Feb 5, 2008

Happy Birthday my friend...

I want to wish a HUGE Happy Birthday to my wonderful friend Nathalie. Nathalie and I went to Brownies together as children...and then we were in the same class at Preston School (with Louise too) for five years...

Today Nathalie is 36 years old :) She has just welcomed a beautiful little girl into her life...baby Lucy and is happily in lurve with Mark :)

they were thinking of moving to Calgary or Kelowna as Mark has family here....but right now they live close to London in the UK.

Happy Birthday Batty Natty!

What Chinese astrology sign are you?

The Chinese New Year Festivities are this week....with that in mind, what sign are you? I am a pig - it was 'our' year last year.....this year I need to look after my health...



Contrary to its rather negative reputation in the West, the Pig of Chinese Astrology may be the most generous and honorable Sign of the Zodiac. Pigs are nice to a fault and possess impeccable manners and taste. They have so much of the perfectionist in them that others may be inclined to perceive them as snobs, but this is a misconception. Pigs are simply possessed of a truly luxurious nature, one that delights in finery and riches (in surroundings, food, lovemaking and otherwise). This Sign believes in the best qualities of mankind and certainly doesn't consider itself to be superior. Pigs also care a great deal about friends and family and work hard to keep everyone in their life happy. Helping others is a true pleasure for the Pig, who feels best when everyone else is smiling.

A Pig with no one around to appreciate its giving nature is a sad sight. Pigs are so magnanimous they can appear almost saintly; this can lead some less-than-well-intentioned souls to stomp all over this Sign, and the bad news is, the Pig will take the blows! Pigs make great companions in part because of their refusal to see the more negative or base qualities in a partner, but that rose-colored view can lead to this Sign's allowing itself to be taken advantage of. Contrary to their seemingly benign dispositions, however, Pigs can be quite venomous in response to being crossed by a lover, friend or business partner.

Pigs are highly intelligent creatures, forever studying, playing and probing in their quest for greater knowledge. They can be misinterpreted as being lazy, however, due to their love of reveling in the good stuff; this Sign could happily spend hours on end making love, napping, taking a long bubble bath or dallying over an incredible spread of rich foods. Pigs tend to make wonderful life partners due to their hearts of gold and their love of family. Even so, Pigs can be rather exclusive, choosing to spend time with those who will appreciate them most and ignore the rest of the populace. Pigs would do well to realize that there's more to life than being needed. When they open up their world to a diverse group of people, they will truly bloom.

Inspiration...

lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/a-year-long-journaling-challenge/

She's done it again!

This is the lady who created my gorgeous snow mini album...and I head to her blog when I need inspiration - her work is just so beautiful.....

Take a look at what she is working on for this year...

oh and if you head to her main blog page and scroll down you will see her amazing 'magic' boxes.....I plan to make one of these for Valentines Day....they remind me a little of the magic of Explosion boxes...like the one I made for Susannah last year:

escapingthecity.blogspot.com/2007/04/explosion-box.html

Up and at 'em...

Abigail has been busy for the last hour writing out her full name and address. She has known her phone number for a while now but we need to practice her address....she's also already done several worksheets from her folder - about the letters V and W......and one where she has to read a sentence and decide if it is accurate from the picture shown...

She obviously woke up in the mood to work! I on the other hand should be getting dressed and organized...but here I sit....

Louise!!

If they sold Aunt Bessies here I would use those too ;) We would have them every week lol - I did find some ready made frozen yorkshires a couple of years ago - at Save-On-Foods I think...but haven't seen them since so we make our own!

I miss Aunt Bessies!

And instant gravy! They don't sell that here either so you always have to make it in a saucepan - so much easier to just boil the kettle and mix!

They are sllllllooooooowwwwllllyyy catching on to easy open tin cans here though...I remember in the UK almost all tins came with the ring pull to open them - but very VERY few cans here do....so we have to use the tin openers ;)

And what makes me laugh is they just recently started advertising NEW Nescafe Cappuccino sachets!!!! Yet I was drinking those when I left home at 17!!!

Ok my little gripe is over - on the whole I LOVE that this country is so far behind - because its also far far behind in crime, in graffiti, in drugs, in violence, in expense, in overcrowding etc etc so there are benefits too....
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