Sep 19, 2010

Time for change

I am ready to update the walls that surround us! We have lived in this house for ten years with the same colors and they are growing OLD!! I took the plunge for the first time to have an interior decorator come in to offer some input. It was a great idea!

I have really felt stumped with ways to move forward on the decorating front as our furniture is old and dated BUT functional. Not quite ready to fork out the money to replace everything I don't like but needed to find colors and ideas to help with the transition that may take place over a few years! So now I have a plan that won't break the bank.

Bill seems to be on board for the most part, but definitely not as gungho to get "a movin". Yesterday I moved some furniture around as was suggested and took down some dated ivy from our kitchen. It's a start! Today some large items got out to the curb for Big Item garbage pickup this week. This week I/we? will decide what room to paint first, so the wall prep can be done. It's a long painting road when Bill chooses to do it himself, the longer we wait the longer it takes! Have to take the bull (or the BILL?) by the horn and move on!

Once the painting is done, we'll look at lighting, cabinet hardware, small tiling job...all doable things! I'm excited!

Wish us argument free decorating...these are tough times on a marriage!

Sep 9, 2010

working through my pictures

Well I have been slowly working through my Nova Scotia pictures, a half hour here and there adds up and gets things done. I enjoy the process of weeding out the bad pictures and deciding which ones to upload and save.

Halifax Harbour, NS, with Marj, Jimmy, Bill & Taylor
"Halifax Harbour Boardwalk walkers"

Halifax Harbour, NS, with Marj, Jimmy, Bill & Taylor
"who can resist Theadore the Tugboat?"...(Taylor!)

Halifax Harbour, NS, with Marj, Jimmy, Bill & Taylor
"Anyone you know?"

Halifax Harbour, NS, with Marj, Jimmy, Bill & Taylor
"Yes! those waters are policed!"

Taylor, Ryan & Patrick trying to pose for group photo, Black Rock cottage
"Couldn't you just HUG them all!"

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"Let's NOT grow into this chair!"

Bored you enough...if you want to see more...you know where to find them!

Sep 6, 2010

Long weekend.......GONE!

Where the heck has this long weekend gone? We stayed around town, and I know we were busy, but I don't seem to have much to show for my days off!?? How does that happen?

Taylor spent yesterday at West Edmonton Mall's water park with his friends, celebrating one of their birthdays. The day turned into a sleepover for some of them - so a great day in Taylor's book. Bill and I also spent most of yesterday on the West End, but only a brief time at West Edmnonton Mall to pick up some pages for Bill & Taylor's coin collection! You would have thought it was christmas, the mall was stupid busy! Not quite sure why!

Taking advantage of a meal without Taylor, we went out for dinner to a restaurant on St.Albert Trail called Lazia, a neat spot with a nice menu, lots of Asian influence! Bill had salmon, I had a chicken pesto panini sandwich and we started off with some amazing spring rolls.

We also had the dogs to the off leash area this weekend, for two-2hour runs! Bella has two speeds on or off! Fortunately, these runs takes the wind out of her sails for the remainder of the day. We are so fortunate to have this great off leash area so close to home. There is a large open area to throw balls and rough-house with other dogs, then some trails through the woods for some trail blazing. I took my camera today, but haven't gotten through the pictures yet, so will post some another day!

Got some cards made and finished a scrapbook layout as well:

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That just about wraps up our weekend, I guess
time flies when you're having fun!

Sep 4, 2010

Cards

Have been busy making cards...this is one for Taylor's friend! He and I are happy with how it turned out. :-)

Routine...

So we are now two weeks into our usual routine after 3 great weeks in Nova Scotia. Not only have we quickly fallen into life before holidays, but it seems we've walked from Summer right into Autumn! Oh, how I'd like some of those lazy days back again!

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Taylor has his first week of highschool under his belt, so next week should not be so intimidating. He is adjusting to only 4 subjects in one day - everyday! I think he is undecided whether he likes the semester sytem or not! His course load is a good balance, with two core subjects and two options.

Bill also is back into work full force with trips to Calgary, Red Deer and Winnipeg and a little golf fun as well! No changes at my office other than everyone has finished their holidays, so mo more temps for a while which will make things run pretty smooth!

No plans for the Labour Day weekend, which is just fine with me. Weather not looking so great anyways, so would not want to be camping. Will probably get in a few scrapbooking hours, walks with the dogs and to dos around the house! Hope your long weekend is what you want it to be...those still enjoying summer like weather...send it our way! I have been *slowly* adding more pictures to my SmugMug site, check them out if you are inclined to do so!

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