Last day of September

What a busy month this has been. And now at the end of it I find myself sick and creatively under the weather. Since I have been resting alot I have been reading my scrapbooking mags and am starting to feel the urge to create something. Unfortunately when I stand up to move I find that I still have no energy and that I better go back to lying down.

I have been blurfing looking for creative sites and have found Candy Shoppe Designs. I must say the ladies over there are very talented, you should check them out. I loved looking at all their creations and a few of them have me thinking about a couple of layouts. They also have challenges and I really love a good challenge. I will see if I have some energy this weekend to possibly "Get Creative".

This September has been a sad one in the Scrapbooking Industry for me, Scenic Route has closed their doors and my beloved Becky Higgins has left Creating Keepsakes. Changes, I don't like changes.

On an up note the new destination for "Crop and Cruise" for Canadians has been set for the Western Carribean in November 2010.

Farwell September, Hello October!

Has anyone seen my Mojo?

Well I have lost it, my MoJo, I just don't know where it went. If found please return to Diane.

Nothing to report on the Scrapping side of life, all is too quiet. Maybe tonight I'll try and get something accomplished. Or maybe I'll sit in front of the t.v. and watch Dancing with the Stars. I'm finding my time is cramped with all the new shows to watch. I'm currently watching DWTS, Survivor, and Amazing Race. This is a lot of t.v. for me. LOL What are you watching?

Thanks for visiting and have a great day :o)

Diane

A Little Creative

It has been a few weeks since I have been Scrapbooking. That is a huge dry spell for me. Somewhere over this busy September I have lost my mojo. Here are a couple of layouts that I did at the end of last month.

I am off to the "Full Throttle" Fundraiser Crop tomorrow at the B.C. Christian School in Port Coquitlam and I just don't know what to pack. I have been finding lately that I like to take a small self-contained project to do at crops and leave the page by page scrapbooking for when I'm at home and have all my supplies at my fingertips. So that being said, what do I pack?

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Nostalgia

Today I'm blessing my house and I always pick a cd and load it up. It has been a long time since this one has jumped off the shelf. These songs sure have me singing and thinking. I can't believe the changes in lifestyles and music over the last 50 years. Did anyone else grow up with American Graffiti and Happy Days? It also makes me think what changes are going to occur over our children's lifespans. This morning on the way to school I heard a rather graphic commercial for condoms and I'm thinking the more sheltered times might not have been so bad. LOL

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

ScrappeeDiane :o)

Happy Birthday to my Little Big Man

September is always a busy month for my family. It is the beginning of school, fishing season and the start of the busiest two birthday months for our family. This past weekend we celebrated Michael's 10th birthday. I can't believe 10 years has gone by so fast. You are one of the best things to come into my life. Now for the big celebration.

Friday night was your Birthday Party with 14 of your closest friends. We went bowling and had a blast with the music and strobe lights. Here is a photo of you with all your birthday presents just before you opened them all. You were so excited by all the gifts and there was a real big assortment of things. Everything from $ to Lego to Gift Cards to Hockey Cards.



Your buddy Evan spent the night and on Saturday morning I took you both to IHOP for your Birthday Breakfast Strawberry Crepes. They are our favourite.

In the afternoon Michael and I baked and decorated his 2nd Birthday Cake. For the party on Friday night we had a Bowling cake from the European Bakery. Now it was time for "Cake Boss" Mikey and his helper Mom to create a masterpiece for the family dinner. We baked a rainbow bits cake and then iced it with French Vanilla Frosting. We used fondant to make the Balloon and Present decorations and the final touch was just the right amount of sprinkles. This was a lot of fun to do together and I can't wait for the next cake event.

Here Michael is opening the present from his Dad and I. He was very surprised to get tickets to the Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Baseball Game in Seattle on Sunday. Yes the very next day.

On Saturday night we had Uncle Troy and his family come for the Family Birthday Dinner. Michael asked for KFC so all I had to do was go and pick it up. That was easy, bless his heart.

Sunday morning we were up bright and early and on the road for Seattle by 7:30am. We arrived at Safeco Field at 10:30am and had to wait 40mins for the stadium to open. Once inside we went down close to the field and watched the New York Yankees warm up. I took my Rebel camera and got a few shots close up. The first photo is of Derek Jeter and the second is of Ken Griffey Jr at bat. The great thing about this pitch is that it ended in a home run. The Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 7 - 1.

After the game we headed back to towards the border stopping at K-Mart, Target and Wal-Mart in search of Baseball cards. Michael loves to collect them and here in Canada it is hard to find them at a reasonable price.

When we arrived at the Canadian Border around 8pm there was an hour and 20 min wait. So I took the opportunity to get this photo of the three of us. What a great day with the exception of the border line up.

Happy Birthday Mikey!

Welcome Back BBQ

Last Friday was the Welcome Back BBQ at Michael's school. The School Staff prepared burgers for all the students and parents, what a treat.


When I entered the school I stopped by the office to say "Hi" to my favourite Secretary and she had this beautiful Sunflower on her desk. I couldn't resist pulling out my camera and snapping a quick shot.


I love the site of backpacks lined up on the pegs, it says "School is now in session" to me.



I love how blue the sky is in this photo. It sure doesn't look like Fall is on the horizon.




Here is the view from my back deck, if you click on the photo to enlarge it you can see the Golden Ears Bridge and Mt. Baker. This is why I love my house.

This past weekend I attended 2 crops and had a great time. On Saturday I got to spend some quality time with Kandice at the Lions Bay Crop and completed a layout which I will try and get uploaded tomorrow. And on Sunday I got to spend the day with my Scrapaholics Buddies at our Scrap-A-Versary Crop. I had a great time socializing, eating and humming and hawwing over a few layouts. Unfortunately the only thing I got completed was the samples for the Beginners Class I'm teaching on September 26th at the Full Throttle Fundraiser Crop.

And now it is Bedtime for Bonzo :o)

Let's Play "Ketchup"

Or better said "Catch Up". Rewind to last weekend.

One Fish,Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish...
Michael and his Dad went Salmon Fishing and Michael caught his first salmon, hook, line and sinker. WTG!!!

Fast Forward to this weekend and away they go again. Michael caught his 2nd Pink Salmon and Dad was good enough to take photos for me to Scrap.

Our annual first day of school fieldtrip this year was anticipate by all. First we collected all our friends and made our to McDonalds for lunch.

2nd and most desired was the trip to the Gelato Store. Oh so many flavours, it is just so hard to pick just 2.

I love this mural at the outside seating area of Casa Gelato. Of course it is mandatory to get photos throughout the fieldtrip and not just of the kids but of everyone. Here are the Mom's.

Thanks for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with another update from last week.

Have a Happy Monday!!!

Missing in Action

I know I have been MIA but this first week of back to school is just crazy. I have a goal to blog everyday for a whole month and at the beginning of every month I think this is going to be the one. ROTFLMAO This definately is NOT the one.

I have lots of photos from the week but they are still on the camera card. This is so not like me, usually I upload daily. I will hopefully have time next week to get caught up.

This weekend is very busy with two crops. Saturday I'm off to Lions Bay for Crop with a View and on Sunday it is the Scrapaholics Scrapaversary Crop. Tonight I have to find some time to organize a few projects for the weekend. I find if I have projects to do I get more done instead of hauling oodles of supplies that I don't use.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

September daze

Well it has been another full week with lots of planning for the Fall. My calendar is filling quickly with lots of fun and exciting events. I have just realized that next week alone I am scrapbooking Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Wow this is going to be great and I hope to accomplish alot. I'm very proud to say that I have already completed my challenge to myself to complete 99 layouts in 2009.


On Wednesday night I was out at the Scrapaholics meeting and when I got home I was creatively charged and so I made this layout. I love this little puppy that we took care of for the month of July and he is just so photogenic. The base paper was created with my Copic Air Brush System, Copic Sketch Markers and Tattered Angels Stencils.



Thursday was my brother's birthday and I spent all day making him a special card containing lots of old photos and memories from when we were kids. Unfortunately in the rush of getting out the door to his birthday dinner I forgot to take photos of it. ARGH!!! But here is one of him holding it. Happy Birthday Big Brother!





Have a Happy Friday and thanks for stopping by.

September has arrived

Well the last week of August has flown by and I'm now looking forward to September. This Summer has been filled with lots of short trips which has been a great way to spend our time together and to enjoy the outdoors and neighbouring cities. This last week of August was no exception and I managed to squeeze in two more trips before the end.

On Wednesday and Thursday I was in Squamish visiting my very dear friend Kandice. It had been way too long since we have been able to just hang together. Hanging with my Gnomies! We went for a couple of walks down to the local river and beach. We saw lots of Mother Nature and I was able to capture it with my camera. No photos just yet, I'm still uploading.

On Sunday and Monday my family and I went to Whistler. It had been over 10 years since I had been there and yes there has been lots of changes around the area but I must say the village looks the same. We stayed at the Crystal Lodge and I was very pleased with the hotel. Michael was very pleased with the pool. On the way to Whistler we stopped at the Olympic Ski Jump Venue and struted our stuff. The sun was shining towards the camera so the shot isn't that great but I just love the look of fun we are having.




In the same Olympic Park we saw this Inukshuk which to me symbolizes Whistler and the Olympics.



This a photo of a glacier that is the backdrop to the Biathalon training centre at the Olympic Park. The scenery is just gorgeous.



Here is one of the many signs in Whistler Village. You all know how I like my signs. LOL I had to refrain from doing another ABC book, but what a great idea for another trip.



After arriving in Whistler we parked our truck and headed out on foot to explore the Village. In the upper village there was the Farmer's Market and so we had lots to look at. I took the opportunity to have a mini massage and boy did that feel great. After our walk about we checked into our hotel and went for a swim in the pool. In the late afternoon we signed up for an ATV adventure up Blackcomb Mountain. I have some great photos of us riding but they are still to be upload. (They are on a different camera)

Monday morning we packed up and headed back home via Hwy 99 and the Duffy Lake Road to Lilleoot. OMG this is some of the most picturesque scenery I have ever seen. Just beautiful. If you have travelled this road you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't I strongly suggest you add it to your list of things to do. Wow it is breathtaking. I would like to take it again when there is not so much smoke in the air. The forest fires this year are really wrecking havoc.

Our trusty steed. (I love "Shrek")

Duffy Lake from two different angles. The water is green because it is glacier fed, I guess that means no swimming. There was a boat launch but no one on the lake. Everything was so calm and serene. The loudest thing was the shutter of my camera.

I'm also a sucker for a photo of a unique flower. Not sure what this is called but I love its height and spindley arms.

Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to a fun filled September full of lots of family time, creativity and productivity. What are you looking forward to?