30by30: 18.) Flower feature: Courtesy of George Fox University

Glass-blown vase with fern, baby's breathe and beautiful pink flower.
From the George Fox University for my Reading specialization.

30by30: 1.) Earn my Graduate Degree - I'm a Master! COMPLETED

I have finally completed my Master's program at George Fox University. I earned a Master's of Arts in Teaching as well as my teaching license. I will be able to teach Middle School and High School age students, grades 6th through 12th. The subjects I'll be specializing in are Language Arts, Business and Reading. This is such a tiny post for a journey that has lasted 16 months, through tears and heartache, through joy and laughter. I've met some wonderful people. There has been death and there has been birth (thankfully, no birth announcements from our household). The folks who took this journey with me have a special place in my heart and many of them I will talk to for years. Some of them I hope to be life-long friends with :)

The Hooding Ceremony was today and I'm so grateful to have taken this journey. Mom knew that I would be doing this and I'm so thankful that she has been by my side, in spirit, from start to finish.

From left to right: me, Ally and Allie :)

30by30: 11.) Take 30 dance classes - Bought a class card on LivingSocial

Technically, I haven't started this 30 by 30 goal yet. But, I wanted to let you all know that I am being proactive about scheduling dancing time in to my daily agenda. I purchased a Ten Dance class card through LivingSocial for NW Dance Project. With the use of that card, that will get me a third of the way toward my goal! Plus, it expires by July 25th, so it encourages me to get moving again.

I made this a goal because I really miss all of the extensive dancing I did in college. I wrote for Dance Spirit magazine when I lived in New York City for goodness sake! I was a good dancer. I can be a good dancer again. But, more importantly, I just want to have fun moving my body again.

30by30: 8.) Action Research Trifold

For my Master's, I needed to create a trifold with my Action Research Group. Our topic was researching classroom management strategies that reduced disruptive behavior in a typical high school classroom.

Here is the brochure we made.
Materials:

• Blue wrapping paper
• Neon computer paper
• Glue
• Yarn
• Garage sale stickers

30by30: 18.) Flower feature: Zen vase #2

Zen Vase: Red camellia, daffodil and peony (I think).