It's that kind of day.
I finished at the church yesterday after having lunch with some friends to celebrate a birthday. So today was an empty day. Until you fill it with stuff. I could have easily filled it with just scrapbooking.... As it is, I am just setting out on my first layout in a long time. The lads will be home soon and so much got done in between that's not scrapbooking....but still soooo worthwhile. Things to do don't feel so burdensome when an empty day stretches out in front of you and you can seize the opportunity to help out enthusiastically. Energetically. Upliftingly.
I got to paint a living room with Helina, I got to heat up left overs and have lunch with a friend, I got to go to the church and finish the visuals for Pentecost, and still have a half hour of silence in which I don't feel the need to lay down and have a nap. That was the past two days....
Ray and Craig are off to Algonquin. They drove up there last night, straight from work and school. I really hope it goes well, Craig is a bit nervous and hasn't slept well. I think also he is missing his momma. Ray hid a little Mother's day something and left a message as to its whereabouts on the machine. He does that!! Funny man! Today they will set out bright and early, put in a full day's paddle and set up camp quite a ways into the park, which is why they slept over at someone's house up there. Our neighbour's parents' house. Sun is predicted until Sunday-ish, with high teens during the day and 6-8 at night. I was thinking how that might feel last night when I let the dog out.....brrrrrr. So I have the little boys home and we are not planning tooooooo much. We don't have a vehicle, but anything we might need is within walking distance.
I keep finding really cool cardmaking sites. The first ones I found were in PEI when I googled my favourite paper line and clicked on 'images' instead of regular browsing. That's when blogs started popping up. Before that I only ever hit webpages with URL's. Sometimes you only find ones about scrapbooking but most of these are JUST cards AND I love the ones with sketches. A sketch is a template. Often one of the gals will make up the template and then there will be five cards by other designers using that template. Everyone gets different inspiration from that sketch, has a different style and uses different materials. I like checking out the links these ladies have on their websites. If you own a few Stampin' Up! stampsets...you should check out Splitcoast Stampers. They have their gallery organized in such a way that you can alphabetically find your stampset. You'll find tons of cards made with just that set under its own heading. Great for instant inspiration.
I have an idea just about ready to explode. I laid out the ingredients just before I left for church....
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Just Home...
How nice to just be....
I am at home this week and have had 3 mornings with no where to be. It has been refreshing. I got caught up on paperwork of all sorts and email. Meetings done and minutes written up. Take all my turns on Scrabulous. And catch up the blog.
You should check out the new links section I added!!! Mostly it is a shortcut for me. I especially love Sketch This!. I get so many great ideas and then go and do my own thing. I have been feeling like I want to scrapbook again. That comes and goes....but I have a special book I've been working on about my favourite songs and that one is beckoning. I have a sketch in my mind, not one I've seen while I was surfing. So...I should give in and accomplish that one of these days.
Today is Grandparents day at school and Ray's folks will join us for supper. They're bringing supper, that's the best kind!!!!! Tonight will be our turn to see the Spring musical and it will be lots of fun to see everyone sing, wearing their Sunday best.
House is tidy, bathroom clean, paperwork caught up....I guess I can go read a book. Wow that sounds so foreign. It will feel good because my back is a bit sore, and seems to get worse from sitting. I have a card idea that should be tried. I'll pump that one out and be on my way. I thought I had lots to tell you about but I seem to have run out....
Oh yeah, Blixie is all over her allergic reaction, whatever it was. I suspect it was a bite of some sort. If it was something she ate it probably would have manifested itself in some sort of gastric distress....and that ain't no fun to clean up.... So after 3 days on Benadryl she is no longer puffy or itchy. Hooray for her.
I am at home this week and have had 3 mornings with no where to be. It has been refreshing. I got caught up on paperwork of all sorts and email. Meetings done and minutes written up. Take all my turns on Scrabulous. And catch up the blog.
You should check out the new links section I added!!! Mostly it is a shortcut for me. I especially love Sketch This!. I get so many great ideas and then go and do my own thing. I have been feeling like I want to scrapbook again. That comes and goes....but I have a special book I've been working on about my favourite songs and that one is beckoning. I have a sketch in my mind, not one I've seen while I was surfing. So...I should give in and accomplish that one of these days.
Today is Grandparents day at school and Ray's folks will join us for supper. They're bringing supper, that's the best kind!!!!! Tonight will be our turn to see the Spring musical and it will be lots of fun to see everyone sing, wearing their Sunday best.
House is tidy, bathroom clean, paperwork caught up....I guess I can go read a book. Wow that sounds so foreign. It will feel good because my back is a bit sore, and seems to get worse from sitting. I have a card idea that should be tried. I'll pump that one out and be on my way. I thought I had lots to tell you about but I seem to have run out....
Oh yeah, Blixie is all over her allergic reaction, whatever it was. I suspect it was a bite of some sort. If it was something she ate it probably would have manifested itself in some sort of gastric distress....and that ain't no fun to clean up.... So after 3 days on Benadryl she is no longer puffy or itchy. Hooray for her.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
It's Time Again....
It's Saturday again. Only 2-ish.
I'm so excited! I got some new cardmaking stuff in my mailslot this week and I have a bit of time to play with it!
This morning we had a Cadet fundraising breakfast at the local retirement complex. The people LOVED seeing the boys in their uniforms!! The parents scooped the eggs, sausages and hashbrowns and the boys were in the dining hall clearing the dishes up and setting the tables with fresh cutlery and cups. It went so well! All the food was ready on time and the people trickled in slowly so there were no long lineups... I stationed myself at a sink and kept the coffee carafes full. Other moms were pouring coffee as the seniors sat. I think it was very gezellig. I really love working in the kitchen on days like that. I love serving too but today...the sink was fine. It was the boys day to shine.
We also have an extra Korean son for the weekend. This boy goes to the same school as Eddy, in Korea. They are playing Guitar Hero right now, experiencing part of North American techological culture. It's very important that they have a well rounded experience right?! They might all go to a movie tonight....it depends on Ray's finishing his prepacking for Algonquin. He is going up North for the next two weekends.... He came late to the breakfast this morning and the other dads were joking that Ray was probably home waxing his canoe...they all wanted to be golfing...but duty calls. Eddy went to bed with a headache and a scratchy throat and coughing last night. ....but was fine this morning. I let him sleep in and they came a bit later. Ray got quite a ribbing. The neat thing is that the guys all went father-son Cadet camping last weekend. Neat how far the bonding goes....
I get to make some thankyou cards for the food donors to the breakfast. Duty calls, people!!!
I have all the laundry done, I painted a whole apartment with my friend Dianne, (Helina was in Holland), cleaned the church, cleaned for Pastor Koole, set up for the breakfast, made breakfast and cleaned up and now....I GET TO MAKE CARDS....
I'm so excited! I got some new cardmaking stuff in my mailslot this week and I have a bit of time to play with it!
This morning we had a Cadet fundraising breakfast at the local retirement complex. The people LOVED seeing the boys in their uniforms!! The parents scooped the eggs, sausages and hashbrowns and the boys were in the dining hall clearing the dishes up and setting the tables with fresh cutlery and cups. It went so well! All the food was ready on time and the people trickled in slowly so there were no long lineups... I stationed myself at a sink and kept the coffee carafes full. Other moms were pouring coffee as the seniors sat. I think it was very gezellig. I really love working in the kitchen on days like that. I love serving too but today...the sink was fine. It was the boys day to shine.
We also have an extra Korean son for the weekend. This boy goes to the same school as Eddy, in Korea. They are playing Guitar Hero right now, experiencing part of North American techological culture. It's very important that they have a well rounded experience right?! They might all go to a movie tonight....it depends on Ray's finishing his prepacking for Algonquin. He is going up North for the next two weekends.... He came late to the breakfast this morning and the other dads were joking that Ray was probably home waxing his canoe...they all wanted to be golfing...but duty calls. Eddy went to bed with a headache and a scratchy throat and coughing last night. ....but was fine this morning. I let him sleep in and they came a bit later. Ray got quite a ribbing. The neat thing is that the guys all went father-son Cadet camping last weekend. Neat how far the bonding goes....
I get to make some thankyou cards for the food donors to the breakfast. Duty calls, people!!!
I have all the laundry done, I painted a whole apartment with my friend Dianne, (Helina was in Holland), cleaned the church, cleaned for Pastor Koole, set up for the breakfast, made breakfast and cleaned up and now....I GET TO MAKE CARDS....
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