Got Some Great News!

Today I got some great news.  Our special education dept. in Parma will have the state education dept. visit to look at our IEPs, on my birthday, December 13th.  Our supervisors went through our IEPs with a fine tooth comb.  Most of these documents are 16 pages or so in length.  The state continues to change what we need to say and HOW we need to say it......They keep changing the paperwork instead of letting us do the job we were hired to do!  Makes me crazy!  They should have to come here and do all of the paperwork we have to do AND try to be on committees, go to meetings, grade papers, do progress reports, test students several times a week, teach children, do alternate assessments, make lesson plans and have a life outside of work!
  I only had a few minor things to correct.  That was my great news.  So tonight I fixed what was needed.  I hope it's okay.
  Tonight I also got to make a card for the color challenge on SCS--the colors were vanilla, red and wasabi.  See what you think.  OOOPS...I forgot to use vanilla instead I used white......

This is a card that I made using Jane's ho-ho-ho stamp.  Cute huh?  I don't know what company it's from.  Here is my card for todays color challenge. I even had dessert! I stamped my ho-ho-ho image then I colored the candy with red marker then colored over it with sakura gel pen. I put a silver layer behind the image and then the red image. I added this cute ribbon to the top. while the ribbon isn't exactly wasabi, I hope I can squeak the use of it into the challenge today! I added the snowflake background using an embossing folder.

Do you have a favorite Christmas song?

I love this version of Drummer Boy with the drums they used.  Reminds me of pep rallies, football games and good times. It now reminds me of the Greatest Love of all, Christ coming to earth to save us.

Take a Listen.....

Lord, I pray that I may be a shining light for you and that you will lead me where you'd have me to be.  I know I am sometimes more willing to do MY will than YOURS.  Please help my will to become yours.  Thank you Abba, Father for your incredible and unconditional love.
Your daughter,