Lynn's Literature: Stamping and Scrapbooking Fair

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Stamping and Scrapbooking Fair

I spent the entire day at the Stamping and Scrapbooking Fair on Sunday. Had a great time. I wandered all the stalls, which took me to lunch time then I did a class with Michelle Perry which was to make a mini-album. The inside pages are all made of envelopes and tags. I'm halfway through embellishing and decorating but it's got many tags so it will take a while. A good way to use lots of photo's too.

I see that Kaisercraft have flooded the scrapping market with their Off the Page products. I bought an 'open' album, which is 5 MDF plaques that can be strung together with ribbons and hung on the wall. I'm looking forward to getting started on that. But I bought an MDF bin knowing it wasn't big enough for my scrap scraps I decided to make it for Stephanie to put her shoes in. I did it last night and she said it looked lovely this morning, so I put her shoes in it. Then she took all her shoes out and put Mr Potato Head in there instead. When I told her Mr Potato Head already had a home and put him back in his home and put the shoes back in the bin, she decided she didn't like the bin anymore......guess that wasn't a very good strategic move on my part. But I have come to a solution - I'll make another bin for Mr Potato Head. She said she'd be very happy with that and would like both bins if I did that.

Went to her speech therapy today and Stephanie refused to do any of the picture card games. In fact she showed her objection by sticking her fingers in her ears when the therapist was talking. There's nothing you can do, so our next session isn't for some time, at the end of October after her 4th birthday. It's a shame really, because some of her sentence structure is quite far behind. There's some areas that she either doesn't have or just has got the grasp of and the benchmark is for the average to have accomplished it at 2 - 2.5 years. I think there was another area that would normally be perfected by the age of 3 and she's only just starting. For instance, she'll be 4 soon but does not use the words "why?" "who?" instead if she's asking a question she'll say, "Dis be?" Or say, "You be busy?" Instead of "Are you busy?"

3 comments:

Lea Adcock said...: Love the OTP bin for shoes its gorgeous Lynn. Might have to make one myself.

Lea x; August 7, 2007 at 9:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Looks great Lynn! So does the blog! So nice to see you both! Stephanie looks so cute in your boots!!; August 11, 2007 at 3:56 AM
Karen said...: Lynn she will get there and I know there is nothing you can do if they don't want to learn or hear anything been there a long time ago with Marcus

She will get there but it will take time as long as she can cope at school it should be a problem and when she does go to school she may get better because the other children will be talking to do her and this will teach her things ...thats what happen with Marcus and now you can't shut him up; August 19, 2007 at 7:21 PM

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Stephanie in her new winter school uniform. A Different Child by Pandora MacMillian. People notice there's a special glow around you. You grow, surrounded by love, never doubting you are wanted; Only look at the pride and joy in your mother's eyes. And if sometimes between the smiles there's a trace of tears, one day you'll understand. You'll understand there was once another child, a different child who was in their hopes and dreams. That child will never outgrow the baby clothes. That child will never keep them up at night. In fact, that child will never be any trouble at all. Except sometimes, in a silent moment, when mother and father miss so much that different child. May hope and love wrap you warmly and may you learn the lesson forever how infinately precious, how infinately fragile is this life on earth. One day, as a young woman you may see another mother's tears, another father's silent grief, then you, and you alone will understand and offer the greatest comfort. When all hope seems lost, you will tell them with great compassion, "I know how you feel. I'm only here because my mother tried again."

Quotes that inspire me

'Remembering' is not a steady state, but rather a frequent waking out of forgetfulness. The past stands still, but the present moves and every generation must discover the history of it's parent generation for itself. Anna Haebich
.I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. Rebecca West. 1913.
Abusive behaviour is not a consequent of individual sickness or deviance, but an over-conforming response to dominant ideas regarding, power, privilege and responsibility which are regarded as normal, and which in fact constitute our societal norms and structures. Alan Jenkins
As long as the conditions of the past are the conditions of the present, then the past is not past. Anna Haebich
Failure to appreciate the manifestation of control (over others) means that few in either the community or the legal system know that vilence may continue after separation and also contribute to women's inability to leave. Patricia Easteal
History is typically written by victors who can 'afford to forget', while the losers are unable to accept what happened and are condemned to brood over it, relive it and reflect how it might have been. Anna Haebich
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. Elie Wiesel. Holocaust Survivor
If advertising did not influence human action, it would not be an effective means of promoting merchandise. Advertising abounds precisely because of its influence. Television is capable of creating a desire for something and providing direction on how to behave. Sarah Sobieraj
If we were to really take into account the roles of sexual coercion and violence play in shaping human culture and personal identity, fundamental structures of thought could well be shaken and changed. Such great shifts in world view unsettle even those whose privileges and self-images are not directly threatened by them. Olafsen, et al. 1993
It is often suggested that the planet needs saving. But it's not the earth that is in peril. It is us. Dr Iain Stewart. Earth: The Power of the Planet
Many people judge themselves according to the views of others and cannot approve of themselves unless they are approved of by others. Few people challenge the ideologies or belief systems to which they belong. Instead of forming one's identity according to one's personal beliefs, it is far better to define oneself according to the processes by which one formulates beliefs. Richard Paul & Linda Elder
One of the greatest sources of stress is feeling responsible over something that you have no control over. Dr Phil
Talking with someone about their mental illness is not about discovering the truth, it is about realising their experience. Erin Morgan, Lifeline Presenter
The more you understand the nature of men, the more you'd wonder: Why do such sensible, responsible and lovely creatures like women wouldl ike to be anywhere near them? Stephen King
The presence of so many pedophilic-like individuals in relatively high-functioning 'normal' samples supports the notion that the sexualisation of children is at least partially a social phenomenon. John N Briere
The view that women are emotional and men stoic conveniently omits the emotion of anger, which, although little different in the two sexes in terms of arousal, leads to far more damaging consequences when experienced by men. John Archer, Barbara Lloyd
They don't want to hear the truth because the truth is so much harder to understand and so much longer than a lie. 12 year old female sexual assault victim
Through the education of men into male entitlement, men have extensive boundaries that engulf others, subsuming them, especially females who are experienced as extensions of the man. Carol J Adams
Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Haile Selassie I
When people show you who they are; believe them. Lola99 www.psychforums.com
You can either decide to become a part of the problem or be a part of the solution. Dr Phil