Hello Mr. Sun!

What a gorgeous day!  Yesterday was beautiful too and I took advantage of it by driving around town doing errands with the sunroof open and the sun beating down on me ... glorious!

I'm getting pretty excited for Friday to arrive as this will be our first trip out in the RV for the summer season.  We have books, movies, games and, of course, some wonderful beverages to quench the thirst! LOL

We are not heading too far out this time - just across the border into Ferndale Washington.  We are members of Holiday Trails and it is their Member's Appreciation Weekend while we are there which is always a lot of fun.  It will be great to get away from all the constant work around the house for 3 weeks and just relax.

I will be sure to post photos of us "camping" throughout the summer.  It is really anything but camping while we are in the rv as it is so comfortable but it gets a rise out of the kids when I say we are going "camping!" LOL

In the meantime, here are some wonderful memories captured in pictures from last summer ... no wonder the grandkiddies and kitties are all so excited!  Everyone has a great time ... "it's a good thing!" ;-)

Busy but Fun Times!

Haven't had much of a chance to post here for a few days as I have been kept pretty busy with grandkiddies and getting our house back in order after the new carpet installation.

This weekend we are enjoying having Emma and Lauryn stay with Nana and Poppa.  They love helping us around the house.  We had to take a whole truckload of things to the Sally Ann today and before we could get it unloaded, they were going through the boxes and had pulled out a couple of pictures I had cross-stitched and a raggedy doll I had had for years! LOL  They said they couldn't let them go!   Too funny!

Emma had a little birthday party to go to this afternoon and so Lauryn and Nana went to "Go Banana's" and then rented a movie for tonight - Nanny McPhee Returns - excellent movie, by the way, and then we brought home Chinese food for dinner.  It was nice for us to spend one-on-one time with little Lauryn - the grand-darlings usually come in pairs! LOL

These photos were taken today of Emma and Lauryn ... so darn cute!!

It's Starting to Take Shape!

We are into the second day of the installation of new carpeting throughout the house and we are loving the new look!  The furniture is everywhere ... anyone coming in right now would think we were perfect candidates for The Hoarders show!  What a mess!!!  Oh well, by Wednesday the carpeting will be all installed and then we can start getting the house back in order.  A good thing about ripping apart each room makes you re-evaluate each item before putting it back or in my case asking yourself "what the heck was I thinking of in the first place when I bought that and WHY on earth am I holding onto this?"  Major purging comin' up here and it will feel good to "minimalize!" ;-)

Quilting Day with the Gals.

Another great get together with our little quilting group today.  We call ourselves the Nine Patchers and really do have a lot of fun together.  We meet a couple of times a month taking turns in our other's homes and share not only wonderful new ideas with one another but find we always have something to laugh and smile about.

Here we all are with the exception of one of our gals who was sick today and, of course, I am taking the photo.  Great friends - super times!

I Can See You !!!!

 Shhh .... Zoe is sleeping in Momma's scraps!!!

A Wonderful Mother's Day!

What a wonderful day I had with my family yesterday.  Unfortunately Deb couldn't join the rest of our family at our lovely Mother's Day dinner as her hubby and girls were taking her out on the town in Vancouver to celebrate her special day.  I did have a lovely chat with her in the morning and felt touched by her special words to me.

Daughter Jen put on a lovely dinner last night in my honour and I felt very loved and honoured indeed by Jennie, Traci, Dee Dee and Briggy and all of their families.  As you can see I was thoroughly spoiled with gorgeous flowers and wonderful cards.  The heartfelt sentiments my girls express in their cards is always a tear-jerker for me!

Look at these beautiful flowers - the smell is heavenly!  Yes ....... I am indeed blessed!

To Dream .....

Winter

This is Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England.  A wonderful event is going to take place on June 11th, 2011.  They are having their Open Day all day.  It is a Summer Craft Open Day featuring work by some of their well-known tutors/artists who represent a wide range of subjects in their summer school.  The day coincides with Open workshops displaying the work of City and Guild students on textile courses.  I would sooooo love to attend this ... wonder if hubby is reading this blog?? :-)  To dream ... will it be the "impossible" dream or ..... ???

Summer