Weekend News

It was Claudia's 12th birthday on saturday so she had a couple of friends over for a sleepover. I made the giggly girls pizza for supper and mmm mmm mmm chocolate fondue with animal crackers, strawberries, oranges, apples, marshmallows, and pretzels to dip! They watched a couple of movies (boy I'm glad we have two t.v.'s cause they talked the whole time) and stayed up late (sigh...I had to work early the next morning). The next morning Ike made the girls egg mcmuffins and hashbrowns then brought them home. I am such a terrible mom as I did not take any pictures...I had the camera ready and everything but forgot, so you'll just have to imagine the chocolatey mess they made! :(

Today I worked early (8am is considered my early shift...not that it's really early) and I got off early because it was dead! So nice especially on a wonderfully sunny and hot day! The End.

Ooooh beautiful bathroom accomplished!

Project Zoe ~ Part 2

Ok I was wrong....I didn't get the package in the mail yesterday...but I definitely mailed it today...the lady said 8 days but I know that it's sometimes faster than that! Here's another clue...It fits into this box!

We're Getting Somewhere! Here's Proof...

Had some technical difficulties yesterday as Ike had taken our one and only jump drive to work with him and left it there. I couldn't possibly post without pictures! So here is yesterday's entry...

We're finally nearing the end of our renovations! I convinced Ike to work like a mad dog these past couple of weeks and this is what we accomplished.

1. All the trim is painted and installed.

2. Brand new interior doors and handles installed.

3. Tub skirt was put together today and now to paint and install it.

4. Love it!

Here's some before & afters...for some reason I can't find any before pictures of our hideous doors...orangy-browny coloured doors with old goldy-brassy knobs!

Project Zoe ~ Part 1

I've been in a crafty mood lately so I decided to make something for baby Zoe. I really should be cleaning my house and finishing up a bit of painting but....meh. Last week I went out and bought all the materials that I would need to create this wonderful gift. It took me only a few hours to complete and I wish I could already show you pictures of it but I know that Trish creeps on my blog so I can't just yet! (It'll be in the mail tomorrow Trish!) However, I have decided to leave you with a teaser of a picture--a little part of the project.

Happy Guessing!

More Mother's Day

For Mother's Day I used the magic of my cricut and other sparkly supplies to make wonderful cards for my moms! I also made one for my grandma Klassen and on the inside it said, "Grandma's are moms with lots of frosting!". So witty! For Ike's mom we took her out to a nice restaurant in Gretna for dinner! It's called Nora's and the couple who own it are regulars of Pizza Haven. He is an amazing red seal chef and she's a great hostess (she's actually an interior designer or was I should say). They opened up not too long ago and I am so glad for another great restaurant nearby! For my mom and the rest of the fam. I made cinnamelts (a McPuke's clone but much much much tastier) and coconut macaroons! Sorry no pictures of those, I was in way too much of a hurry when I made them to take pictures (so much to do in so little time) and they were gobbled up even quicker! I am definitely going to make them again in the near future though...they were just so delish and better yet they are freezer friendly. I will then take pictures!

Tomorrow's post will be a sneak peak of my latest handywork!

Mother's Day!

I've received some complaints about my lack of blogging. Apparently somebody gets bored at work and really wants to know what kind of mundane things I've been up to on a daily basis. So...I am going to TRY to make entries once a day no matter how sad and boring they may be! (notice try is in capitals...).

This year was the first year that I have had a real mother's day! Claudia did not visit with her mom this weekend and so I actually had a child for the day. She was really sweet, her and my mother-in-law had gone shopping for a couple of gifts and a card. The notebook from TenThousandVillages, bunny candleholder, and necklace/earring set are pictured above. She also drew me several pictures incorporating the word mom and I heart mom while we drove to Dave's for dinner. Ike bought me the flowers and promised a professional massage in the near future! Of course, this morning my cat knocked over the vase; breaking it and spilling water all over the table, chair, and floor! Great! I had to rush to clean it up and find a new vase before leaving for work.

In other news....I heard this morning at work that over the weekend some man from Altona murdered his girlfriend, who was cheating on him, and then killed himself. Six months prior she had left her husband and son in Alberta and started seeing this man. He wasn't enough for her so she cheated on him with some other guy, with whom she was in bed with when she was shot to death. Some people! Moral of the story...Don't leave your husband and don't cheat on your boyfriend!

Deprivation leads to Blogging

I'm sad and a bit mad which makes it difficult to sleep, so here I am making some much needed updates to my blog when I should be sleeping! Do you like it? Much prettier and easier on the eyes I think... In the picture, the massive thing I am holding is a REAL flower cut from my mother-in-law's garden!