A Snowy Night ...

In the evening of November 23 ...
the snow was gently falling ...
I went out to stoke the boiler for the night ...
and ended up going for a walk in the snow ...
it was so beautiful ... light ... fluffy ... snow ...
 

Was hoping it would continue to snow all night ...

but by morning ...

the temperature had risen ...

and most of the snow that had fallen ...

was melting ...

Anxiously waiting for lots of snow ... !!!

An Old Plate ...

 

Remembrance of this old serving plate and bowl ...

being placed on the table for our meals ...

not sure what occasion or when mom received this set 

the bowl was well used as the flowers and the gold trim are quite faded ...

A Rainbow Of Colour ...

 

These rainbow slippers were sent to Cindy ...

for her birthday ...

I was so excited for her to receive them ...

she has been in my thoughts ...

and I wanted her to be surrounded with colour ...

Made for her with Love ... !!!

Yeah ... Dad's Home ...

Poor Nathan didn't have a chance to breathe ...
since he got home ...
Attack of the kids ... !!!

Figured that dad could pack them up the stairs ...
to tuck them into bed ...
Hanging on for dear life ...
James kept falling off ...
Ella getting tired ...
just wanting to go to bed ...

This was early morning ...
heading out the door ...
to take the kids to school ...

Active Kids ...

Craig decided to join the Martial Arts Club this year ...
he is doing really well with the moves ...
and he seems to like climbing up the wall as well ...
Craig also belongs to the Cubs Organization ...

James wanted to play hockey ...
a little go getter ...

He is also involved with Hip Hop Dance ...
and belongs to the Beavers Organization ...

 

Ella decided that she wanted to try figure skating ...

instead of playing hockey ...

so cute ...

she also is dancing at the Alberta Dance Academy ...

at a different time than James ...

and belongs to the Beavers Organization as well ...

Definitely a busy household ...

Happy Birthday Mom ...

Handmade With Love

Wishing you a Happy Birthday mom ...
hope you are having a great time on the coast ...
You may not need the scarf there ...
but you will when you arrive back home ...

 

I purchased this book for my dear friend Dagmar in September for her birthday...

and thought mom would really enjoy reading it as well ...

so I went back down to Eureka to pick one up for her ...

(can't wait for mom to read it ... then I will be able enjoy it as well when she's done)

See You Soon ... xoxo

for more information on Alicia R. Edwards visit my post dated ...

September 11, 2012

"Around The Corner"

(she has just finished her 2nd book ... waiting for it to be published)

Kitchen Duty ...

Nathan had checked the freezer to see how much deer meat he had ...
I was going to take some back home with me to make some more Jerky ...
He spotted bags full of meat ... that were to be made into sausage ...
since I was there and he was going to be getting a freezer full of moose soon ...
It was decided that we would work together and make sausage ...
We started the process after dinner ...

The chunks of meat were trimmed ...
grinder ready ...
thru the machine it went along with some pork ...
I started out pushing the meat into the grinder ...
but that was a tough job for a shorty like me ... so Nathan took over that job ...
after mixing all the meat in a large pot ...
and adding seasoning ...
we were ready to start stuffing the casings ...
half the batch was to be made into Italian Sausage ...
and the other into Breakfast Sausage ...
We ended up making only one batch that night ...
leaving the other batch for the morning ...
was getting to late and we were tired ...

 

This was the first batch done ... not bad for a couple of rookies ...

made about 20 lbs of Italian Sausage ...

completed the Breakfast Sausage Mix of  20 lbs the next morning ...

packaging all of them up and putting them into the freezer 

There was some of the ground meat left over ...

instead of making a few patties ...

 I put it into a loaf pan ...

baked it up  ...

and had a few slices for dinner ...

just the right amount of seasoning for my taste ...

was delicious ...

I did get a few packages of Sausages ...

as well as getting the extra meat ...

to be made into Jerky ...

one of these days ...

(I will bring some to Ian & Kendall the next time we go for a visit... soon I hope ...)

Just So Cute ...

 

I am so grateful when Kendall sends me pictures of the boys ...

how adorable to see them playing with the same toy together ...

"brotherly love"

Looks like Nixon is raring to go ...

and I think he is trying to tell mom ...

that he really wants one of these cars ...

and he looks so cute with the Santa hat on ...

while shopping at the dollar store ...

think he is ready for his 1st Christmas ... !!!

Daigen taking a turn on the xylophone ...

during his music class ...

maybe another musician in the family ...

Daigen just loves music ... singing and dancing ... 

he is so fun to watch ...

brings a smile to my face ...

(and grandma loves singing songs with him too )

Birthday Gifts ...

Some of the gifts the boys received ...
iTunes cards ... lots of cash ... Angry Bird Games ... Lego

Both the boys opening their cards ...
wondering who got them their Razor Scooters ...
they both looked up at me while I had the camera in my hand ...
a big thank you to both grandpa and grandma ...
(they can say thank you to Grandpa when he gets home this week)
 

Once all the gifts were opened ...

the kids headed for the arcade games ...

Ella was watching the boys with their gifts ...

Soon it was time to end this party ...

Goodie bags handed out ...

and we were headed home ...

displaying some of their birthday cards ...

Looks like the kids still had lots of energy ...

wrestling in the living room ...

ending with a dog pile on Craig ...

Combined Birthdays ...

Saturday, November 10, 2012

This was the only day that worked out to have a birthday party ...
for James And Craig ...
as they are both born in the month of November ...
one at the beginning and the other one near the end ...
the party was held at the Bowling Alley ...
with a few of their friends from school ...
looks like they had a great time ...

After spending an hour of bowling ...
it was time to have lunch ...
hooray for Pizza and drinks ...
quite a hungry bunch of kids ....

 

Candles lit ...

9 on one side - 7 on the other ...

we were ready to sing Happy Birthday ...

and watch the boys make their wish ...

and blow out the candles ...

James blew his candles out before Craig could get situated ... 

so that they could blow them out together ... 

It was a yummy "Angry Bird" theme cake ...

 chocolate and vanilla marble cake with custard filling ...

the kids loved the icing ...

Next ... the  ... Presents ... !!!!

Beautiful Cards ...

 

I received a package in the mail from my dear friend Dagmar ...

These are postcards that she had printed ...

using her own photos ...

what a wonderful idea ... !!!

I plan to select a few of my own photos ...

to have postcards printed ...

for more info go to ... MOO.COM

Thank you Dagmar for this special gift ... !!!

The Mountains ...

Early morning photo of the Rocky Mountains ...

 

Out on the deck ...

taking this picture of Fisher Peak ...

at 20x zoom ...

was amazed at how clear it was ...

Still learning with this new camera ...

 so far I like it a lot ...

My New Camera ...

This is my new camera ...
the shutter on my old one broke ...
hope that it will take great photos ...
love that it has 20x zoom ...

 

These were the first few pictures I took ...

I have a lot to learn about this new camera ...

 I am up for the challenge ... with practise ...

to get the perfect photos to post ...

In The Air ...

November 5, 2012
 

The view was spectacular once the plane made it thru the clouds ...

it was quite a rough ride ... with extreme winds ... due the Chinook Arch ...

(felt like a roller coaster ride ... the Gravol was is my hand)

I still loved seeing the snow-capped mountains on this sunny day ...

and was grateful to have landed safely on the other side ...

Saying Goodbye ...

November 5, 2012
 

It's always difficult to say goodbye to the grandchildren ...

(of course... to Ian & Kendall as well ... )

It was time for Grandma to fly back home ...

We had an absolutely wonderful time ... 

just hanging out ... relaxing ... playing ... singing ...  crafting ...

Already thinking about seeing them again ...

 will make sure Grandpa comes along this next trip ...

A New Book ...

A trip to Costco ...
to check out the new toys and books ...
ended up picking out a couple of books for Nixon & Daigen ...
Nixon fell in love with Rudolph ...
and while standing in line at the checkout ...
he wanted to hold and play with his new buddy ...
we could hardly get it out of the package fast enough for him ...
Daigen picked out a pop-out book of animals ...

Oh boy ... Nixon is getting ready to stand up ...
"hey ... !!!  look at me mom ... I'm standing " ...
then you can see his expression and hesitation ...
as to whether he should take that next step or not ...

Tub time for the boys ...
then popcorn and a movie ...
and guess what was playing ... ???
of course it was ...
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" ...
Nixon was mesmerized by the show ...
and kept looking at his new little reindeer ...