Here are two House Shaped ATC's I made yesterday for a swap I'm in at Swap-Bot!! I really enjoyed making them - and getting messy with the modpodge :)
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Mar 26, 2009
House Shaped ATC's
Here are two House Shaped ATC's I made yesterday for a swap I'm in at Swap-Bot!! I really enjoyed making them - and getting messy with the modpodge :)
Mar 25, 2009
60 foot long penis painted on roof
Quote from BBC News Website:
An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus on the roof of his parents' £1million mansion in Berkshire. It was there for a year before his parents found out. They say he'll have to scrub it off when he gets back from travelling.
Hhhhmmm maybe Lloyd and I should check our roof to see if Chris has done the same to ours out of revenge after his recent behaviour and punishments ;)
I wonder if people are laughing from the planes as they fly over our house into South Cooking Lake.....
Homeschooling Blog
The homeschooling blog HAS been updated - no idea why it says it hasn't been updated for 7 months (lol) as it has been updated quite regularly :)
If you don't have access and would LIKE access then just let me know your Email addy and I'll send you an invite! It's just a blog that lets you know what we've been up to with our homeschooling and also includes useful links for crafts, activities and homeschooly ideas etc etc.....
athomefirstgrade.blogspot.com/
If you don't have access and would LIKE access then just let me know your Email addy and I'll send you an invite! It's just a blog that lets you know what we've been up to with our homeschooling and also includes useful links for crafts, activities and homeschooly ideas etc etc.....
athomefirstgrade.blogspot.com/
London Fog
Drove to two Starbucks last night - first one was closed as the girl had put a sign up saying she was back in 15 but the time she had put was actually in 25 (obviously crap at math lol) so we drove to another......ordered a London fog and was so excited as I LOVE them.......we get to Wye Road and I take a sip and it is GROSS........YUCK.........NASTY :(
I was soooooo disappointed :(
Just goes to show that it really does depend on who makes it for you :(
A really crappy ending to a pretty dismal day :(
(no offence Val lol it WAS nice to see you)!
I was soooooo disappointed :(
Just goes to show that it really does depend on who makes it for you :(
A really crappy ending to a pretty dismal day :(
(no offence Val lol it WAS nice to see you)!
Spring Break update...
I got some new math workbooks for Abigail this week - one on time and money - just to see how she could do with that - and I was really surprised at how well she did - I mean she has always just sued money and I never really thought about 'testing' her on it - she just used it in 'life'.......but she just knew all the names of the coins and everything without asking and then with the clocks she just knew all the times and everything with both analogue AND digital!!! I was really surprised!!! Yay :)
Our days have the same routine generally - mornings are spent with the children doing their 'schoolwork' Abigail can choose what she does as long as she does a variety each day and as long as by the end of the week she has done a good variety of work - some math, some science, some language arts, some social, some art, etc etc etc.......and she LOVES to help Sam with his too.
Because of the renovations we have going on home-renos.blogspot.com/
we are still having to stay upstairs and so we all do our work in my bedroom either at my table or on the floor, which is less than ideal but we get it done - hopefully it will only be a few weeks now until we can use the table and island downstairs. For now though we can't do many crafts or anything too messy which is limiting and means we can't have too much fun :( but Abby has done a little painting still.
We still go swimming regularly and we go to Kidz Quarterz (the indoor playground). I will be glad when the snow has gone and we can get outside more. the children like to go out and sled now that its warmer though and at least now the snow is wetter they can build snowmen!
I've been through the checklist of things Abigail needs to know before the end of the year - and the things I wanted her to do before the end of the year and there are just a few more things I want to cross off - so I'm heading to Education Station tonight to pick up some supplies....I want some 3d shapes for sure.....She needs a new Social book to work through too. Maybe one on the Inuit so we can use the Inuit books we already have! Or maybe one on maps.......hhhmmmmm
Our days have the same routine generally - mornings are spent with the children doing their 'schoolwork' Abigail can choose what she does as long as she does a variety each day and as long as by the end of the week she has done a good variety of work - some math, some science, some language arts, some social, some art, etc etc etc.......and she LOVES to help Sam with his too.
Because of the renovations we have going on home-renos.blogspot.com/
we are still having to stay upstairs and so we all do our work in my bedroom either at my table or on the floor, which is less than ideal but we get it done - hopefully it will only be a few weeks now until we can use the table and island downstairs. For now though we can't do many crafts or anything too messy which is limiting and means we can't have too much fun :( but Abby has done a little painting still.
We still go swimming regularly and we go to Kidz Quarterz (the indoor playground). I will be glad when the snow has gone and we can get outside more. the children like to go out and sled now that its warmer though and at least now the snow is wetter they can build snowmen!
I've been through the checklist of things Abigail needs to know before the end of the year - and the things I wanted her to do before the end of the year and there are just a few more things I want to cross off - so I'm heading to Education Station tonight to pick up some supplies....I want some 3d shapes for sure.....She needs a new Social book to work through too. Maybe one on the Inuit so we can use the Inuit books we already have! Or maybe one on maps.......hhhmmmmm
planting seeds...
We planted all our indoor seeds this past weekend - Sunflowers, Lupins, Echinacea.....as well as pumpkins, watermelon, tomatoes.
The watermelon have to be pollinated, so we had to plant both make and female seeds and our bees will then carry the pollen from one to the other once they flower! One of the Lupins has already sprouted!
Creative art envelope.....
This is an envelope I decorated for a 'creative mail art' swap at swap bot. I had to decorated two envelopes and then write a letter to go in each......one headed off for the States and the other for Germany....I based mine on Springtime.....I had a lot of penpals as a teen and always decorated the envelopes before sending them...so I enjoyed doing this swap! The blobby mess in the middle is just where I've edited out the addresses for privacy ;)
My Bucket List......
This is a work in progress...Tess set me this task AGES ago...and I keep adding to it.......but I guess I shoul actually blog it and then keep adding to it here anyway!
A bucket list, is a list of things you want to do...places you want go......things you want to see....before you die!! So here is my list:
1. Japan to see the Cherry Blossoms in the Spring.
2. My Golden Wedding Anniversary.
3. Take an Alaskan Cruise.
4. Hand feed a Hummingbird.
5. Take a trip alone.
6. See my Nans 100th birthday.
7. Drive down the West Coast of the US.
8. Meet the children we sponsor through World Vision.
9. Hold a big New Years Eve party here at home.
10. Revisit Scotland and take a drive through all our old haunts and see our old house and how it has changed.
11. Take a hot air balloon ride across the Serengeti.
12. Take a Sex and the City style girlfriends week away - sun, sea, sand, sitting by the pool, drinks and lots of laughs!!!
13. Own a diamond from Tiffanys in a little turquoise box ;)
14. volunteer on an i to i volunteering trip - probably with children.
15. Go to Lancaster PA and see the Amish communities there and purchase a real Amish quilt.
16. Bungee Jump in New Zealand.
17.
A bucket list, is a list of things you want to do...places you want go......things you want to see....before you die!! So here is my list:
1. Japan to see the Cherry Blossoms in the Spring.
2. My Golden Wedding Anniversary.
3. Take an Alaskan Cruise.
4. Hand feed a Hummingbird.
5. Take a trip alone.
6. See my Nans 100th birthday.
7. Drive down the West Coast of the US.
8. Meet the children we sponsor through World Vision.
9. Hold a big New Years Eve party here at home.
10. Revisit Scotland and take a drive through all our old haunts and see our old house and how it has changed.
11. Take a hot air balloon ride across the Serengeti.
12. Take a Sex and the City style girlfriends week away - sun, sea, sand, sitting by the pool, drinks and lots of laughs!!!
13. Own a diamond from Tiffanys in a little turquoise box ;)
14. volunteer on an i to i volunteering trip - probably with children.
15. Go to Lancaster PA and see the Amish communities there and purchase a real Amish quilt.
16. Bungee Jump in New Zealand.
17.
Mar 24, 2009
Home....
Yay...I LOVE this song...from BBC Canada and finally someone added it to YOUTUBE yesterday :)
Monochromatic Layout.....
I wanted to do a black and white layout - after seeing an article in a recent British magazine about monochromatic layouts.....I did add a punch of colour to go with the dandelion Abigail had picked though :)
My friend Louise....
During my stay in England I wasn't able to visit many of my old friends that I'm still in touch with, but I was lucky enough to be able to go and visit my school friend Louise!! Louise sometimes reads my blog and we chat on Facebook and Email - and it has been so great to catch up with her because of the Internet over recent years! We were in the same form room (homeroom) for 5 years at Preston Comprehensive School (age 11 - 16)......Louise got me my first REAL job in a little store that sold newspapers and candy/ groceries etc etc...
We arrived at Louise's house just after her groceries had arrived - yes, they have grocery delivery in the UK and I was so jealous! When I lived in Scotland I would have my groceries delivered every week! It was wonderful to be able to order them online and just have the delivered to the door! So easy!!! Several big grocery stores do it! I have no clue why they don't do that here in Alberta especially in our Winters when people don't want to go out in the cold!
Louise was busy preparing for a dinner party the following night...a belated dinner to celebrate her birthday which had been the day before my visit!! :)
Anyway, I'm rambling! It was so great to see Louise after sooooooo long! She hadn't changed a bit - was still just as beautiful! Was exactly as I imagined her to be! Her home is beautiful! We met her sweetheart of a dog Meghan...drooled over her menu for the dinner party (which I hear went perfectly) .....
Louise it was great to see you again - thanks so much for having us over :) I hope your boys weren't on too much of a sugar high with their lollipops and cookies ;)
XXXX
Mar 23, 2009
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