Outside it’s raining. The leftover ABC soup is inside jars and I’m ready to read.
Mmmm....soup!
Currently reading out loud CABIN FEVER by Jeff Kinney to the children…fun!
From Head to Toe…
(1) PURPLE hair for a week while the reddish brown dye job tames itself :: Awkward
(2) ORANGE hair pretty fetching lots of compliments :: Awesome
Autumn Clip by Sassy Housewife
(3) BLUE-GREEN eyes after Lasik :: Awesome
(4) PINK lipstick talking through painful headache :: Awkward
(5) SPARKLY ballet flats on my feet :: Awesome
Inspired by TheDayBookBlog
Reading Loreen Leedy‘s post HERE at I.N.K. got me to thinking about my own accomplishment list which I refer to as the “To-Done” list because the horrid “To-Do” list never seems complete.
In random order, here is my 2011 “To-Done” List…
(1) Watched Infinite HopeMerrilee Boyack YouTube Merrilee Boyack shares her testimony on the infinite hope and power that come in our lives as we choose wisely during the 2010 Time Out for Women. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbQN4lH4T_M
(2) Cheered on my talented friends & family (Jenn’s Crafts, Julie’s Books — Rocks / Edenbrooke, Sanders’ Book)
(3) Sold article to The Friend – high profile children’s magazine
(4) “Stuff” accepted by DIG — high profile children’s magazine
(5) Submitted query every month
(6) Illustrated daily
(7) Kept a smile in my heart, if not on my face! :o)
I woke at 0520 (an hour before my alarm).
I debated illustrating for 40 minutes.
I went downstairs.
I drew three pictures for the purpose of blogging about them (i love sharpie).
I tried accessing the internet and got the F-A-I-L error message of “server could not be found”
So…the images will have to wait until the hubby gets home to fix the computer.
I will tell you; however, that the coloring pages are great.
(1) Pistol with silencer. Story: My son drew a gun at Church with a silencer. Since I like to take anything and turn it into a lesson, I related the image to “Reverence” because although the potential for the gun didn’t change, the noise level does. Meaning…when kids are actively participating…encourage them to be slightly quieter, but with the same enthusiasm.
(2) Puppet on strings. Story: A co-worker mentioned needing to illustrate to the idea of how software connected the machine to the end user. Because international protocols and illustrations carry different meanings it couldn’t be an animal, couldn’t be something sacred, couldn’t be a person, etc…and I got the genius idea of a puppet on strings and the software was the connection –problem solved. I like helping people.
(3) Sunshine. Story: My car had frost on it this morning and the temperature gauge read “icy” and living in San Diego…we’re blessed that it doesn’t happen often. How I love the sun!
Illustrations to be added soon…hubby is flying back, from east coast to fix the computer, as I type…yippee!
I changed my hair color. The platinum strands weren’t appealing to me, but when I came home and saw the purple tinge to my hair…I wasn’t pleased with the “professional” job either. So the hair went up for a week, washed like 3x per day and now its getting back to a normal color…and I’m liking it.
Old by Annalisa Hall 2012
…our Chub Chub is wearing “my” shoes…
Chub Chub
And because she asked for “Quack” and sat very nicely on my lap while I illustrated for her AND she didn’t shout “No No No” like the other attempts at drawing a duck…here’s the approved “Quack” which got me the prized “ah, Cute” from her.
QUACK by Annalisa Hall 2012
Big Bro L picked our first book “The Wizard of Oz” (Lesson — help others achieve their best and you will be rewarded)
The hubby and I decided the second book would be “Charlotte’s Web” (Lesson– loyalty and compassion honors those you love)
And Little Boy Blue insisted that we read the Great Illustrated Classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” for our third book.
Honestly, I’d never read any Mark Twain books…although I do like some good Huckleberry Lemonade…we were all very excited to begin the adventure of reading.
When it was over, Little Boy Blue said “That’s it, that’s how it ends” and I had to laugh. Yes, that’s it. Huckleberry and Tom free Jim and that’s it. Even more funny was the fact that Mark Twain ends the book in Huck’s voice saying that if he knew the trouble of writing a book, he wouldn’t have started (I can totally relate!).
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Lesson — honesty is the best policy)
Thinking of everything that’s happened over the last 12 months, I find some missing pieces and solid memories so much so that I’m confident 2012 will be filled with many more amazing things. Here’s 2011 having been fantastic and onto 2012 for more adventures in books!!
"Missing Pieces" Annalisa Hall 2011, digital
B is for Blue
S for Snail "Sh! She's Sleeping"
