Life is Sweet

Mar 3, 2010

Sams scarecrow puppet show..

Sam made this scarecrow and then put on a puppet show for us from behind the chair in my craft room.

Grumps..

My grumpy old man...he's aged a lot since 'Kitty' arrived ;)

Poor Grayson - he is so beautiful but always looks in a permanent bad mood :)

Todays picture posts are iphone shots so apologies for the bad/ blurry pics

BIG

Sam and Susannah had a blast playing with a giant connect-4 game at the mall a few days ago.

1. Do you prefer even or odd numbers? Any particular reason? I've never really thought about it. Maybe even numbers - they're neater and easier to organize ;) Hahahaha!

2. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being "not at all" and 10 being Carly Simon-worthy, how vain are you? 6 Beauty-wise I'm not vain...but I don't like being wrong about things. I'm getting better as I get older because these days I don't care what others think of me - whereas when I was younger I did. So 4 for beauty and 6 for everything else. That said, I feel better within myself when I feel clean, tidy and smart etc - so don't slob out ever in scruffy clothes - I always do my hair even at home. But thats for me - not for anyone else. I can't function otherwise. I couldn't stay in pj's all day - that kind of thing.

3. Among these Irish stereotypes, with which do you identify most closely? Talkative, Proud, Inquisitive, Love to party, Hot-tempered

4. How lucky do you consider yourself? VERY

5. What is the subject of your favorite post that you've written? no clue - I've written so many - I love writing from Canmore and also about getting married - and also a few weeks ago about changing my name :)

6. Describe March weather where you live in three words. warmer /thaw/ snow (set that to repeat lol)

7. How apt are you at detecting blarney when you hear it? (Smooth talk, flattery) VERY and I've learned to be better at it over the last year - enough of the bullsh*t. I'm done!!

8. How "green" are you, environmentally speaking? I try - but fail dismally...and then sometimes I question it all anyway ;)

9. What is your favorite song this week? ' I Believe' - I still can't get it out of my head ;)

10. You are walking along and see a coin on the ground. What denomination does it have to be before you will stop to pick it up? I usually point it out to my children and let them pick it up - even pennies - because they are lucky!!!! Why turn away a penny??? If it's bigger than a penny I kick it to check it moves before bending to pick it up. In London there used to be a lot of coins glued to the ground as jokes so people look stupid trying to pick them up!!

11. Complete the sentence: "Every time I look outside my window I hope to see a goose flying by - when will we see the first ones arriving back??? When will we hear that wonderful first 'honk' of Spring???"

12. What was the #1 song on the day you were born? I'I'd like to teach the World to sing' by the New Seekers.

Dinner with friends...

Last night we went out for dinner with our good friends Val and James. We tried out a restaurant in town that we have driven by sooooo many times but have never eaten in - in fact my Son has eaten there but not me!!! We went to Vicky's - a European restaurant.

The food was LOVELY!!! I chose Alfredo el Greco (or something like that lol) and it was a spicy Alfredo sauce over pasta with chicken - DELICIOUS!!! It was the lightest pasta dish I've ever eaten!!! Alfredo is often sooo heavy!! For dessert I had a chocolate mousse which was also lovely and light and yummy! Val, James and Lloyd were all making "Mmmmmm", "delicious", "yum" noises and said their food was excellent!!

The decor in the restaurant was really nice - not over the top but really welcoming - the staff were really friendly and welcoming but left you alone - which I like! The bathrooms were immaculate and I couldn't BELIEVE the supplies they had in there - WOW!!! Lol - sometimes the little things really show that a business cares - right???

This restaurant goes above in beyond with their service - I can see why they have been running as long as they have!!

We'll definitely be back!!

It was a lovely evening - plenty of laughter - funny stories about James junior high gonches (sp??) and anorexic pigs (yes THOSE kind of stories ) and me trying to decide if it would be impolite to lick out my chocolate mousse bowl.......sigh.

Fun, fun, fun!!! :)

It's back...

One of the downsides of the lovely warm weather we are having, is the fog that has been around on soooo many mornings. I thought it had gone, because for the last week we've woken to gorgeous blue skies again - but this morning we've woken to this again!! Hopefully it will burn away and reveal our usual gorgeous Alberta blue skies!!

We're so used to big blue skies here that people find cloud and fog quite oppressive.

On a good note, with the windows open all day, all I can here is drip, drip, drip as the snow melts FAST!! In town a lot of the snow has gone - there are big areas of grass now - the central reservations etc and many areas near the highways are all grassy and snow free. There isn't enough now for ski-doos - you can see where they have been because you can see the grass! You can see our driveway as it's just ice really where it freezes at night!

Mar 2, 2010

Reminiscing...

Another thrift store find.....

I love this little bucket which is perfect for my scissors in my craft room - although it seems that (yet again) most of my scissors have disappeared!!!! This little bucket should be FULL!!!

Sigh....

;)

toilet roll mini album...

I still need to embellish this, but this is the album I started a week or so ago...the inserted tags pull out to reveal pictures and journaling.

I love this paper - it reminds me of the Moroccan pavilion at Epcot:

Maybe i'll use this mini album to journal about that....or my travel dreams or something...

I haven't decided yet!!

Battle commences...

For today.....

Outside my window...gorgeous sunny blue skies - and I love it!! Spring is in the air and it's a wonderful feeling!! Two more weeks and the clocks spring forward!!

I am thinking...that the porch is NEVER going to be finished and that company probably has a list of excuses the length of my arm!!

I am thankful for...a short warm winter that made things so much easier this year! The wonderful Winter Olympics in Vancouver which gave us a focus in February. a fun date with Val ad James to look forward to tonight!!

From the learning rooms...so much happening and so many plans! March is a busy month with so many fun things planned. I got my homeschool funding cheque this week and now know exactly how much I have left to spend before the end of the year. I think I've already posted pictures of some things we've been doing. Abigail is also focusing on Black Beauty - reading the book and yesterday she started watching the movie - she'll probably watch the second half later today! She's busy Emailing a lot of people and has her own blog now. We've been enjoying the Vancouver Olympics website and learning about the mascots - enjoying the crafts and games on that website etc etc....Abby's favourite site right now is The Crafty Crow. The French Knitting continues....

From the kitchen...I hear voices - Denis and Mike are here working on the fireplace again. I wish the porch guys were as reliable!!! I made more banana bread yesterday and today we are making cupcakes which we plan to decorate green or red and white - in honour of Dr Seuss!! Yesterday we made slime.

I am wearing...nightwear because I'm still in bed.

I am remembering...last Spring and Summer and all the things we did - and making plans for this Summer. I have a few things I want to make/ buy in preparation. I have some homeschool funding still to spend so I am writing a list of things to buy.

I am creating...lists, journals, plans, goals.....sooo many lists!!! And changes on my blog!!

I am going...to HAVE to go grocery shopping because the cupboards are BARE.

I am currently reading...unschooling magazines...biographies on Beatrix Potter....

I am hoping...to get to the fabric store at some point in the next week for some 'boyish' fabric. I have plenty of girly fabric but need some for Sam.

I am hearing...water running in the kids bathroom as Abigail washes her hair.

Around the house...Lloyd is busy finishing the crown moulding in the front room. It is looking so nice in there. The fire place in the sun room looks lovely. Now the warmth has melted all the snow on the deck it is so great to sit outside in the sun and have my breakfast out there listening to the birds. It's a real sun trap and gets so warm out there.

One of my favorite things...coffee with Lloyd each morning before he leaves for work - that it's light so early now (before Lloyd leaves) and that it's not dark until well after 6:30pm.

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Another birthday...

This time it's Dr Seuss!! We've been helping celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday by reading a lot of his books, finding out all about him, playing all kinds of games, making crafts.....

We're having fun with a bugs project based on Eric Carle's books about the Hungry Caterpillar and the Grouchy Ladybug!! We're having fun with games, crafts and reading about birds from around the world - linked with the bugs it's part of our 'Things with Wings' - and we have our butterfly eggs on order for May!! This will be our second time in raising Painted Lady butterflies.

Library trips, art classes and play dates are a few of the things we've been up to the last few days...

On the subject of Dr Seuss - what is YOUR favourite Dr Seuss book? And can you guess mine?