Great things never come from comfort zones.

Good evening!
I have had a week!
No cards to show today!
My Instagram this morning went something like this! 

On WINDSDAY I came home to this!

 Knocked the power out, front & back, tore the meter off the pole!

Tore my wires off that come into the house!

It was rotten!

 

Fortis guy got stuck up there in his bucket. Told me not to worry, he had a rope! Haha

Electrician got him down using the controls on the truck.

 

Clean up committee came yesterday!

A friend of Kalen's brought friends.

 

 Came back today to finish!

All the wood is gone.

They figure it was a cord & a half.

Told me to burn the stump where it is.

I will think about it, because where it is, is pretty close to the house!

Now I'm trying to get a hold of a tree removal service, because those trees in the front yard, are coming down, before they come down!

The company everyone recommends is called The Widowmaker!

How do you know when your trees are rotten!?

There's a few piles of branches & the tipped over stump left.

Only 2 of the crew could stay, so I gave them hot chocolate & goodies I picked up at the bakery yesterday!

I was very lucky, there was a lot it could have hit, like the house!

 Was pretty scary!

I'm grateful for the help and to have power!

Hope you are well!

Talk to ya later!

 

“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.” —Roy T. Bennett

Good evening!
Or morning/afternoon, depending on where you are in the world!

I'm sure you're tired of hearing how busy I am!
I've been making cards; & mom & I have tickets for almost everything between now & Christmas!

Today we took in the Christmas craft fair, and had Turkey Supper at Holy Cross church! 
Tomorrow is the Music Teachers Association Fundraiser.
Monday is Wild Site Photography at the theatre.
Friday is the Footlighters play. This year they are doing Irving Berlins White Christmas.
Saturday is a Christmas craft fair at Wynndel; it's just down the road. Apparently we're not going!
Mom & her friend Dorothy want to go to The Mennonite Craft Sale & lunch in Idaho. If the weather's good, I'll take them!
We have tickets for the Blossom Valley Singers in December!
All this fun can be had for less than $20 a ticket!

I made my aunt some Christmas cards so I could include them in the package with the quilt cards.

I made 10 & kept them simple and flat so postage isn't a fortune!
These were dies I cut out when I went to the Scrapbook retreat last fall.

I have made a few Christmas cards of my own.

I guess I'm into red this year.
I LOVED the background paper of the second one, and of course had new dies (I needed)!
My ornaments didn't show up!
So I went over them with Stickles.
Does anyone still use Stickles?
It's what I had; I am a million miles away from any craft store.
However, I have heard that you can shop online at Michaels.
I digress.
This poor card was painful to make!
It took forever; was trial & error.
I then tried to emboss my greeting directly onto the card.
Epic fail!
Oh well, they're done!

I got new bird feeders this year, as the darn squirrels wrecked the ones last year. They had plastic feeding holes. 
Between the squirrels chewing them u[, and the raccoons dumping them on the ground, they were pretty sad, so I got rid of them!

These are a little more challenging!
The little birds can get the seeds easily.
The bigger birds wait on the ground for spillage.
I will be saving on birdseed this winter, as the seed doesn't just run out!
I still take them in at night, as I don't want them dumped out, cause they might break. 

Kalen was home for a few days, as he worked extra.
Hydrant isn't fixed, water is still off at the back.
I think we'll have to replace the whole thing!
He'll be home again at the end of the week!

Better go, I have had the most horrible headache today.
I haven't had a migraine forever, and no medication! 
I do have a doctors appointment, so might have to ask for some!
10 pills last me years; and if I don't take them quick enough, I can be stoned & still have a headache!
I only say that because, I always think it will go away!
So really do use them sparingly!

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