things you should know

the girls bathroom needed some art & with my love of fonts this is what i came up with . . . i absolutely love it & framed in this nice big frame from ikea. i'm not only hoping that they will appreciate the art but will learn to take some of these little bits of wisdom to heart.

calendar

i've always wanted to make my own calendar and this was the year as could not find one that screamed me! absolutely love it and would be happy to print one off for any family or friends still in need . . . 

our maggie

SYO logo

so honored to have my design chosen for the new SYO logos. it is such a great program with many wonderful folks leading these talented young people. i believe in it & i'm looking forward to many more years of involvement.

halloween

claire announced this was her last year of halloween so thought i should document it. not exactly sure what we are but sure had fun dressing up & trick or treating. we're going to miss those full size chocolate bars!

mushroom

this mushroom was so big & perfect! i saw it immediately when i looked out the window this morning. the girls & i had a fun little photo shoot before it was destroyed.

first day of school

         

alpine trip

the grade 10 alpine trip is tradition & so this was emma kate's year. as brian was in job trasition he was able to join the gang for the five day trek. they had a great time & came home with some great photos, stories & laughs!

succulents

love my little year round succulent garden. fascinating to watch grow!

gram katie

gram passed away tonight . . . even though the past few months have been rough it's always a shock when you get the call. she lived a wonderful life & touched so many people. i came across a quote in an unexpected place that kinda says how i feel. . . "don't cry because it's over . . . smile because it happened." i feel so blessed to have had her apart of my life. i'm going to miss those big blues eyes.

our day in whistler . . .

a town car picked us up at 6:00 am in the front lobby of the hotel. a deloitte staff & our personal driver for the day were waiting with two containers of continental breadfasts. it was dark on the way up so couldn't make out the incredible views we were passing by . . . but did get to see a lovely sunrise. we were dropped off a little early for our event at starbucks at the base of the mountain. we each had a big cosy chair & hot drinks. bri read the paper & i knit . . . it was heavenly & we just kept looking at each other & smiling :) we then headed up the mountain by foot & then caught a gondola up to our event. we were early enough to get good seats as it filled up quickly. the sun was out & it was warm! the first event was the blind going down & then athlete's with one leg or no arms . . . absolutely incredible! we watched our event until around 2:00 pm & then headed back down the mountain. we took a shuttle into whistler & spent the rest of the day strolling through the shops & hanging out. out driver picked us up at 4:00 pm & we headed back to vancouver. our driver was a wonderful guy . . . very friendly & an awesome tour guide. he stopped at a few landmarks on the way back to the city. we got back to our hotel around 6:00 pm & were out dining shortly after. really exhausted but enjoyed our day in whistler . . . definitely one of the highlights of the trip!

curling & hockey at paralympics

curling was our first event . . . a very loud arena as lots of school kids & we had a couple of rows of west germany fans . . . yikes! the final hockey game was sunday afternoon . . . a long bus ride & walk & couldn't stay for celebration afterwards as had a plane to catch. still thrilled to be a part of the games . . .