Well, we made it through the mountains in the UHaul.. whew.. what an experience! It was okay though, no problems, the driving was okay.. just like driving a car with no rear view mirror and a huge blind spot. :) I didn't realize JUST how much Cole loved to talk until I was sat next to him for 16 hours straight with nothing to do but stare out the window! We sang silly songs, played eye-spy, told stories, he told me ALL the things he wanted for Christmas... we talked about the adventures we would have and I broke up the odd arguement.
We stayed overnight along the way and all in all, it was as good of trip as I would ever have planned for.
Credits: Michelle Coleman BG paper (Genuine Spirit), Flowers from Sara Carling (Aero) and Angie Briggs, Natalie Braxton ribbon, alpha from Agnes Lahur (recolored), font is Cheapskate).
We are here, and slowly getting settled. Eric, sadly, had to fly back to Edmonton on the 29th of August. He has to go back and wait for the house to sell.. and work in the meantime. I think his saddest moment was leaving his Harley at his Mom and Dad's.. LOL. Naww.. we miss him... here are some pictures we took about 10 minutes before he left :(
Credits: Everything by myself, Kari Hentzelt, available at MemoirMarket.com
I miss you, Spanky :(
School started on September 4th, and, knock on wood... the boys absolutely LOVE it. Like, I mean.. Blake is disappointed when Saturday comes around and there's no school! He's in a 3/4 split (there are only 6 grade 3's in the entire school) and his teacher is extremely upbeat and positive.. and he just loves the school. He is thrilled that he has a locker, has gym strip, and has made a whack of new friends already. Cole is in a 1/2 split class and is taught by the same teacher that taught his Uncle Steven 25 years ago. She's an awesome teacher as well. Cole loves school too, and is now starting to get used to the whole-day school. The first few days he was WIPED right out! LOL.
Credits: BG paper and woven ribbon by myself, flower doodles by Eve Recinella, screws by Rina, felt alpha by Robin Carlton, font is Cheapskate.
On the weekends, we have been taking in the sights and attractions while the weather (aka: amazing indian summer) is good. Last weekend we went to the Farmer's Market with Grandpa, found some amazing deals on fresh organic fruits and veggies (hey Eric, you will LOVE it.. lol). On Sunday, we took Stella to the beach for a swim and had a nice picnic.....
Credits: Everything by myself, except notepaper alpha by Doris Castle
I am at work on the basement here, filling the little nicks in the walls and re-painting.. it's looking nice. I have also been hard at work getting my shoppe at
SCRAPBOOKBYTES opened up.. and I am happy to say.. it is!
ScrapbookBytes was the first Digital Scrapbooking website I came across when I started back in 2004 and it is a highly esteemed and high-traffic website.. so I am over the moon to be selling there. I am also in the tail end of having MemoirMarket redesigned by the talented Lauren Barden of
Injader... her and her husband Ben are an amazing team. I sent them my graphics and they are working on making my website look exactly how I have it in my head. It is looking quite smashing, if I say so myself!
SO, I guess that's a big enough update for now.... if ya'll could spare some ~^*^~^*^~^*~^ SELL HOUSE, SELL ~^*^~^*^~^*^~ vibes, so I can have my Pooky back.. that would be very much appreciated. And, if you're the praying kind.. please spare some for my Dad, Grandpa and friend, S... it would be very much appreciated.
I hope you're all well and in good spirits... 'til next time :)
