I saw my Little (Little Sister, I am part of Big Brothers Big Sisters and highly recommend it). I hadn't seen her in a bit, and school is starting, so I called her on Friday and we drove up to the mountains and took some photographs. I told her my idea for this project - she's 15 and probably the right demographic to buy it - and she liked it. So I started on it yesterday.
In case you don't know what wax carving is... I post an old example from last year:
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| xmas star in sterling silver |
To make something that looks like that ^...
first you have to carve it out of wax, and it looks like this:
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| wax carving of xmas star |
Just the act of hauling out the tools relieved some of the tension I was feeling. Pity parties suck. I feel bad, then I feel bad about feeling bad, then I feel guilty about feeling bad about feeling bad.... potential for endless suckage. I can only have U2
and Green Day
on repeat for so long before the neighbors start complaining...My Little failed algebra, so I have decided to learn it and then tutor her. Failure is not an option!! I was terrible at math in school. However, after searching the library and the internet, I found a GREAT resource for anyone who wants to learn math - Danica McKellars' math books. The first one is Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
which I do not have yet. I have the second one, the pre-algebra one - and it's fantastic! Especially for girls... I may go and purchase the first one this afternoon (I'm having the teensiest bit of trouble still with fractions and square roots.)BUT!!!! I can't believe it! I actually am understanding math!!!
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