This One Is For Dottie

For Mom

 Some of you reading this might have known my mom, Dottie Hedgepeth.   She died the summer of 2010 in Louisville, KY.  When I was a kid, she was the Christian Ed. Director at First Presbyterian Church here in Santa Barbara.  My mom had a unique passion and flare for her work that made me feel so proud to be her daughter. In the late 70's early 80's my mom organized an ecumenical Christian education conference called Rainbow Days. Those were the days before color printing was readily available, so my mom would spend hours coloring in the rainbows on all her posters and brochures.  Crazy!  

So here I am.... Two summers since she left. My kids are old enough to do their own thing.  My husband was busy working on the house.  I couldn't run all day long.  So, I did something I have always wanted to do.  I spent hours leveling and color coding my entire classroom library.  Crazy! I also read books and watched videos to change  the way I teach Language Arts.  I am a butterfly.  I am new!  

The last two weeks I have been decorating and organizing my classroom where a theme of rainbows and dots plus a touch of rockets and the solar system has evolved.  My mom would be so proud.  This is a classroom my mom would have LOVED.  Today I took pictures while I cried a few happy tears.  This one is for mom.