My day has gone to school meetings. Elijah switched high schools this year and we're working to get him established at a school one mile from our home. We were driving him 25 minutes away each day, back and forth for the last two years, often several times a day and this really put a pinch on our time at home as a family.
This year, Elijah volunteered to change schools. He and his dad both seem okay with it. I'm still resolving my own feelings. He not only has no friends there yet, but the school is in a different school district and runs quite differently from what he is used to. And he had to leave behind one of the state's top marching band programs (the reason he had insisted on that school in the first place).
I
hate that he's switching halfway through high school. Ug. I wish I
would have pushed more strongly for this close-by school two years ago.
I'm working to feel at peace with the mid-stream change. Today's
meetings helped with that quite a bit. We brought in a list of things we
felt would help Elijah transition well and the response was, "This is
what we, here, call good teaching. This will be no problem at all." Just
what we needed to hear! I liked his last school a lot, but the
administration at the new school made a great first impression today.
I'm one step closer to parental peace.
Additionally, with the high school only one mile away now, I can get more involved and still keep my other two children on track. I'm hopeful, but I'm still holding my breath nonetheless.
Needless
to say, my giveaway to-do list hasn't shed any pounds today while I've
been out parenting. It's approaching evening time and I still have this
giveaway to post and a number of winners to select. So, on with the
show!
With a $35 value, today's prize is a set of THREE Heather Bailey sewing patterns—Claira & Clancy Pig Dolls, Full Bloom Roses and the Daily Spice Apron—a variety of projects you can make for yourself or as gifts. Get an early start on the holidays. Or give the patterns as gifts.
For more information on my piggie doll pattern (my personal favorite of the patterns we've published), click here. For my first preview of the Daily Spice apron pattern, head back seven years to this post. (It sounds like driving Elijah around was a part-time job even back then. Boy, how long have I been blogging now?) As for Full Bloom Roses, we may have only announced that pattern by newsletter originally, so get the details here.
Comment to enter today's contest. Be sure to include your email address so we can contact you if you win. You don't have to type your email address into the body of the comment if you entered it in the email-address field on the comment form. One entry per household.
Today's giveaway will close at noon PST on Wednesday 8/21/13. Watch for the winner to be announced within the week at the bottom of the post. For more info on my big ol' August giveaway party, click here. Please share the word. Check back every day.
Good luck!xo—Heather
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UPDATE: Congratulations, Linda ("These patterns would be perfect for making gifts for loved ones!" Lucky #44)! You win today's HELLO Giveaway. We will email you with next steps. And congratulations to @heartmadelife on Instagram for winning our Day 20 Instagram giveaway. The giveaway is closed, but you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB
