Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.~Alan Alda

May 2019 be your year!

We had a pretty good Christmas.
My brother & his son came. My brother works in Sparwood, and his son lives in Lethbridge.
Kalen came.

Mom got sick, and my brother & I picked up the turkey, ham, etc. on the 24th!
She did make it for Christmas supper, and stayed hours longer than we thought she would!
I was at her place yesterday, and I think she's looking a lot better.
I was going once a week to have coffee with her; now I go every second day, and let her beat me at cards!

Bryson enjoyed Christmas this year!
We Face-timed! A. Lot. 

I've had a few cards on my to-do list.
Really.
Darn Pinterest!

Since it's raining today, I made one.
This is a shadow box card. 
It's Bryson's Valentine card!

And it was quite the process!
Took quite a while; I've had something like this in mind since I found that sliver of undersea paper! 

 Here's the finished product!

It folds flat to go in a normal card sized envelope!
I used my 'drippy goo' die for the seaweed, as I couldn't find the punch I wanted.
Until I was done!
I had won the fish punch on the internet years ago; this was it's first voyage!
I had one narrow strip of the polka dot stuff for the fish!
The punch just fit! 

I have a few more cards on the go.
If it rains tomorrow, you know where I'll be!

I did shovel snow before breakfast today.
Glad I did, cause now my driveway is clear!

Saturday starts the coffee houses for 2019, and Bingo starts Monday!
I missed the last Bingo of 2018.
When I lit my stove that morning, I dropped a piece of wood on my foot; just below the ankle.
Forgot about it! Showered, ran up & down the stairs, cleaning etc., and at 11 am I couldn't walk.
Took my sock off, and it was swollen & bruised!
Sat with it up, iced it, and by the time the nice lady at the Seniors Centre called to say that I had won the 50/50, I could walk! Had to go pick it up before Bingo was done!
My aunt & I bought the tickets together! She put my name on them!
We got $55.50 each! 

The Santa parade was good, the light bus tour was fun!
The singers were amazing!

2018 ended wonderfully!

Hope you're all well, and had a great holiday season with loved ones!
Talk to ya later!

PS: Remember the Snowman Soup I made here!? 
I happened to be outside when the Post Person got hers in our mail box! She was wearing a Santa hat and looked down the street and waved with the biggest grin on her face!

The trash guy was interesting; as I had to stand at the street with the trash!
In his world, someone standing at the street by their trash can't be good! He was looking at me warily as he picked up garbage all the way to my place. When he got to me I said 'Merry Christmas and Thanks" and handed him a Snowman Soup.
He hugged me! Made me smile all day!
My aunt had seen this exchange, and it made her smile too!
It's the little things people!

Two things prevent us from happiness; living in the past and observing others.~curiano.com

Hello!
I am trying to be more faithful about this blog business!
I haven't made any cards.
I did however make Snowman Soup!

Now I need to find 10 deserving folks!
I'm new here so I have the garbage truck driver, and the post person! In my previous life I would have gave them to co-workers(I'm not working), the Hairdresser(I don't have one here), ladies at the post office(I only go to the post office if I have parcels to mail)! Maybe the neighbors I know!

I have also been working on finger-less mitts!

 Wow! Shouldn't have taken that picture on my busy tablecloth!

I also dug out my little mailbox. It needed new lights this year. I'm not sure how old it is. Yes, I did make it!

Vanessa wasn't impressed when I posted the following picture on Instagram and said my tree was outside this year!

 I have been trying to go through all the Christmas 'stuff'!
No one needs all that, and I have listed some on the local Buy, Sell!

The back house needs some snow stop. It keeps the snow from falling off, and damaging/ hurting something or someone!

 I called & left a message with 'Rent a Hubby'! Really!
Wendy from the Welcome Wagon recommended him!

The snow is all the way down the mountain. Makes me think winter will get serious here one day soon!
Ignore the mill yard in the foreground!

 I found a recipe (Martha Stewart) for chocolate ginger chews with fresh ginger.
I was going to make them this morning, and go to mom's for coffee.
They have to be refrigerated overnight! OI!
Maybe tomorrow! They are in the fridge!
I did make  Orange & Date muffins.
Did some laundry, hauled wood to my little wood box!

The poppycock is made, nuts & bolts, Hot chocolate on a stick!
I was going to make Christmas crack today too.....we'll see.
Have 2 recipes I want to try!

We all went to Bingo on Monday.
Mom is not a Bingo player, and it's been forever since I went.
Mom won the blackout!
I said, you have to go again. You can't just win the money & not go anymore. They're having a turkey Bingo next week. We're all going! 

Went to A Christmas Carol on Sunday. Put on by the local drama group! It was fantastic!
Have tickets to see the choir in a couple weeks.
There's lots to do for under $20.
The Coffee Houses (music) we've been going to are $3. There's one on Saturday night.

Better go, get something else done today! 
Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!