Apr 8, 2007

Altered candy tin






I got this tin of mints at Disney World in January and really wanted to keep it 'as-is'.....but wanted it to be useful...so I made a mini album to go inside using parts of the Just Like Snowflakes kit I had left over.....I think I will emboss the back of the tin but apart from that I love the outside of the tin as it is....

I have always had a pile of mini photographs in my wallet/ purse and they tend to get all dog-eared..so i thought I would turn this tin into an album that I can keep in my handbag/ purse...kind of like a 'brag book' style album.....

Talking to Grandma...


Susannah on the phone to Grandma today.......

Decorating nests and painting eggs....






Putting the eggs on the chocolate crispy nests....and getting ready to paint eggs....and my hot cross buns I made last night!!!!! :)

Yummy eggs!!!




Samsam enjoying one of his choccy eggs!

Egg 'stash'.......




Susie, Abigail and Sam with their 'stash' of eggs from the egg hunt........

Egg Hunt..........






Because of my migraine and the snow outside, our egg hunt wasn't quite as well organized as normal...we hd to get the kids to stay in the basement while we hid all the eggs (we don't have the Easter Bunny at this house anyway lol so the kids know it is us that hide them.....) Then we opened the basement door and out they raced to find as many eggs as they could!

Sammy asleep




Flushed Away just wasn't exciting enough to keep Sam awake...after an exciting day of Easter egg hunts, painting eggs, decorating cakes and EATING!!! He passed out on Daddy's lap!

New members of the family......



Yes they have multiplied...the one mouse Lloyd rescued last week has multiplied into three now......and he is 'caring' for them until it is warmer outside and he can put them back.......crazy guy ;)

My egg!!!


This is the one and only egg I painted today :)

Flushed Away......



This evening we all curled up with our Easter candy and watched 'Flushed Away'....what a FAB movie!!! I think we all laughed the whole way through! I just LOVED the singing slugs!!! And the flies that the toad kept eating :) And of course all the little British jokes thrown in :)

GREAT family movie :)

Last nights sunset.........






A few pics of the setting sun last night........

Sunday afternoon ramblings...

I love this music....the girls have The Chronicles of Narnia on tv and it's the part where the faun is playing his musical flute thing to Lucy and she is watching the flames dance.......I really love this music......

I woke up this morning with an awful headache....not sure if it was a hangover from the Smirnoff Ice I got through last night, or a migraine....so I ended up taking an Imitrex and sleeping much of the morning away..then lloyd ran a bath for me and made me some toast and coffee....I felt a little better but still now at 4:30pm my head feels 'fragile' thats the only wa I know how to describe the feeling after a migraine......fragile!

We did an egg hunt in the house for the children.....outside is warm today and very sunny but there is still so much snow on the ground....they had fun hunting through the house for all of the eggs though...

Last night I made hot cross buns from a recipe posted on LP...Laurence loved them....

I phoned my Mom to say Happy Easter....then Lloyd and I ran into town to get a few things (potatoes, brandy, todays Journal) and you know what...it reminded me of driving in Sherwood Park when we first arrived here....because it is Easter, the roads were so quiet.....it was lovely....we went through the Tims drive through and we didn't ahve to wait..there was no line up!

Everything we do now I think about whether Daniel will enjoy it - whether Daniel will want to do it when he is here......I plan to take him to Jasper for a night or two....and also to WEM to Galaxyland.......we have free passes! While he and the boys go on the rides (It's an indoor amusement park in the mall) Susie and I can hit the stores :)

Elk Island Park to see the moose, Joey T's or OPM............South Ed Common to all the stores there....the movies - probably at Silver City.....MP.....maybe Telus depending on whats on....Whyte Ave.....downtown....oh and he wants to try Mexican food :) We'll see what shows are on at the Agricom while he is here too....Earth Day Festival is on at Hawrelak but Lloyd isn't keen.....we'll have to see how 'hippyish ' Dan is before we suggest that! Chris wants to go though!

We made chocolate crispy nests this afternoon and the children added eggs to them.....Lloyd is making dinner....roast chicken, brussel sprouts, swede, roast potatoes, gravy........and Christmas pudding with brandy butter for dessert :)

Lots of pictures to add but I can't be bothered today...I'm tired after my migraine......

The girls are now outside playing with Charlie, our pig......Lloyd and Laurie have been out on the quads for a while........Chris went for a cycle ride this morning up by the golf course - he saw a dog with porcupine quills in its face so he went up to the house and told them - the woman said 'oh we know' and yet a while later when he went past again, the dog was still outside alone playing with the quills in its face......so of course Chris was upset!

Its been a long day really considering I didn't get up much before noon........

A test!!! - Dad you will like this!!!

My dad loves puzzles like this!

Name 10 body parts that are spelled with 3 letters.....

And no, bum and tit do not count ;)

(I got this froma game at scrappershaven.ca and thought it was worth blogging :)

Cori...

I don't know if you can just show up on Saturday at Scraparama.....it would depend on if the tables are full...its first come,first served.........I can call the school on Tuesday if you like and see how full it is.....if there are spaces I am sure they would be happy to have people just show up......the more money they raise the better and the more people come along the n the more likely they are to do this again....

I have an advertisement in the local community newsletter next month, asking if anyone is interested in starting a monthly crop here......hopefully we get a good response to that and we can do a regular thing!

Let me know if you want me to ask at the school!
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