Today I would like to give thanks....

< for FAMILY for those present and remember those that are not here with us. Yep its Thanksgiving here in Canada, and its that time to be thankfull for all you have and to remember those and try to help those that have not. Well we had a great day today we went over to the Sister In laws and had a great thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. We had ham, scalloped potatoes, beets from the garden, and Japenses salad and of the course the Pumpkin pie, made by my mother in law. After dinner we played this great game called Catch Phrase, its a great game, for kids or adults. Now I am stuffed and tired, but had to blog cause I have not done it in a few days and I know you probably all wondering where is she. Well my mother came over today and went to dinner with us and is spending the night and tommorw we are having Turkey at my house, so be ready for a picture of Tom. Mot much going on in the studio these past two days, but I have an idea cooking and I feel the itch to create so maybe tommorrow night. Well should hit the hay so talk to you tommorw.

Studio Friday...Stick it to the board

:This is one of my boards that I have in my studio, I use these boards for inspiration, I put finished work up, I put some sketches up there, magazine articles, whatever strikes my fancy goes on the boards. Thanks for looking.

Gone crazy cleaning...

Here is a picture of the cleaned up storage room, I so proud, you should have seen it before I threw everything out. Well tonight I missed my show Grey;s Atonomy as I had to go and get my hair cut, then out for dinner with a friend and my mother for dinner. Just got home, the hubby and daughter went to the hockey game together, a little bonding wont hurt either one of them. Well its Thanksgiving this weekend, usually I cook a turkey and have whoever is here over. But my husbands sister and brother inlaw moved here, so we are off to their new home to have it, I am looking forward to it. Other than that, not doing much this weekend, some art therapy, some shopping,some sleeping, or I mean alot of sleeping, some cooking. My daughter is taking her learners test on Friday, I hope she passes, I told her I did not want to be driving her around when she was 30. Most kids by 18 have their liscence to many people to drive her places, she should have to take the bus for awhile to see how she likes it. Well I am going to bed early tonight, so I should hit the road, talk to you tommorow....

Diamonds are a girls best friend...

Not quite diamonds.. We all bought jewlerry well we were on our Girls Weekend away, we found this bead store(our friend makes jewllery and was on the lookout for beads) and we found this bracellets all slightly different but all for the same case "Breast Cancer so three of us bought one, and the talented designer bought the beads and will make her own. Did not blog last night was very busy cleaning out the storage room, now I took a picture of it, how clean it is but my daughter suggested that nobody would want to see that. So I took all the stuff we did not want anymore to the Goodwill and the heavy stuff my husband took today, so its so clean in there you could sleep there.... (notice of proud, it was alot of work).Tonight my hubby and I went to the local pizza place for dinner, no pizza for me Spagetti, still trying to stay on my diet, so drumroll please or half a drum roll I only lost 1 lb but that is like one pound of butter. Well I did manage to make it down to the studio for a littlw while am working on mini album will have pictures tommorow. Well must hit the hay, still trying to make it to bed early. Talk to you tommorw.

Are Two heads better than one...

weill i got these two heads the other day at the thrift store, dont ask me what I am going to do with them, but I could not leave the store without them, I might collage them, or paint them, I keep looking at them, something will speak to me and I will know what to do. Today was other beautiful fall day, I am going back to work on Wednesday, I am feeling much better now so I think I am ready to go back,,,,, I went down to the studio tonight and finished a scrapbook page with my daughter in it (halloween about 12 years ago) you could say I am behind...I dont scrapbook in any order just when the mood strikes and the pictures. Other than that I did not do to much more so I wont bore you with the mundane aspects of my life. I did go to the favourite store for a the letter T came out 25 dollars poorer but happy. Well am going to bed got to get back into the mode for work. So talk to you tommorw.

I am woman hear me roar...

Today was a totally great day, I was feeling better today, yesterday i think I had a touch of the flu. Today I just hung around the house and recouped, the weather was fall like and beautiful, all the trees have just about turned and I love the colour. I created art in my studio which is always a bonus and liked it. I actually went down to the studio to clean out our storage room, that did not get done but there always tomorrow. and now my favourite show is on Project Runway.... I can sew but not like that...Well short blog its Sunday and I need to finish watching the show, talk to you all tommorw.

Crocodile Rock...

Yes that's right Elton was here....no not at my house in my city. And did I attend no what would be the reason, the tickets were out of sight...But now here I think why did I not go, I should have just bite the bullet and bought a ticket. I love his music,he rocks on the piano and he puts on quite a show. Oh well I will read the reviews in the paper tommorw and see what I missed. Today my daughter I shopped in one of the funkier neigbourhoods and bought a couple of things. I did order a stamp ( a circle with dots) but the day was great, the weather was perfect. My mother came over for dinner and then we watched two movies, Brokeback Mountain, and the weatherman. I thought she might be shocked with Brokeback (she is 78) but no not a word, in fact she liked the movie. Who knew. Well the movie was on I worked on a halloween layout (my daughter is 17 now) so this was when she was about 5 but it turned out very well, a couple more things left to do and I will post it tommorw. This morning at 9:00 I reached 3000 people who have read my blog. Thanks to everyone who reads this and keep up the good work. Well better hit the hay talk to you tommorw.

Remembering when...

My mother and I today were discussing my sister (if you have been reading this blog my sister at age 55 passed away suddenly in January) we talking about when we lived in Europe and just rembering her. I have been thinking about her every day since her death and wishing she was still here to share my day with. I wrote a poem just after she died and want to share it with you today, I have written many poems but I will share this one:

The sun sits low in the afternoon sky
I am sure I saw an angel flying high\
Was it you just here to say goodbye

I question the reasons why you had to go
We had a plan for when we were old and slow
To sit and watch the rivers ebb and flow

I miss you more each passing day
We will remember you till we are all old and grey
I hope you never knew or felt any pain
Our loss of you is heavens gain

The loss of a sister is hard to expalin
My grief is real and hard to contain
My sister, a daughter, a wife and a mother
We will love you every day like no other

lee

Girls just wanna have fun....

Just wanted to post the art peice I worked on last night. I will write more tonight.Well I am back. Just went away to do some heavy duty cleaning which this house needed, so I did the kitchen, now I am tired so I am taking a break. I made this picture of my friends (I am not in the picture). I though they would get a kick out of it, one said (and I not telling which one) could you not have make us skinner, I just laughed at that. Well today is another beautiful fall day the leaves are coming down fast and furious, so I want to get my camera out on Saturday and take some pictures, so that the plan for Saturday. Hubby is working late tonight, the daughter (unemployed again but that's other story) is going out with her boyfriend and I am all alone to enjoy myself, dont know yet what I am going to do, but it could involve shopping at my favourite store. I am taking a scrapbooking challenge of Ronna Farrs website and its scrapbooking my 5 favourite things, so I was
sitting here thinking what are they: 1. Diet Coke (we all know that) 2. Grey's Anatomy or Dr. House 3. Daniel Powter 4.Art/Photography 5.Blogging. Notice I did not put my friends and family that was just to predicable. So I am going to make this mini album out of a deck of oversized playing cards, so will probably post tommorw the results. Well as you can see it is afternoon only, but I felt like blogging so will take to you tommorw....

all things vulcan...

After a little editing I am showing you the vulcan ears that I purchased in Vulcan, Alberta. I had a blast there, my buddies I think thought I was crazy but they dont love Enterprise like I do.... Well today was a beautiful fall day, really really nice. It was the first day of the big Diet and I totaly stuck to it and did not suffer, one day one 364 more to go....Ha ha. Well have you guys been watching the new shows, I of course have been watching my fav's, House, Grey's Anatomy,Gilmore Girls,Project Runway, all favourites. Well i did not do to much today, i took my mother to her therapy session at the hospital, for her heart and her excerise session other than that, just stayed home. With all this time at home you think i would be down in the studio just creating, but my energy level is down, but I am thinking and writing things down that I want to do. In fact I am going down as soon as I am done here and starting a piece. So talk to you tommorow, and for those of you who read my blog thanks....

Almost 18 and ready to fly....

Made this layout awhile ago, decided to post today. Yep she is almost 18, and they think that once there 18 the world changes...Well she is in for a big disapointment, once you get older, more responsiblity and you wish we were 17 years old again. The young want to get older and older want to get younger. Well today was just a rest and relax day, cleaned the studio, sorted paper, cut paper, and I went to the nutrionist today. Tommorw is the first day of the big diet...Now I am telling the world this ( or the few faithful readers this because I am going to be accountable to you) each Wednesday I will tell you if I have lost or gained. I am thinking about WW again, but I will see how i do on my own, I know that diet like the back of my hand, my Nutrionist gave me one to, so I am going to combine them and see how that goes.... Also today I was listening to one of my old CD from the Movie Hope Floats, this is a great little CD lots of cool, songs, really mellow, really relaxing. Well I am going to hit the hay look at the time and me trying to get to bed early... So I will talk to you all tommorow. And thanks for all the wonderful comments that you all made on my blog, it had totaly made my day....

Crocs Rock

Yep that right we all had crocs for the trip, we all wore them, if you have not got a pair, run right out and get one, they are so light and light on your feet, you feel like you are not wearing any shoes. My mom has a pair and totaly loves them and she is 78, she wanted a black pair, but to late in the season to find any, but I found some in Great Falls and guess what they are going to be a christmas present. Today I went to the Scrapfest and had a blast, I just went to the trade show, spend maybe 3 hours walking around, looking at all the cool stuff, of course bought some, (oh I mean lots, but if my hubby is reading this I bought a few things). Bought the book I was waiting for Scrapbooking with design paper, I already do that but thought I could do it better. I dont scrapbook like a traditional scrapbooker does, I like to add alot more art, sometimes no pictures at all just hand drawn pictures, to get my message across. At first I worried about that, but you know what that's the way I do it and I like it like that. Today was a beautfiul kind of fall day, very nice and sunny. After the scrpfest, came home and basically read my book and did nothing, just relaxed just like the doctor ordered. We rented a movie tonight called Kingdom it was very good, a little hard to get into but good. We had some friends over and laughed and had a good time. Well its 10:30 and I wanted to get to be early so talk to you tommorow...

I'm Just a girl....

Just had to post again tonight, 2 times in one night must be a record, I just finished this art piece and wanted to post it. It tells you that you are just like everybody else no matter how you look, and yes i meant to make the ears that big....

Lethbridge - The house you grew up in

This is my friend ML house in Lethbridge she grew up in this house, and on our way to Great Falls we stopped by the house and took some pictures, both parents have passed away and so it was a little sad for her to remember . But the house had not changed much and we went around the backalley and the yard was great. Well have not been doing to much since I have been off work, just laying around and relaxing, and I feel a little better. Well the weather here has been cold and rainy , but we are in for a good day tommorw. I am going in the morning to Scrapfest a convention for scrapbookers, I am not registered, but I am going to the trade show, I am so excited.... Then home for the afternooon, that should be enough for me. Well talk to you tommorw and I will let you know how everything was, maybe I can take some photos. ....

Canvas Album complete.....

The picture does not do the album justice, it turned out really well, nice colour, pictures went well, there is a mini album inside the vertical picture. I loved making it, went by fast and I have fun. Well I am off work for a couple of weeks, the doctor recommended it, I am run down and I need to rest and renew. So that is exactly what I am going to do, I have just been feeling crappy lately. They were very nice about it at work. Just a short post today, but wanted to show you the album. Talk to you tommorow.

Back from the trip and ready to blog...

This little picture was taken in Vulcan, Alberta where they have a tribute to all things Enterprise, now a little tidbit about me, I like the TV show Enterprise, Star Trek etc. So on the trip we made a little stop, took a bunch of stupid pictures of me, with vulcan ears, etc which will never make on this blog, but we had a blast. I also got a tshirt, can't leave there without a tshirt. Well we got back Sunday around 7:00 tired and glad to be home, a long ride home, but we did have a great time, bought alot of clothes, drank, etc and generally just talked and talked, we never run out of things to say to each other. Our friend Lois even bought a Lawn Mower, now I know you saying could she not get that at home cheaper. Nope, this girl knows her lawnmowers and she got a great deal, so she was happy, we were loaded to the rafters , the border did not give us to much trouble, we of course had to pay duty over a 100 each just about, so that gives you a good idea of how much stuff we bought. We all bought this pain relieve medicine called Alieve , but we had to give it up at the border, who knew it was a banned substance in Canada. Well its back into the groove, work and ironing. Tommorow night I go to my
Canvas glass to do my project, which I will bring home photograph and post on my blog, I am really excited. Went to Walmart tonight to get the final pictures and I am ready. Well enough of my excitement, I know you all can hardly contain yourselves, I am going to hit the hay, I am trying my best to get to bed early. Talk to you tommorow.

It's beginning to feel like fall when the

Fall arrangement comes out and the summer one goes into storage. I got these new vase at Michaels on sale for 7.00 it looks like it is really heavy, but light as a feather. Well tommorow night I am off for the trip with the girls, so will not be blogging until Sunday night, so stay tuned for pictures of the trip. I am looking forward to going with my pals, lots of laughs, shopping and just chilling. I need to do that, I am quite tired and I need some new life injected into these tired bones. Well the job did not last to long for the daughter, she is quitting on Friday night, they were not giving her the hours they promised nor the money. She got another job at the Olive Garden for way more money, she needs to save that money for University (half at least)which both hubby and I decided. If we paid it all what would she have to work for.... Well enough philosphy 101 for tonight, I have a ton of stuff to do to get ready for tommorow, packing etc. So I will say goodnight and talk to you on Sunday I should have plenty to say....

All these for under 10 bucks....

what kind of super shopper am I... Those are art pens my friends, I have been looking for these for ages, but way out of my price range, I tried each and every one of them and they work, brand new photo magzs, paint etc. I bought the pens at a thrift shop for $2.00 I was in looking for frames, and I stumbled across them, was I excited or what, thought to myself even if a couple work its worth 2 bucks, but bonus they all work...Well today I took half a day off did some shopping, went out for mussels with my mother for dinner, hubby went to a football game, more shopping and now home just watching fashion rocks on tv and blogging. Got to get the presents for the girls made this weekend that is the goal, gotta to get the some pictures at walmart developed and that is it. Well I know you riveted to this blog with all this exciting information but I am going to go now and I will talk to you tomorrow.

A masterpiece in progress..

Yep, this is what the studio looks like when I am creating, ususally much worse, I think I was in the process of cleaning up when I took this picture. Well a week today I am off on my trip to Great Falls with the gals, am counting the days, just chilling, shopping, and just having a blast. The weather is great here, my daughter got a job for the next year, (when she starts college is taking a year off to work) hubby had a job interview (even when he wasnt looking for a new job) the stars must all be aligned. I am working on the project for the trip, so cant really say to much about it, as the gals read the blog. Work is work, and the sun is still out and shining, all and all a great day. We have no water at present, there was a water break and the water has been off since this morning, so if it is not on in the morning, I am off to the Motherin Laws for a shower.... Cant go to work without a shower....Well gotta go talk to you tommorrow, pray for the water to come back on....

Cruising on a Monday afternoon.....

Yep, thats my friend and me, today we just hung out together, coffee, shopping, it was a beautful day, and had the top down in her car. We had a blast today, I need to make more time for my friends. I wanted to tell about her, she is a very talented jewerly designer, I will have a link to her website soon. Her designs are to die for.... Well were off to the Olive Garden to celebrate our belated aniversary and i am looking forward to it. To nice to do any art today, just thinking, sketching and soaking up some sun.....Talk to you tomorrow. Just found spell check, so that will help me out lots, i am sure you all have noticed I am not the greatest speller.