Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly.~Quentin Blake

I have had a busy couple weeks!
Of course I have!
Got some cards made, I'm working on a few Birthday cards now.
Valentine cards made & sent!

 This one Kalen received. 

I punched the hearts out then stuck them back in popped up!

 These were Triangle fun fold cards.

 I made & sent treats for everyone at Bryson's day care! 

I had a chimney fire early Monday morning.
Scared the crap out of me; the chimney sweepers who arrived later in the day say "It only scares us- let it burn"!
Easy for them to say; I said next time there won't be a 100 kmh wind from the north to keep the sparks off the house!
My mom says, there won't be a next time. I already had one!
OI!

The chimney sweepers were able to come that day & fix me up!

Awesome people, and who knew I'd need them!

Thought it was just a movie!! 

 This is not my chimney cap, but that's what it looked like!

 

 

My day starts pretty early in the commune!

I hit the start button on the coffee machine, light the fire, go outside to check the weather, come back in and pour a coffee.

That morning, as I'm pouring coffee, I thought, where are all those sparks coming from!?

BOTHER!

When Kalen visits next I'll tell him what I want need!
On my list already are 2 metal buckets with lids, sand, a spray nozzle for the hose (don't spray water down the chimney) etc.
I didn't (spray water), I couldn't get the hose hooked up to the tap.
Forgot I have a tap right next to the chimney!

Been to Mary Poppins, loved it!
Took mom to her appointment in Fernie!
Got a job.
Wyndell Saturday night for the coffee house.
Going to 'A Tapestry of Love' performance on Sunday.
Got 2 cords of wood delivered & stacked in my little shed. My uncle helped with one, I did the other by myself.
I face time with Bryson regularly, and he phones to talk to gramma when he gets in trouble! 

There's the condensed version!

Hope you're well!
Talk to you later!

Don’t let the silly little things steal your happiness.

I needed that quote today!

Not sure why I was bothered by anything! 

I didn't go anywhere today, finished putting away Christmas, vacuumed & washed floors, did some laundry! 

Cleaned my dining room table off, where the things from my craft area escaped to!

I made some Valentine cards for my mom. They were a Paper Pumkin' kit from January 2018. She was sick for a lot of December so wanted to send Valentine cards to everyone who sent her a Christmas card.

I put this picture on Instagram with the caption:
Made gramma some Valentine cards. If you get one, act surprised & grateful.
Vanessa wrote: haha
My kids occasionally get cards from her that I made! 

This is my next project.

Making Valentine treats for Bryson & his little friends at Daycare.
His provider is always sending me pictures, and saying 'we miss you gramma!'
I got some yogurt covered raisins to put in them; Bryson doesn't eat junk, but I thought they'd look a little blah, so I'm going to get some cinnamon hearts & put a few in each.
They're on my list for tomorrow when I go to town. 

There were 14 entertainers at the Seniors Centre for the Coffee House(open mic) on Saturday.
They all play together & it's amazing!
There was a saxophone player, a few accordions, a couple ukuleles, a banjo, and a lot of guitars. It's my favorite one to go to.
There's one this Saturday night.
It's about 20 minutes away; it's my moms favorite!

Supposed to snow tonight, so I'm sure I'll be up before breakfast shoveling my driveway!

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


 

believe anything is possible, I see opportunity when others see impossibility. --John Assaraf

Good day everyone!
We have had another "Extreme cold weather warning" this morning!

Bryson sent me Valentine flowers to my work! I asked if he used money out of his piggy bank!

 I did get the red velvet cupcakes frosted.

Note to self: Do NOT make a double batch!

I had cupcakes for Monday supper, work, and to give away!

Got my laundry detergent made!

Next time I'll save the receipts to let you know the cost.

It takes about 20-30 minutes to put together, 

and this lasts me a year.

Arm & Hammer washing soda was the hardest to find!

I ended up ordering online, and picking it up at a local store. 
Note: speaking of ordering online, I did get reimbursed on my Mastercard from being scammed before Christmas.
I think because I called right away, did everything they suggested, and saved every scrap of email etc. from the scammers.

I did get a card made for St. Patrick's Day!

I have watched this happy little dumpling!

He's starting to giggle. It's funny. 

He also uses his 'outside' voice for conversations! 

Been to Garth Brooks in Edmonton!

We were at the last show; didn't get back to our hotel room until after midnight!
One of the guys at work said that 'this year he's seen George Strait, and Garth Brooks, what's left?"
Concert was awesome, one of the best I've been to, and I've been to a few!

 We took the LRT from Kingsway.

Roger's Place is amazing. We met Kalen there for supper on Saturday! 

Had a root canal last Monday!

Next up is Arizona!

Leaving next Wednesday (the 15th) for 2 weeks.

Finished Friday night craft. 

I'll have to pick it up this week!

Better go, I've got a few cards to make before I get to go anywhere!

Also have to take dessert up the alley & do baked potatoes etc. for Sunday supper.

Call us crazy, we're BBQing! 

Hope you're all well! 

Talk to ya later, stay warm!

Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do. --Simon Sinek

Good afternoon!
I had really good intentions of doing this earlier!
Much earlier.

I went to look in my email for some inspiration for the title.
Got sidetracked and cleaned out hundreds of old emails.

The laundry got done.
All of it!

Trip to the grocery store.
Before 9 a.m.!

The trifle for dessert tomorrow. 
Is done!

The paper work for me getting scammed online before Christmas.
Is done! 

I am working on my second crocheted swiffer cover. I had a bunch of cotton I'd seriously thought about tossing.....mine are made with scraps! I love that they're reusable!

It's also time for me to make another batch of Laundry soap. There are lots of recipes on the internet. The one I found called for Fels-Naptha bar soap, and I have quite the stash from my trip to mom's last year! The rest is the same as the picture I took  when I bought this last year!

I will get my supplies on Monday in PR. I have appointments, and Vanessa & Bryson are coming along for the ride, and to do some grocery shopping.

I AM getting my Valentine cards done.
2 have already been sent! I'll show them to you, but you can't say anything, because they won't have them yet!!

I have replenished the birthday cards, sympathy cards (hope I never need them), Thinking of you etc.!

I have watched the little dude down the alley.
In fact his parents are having date night tonight, and going to SING! 

I have done a casino, been to a movie or two, had gf suppers, Friday night craft night, the flu, and of course the list goes on!

Here are some cards:

 I know this last one is cheesy. Just let me have that! It's Valentine's!

 These are my treat boxes I made for all my peeps for Valentine's! I'll get the stuff to fill them on Monday!

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

The doors of wisdom are never shut. --Benjamin Franklin

Hello, Happy Valentine's Day for tomorrow!
Had to get this post up before Heart Day!

The kids had these sent to me at work yesterday!

These are some of the treats I made my peeps!
They had tiny packages of tic tacs in them.
 

  
These bags had an assortment of cinnamon hearts, conversation hearts, cherry bark & heart gummies.

 This was Vanessa's Valentine.

This was her significant others!
On the inside it says "I'm hooked on you, ya scalliwag!"
In a phone call with Kalen recently; Kalen asked if Harley was trying out for 'favorite son'. I told him "he's doing a good job", as he'd just fixed the command start for my van!
 

This is a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp. Captain Hook. She's getting rid of her rubber stamps, so hurry & go check it out!
We've been having way too many laughs at craft night Fridays!
I'm still shoveling snow for the gf who's spending another 6 weeks in Arizona.
Doing maintenance at the farm; don't get me started.
I'm hoping to get all my paperwork together this weekend for taxes.
I've got card bits & pieces all over. St. Patrick's Day, birthday, and a congratulations card. Then I'll have to get right into Easter, as it's early this year.
Going to the movie tonight with the kids & friends. It's The Good Dinosaur! 
Haven't thought about Sunday supper.
Kalen has a job for when he's done college! Pretty stoked for him....I think there's jobs out there despite the oilfield; you just have to look & persevere! He started sending out resumes before Christmas.
Mom calls every week or so to give me the update on her new woodstove she had installed in the wrong corner of the living room!
Doesn't matter that she has to have all the windows open, if she's saving on her heating bill! hahaha
Haven't heard from my surgeons office yet about my foot. 
Signed up to work a casino in April.

Monday is Family Day here in Alberta, so this weekend is doubly special!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. --Salvador Dali

Hello peeps!

I tried to blog last night, but nothing cooperated!

And yes, I am at work!

 

I made Vanessa a baby card for one of her friends!

 

I procrastinated for quite a while, until I saw this!

The onesie people, the onesie!

 

Look at this handsome guy!

 

 

The bosses kids treats for Valentines.

 

 

And what's in them!

 

I took Ray to his pre op in Grande Prairie yesterday.

Actually we went the night before, as he had to be at the hospital by 7:30 am.

He's scheduled for Hip Replacement surgery February 19.

It was a whirlwind, very informative morning.

The Minister of Health is on my email list!

My mom said on the phone,

"When I'm Prime Minister,

there will be NO paid parking at any health facility; clinic or hospital"!

 

OMG!

I parked in the middle of the poor excuse for a parkade at the GP hospital.

With a pocket full of change I went to the first Park & Pay Machine to my left.

Don't forget, it's -30+ with a windchill....I am dressed properly!

There's a sign on it that says "Out of Order".

I trot past my vehicle to the one on the right of the parkade, with my pocket full of change.

It has a sign on it that says "Credit Card Only/ No Coin".

Remember, there's 6 inches of snow.

There's another Pay & Park machine in the main lobby, one floor up, and through the middle of the parkade!

I go back to my vehicle, get a credit card, ask the nice guy in front of me if I can take notes,

cause I don't know what I'm doing.

Keep in mind, these are not 'well lit' areas, hard to see the display;

and by now there's a line up, and not everyone is dressed properly!

I liked it better when they had the man in the booth at the entrance!

I felt sorry for any disabled people that have a lovely disabled parking spot close to the entrance (on the lower level), and then have to fool around in the snow & cold,

going from machine to machine trying to find one that works!

 

And remember this?

My redo surgery is scheduled for February 20.

We're car pooling!

Vanessa's coming!

I will get to leave after mine, Ray has to stay in the hospital until he can do a list of things.....

4-5 days.

 

Here's some reading for you.....

here and here. 

Those of you that 'know' me will get it.

Ray & I might make better friends!?

 

It's blizzarding, and has been since Wednesday night.

-30+ with the windchill.

I haven't gone to town today for the mail!

I'm not leaving until it's home time, and then I might have to shovel myself out!

 

I am home now, it's still snowing, and it's windy & ugly out!

I'll be walking a few blocks for craft night in an hour or so.

 

This is the picture I couldn't link up the other day.

 

 

 

 I live across from the arena (hockey/ curling).

I looked out my window one evening when we had the January thaw, and saw this in the parking lot!

I thought Holy Moly, it's not THAT warm!

Someone was eager to go boating!

 

Well, pretty sure you're cross eyed by now, so I'll let you go!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

 

 



Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. --Winston Churchill

Hello everyone!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

 

I've created a few things this week, have some sites to share with you,

and I need to make a card or two......

 

I went to 2 movies last week!

Yes, our little town has a movie theatre!

We went & saw "Annie" and ' Night at the Museum/ Secret of the Tomb"!

I think I liked the first Night at the Museum better!

 

I've gone out to dinner with friends.

X 2.

Different friends!

Dyed a friends hair, went to the hair dresser myself...going for a new doo!

Went to craft night last night, finished my Valentine's treats for my peeps.....

& finished the bosses kids treats!

 

Here's Kalens Valentine's Day card I made him!

He has it so I can show you!

 

I found that 'tape' at the bottom in a drawer.

It is actually Scotch tape brand!

Pretty sure it was around before Washi tape/ of which I don't have any!?

 

I turned these..........

 

 

Into these!

Of course my friend Myrna told me about the 'must have' SU Envelope Punch Board,

so I gotta use it!

 

 

Sorry the picture quality is so crappy!

They're really RED not orange!

 I have 2 kinds of that 'Scotch tape'!

 

I got the free printable file for the envelopes here:

http://lilluna.com/free-valentines-candy-bar-wrappers/

I also found a few more, didn't use them, but thought I'd throw them in anyway;

you know, in case you need any ideas!

http://mightydelighty.net/valentines-day-printable-candy-bar-wrappers-free/

 

I'll have you know, I sorta joined Pinterest.

All I know is I have followers, and I really don't spend a lot of time there!?

 

I also had a picture to show you what I saw when we had unseasonally warm temperature last week!

But Blogger slash Picassa isn't co operating!

And yes, we did BBQ on Sunday!

 

I also wanted to 'knockonwood' tell you about Kalen/Vanessas!

Remember the trenching, sandbagging that went on!?

Kalen asked if we had the army out!

 

In August we built the little retaining wall to protect the cement patio.

 

 

 

Hauled in dirt:

 

 

This is where we BBQ-ed Sunday, and we're please that there wasn't a lake!

I don't want to jinx us, but I think the water is going the right way!

Away from the house!

We survived the January thaw!

I'll keep you posted when Spring is really here;

cause it turned back into winter with a vengeance, and it's snowing!

 

Better go, have to wash the crap out of the van's tires!

I have a shimmy, & I'm taking Ray to GP on Wednesday for his pre op.

 

Hope you're well!

Talk to ya later!

 

 

 

A Diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.

This will be quick cause I thought Vanessa was going to the local hockey game, but she's heeeere!

Here's a pic of my treats, some were handed out today!
My friend at the Bus Depot, and the hairdressers, they're in the same building, and Vanessa's friend who works at the plumbers, cause I had to go pay the bill!

 

I left some yesterday for the bosses children....4 in one family, 1 in the other!

 

Here's the pair of fingerless mittens I whipped up for Vanessa!

 

They're crocheted, she likes them!

I'm working on a brown pair now!

 

I also made this card, and I'm sorry the first pic is blurry!

She doesn't think she's getting anything cause she's living at home!

 

I also ordered her a tiny bouquet for Friday!

Won't she be surprised!

 

Better go, she's already asked me who I'm 'talking' to!

Hahaha!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hello People!
Hope you're well!

I've spent the last 2 Mondays at the dentist, and getting my vehicle fixed!
I've spent all my allowance!! For the next 6 months!

I'll show you what I've been up to, then you can forego the rest of the blather if you're so inclined!

Making treats for my peeps! Hairdresser, library girls, etc!

These little treat bags are 1/2 the size of the ones I made over here!

 

They're waiting to get blinged out, or at least some ribbon or something!

 

This next pic is a card I found over at Splitcoast Stampers.

I just did my own thing!

It was super easy, and I like it!

The little metal tag that's attached to the heart says,

"Made with Love".

 

 

We have had 2 weeks of unseasonally warm temperatures.

Like above 0!

Not good people, not good!

That's how our stuff winterkills!

Thinks it's Spring!

 

It came to an end yesterday, and overnight when it was -27 this morning!

 

I had to put the old dryer that was sitting in a lake up on boards!

I moved the snowblower off the path where it died.

All, steps & sidewalks and what have you, are free from snow & ice.

 

Unlike the town I took the van to this morning after the dentist!

They needed it for 6 hours....

shocks & struts people. sigh

I walked uptown, must have been -40 with the windchill, and I walked on the streets!

The sidewalks were skating rinks!

Shadow's happy, cause our snow is down to about a foot deep,

and because it's freezing,

she can walk on top!

 

It's busy at work, and Friday we had Happy Hour!

At 4 we decided it was 5 o'clock somewhere!

That's the kind of week we had, and I didn't work last Monday either!

 

I got a bonus at work!

I.KNOW!

Did I mention I like my job!

 

It's gonna be super busy the next couple weeks, but I'll try & stay in touch.

I want to do a challenge or 2!

 

Better go!

Keep warm.

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

TGIF peeps!

Life got in the way this week!

I think I'm good now!

I got my Valentine cards made, the treats for my Stamp Club which is meeting on Tuesday, and I haven't made a card yet for our fellow stamper that lost her mom right before Christmas!
I've been struggling this week!
I've viewed tons of beautiful cards, and just can't come up with anything unusual!
She likes my Iris Folding, but I must have lent out my great Iris Folding book, so nada!
Maybe I'll see what I can do with quilling!
I'm out of practice, but I'll look through the stuff tomorrow and give it a whirl!
Maybe it's phsychological, I did promise that when I was finished the Valentine's cards, and the one for my friend, I'd play with Sheree and Myrna over at Craft a Scene.
And blogger's being dorky, so I can't link you up.
Sheree is the Vancouver Island Craft Junkie, and Myrna's from whatwasoldisnewagain!
All 3 blogs are listed on the right!

The worst is over at work, for the end of the year stuff, computer updates, etc!
Still have a few things left, but I have til the end of the month!
Should be able to sail through my work next week!
And I drive the Handi Van again this Thursday and next!
Here's my cards.
My moms.

Kalens; and he left for a sail today, guess he'll get it when he gets home!

Vanessas (hope she doesn't lurk before I get this to her)!

These are treats for my Stamp Club.

The boxes were really cheap from SU; I kept 10 and sent the rest to Lynnette for SAS4K's (Canada). 

Warning: Some of you might be offended, but this was the mood I was in, and what I had on hand!

And I was lucky to find the cinnamon hearts.

Our Drug Store in town still has Christmas out!

Better go, I'm really tired!

I've been trying to keep up with your blogs, sometimes I can comment, and sometimes I can't!

Great work you guys!

Talk to ya again!

Ta ta for now!