If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Hello!
I've gotten a reprieve from painting etc., and am actually still in my housecoat drinking coffee!
I. KNOW! WTH!
In other news it's -26 here this morning......I think Mother Nature is napping!

The restoration guy came Tuesday to check out Kalen's house.
It's a mystery where the water came from, and if it will ever happen again!
The place has weeping tile, it drains properly....WTH!?
Told us to "Put it back together, the 2 X 4's look like they just came out of the forest."!!!
So we went from this:

 

To this:

 

 

In 4 days!

Vanessa has a room mate moving in tomorrow!

I cut the rest of the trim yesterday, and it will go on today.

I painted 1, yes ONE ceiling tile!

Told Vanessa, her & her friends could have a paint party some rainy day!

A ceiling tile at a time, cause it made such a difference!

I am getting a microwave this week for the house.....

 

Kalen's birthday's on the 1st of April, and I sent him money for his move to Alberta.

I SHOULD HAVE said, "I bought you a microwave for your house for your birthday!"

I'm also picking up laminate for the 2 bedrooms upstairs;

and I took a new dryer vent package over yesterday.

There's more dryer lint in the basement.........the hose is duct taped.......

Ya know yur a redneck when........

One of her friends will install that!

 

Vanessa's already moved in.

We're gonna do the big bedroom first;

she'll move over;

then we'll tackle the scary glow in the dark orange room that hurts my eyes!

We're gonna do some more painting in the basement, get some updated light fixtures,

already got the taps in the bathroom fixed, we're on a roll!

Have to do some outside work; if Spring ever comes!

Good thing I don't have too much on my own to-do lists!

Hopefully, we're done in a week or two!

 

In case you think nothing crafty's been going on at the Luck house..........

When Vanessa was here to pick up MORE STUFF,

and have supper last night, she said,

"When did you have time to make a card?"

Hahahaha!

 

I sent this poppycock/the card attached to the birthday party Ray went to last week!

 

 

And I made these.............

 

I got the idea here; and while they turned out amazing, they won't hold anything!

And GOOD LUCK trying to get your treats into the water balloon!

So, last weekend when Vanessa's friend came to play with us;

we made these:

 

 

We left a hole to put the treats into;

I'll show you the finished result when they're all put together!

It was really labor intensive; I'm glad I started early;

I think my mod podge was past it's due date,

cause it was like"Getting high on Stazon!"

It's now in the garbage!

 

So there you have the rest of the story......kinda!

I'll just keep plugging along!

I might even get back into the craft room today after laundry etc.!

(Team Gail People!!!)

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Anything Masculine for Challenge #HMFMC166

Eeeeek!

Hello Peeps! Welcome back to HMFMC where we love to have FUN! It's Monday and time for a brand new House-Mouse challenge. Our Team has come up with some awesome Masculine takes to help inspire you...

 

The teams cards are amazing! (As always)

I'm playing along.......had a minute here & there!

 

 

Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it was getting dark when I got home!
This was fun to do, and I actually won a whole whack of SU design paper on Facebook last fall; there's a bit of everything in there! So didn't have to fret about 'guy' stuff!

Dig out your HM, Gruffies, Happy Hoppers & play along, there's still another week!
At least go check them out.........these little guys always put a smile on my face!!

Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!
Ta ta for now!

 

Each day I awake I ask myself what I am grateful for and that puts a smile on my face. --John Assaraf

Oi, that's been hard the last week & a half!!!
I'll show you the birthday card I made, then you can get on with your day!

 

It's for a 75th birthday party Ray is going to in Grande Prairie!

I'm staying home...........

 

About a week & a half ago I got a call from the guy renting Kalens house.

"Gail, there's water in the basement".

I flew to town(on my broom), went into the basement,

checked the sump pump,

ran to the laundry room, which had water on the floor;

then I could hear it.

It was running down the walls in the bedroom!

OMG!

 

I called Kalen,

told him he'd better call insurance,

as I thought it was more than I could handle.....silly me!

I rented the Rug Doctor from the store (everyone should have one of those!),

and sucked up all the water on the carpets.

The insurance adjustor was there a week ago yesterday, and the restoration guy's coming on Tuesday.

We have pulled 2 walls apart, that were honest to God, built to last F O R E V E R!

 

Today, we're bagging the insulation, most of which is dry...go figure!

I'm wearing a long sleeved shirt, and taking clothes to change into!!!!

I don't think I like insulation!

 

I've got help,

did I say I had awesome friends,

and Vanessa's moving in, so we're using her friends too!!!

They're easily swayed with a home cooked meal & drinks!

 

I've also got 5 gallons of paint that will be applied where needed....

ceiling tiles, paneling in the downstairs bedrooms, entry way, bedrooms upstairs,

the list goes on. Paint is an easy fix......

We have had renters in there since Kalen moved,

and haven't had a chance to do anything!

The upstairs tub also needs new taps.

Kalen says: "We know a couple plumbers!"

I figure I can get them replaced for a case of beer.

That's right, the barter system is alive & well!

I also need the smoke detector that's wired direct, disconnected.

I can do that, or get it done for a bag of poppycock!

The place needs new light fixtures here & there.

 

Not sure what the restoration guy will tell us!

We're ready to put it all back together if insurance isn't going to pay for anything!

Pretty sure it will never happen again.

It was -30 for so long at the beginning of winter, then in February;

 that when SPRING came with a vengeance and was 10 degrees for 48 hours,

the water that melted had no place to go.

Ground was frozen!

 

It's winter again this week!

-28 this morning!

Happy Spring to you!

 

So I might not talk to you for a day or two, but I'm checking your blogs as I can, and I always read back to catch up, so I'll be thinking about you!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Lost and Found Challenge #HMFMC165

Our talented Teamie Heather Gilfoy-Bond is hosting and has chosen the theme of;

* Lost and Found *
(Create anything that reminds of you of lost and/or found. It could be items. eg. Clothing Tag/Bottle Cap/Odd Earring/Cardboard packet/Foil/Empty jar/Container) Really, Anything you could Lose or Find... or have Lost and Found! Possibilities are endless and our Team has come up with some great samples to help inspire you!
Just have FUN !!

 

I had a hard time every summer when my kids were small keeping track of

sunscreen, umbrellas, and beach towels!

 

I had quite the giggle when I found this image in my stash!

 

Pretty sure it will be Kalens birthday card, and he'll probably laugh too!

 

 

The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie.

 

Go dig out your House Mouses, Gruffies & Happy Hoppers that you forgot you had,

and play along!

Pretty sure there's another week!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!



Nice doesn't mean doormat, it simply means being kind in your interactions whether its a yes or no.

Hola people!
Thought I'd bring you up to date, sort of!
Here's yesterday mornings temp.
Waaaay better than the last 2 Mondays!

 

In other news,

it's dark when I go to work. :(

We sprung ahead!!

 

I have 6 cards for the aunt!

Maybe 12 was a stretch, but hey it's not June yet!

 

Here's some deer which moments earlier were playing in the traffic!

 

 

Here's an escapee from Hogwarts!!

He's a really big feller!

Was at the entrance to the driveway yesterday!

 

 

Here's my bottle tree a friend of ours made!

He brought it over on Sunday!

 

 

It's not where it's going to live, but I had to try it out!

He did a really good job, and is making 2 for himself!

 

For our next trick at the Luck House, Kalen went hiking yesterday!

He called me yesterday morning to tell me he was hiking from China Beach to Bear Beach (hoped he wouldn't see any bears).

Me: "So you'll call me by supper time tomorrow?(today)"

Kalen: "Well I'll probably be up early so I'll call by noon."

Me: "OK"

Noon today and nothing from Kalen.

I went to town for the mail for work, giving him the benefit of the doubt;

 they ARE 1 hour behind us.

At 2:00 pm, I email 3 Navy friends, and 2 park email addresses I found on their sites!

Of course I sent a warning text saying "I was sending the calvary!"

He texted me at 2:30pm, just when the nice lady from rlc parks called me back!

I told her all was well, better safe than sorry, and Thanked her profusely for getting back to me!

Meanwhile, Kalen texts at 5; jumped the gun a little didn't you!?

I said Nope, you didn't call!

Turns out he got to the campsite; 9- 10 kms, and as he's walking, his back is getting sorer & sorer!

He put up his tent, and layed in it from 5 pm yesterday, to 8 am this morning.

Took his tent down, packed up as best he could, couldn't even tie his boots,

and took forever to hike out!

The terrain is rough going!

He called me tonight AFTER he'd been to the hospital,

and got pain killers & muscle relaxants,

but holy moly, this kid is in shape.

Any path is a good excuse to go for a hike........

Maybe he won't go so far next time....

I don't know, it's what he likes!

My question is; "When do you stop worrying about your children?"

Then I think, Never mind........

I tell my mom the day I'll be at her place!

The only rule is I have to be there before dark!

If I give her a time, she just worries!!!!

 

Alrighty, better go!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

March Challenge over at CCAYR!

WARNING:

This post contains a Christmas Card!

 

Hello peeps!

You know I like to have my Christmas cards done for the end of November, so I'm playing along over at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round!

The challenge for this month is:

"is to create a Christmas themed step card."

This wasn't the step pattern I was looking for, but it worked!

I made 2 of these.

 

I'm also going to link this up at

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

and

Completely Christmas!

 

Vanessa & I spent the day in PR, getting groceries,

a few things she needs when she moves to Kalens' house in town,

and I got an Ice Maker!

Of COURSE I NEEDED it! hahaha

We have one at work for Happy Hour Friday, and it's the coolest thing!

 

My family's all at the local hockey game, so I'm going to try & finish the quilt cards that I have started; I also need a birthday card!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!





Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. --Buddha

Good evening everyone!
Hope you had a great Monday!

I had a minute to play yesterday; Vanessa got the flu Friday night, and had to miss her trip to Vancouver to watch her hockey team the Ottawa Senators play.
She was flopped on the couch or in bed for most of the weekend!
Ray went for a load of wood!
Vanessa asked me last night, "Can't you call work tomorrow and tell them you need to stay home with a sick kid!?" She's 29! hahahahahaha

I'll show you the card, so you can get on with your life!!
I have an aunt; who with some friends make quilts for people with cancer.
They seperated from a Canada wide group, when they had to start paying....
WHAT..........these ladies volunteer their time and most supplies!
Anyhoo, I said I might be able to help them out with cards to go with.

I found this here!
I'd been looking for something for a while!

 

I'm not in love with the yellow,

but I'm going to find my busiest papers;

you know,

the ones we all hoard collect, and make more.

I'd like to get brave enough to sew on them!

I want to have about 12 when I go down in June!

 

I went to GP to a funeral on Friday........

Honestly, it was -37 for most of the 300 miles.

I tried to take a picture, but my camera thought it should make a movie,

and I had to take the battery out to make it stop!!

Didn't think you wanted to watch a movie about how cold it is here!!

It warmed up to -21 at one point in the day.

I got to Michaels, is it just me.......

cause I'm not liking the rearranging!

I can't find anything!

 

It was -30 something all weekend!

The stove was out yesterday morning!

I'm the first one up.......

The furnace was running, and I was drinking coffee before I decided it wasn't very warm in here!

It takes over an hour to get that sucker going!!!!

I took coffee out in a travel mug, and it cooled off right away!

Here's the stove chugging along...........

 

 

Lookit!

Your Monday morning photo of how light it's getting in the morning when I go to work!

I'll be wearing those sunglasses on my dash in no time!

 

Here's the temp!

It's warming up!

 

Have a great week people!

There's a couple challenges I have my eye on!

I'll see what I can do!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

 

HMFMC164

Good morning peeps!

I'm going to get this out of the way, then get to my card!!!!
We're still in the deep freeze, as it shows here!!! -38 people, and there's a wind!

Alrighty, the theme over at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge is:

*Anything Goes*

I took this picture cause it didn't really show up.....

 

 

I wanted to use silver,

as there's silver on the bottle cap & in the image,

so used a back row of 'tickets'!

Which of course does not show up well,

and I realize now I should have stamped the other 2 tickets in the row with something!sigh

 

 

I couldn't find my bow maker (nevermind),

but I had in my stash; packages of these tiny bows from a $$ store!

I think this would work to welcome either a boy or a girl!

I'm also gonna link this up over at

Gruffies & Guests!

I'm hoping it qualifies for

*Fit for MUM or Special Female*

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!