Tess tagged me!

1. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
2. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment letting them know they've been tagged and to ask them to play along and to read your blog.

What I was doing 10 years ago - 1998

1 - I had been married to my first husband Nigel for 7 years
2 - I had three children. Chris was 5, 4, Laurie was 2 and Susannah was 3 months old.
3 - I was living in Stockport Cheshire, near Manchester
4 - I was officially homeschooling Chris and attending homeschooling workshops and groups weekly with the Manchester group as well as LLL groups monthly with the same group!
5 - I was meeting my wonderful friends Lianne and Julie weekly at least for coffee at each others houses (Oh I miss them both so much!!!)

Five things on my to-do list today
1 - have dinner in a little while
2 - take the clothes out of the tumble dryer and put the next load in
3 - put my purse in my handbag so I don't forget it tomorrow
4 - finish my chocolate milk
5 - cuddle Lloyd for the evening! (Lol it's Sunday - not much 'to do!)

Snacks I enjoy
1 - weetabix
2 - toast with marmite
3 - banana
4 - cheerios
5 - oatmeal raw with applesauce

Things I would do if I were a billionaire
1 - pay off all debts for us and our families
2 - get all the renovations done NOW and move out until they are all done.
3 - get Lloyd his Ferrari AND his Lamborghini
4 - Travel
5 - INVEST and DONATE LOTS

Five of my bad habits
1 - bad temper
2 - bad language
3 - laziness
4 - I obsess too much and then lose interest
5 - I hate being told what to do!


Five places I have lived
1 - Edinburgh, Scotland
2 - Epsom, Surrey
3 - Yeovil, Somerset
4 - Sherwood Park, AB
5 - Stockport, Cheshire

Five jobs I've had
1 - Psychiatric Nurse
2 - Counselor
3 - Sales Assistant - card store and lingerie store
4 - Homeschooling Mom
5 - teaching preschool (voluntary work)

Tag five people - Tara, Val, Susan, Monica, Jennifer, (and Monica - I have done your 7 thing but its in a note book upstairs so will type it out tomorrow!)

British snow pics....

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If any of you would like to check out the pictures of the snow that hit the UK today (Sunday)....then you can click the link above....

I think picture 10 is Criccieth in North Wales, which is where my wonderful friend Lorraine lives. Lorraine and I used to share a portion of chips together once a week - we both homeschooled our children and she was just such a blast to spend time with :) Her DH is now a volunteer Lifeboat man in a little seaside village in North Wales :)

The UK doesn't get that much snow any more, so as you can see from the pictures, when it snows, they get out there and ake the most of every centimetre!!!!!

Springtime in Alberta...

Sunday at home............a typical Spring day in Alberta :)

So much for Spring clean up all weekend lol! Ah well - it's been a lovely weekend really even if we didn't get done what we had planned! And I have to admit I do feel much better having switched on the Weather Network this morning to see that it was snowing in the South of England today too :)

Oh what a lovely SMUG feeling that was :) Sorry everyone back home but I was expecting to hear how you were all gardening and enjoying being outside all day in temperatures in their teens!!! So although you don't have as much as us, at least you had snow too :)

Wet yucky not attractive snow!!! So at least we have the pretty stuff that we can enjoy looking at and photographing :)

Ok I'll stop being SMUG now I promise lol!

oh and the gorgeous Alberta blue skies....

Ok NOW...I'll stop........

;)

Welly boots...

My cool new welly boots in the snow today...I bought them for the Spring puddles not the snow.....but anyway......

They remind me of Glenda from Scrappers Haven.....as the other one has a skull on it :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......

Little drummer boy.........

Sam practicing on his new drum kit today ;)

Clinging on for dear life.......

A few snapshots of some melting icicles in the afternoon sun......

Sarahs Bowtique!!

A friend of ours has started a new business!! If you have a little girl or know of anyone with a little girl then be sure to check out this store selling hair accessories!!

After a few weeks of crazy preparation and bow-making, Sarah’s Bowtique is officially up and running!


Visit www.sarahsbowtique.ca to see the bows, clippies and holders I have created. From mini bows to sheer loopy bows, to marabou ‘poofs’ to ribbon-covered clippies, there’s something for every little girl and every outfit!. There are many more to come as well, so check back often! Velvet bows and Korkers are next on my list of bows to create!

Every month, Sarah’s Bowtique will feature a different bow or clippie at a reduced price. This month, we are featuring our Ribbon-Covered Clippies at for only $1.50 per pair! Check back in May to find out what we chose for our next ‘Bow of the Month’. If a ribbon goes out of stock during a ‘Bow of the Month’ feature, I will do everything I can to get more in stock quickly. If this is not possible, I will refund you the cost of the clippie.

Please make sure you look at the ‘Colour Charts’ link before ordering any grosgrain ribbon bows. There, you will see every colour you could possibly have. At this point, because I am still in the ‘beginning phase’ of the business, I am continuing to build up my stock. If you see a colour on the chart that you would like, but I don’t have it in my ‘Available Colours’ list for a particular bow, please fill out the ‘Special Order’ field and list the colour you would like. I will gladly order that ribbon for you! Just allow an extra 2 – 3 weeks for delivery.

Also, please note that any ribbon you see in the ‘Ribbon-Covered Clippies’ section can be used for any of the bows made of 3/8 inch grosgrain ribbon. Simply select ‘Clippie Colour’ when ordering your bow, and specify which colour you would like in either the ‘Special Order’ field or in the comments section of the order form. The ribbon used on our Ribbon-Covered Clippies is specialty ribbon, many of which are only available at certain times of the year, so the selection will vary.

You will notice that a lot of the bows and clippies have fairly plain names. This is because they are awaiting someone to be named after! If you order a bow or clippie that does not have a little girl’s name, please note the name of the girl you are ordering the bow/clippie for and you might see her name on that bow permanently!

Due to the possibility of a large number of orders in the first few weeks of operation, please allow additional time for delivery.

Enjoy browsing the website and should you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me at Kendra@sarahsbowtique.ca .

Sincerely,
Kendra Christie
Owner, Sarah’s Bowtique
‘Hair bows and clippies for the little princesses in your life, handcrafted in Canada’