distractions

Another game that entertained Sam for ages today was to cut a slot ina box and let him pop coins through it - I gave him a big pile of coins and the box with the slot and he had fun just pushing coins through the slot in the box for ages.....then playing with the coins on the big plastic lid. I just made sure to wash his hands well afterwards.

I'm taking an online writing class right now so I'm finding lots of new ways to keep Sam occupied :) And yes he WAS painting and playing with the coins on my bedroom floor!!! ;)

Craft time...

Sam did some painting and gluing this afternoon....he painted a Christmas Tree and then glued on some sequins to decorate it....very pretty Sam!

Toadstool atc

Here is the toadstool atc I received in the swap at Swapbot....the envelope was filled with wonderful confetti and the swapper also surprised me with a Twilight badge!!! Yay!! I get to wear my Edward everywhere I go :) 1 week until I go and see the movie :) My tickets are tucked away safely ready for next Friday :)

What have you done today.....

......to make you feel proud?

ATC's from Erna!!!

I was lucky enough to be partnered up with Erna from South Africa AGAIN!!! So I now have FOUR of her gorgeous ATC's....Erna is an artist and her miniature works of art are just amazing!! I LOVE them! Her little notes in with the package are so funny too :) She added me as a friend on facebook si I get to see a little of her life on there now and her recent holiday was amazing - OMG the THING that was crawling on her bedroom window EEEWWWWW! But the monkeys outside were wonderful!

I love what Erna writes about her husbands artwork and the 'bride price'.....I wonder how much I would have been worth......in Canada maybe you could strike a deal in Elk or Bison....beaver pelts????

Dragonfly atc

Here is one of the dragonfly atc's I have received from a swap I took part in on Swap-bot. The lady also enclosed an extra atc she made for a map swap as well as some extra bits and pieces for me :)

12:30am and I can't sleep...

I blame a certain someone...and no names mentioned ;) lol!!!! ;) Or maybe its just me and my obsessional nature.....and my dad says thats my Mothers fault!!!!

I'm going to do a quick gratitude post and then go back up to bed and try to go to sleep....

Today I am grateful for:

1. My bravery this past week - In the last week I have driven on Calgary Trail for the very first time - YES - I drove to Toys R Us last Friday!!! OMG I think Lloyd was as shocked as I was but I DID it.....and Lloyd STUPIDLY said, well done, now you've done it once you can do it whenever you like..which basically means he's given me free reign to SHOP!!!! ;) Crazy guy ;) This week I also drove to Staceys house despite my fear of turning left across 50th St!!! She told me a way to get back where I could use traffic lights to turn left woohoo so no worries there and I had a great time at her place. And then today I drove to Tess's house WAAAAAAY up on 136th Ave - I mean thats practically Fort McMoney!!!!! Now I did have to take a Maxalt after each and every one of these drives but it was soooo worth the migraine every time :) I DID IT!!!! :)

2. Not having carpet in the living room - because the cat vomited in there today and if it had been carpet I would have had to scrub it for ages and because it was laminate, I was able to wipe it up in a couple of minutes and give it a quick spray of stuff afterwards.

3. Lloyd for making dinner two nights running.....pasta last night and butter chicken tonight! Yummy both nights - thank you baby! Last night I was in the bath getting rid a of a migraine and tonight he just planned to make his butter chicken.

4. All the waves and blown kisses I get from the children as they walk down the driveway towards the school bus in the mornings....

What are YOU grateful or today?