Nothing will work unless you do. ---Maya Angelou

Good morning peeps!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!
I have made a few cards.
I'll show you them, and then you can get on with your day!

I needed 2 wedding cards, so whipped up 2 standbys!
(Mom needed one!)

 I made a Halloween wreath from a Stampin' Up kit and took it to my mom!

The color is really off here! It's all quite orange!

Look for the purple spider. It's put together with beads!

 |Kalen's Halloween card. I stopped last Sunday on my way home & had lunch with him & 2 of his room mates to the Rusty Nail Bistro, which is to the west of Grouchy Daddy's!

 My drive was beautiful!

Mother Nature was wonderful in all her Fall Splender!

Our leaves are long gone, we have such horrible winds!

 We also had to stop for this procession!

A push & pull load! It's so heavy that there's a semi at the front, and one at the back!

 Sorry the picture is crappy!

I could only find this on Pinterest!

I guess I'd have to know the trucking company! 

The kids are all away!

Vanessa & Harley are gone to a concert in Edmonton.

Kalen took my nephew Shawn & went to grammas!

This is the first time in about 2 years that I didn't have any projects at Vanessas'! 

I've been grocery shopping, filled the van with gas, I'm on my 4th load of laundry! 

The plan is to make a pie or 2, work on my Halloween bags for my peeps, maybe make a card, make my pumpkin spice pumpkin shaped chocolates for on top of my Halloween cupcakes for work, make stuffing, I bought a chicken! Peggy is coming for supper tomorrow. I also took her with me on my trip and dropped her off at her daughters!

I need to get the outside of my windows washed either later today or tomorrow morning. I got cabbage roles |& perogies from the Farmers Market yesterday, they're thawing in the fridge!

I have an easy recipe for  sugar scrub I want to try. I have a 25 lb. bag of apples sitting on my floor to do something with, and I brought the brand new coveralls home from work to pick the patch off the back!

We moved into our new (to us) shop & office.

I can probably walk there if I have to!

There was a box of brand new coveralls; if someone would pick the patch off the back, we can use them!

I might or might not have volunteered!

I have a dentist appointment Tuesday morning, and I finally (after whining) get to see the orthopedic surgeon on Oct 22!

I can live with the pain, it would just be another ache, but the swelling bothers me!I want to know what he put in there!
So this has taken me forever cause I keep getting side tracked on the internet by stuff like this!
 

Anyhoo, have a great weekend people!

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

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!!

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. --Maya Angelou

Hello everyone!
Thanks for dropping in!

I attended a wedding last Saturday & needed a card!

This is not the labor intensive one I started,

but I was able to whip it up fast, and I liked it!

 

Got the inspiration over here!

Thanks Claudia!

 

I always think I sound like a broken record when I tell you how busy I've been!

Of course I'm busy, or I'd be making more cards & blogging!

The push is on to get the house & yard ready over at V & H's before the social!

The fence is ongoing as it's been so hot, we ran out of paint (& I refuse to buy another gallon until it's on sale!), and something bit me!

 

 

Here's Cinderella/ AKA Vanessa doing the bottom foot or so!

That's her job!

 

We have 5 sections left and when the paint is on sale, that will be the priority!

We've hired a girl to paint the entry....

that will be done on the 23 & 24;

what a load off my mind, as I was scared of those 12 foot walls!

 

The whole province is on fire again, as are BC & Saskatchewan!

 

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/thousands-evacuated-as-western-canada-burns/53793/?cid=social_20150710_48961106&adbid=10153493024971908&adbpl=fb&adbpr=9525286907

 

We had to quit painting fence one night because of the ash!

 

Lots of planning for the social for the kids!

It'll be fun!

I'm working another casino later this month, our rodeo (scroll down) is next weekend...........

 

I have the last load of laundry in the washer (for today), then I'm going to check my gf's place.

They're on their way to the Yukon & Alaska, and I'm not sure if they'll get there!

They keep closing the Alaska Highway because of fires!

She said I don't have to water anything....they know how dry it is!

Just make sure nothing's leaking etc.!

I'm babysitting later tonight so V & H and their friends can go to the movie!

 

Gotta run!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

 

 

 

Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam. --Winston Churchill

I finally have a minute!
Get a beverage peeps!
Everything's been all right in my little corner of the world............
Thanks for the emails etc.! You know who you are!

Welcome Rosie!

This will be a picture heavy post (of course it will)!
I'll show you the card I made for Saturday then you can quit reading if you're so inclined!

 

This is the MOTB, we've been friends for over 40 years.

She always says, "I can't believe you're THAT old!"

 

I planted the potatoes in the garden before I hurried to that wedding 100 miles away!

 

Now we're backing up to where I left off.

I'll try to be a better blogger!

I just have to MAKE TIME for it like I do for everything else!

 

Shadow had to go for her shots, so we got her a hair cut (Professional, and a Pet-acure)!

 

 

She REALLY likes it!

Except for about 3 nights right after she had it done,

I had to plug her bed back in cause it got down to -16!

 

Here she's smiling, cause we're going to do one of her favorite jobs!

Sort bottles!

 

Ray had dumped some dry wood over by the fire pit, so I drug the wood splitter over there!

It's under the tarp, it keeps raining; not enough to make me quit though!

 

 

 I am so ready for Friday nights!

 

 

 

On my way to work one morning there were 100's of snow geese in a field!

 

 

2 weeks ago, there were no leaves on the trees!

 

 

This was Mother's Day!

All I wanted were leaves!

The kids got my some gorgeous jewellry!

I'm a sucker for necklaces & bracelets.....

it's left over from my days at the OFH!

 

Vanessa was home on Mother's Day, so Ray took us for breakfast at a community hall.

Rural area, lots of different halls & organizations!

It was wonderful.

Then Vanessa & I had a date to see the twins!

I'm dying here;

see the smirk on the big sisters face!?

Every time someone pointed a camera in her direction, her finger would go in her nose!

 

 

Case in point!

Hahahaha

 

A week ago I had it in my head to build a flower bed for my perennials that were in the ground and hating it!

We have GUMBO for dirt.

When I google Gumbo + dirt, I still get the stew!

So I found this blog post!

Dealing With Gumbo Soil.

 

Of course Ray's busy!

 

He got out the power tool & set it up for me!

Whooo hoooooo!

(It's heavy)

 

 

I shopped at Rodneys'; he has a sawmill about 3 miles from here.

Ray brought the trailer, and we loaded up 14 rough 4" X 6" X 16.5' boards.

I of course, must have lived in Texas in a previous life; I decided this flower bed would be 4' X 20'!

This is one layer on top of my treated 4" x 4"!

 

Next time you're at the lumber store, just swing by the lumber, see if they have any 4" X 6"s.

They'll probably only be 12' long...........try to pick one up!

This was my project Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday after work last week.

I'll tell you now, I missed every season finale of the few shows I watch!

Anyhoo, Ray had also got out some nails and a hammer.

Hahahaha, I put those away & got out the drill, and found long screws!

I also had the lumber yard cut me 14 pieces of 30" rebar to pound into the box so it stays put!

 

Ray managed to get me the dirt hauled last night waaaay past my bedtime.

I was outside until 11:30.

I made him park the tractor close with the 3rd bucket full, so I could shovel it in this morning!

OI!

WHAT.WAS.I.THINKING!?

I'm hiring a kid next time!

 

 

I was outside early, with my coffee, I wanted to work in the shade.

 

Making progress..............

 

I was finished by noon!

Had my poor peonies, lilies, columbines all dug up out of the gumbo & planted in their new home.

Then I planted whatever didn't get planted yesterday in their appropriate spots!

 

I also mowed grass today, not all of it, but an hour or 2 worth.

I also whippersnipped, but FYI, I only did the front!

Hahahahaha

I was exhausted, and came in about 4:00, had a jacuzzi, and a nap, now it's pretty close to bed time!

I'm a hurtin' unit!

 

Ray will dump the dirt that's left in the bucket by the sand pile, so it can be covered.....cats people!

We have cats!

160 acres, and they have to go in the gardens, flower beds...........

 

I drove the handi van last week for the community, and will again this Thursday!

Avon's changing things, so I've had to do webinars, watch videos, etc.

I'm ok with that though, change is good!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. --Helen Keller

Hello everyone!
Hope you people in Canada are enjoying the long weekend!?

Ray got back from Phoenix Wendsday night.
Sicker than a dog!
The funny thing is, he didn't get sick from anyone or anything in the U.S. of A.
He got sick cause his BIL arrived sick from Canada, and they all stayed at the same house!
I hope I don't get it....knock on wood!
He did good in the shopping department though!
Our coffee pot crapped out a few days before he left; I bought a cheap one at Fields until they go on sale.
He came home with this!
Oh Happy Day!!!
He also picked up some new phones that were desperately needed!
Oh yeah, the wedding was wonderful, he figures there were about 100 people there, and except for the 4 neighbors they'd invited, the rest of the guests were Team Canada! hahahaha

Anyhoo, I was going to make my go-to wedding card to send the new bride & groom;
of course I had to look it up again because I can never find the template! It's here!
I dug out my Xyron I got at the Garage Sale, and can honestly say I'll be using it more often!
For everything!
It turns what ever fits in there into a sticker!!!
Who knew!?

 

I put all the pieces through.....

 

Stuck them on some light (cereal box type) cardboard......

 

Cut them out, and put them in a marked envelope!

Of course I'll remember where I put it! HA!

 

Here's a crappy picture of the finished project!

 

It's a gatefold, her dress closes it with a little magnet;

I put a little envelope inside so we can send some cash.....

US cash, cause they have a condo in Phoenix!

 

The weather's been lovely,

Shadow & I will go for our walk today before the sun heats everything up to slush & muck!

 

Vanessa will be here today after work!

Also one of her friends from town is coming for supper!

I'm cooking today, the scalloped potatoes are already in the slow cooker!

Making an amazing dessert, I'll try to remember to take pictures!

 

Vanessa's also bringing me a little present I bought myself over the phone yesterday!

A treadmill!

It was advertised for $2199.99.

I.KNOW!

It was on sale; I used the points I'd accumulated on my credit card,

and paid less than $700.00! (With GST)

It has a lifetime warranty on the motor & frame.....

I shopped around!

Ray's sister took hers back, and I really need excercise of some sort in the winter!

I'll be setting it up next week,

because it won't be long before Shadow & I have to take a break....

It will just be too muddy!

 

Hope you're all well!

Thanks for popping in to say HI!

Your comments alwasy make me smile!

Happy Easter everyone!

Don't forget, it's not about the bunny!

 

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

It is never too late to become what you might have been.-George Eliot

You KNOW I should be outside mowing the grass! Again.
Don't worry, I'm sure it's going to rain!
We've been invited to a wedding....just one, later this month.
I've had this card in my head for a couple days!
Probably from doing the card following it and getting high on Stazon.
Gawd, that's evil stuff!

So I embossed the vellum, and the stamp is under that.

(Stamped with Stazon no less!)

Then I added pearls, some ribbon to cover Lord knows what showed up under the vellum!

(I also have a gob of something on the back, but I'll fix that too!)

This next one was fun, and it would've worked with the vellum!
You just cut sections of your embossed work out.
I saw this HERE!
I'll be darned, we used the same embossing folder!

Here's the inside!

If anyone can tell me how to properly use Crackle Accents...I'd love them forever!

I used an antique button on the front of the card, cut the little legs off a brad, filled the button full of Glossy Accents, plopped the legless musical note in there, and let it dry!

It dried with a bubble, but I'm ok with it!

Now, as per someone's request, here are the bird houses I slapped together on the weekend!

The little one was bought a million years ago at Home Depot.

I'll have to ask Vanessa if they still have them!

There's no perches on the larger ones, so big birds can't perch and steal the babies!
See, learn something new every day!

Following is the card Vanessa sent her dad for Father's Day; and because of the strike, he only got it last week!

Hahahaha, that kid kills me sometimes!

She's on her way to a Backstreet Boys/New Kids On The Block concert in the city!

Hey, I had to take her to 2 , then she grew up, and learned to drive yadda yadda yadda!

So I don't have to go anymore....don't worry, she's asked me!

Here's Shadow smiling for a picture!

I better go, I see blue sky through the clouds, so maybe I'll make an attempt at mowing,

or maybe I'll just make some more cards!

Do any of you sell your cards?

I'd like to know what to charge.

I've had a few requests!

I don't want it to be wild & crazy, just a ball park figure's good!

Stephanie from Germany's visiting with Kalen in Victoria!

You already know where V went, & Ray's hauling gravel today.

I need a nap, it's our year end at work, and that's always a headache!

Oh yeah, before I go, Sheree's put a deadline on her project she needed help with,

so If you're interested go let her know!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!