Cranes At Play!

I have been so extremely busy . . . and I started exercising (good for me!) - but because of that I haven't been out and about to drop cranes much this past week.  They are folded and ready to go - just need to get somewhere.  Plus our weather hasn't allowed me to put them outside . . . hopefully that will change soon.

So for now - since I can't seem to get enough of these birds - a fun post with pictures of some of the cranes I have folded to help room 12 at Jefferson Elementary school reach their goal of folding 1000 cranes.

A special thanks to Jessica (crane #87) - for adding some creativity to this crane project and taking photos.

 . . . let's see, is the crane helping the pig fly . . . or is the crane along for a ride?

Whichever it is . . . one is helping the other - keep that in mind when dealing with others.

Marching Cranes . . . .

I've had a few checks about my attitude lately . . . I found myself wallowing in the not so good stuff that I was worrying and thinking about.  So . . . here's to choosing a positive attitude - and moving forward with it.  We can't control what happens to us - but we can control how we react to it.

SMILE!

#119

(dropped @ CVS - Clovis, CA - on 3/19/12)

"There is nothing like a dream to create the future."  Victor Hugo

#118

(dropped @ Central Fish Company - Fresno, CA on 3/17/12)

"Nothing good was ever achieved without enthusiasm.  

                                                              ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

#117

(dropped @ Central Fish Company - Fresno, CA on 3/17/12)

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

#116

(dropped @ Fresno Brewing Company - Fresno, CA on 3/17/12)

Friends make life more beautiful.

Room 12 and the 37 cranes . . .

This post is for the 34 students in Mrs. Crow's 4th Grade class.  They just finished reading the story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. 

Mrs. Crow is a friend of mine and she happened to be in a coffee shop one morning when someone found one of my cranes.  She was talking about it and discovered that I had started this blog and was folding 1000 cranes.  She asked me if I would talk to her class about my project and show them how to fold a crane.

So today I visited her classroom.

Her students had a chance to look and my blog.  I told them a little about my 1000 crane project.

They had lots of questions and information for me also.

Every student folded a crane.

Folding a crane isn't really hard - but if you have never done origami before - some of the folds can be a little tricky at first. 

A few of the kids helped others once they knew how to make a fold.  It was fun to see them working together and talking about the cranes and my project.

One little girl told me that she was going to fold 1000 cranes.

After talking about this . . . Mrs. Crow asked her class if they would like to fold 1000 cranes and send them to the Memorial in Honor of Sadako Saski in Japan.

I told them I would also help them with their project.

So room 12 is now going to try to fold 1000 cranes. 

They all did such a great job!  They are a tremendous group of kids!

So here is to Mrs. Crow and her 4th grade class at Jefferson Elementary!

Dedicated to Pete Kubicek

(dropped @ Church of Christ - Clovis, CA on 3/13/12)

"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you."  ~ H. Jackson Brown

Yesterday was my father's birthday.  I dedicate this crane to him . . . he passed away nearly two years ago after being diagnosed with lymphoma.  I am somewhat surprised that I am having a hard time putting into words what I would like to say about him.  I think about him all the time and the kind of man that he was.  After learning that he was so sick and had only a short time to live - he handled his death with a strength and dignity that I have never seen.  He seemed to handle his living the same way.  Like so many men of his generation - he was a man of few words and rarely showed emotion - which could be very frustrating for me at times - but I learned to accept him for the way he was.  I love and miss him - and I am proud to be his daughter. 

#115

(dropped @ Clovis Elementary - Clovis, CA on 3/13/12)

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."  ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

#114

(dropped @ Perfect Blend Cigar Shop - Fresno, CA on 3/10/12)

In peace I will both lie down and sleep.  For you, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust.  ~ Psalms

#113

(dropped @ Audie's Olympic - Fresno, CA on 3/10/12)

BELIEVE!