REPEAT THIS 3 TIMES: Everything always works out for me! Everything always works out for me! Everything always works out for me!

Hello peeps!
Hope you had a lovely Easter weekend spent with loved ones!

I made a card last night, as Ray's going to a funeral this afternoon.

 

This was my drive to work a week ago Friday!

 

Horrible white stuff!

 

The swans are back!

 

Here's the start of the laminate at Kalens house!

 

Finished in one room!

 

Honestly, you can tell we live in Smalltown, Nowhere;

when renovations come to a screeching halt

cause we can't find drapes & curtain rods within 300 miles!

I ordered from Sears!

 

We DID work in the laundry room...........

Who lays carpet in a laundry room in the basement!

It came out!

A wall got painted, & I cleaned the spray paint off the window!

Cause REALLY;

someone would have to be standing in the yard

between the house & attached garage to watch you do laundry!!!

 

My title today is what I told a blog friend yesterday as we 'chatted' with email.

I remember saying that I had to go see where the water under my washer was coming from.

After I cussed out the washer;

which has been a lemon since I got it.......

don't tell the kids, they bought it for me.......

I was reminded about what a pain it is,

when I read Mary's blog post about her refrigerator!

 

Anyhoo..............

After I cleaned out the cupboard between the washer & dryer,

scrubbed shelves in there,

moved it out to get behind the washer.....

scrubbed under the washer..........

decided nothing was leaking.......

took off the panel where the hot water tank lives.......

YUP!

It's the hot water tank!

I need someone to do a survey about appliances or anything going wrong on a holiday, or weekend!

Cause from where I sit, it NEVER happens during the week;

and we are second on the list today for a new hot water tank!

 

Ray will have to go to his sisters to shower before the funeral,

and me;

I'll get to work sometime this afternoon,

when the new hot water tank is up & running so I can shower,

and maybe get a load of laundry in that didn't get done!

And it's payroll!

I'll be at work til I'm done!

 

I'm also house sitting/cat sitting for 2 friends in town.

The ones that live across the street from each other.

I'm paranoid now that something will go wrong!

I got my key stuck in one door on Saturday...

I was like, "REALLY, just what I want to do on Saturday,

change the lock while no one is home!"

I got it out; I now use the door with the code!

 

In other news, we enjoyed a wonderful meal on Saturday;

Vanessa was busy yesterday.

We also had Firepit Friday(on Saturday)!

Still a tad cool, but we lasted until almost 11:00PM!

 

Have a great week everyone!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. -William Feather

Oh bother, another beverage is order!
Long, picture heavy post!

I'll show you the quilled sunflower first, then you can continue blog surfing!
Don't feel obligated to finish the post!
This needs a sentiment, but I'll have to think about it, or wait until I want to use it!

 

I dug out a cross stitch last night!

My boss needed a ruler that had circles in it.

While looking for my knitting needle gauge, I found a couple pictures I should do up!

 

Anyhoo, it's been an eventful week!

 

Earlier this week, in a random blizzard, I was looking for the elk.

Hadn't seen them yet this drug out winter spring!

 

Here they are at the far end of the pasture.

 

 

And here they are on the road one morning!

 

When I drive down there, there's just the tracks on the road!

They're like ninjas......they just vanish!

 

I saw an eagle!

 

 

Here he is giving me the evil eye!

 

No leaves on those trees yet people!

 

I saw the usual geese, ducks, & swans.

 

 

Then added to the mix one day was a bunch of cranes!

 

 

Hahaha, this guy on the right was giving me the finger.....REALLY!

 

Lookit this!

 

 

He/she was just having a rest in the yard!

So cool!

 

After the -16 morning on Tuesday, Spring arrived Thursday night with a vengence!

This is sunrise Friday morning!

The bridge board across the small well behaved creek, is trying to leave the scene!

 

 

This was last night!

The road goes over to the fenced pastures!

I mow on both sides of the little dirt road!

You can see my poor little spruce trees are getting a real good drink!

 

 

Here's Shadow.

She's saying, "Do you SEE this!? My forest is full of water...WTH!?"

 

 

"OH well, might as well check it out!"

Worse than a kid I tell you!

 

On Wednesday one of the gf's said, "Is it dry by your fire pit yet?"

I said, "It will be in a few days"

(Insert maniacal laughter here!)

It's flooding!

 

 

 

Here's the footwear of choice to check out the water situation!

Short pants & rubber boots!

 

It's gone down quite a bit already today!

I think it was just the initial thaw in the forest!

 

The wood furnace is shut off!

It's probably tired after 7 months of working!

All the dry wood left in the woodshed will get split for the fire pit!

I got a hug this week in the computer store for this Sympathy card!

I was buying a new TV for my craft room.

A 19" flatscreen.

I'll let you know how I like that!

I know the sound is better!

 

I took my peeps from the OFH to Walmart in Peace River today!

I only had a few things on my list!

Vanessa met us there, and we picked out some outfits for our friend that had twins.

She has a 1 1/2 year old too, so she's getting a sun dress and coloring book!

 

I was looking for a milk frother!

Vanessa said, "Are they on sale?"

I said, "I don't even know if they have them here, I just googled them and Walmart popped up!"

Vanessa, "OMG, you're just like some people that come in the store, and tell us they saw something on line, and why don't we have it!"

I said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to make a scene, I was just checking to see if they had one!"

They didn't!

 

Ray got new tires put on the van while I was gone.

And he washed it as a bonus!

 

The tire swing got fixed when I got home, and I cleaned up some more garbage in the yard!

Where does that crap come from!?

And if all the snow would melt out of the fire pit, I'd clean it out, so I'm ready!

 

Shadow's going to the vet on Monday, so I'll be back down in PR.

Vanessa's checking to see if they have a milk frother at her store, and Ray needs a new phone.

Shadow's not sick, she's going for her annual shots,

and I'm actually going to pay to get her hair cut!

And a mani pedi, and what ever else they figure she needs to be comfortable in the heat.

If we have heat!

 

Better go, been up forever!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. --Shirley MacLaine

Better get a beverage people, this will be a long one!

Stressful week this!
A friend of ours had her twins on the weekend, and her dad died this week.
He was battling cancer.
I need to send a few cards.

Work is CAH RA ZEEE busy!

Had a few commitments, and ended with Happy Hour at the OFH last night!
Somewhere between arriving & leaving last night, I got talked into taking my old peeps to Wal Mart next Saturday.

I fixed my vertical blind that Vanessa & I wrecked when we assembled the tread mill!
I. KNOW!
We're home wreckers!
The blind got pulled off, and it busted the little clip!

 

I got out my trusty little dremel,  my jewelry card making tools,  some hay wire

and got busy!

 

 

I love the dremel set.

A little FYI; that sucker can drill through anything so don't drill directly on your countertops.

Just sayin!

 

Here's the fixed blind!

 

 

I was going to replace them, cause I've always hated them, but hey, they work!

 

Here's some pictures I took this week..............We'll start with the sunrise this morning!

I was up at 4:30 WTH!?

I found this nest over by the creek, which is running.
It's only about 3 feet off the ground; my mom thinks they didn't know better.

 

This was just cool!

 

Here's everyone getting along!

Some geese, ducks & swans!

 

And this guy posed on my way to work one day!

Wish I'd have still had the camera out when he lifted off, his wing span must have been 7 feet!

We cleaned some of the yard today................
The garbage that was sticking out of the snow, went to the dump!

Had to make some ditches in the lawn!
Remember this post, the mess they made digging in the water line!?
Well there's a lake back there!

I guess we'll have to add more dirt close to the house.

Let me give you todays weather report!
Ya know ya live in Alberta if you can go from:
10 degrees above 0, to pouring rain, to below 0 & snow!
Yup, I kid you not, and it's still below 0!

I finished a Mini Album for one of Vanessas' friends.

Then I did a make work project...you know me, there's very seldom an easy way when I'm on a mission!
I received my goodies from Quilled Creations!
I got this kit!
The instructions are not great....usually when quilling they'll tell you to make so many circles or what ever and you use one of these to measure!
These instructions say to make random circles....hahahahaha!
So I did!

That lilac is no way gonna fit in that cute little oval card!
So I made my own!
Here's the finished product.

 

It's going to be a birthday card for a friend.

 

I'm doing the sunflower now, and trying my darndest to make it to fit in the oval card!

 

Ok I'm done!

Hope you're all well!

I'll be visiting soon.

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! --Audrey Hepburn

Oy, today makes 6 months that we have had snow!? WTH!

This was last Sunday.

I was too depressed to take a picture this morning...of the blizzard!
It got to 2 degrees today......seriously!

I'm not even a farmer, and it's getting me down!
I know, we can't do anything about the weather!

Anyhoo, here was the 'had to have item' I got at last Saturdays Silent Auction.

 

My mom said: "Is that going in the 'seldom used appliance cupboard'?"

Me; "Actually I've been wanting one of these!"

One of the kids made off with the blender, and why can't I mix drinks & stuff with this!?

Oh well, if I don't like it, one of the kids will get it!

 

This past week, I went out for supper Wednesday with the gf's.

Sorted & delivered Avon.

Booked tickets to Victoria for Vanessa & I.

A Princess House party.

Last night I went to the Quilt Show, out for Supper, and then to the movie.

GI Joe Retaliation.

 

I got this picture of a moose hiding in the forest.

 

 

These swans were in a puddle....

 

 

 

These poor geese were snow shoeing!

 

 

 

 

Next week I'm getting my hair done, it's past due!

Out for supper, the Volunteer Appreciation, supper with the gf's,

and I'm doing Happy Hour at the OFH next Friday!

 

It took me all week to make this Birthday card!

I kept trying different side steps til I found one that worked!

 

 

I also had a needy week!

Those clouds were the 'need' part!

 

I've got some amazing stuff coming from Quilled Creations!

Their shipping is atrocious, but I've always been happy with what I receive!

 

Better go, hopefully the weather shapes up!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.--Debbi Fields, Founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies

Hello everyone!
You almost got a twofer last night, but I got sidetracked then I got tired!
Thank Goodness you say!?
There's not a crafty thing in sight, so you can quit reading now if you're so inclined!

The title makes me want to use a stamp I have that says "Whatever you are be a good one."

It's been hectic for some reason this week, maybe cause 2 of my 3 bosses have gone on holidays!?

Here's the sunrise one day this week!

 

I know it's Spring because the geese, crows & swans are back.

If only the snow knew, and disappeared!

 

These swans are pretty hard pressed to find some open water!

Earlier this week they refused to co-operate for the photo shoot!

 

Yesterday they got their stuff together!

 

This is how we rednecks in Northern Alberta take a walk in Spring!

 

  This is the driveway at the beginning of the week.......

 

This is the main road......North.

 

Main road.......South.

 

These are my boots at the side of the road.....I changed into my shoes!

The road's dry, the driveway's not, and my new walking shoes are suedey leathery things, that probably won't like the mud and water!

 

Ray had to fire up the tractor last night to clean some of the snow at the top of the driveway, cause I'm having trouble getting in and out!

6" of slush plays havoc with my van!

 

I saw this moose trying to hide one evening on my way home!

 

There are 2 hanging around in the hood!

One has ticks really bad, and one looks pretty good!

 

I'm off to the movies tonight.

The Great & Powerful OZ!

 

Tomorrow night is a fundraiser for one of the churches in town.

Dessert & Silent auction!

Pretty sure there'll be something there I can't live without!

 

Next week is a crystal party at one of the gf's!

Again, I'm sure there will be something I can't live without!

 

Yes, I'm at work.

Yes, they've gone & left me alone!

And YES. it's coffee time!

 

I started this in the middle of the night, and uploaded the photos!

 

Better go, have some stuff to finish before I go to town!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!