Locker Talk

In between the Holiday preparing, baking, serving, shopping, and decorating, I worked on locker tags.

These are fun little signs/tags/decorations to give encouragement to various teams and clubs at the high school.  They are done by parents, and put up on lockers prior to a game/event/competition.

I have helped with many locker tags, and although I enjoy the creative and sometimes-social aspect, they have never been convenient.  Like now.  And sometimes they aren't even fully appreciated, but for some reason, I find satisfaction in making them.  I feel like I am fulfilling my role as a loving, supportive mom.

And, deep down inside of them, I know my girls appreciate my efforts (rarely expressed, but they are teenagers).

The process can be messy... and it can suck printer ink like none other.  Prototypes are recommended, to avoid costly mistakes.

Posters are a nice touch.  Something to hang around the school, making sure students are aware of the impending event.  This may even encourage them to attend and give support.  And, if nothing else, they can at least wish the team luck.

Posters are messy too.  Especially if, like me, you think everything could use some glitterizing.

Lexee's cheer team has a theme every year...this year it's "HOT."

They will be competing at the State Spirit Competition this Friday, so the tags and posters needed to be up today.  At 6:30am, Rebecca and I headed to the school to git 'er done.  In my rush to get out the door, I left my camera home.  Bummer.  But Rebecca snapped a few pics with her phone:

I know... some random team member.  You can't be choosy when you don't have a camera, and when students are starting to filter in and you just want to get out of the school before you embarrass your children because you look like you just got of of bed because you did.

In between all that cheer stuff, I also volunteered to laminate the tags for the swim team's first meet.  I thought this would be simple, since another mom was doing the prep work of designing and printing.  When she dropped them off, they were too big for my laminator, so I had to carefully disassemble each one and cut it down to size.  THEN I reassembled and laminated.  I'm tempted to glitterize, but they aren't really my locker tags, so I'm holding off.  

Phew!  Glad it's done.  Now on to the business of cleaning up glitter (I think it's going to be around for a LONG time), Christmas decorating, housekeeping, and laundry.