I am having SUCH a good day today! A large contributing factor to this is the blue sky and fierce sunshine. It is still chilly, but you can't tell from inside!
Today is a whole day at home!! What has the world come to that I am just relishing this day to such a degree?!? I am doing laundry and hanging it outside, using the good basket (We all have one that is falling apart and caves in on every side when we tuck it under our arm!!I know you do!!!) I am working on the school fundraising Spring Drive lists and revisions. We raised almost $35,000!!! That is so amazing! I guess it boils down to just feeling very blessed today. I am thankful for the little blessings of being able to be home for a day and for the big blessings of a bountiful fundraiser.
If I get all the revisions finished this morning then I will make some cards this afternoon. Yesterday I put all my card and layout idea pages in a binder. Over the years I have accumulated quite a stack of samples that I printed from the Internet, and pages that I cut out of magazines. I borrowed a binder from Ray's stash and organized the pages into cards and layouts, techniques and elements....and such. So next time I get stuck on something I can just page through and get some inspiration.
I added a new link yesterday too....I just love all the creativity you can find out there!!! I love having that set of links there...I can just click and check every day. The "sketch this" blog publishes a new template every Tuesday, along with examples. And "Out to Impress" has a new stamp simply challenge every Friday. I wish I could participate in all the challenges but there simply isn't time. Oh, how fun that would be. I participated in a layout contest once at our local scrapbooking store and that was a lot of fun! Great to send your creative juices churning!!
Last night at baseball, Eddy made it home!!! Joe got on base but got hurt early on in the game with a ball on the hand and sat out for a few innings. They're having so much fun.
Well, my lists are calling....
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Pancakes
Today I made Nasi for supper and Korean pancakes....which are basically vegetable pancakes. Eddy gave me two thumbs up! I got to try them a few weeks ago when a Korean friend came over and made them with me. Yummo!! I made them with zucchini, thawed frozen carrots, and onions. Add some flour, water, salt and pepper and voila!! They're best served crispy....with dipping sauce made of soya sauce, some chopped garlic, onions, and some sugar.
It was a really warm day today...last week the nights dipped down to 3 or 4 degrees and today it was 30 degrees. A storm was supposed to blow in but missed us completely!
We went to Niagara Falls this weekend with all the Keystone kids and most of the homestay families. We went on the Journey behind the Falls and on the Maid of the Mist boat tour. It was fun to be a tourist and dress in garbage bags....nice yellow and blue ones of course!
Much fun was had by all! But if you ask the boys and Ray what the highlight of their trip was they say it was visiting Ray's cousin . We stopped at their house on the way home and had supper together. It was such a great way to end the day. They have lots of room out in the country and the boys could just scatter for a bit. There were
two week old baby bunnies and they were soooo cute and we got to see the deer, which all came near because it was feeding time! This is their stag and our Korean son, Eddy. The three boys played with their kids which were fairly close in age, and they really enjoyed it. And we just sat and visited for a while over coffee and dessert. The cousins plan to go out East in the summer and they would love to see a potato farm!! I mentioned that I know a couple of farmers out there who might be up for a tour. 8D I always think that the drive out to the farm, from where ever people stay on the Island, is one of the best ways to see rural PEI. You get a little bit off the beaten path and many people say it is one of the most scenic areas! I always send them to the harbour and the breakwater, and fishing with Joey.
Well...I should finish up the chores....some laundry and ironing... I tweaked my back this morning so I traded doing the dishes for vacuuming. Craig didn't mind trading at all. Hope it goes away soon. Today I made a card and finished a mini album, so the trilogy of that box set is complete. (No, Marten, it's not a movie.) I went to my friend Nancy's house this morning for cardmaking. Helina was there too! It was so nice! Nice coffee, nice friends, and nice cards....
It was a really warm day today...last week the nights dipped down to 3 or 4 degrees and today it was 30 degrees. A storm was supposed to blow in but missed us completely!
We went to Niagara Falls this weekend with all the Keystone kids and most of the homestay families. We went on the Journey behind the Falls and on the Maid of the Mist boat tour. It was fun to be a tourist and dress in garbage bags....nice yellow and blue ones of course!
Much fun was had by all! But if you ask the boys and Ray what the highlight of their trip was they say it was visiting Ray's cousin . We stopped at their house on the way home and had supper together. It was such a great way to end the day. They have lots of room out in the country and the boys could just scatter for a bit. There were
two week old baby bunnies and they were soooo cute and we got to see the deer, which all came near because it was feeding time! This is their stag and our Korean son, Eddy. The three boys played with their kids which were fairly close in age, and they really enjoyed it. And we just sat and visited for a while over coffee and dessert. The cousins plan to go out East in the summer and they would love to see a potato farm!! I mentioned that I know a couple of farmers out there who might be up for a tour. 8D I always think that the drive out to the farm, from where ever people stay on the Island, is one of the best ways to see rural PEI. You get a little bit off the beaten path and many people say it is one of the most scenic areas! I always send them to the harbour and the breakwater, and fishing with Joey. Well...I should finish up the chores....some laundry and ironing... I tweaked my back this morning so I traded doing the dishes for vacuuming. Craig didn't mind trading at all. Hope it goes away soon. Today I made a card and finished a mini album, so the trilogy of that box set is complete. (No, Marten, it's not a movie.) I went to my friend Nancy's house this morning for cardmaking. Helina was there too! It was so nice! Nice coffee, nice friends, and nice cards....
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Don't Be Afraid
Today's blog is aimed at all you readers who don't have a blogger account. You know who you are! I would love to hear from you....leave a comment sometime! Actually...I don't think you have to create a blogger account in order to do so since my blogger account allows anonymous comments. BUT....if it does ask you to create a blogger account....just click on "Create blog" in the blue bar at the top and follow the instructions..... Don't be afraid!!! I never get junk mail from blogger in my hotmail account. Come on....it'll be fun! You don't even have to start a blog!!! But I know you'll want to....it's way fun!!
It's very low key here today. I took Craig to London to a friend's house. He was so excited and we happened to have Grandma and Grandpa's car because Grandpa is in Algonquin with Ray. It is quite chilly today and cloudy, but that doesn't indicate what the weather will be like over in that part of the world. I did find a note on the grocery list that mentioned they would stay longer if they became wind bound. So I won't dispatch a search party if they don't return by Monday night.
Friday was our turn to have Joy, the Keystone supervisor over for a visit. She is sweet and funny and we love her company. It was a busy day, with painting and cleaning at church. We ate something easy for supper, bahmi goreng, with eggs and peanut sauce. It was so delish and everyone liked it. Ray was already gone.
It was great to have the car! I had to paint in a bathroom in an apartnment. First I had to prime the piece that was mudded, and the piece of trim beside it. Leave it to dry and go back to church to clean, hang up a banner at church with my friend Winnie. Then I had to go back after I finished cleaning but before I went home for lunch and put the first coat of bathroom paint on it. Then I snuck home and picked up an old tube of silicone, not like it has a best before date on it or anything....to put a blob of silicone in the tub area. Then home for a sandwich, write out some thank you cards, make up the deposit, pick up an envelope for the Spring Drive, and back out to put on the second coat of paint and finish sealing the gaps with silicone. Two coats are better than one right??? I have a funny feeling that the silicone is just a tiny bandaid on a real gusher....but time will tell. It was fun to schedule all those things and get them done. There really was no other way to get it done...and I could submit my invoice for the hours worked now that the jobs were done. And GREAT to have the car!!! I arrived home just in time to tidy up the bathroom and get some things put away before the bus dropped Joy and the boys off. Things were not really under control but....anyway.... we had a great visit. At the door, I asked Joy if she came to see me or my house. If she was coming to see my house, she would have to wait outside for a few minutes, but if she came to see me she could come right in! So she came right in :):)
So that brings us Saturday. I had to finish hanging a banner and the boys helped to weed the garden. It was Eddy's first encounter with weeding. Joey was Eddy's coach. Let's just say that Joey has a new appreciation for how Ray feels when he is teaching Joey a new job. I think Eddy will need some more exposure to green things. His first handfull was a just ready to bloom Columbine. Keep at 'er. It was great to have all the boys help!! I also got to have the fun of doing a scrapbook page. I have another one half done. I'm working on an oldish album of a holiday from years ago. I shall plug away at it and finish it....
Craig went to his grass cutting job. He went earlier in the week as well and went to finish today. They are very pleased with his work and his work ethic. That is nice to hear.
I also had a really great talk with Joe last night about how people treat each other. It's neat to see the boys mature and see the deeper side of them. Sometimes they have more insight than we give them credit for....they just seem to be videogame playing, eating machines....so it's neat to see their human side once in a while, that the things you try to teach DO rub off, and that they ARE able to have a viewpoint that is contrary to what their peers think.
AND....Helina might come home tomorrow!!! Is that great or what! She's starting to want to help the nurses in ICU so I guess that's as good an indicator as any!!! Her daughter lives right next door so being home won't be too far away from someone to help. I'm so excited!!!!
It's very low key here today. I took Craig to London to a friend's house. He was so excited and we happened to have Grandma and Grandpa's car because Grandpa is in Algonquin with Ray. It is quite chilly today and cloudy, but that doesn't indicate what the weather will be like over in that part of the world. I did find a note on the grocery list that mentioned they would stay longer if they became wind bound. So I won't dispatch a search party if they don't return by Monday night.
Friday was our turn to have Joy, the Keystone supervisor over for a visit. She is sweet and funny and we love her company. It was a busy day, with painting and cleaning at church. We ate something easy for supper, bahmi goreng, with eggs and peanut sauce. It was so delish and everyone liked it. Ray was already gone.
It was great to have the car! I had to paint in a bathroom in an apartnment. First I had to prime the piece that was mudded, and the piece of trim beside it. Leave it to dry and go back to church to clean, hang up a banner at church with my friend Winnie. Then I had to go back after I finished cleaning but before I went home for lunch and put the first coat of bathroom paint on it. Then I snuck home and picked up an old tube of silicone, not like it has a best before date on it or anything....to put a blob of silicone in the tub area. Then home for a sandwich, write out some thank you cards, make up the deposit, pick up an envelope for the Spring Drive, and back out to put on the second coat of paint and finish sealing the gaps with silicone. Two coats are better than one right??? I have a funny feeling that the silicone is just a tiny bandaid on a real gusher....but time will tell. It was fun to schedule all those things and get them done. There really was no other way to get it done...and I could submit my invoice for the hours worked now that the jobs were done. And GREAT to have the car!!! I arrived home just in time to tidy up the bathroom and get some things put away before the bus dropped Joy and the boys off. Things were not really under control but....anyway.... we had a great visit. At the door, I asked Joy if she came to see me or my house. If she was coming to see my house, she would have to wait outside for a few minutes, but if she came to see me she could come right in! So she came right in :):)
So that brings us Saturday. I had to finish hanging a banner and the boys helped to weed the garden. It was Eddy's first encounter with weeding. Joey was Eddy's coach. Let's just say that Joey has a new appreciation for how Ray feels when he is teaching Joey a new job. I think Eddy will need some more exposure to green things. His first handfull was a just ready to bloom Columbine. Keep at 'er. It was great to have all the boys help!! I also got to have the fun of doing a scrapbook page. I have another one half done. I'm working on an oldish album of a holiday from years ago. I shall plug away at it and finish it....
Craig went to his grass cutting job. He went earlier in the week as well and went to finish today. They are very pleased with his work and his work ethic. That is nice to hear.
I also had a really great talk with Joe last night about how people treat each other. It's neat to see the boys mature and see the deeper side of them. Sometimes they have more insight than we give them credit for....they just seem to be videogame playing, eating machines....so it's neat to see their human side once in a while, that the things you try to teach DO rub off, and that they ARE able to have a viewpoint that is contrary to what their peers think.
AND....Helina might come home tomorrow!!! Is that great or what! She's starting to want to help the nurses in ICU so I guess that's as good an indicator as any!!! Her daughter lives right next door so being home won't be too far away from someone to help. I'm so excited!!!!
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