CHICO

We have a new family member.
Chico was born on August 8th and we adopted him on November 22nd.

He is too cute!!!

Never a dull moment when he's awake.

Knitting Stamps

I like these stamps. I wish they were Canadian.

I have been doing a bit of knitting when I get a chance to
sit. I am glad I started my first pair of mittens in August, they
are surely needed this week. The colder weather has now arrived.
The November landscape has been covered with a dusting
of snow. It is a good reminder that Christmas is
just around the corner.

New Babies

I borrowed this book from the library. I have so enjoyed seeing so many
pumpkin hats this fall on the little ones. I thought I would try my hand at
knitting some. I seem to be in the mix of a baby
explosion amongst my friends and relatives. Every time I hear news of a
new baby on the way I say "There's another 'pumpkin hat'!"
This book has so many wonderful hats besides the pumpkin hats.
Too cute.

CRAZY FIRST SNOW

Nothing like jumping around in the snow in
October; especially when you know it's going to
melt. Yeah!!

I was out Tuesday night in that snow(just briefly).

I had my new wool mittens on. I took some ribbing back in July when I was knitting them. On Tuesday, October 18th I was glad to have them!

S..NO..WWWWWW......................

The weather is putting
some tricks
into our Halloween week.

Very Scary!

AUTUMN

Autumn... a busy season for me, so not too
much blogging happening. A quick update.

September starts out with back to school,
next thing you know it's fair time. Then
birthday season in my house is upon on us.

October we are thankful for such a full calendar.
Sweet 16 Birthdays
Thanksgiving Holiday
Surprise 50th's
Aerial Adventures
Weekends Away
Halloween Preparations
and everything else in between.

Sweet Summertime Pics

The socks have come out of the drawers as another summer comes to an end.








A couple of my favorite pics from our camping trip to Silver Lake.

The Summer That I Was Ten

The summer that I was 10

Can it be that there was only one summer
that I was 10?

It must have been a long one then.

May Swanson

My 10 year old having a great time on a trip to Haliburton
in July.

Artists..... A Rare Breed

I visited art in the park last weekend in the Glebe there was so much to take in.

As I strolled through the maze of artists with my sister we stopped and chatted with the different artists along the way. All the artists were keen on sharing there inspiration and techniques they use for their art pieces. At the last minute I spotted a glass artist so I ventured over to see her work. I started a conversation with her but she wasn't interested in sharing anything. I have never met an artist like that, most are so excited and passionate about their work that they love to teach and share. I thought later that she should realize that nobody can steal her imagination. Why attend if you are only interested in the sale of your work, besides it's not a bake off it's an art sale.


The artwork that I have posted is the beautiful work from a young artist in Cornwall, Mi-Sun Kim Hunter. Her work was fabulous and she was so lovely to speak with.
She took the time and you just knew she enjoyed showing my sister a few of her techniques. Fantastic girl.

Art in the Park

I am so looking forward to visiting Art in the Park this weekend.
You never know what treasures you will find or what will inspire
you.

The Dentist

I had a dentist appointment to have a filling repaired. After all
my fretting I was only in the chair for 15 minutes. The waiting is
worse then the actual appointment. I should know that by now.

The best part; the appointment was all over by 9:45 a.m.

I now have the rest of this gorgeous day to putter in the garden.
.

Thinking About The Earth

If you own a vehicle you should have a reminder hanging from your rearview mirror
to remember to bring your reusable bags when going out shopping.
Not just grocery shopping but any kind.

Relay for Life

My sister took an ordinary paper
bag and brought it to life with
this beautiful drawing. It is a luminary bag decorated for the Relay for Life fundraiser that is happening at my youngest daughters school in May. Each bag is decorated in memory of a loved one and then placed along the route for the relay.

The Mini Eggs King

My better half had a birthday this weekend.
He ended up with 47 bags of mini eggs from my sister as part of his birthday gift.

He is the 'Mini Egg King'. It all started at Easter. He cannot resist chocolate and knowing I had chocolate treats for the kids hidden away for Easter morning was driving him crazy.

I went to bed Sat. night of Easter weekend and told him to wake me up later to do the Easter bunny thing. I was tired and cranky but knew that if I let him into the stash the kids would be robbed. So up I get. As I am quickly hiding my Eggies here and there I turn around to a glimpse of him, in the dim light, following me and popping them into his mouth as fast as I am hiding them. At least he left the chocolate eggs covered in tinfoil alone. I was wild and told him to get to bed and let me finish.

My sister thought the story was hilarious and decided that she would buy him 47 bags to reflect his age. I guess age has nothing to do with the way a person acts. Honestly sometimes I feel like I have three children instead of two.

April Fools'

The birds were out and doing some pretty fantastic singing on this April Fools' morning. I managed to fool both my daughters before they left for school.

My oldest told me yesterday that she wouldn't be fooled this year. She fell for the old "You have a split in your pants and they are your Lulu Lemons too!" Perfect timing she had just finished all her usual primping and she was on her way out, looking good, and ready to go. I couldn't resist. We both had a good chuckle.

Good-bye to March

Although we woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning it has since turned to rain. I am hoping to put away my snowboots real soon.

I shoveled of my deck last week and thought to myself as soon as the thermometer reads 10C. I am going to sit outside. I guess I should change my plan to 10C and sunshine. We are supposed to get a warm day but along with it comes some rain.

My youngest said on the way to the bus stop this morning "I hope the snow is gone by July."

It certainly has been a very long winter.

Saint Patrick's Day

We 'donned' our green yesterday to celebrate
St. Patrick's Day. My sister and I joined
our very Irish friends at the pub for some Irish celebrating. No problem finding them when you arrive, mid-afternoon, at the already crowded pub. If you don't see them right away then you will most likely find them, at a supreme location, near the band.
Dancing, hooping and of course hollering....SOCIABLE!!

My youngest daughter told a classmate that she would be leaving school a little early to go out and celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Her classmate said she wasn't allowed to go to the pub because they serve beer. She answered with "Well they serve coke too, you know."

We enjoyed the music, the company and of course the kids always look forward to the tattoos that my friends seem to enjoy covering them with. The fish and chips are always a favorite as well. We were home by suppertime. Tired out from all the excitement. My youngest asked me around 8 p.m. "Do you think the girls are still out celebrating?" I said "Of course, they still have hours to go."

Hope everybody had a great St. Patrick's Day!

Another Fine Snow Day!

A friend sent me this cartoon on facebook.

If you live in the Ottawa area you can relate.

The Never Ending Winter

I am tired of putting my boots on! I am tired of wet mittens and snowpants! I am tired of shoveling and, oh yeah, I am tired of scraping the car!

I came across this wonderful painting and realized, although winter can be long, there is always a positive. More snow for skiing.

Happy snow day!

Calabogie Weekend

We all had a fabulous time up in Calabogie this past weekend.

The birthday girl requested a 3 panel painting done using the body outlines of all the girls invited. Although not quite finished it turned out to be quite a piece.

I came home with a sore neck I'm blaming it on pushing cars and vans out of the snow; but maybe it was that midnight skidoo ride, or hula hooping , or gangster dancing... it feels better today.

I have to say a good time was
had by all.