Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up - Idol Gives Back

You will just love this.. even if you're not a Grobanite like me..... how can you resist the sweet faces of the African Children's Choir?!

Enjoy :)

He's SIX....

Who would have thought 6 years could go by so quickly?! And... who SAID he could grow up so darn fast? Cole's smitten that he's six now.. here are a few pics:)

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Credits: Papers and bows are my own (MemoirMarket), ribbon, trains, screws and train sign from Kathryn Balint.

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Credits: Template by Rachel Giallongo, papers from Meredith Fenwick, Gina Cabrera, Katie Pertiet, beaded hemp from Jen Wilson, horseshoe from Rina, corderoy alpha from Shannon Lee

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Credits: Template on first from Rachel Giallongo, all papers and elements by myself


So yeah.. he got spoiled.. hehe.

On to other notes, I found the boys a school for next year. A REAL school, with morals and ethics and RESPECT! They will be going to Major General Griesbach on the old base just 5 minutes down the road.. and I could not be happier. I have heard nothing but great things about this school and I am eager for them to go in September.

It's FINALLY Spring here.. after a final (hopefully, final) snowfall last week. Eric has his bike out on the road and and ear to ear grin, proudly displaying the true sign of a happy biker..... bugs in the teeth.. lol. We are expecting Eric's parents and Aunt Irene next week for a visit, so that will be nice. Right now I am busy finishing up the painting of the trim and what not.. along with general cleaning and so forth, so I am busy!

Okay, so I don't THINK I am missing anything, but if so.. I will just post back here later! Take care, and hope you're all well and in good spirits!

Ciao :)

The New 'Do..

Almost forgot to post about my new do... which is the exact opposite of what I described to the lady... but I am rather enjoying it anyhow! Hehe. I still think I need to trim the straighter parts up front (at the bottom) where my normally naturally curly hair doesn't curl very well... But, regardless... even with the highlights subtle, it's pretty cute I think. Eric even likes it.. and that's saying something for a man who loves long hair!
Anyhoo.. here it is (excuse the blurry pic)... thanks again Lesley and Laing!!! :)

Okay.. so like...

WHEW... I am glad that's over! LOL. I love holidays, don't get me wrong... but the baking and cooking over a hot stove had me WORN right out! We enjoyed a dinner of ham and baked pineapple, scalloped taters, glazed carrots, homemade buns and lemon meringue pie... and I ate wayyy too much easter chocolate. I have a weakness for Mini Eggs. Oi vey.
The easter bunny went way overboard (I don't believe in outright presents for Easter, but none the less, I am not complaining).... he brought me a Lindt gold bunny and a huge bag of mini eggs... and THESE:

I think the easter bunny went a TAD bit overboard, and perhaps wants me to feel guilty? LOL. But, they're beautiful... I now have quite the collection of Swarovski.. and it needs to STOP! :) Everytime Eric and I go to dinner at Dante's.. just the two of us.. the waitress ALWAYS brings me a package of the stuff... so I have committed to not going there anymore!

So, Cole turns SIX on April 16th.. who told him he could go ahead and grow up? *sniff* He wanted his room done... so we're getting rid of the bunkbeds and got him this bed (we wanted something solid wood)..

and of course, he needed a quilt set featuring trains... so this Pottery Barn Kids set will grace his bed.. I got it on clearance, in a last ditch effort, I took a quick look at HomeSense's clearance section and voila... one lone twin set with trains! I was so stoked!

Isn't it CUTE? I am also going to be stencilling large words on his wall... I think perhaps "I Think I Can, I Know I Can" .... or if you have any other suggestions... please let me know :)

Before I go, I have to post the most recent layouts... for your viewing pleasure.. hehe.
The matching page to the layout of Blake in my last post...

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And one last one for today...

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Ciao everyone.. so much to do this week.. gotta start now! (Thank goodness Eric took the week off work!)

xoxox

Quick Post................

Okay, I just wanted to post a quick LO of my sweet boy! :)

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Oh... and one more... just for fun.. hehe.

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Rest Peacefully, dear Gran....

Well, it's been a couple weeks.... the boys and I were planning a trip to BC on Mar 23 to see Gran... I wanted to tell her how much I love her... but I got word on Thursday morning.. the 22nd.. that she had passed at 3:10 am. So, we made the trip out for a funeral instead. I did get to see her and give her a kiss goodbye... and spent a lot of time with funeral arrangements to help out Mom and Aunt Judy, Grandpa and the rest of the family. I gave the eulogy, but in my mind, the eulogy is still playing. I think of her constantly.
The 13.5 hour drive each way with the boys was a bit tiring, but I am so glad I got to go out and be there. I spent some nice time with Mom and got to see Jennifer... but did not visit with anyone per se.
Here is the photo we used on her memorial pamphlet.. I decided to scrapbook it tonight for my heritage album, this is Gran at age 16.. wasn't she stunning?

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I will post more later.. I am really tired right now and need to get into the tub and SOAK!