to modernize our copyright laws, especially to make specific rules pertaining to material on the internet.

Dylan, J. (Director), & Meier, M., & Cohen, P. (Producers). (2008, July 30). A Shared Culture [Video file]. Retrieved June 25, 2017, from

Hudson Institute. (2015). A 21st Century Copyright Office: The Conservative Case for Reform. Washington, DC: Tepp, Steven and Oman, Ralph.

Stim, R. (2017, April 10). Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors. Retrieved June 25, 2017, from

Digital Citizenship – Week 2

At my school, almost all students have a device. Many teachers use Google Classroom to assign and collect student work. Sometimes they assign documents for students to complete, but many times they also assign websites or videos for students to view. In the Net Neutrality debate, it is difficult to think about the fact that students may have better access to certain resources or restricted access to others, based on the internet provider we use in our district. Although teachers love Google Classroom, they know that they can’t assign homework or missed classwork to students because most don’t have internet access and/or devices at their homes. I believe that everyone should have access to what they need on the internet, without anyone deciding for them what they can and can’t view.

Net neutrality is important to education, and to the future of our communication and learning. If companies can filter and control what we see online, our view of the world will become skewed. To make appropriate, educated decisions we need to be given all the information and multiple views and opinions. If the facts that we’re given are only those that we want to see, it will cause arguments, disagreements, and unrest between groups that already don’t know how to get along with one another. I think one of the most important life skills that we can teach in school is how to consider things from different points of view and look at things from multiple perspectives. This is even more important now that we must review information for credibility before we take it as fact. Everyone needs to be given the same (correct, true) information for us to live and work together.

Most people get their news from social media now, not from the newspaper. In the video about ‘filter bubbles’ by Eli Pariser ( ), we were told that what we see online can be ‘tailored’ to us based on our internet use. Because of this, the news that we get online, especially on social media, will most likely be skewed!

Think about all that we use ‘computers’ for now – banking, education, communicating, etc. Computers have become more than just desktops. They are in our pockets and on our wrists. Most of us couldn’t imagine life without them. I know I feel ‘naked’ when I am without my phone for some reason! When we think about our students today, we need to keep this in mind. The way that we teach and the content that we teach needs to be different than it was in the 80s. Today we can look things up easily on our devices. We don’t need to memorize content. What we need to be teaching our students is how to find appropriate, relevant, credible information online.

A digital footprint is the tracks that you leave behind when on the internet. When we’re posting things on social media, it is an intentional footprint that we leave – we can decide to post positive or negative things. Sometimes, however, a friend or acquaintance might post something about us – a picture or information – that they don’t have permission to post. This leaves an unintentional footprint, but it’s something that is still associated with your name. An unapproved negative post referring to you or with your picture can be detrimental to your career or your social life. To maintain a positive digital footprint, people should be sure that only positive things are posted about them, and that they post only positive things.

I can’t believe I’ve never Googled my name! It turns out there are other Kari Maurers out there. I only saw positives about myself, and mostly the search just brought up social media accounts, which was no surprise. I have a few social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. The search brought up a link to Instagram also, although I thought I no longer had an account there. Regardless, all the content I saw was appropriate and positive, and it was all information that I posted. I am comfortable with it being viewed by anyone, because I am very careful about what I post.

Digital Citizenship – Week 1

Our first web meeting this week gave a great overview of the expectations and objectives of this course. There is a lot of reading! It sounded like some people, like me, were still waiting on the books that they had ordered, and had not been able to begin reading Digital Citizenship in Schools by Ribble (2015) yet. I’m on track now, though!

When we were discussing the importance of digital citizenship, a few people commented on the story about the Harvard students whose admission was revoked due to the content of their social media posts. This is a great example of how digital anonymity can lead people to do negative things. It shows the importance of teaching our students about digital citizenship! I also liked the comments about how many positive things can come from digital tools, but that those positives need to be ‘tempered’ with rules.

When thinking about my school, the digital citizenship element that stands out is digital access (Ribble, 2017). The students come from a low-income area, and I know that many of them do not have access to computers or the internet at home. If they can use a device, it’s often a phone. Luckily, our school has almost 1:1 access with iPads and Chromebooks, so all students have access there. Teachers are unable to use technology fully, though, because they can’t expect their students to do homework online or continue online class activities at home. This makes it even more important to incorporate digital citizenship instruction into everything we do.

Is digital citizenship the same thing as citizenship? I’m not sure. I really like the way Darren Kuropatwa (2015) explained digital citizenship – more like digital ethics. Ethics is part of citizenship, but citizenship goes deeper. Terry Heick (2013) refers to the Merriam Webster dictionary to define citizenship as ‘the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community.’ However, when I dug deeper, I found that was only one of the definitions they give. The other definitions are ‘membership in a community’ and ‘being a citizen.’ I explored the definition of citizen and found ‘inhabitant of a city or town,’ ‘one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman,’ and ‘a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it.’ That is the definition that comes to mind when I think of citizenship, which is why I don’t think citizenship and digital citizenship are the same. I do, however, feel that digital citizenship is that part of citizenship that Heick (2013) refers to, which to me is more like digital ethics. As Kuropatwa (2015) said, this is not a simple conversation, and what is more important than a definition is the fact that we’re talking about it. I’ll agree with Ribble (2015) for now, and think of digital citizenship as ‘the norms of appropriate responsible behavior with regard to technology use.’

Heick, T. (2013, May 2). The Definition of Digital Citizenship. [web log post]. Teach Thought: We grow teachers. Retrieved from

Kuropatwa, D. (2015, July 16). Digital Ethics and Digital Citizenship #BLC15 [YouTube]. The Brainwaves Digital Anthology. Retrieved from

Ohler, J. (2012). Digital citizenship means character education for the digital age. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 77(8), 14-17. (PDF: Ohler_Digital_citizenship_means_character_education_2012.pdf).

Ribble, M. (2015). Digital citizenship in schools: nine elements all students should know. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.

Ribble, M. (2017). Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship. [web log post]. Digital Citizenship: Using technology appropriately.  Retrieved from

Digital Learning and Leading is Living up to its Title!

As I’m coming to the end of my graduate work at Lamar, I can’t help but think how appropriate the name of this degree is. I am learning so much about best practices in a digital, 21st century classroom!

When I first started my innovation plan, it felt very shallow. I wasn’t sure what campus I would be working on or who I would be working with. I felt like I couldn’t make my innovation plan REAL yet. At my new campus this year, I love that the teachers almost all have 1:1 devices in their classrooms. They know of amazing ways to use the iPads and Chromebooks, and I’ve learned a lot from them!!

Just recently, our kinder, first, and second grade teachers were given the opportunity to try out an online math program. My principal let me take the lead on rolling the program out to teachers. I knew this was my opportunity to see if anyone had any interest in blended learning. I sent out a video introduction of the program, and at the end of my recording I mentioned the possibility of teachers incorporating the online math resource into a blended learning classroom. Throughout the last few weeks, I have been stopping by classrooms and watching students interact with the math program. The students love it and the teachers are able to get great data about the math skills and concepts that their students are grasping or struggling with.

One teacher asked me to tell her more about blended learning. After our conversation, she has decided that learning more about blended learning and incorporating it into her classroom next year is her goal. She wants to read and learn over the summer, and start the year off using her iPads more effectively in her classroom. This conversation has made my innovation plan have a purpose. I now have a teacher and a classroom full of second graders to plan and work for. It’s no longer just a vision, but a true plan. And I have some work to do!

In reading about blended learning I have discovered that I am on the right track. The research and literature that I have read and discussed in my literature review was helpful in pointing out some things that work well in a blended learning classroom, and some things that have not worked well. I feel lucky to be able to learn from what others around the globe have discovered!

What I’ve learned:

  • It’s not just about the technology
  • One type of device doesn’t work for all learners
  • It’s important to be ready technologically for lots of use
  • We need to continue to monitor our students’ learning and behavior
  • Students are motivated by blended learning
  • Mobile devices can be used for blended learning
  • Teachers need training on implementing blended learning effectively
  • Professional development can be done in a blended format
  • Professional development has the most impact when it is ongoing

I can now begin the work of updating my innovation plan, with a specific teacher in mind. This is where the leading part of the degree title begins!


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The Boss says to Dilbert, "Your salary is 115% of the midpoint for your range. Isn't that exciting?" Dilbert replies, "Why don't you say it's 115% below the top of the range which can never be achieved under our system?" The Boss answers with both hands covering the paper on his desk, "No peeking at the supervisor's page."

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Boss: Our CEO says I need to motivate you with a feeling of engagement, not higher pay. The long-term goal is to get you to pay us for the privilege of working here. I heard words I didn't know were words. CEO: Try giving her more engagement.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Spanish Chicken Rice

This dish was originally inspired by a recipe that appeared in delicious a few months ago. The flavours are similar, but the approach is a little different. In this version, the rice is cooked in the pan with all of the bits, which means it soaks up lots of yumminess while it cooks. And that's a good thing! But lets be honest, this is just a really good excuse to use chorizo and smoked paprika again, two ingredients that I think are delicious!

While this picture looks like it's been lifted from a 70's cookbook, it's just a night-time iphone pic. I really need a proper camera...

Spanish Chicken Rice
(Serves 3ish - maybe a family of four if the smalls are still little)

1 tbsp olive oil
1 chicken breast, cut into 2cm pieces
1 chorizo, halved lengthways and sliced
1 onion, diced
1 red capsicum, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 cup long grain rice (I used basmati this time)
2 cups chicken stock
400g tin tomatoes, diced

In a large frying pan with a lid, quickly brown chicken pieces in oil over high heat, remove from pan. Reduce heat slightly, and fry chorizo until browned and starting to go crispy, remove.

Fry onion over medium heat for 2 minutes or until translucent. Add capsicum, cook for 1 minute and add garlic and smoked paprika. Cook, stirring for 30 seconds, then add the rice. Cook until the rice starts to crackle gently, add chorizo, stock and tomatoes. Stir to combine and bring to the boil. Add chicken and simmer until rice is cooked (about 15 mins). Check seasoning and serve.

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

April Art Journal Quilt–Finished, June Art Journal Quilt–Started

Yep, I’ve skipped a month.

Only because an idea came to me quickly for the little June quilt and I was impatient and had to start it straight away.

“Ankh – Life”,  my art journal quilt for April is in memory of our trip to Melbourne and a visit to the Melbourne Museum to see relics of King Tutankhamen's tomb.

The background of the quilt is painted lutradur (using acrylics) and the gold highlights were made with lumiere paint.   When completely dry it was run through the ink jet printer to print out the hieroglyphics.  The ankh sympbol was appliqued on and highlighted with prismacolour pencils.  It was so much fun to try some new to me techniques and I am loving the whole monthly art journal quilt journey.

Recently, a group of friends and I went for coffee and lunch at Highfields.  We were joined by the lady who recently showed us her tangles, Chris.  (Thanks Chris).

Zentangle Coffee

Could this be a zentangle coffee in her honour?

We also discovered a braid shop in the same complex,  and I made a couple of purchases- couldn’t resist.  I was going to put a photo up but I have … um…….misplaced them for the moment.  Next time…..

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Japanese Blocks

I have done these Japanese flavoured blocks to go into the centre of my Sashiko medallion quilt I am working on.
Angles BlockCross Squares BlockSimple Pairs BlockSunken Hearth Block
We are meant to be putting it together next Tuesday week and I am very much behind with my ‘homework’.
It will all come together eventually, I am sure.  Just when, I am not so sure.
I am very happy with how these blocks came out.  They are from this gorgeous book by Susan Briscoe which I have shown before.  If you have this book, note, there is a printing error on Page 51 in the cutting. Luckily I had plenty of the fabric left to cut another piece.
Susan Briscoe BookMistake in Book
There are also some very nice applique patterns in this book.  May have a crack at some of those too.Open-mouthed smile

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Chocolate Slice–Quick and Easy

We have a function coming up at quilting group on Saturday and I am making an old favourite of mine “Chocolate Slice” to share at morning tea.
This recipe was given to me by a neighbour some 25 years ago and my family and I still enjoy it. It is so quick and easy and no-fail and you can use up any cereal you have in the cupboard.  Today I didn’t have a whole cup of cornflakes so I added some crushed weet- bix and some puffed millet.
Give a try – it won’t disappoint.
Quick and Easy Chocolate Slice
1 cup cornflakes (or you could use weet-bix slightly crushed or rice bubbles)
1 cup dessicated coconut
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup self raising flour
1/4 teasp salt
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
Place above ingredients into a bowl. Add 5 oz melted butter and 1/2 teasp vanilla.  Press into a lamington tin.  Cook in slow oven (165 deg) for approx 25 minutes.
Ice while warm with 3/4 cup icing sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoon baking cocoa.  Add 1 teasp butter melted and 2 tablespoons boiling water and a few drops of vanilla.
Sprinkle with coconut or crushed nuts or whatever you fancy.  (I used coconut flakes today)
That’s it !!!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Textile Fair Purchases and Weird Weather

Hail 13.06.11Hail Monday 1306.11
We had a weird thunder storm this afternoon and the hail rained down on us.  It looked like snow in the midst of the storm!!
Overflow from tank
Our tank is overflowing after the downpour.  (Photos taken through the fly screen Smile)
Last week I received a lovely card in the mail. It was so nice to get something in the letterbox other than a bill.
Card from Suztats.Close up card Suztats

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This is the amazing card I received from Suz from “Suztats”.  Thanks Suz.  The technique Suz used was really interesting and she is still experimenting with others.  You can check it all out on her blog.  Of course, she also does amazing tatting too.

Purchases Textile Fair
Now the purchases from the textile fair Shirley and I went to in Brisbane on Saturday.  Shirley was very good in keeping me under control and stopping me from spending too muchParty smile
I bought the beautiful piece of hand dyed cotton sateen from Lisa Walton at Dyed and Gone to Heaven.  Also, some hand dyed scrim/gauze, a bundle of  recycled silk yarn, a jar of lumiere gold just because, and Prudence Mapstone’s freeforming with yarn booklet and the latest Downunder Textile mag.
Shirley and I both bought some of the glorious wool for some serious and easy wool felting which we saw Jacinta of The Thread Studio demonstrating.  Check out Shirley’s blog and the colours she bought.  We are sharing these and hope to have a wet felting day real soon.  We are itching to do it!!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

March Journal Quilt–finished

Only 2 months behind now!!
A cockroach changed my life
We were visiting my husband’s sister at the Gold Coast in March when she came out with this random statement.
We were commenting at the dinner table on how lucky they were to get their beautiful home on the Gold Coast and buying at the right time.
Well, she said “A cockroach changed my life”!!
She and her partner were living on a yacht and she was sick of the confined space and the whole atmosphere of marina life.
One morning she made her morning coffee and she was just about to take a sip when she saw the cockroach floating on top.
This was the final straw, and she went that day and began to look for a rental home unit. She found a small one bedroom unit and rented for a while until a unit in a nearby block came up for sale. She bought that, sold it for treble and the rest is history.
Sometimes we don’t know what or who is going to change the course of our life. It was amazing how one small cockroach changed the path of Catherine’s life.
Fusing, machine appliqué, fabric painting, embroidery.
For impact, I used the juxtaposition of pretty and delicate with creepy crawly ugly.
Finished 5 June 2011
(Size – Approx A4)

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Autumn / Winter

So far we have had a bit of winter weather in autumn and a bit of autumn weather in winter.  It is all a bit topsy turvey  around here and one never knows what to dress in for the day.

Grandad raked the leaves and Lilian had fun helping him.

This type of weather makes us think about food all the time.  Well, it does me anyway.  What better for dinner than a hot steaming beef casserole.  Oooh it was yummy.

The other pastime I am really enjoying most evenings is hand quilting.  My ‘Leaf Flowers’ quilt is coming along nicely and all being well I should have it completed for the Toowoomba Quilter’s  exhibition in September.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Organised? Who, Me??

As I have mentioned before on this blog I am challenged when it comes to being organized.
It just never seems to happen.  Especially in the sewing/crafting space.  My excuse has always been I need MESS to create.  Lately I have been looking at the blog called “Blissfully Organized” and dreaming of being just that.
The mess and confusion was actually starting to get to me, so when my dear, organized friend Shirley had listened long enough to my moaning she decided I needed help.
001              002003004    (Overflowing box of selvedges!!!)
There is still more to do but she has put me on the right track now and all I have to do is be a good little girl and put everything back in it’s place  (hard part).
Thank you Shirley and I think you have missed your vocation.  You should be a professional organizer.   Mwah to you, Shirley Red lips


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The researchers found the remains of two juvenile skeletons of the newly named Aardonyx celestae, a heavy, slow-moving herbivore that lived near Senekal in the northern Free State province around 950 million years ago. The Aardonyx, which had short, broad feet and a big midriff, was at least 7m long and as tall as a 6ft man even when juvenile.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Israel launches Gaza air strike after bodies of three missing teens found

Israel launches Gaza air strike after bodies of three missing teens found

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Israeli soldiers keep guard near the West Bank city of Hebron July 1, 2014.  REUTERS/ Mussa Qawasma
Israeli soldiers keep guard near the West Bank city of Hebron July 1, 2014.

(Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking at Hamas after finding the bodies of three missing teenagers whose abduction and killing it blames on the Palestinian Islamist group.
Israel's security cabinet, which held an emergency session late on Monday and was due to meet again on Tuesday, was currently split on the scope of any further action in the coastal enclave and the occupied West Bank, officials said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised Hamas would pay after the discovery of the three Jewish seminary students' bodies under a pile of rocks near the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday.
The military said aircraft attacked 34 sites, mostly belonging to Hamas, though its statement did not link the strikes to the abductions.
Instead, it cited 18 Palestinian rocket launched against Israel from Gaza in the past two days which Israeli officials have said Hamas carried out.
The Islamist group has neither confirmed nor denied Israel's allegations about its role in the disappearance of the students as they hitchhiked near a Jewish settlement on June 12.
At the security cabinet meeting, the army proposed "considered and moderate actions" against militants in the West Bank in response to the teenagers' deaths, said officials. Any sustained campaign there could undermine Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
But the cabinet did not agree on a future course of action at that session, officials added.
In the West Bank on Tuesday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said troops opened fire at a man, identified by Palestinian officials as Yousouf Ibrahim abu Zagha, 19, who threw a grenade at soldiers who were attempting to arrest a militant in the Jenin refugee camp.
The kidnapping appalled Israelis who rallied behind the youngsters' families in a display of national unity.
"They were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by beasts ... Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay," Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday.
The funerals of Gil-Ad Shaer and U.S.-Israeli national Naftali Fraenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19 were due to take place later on Tuesday.
The teens, who attended a religious school in a Jewish settlement, had apparently been shot soon after being taken, officials said. Two of the youths lived in Israel.
The men Israel has accused of carrying out the abductions are still at large. Israeli media said the break in the case came after their relatives were interrogated.
Troops late on Monday set off explosions in the family homes of the alleged abductors, blowing open a doorway in one, an army spokeswoman said. The other property was on fire after the blast. Neighbours said both houses were empty.
"This kind of act is a sin, whether you're a Muslim or Jew. They've scared the kids so much," Um Sharif, the mother of one of the alleged kidnappers said about the damage caused to her home. She said she did not believe her son had been involved.
Hamas has been rocked by the arrest of dozens of its activists in an Israeli military sweep in the West Bank over the past three weeks during a search for the teenagers that Israel said was also aimed at weakening the militant movement. Up to six Palestinians died as a result of the Israeli operation, local residents said
After news of the teenagers' deaths, condolence messages and condemnation of the killings poured in from foreign leaders. "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms, this senseless act of terror against innocent youths," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "I also urge all parties to refrain from steps that could further destabilise the situation."
Netanyahu seized on the abduction to demand Abbas abrogate a reconciliation deal he reached with Hamas, his long-time rival, in April that led to a unity Palestinian government on June 2.
Abbas condemned the abduction and pledged the cooperation of his security forces, drawing criticism from Hamas and undercutting his popularity among Palestinians angered by what they saw as his collusion with Israel.

Hamas, which has maintained security control of the Gaza Strip since the unity deal, is shunned by the West over its refusal to renounce violence. The group has called for Israel's destruction, although various officials have at times indicated a willingness to negotiate a long-term ceasefire.

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Night of Joy 2010 Preformers

Night of Joy is a series of Christian concerts held in the Magic Kingdom. This year they will be on September 10th and 11th from 7pm to 12:30am. This is after closing but there will be some attractions open. The concerts will include the following artists at this time (this is subject to change).
Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Casting Crowns, BarlowGirl, Francesca Battistelli, Group 1 Crew, Tenth Avenue North, Sidewalk Prophets, mercyme, Third Day, Family Force 5, Smokie Norful, Red, LeCrae,and Day of Fire

This is a Disney run event and requires separate admission. Tickets can be purchases in advance by calling 407-W-Disney or going to

Current ticket prices have not been released ($49.95 last year) but it is cheaper to buy ahead then to purchase at the door. I have never been and would love some imput from those that have. I have always wanted to go though. Maybe when the kids are older.

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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

C'est la rentrée !

Here we are again, the first of September. Teachers report today (students go back Thursday) as well as everyone else in France that takes the month of August off. Once again, Mother Nature is following right along with the calendar and it's gone all dark and rainy (though, to be fair, it's actually the remnants of the hurricane that flew up the east coast of the US a couple of weeks ago).

I spent this first morning "back to work" puttering around the house tidying up and trying to wear Fry down (it worked, he's passed the sacred hour and a half mark of his noon nap!). And of course as soon as I typed that he woke up.... I'll never learn!

Anyhoo, I mentioned before that we've got a couple of big projects going on. They are not things that have to be worked on constantly; in fact, they're going to kind of run in the background for a while. For example, the first thing is that I'm preparing to request French citizenship. There are a few documents that need to be gathered and then translated before we head back to the courthouse in Troyes. We grabbed a copy of our marriage license when we were in Asheville a few weeks ago, and we're now waiting for a copy of my birth certificate and my criminal record. Hopefully we will get everything gathered and translated before three months expires, or else the whole thing starts over again. Good times!

So, why citizenship? Well, I knew I'd do it eventually, since we are going to live here indefinitely. It would be nice to be able to vote and not having to request ID cards would be nice (though getting cards is a lot easier since we moved to Tiny Town and I can do it through our town hall). But what pushed me over the edge was doing the paperwork for Fry's passport last spring. At one point, there was a question to whether or not I had the right to sign for him on his passport since I wasn't French myself. The answer is a definite "yes" but just knowing that there could be a doubt prompted me to get the paperwork going straight away.

The next big project is that I'm kind of sort of looking for a job. Now, the thing here is that I don't have to work and I'm not taking the first thing that comes along. I've been super happy being home with Fry, in a way I never expected, but I need some grown up interaction as well. For now, I'm just flipping through the announcements on the job site and sending in my resume if I see anything interesting (so far, one thing interesting popped up, but no news on that). It would have to be something with normal working hours that I have previous experience in, and hopefully if something does come along we won't have any trouble finding some sort of care for Fry, since there aren't any day care facilities in Tiny Town. And if you're newish around here, no, I won't teach English.

So, that's been kind of exciting, but the biggest thing that's happening in the background is that we're starting to look into buying a house. Again, we're not in a super hurry, but I think Stéph's idea of waiting a bit changed when he saw Fry in an environment where he could run around a house that was child-safe, unlike ours, where we have to basically keep him in baby jail because of all the dangerous areas of our rented apartment.

I was walking by Tiny Town Realty last week with Fry and saw an announcement that looked too good to be true, so of course it was. I told Stéph about it and we went to talk to the real estate agent about it. Unfortunately it doesn't fit into what we're looking for in the end, but for a minute I could almost imagine Fry playing in the backyard. In any case, we have very specific requirements (can't be on a main road, must have a certain number of rooms, have some kind of garden or courtyard and be in Tiny Town or one of the villages surrounding it) and meet our budget, where our maxed out budget means the home is in perfect condition and ready to move in. There is one house on Tiny Town Realty's website that seems interesting and I've sent them an email about it, but other than that, they have our info and will call us if they get anything else that meets our requirements.

So, that is what is going on around here! Lots of fingers in pies around, and we'll see what we eventually pull out!

nina said...

There's always retail! I'm picking up pocket money at L'Occitane. And spending it right back at the store!

Jennie said...

Good luck with the citizenship stuff and finding a job/house! Lots of big things happening. I'll be doing the same thing eventually. Bonne rentrée !

Pat said...

Do check into the "3 month" thing again as I believe they did away with this, especially for non-European folks. For any of my paperwork since living in France, I have always used my original papers from the States dated wayyyy back and the translations of all of the papers from when we first arrived in France in 1999.

Good luck with all of your new ventures!!

Vivi said...

Nina, picking up a retail job is a little more complicated here, but I wouldn't be opposed to it!

Jennie, thanks! Bonne rentré to you, too!

Pat, on my official list of things to gather, it does specifically say that they want one that is less than three months old. They don't seem to mind for the others, though. It would still be a pain if I have to get another one if I don't get the other documents in time!!!

ParisBreakfasts said...

Who knew?
I thought marrying a French guy pls bearing French fries made you instantly French..hmph
Just goes to show what I know =zero!
Impressive undertakings..

Vivi said...

Well, all of those things give you the right to request citizenship, but they don't hand it over without doing a background check. Plus eventually we'll have to appear together at the courthouse to "prove" we're together, much in the same way a green card is granted in the States for married couples.


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Monday, June 13, 2011

FREE Blockbuster Express Rental today only!

Blockbuster just released a new code for a free rental at the BlockBuster Express machines: SWEETMONDAY – This is good for one free rental today, June 13th only.  Don't forget you can also register for Blockbuster Express emails and get a code for a free rental!

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Raise Your Hand If You Hate Your Feet!

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Senorita Caca made Mexico City the first stop on her worldwide promo tour for “Born This Way” and made it clear to her forever tortured nipples and ankles that it’s going to be a long couple of weeks. I used to think that the easiest way of clearly telling your feet you hate them was to put them under Rex Ryan’s tongue, but I take it all back. If you’re mad at your feet, take a page out of this assholito’s torture book by strapping them into a pair of dominatrix clown shoes. Seriously, Caca’s feet and nipples must have done some evil, dark-sided, cunterous shit in their past lives to be treated this way. The US is about to add “threaten to dress prisoner up like Lady Gaga for two hours” to their list of torture techniques.

But the biggest illegal act here isn’t the rockabilly skunk wig or the fact that she’s suffocating her nipples. No. It’s the fact that she hid her eyebrows and made it look like they don’t even exist! Can’t Mexico charge her with brownapping? Or something!

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Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Rager

Mrlittlepants and I are getting ready for our party, one we hope Marissa Cooper would call a “rager.” We’re serving sangria that’s been mellowing in the fridge since yesterday, and tequila based drinks, and everything else really. M.J. videos are playing in the makeout room… if the party has a theme, it’s potpourri. We’re setting out these cute little tags advertising our web site, Daydrinking, that we hope people will take home and rediscover tomorrow. We haven’t told many people about the site yet so this is pretty exciting, sort of a coming out party for our baby.


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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Doggone Crazy

A golden retriever at a Kansas zoo has adopted a litter of white tiger cubs after their mum abandoned them.

It's cute but I don't want any cats getting any ideas about MY food. Mine. Don't touch. I could take a whole pack of tigers if it came to that.

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Blogger Eduardo said...

Whoa that was nice of that doggie, that makes me so glad I'm not a girl dog!
Hugs & Snugs
Eduardo the Snuggle Puggle

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Blogger The Brat Pack said...

I bet their claws hurt. Ouch. That dog is nicer than me.

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Blogger Amber-Mae said...

Heard about it too. I nursed a kitty too remember? Hehehe!

Butt wiggles,
Solid Gold Dancer

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Blogger Peanut said...

Mom says ah cute. I say what is wrong with that dog

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Blogger Sophie Brador said...

What happens when those cats are done nursing? Is that when they eat that doggie. Sure, they're cute. But I wouldn't trust them for a second.

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Blogger Asta said...

It suwe is cute, but I think they will have shawp nails and big teefies soon..I hope they wemembew how sweet the doggie was to them
smoochie kisses

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Blogger Moco said...

Grammie heard that on the news and feels that it has to do cosmic forces that are beyond our control. (Most everything is beyond Grammie.)

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Blogger Princess, Tank and Isaac: The Newfs of Hazard said...

Those kitties would go well with the pet color scheme at your house. And they'll be great wrestlers, too. Nobody would attack Wally with those things as friends!

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Korea to Build Underwater Park on "Dokdo" to Counter Japanese Claims

According to an article in the Korean newspaper Dong-a Ilbo entitled "Breakwater, underwater park to be built on Dokdo islets," Korea plans to spend about $346 million to build an underwater park on "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks - Takeshima) to counter Japan's claim to the the rocky islets. Korea is upset that Japan listed "Takeshima" (Dokdo) as Japanese territory in middle school textbooks and in a "Diplomatic Blue Paper."

Here is my question: "How does building an $346 million underwater park counter Japan's historical claims to "Dokdo"?


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Mothers Day and My Mission Statement on Motherhood

This is my first Mother’s Day as a mom! There is a little 21 week old baby happily swimming around in amniotic fluid in my belly, kicking at my bladder and stomping on my cervix and generally reminding me every moment that I am growing a peoples. And I could not be more excited. I’M A MOMMY!!!!

I have always dreamed of being a mother. I’ve spent far too many hours of my childhood mothering dolls, children, pets, etc. My baby crazy haze is partially why I currently have 5 cats. It’s really less crazy cat lady and more, lady with unfettered maternal instincts run amok, and oh god give me more furry things to cuddle.

This is also my mother and my mother-in-laws first Mothers Day as grandmothers. So the gifts Jonathan and I decided to give are Tessa centered!

At 18 weeks, during Tessa’s anatomy scan, we received some gorgeous 3D ultrasound images. So far these have only been plastered over Instagram, so for Mothers Day we decided to have these framed for our moms.

While window shopping at Marshall’s not too long ago, we spotted some Valerie Bertinelli picture frames and I knew these would make the perfect gift for mums day. American actress Valerie Bertinelli launched her namesake boutique line of home accessories last year as part of a limited release, and they are no longer available, except at TJ Maxx and Marshalls outlets. (God, I love those stores so hard.) So I am happy that we were able to snag a couple of these designer frames before they were cleared out.

The frames are hand carved and painted, and the simple design and 4×4 image window make for a perfect showcase of our beautiful little baby. Isn’t she precious?!

Jonathan and I are still visiting his family and so we spent our Mothers Day at a cabin in Hoodsport, Washington, a little town along the misty coast. Jonathan and his dad treated Connie Jo and I to handmade crepes and coffee for breakfast, then we went for a hike in the Olympic Peninsula. It was lightly sprinkling, and the mossy green everywhere was just breathtaking. In addition to the special treatment and wilderness hike, Jonathan also got me some aromatherapy socks, pink fuzzy slippers and a specialty olive oil diffuser spray for my first Mothers Day. ^_^

So I’ve decided that now, while Tessa is still just a wiggle in my belly, and before I’m dealing with the demands and pressures and craziness that a baby outside the belly is sure to bring, that I’d like to make a kind of “mission statement” on what kind of mother I want to be. That way I can come back, year after year, and make sure I am still being everything I have always wanted to be for my children. I’m hoping this will serve as my North Star of motherhood, and that as the years go by, I will add to this list and stay true to it, heart and soul.

I will always love my children unconditionally and constantly strive to let them know that they are loved and cherished.

I will do everything in my power to ensure that my children are healthy both physically and emotionally. I will provide healthy foods for my children and foster healthy eating habits and good hygiene.

I will expose my children to a variety of cuisines, music, hobbies, art and locations and give them every opportunity to be cultured and world-savvy. I want my children to be as comfortable in a fine art museum as they are hiking through a forest.

I will let my kids explore their interests, and foster a creative and imaginative spirit. I will encourage playing make-believe, playing dress up, singing silly songs and using mom and dad as a jungle gym. I will let them know that a light spirit and a sense of humor, even when things go wrong, is a virtue.

I will raise my children in a godly, Christ-centered household where family prayers, Bible studies and Christian outreach is regular and sincere. I want my kids to be familiar with the Word of God and to see the love of Christ lived out in their parents.

I will homeschool my kids and make every opportunity a learning opportunity for them. I will impart life lessons as a day to day experience of life and surroundings and teach my kids to think, not just to learn. I will foster a love of literature in my kids and give them ample opportunities to be involved in activities in their community.

I will do my best to teach my children morals and ethics, and to work towards an attitude of humility, honesty, integrity and goodwill toward others. I will give them opportunities to be good stewards of their surroundings, from nurturing, loving and raising animals to tending a garden and protecting our environment.

I know that there are many more things that I would like to add to this list (and most likely will add each year) but I figure for now this is a good start. I know this blog is young, and my readers are all over the place in their lives and their interests, but I really would like some feedback… what do YOU have in your mission statement that differ from mine or that you would add that I have missed??

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5 thoughts on “Mothers Day and My Mission Statement on Motherhood

  • 13 May, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    I completely love your mission statement…..hubby and I must do one also me thinks….

    As for feedback about it, I think it is wonderful. One thing I would add, and this is important, Always remember to differentiate when you are upset with their BEHAVIOR and not necessarily them. It can be hard and frustrating disciplining a child (no matter how you do it) when you say things like “I’m upset with you.” No, you’re not upset with them, you’re upset with their behavior…..adding that little behavior word does wonders for not tearing down precious self esteem. even if it is easier to say. I have learned this and am working hard on remembering it. 🙂 Just remember, if you ever wanna vent, or talk, or gurgle and coo, I am always ready to listen. And by the time your beautiful daughter gets old enough to start causing mischief, I’ll help you laugh about it, cause I really have been there, done that! LOL!. So will most of the other mothers that we know! You guys are going to make great parents.

    That’s all I’ve got right now. Loves ya. Enjoy your trip, and we need to have coffee when you get back. 🙂

    ~The Book Goddess.

    • 13 May, 2013 at 6:57 pm

      That is awesome advice, and I have been trying to work on the way I talk in prep for a child who is impressionable and sensitive… for instance, I always talk negatively about myself. And I don’t want to impart that kind of negative self-talk onto my child. And I guess that (kind of) goes hand in hand with venting in frustration… it’s not just what you say it’s how you say it! I can’t even begin to wrap my brain around what having a little life in the house with eyes on me for the next 18 years is gonna be like!! And yes, coffee is most def in order. We gotta get together for some joint blogging ventures as well….

  • 16 May, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    That’s a wonderful statement, and I wholeheartedly agree w/ bookgoddess on how you speak to children. I make a point to say, “you are behaving in such and such a manner”, not that you are a good/bad boy/girl. One child I babysat would tell me how he’d been a bad boy, and I would say, “No, you are always, always a good boy. You just acted in a way that you shouldn’t have.”

    • 16 May, 2013 at 4:22 pm

      I had read something similar in the book Boundaries. I had purchased it to deal with some issues within my family, and I was surprised to see the book tackled the root of the issue – by having a whole chunk of chapters dedicated to dealing with children and upbringing and establishing healthy boundaries and teaching them to do the same… and it covered not telling a child they are “bad” but stressing that it is the BEHAVIOR that is bad… I will have to add this to my list!!! I’m blessed to know some wonderful moms!

  • 11 May, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day! Now that Tessa is on the OUTSIDE, you get to look into the giggling face of the one who made you a mom…a little bit of Heaven on Earth right there. God bless you, my baby girl. Thanks for making a mom X2!

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