Stampin' Up! and weekend activities

Amanda and I went to a Stampin'Up party last night at a friend's house, and decided to host one ourselves in September! We have done this a few times in the past. Stampin'Up is company that sells rubber stamps, papers, and all the accessories needed to make creative homemade greeting cards and scrapbook pages. We got our creative juices flowing last night ~ these parties are very hands-on, with the demonstrator guiding the guests in the creation of 2 different cards that you get to take home and also demonstrating additional techniques.

Our No TV month is going fine so far ~ with the exception of the 22 yr old who sneaks in some video game playing when he comes home from work in the afternoon.

Summer Camp season officially ended yesterday for my camp workers! They were out with their camp friends last night for dinner and the movies, and I'm sure there were tearful goodbyes as the summer staff separated to head back to college or high school or work for another year....

We bring Sarah back to college tomorrow. She heads back early because she has RA ( Resident Advisor ) training before the rest of the students arrive. Wow ~ this summer went by entirely too fast.

This afternoon we are attending the wedding of one of Alex's best friends. Alex is in the wedding party, so we are pretty excited to see him decked out in a tuxedo! Pictures will be coming! It is an outdoor wedding and reception, and temps are supposed to be in the mid-90's today. whew~ could be tough... is it proper wedding etiquette to bring a cooler of ice water to a wedding ceremony?

The Raleigh News & Observer reported this week that there was a record increase of homeschools opened in NC last year. It was really a short blurb in the paper, without commentary on the whys or hows or impact, etc. It did generate some interesting comments to the website, to which I added my 2 cents worth. There is still some deep-seated prejudice against homeschoolers, mostly based on ignorance of the subject. Some consider all homeschoolers to be backwoods hillbillies or religious kooks. And there is quite about of misinformation about the legal requirements, testing, college admissions procedures, etc., even among homeschoolers themselves. Homeschoolers, please take the time to educate yourselves about the law and about the issues that affect you, especially before you share "information" with others.
"N.C. Reports Record Number of Home Schools" 8/1/07

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