Is It Really Only Wednesday?!

Funny how the weeks in the summer sped by like a semi-truck on the interstate and now that school is back in session, it's moving more like my broke-down '89 Accord. It's weird because when my classes are coming and I'm busy, my day seems to be going by quickly and after that when the day is over and I realize it's only Wednesday and feels like it should be Friday--it's a serious shock to the system! I'm not sure how I would describe my artists from today, aside from MO' BETTA than yesterday's. They were messier though, a lot of spills and drips to clean up. It can't be all sunshine and daisies I guess. In other news, Brinkley has an appointment on Friday to have his little friends removed...will be interesting to see how he acts and feels when he gets home. He goes in at 7am and gets to come home after 4pm. I'll bet he'll be wearing a satellite...expect humiliating pictures of that. On a sad note, a co-worker/ buddy's dog died in her arms this morning...and this dog was her only child because she never could have her own. Her name was Layla and she was 15 years old. I feel sad for her, and don't think she will be the same for a very long time. :(
On a brighter note...
I have a different kindergarten class everyday of the week...here are some highlights from today's group...they were told to draw whatever they do best also.

Wesley's drawing of a baby dragon---I thought it was a cute baby dinosaur. He informed me that there's no fire because the baby dragon doesn't breathe fire.

Caitlyn's AMAZING drawing of a palm tree with coconuts even! The two things on the right are rocks that started out as babies and grew up.

Travis showed me his drawing of a tic-tac-toe game and the conversation went like this: "Oh, that's a tic-tac-toe game. Who did you play with?" "Myself." "Oh, ok...who won?" "I did."
LOL! :)

Very, Very Yellow.

Ok, there aren't any pictures from today's artwork...apparently my Tuesday classes are the Abstractionists, because I couldn't figure out most of what was done today. That's ok though, Abstract and Minimalism are my favorites--it's just a little shocking when most of the day is spent watching glue being poured from a bottle instead of neat little dots being properly squirted out and construction paper blobs cut out instead of squares to make a mosaic...and scribbles instead of anything recognizable for the drawings. A whole day of the same kind of thing, whereas yesterday must have been the Semi-Realists! :) Interesting to see what tomorrow holds...will it be the Cubists, maybe some Andy Warhol Pop Artists. We shall see.
The funniest comment from today is once again from a kindergarten cutie by the name of Leia. Some of the boys were bragging that they knew their bus number (it was on the sticker on their shirts) and so she piped in with how she knew which bus she rides too. It went like this: "I know which bus I ride!" "Oh yeah, which one?" "The very, very yellow one." "Oooooh, ok...that one."
Too freakin' hilarious.

(Susan if you are reading this...I can't find my way back to your blog, it wouldn't go there when I clicked on your name in the comment section--said you had it blocked or something...HELP!)

Holy Awesome Lego Sculptures Batman!

This just might be some of the coolest shiznick I have ever seen! On Hue,
I saw her post about Nathan Sawaya, a lawyer turned artist who makes the most amazing sculptures using only Lego bricks. They are so radical. Learn more about him here and here.