New Scraproom

Finally after years of scrapping I have my own room to set up and organize. It has a wall of shelves with a spot to put my desk. There isn't much for lighting so I have to make do with a couple small lights for now but will eventually find a permanent fixture for in here. My new room is even big enough to have my sewing machine out and still have a desk to put my laptop on. I have not done much in the way of creating in here yet but things are ALMOST done with the unpacking and reorganizing and I am getting the itch to take a day off and scrap. Here are a few pictures, sorry they aren't great but I am still learning how to take pictures in the new ALL WOOD house. This room also has a lot of doors leading into it so that is making it tricky too.

I plan on replacing the photo boxes soso they match and I want to find a better way to store my patterned paper. I am getting a magazine table to put the printer on from Canadian Tire.

I have a narrow shelf to put above the back of the desk to raise these colorful bottles onto. I just need to get Kevin to put the shelves up. One will have to be cut and I thinking of painting them. That will get these off my work space but still have them easy to reach.

I moved my IKEA curtain wire from the old house and now have it directly above my desk. Keeping things in site and more likely to be used too.

Christmas in June

Wow, it has been a long time since I have updated this blog. We are finally all moved in. I gave a little teaser about a gift my parents gave us after moving in here and now I can post a couple pictures of an amazing gift that I can't figure out exactly WHO it was meant for. Kevin to actually cut the grass or Gavin who is a COMPLETE John Deere fan.

Getting There

Slowly but surely we are getting all moved in. I have so much to say and pictures to post but it is going to have to wait. If I sit and get started on that I will end up sitting here for 3-4 hours and that is time I need for unpacking.

I will post our "Christmas in June" picture soon.

Green Monster

It seems we picked up a green monster while shopping the other day. I was told he wouldn't stick around long so I made sure to get a picture of him while he was still here. Though he may look vicious, he was actually quite tame and lovable. I hope he comes back to visit again some day.

Wow, busy, busy, busy here

It has been quite a while since my last check in. Things have been crazy around here with packing, family reunions, birthdays and family outings. Owen had his 7th birthday and he was spoiled rotten. We took him to the drive-in to see Night at the Museum 2 and Wolverine, Mom took us to see the movie UP, he got a new "HUMMER" bike from his parents(aren't we good!!) and his brother gave him a Sonic game for the WII.

It took a bit to get him riding his bike this year. Kevin and I couldn't even get him to do more then sit on his new bike. Luckily he has a very charming and persuasive Papa who got him moving while Kevin and I made dinner.

These Hands

These hands are kind and caring, soft yet strong, loving and patient. These hands have worked a farm, spun wool straight off of sheep and llama. These hands have cared for silk worms for their silk. These hands have grown cotton plants and harvested the cotton.

The wonderful women who has these hands, is excited to be growing cotton plants again. This woman has learned all over how to knit and create with yarns from different animals. This woman is my Nanny, my Father’s Mother. This woman is someone who I respect, adore, love and cherish. Her strength and determination is very inspiring. To watch her fight back after a stroke to being able to do all the things she loves again, my heart bursts with pride. Not only has she started to knit again but she is learning to crochet.

I wish I could spend more time with Nanny. I would love to hear the stories of what it was like to live through the war and then immigrate to Canada from England by boat. I would love to hear what my dad was like growing up. Was he smart-alecky or a serious child? What were his favorite pass times? Any question just to be able to listen to her talk in her reassuring voice.

These hands belong to one of the most important women in my life!

Emergency Shopping trip tomorrow

Can you see them, those long cracks in the side of the (yes dirty) tank? And that is our Kissing fish which is actually pink. We have had this tank for 4 years now and some how today these cracks developed. I can't blame the boys as they were playing outside all day. I can't take the blame I was packing up the bedroom today, and Kevin, well he was at work all day. I guess it is just old age.

We have been wanting to get a new tank for a while now, a bigger one. I guess this is going to happen sooner then later. I was hoping to get a new tank to put in the new house to surprise the boys but now we won't be waiting that long, lol.

I am hoping that along with the bigger tank we will get at least one brightly colored new fish to put in it. I would love to get an angel fish we'll have to see what Gavin picks out. Then of course we'll have to let Owen pick one out next Saturday. It's only fair.