"Who's There"

...that's the name of this line from My Little Shoebox

I just love how bright and cheerful it is...makes me smile.. just like this picture :)



It's a school holiday tomorrow, and I'm so glad. I love having my kiddies all at home. I miss them A LOT when they're at school.

Spring Break starts next Friday. We'll be home, since I can't travel anywhere :(
But we're gonna be lazing at home with movies, books and Wii games :)

Have a great weeke everyone :)

Molehills out of Mountains...

So, my surgery went well.
The recovery period is long and painful.
And as luck would have it, fraught with some complications.
So, I'm back on anti-biotics and trying to ward off a painful and uncomfortable infection.

I'm going to leave you with a page for "Upsy Daisy Designs", which I did before the surgery.
Papers are from the "Blossom" line, and the design is based on a sketch by our lovely girl from across the pond, Kim Sonkson :)

Farewell Fair February

And just like that the first two months of 2010 are over.

I wanted to share a few pics of the new home we're building.

A few of you asked "didn't you just build a house?"...yes, you're right we did.
In fact we only moved into the house we built in April 2009.
And by the end of July we knew we had to be elsewhere.

And a new building project was born.


We found the perfect lot, with a beautiful ravine behind us.
Translation: complete privacy and no neighbours in the back :)

(picture taken on 18 January 2010)

This is the view from our nook and family room.

(picture taken on 30 January 2010)

Here's a side view:


...and the other side:


Apparantly the roof shingles are up.
I'll have more pics after next weekend.

Speaking of next weekend, I'll be having a breast reduction and a lift on Thursday.
After I lost some weight last year, my breasts didn't change much and need to be brought into proportion with my body. Hopefully it should ease up some of the back pain I've been having.
And the lift?
Well after nursing 4 kids, need I say more?

Fingers crossed it all goes off without a hiccup :)
And by "hiccup" I mean without the surgeon getting a case of the hiccups while he has a scalpel in one hand and my boob in the other ...hee-hee...

Later Gators :)

Apparantly my word for 2010 didn't apply to my blog updates...hee-hee.

Sorry for the long (and dramatic) pause between posts.
Lots going on here.
Lots.
And lots.
And then a little more...Lots!

But I had the good luck to stop and play with paper and glue last week, when Hubby took the kiddos to the toboggan hill near the lake here...

And boy...did I have fun!

You know, when anyone comments "You've been with "Upsy Daisy" for a long time", I can say honestly with no hesitation, "I LOVE their stuff"...really I do.

And their new releases at CHA last month just kept the romance going for me.

I tried not to play favourites, but "See ya Later Alligator" just sat on my lap and fed me chocolates...tee-hee...

And this is the product of that bribery ;)


(layout based on a sketch by Kim Sonkson for "Upsy Daisy Designs")

I'm gonna be back to update on what's been happening...some pics on the development of the house we're building; my trip to finally see a man about new boobs (hell yeah!) and other schtuff :)

'til then be good and have a great weekend (well it IS Thursday)

My Word for this Year...

... "Discipline"

I need to train my mind and body...
Hard.

I immortalised my wish for this year on this page

Papers are from "Upsy Daisy Designs - A Walk in the Park"

Tomorrow I'm off to see a specialist for a consult.
Trying to get something done to ease this never-ending back, neck and shoulder pain I've been suffering since having the kids...

Have a great week! :)

Still Updating 2009

...don't accuse me of racing ahead of myself...lol...no chance of that EVER happening

So, I'm still trying to get a few minutes to update with some cool pics, and cool stuff we've been fortunate to capture and experience.

Take for instance last Christmas (which was technically 18 days ago..hee-hee).
Anywho, it was one of the first Christmases we didn't have family visiting from South Africa, so on a spur-of-the-moment decision, we loaded up the troops, packed our bathing suits and headed South to *this awsome place*

We left a freezing Alberta (it was around minus 57 celcius with the windchill at the time) and arrived at plus 27 celcius (a tad bit too hot at times...yeah yeah I'm a moaner, I know..lol)

...but...
...
...
...

WE HAD A BALL!!!!

This was a shocker...Ara is the most ladylike, girly-girl, pink and sparkly little thing ever to cross anyones path:


We booked a photo shoot with the in-house photog at the hotel (he shot with a Nikon, and really wasn't very good...), but we got some treasured family pics :)


When we left there, we were brown, over-fed, tired...but so so happy~

Something New

We started working on a new project last summer (around August 2009)...
No, it doesn't cry or answer to some 3 or 5 letter name...hee-hee...
But it's just as exciting...:):):)

The new spot...



The "foundation prayer/blessing"...(taken with a camera phone...eeek!)


About 2.5 weeks ago...


6 days ago...(note the garage is up from the last pic)




Yup...ahem...be back with some family pics, and hopefully some scrappy stuff :)