Ever feel like you’re driving around in circles?

Welcome to my yesterday. 8:30 A.M. – Drive to far northeast Plano to give a piano lesson.   Leave house 10 minutes late.  Arrive closer to 8:40. 9:15 A.M. – Finish lesson, but stay to chat a bit and offer condolences over a recent family death.  Leave house at 9:25. 9:40 A.M. – Drive to Trey’s… Continue reading Ever feel like you’re driving around in circles?

Braggin’ Rights

The world of papercrafters is large and vast. So many possibilities exist, so many new territories can be explored. Scrapbooking is one of them. Cardmaking is another. Many who scrap cross over to cardmaking. Many who create beautiful, hand-made cards also enjoy designing gorgeous scrapbook pages. I, however, am not one of them. In all… Continue reading Braggin’ Rights

AI: The Finale

 As we close out another season of American Idol, it’s a great time to reminisce and review the moments that made this year unforgettable. Last night, the AI faithful gathered one last time for our grand finale.  We enjoyed girl talk, lots of yummy food (how many brownies can one girl-fest contain?  Apparently at least… Continue reading AI: The Finale

AI: The last one standing

Tonight we crown our next American Idol.  From the thousands who auditioned, to the hundreds who went to Hollywood, to the final 24, to the final 12, to the performing 10…we are now down to the final 2.   And tonight, the moment we’ve been waiting for will finally be revealed.  After 3 hours of endless… Continue reading AI: The last one standing

DWTS: And the winner is…

My prediction: Although Cristian and Jason have done very well this year, neither can compare to the technical proficiency and finesse that Kristi has brought every week.  I know some will argue that she has an unfair advantage having been a skater and therefore “dancing on ice” – but I would argue that figure skating… Continue reading DWTS: And the winner is…

CELEBRATION!

Today was the Eighth Annual Music by DESign Spring Recital! Can it really be eight years already?! What a day – and what a great celebration of my students and their achievements this year. Although I had a roster of 18 students this spring, only 14 performed: 2 are moving and just recently dropped out,… Continue reading CELEBRATION!

Pigs and Pancakes and Parties, oh my!

Yesterday, I had the insanity privilege of being a chaperone on Trey’s school field trip.  The second grade traveled to the Rosewood Center for Family Arts to see the national touring performance of “If You Give a Pig a Party”, a play adapted from the Laura Joffe Numeroff book of the same name.  Being the… Continue reading Pigs and Pancakes and Parties, oh my!