Happy Halloween ...

After a extremely busy day of moving ...
we still ended up helping the kids ...
create their
"Gingerbread Haunted House"
(they brought the kits with them to make them here)

It takes a lot of concentration ...
to get the icing and candy placement ...
just right ...

 

Here displaying their masterpieces ...

giving Grandma a hard time ...

trying to get a picture without the silly faces ...

 I took a couple of straight face pics ... but the kids looked so unhappy in them ...
so I ended up using these ones ...

Moving Crew Arrived ...

I spent Friday in the kitchen ...
cooking and baking ahead ...
so that the moving crew would have a hardy lunch on Saturday ...


The morning went by so quickly ...
didn't even have a chance to take any photos ...
there were three trucks and a trailer ...
moving and hauling the furniture to the place of storage ...
while they were unloading ...
I quickly put out trays of luncheon meat ... cheese ... bread ... veggies ...
heated the pot of soup and popped a pizza in the oven ...
here they are enjoying a well deserved break ...
then after lunch ...
one last load of furniture was delivered to moms apartment ...
When Nathan arrived back to the house ... we all went back to the house ...
kids and all to try and get a few more things done ...

Of course with the kids  ...
there was more goofing around than anything ...
they were excited about some of the stuff they were finding ...
Ella ended up with Oma's little suitcase ...
that I can still remember her having before they moved out west ...
to me it is seemed like FOREVER ago ...

 

Sunday after breakfast ... we headed back to moms ...

cleaned out the sheds and loaded the trucks ...

so grateful that Oma came out to spend time with the grandchildren ...

so that Nathan & I  could ...
 get'er done ... !!!

Little Treasures ...

 

 

Couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures of these little guys ...

sitting on moms shelf ...

before they were packed away ...

The elephant was given to mom and dad ...
from my Tante Hilde...
my dads' sister ...
This piece was made in Austria ...
from Gmunder Keramik ...
it is an ornament to bring you good luck ...

I have a complete set of dishes from Gmunden ...
each time mom & dad would visit ...
another piece of the collection would be added ...
also when my Aunts would travel to Canada ...
I would always receive a gift from Gmunder Keramik ...
for information and history ...
visit there site HERE

Remembering Mom Knight ...

Dec. 15, 1924 - Oct. 28, 2008
 

This picture was taken when we had gone home for moms 80th birthday celebration ...

It was wonderful to visit with all of our family and friends ... !!!

Always in our thoughts and in our hearts ... 

remembering the good times ...

Keeping Busy ...

"Nixon wants to know when he can ride this quad" ...
that was the look he was giving mom  ...
Kendall said he was laughing just so happy to be sitting on it ...

"Hold on little one ...
it won't be long and you will be riding with the big guys" ...

Daigen decided he wanted to go outside ...
this was the outdoor attire he chose for the day ...

 

Daigen working hard in getting the trucks under cover ...

in the play centre ...

(I think he wants to run them down the slide ... 

or maybe he knows that his baby brother wouldn't be able to get them up there ...  yet ... !!!)

On The Wall ...

 

This painting has a new place in our home ...

in the hallway upstairs ...

The mountain is called "der Katzenstein "...

and is in Gmunden next to the Traunstein in Austria
It was a gift from her nephew Horst ... 

his wife Roswitha and daughter Christine ...  

This oil painting was especially created for mom ...

Mom ... dad ... family and friends would spend time together ...

 hiking the trails ...

For more information on this mountain and it's surroundings ...

click HERE ...

A Warm Corner ...

 

This was one of my favourite corners in mom & dads house ...

I love how mom decorated this area ...

hopefully mom will help me to display  ...

 these specials treasures as they find their way to our home ...

From One Day To Another ...

Took these photos late on Monday afternoon ...
was surprised how far down the snow line was ...
and how beautiful the golden colours were ...
from the Larch (Tamarak) Trees ...
Had a feeling this day that we were in for lots of snow soon ...
It was a busy day putting all the outdoor things away ...
as soon as I had finished covering the patio furniture ...
went inside ...
and the snowflakes started to fall ...

The view on Tuesday morning ...

 

We had more snow up at our house ....

than down at the lake ...

still is a beautiful sight ...

Excited for the winter season to begin ... 

but ...

it could have waited until we were done moving Oma ...

and 

for the kids next week ...

as they make their rounds ... treat or treating for Halloween ... !!!

Don't Touch My Flowers ...

 

 

Mom and Kurt went to the store to pick up some flowers ...

for Margarits birthday ...

When they were back in the apartment ...

mom saw that there were two bouquets ...

she was so touched that Kurt had bought her flowers as well ...

she just LOVED them ...

so mom unwrapped the flowers and put them into a vase ...

Kurt was puzzled why mom was arranging the flowers in the container ...

when they were just going over to see Margarit ...

WELL ... the story is that the reason Kurt had two bouquets ...

was that one was from Margarit's son ...

and the other one was supposed to be from them ... !!!!

Oh my goodness ...

mom started laughing so hard ...

and she told Kurt that he would have to wrestle her to the ground ...

if he thought she was going to give up her flowers now ...

 I do know that Margarit had lots of flowers in her room ...

and had a great birthday ... !!!

(not sure if any of them were from mom & Kurt though ... ???)

Moon In September ...

 

 

 

 

These photos were taken the night of the "Blue Moon" ...

amazing how quickly the moon moved across the night sky ...

it took all of about 5 min of time ...

It was a beautiful night ... 

while relaxing out on the deck ...

watching natures live movie ...

Happy Faces ...

 

Nixon was so happy when he received this little Ride 'em Car ...
just look at the gleam in his eyes ...
he's getting to be such a "big boy" at 9 mths ...

 

Big smiles for Ella too ...

with her new iPod touch ...

that she purchased with her own money ...

just love getting iMessages ...

and spending a few moments on FaceTime ...

with all the grandchildren ...

(and Grandpa she will be calling you as well ... be prepared !!!)

House Is Sold ...

 

The conditions were removed yesterday ...

Oma's house is now sold ...

of course there are mixed emotions ...

sadness on one hand ...

relief in the other ...

this will enable Oma the freedom to move forward with her life ...

We will always have our memories of our life there ...

and it will be good to see the house being lived in ... 

with the new owners ...

 creating their own memories ...

The Heat Is On ...

Mike was excited to get working on the boiler ...
to get the pipes hooked up ...
for in-floor heating for the shop ...

 

Mike had this ...

water distribution manifold with mixing valve and pump ...

fabricated for the shop ...

he spent the afternoon installing it ...

and by 6:00 we had the boiler fired up ...

and hot water was circulating ...

 heating up the floor in the shop and the house ...

Remembering Dad ...

May 29, 1925 - Oct. 18, 2008

 

This picture was taken on June 15, 2008 ... 

outside on the deck ...

Fond memories of good times together ...

missing you today and everyday ...

Sending my love ...

Here's The Skinny On Scarves ...

In the midst of crocheting slippers ...
I received another pattern from Dagmar...
this time it was for an easy scarf ...
one she said I had to make ...
(starting with 259 stitches ...
4 crochet rows ...
and a edging of picot stitches ...
ended up being 2 1/2 " wide and 8ft long ...)

 

It was a cool ... rainy day ...

perfect time to wrap this stylish scarf around me ...

to keep warm ...

Turkey Dinner For Mike ...

 

Today we had our Thanksgiving dinner ...
as Mike was unable to enjoy one last week ...
Mom & Kurt joined us for the afternoon and evening ...
arriving with a beautiful bouquet of flowers ...
and ... YES this is OMA cooking in my kitchen ...
making her  famous "Blau Kraut" ...
and just look at the delectable turkey ...

We're grateful for spending time together ...
and the many blessings in our lives ...

 

After being stuffed like a turkey ...

Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream ...

was served for dessert ...

with a 

fresh cup of Decaf coffee ...