Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them. --W. Clement Stone

I want to be just like all of you!

My 'Snow Days" are ending tomorrow!
Thank goodness!
The laundry is ALL done, the floors are sparkling, and Ray said he'd be home tomorrow to fix the snow blower! Whoo hoooo!

I can only take so much of this down time (unless I'm on vacation)!
I might or might not have e-mailed my peeps at the county office this morning,
and said, "Nobody's getting their AVON until I get out of here!"
The grader went by at 2:50pm!
I can imagine what my desk looks like at work, and I'm the Handi Van driver for the Community Run this Thursday, and next!
There goes those mornings!

I also had a minute to read my book, and have an awesome drink!
You know I make my peeps different coffees & hot chocolates, cause I got nuthin else to do!!!???
Sometimes I have left overs, and I decided to try one this afternoon.
I'm going to give you the recipe cause it goes in milk, and you know how I feel about that, so it MUST be good!

Hot Choco Coffee Mix
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup instant coffee
Mix together, put in decorative jar.
Directions: Heat 1 cup of milk in a large mug in microwave on high for about 2 minutes.
You want this really hot.
Add 1-2 Tbsps. Hot Choco Coffee Mix. Stir.

I used 3 tablespoons, and yummo! I had 2 mugs of the stuff!

I also made 10 Sympathy cards for the stash.

 

I have a couple packages of these blue & brown cards with envelopes.

I used the SU Medallion stamp, and Hello Doily.

They're all a little different.

The ribbon hides where I screwed up stamping!

Why are you not surprised!?

The ones with ribbons & buttons are a little bulky, but I'll probably use them locally.

 

Hope it's warmer in your neck of the woods!

Snowfall Update: It's still snowing!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level. - Max L. Forman

You people are getting a twofer today!
Cause I got nuthin better to do!
hahahahaha
Just Kidding!
I'm having a snow day, so I played over at the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge!
Awesome blog hop they got going on!

Yesterday, Ray's BIL came & plowed out the drive way, and a little of the parking area!

Here comes the calvary!

 

First person to say all that snow is lovely might get a smack.....

if I could get out of here!

I texted my boss this morning,

and told him I'd be along when the snowplow came down the main road!

 

I had a meeting at 4:30,

so I started my van,

drove down the driveway,

and turned around and came home!

I should've taken a picture......it's not been cleaned off!

I'm not going anywhere!

It's still snowing!

 

On the PLUS side, cause I'm a glass half full kinda gal.....it's quite warm!

Not warm enough to melt the snow, but warm enough to work up a sweat when I'm shoveling!

And that's enough to make me laugh!

The wind blows it right back in!!!!

 

Oh well, keeps me out of trouble!

 

I can show you this card I made for my friend Bonnie.....she got it today!

 

She doesn't 'do' Halloween, and her favorite color is pink!

I just wanted her to know I was thinking about her!

 

Better go, maybe I'll whip up a few more cards, or maybe I'll type up the minutes from our meeting about a month ago! hahaha

 

A BIG welcome to my new followers!

Not sure if you'll learn anything here, but you'll probably get a laugh or two!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Spooky Sweet & Colourful House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #131

This is the deal this week over at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #131

 

 

 

Eeeek! It's a SPOOKY SWEET and COLOURFUL BLOG-HOP!!

That's right! We are having a Blog-Hop this challenge and we are going to have a Spooktacular Time!!

 

*** Blog-Hop CHALLENGE ***

Our super talented Teamie Kate Wiles, is hosting and has chosen the theme:

* Spooky, Sweet and Colourful*
Using any combination of the following 4 colours/colors....
Orange, Purple, Lime Green and Black

What a great challenge. You can create projects that are Spooky for Halloween, or Sweet as can be with Treats, or just Colourful (using any combination of these 4 fun colours). Your Choice. This leaves things open for many possibilities and that makes us happy because more peeps can play along.

 

Well, I've had a snow day, so I played!

 

 

It's not the best picture, but I've got all the colors in there!

And glitter from one end of the house to the other I might add!

 

You don't have to have a snow day to play!

You've got 2 weeks!

Now I'm going to go check out the amazing blog hop over there!

 

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

I will be having a 'SNOW WEEK!"
I can already tell!
Here's what it did overnight!


This is my little tete-a tete table & chairs on the small deck that didn't get put away!

 

This is part of the back yard!

 

The fire pit is out there somewhere....we were out there all weekend 2 weeks ago!

 

I walked around these trees last night knocking the snow off so they don't break.....

I'll be going out again shortly!

 

We've got about a foot & a half since yesterday, and there's still a snow fall warning!

One of my friends that's an EMT had on Facebook last night:

"Everyone STAY HOME we're going to enough accidents"

 

Another friend today commented on a snowy picture;

someone had wrote, "So Pretty."

She said: "Yeah I guess it is,

but it would be prettier if it were December 31st instead of October 20th"

 

This IS kinda early for us!

 

And yeah, I've been out!

The snow blower won't start, Ray's out working, I DID shovel to my van,

but I'm not going anywhere soon!

 

Good thing I have cleaning & baking to do......

I might have to climb up and knock the snow off the dish so I can watch TV!

 

In other news, my friend Barbara had this post TODAY!

I can't like her today!

 

Vanessa brought me this wreath at Thanksgiving!

Remember the one last year she said was from Kalen...winkwink!

 

 

OH yeah...it's on the small deck before the snow!

 

This is the amazing job the electrician did on the outdoor furnace!

 

Waaaay better than my fix it job this Spring!

 

I wanted to show you these trees, earlier this week in my travels!

I DID STOP at the side of the road to take some pictures,

because I just find them fascinating!

 

 

These are Tamaracks!

They are so gorgeous agains the green of the spruce & pines!

Although some people think they're dying!

I really would like one or 2 for my yard!

 

Gonna take a fan over to the pumphouse.

We've decided that we'll keep heating it, even though we have town water.

All our paint & stuff that shouldn't freeze is in there!

 

I'm going to bake for the Silent Auction/ Open House at the library this Friday!

I REALLY do have to knock the snow off the sattelite dish,

I'm supposed to be participating in a TV survey!

I watched The Rum Diaries last night (cause there was no TV/ no signal),

 a friend had put it on a disk for me, and it screwed up right near the end!

 

On a positive note I DID get all my windows washed on the outside before this lovely SNOW!

I've worked the casino!

Pretty sure I'm slipping cause I only spent about $30 at Michaels,

and most of that was for baking stuff!

Guess I really DON'T need anything!

 

I have one meeting this week, dinner with the gf's, and the soiree at the library!

If I ever get out of here hahahaha!

 

Hope you're all well! 

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

October Challenge over at CCAYR

WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN CHRISTMAS CARDS!

OK I played along with Christmas Cards All Year 'Round.

This month we would like you to...

Create a card using a non traditional image with traditional Christmas colours

OR

Create a card with a traditional Christmas image using non traditional colours.

 

I just want you to know that this was hard!

HARD I TELL YA!

 

Does 'embossing' count as an 'image'!?

Cause for the life of me, none of the stamps I wanted to use looked right!

(Maybe if I'da picked different colors....it's October, I'm in Halloween mode!)

 

 

 

I wanted to make an easel card......

I scored my cardstock the wrong way!

Of course I did!

 

And just so ya know, the snowflake is IVORY!

Not WHITE like a 'traditional' snowflake!

 

 

Oh well, I was kinda happy with the finished product, and made 4 of these not right easel cards!!

But, ya know what!?

Somebody will get them at Christmas and not know they're wonky!

 

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

HMFMC#130

Holy Moly that's quite the acronym!
It's for House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge!

***NEW CHALLENGE ***

Our mega talented Teamie, Stacy Morgan is hosting and she wants to see you create an ATC Turn-About. What that basically means is that you will take your ATC and turn it into a card creation. Easy Peasy, right?

  If you are not familiar with what an ATC is, let us explain;
It is a miniature work of art with an approximate size of (2 ½ X 3 ½ inches), or, (63 mm X 89 mm). It is small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of mail art and has its origins in Switzerland. These mini Cards are produced in various media and usually traded or exchanged rather than sold. The sky is the limit in this fun art. So give it a go!!! :)

 

Here's my contribution:

 

 

Of course, I HAD to make an ATC first!

Just so I'd get it right; and of course it's October, so of course I'm in Halloween mode!

I used my newest toy, my label maker, to make the sentiment!

(Actually I made a few, different sized fonts you know!

Now I'll have to make some more cards to put them on!)

 

Well there you have it!

You still have over a week to play along!

 

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice.

I'll get right to the card I made Vanessa.

 

I found those ominous clouds HERE!

She has waaaaay more, and better, but I was happy with the result!

 

It was a lovely Thanksgiving weekend!

This was the sunset on Saturday night!

 

 

Looks like the sky's on fire!

We sat outside by the firepit Friday AND Sturday!

Good thing too, cause here's what it's doing today!

 

I was stopped!
YUP that's the S word!
A tad early for my liking, and it's been below 0;  half my potatoes are still in the garden, we'll see about them this weekend, cause it's supposed to warm up again!
Ray's out working again, so I put heat tapes on the water lines!
Shadow was under the house with me, and by the time I kicked her out, she was cobwebs from head to toe!
The electrician will be here tomorrow morning, and will do the lines properly, and put some more plug ins in, and fix the outdoor furnace!
And I fired up the outdoor furnace on Tuesday night!

These little critters wanted to play on the road when I was coming home from work!

 

I seen them, I was stopped!

This next one was taken in my rear view mirror!

 

 

One of the fawns!

There's a mom has twins every year that we've been here!

I'm gonna say it's the same one...like I know!

 

My SU lady's having a Christmas card camp at the end of the month!

I'll probably go!

 

Gotta sell bottles this weekend!

I go work in the casino Monday & Tuesday,

and I'm pretty sure I'll need some going to Michaels money!

 

Stopping at the dealers on my way through!

My command start doesn't work!

There was a few frosty days this week, and it would've been nice!

Oh well, didn't hurt me one bit to walk out there and start it!

 

I got my item into the library for the Silent Auction/Open House on October 26.

I learned how to download books on to my IPAD, hahahaha, I can't resist:

There's an ap for that! hahahaha

 

I've been outside and burnt the garbage, filled the stove, and cleaned off the roof & skylight!

I did tell Ray last winter that "This is the last winter I'm climbing up here to clean this off"!

HA, famous last words!

 

I've got a few things on the go, had dinner last night with the gf's, hopefully I can just come home & craft tomorrow!

 

Well I'll talk to ya later!

Hope you're all well!

Ta ta for now!

 

You are what you are today, because of the decisions and the choices YOU made yesterday. - Rev. Wayne Goonie

Well, three challenges in a week...aren't you impressed?!
Not doing that this week!

Here's a Halloween card I made; I'll get it in now, so if you've come to see what I've been creating you won't have to read the rest of the post!

 

Now we're going to get picture heavy.......still with me!?

 

This was the sunrise on Sunday.

 

 

A little blurry; now here's a picture of the moon!

It was still up in the west!

 

 

It's blurry too......I think I was up too early!

 

I got a picture of cranes.

 

 

This guy was in the back yard.

 

 

I had 2 meetings last week, dinner with the gf's, a cultural something I went to Friday night with another gf, and Ray & I hauled wood all weekend!
Makes me think of that saying "No matter how you feel get up, dress up, and show up."

It's that time of the year! For wood hauling; though if I had it my way it would be cut & hauled all summer, and we wouldn't have this last minute dash to fill the woodshed!
I did manage to get the laundry done, and Saturday threw stew in the slow cooker, and a loaf of bread in the machine, and that's what we ate all weekend...and fruit!
Don't know if we'll get to use the outdoor furnace!
I need a plumber & electrician, and MR. Procrastination has left things til the last minute!

It was lovely all weekend!

These portulaca are still blooming their little faces off! They don't know it's October!

Here's the empti-ish woodshed.

 

Here's how we're 'logging' this year at the Luck household!

 

 

I'm in the bush, cause it's my job to tie the chains & wrappers to the trees.

WHY you ask is it MY job?

That's what I was asking myself after this tree came down right beside me!

 

 

OK, so it's dead, and not very big, pretty sure I'd have had a headache!

 

It's hard work,it was hot; and everyone needed a drink!

 

 

 

She was very appreciative!

And smiled for the camera!

 

 

I found this!

 

 

Took pictures of foliage.

 

The clouds were amazing....

 

A cat hiding from Shadow in a pipe when we unloaded wood.

 

 

So far this week I've had one meeting, dinner with the gf's X 2, went grocery shopping, & a funeral;  it's only Wednesday!
I've realized I need a waaaay bigger stash of Sympathy cards.
In a small town, you know the whole family, and I always want them to know I'm thinking of them!
The kids will be home this weekend, it's our Thanksgiving, and Ray's uncle is having an 80th birthday party on Saturday!
I told him he had to go, his uncle isn't getting any younger, the kids want me to cook the turkey on Saturday, cause they're leaving Sunday, so I guess Ray'll get leftovers!
Don't worry, Thanksgiving dinner will be spectacular, cause "No matter how I feel I will get up, dress up and show up!"
I have big plans for the holiday Monday; and let me just say it involves a whole lotta card making!
In my dreams! We'll probably be hauling wood!

I also have not got one of my bosses & his wife a baby gift!
I gave them a card, but I've got something in my head, and that's what I want to get!!!
Is that a BAD thing?
Pretty sure the kid's outfitted until he's 5!

It was pretty darn cold here the last few nights!
Supposed to warm up for the long weekend!

I put some links to blog candy on the right of the blog....hopefully they're all current!

And Myrna, this last picture is for you!
I have several POTD!

 

It will all get put away after Monday.....I hope!

 

Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!