Summer Projects

At the end of the 2008-09 school year, as we were tying up loose ends at work to start our much anticipated summer break, the principal came up to to me and J- Shutterbug and informed us that our "3 months of summer break" would be cut short.  We were expected to be at our leadership retreat the first week of August.  (Ah, the perks of being on the leadership team!)  So, we sat down and counted how many days there were from the time we could exhale (aka - the end of the school year) until the time we started to think about the process again (aka- preparing for the leadership retreat)  We came up with 56 days.   Wow.  That changes the stereotypical view that people in education get three months off, doesn't it?

So, J- Shutterbug, his wifey, and I started a project: The 56 Days of Summer.  The objective: One picture everyday for 56 days to a) document our summer vacation, and b) pick up our cameras everyday.  We decided to post the pictures on Facebook in a private event and share commentary to both celebrate our break and get feedback on our pictures.

Since then, our little project has grown.  We are currently on day 14 and I feel like I'm getting to know my friends and my camera again.  

Here are a few pix so far this year:

The Sweet Girl loves her dance recital dress!

Homemade fresh strawberry scones for the sissy with a bad knee.

Octagon and Dance = Her passions

Greggy's Hot Dog Creation

Yup, he is for sure my kid.

Summer Enrichment (aka- an easy way to keep those boys off the XBox and in the books!)