The China Painter - Homeschool Blogger

Knee Surgery

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:24:00 -0600

I typed a long entry and then lost it before i got it posted. I know. I should have saved as a draft before I went looking for something else. Will try again but shorten it this tiime.
I am scheduled for a complete knee replacement on January 14. I have never had a lot of pain in it but it is just "plain ole" worn out. When it suddenly goes down a little (I fortunately have never fallen as a result) or you cannot put any weight on it for a short time, then you know it is time for the surgery.
I am preregistered and have done several things that I wanted to accomplish before the surgery. Still have a little more to do. The date may have to be changed. Saturday at noon, I started getting a sore throat followed by sinus congestion. I will go to the medical doctor tomorrow to see what he has to say and if he has a "miracle" for a quick recovery for me.
This is a painting I did on a 10X14 inch porcelain tile. I call it "A Mother's Love." See her tongue wrapped under the baby's chin embracing it. They have long tongues which can be extended about 18=23inches.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:22:00 -0600

Our granddaughter,Hannah has been nominated for Best Teen Gal Blog! Vote for her today at The Homeschool Post. Vote for An American Girl. Thanks!
Also, go to her site and check out her beautiful photography.

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Dogwoods

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:26:00 -0500

It has been a long time since I have posted on this site. I will blog today so that you can find the new blog without too much trouble. It is china painter.
I did not get all of the Easter eggs I have painted posted by Easter. I had one more to go. Since it is almost time for the dogwoods to bloom, I will post my last one. It is a pen drawing of pink dogwoods. This is the view from the left side - that is, depending on what you consider the "top" of the egg.

Here is the view from the "right" side.

In the next post, I will include the portrait that I recently painted so "stay tuned".

A Contest

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:01:00 -0500

JenIg is having a great contest.

Rosetta Stone has been the #1 foreign language curriculum among homeschoolers for a while -- next week they are unleashing a brand new curriculum, and you can WIN the *all new* Rosetta Stone Homeschool Version 3… FOR FREE!

This is a $219 program (and believe me it's worth every penny!) and the winner gets to pick from any of these 14 languages: Spanish (Spain or Latin America), English (American or British), Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Irish, Hebrew, or Russian.

This will also include a headset with microphone, and students will participate in lifelike conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone still incorporates listening, reading and writing as well, in addition to speaking. Many homeschoolers requested grammar and vocabulary exercises, and with Rosetta Stone Homeschool Version 3, they're included! For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program and allow parents to easily enroll students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, and view and print reports.

To win this most excellent program -- in the language of your choice -- copy these (blue) paragraphs and post it in (or as) your next blog post -- then to enter the contest, go to the original contest page HERE: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/JenIG/501132/ and leave a comment with the link showing where you blogged about it. And please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post it. And good luck! The winner will be picked randomly on March 26, and will be notified thru the link they left to their blog pg. And if you have more than one blog, you can post them and enter those separately for more chances to win. Yay for free stuff!

My New Address

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 06:34:00 -0600

I have a new address! Please come visit me at The China Painter. See you there!

Spring Is In The Air

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:21:00 -0600

I feel like spring is definitely in the air. On Groundhog’s Day, Punxsutawney Phil prediction called for 6 more weeks of winter weather. I hope he was wrong. I am glad we do not have to depend on the annual prediction of a ground hog. The birds are getting so busy around here that it seems like we are almost in spring already. I love Spring.

The time since I last made an entry has been a busy time. I thought that after the first of the year, my schedule would be lighter. Not so! My calendar for 2008 already has a lot of entries. I am excited about the things on my schedule. I have 2, and possibly 3, porcelain portrait painting workshops scheduled. One painting I will do will be from the portrait of me in my student nurse uniform when I was a junior, about 20 years of age.

I have wanted to take classes or workshops in watercolors and acrylics. I especially want to learn to do watercolors. Helga Flower from Michigan will be here in April for a watercolor workshop and I am privileged to be scheduled as a participant.

Another event on my calendar is the 50 year reunion of my nursing graduating class. Most of the girls I have not seen since the day of our graduation. I married one year after graduation and have always lived in a different state.

The temperature yesterday was 68 F and today it got up to 74 F. Of course, that means that with a cold front moving in tonight, we have tornado warnings.

Easter comes early this year – March 23. I must get some porcelain Easter eggs painted. Here is a picture of the top view of one that I painted last year.

Here is a picture of the side view.

1 Day oif Christmas

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:57:00 -0600

This is the day that we celebrate the birth of Jesus - our Savior. The creator came to earth as a baby so that He could die for our sins. Why? Because He loves us so much. Thank you, Jesus.

2 Days of Christmas

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:35:00 -0600

This was a wonderful day with the children and their families. There were two members who could not join us today. Our son-in-law could not get off from work to be here. Our grandson-in-law is in Iraq for his second tour of duty. Pleas pray for our military personnel who are serving around the world so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have in this wonderful country. Thank You, Lord, and may Your name be praised.

3 Days of Christmas

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:06:00 -0600

3 days of Christmas! Tomorrow we will be celebrating Christmas with all of the children. I am looking forward to that special time together.

Jesus is awesome, wonderful. I love Him so much but in no way like He love me – and you! Praise Him. He is so worthy!

This is an 8 1/2 inch plate with a pink poinsettia.

4 Days of Christmas

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:45:00 -0600

4 days of Christmas! Today consisted of a little more shopping,(Thank you, Hannah, for wrapping them for me.) baking my husband’s fruit cake, painting and firing 2 times the ornaments that I need for tomorrow. The kiln just turned off so they will be ready for me to give them away in the morning.

Tomorrow we will go to church in the morning. I can hardly wait to go and to hear the message our pastor has for us. My soul is ready for a time to be quiet, bask in the presence of the Lord, and be fed from His word. I know He is always present with us but this is a special longing to be aware of His presence. This intense desire to be fed from His word and to feel His presence should be a daily yearning.

We will be having our family Christmas on Christmas eve. I will have to make the Cranberry Salad tomorrow afternoon. You can see my own recipe for the salad here. I call it simply “Dixie’s Cranberry Salad.” How original is that?

This is a 6 12 inch salad plate i painted an apple on.