Wednesday, June 20, 2012

WOYWW - Exams!

 Good morning all you wonderful people of WOYWW. Before I say anything else, I have to say a very big THANK YOU to all of you for all the love, prayers and support I received last week when the news came about my little granddaughter Tertia-Lee's cataract. I have been truly overwhelmed by all your kindness. What an honour to be part of such a very special group of people! She is doing fine, the drs have decided to let her wear an eyepatch over her good eye 4 hours a day for 3 months, to try to force the lazy eye to actually look and then they will decide on further action. She will have to have the cataract removed and lens replaced sooner or later, but because she is so small they want to postpone it for as long as possible. I am feeling a lot calmer and less freaked out about it.
On my desk this week? My boring dining room table, covered in exams! I am trying to be very good and finish marking as soon as I can, so that I can start playing again. I finished the grade 10 first paper. What you see here is grade 11 paper 1, grade 11 paper 2 is lurking on the other side of the desk and the grade 10's are writing their paper 2 next Tuesday, so I am going to be very busy for the next couple of days.
Last week I showed you my bags, packed to take to school to make a cup cake. This week I can show you the cup cake. I made it for one of our girls who was hosting a high tea for the teachers as part of an exam. She wanted the cupcake (which is actually a gift card holder) to use as a thank you for the teacher. She replaced the gift card with the cutest little thank you card. Sorry about the picture, but I actually forgot to take one and had to sneak into the high tea yesterday to take a very quick pic.
Cindy is doing very well and little Tiani is going back to hospital for 3 days for her next chemo, her little sister Mioni was born last week and is an absolute little angel. Healthy and as good as gold. 

18 comments:

  1. Oh - that stack of exam papers looks very daunting ! Hope you make it to the bottom of the pile okay !! The cupcake is great fun ! Hope you have some crafty fun when those exam papers let you go ! Ali #39

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  2. Wonderful cupcake. Hope all goes well with your little granddaughter, must break your heart to think what she is going through. It sounds like she is in good hands.
    Sandra @32

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  3. Wow, what a cupcake! Good luck with the exam marking.... and to your granddaughter too. Hugs, Helen, 33

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  4. What a wonderful idea! Love the cupcake. Sorry to hear about the grandbaby! It is difficult when it is a child. Vickie #23

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  5. Beautiful cupcake. Glad that you're not as freaked out now, I knowid be a mess if it were my baby.

    Zoe #57

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  6. Love the cupcake! Hope you plough through the exam papers as quickly as possible. Sorry to hear about your granddaughter (didn't visit last week). Thanks for the opportunity of having a peep at your workspace - trying to make a few visits early this week! Hazel, WOYWW #87 x

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  7. Great cupcake. Hope you whizz through those exam papers and can get onto some fun activity. x Jo

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  8. That cupcake is fabulous. My hubby is a teacher and we have a house full of exams as well. Hope your little granddaughter turns out okay. Really is a worry.
    Have a great week.
    Von #28

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  9. Good luck with the exam papers. Great cupcake.
    #101

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  10. Hope you klap that pile of marking soon and can get inky again soon. Glad to hear you are not so freaked out as last week, quite a long road ahead of such a little person.

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  11. Hope you get through the marking soon.

    Good news for little Tertia.

    Happy WOYWW.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx #80

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  12. That's a lot of exams to grade, never really thought about the teachers work when I was a kid...should have written my teachers a couple of thank you notes! Your cupcake is adorable! Blessings to your family! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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  13. Lots of prayers for your family... love the cupcake!!! good luck with the marking.. Hugs May x x x#62

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  14. i hope you get those exams out of the way and get back to crafting. the cupcake is super cute! sending healing thoughts and prayers.

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  15. Wow...that is one big stack of papers. Hope you get through all that marking OK.
    God bless teachers...you have such an important job! I still remember those who inspired me...and it was almost 50 years ago!!!

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  16. Super cute cake, & not so cute marking! lol Take care, am still snooping on Thursday. Zo xx 73

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  17. Wow that cake looks amazing! Good you get the marking out the way, now you can get on t=with your crafty makes....sorry to here about your little Grandaughter, I am sending bright blessings for her across the miles :) a very late WOYWW 160
    Lavinia
    x

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