I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas Edison

I am seriously trying to get my $#!& together to blog somewhat regularly..........it's not working!
|I HAVE made some cards, only because my aunt ordered them, and I'm going there this week! 

I'll show you those, then you can get on with the rest of your Sunday!

Wedding card my mom requested for this weekends wedding!
I'm meeting her in southern Alberta.

 One of the 2 Christmas cards I did.

The die cut church & trees is really quite glittery, but of course is not showing up!

 I just have to put the last 2 cards together this afternoon!

I've also made 2 Halloween cards........

I'll show you those when I get back!

The kids have hooked me up with Netflix. 

Harley figured out how I can upload photos, and got my wireless printer to work on my new laptop!

I'm in business!

One of our friends families built a cabin down by the river on their land.

This was last months photo!

 This was yesterday!

 We just go hang out for the day!

We take lunch & something for our coffee, and it's an all day visiting session!

We were missing one of our peeps, hope she's feeling better!

This will be a short week for me, as I'm leaving Thursday for the wedding!

We're moving our office closer to town.

Hopefully before I leave!

I'm getting a new windshield on Tuesday, and we have our monthly meeting(supper)! 

The van gets cleaned on Wednesday, supper with some gf's,  & I have a doctors appointment to see when I can get the screws out of my foot.

They are causing me a lot of grief!

Good thing it didn't rain all summer, I couldn't even get my rubber boots on!

I asked this same doctor about 6 weeks ago about getting the screws out of my foot, and he said  if he needed to fax a note or something they would.

The following day one of the women working at the clinic called me & said that the letter they had got from my surgeon, said that he'd take them out after a year.

So I'm thinking .....that was that!

My surgeon told me, he could take them out after 6 months.

He also sent me to physiotherapy to "Retrain my gait."

We can't 'retrain my gait' as long as I'm waiting for it to hurt while I'm walking!

It doesn't; but it might!

It's just so swollen & bruised all the time.

And tight, and hot, and angry!!!

I have a metal allergy........pretty sure they used deck screws and they need to come out! 

The people at the clinic are gonna jerk me around so it will be a year before the screws come out!!!!

Anyhoo, that's what's been going on!

Hamburgers for supper tonight at the kids!

I've already been there to help hang the Guest Board from the social!

I didn't make a dessert  but I did make cookies, and took some there!

Hope you're all well!

I' really hoping to make this a weekly thing, and maybe even join a challenge or 2! Famous last words!

Talk to ya later!!

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. --Jim Rohn

Hello!!!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned!

 

I DO have a card!

I needed it for our monthly get together!

I cheated & used rub ons for the front!

Because I might have a large hoard stash of them!

 

 

I'm going to my 'dear friends' place shortly.

To show her how to prune tomatoes so you get an awesome harvest!

I only ever had 12 plants in my garden & got 50-100 lbs. every year!

My friend D & I saw this wonderful playhouse one night while taking a drive around town!

 

I leave Wednesday for the Amish Auction Sale!

 

I've been to the dentist twice!

My surgeon for a check up!

He'll remove the screws in my foot after 6 months.

Yikes!

Of course I want to be awake!

I need to make sure that his power tool is in reverse!!

 

It's fence painting day over at Vanessas!

After I come back from pruning tomatoes, that's what I'll be doing.

It's supposed to be really hot out today, but is overcast, so should be perfect!

 

Better run, hope you're allowell!

Talk to ya later!

 



Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. - Babe Ruth

HA! Surprise!
It's less than a week since I posted last!

I DID make a few cards! They went together pretty darn easy, cause I'm determined to use up some scraps!
These are going to go to SAS4K's, if I can get my S&!% together and make some more!

 

In other news, I told my boss I was like the hair dresser or bartender!

His people confide in me!

We then had thee oddest conversation I think I've ever had!

I told him some stuff that needed to be addressed, and some of the complaints the guys had, and then I blurted out, "I want a raise."

He told me that they'd had a family meeting, and discussed that very thing,

and we could do it several ways.

He says: "What were you thinking?"

I said: "I'd like a dollar an hour more."

He said: " We would give you $1.50."

I said: "I'll take the $1.50!"

And that was that!

That should keep me on my cloud for a minute!

 

Here are some of the tomatoes I picked Monday night, cause the temperature was single digits!

Of course today was tropical!

 

 

I cleaned them, took off the ends, squashed them into freezer bags, and tossed them in the freezer!

 

We also got our water hooked up Monday!

I'm happy I was home, so the meter and ugly stuff is all enclosed with the hot water heater!

First thing I did was scrub toilets, and wash a load of clothes,

because, as I told Vanessa, "I have REAL water!"

 

I made this salsa on Sunday out of last years tomatoes I had froze!

WAAAAAYYYYYY easier to pop them out of their skins when they're thawed!

I may never scald another tomato!

 

Tonight I made Rhubarb Relish.

(Cause I had nuthin better to do!)

It's an awesome condiment for meat, or hot dogs, hamburgers etc.!

Looks terrrible (it's brown) but is amazing!

 

These are the funky scarves I've been knitting in my spare time!

There's 7 there, I'm on the 8th, but haven't sat down!

It takes 2 hours to knit one!

 

I've got to do some serious shoe shopping when I get a minute!
Don't know if I told you, I have a pin and a screw in my foot from the surgery, and TODAY I finally took a pair of shoes to work I can wear!
Everything (where my shoes crease) seems to hit the pin (it's under the big toe), and is extremely painful!
I was even thinking of taking my slippers!
I'd have been laughed at; but pretty sure the comfort would have been worth it!

That's all I got!

Hopefully the gf's come out for beer and a chat around the fire pit tomorrow night!

Gonna be another fun filled weekend of chores!
Gotta clean out one garden, and put some of the furniture & stuff away, get out the bird feeders etc.!

Have a great weekend folks!
Hope you're all well!
Ta ta for now!

Live your life and forget your age. --Norman Vincent Peale

It's been a while, and I won't give you any excuses!I just find it uncomfortable to sit without my foot up!
You're gonna have to read previous posts if you want to know about THAT!
If I flop on the couch, I go to sleep..........
I DID drag a foot stool in here, so I could get crafty!
And it's all right if you like sitting sideways! hahahaha
I DID get the graduation card made! FINALLY!

I made the tiny little book of  Dr. Suess quotes.

They went in this little pocket.....here,

The graduation caps paper are an insert.

Here's the inside.

And the outside!

I get my stitches out on Tuesday (a day early)!

Then I'm on my way.....to the Family Rebellion, visiting with my mom & son, back to High Prairie on August 25th for the graduation, and back to work on the 27!
I'll see Tuesday if I get another cast!
I kinda like the cast....I'm clumsy!
I've banged my toes several times on the metal bed frame...don't even ask!
I also have a humungous boot, so there's no pressure on the toes!
I'm not going to say I "LIKE" it, but at least I can walk....sort of!
I like the crutches for going 'fast'!

I'm supposed to be laid up...HA!....for 6 weeks, but when calling to book my 6 week appointment, found out the specialist is gone the whole month of September!
So I'll see him August 30 (4 weeks), get an X-ray, and he can tell me how it's going!
And what I do next!

I was at the dentist on Friday....I'm a sucker for punishment; he said it'd make a better story if I told people I was hurt when I crashed my motorcycle!

Vanessa came home for the weekend to make my life easier....she has!
Her and a friend cleaned my vehicle yesterday (it's a dust collector), I just need to get my stuff out there, and I'm ready!

Best Detailers....eh-vah!

We've watched movies (The Lorax...LOVED, Step Brothers.....NOT SO MUCH), cooked, she went shopping for me!

When I took the bottles out this morning, one of the bigger kittens had this!

Twice the size of a mouse, and when I got closer, he growled at me!

See the black tip on the tail....it's a weasel!

I've seen bigger!

It's so dry, here's a picture of a field that's been hayed.

Full of spider webs.

It's like that all over....it's kinda freaky!

Also in my travels I found a field of these!

I want to say they're houses for Leafcutter Bees, but I'm not sure!

Well, pretty sure that's picture overload for you today!

Have a great next couple weeks, and I'll talk to you when I get home!

Hopefully I won't be antsy anymore, and will do some challenges!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

You have two hands. One to help yourself; the second to help others.-- Unknown

Happy Weekend peeps!
Let me tell you, I'm feeling almost 100% today!
Well, you know, exept for the 10 pound boot, and the crutches!

Surgery went well....I guess; no one said otherwise!
6 weeks people....and it's summer! Oh well, no running anywhere for me! hahaha!

I had a bunionectomy and a lot of stuff done to the Hammer toe!
I'd show you pictures, but that would just gross you out!

I was going to come home Wednesday after the surgery, but they gave me some really good drugs, so I had another sleepover with Vanessa!
The drugs were so good that as we sat there debating which movie to watch, I said, "Do I hear an ice cream truck, or is that my medication!?"
It REALLY was the ice cream truck driving through her apartment parking lot!

I'm trying to get down to 1 painkiller at night, cause they make me real tired!

I went to work Thursday to do payroll, then came home to flop on the couch!
Yesterday I was at work at 6:30 am, made a graceful entrance, and told them that I was UP, and that my drugs make me tired!
I almost made the day!
Came home at 1:30!
They're really good to me over there!
I managed to get most of the billing done!
I'll go to work Monday even though it's a holiday, cause I leave on the 14th, and my stitches are supposed to come out on the 15th! OI!

Then last night my SIL calls, she's having a picnic with a friend I haven't seen for over 20 years!
I packed myself up, and off I went!
I stayed about an hour, but am sure glad I went!
My SIL kept trying to give me a 'little shot'!
Hel-lo, I'd have had to crawl home!

I woke up this morning with no pain....so am hopeful for the day!

I have a few cards to get done, so might just stay in my craft room!

I DID get Kalen's 'Congratulations on your Promotion' card done and mailed!

Hope you're all well!

I've been visiting, just maybe not leaving a comment....but I'll get back to that!

Have a great weekend!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!