The picture doesn't do it justice...

...for I can actually see my face in it! :O
[you can too, if you ask nicely.]
Playing with reactions today in chemistry. This little creation is a mixture of glucose, ammonia and silver nitrate and, as the lab assistants deemed them not worth cleaning, we got souvenirs :P
Grateful for friends, who are willing to chat. Who will listen to us cry and fall with us. These, these are the best types of friends.
I was grateful for people who don't judge others.
People who listen to your stories.
Who are honest and open with you.
I didn't specifically meet or converse with any such people today, but I'm nonetheless grateful that they are out there, waiting to have a chat :)

I see your true colours
Shining through
See your true colours
That's why I love you
So don't be afraid
To let them show
I see your true colours
Beautiful like a rainbow.

Gotta love the music at dancing/teaching. Makes me want to groove like an old man at a wedding. Occasionally I give in to the temptation :)
Sleep tight! Watch for bedbugs!
Lise xx

Another Photo-less Day :(

I do apologise, dears. I simply haven't had the chance.
Today was an assignmenting type of day.
And a day to let go of old emotions.
And a day to swim in the rain, and freeze on the pontoon, and talk awhile.
I was grateful for all these things.
Tomorrow, the school week resumes. Swimming early, teaching late. In the middle, the world continues to turn in all its monotony and we carry on with our lives and our learning.

My ship went down
In a sea of sound
When I woke up alone
I had everything.
A handful of moments 
I wish I could change
And a tongue like a nightmare 
that cut like a blade.

I love music *nods emphatically*
Goodnight, darlings. You're all beautiful and you better know it. Tell the people around you. Shout it to the world. Let them know who you are, what you're about. Be the best you can be, because you don't deserve to be anything less.
Now, go to sleep and have sweet dreams. I love you.
Lise xx

A Day Out.

No photo today. Didn't get the chance :)
Shopppppiiiinnnnnggggggg for dresses with the lovely miss Jenna (and mum and Tanya, of course!), to be maids of honour at the Deb Ball this year :) found some gorgeous shoes, marvellous dresses, and some hair accessories to boot. It was very nice to spend the day with the girls, have lunch, all that jazz :)
I was also grateful for an AMAZING chai after alot of walking and when my belly was grumbling, and for a really lovely chat with an old friend I haven't spoken to in years :)
Just a really deightful day. Looking forward to SBS Short Films, 12:10 tonight, so I am told!
Love to all of you, pretty people. It's Chemistry time, I'm afraid.
Lise xx

Octofest!

Oh, such a very nice day!
I love hearing and listening to the thoughts and ideas of kids, or anyone, who haven't yet fully realised, or don't care, that whatever it is they are saying is not perceived as being 'cool'.
Today was 'Octofest' at school, a day of activities and fun for the grade eights, and we prefects dressed up too and went along to help :)


Our theme for the day was pink and princesses/princes.

We did word-finds, chalk drawings, paper plane making, and an assortment of other fun :)

Our chalk drawing was supposed to reflect our theme. One little chap piped up;
"What about dragons! Princesses need dragons to kidnap them so they can find their handsome prince!"
Such a happy little moment.

It was a nice opportunity to get to know the kids on our buddy form classes a little better, and to see tham [generally] co-operating with each other and all that jazz. Nice, too, that at the end of the day they sang Happy Birthday to one of the prefects. Happy Birthday Jarrah! :)



Overall, it was just a really good day :) Hope all yours were splendid toooo!
Lise xx

PS. To your left is a drawing done by our buddy form class of us prefects. Incidentally my fellow grade-eight-supervisor's name is Jake, not Bob :)

Leafy. ? .

Grateful for a warm bit of sunshine after all this rain, and for understanding chemistry, and for Freddo Frogs and getting to know people I don't usually chat to :)
Generally, today felt goood :)
I realise the photo is a little unrelated, but I liked it :) I got nice spring vibes from it, though of course we've just begun autumn. All of the chilly winter to look forward to yet. Stripy socks and tea and such. Delights!
May you all be full of smiles. You should be. You're all wonderfully rad :)
Lise xx

BedBedBedTime.

Bed.
Grateful for bed, and sleep. I don't have the will or ability to write more.
Goodnight dears.
Lise xx

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Grateful for rain. And smiles. And friends. And feeling so amazing you think you can fly, if you'd only put your mind to it. Beautiful.

I love Tuesday nights :)

Tahlia: So Miss Maree...do I turn out this underneath foot?
Miss Maree: Does a one-footed duck swim in a circle? 

I believe the answer is YES! :)

Also, for these pretty, pretty dears, having a feast in the rain as I left math tutoring today. They were making quite a racket :)

My day was a nice one. Hope yours was too :)
Lise xx