tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562128522536401512024-03-05T03:16:02.665-08:00Come Paws A Whilemonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-57366479109171684002015-01-13T11:00:00.000-08:002015-01-13T18:15:29.806-08:00Inky Chicks Challenge<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hello crafters !! happy new year !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am happy to say that another year of some fun challenges is in store for you. Come on over to the <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.com/">Inky Chicks Blog</a> and check it out! All the girls have done such a fab job. A big thank you to our sponsor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by..... here's my card for the challenge !</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-5073058394309316642015-01-01T17:46:00.000-08:002015-01-01T17:48:12.724-08:00Happy New Year !!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it's 2015 !!! oh my gosh when I was a teenager 2000 seemed far away, never mind 2015! wow time really does fly..... This year will be a big milestone for me.... I'm turning 50. Holy smokes, that too seemed eons away what seems was just yesterday and now it's already here. Well, this year I vow to be a bit selfish and make this year a 'me' year. I want to get healthy. I never learned how to swim--long story short, I had a heart condition and could never exert myself and just never learned. So I think I will look in to swimming lessons. and what a great way to exercise too. Then I want to make this year about authenticity. I plan on doing some soul searching and listening to what my inner self is saying. That's gonna be a tough one. I think I already know, but it's going to be a tough pill to swallow. So this year will also be about growth, and courage, and self love and lessons. I am looking forward to this year....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope all of you have had a wonderful Christmas and embracing the new year with a brighter view of the future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Blessings to you and I hope you can sneak in a bit of crafting time too !</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-85730974561960258702014-09-16T11:00:00.000-07:002014-09-16T17:36:28.057-07:00Inky Chick Challenge #38<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hi ..everyone ! I am excited to have a card to share.... It is for a challenge over on the Inky Chicks Challenge <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog.</a> Check out all the wonderful cards my fellow DT members have created ! And don't forget to upload yours to the challenge as well. Thank you to our sponsor for this challenge : <a href="http://www.stitchybearstamps.com/shop/" target="_blank">Stitchy Bear </a> Digi Outlet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My card is made for a friend. She is going to a wedding in a couple weeks and asked me to make her a card. The wedding is black and white, but I couldn't help adding just a bit of colour. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by.... and don't forget to go check out Inky Chicks blog !! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy crafting everyone ~~ Create a wonderful day </span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-42461584609268309872014-08-11T18:40:00.001-07:002014-08-11T18:40:39.095-07:00Inky Chick Challenge #35<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi friends ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life's been a little crazy... Well, ALOT crazy! But happy to share with you a card I made for the Inky Chicks challenge ! I hope you like it. I used </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had blog land blunder..... I am away from home and my iPad is not cooperating with uploading pix to my blog. Please check out the Inky Chicks blog for deets!</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-92077221384323435922014-03-16T06:10:00.003-07:002014-03-16T06:10:31.539-07:00Spring.....around the corner...?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is spring around the corner.....or is it more like four blocks a way.....?! LOL A friend at work said that to me yesterday and I laughed out loud....he has such a great sense of humor .. So on that note, I have to admit that although I want to go snowmobiling just one more time, I am ready for spring. I am starting to get cabin fever and want to get outside and enjoy fresh air and the warmth from the sun. So fingers crossed spring really is around the corner and not four blocks away....lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Dad just had his 80th birthday a couple days ago and the entire immediate family --all 27 of us-- went out for brunch. It was awesome to have us all together. Of course Im having trouble up loading my picture of his card.... So annoying! I don't know why I can't do it from my iPad? Ass Iona s I resolve the issue I will upload it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also finishing my niece's wedding invitations today. I will upload a piccy of that too when I'm finished. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be grateful and create a wonderful day everyone ! <3</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-79226595304883903592014-02-23T13:54:00.001-08:002014-02-23T13:54:41.703-08:00Home sweet home....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow--how time flies!! I was so looking forward to vacation and now it has come and gone...I just got home yesterday from Cuba! Oh how nice it was! I went with my friend Lysa. We had a great time, met some fun people and enjoyed some fabulous weather! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think next year might have to be a ten day or two week vacation. One week just doesn't seem to give enough time to really enjoy the stay. I will have to look in to that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a crafting note..... I've been busy making my niece's wedding invitations. I really like how they turned out and so does my niece :). I will post a picture of the final thing when she gives me the pictures..... She changed it from colour to black and white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that I'm back from vacation and FINALLY rid of that cold ( I only cough now and again)... I am getting back in the groove of crafting, prepping for card classes at <a href="http://www.youniquecountryretreat.com/" target="_blank">Younique</a> and working on challenges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My goal is to post more frequently..... Honest!</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-45102798611475752612014-01-11T21:09:00.001-08:002014-01-11T21:09:42.538-08:00Cold anyone ?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello blog-land.....and Happy new Year every one !!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well I must say that 2013 ended with a thud and 2014 began with one... Anyone else out there not able to shake the seasonal bugs that are going around?? I had such a bad cold in November I was off work for a week. I had a lingering cough and then got a weird version of a head cold at Christmas. It is now January 11 and I STILL have the stuffy nose and this cough! I have never had so many colds/illnesses..... It's draining to say the least.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am back to teaching classes at <a href="http://www.youniquecountryretreat.com/" target="_blank">Younique</a>. It's been great fun to get reacquainted with ladies that I haven't seen in a while! There's some adorable Images for the class and card kits are available for purchase through Younique as well. check them out! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone else make new year resolutions? I don't normally but this year I wanted to. Last year was a rough year. My parents have had some health issues and of course Mom had her spinal surgery which took its toll on her and the family. So in 2014 I warned to make a vow, I guess, more so than a resolution. I wanted to make a vow to myself to be authentic. So for me, this means a little less pleasing everyone else and a little more doing what pleases me. And I don't mean this in as selfish way. I just mean that I vow to speak my mind when necessary.....stand up for what I believe..... And surround myself with those that are as true to me as I am to them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here's to a better 2014.... I wish everyone a year of new adventures,lessons, love,joy and blessings!</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-55679076039108306122013-12-10T16:23:00.002-08:002013-12-10T16:23:49.270-08:00Christmas is coming....!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cannot believe Christmas is only TWO weeks away !! I am soooo not ready! I have yet to put up my Christmas tree, do some shopping, give some thought to baking?(ya right, wishful thinking), finish cards....oh the list goes on. But speaking of cards, I DID make this card for someone that inspires me with her own beautiful creations--I have sent this card to her and hope it arrives before Christmas. I'd like to also invite you to check out the Inky Chicks <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">blog</a> for their Christmas challenge !! The amazing DT has some amazing inspiration for you. Here's my card:</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-81583396217337186782013-12-02T16:27:00.001-08:002013-12-02T16:27:24.826-08:00And then there were five.....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Monday everyone !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope you all had a wonderful weekend ! I started off my weekend going to see the kitten that will finally be coming home to us this Friday. We originally went to pick him out at 4 weeks old and told we couldn't have him until he is 11 weeks old. At first thought my heart aches cuz ya know, I just want him ! But I appreciate the fact that breeder holds fast to her decision that only benefits the kitten. You see, the longer they are with their mother, the more social skills they learn. One they should pass on to me.....patience !! LOL So we have gone to see him every other week and each time (we have been 3x) we saw his sister that has not been adopted yet. Until now. We went to see our little kitty and decided to take his sister as well. So now this Friday we will be adding two, yes TWO new kitties to our crazy family. The hubby and I are out numbered big time.... there will be FIVE cats and two of us. So I now come by the nickname "crazy cat lady" honestly. I think I have converted hubby to a cat-man....lol. He sure didn't put up much of a fight when I looked at him and asked how he felt about adopting the little kitty that was left. So...... stay tuned for pictures of our new little fur-babies this weekend !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I continued my weekend in my craft room. Hubby went to work on our snowmobiles and get them ready for the season, so I got to play in my craft room. I made some Christmas gift tags. I had so much fun making them ! I made 22 in total. Here's a sample of each. The background is not the most flattering..... I took the pictures at work. A co-worker ordered ten from me so I took the rest in to see if anyone else wanted some and realized I hadn't taken pictures of them at home !! Oy.... </span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-50741758190172963632013-11-26T11:00:00.000-08:002013-11-26T11:00:00.553-08:00I'm an INKY CHICKS DT member ...!!<br />
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<pre><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am thrilled to say that I have been invited to be a part of the </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Inky Chicks blog DT ! </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The blog offers some fun challenges.... check it out (</span><a href="http://inkychicks.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">).</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I used this adorable image from our Sponsor <a href="http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/" target="_blank">SBDO Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and it's called </span><a href="http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_109&products_id=2870" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Birthday Boy 1</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> by BB Kakes. </span></pre>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-5166526589779056342013-06-09T19:04:00.004-07:002013-06-09T19:04:51.055-07:00Mini Reunion......<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday everyone ! Ok, firstly, Thank You Mother Nature for finally blessing us with the grace of SUNSHINE and WARMTH ~ !! LOL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It has been rather chilly here lately. A couple weeks ago we went from the air conditioning , to heat, to nothing, to heat and now to nothing. I spent Saturday with some friends scrapbooking for the day. It was good to get out and have some laughs. I was in a bit of a funky mood so it was fun to hang with some great gals. I even managed to make two cards! ( which I will post soon)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Today I went to visit a friend that moved about 2 1/2 hours away from me a few years ago. We don't get to see each other often and she just had a baby GIRL about 3 weeks ago. Her Mom hosted a baby shower for her today and it was sooooooo nice to see my friend and her baby girl, Myrhanda. I hope to go visit her soon and do some more catching up. It was a bit difficult to do today with a baby shower happenin'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On a side note. Hershey went for his first set of needles at the Vets. Uh ohhhhh, our little porkball needs to lose 4 pounds ! That's a fair bit considering their size. She said his needs are 'loose' and the extra weight can lead to trouble in the future so its best we get rid of the weight now. That is not so easy. We have 2 other cats that do not need to lose weight and the one that DOES need to lose it has a fetish for food. Needless to say this is going to be a challenge. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Update: Yes ! I finally reached the two ladies that purchased cards from me back in mid-April. I emailed several times but to no avail. I found out later that one of the ladies had gone on a vacay and upon returning just deleted all of the emails that awaited her. And guess who's emails were part of that --- yup. the ones from me. The other lady said she didn't receive emails from me. Im not even sure what happened there, but I suspect her computer sent mine to her junk mail and she didn't notice. At any rate, they both have their cards and everyone is thrilled-- especially ME. LO</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-46119057049318601732013-05-21T19:05:00.001-07:002013-05-21T19:05:39.736-07:00forgive me.......<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hello everyone.....please forgive me, it has been over one month since my last blog post! Oh my goodness, I cannot believe it has been that long !! So let's see....what's happened since then. Well... the week after my last post I went to Scrapfest (in Kitchener). It was a lot of fun ! We shopped, and 'crafted' from 10am Friday to midnight, then again Saturday from 9am to 9pm. Of course I didn't get a lot of cards made...LOL...there's too much socializing and fun being had. But I entered one of my cards in the challenge--and I won! woot woot !! Thanks to everyone that voted for me :) And the surprise came when I was told there was a lady also attending the crop that wanted to purchase the card I made. And then her friend also asked me to make one for her exactly the same. How exciting !! I was thrilled. They both gave me email addresses to email them when the cards were finished; which I did. But I never heard back-- 3 emails later and still no response. I was getting worried. I didn't want these nice ladies to think I had forgotten them or something. ( I thought I wrote the email down incorrectly). But managed to reach the lady that runs Scrapfest and also the staff that connected me to these two ladies. So I atleast have some more info to reach them and know that they have both just been away. whew. glad we got that figured out !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then I was asked to make my newphews wedding invitations. The wedding's in September..this year! So I started making a sample according to the bride's requests. That has kept me busy this past month that's for sure. There were a lot of steps and pieces. I worked on them on holidays a bit as well. Here's a pic of some of the process :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So then I went to our timeshare in Huntsville(Ontario). it's about 3.5 hours north of where I live. We always have the same week: starting with Mother's Day weekend and for one week. This year, my parents and my oldest sister were able to come up with me from the first Saturday until Monday. It was my Mom and sister's second time up there and it was my Dad's first time. I am so glad they were able to join me. My hubby (Neil) was only able to come up for one day (mother's day) as he recently started a new job and could not get the time off work. It was a lot of driving in one day--he only came up on the Sunday,just in time to join us for their HUGE Mother's Day brunch and then he left to go home again in the late afternoon. I'm glad he was able to join us although it was a lot of driving for him and I'm sure once he returned home, he must've just fallen in to bed exhausted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I spent the rest of the week going for walks and making cards every day, all day. I was in heaven. lol. I will have to post the pictures of all the stuff I brought up with me at a later post...I haven't downloaded all the pix off my phone to my laptop. But here are some pictures of my view from the balcony, and the critter I encountered on my walk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then I got to make cards from Tuesday through to Friday. It was crafters bliss. It was rather quiet being by myself, but I didn't mind. Here are a couple pix of a few of the cards I made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ok............I really don't know why the pix have turned sideways. When I saved them, they are facing the correct way. Now when I post here, they are turned. Ugh, have I mentioned how much I detest computers?? A wonderful FB friend made me a watermark, and I still can't figure out how to put it on my photos.... sheesh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">These were coloured with copics, and I also did some paper-tole on them to make them 2 dimensional. Please don't hurt yourself turning sideways to see them....LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To give the photo a bit of character, I took the picture with the view of the lake in the background. Unfortunately that also meant my light source was in the direction I was facing which does not make for the best photo op. This card I made for my Dad for Father's Day. I used Copics. and I am really happy with the way the coloured image turned out. I made the entire background. I wanted it to look like a riverbank. I lost count of the number of E's I used to create it though .... LOL. and I coloured the cattails as well. Then I used glossy accents on the 'water'. I sure hope my Dad likes it. Once again, please use caution when turning your neck to view them. Please don't email me to say you've got a kink in your neck ! LMBO !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And last but not least, here are 2 photos of the moose we saw. On Sunday evening I took my parents and my sister for a drive to a HUGE national park in northern Ontario (it is only 30 minutes from Huntsville). We only went in it about ten km. The hwy only goes through the very bottom corner. The rest is very untouched wild land. It would be something to check out on Google Earth. The park's name is Algonquin Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So this was a treat to see...and I know my Dad was tickled to see them. It was almost dark so the pictures are not the best, as the flash on my iphone didn't quite reach them. They are sooo majestic. I just love how they look and the energy they exude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by and being patient with my lapse in posts. I will be posting after the weekend for sure of some cards I will be making for Pointer Scrapbooking. I am going to a day crop on Saturday so I hope to make a couple cards there. I guess that means I will have to keep the socializing to a minimum ! LOL....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a fabulous week ! I think spring/summer is finally here. We had a mini heat wave today and some brief but severe storms over the last 2 days. 'tis the season. It's all good. I love the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This past weekend I spent some time at a local Scrapbook store cropping with my friend Lyn. We were there for 12 hours and I made two cards. LOL yes, only 2! But I had fun socializing and laughing. This was Lyn's first time cropping at a store. I hope she will join me again sometime, it was a fun day. This coming weekend I am attending Scrapfest. It is a big scrapbooking event. 2 full days of cropping that will include a pass to the market of vendors. You don't have to do the crop--you can purchase tickets just for the vendors, but this year I decided to attended the crop as well. I'm really looking forward to it. I have a list of cards I need to make and hope to at least get 6 cards done over the 2 days. That will be quite a feat for me LOL... cuz somewhere in there I have to leave time for eating and shopping. Wish me luck !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then the next weekend I am going to a friend's house with 2 other friends to scrapbook for the day as well. We all bring a dish of some sort of sharing nibbly and we play away !! Love it. This group is always full of laughs. It's great to be able to just be who we are and no pretending or 'best behaviour'.... we can just be goofy or show up in our pj's and its all good. Looking forward to it very much ! Haven't seen a couple of the girls in quite some time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let's see..... after that I think is a free weekend. So far anyways. And the weekend after that is National Scrapbook Day. I am celebrating the day at The Scrapping Bug in Kitchener. I'm looking forward to that day as well. Let's face it, I could scrapbook/make cards every weekend LOL. It's my passion. I enjoy making cards to give to others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then..... the weekend after that I head up north to Huntsville. We have a timeshare at the Deerhurst Resort. Our townhouse is in the far corner of the property closest to the water. I absolutely love it up there. It's only a 3.5 hour drive from where I live. I get to spend an entire week up there making cards as much as I like and going for walks, listening to the loons.... not of course if the poor things are FROZEN due to the lack of SPRING ! LOL... It's also only a 30 minute drive to a National park and often we see moose munching on the new wild grass growing in the ditches at the side of the highway. They are sooo cool to see up close. Once, a few years ago, Neil and I went for a drive at the crack of dawn through the park in search of a moose. We saw a few at the side of the highway so we drove past them a bit and turned around. We pulled off the highway and parked....sipping our morning coffee and watching the moose across the highway from us. I picked up my coffee....took a sip and at the same time turned my head to the right to look into the woods.....and almost spit my coffee on the entire inside of my window! Staring me in the face was a young female moose!!! If my window was down, I could've petted her nose, that's how close she was ! I think I startled the poop outa her as well, cuz she bolted across the highway like she was being chased. Me, on the other hand, sat in our truck choking on my coffee and laughing my head off. I hope to see a moose or two this year when I go. I can never get enough of seeing them up close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Today I spent some time in my craft room making some tags to go along with the cards I made yesterday for <a href="http://www.pointerscrapbooking.com/">Pointer Scrapbooking .</a> These stamps are so cute and different. Be sure to check their site out !</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-27185357332553451802013-03-28T19:00:00.002-07:002013-03-28T19:00:23.140-07:00Happy Easter Everyone !!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where does the time go....?? It feels like i just returned from Cuba yesterday. And i've been back over 2 weeks! And a bit tardy in blogging too....my bad. I am in awe of all my blogging friends that work outside of the home, tend to their families, have time for themselves and still blog. My hats off to y'all ! I don't have children (well, sometimes i think hubby and the 3 cats are my children LOL) and so one would think i have loads of time to blog...and yet somehow i am forever scrambling. Ok, enough grumbling about my lack of time management.... I have some crafting to do !! LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I mad a couple cards to send off to <a href="http://www.pointerscrapbooking.com/">Pointer Scrapbooking</a> and daaaah, I forgot to take pictures so i could post them here ! I tell ya, i don't know where my heads at these days. It must be Spring in the air and making me all loopy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm starting off this long weekend with a day of scrapbooking with a couple gal pals, Tammie and Anna at a crop put on by another friend, Denise. She is a StampinUp! rep and puts on these crops. It's a fun day of doing what i love and sharing some laughs with some great friends. I'm soooo looking forward to a day of card making. Of course, i will be lucky if i get ONE card completed in the entire 12 hours LOL, but fun will be had nonetheless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And as for those 4-legged critters of mine.....well i think they have a bit of Spring fever too. Chevy is being extremely 'sucky' and wants more attention than usual. Bella walks around with her eyes half closed and dreamy....lol... and Hershey, well, he is just loopy most days anyways so there's really nothing different there....LOL </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a card i made for my nephews birthday. As you can see, he turned 30. I feel so old.....lol... My nieces and nephews are having families of their own now. I remember where i was the day my very first niece was born. :) This rockin' dude is fun to color, and i did so with Copics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We just landed and they were selling beer at the airport outside. Two for $5 ! Pick me !! It sure hit the spot. I was wearing jeans and we landed in almost 30degree weather. ahhhh the memory of it all....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a picture of part of the main pool. The bar was always busy....lol....and the depths of the water varied all over the place in this pool--it was crazy lol. The guys you see in the picture are stand on a big round concrete pedistal that is submerged a few inches under the water. They were our entertainment to say the least ! When a song played that they like, they would get on this thing and dance like no one was watching...LOL !!! As long as they were having fun, i guess....we sure enjoyed watching them shake their booties and make absolute fools of themselves !! But hey, they were having fun and that's what counts.</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-77350610919358861282013-03-04T20:01:00.001-08:002013-03-04T20:01:09.031-08:00Back to Reality.............<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sorry i haven't posted in awhile, but i was away in CUBA !! Yes, i said Cuba...lol Lucky me ! I just got home this past weekend. I thought by the time we got back ( i went with a friend and her son), that it would be Spring. I guess the joke's on me--it snowed a fair bit while i was away and i actually went snowmobiling on Sunday. I had to keep pinching myself to remind me that yes, 24hours prior to snowmobiling i was in the Carribean. Oh bliss. I will post some pictures on here as soon as i get the chance to. This week is going to be a bit of a whirlwind. I have 3 family birthdays within one week, starting this Wednesday with my Dad's. Thank goodness i made his card before i went away. That means i only have TWO to make by the weekend....LOL </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My order of flowers came in while i was away too. WHOOOHOOOOO ! Oh my goodness---YUM YUM YUM. I cant wait to get crackin' and make more cards. I bought all sorts of different flowers and was going throught them tonight..... lol I've decided to seperate most of the pakages to see if i can sell them. Some of the flowers came in large quantities and would take me quite some time to finish using them all so i made smaller pkgs to sell them. I don't think i will have any difficulty selling them--the downside to that is just horrible isnt it---? That would mean i would have to use them all myself. Oh how horrible LOL !!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well, this gal is off to bed. I think I still have a bit of jet lag, or just 'back to the grind' blahs, my tummy's been a little queasy since the morning i left Cuba. (i didn't get alot of sleep the night before i left and have been on the go since--perhaps its all catching up to me now). I will be sure to post some pics of the vacation soon, and also of some cards.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-80633975251681775092013-02-17T06:22:00.000-08:002013-02-17T06:27:30.112-08:00Last Day on the snowmobile.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good Morning everyone ! It's a beautiful Sunday morning here in Ontario. The skies are bright blue and the sun is shining....mind you its a chilly -18 celcius!! We are just having breakfast and a coffee and then heading out to snowmobile. It will be the first time we get to go close to home. We are just driving out to the countryside where our snowmobiles are stored (out where we used to live) and we can leave from there. There's finally enough snow around here so we dont have to drive 2+ hours north to where the trails are nicely covered in fluffly white stuff. This will be my last trip of the season as i leave next saturday for Cuba !!! whooohoooo !! so excited ! It will be my first 'winter' trip in over 20 years. ( a long time ago i went to florida for Christmas...) Super excited about Cuba. I'm going to pack tomorrow--i sure hope my summer clothes still fit me ! LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A friend of mine had to have surgery last week and i made her a get well soon card.... here it is</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm trying to get better at blogging more regularly. I find the weekends is when i really get a chance to create and post. Im going to try to post something mid-week...kinda just a fun post and then a card on the weekends. Lord knows my three mischievous cats entertain us enough and i have crazy stories about them to post LOL.... sorry for all you non-pet lovers hehehe..... I never had children, so im the crazy cat lady LOL...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I also am still learning how to put a watermark on my photos. A wonderful FB friend created one for me and i have yet to be able to use it !! ggrrr... perhaps that is my challenge when i get back from snowmobiling tonight.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-91518695721597591412013-02-14T17:21:00.001-08:002013-02-14T17:21:23.618-08:00Happy Vaneline's Day ~!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day !! Although every day should be Valentine's when it comes to showing how we feel about those we care deeply about, it's a day to remind us that if we have forgotten to do so throughout the year, we best not forget today. My hubby bought me flowers on Monday which was a surprise two-fold. First because he doesn't usually buy me flowers. I love them, don't get me wrong--but they are so darn expensive for something that dies so quickly (not to mention that our kitties tend to get themselves in BIG trouble when there's a vase of flowers on the table...) and secondly because he gave them to me on Monday. It's not that he didn't think i wasn't worth the TRIPLE cost of them on Valentine's Day, (his words, not mine...hehehe) but truly because i would be upset if he spent TRIPLE the money on flowers just because today is Valentine's Day. What he did do this morning though, is have a card on the kitchen counter waiting for me when i came downstairs. He always seems to find the right card. It spoke of exactly what's been going on in our lives lately.... made me cry. He's not always a 'sensitive' kinda guy, but i tell ya, when it comes to finding the 'right' card--he's got the knack and hits it bang on. Thank you for the flowers and the perfect card. xx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now on to a funny note-- I had a customer today with the last name Doctor. I mentioned that she was the first person i've ever crossed paths with that had such an ordinary yet unique last name. She and I shared some giggles and she mentioned that some relatives were actual doctors...lol... paging Dr. Doctor....LOL... I told her to find the song "Doctor , Doctor give me the news....i got a bad case of lovin' you" and send it as a message to her husband today being Valentine's Day. She loved the idea and we shared some more giggles... too funny !! I hope she did it--i'm sure her hubby would get a kick out of it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I also made a card last weekend for my neice's husband. I have a hard time embellishing a guy's card.... hmmmm I have to work on that. I just don't feel like i can embellish with flowers on a guy's card. What do you use ?? suggestions welcome !!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a dog since they just got an adorable puppy--Roxi. She's a black lab and collie cross. She is sooooo cute. And she is Mark's first pet. So i thought a dog on his birthday card would be appropriate. I coloured with copics: E41,42,43,44,47,49 and added some glossy accents to his nose and eyes, and even a bit of stickles on the little heart on the collar. The buckle and dog tag are both from die-namics dies, and the background die is from go kreate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Monday all !! I was on FIRE this weekend... I had to be--I actually made TWO--that's right, TWO cards. LOL For those that know me, know how big of a deal that is. But I was on a roll ! I posted one card i made on Sunday and i've posted the other card i made a little later in this post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also have a couple funny pics of two of my cats. While i was blogging last night, Bella Blue jumped up on my craft table and laid down behind my laptop. When i stood up and said "hey, what are you doing up here!?" she promptly rolled over onto her back and just looked up at me with a 'oh-oh' expression. Of course once i saw her wee face looking up at me i caved and just let her sleep there. Which she did for at least a couple hours. Then i came downstairs to the living room to see Hershey on the couch on his back. Today is Hershey's birthday actually. He turns ONE. You would never think that if you saw him--he's HUGE ! His nickname is FatCat...LOL He's one big kitty and we love him. He entertains us to say the least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this new Tilda. The newer ones now have long hair. I love it. I wanted to make a card with a different shape for the base. So i used the largest of the Stampin Up framelits. It ends up making the card about the size of an A2 card. I added some flowers from my stash. The lamp post is also Magnolia doohickey die and so is the wee tag.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-89526187007839684392013-02-03T09:01:00.000-08:002013-02-03T09:13:29.211-08:00Love crafty weekends....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone ! Hope your weekend was most enjoyable. I know mine has been. Friday evening we went out for dinner with friends to celebrate a dear lady''s birthday... We went to the Mandarin, which is an all you can eat Chinese buffet. OY ! It was fabulous but i think i ate too much LOL. Here's a picture of Shirley wearing her special Birthday hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We shared good food, lots of laughs and sang Happy Birthday. Great times !!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then on Saturday, i spent the day doing what i love to do....crafting. i made a card to send to a lovely lady as part of my monthly card swap. I am so glad i was asked to be a part of this group. There are so many lovely ladies and so much talent. It's inspiring. I always look forward to seeing what these wonderful ladies have created.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used some old paper from my piles of patterned paper. LOL... it's an old Chatter Box. Anyone remember this line ? i miss it actually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used some flowers i had, and the flourish was a Memory Box die that i actually cut in pieces to use. Spellbinder oval dies and Magnolia Tilda were also used. Sorry i can't remember her name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also went to my parent's place for supper--homemade pizza-- YUMMY!! And we played a game of Pick Two. LOVE that game. It's kind of like scrabble only you use mini tile-cards and create your own scrabble board in a sense right in front of you. Holy did we LAUGH. My parents second language is English. So needless to say there were some unique words and creative spelling.....LMBO Gotta love family nights. I'm blessed to be able to see my parents often as they live close by. We like to get together often for a game night. Another fun memory... <3 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On another note... here's what TWO of my mischievous kitties are doing while i am blogging and crafting. Bella, who sneaked up behind my laptop on my craft table rolled over on her back when i stood up and caught her there. What a stinker ! She has to always be near me....love her to bits. But she's still a stinker! And then there's Hershey. He sleeps in the bathroom sinks. He likes to be cool. And the porcelain sink offers that for him. He's a big kitty--no idea how or why he's so big! He really doesn't over eat -- must be in his genes LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Not sure where kitty #3 is (Chevy) so as far as i know, he's not in to mischief. Fingers crossed on that one.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-13196523783824406482013-01-27T18:19:00.000-08:002013-01-27T18:48:09.692-08:00Love is in the Air......<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, this was a rather productive weekend ! It was hubby's birthday on Saturday and his choice was to spend the day snowmobiling. So we drove 2 and a half hours north to where there was a bit more snow than here at home. I wish now that i had taken some pictures on the trails....can you say winter wonderland?! It was soooo pretty. The trees all had a few inches of snow on their branches and when they stretched over the trail overhead it made it look like an enchanted forest. And then there was the water coming out of the rock walls along some of the trails. It looked like frozen waterfalls. I'm glad we went. It was worth the agony i was in all day today LOL.... thank goodness my carpel tunnel is in my non-colouring hand !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of colouring...Love is in the air..... My parents are celebrating their 57th anniversary! Wowser!! They are such a wonderful example of what it means to truly live by the vows they took all those years ago. They have real moments--good and trying--and they work through them. Today's couples run before trying everything they can to work through the issues in their relationship. I congratulate my parents on being able to continue to learn from each other, help each other,grow together and most of all, LOVE each other. So in their honour, here's a cutie i coloured this morning for my parents anniversary. She's one of the new Magnolias. click <a href="http://www.magnolia-licious.com/">here</a> to check out the new stamps. I used the new papers from Authentique, memory box dies, spellbinder dies and the Magnolia doo hickey tag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry the pictures seem a bit light... not sure why as they dont look like that in the file on my computer. And you may not be able to see, but this l'il sweetheart got a bit of sparkle on her arrows and head band along with some glossy accent on the bow.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-85849689201742699982013-01-20T18:57:00.002-08:002013-01-20T18:57:43.005-08:00Snowy Sunday<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday everyone ! It was a perfect day to stay indoors and craft. I even got up in the middle of the night and closed the bedroom window--the wind was howlin' so loud i couldn't sleep LOL. I like to keep the window open just a wee bit for some fresh air, but last night i couldn't take the whistling. Then when i woke up in the morning it was snowing. Nothing major, just a fine snow blowing around, but enough to decide it was a pajama craft day! Gotta love those days--i know I sure do!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to a crop yesterday with some friends. It was a fun day--and i managed to get two, yes TWO cards finished ! That's not bad for me....LOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now remember, there is time taken for lunch and supper....socializing and plain 'ole staring at paper and not being able to decide what to do. LOL I'm no marathon card maker that's for sure! I see some of the beautiful works of art on some blogs i visit and WOW, if i tried to make something like those i would be at it for days LMBO ! Seriously--they are works of art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went outside for all of 3 minutes today. It was just long enough to put some food under the deck for the bunny. I didnt see any foot prints this morning, but the food i put out the other day looks to be gone from under the deck. I hope he is still around and thriving. Neil said if we lived up north I would probably want to feed the bears lol.... well, maybe not the bears, i said....but there would be plenty of other critters i would probably feed ! I just love animals--especially the warm and furry kind.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So back to the crafty Sunday project. I made this card today. It's a Stamping Bella Uptown Girl. I coloured her with R01,R02,R05,E000,E00,E08,E21,E23,E25,Y23,Y32,Y26</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added some glitter to the trim on her dress. An 'uptown girl' HAS to have some glitter....KWIM ? I made the flowers myself using a die from Die-namics and a Martha Stewart punch.</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-57770901761734466592013-01-17T18:01:00.002-08:002013-01-17T18:07:11.749-08:00My first challenge entry @ The Inky Chicks<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Thursday everyone !! This is my first entry to a challenge. And the challenge is over at The Inky Chicks. Head over to their blog to check it out ! </span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-81230066645486033162013-01-13T18:33:00.001-08:002013-01-13T18:33:22.700-08:00Birthday Card request<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday everyone ! It's been raining here off and on for a few days so we have lost all our snow. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing....LOL... You see, in order to make the winter the least bit bearable, i have become a snowmobiler. Yep, that's right. I actually enjoy it to be honest. That is, when the trails aren't murderously bumpy. But with this rain, the trails are slowly closing again--even a fair ways north. So i hate to say it folks, but i'm hoping for some of the white fluffy stuff. Yes please. Mother Nature can sprinkle some of that fluff all over for about the next 2 months and then bring on the rain again. How does that sound? Fair? lol..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then there is Peter. He's the little bunny living under my deck. I have given him hay to make a bed. ( which im not sure he is using btw...) and i have also been drying out carrots and celery to feed him, as frozen food isnt very good for his wee belly. With the rain though, he may be gallavanting in the neighborhood and checking out everyones backyards. He does come back home to our place--the food is always gone. :) I have yet to get a picture of this little critter. He is pretty darn quick!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was going through some folders and came across this card i made for a coworker. She was giving it to a girlfriend of her for her birthday. I had fun making it. There's a little shaker on the base. The bee was on the paper and i strategically cut it so that the bee ended up inside the shaker. The stamp is a Kraftin' Kimmy. I love these little girls....so cute!</span></div>
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-42454032747699516642013-01-11T17:51:00.000-08:002013-01-11T17:51:07.283-08:00Snowmobiling at last !<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we went snowmobiling last Sunday. We had a good time being with our friends, but the trails were crappy and BUMPY ! I really hate to say this, but i want some SNOW-- yes, that four letter word we all love. I'm looking forward to going a little further north soon to hit the Sequin trails. They are so majestic going through the forests with the snow laden trees and the frozen waterfalls coming out of the rock faces. Gorgeous. But, i don't think i should've gone without wrapping my wrist. I had shooting pains in my wrist and forearm all the way home. It hurt almost as bad as it did the first day i hurt it 3 weeks ago! I came home, wrapped it, took some pain killers and went to bed. Apparently i have to go for further testing as it still causes me grief. Fingers crossed it's just taking a long time to heal. I don't have time for injuries ! I have crafting to do and snowmobiling to enjoy! LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was off the day after we went snowmobiling and i spent the day making a couple cards. I wanted to be able to start over so i could play a little longer in my craft room....LOL I finished some cards i've been working on for <a href="http://www.pointerscrapbooking.com/">Pointer Scrapbooking</a>. Here's some pix of them.</span><br />
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monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418403964952255667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656212852253640151.post-11615143900361981232013-01-10T15:19:00.002-08:002013-01-10T15:19:27.030-08:00Finally...........<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">oh my goodness .....! I finally got full-time at work ! It only took 9 1/2 years LOL. Not that my hours will change alot (other than at this time of year when we typically get reduced hours). But just knowing that i'm full time gives me a little more sense of job security. i'm grateful this finally became a reality. There are some that did not get the 'roll-over' and i totally understand their frustration. i've been passed over a couple times and by less senior people than me. It is VERY frustrating. I hope those that didn't get it this time, will next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As for this evening, i am off to water aerobics. LOL wish me luck !! I'm going with my sister and a friend. I hope this will jump start my need to get active. Fingers crossed it will. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Still having upload issues with photos. I hope to have this issue resolved soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please come back and visit. </span></div>
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