I’ve taken a long blog break because the last month has been extremely crazy.  It started with the departure of my dad.  Thank you for all of the kind words + support + love.  Tough times are made easier with the support of a loving family, good friends and loyal blog readers.  Thank you.

Then the [...]

My dad parted this life on Wednesday, August 11. My loving dad was an intelligent man who could build wondrous things with this hands, a faithful husband, and model citizen.  His gentle spirit, kindness, devotion to his community, and profound faith will never be forgotten.  My dad left behind a remarkable legacy.
My dad’s love for [...]

While going through some old school files, I came across this poem I wrote sometime ago with my students. I am not a poet and really have no business teaching kids how to write poetry, but George Ella Lyon’s Where I’m From poem inspired me to learn more about where my students are from.  We [...]

I have been hiding out at home the last three weeks.  Most days, I look like this:

Sick.  Cold.  Fatigued.
I posted this picture on Flickr last week and my friend David said, “Oh, man! This picture is the absolute picture of misery!  How can you continue to be this creative when you’re obviously feeling so under [...]

Lately, I have been busy.  Busy resting on the couch.  Ha!

Lately, I have been helping a friend deal with a tough situation.
Lately, I have been ignoring my blog.  (Feeling really bad for those of you who visit me here.)
Lately, I have been feeling too tired to create anything new.  The 7 Wonders Challenge is due [...]

One of my projects is featured on Ali’s blog as part of her Stories of Summer series.  There’s a wealth of inspiration on her blog for summer projects.
Thank you Ali for the kind words and the chance to be featured on your blog.  I am honored.

Chatting with Ali about her Evolution book/class at CKU Provo, [...]

I’m featured on the Ella blog as one of Liz’s Loves!  Hop on over and check it out.  By the way, I adore Nathalie’s manly mini-book.
On a side note, we just returned from Hawai’i.  Took the red eye last night and landed in San Francisco at 5 am.  Today, I’m all about sleeping and relaxing [...]

Have a beautiful day.  Love you.

Due Saturday, June 26.  Send your layouts to me at tginguyen at gmail dot com.
I look forward to seeing your layouts!