RQB 2 Red Quote Book

Don Halquist was one of my favorite professors and one of only 3 truly inspiring teachers I have had in my life. Don was my Microcomputers in the Classroom teacher at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. I was in the Post Baccalaureate Teaching Credential Program there, which I thoroughly enjoyed. One reason I liked it so much was that most of the students were about my age and working towards a second or even third career. Don Halquist modeled teaching practices rather than telling us about them and he showed concern for each of his students. He really encouraged me in my learning, offering guidance when I had too many ideas. Thanks, Don!

 



 

 

 

The Red Quote Book

One of my Facebook friends seemed so surprised that someone else said they were putting her quote in their quote book, that I wanted to share pages from my first complete quote book.

I was inspired to create a Quote Book when my daughter gave me a red hard-bound book with blank unlined pages for my birthday in 2000. That is the kind of book I favor for my journal writing because it lends itself to either writing or drawing. My daughter included a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt on the front page. Since I was preparing to move out of state, I thought I would follow her lead and collect quotes from people I was leaving behind as well as those I would meet. It took about 4 years to fill the book. Some people drew pictures, others wrote poems. I added a lot of art work. My favorite medium used in the book is crayons, but I also have a variety of colored ink pens, pencils and markers that I used. The book is unconventional in that there were no rules. I told people that they could write on any page in any direction and so that is how it is. I will post a few pages at a time. Here are the first few.

Discovering Ontario - Preschool Gymnastics

   Today I saw my grandson perform for the first time at his new gymnastics class. His mom put him into a preschool gymnastics class at Frequent Flyer Xtreme Gymnastics. I was very impressed with the large, clean facility. I believe the business is fairly new so if you are interested in gymnastics (and who isn't after watching the Olympics this week?), check out their web site: www.ffxgym.com. The fliers I picked up explained that FFX Gymnastics has a 21,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility; and that they have classes for all ages and abilities, tumbling, cheerleading practice times, a gymnastics team, and they offer birthday parties. That is a lot of options.
   Little Logi began his class in the dedicated preschool area where Coach Trevor guided him through a circuit training that introduced cartwheels, handstands, balance, and coordination. Logan loved all the jumping, tumbling, and then bouncing on the trampoline. He told me about Coach Trevor all the way to class and when class was over, he got into his car seat and said, "That was fun!" Just what parents and grandparents love to hear. That is money well-spent!