Photo Contest Reply:

Today 18Dec 2008 I came home early from work. As usual I check my email and facebook.

While waiting for my email to load I check my facebook.

Then I checked my email and there were a lot there

As I was going thru deleting all the junk. I saw the start of an email and it went like this

"Congratulations Chantal!"

All I could think was "what is this junk"

then I kept reading it only to discover...a great way to end a day

So this is what the rest of the email said:

Congratulations Chantal!Your photo has been selected as the winner in the Four Seasons category!Your photo will appear in the 2009 edition of the Cold Lake Community Guide.Your photo will also be printed, framed, and presented to you!We will contact you after the Christmas Holidays to make arrangements forthe presentation!Thank you for participating!

Wow what a great way to end a crappy day of those very "chistmas spirited" people who make your day pleasant...(NOT likey)

Lets get to know each other better:

All of the things I have done are in bold. We might just have some things in common.
50Things To Do

1. Start Your Own Blog
2. Sleep Under The Stars
3. Play an insturment in a School Band
.(clarinet and I hated it.)
4. Visit Hawaii
5.Watch a Meteor Shower
6. Give more than you can afford to a charity.
7. Go to Disneyland
8. Climb a Mountain
(9. Held a praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee Jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lighting storm at sea
14. Teach yourself and art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Gone to top of Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. See the Mona Lisa
20. Sleep on an overnight train
21. Pillow fight
22. Hitch hike
(Shhhh. Don't tell my mom!)
23. Take a sick day when you're not sick
(Shhhh. Don't tell )
24. Build a snow fort
25. Hold a lamb
26. Go skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ride a gondola in Venice
29. See a total eclipse
30. Watch sunrise & set
31. Hit a home run
32. Go on a cruise
33. See Niagara Falls
34. Visit the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Visit an Amish community
36. Learn a new language
37. Have enough money to be Satisfied
38. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Go rock climbing
40. See Michelangelos's "David"
41. Sing Karaoke
42. See the Old Faithful geyser Erupt
43. Buy a stranger a meal
44. Visit Africa
45. Walk on a beach in the moonlight
46. Be transported in an Ambulance
47. Have your portrait painted
48. Go deep sea fishing.
49. See the Sistine Chapel
50. See the Eiffel Tower.

SWEET:

this is my 1st try at using

a macro x4 filter

yes its just a filter that you put on the lens

as I cannot afford to buy a macro lens

but it works really sweet

This past week:

As everyone knows what happened in the US last week with the election. Things in the world amaze me. Well this is why i bring this up. As I cruise thru my friends blogs. I came across this quote. Thanks to Kristy this has been on my mind a lot and it makes me wonder what or where our futures will lead us. This is the quote:

Rosa sat so Martin could walk.
Martin walked so Obama could run.
Obama is running so our children CAN FLY.

It makes me think of all the possiblities in life....looking from where things were to where they are now. I think of what this new generation will achieve in their lives.... Muffin Marlee and Kail how they will be able to change this world....how much more that I can do to help change this world....makes me want to do more starting by one small random act of kindness to some who needs help....anyone have more ideas of things to do???

Robbie's new Toy:




Well today Robbie finally picked up his new toy a
'08 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4
He's very happy!!

Mayerthorpe:

Our last road trip we went west. The road took us to Westlock Ab.

We thought that we'd go see where they make Leaman trikes.

Once we got there we found out they are now being

made in the USA.

Since we were that far west we thought that we'd check out

Mayerthorpe Ab.

This is near where the 4 Mountie were killed. They have recently

put up an memorial for them there.

It was a very sombering to be standing there knowing that

these men and many others have lost their lives

protecting ours.

What a great country that we live in.

To know the freedoms that we have

in life and that we are being protected by these

hounourable men and women.

(the police services and the military members)

The New Photographer:















Well Ladies and Gentlemen....I just thought that I'd post a few photos that I am learning to take with the new camera the Robbie bought me....there are a ton of things to learn with this camera..I got a Nikon D-60 a few weeks back....I think have take about 600 photos already...just having a hoot taking photos...I hope that one day I'll be able to take as good of photos as my dad.

NIKON D60


This is a photo from my new camera that Robbie bought for me this weekend in Moose Jaw. It is a Nikon D60. It is a smaller version of what my Dad has for his camera. But as you can see I can now take photos like he does with his camera. This flower is one of many that are in my Mom's flower gardern. One day my photos will be a great as his I hope

Rock Band

Well he finally got it and he's very happy now!

Thump Thump ThumpThump

it's driving me crazy but I know that he's happy

so I guess that all that counts eh!

Road trip to the Mnts:

This is where we stopped for a picnic supper with Robbie's Mom
It was very beautiful scenery
Robbie took this photo above...on the side of the highway
This is the most recent photo of our little family!

Visiting With Robbie's Mom

Baby Kail's Blankie:

This photo above is the start of Kail's blankie from auntie.

It doesn't look like much and I wondered if it would turn out.

After spend a couple hours sewing it together and then

A couple of hours clipping it. My hands were very tired and sore.

Still not sure if it would turn out.

The above photo is the end result of the 2 hours of clipping shaking out

and washing. Turned out the way it was supposed too.

I liked making this one. It was easy!!

Ready to make another one soon.

This the close up of what it looks like...I use "Peter Rabbit" flannel

FUN FUN!!

The Drink of Choice:

This morning when I came home from work. Robbie asked if

I would go get an "Energy Drink" for him.

Sure!!

Knowing that he was going for his PT test this morning.

I wondered why he was wanting a drink like this

but thought that maybe he REALLY wanted to pass!

This is the drink that I bought him. Once I returned home with it.

The look on his face was of shock. Then he asked me

"What are you trying to do Kill me? That drink will make my heart race too fast.. I'm old"

And he was very serious about it.

Well I kinda wondered why he wanted this drink.

He then tells me that he wanted a gatorade or power aid drink

like the one below.

We then went back to the store to get a drink but they didn't have anymore

so he ended up with stawberry flavored water.

So once I left him at the gym.. I went to 7-11 to get him

the "energy drink" that he wanted in the 1st place.

Well in my defense I just got home from a very long NIGHT at work.

Things that one needs when they get Older:

ohhhh alright when one gets injured these are a few things that you need for living

this fancy dancy $80 full lumber support back rest so

one can sit right in the house or car

this wonderful contraption on my butt is called an SI support belt.

it makes sure that my hips stay in place so that I dont

injure my lower back anymore than it is right now. it makes my

flat butt even flater (nice eh)

this nice peice of kit helps me pick up things that are on the floor

that i cannot reach so well

just thought i'd show another photo of my wonderful BUTT BELT

yeah isnt life exciting ***NOT***

Happy 47th B'day

Happy 47th B'day Robbie.. Hope that you had a good day

Take a look at this way cool cake

Ice cream cake from DQ

FOR SALE:

'95 GMC SONOMA TRUCK CANOPY

GET TRUCK FOR FREE

Yes this is correct. For the great price of $1000 firm for the canopy.

you get a free truck.

These are a few photos of the truck from all good views. The truck was purchased a few years ago. We spent $5600 on it when the mechanics said that it was good. We ended up spending all together $12000 We are not willing to spend anymore money on her. Right now she is slipping in reverse. I have taken a few steps to see if it will be corrected. We have changed the tranny fluid, shuttle valve, did another flush and this time added Lukas tranny fluid. She does go in reverse but very slowly.
THUS selling the canopy and giving the truck away for free with purchase of canopy

Next part of my quilt:

this is called "a block with in block"

not sure how they say that this is a beginners quilt.
this part is very very hard to do now
its going to take me a long time to do

Things change Fast:

After a couple days of pounding constantly this is just about done

they finally got he house across the street on rails

At the end of today they got the wheels on it for moving

hopefull tomorrow they will have it out of there

Making new friends

What is this? I have never seen one of these before.

Maybe we'll be friends!

sniff sniff...could happen!! sniff sniff
Okay maybe not... that thing has sharp feet!!

In this last photo I just missed the cat taking a couple

swipes at Rocco

This pattern is called

"broken dish"

This is the quilt that I was going to make

on the classes that I booked for my holidays.

Didn't get to take the classes since I didn't have a

sewing machine to take the classes.

I did how ever make the time to go learn how to cut fabric properly

so I dont screw it up too much.

That was 3 hours of fun. I ended up with a lot

of small 5" squares

I finally got my sewing machine back!!!

Only after they had it once then they broke it/ lost parts and I sent it back yet again

to be fixed....Then they lost the machine for a week.

And then had the nerve to tell me it was all my fault

( they are lucky they were far from me when they told me that info)

And the worst part is....it is still missing screws!! ughhhhh

DONT sent your stuff back to Sears to get fixed!!

So today I sewed them all together then cut pressed and sewed

some more. I was very nervous to if they would turn out or not

I'd say they look pretty good....now to finish the other 9 before I can go

back to the store for the next set of square making

Quilt # 7

This is just about done

just have to figure out how to put it

together so I can machine quilt

by myself...guess another trip to the

quilt shop.

Hey Mom did you ever think that you'd

hear that come out of my mouth!!

About Robbie:

Well I know you all know Robbie fairly well.

So you know when I say this it is with lots of

LOVE!!

He can come up with some REALLY interesting

hairbrained ideas of things to do.

I have a really nice acustic bass guitar.

(sitting gathering dust bunnies)

I even bought that DVD that teaches one to play

I got him one for keyboards too.

Still NO musican there.

Last month while in MJ for a visit. We drove to Regina

to visit with a friend that we have not seen for years.

It was a good visit. We met Bobbie at Chapters.

Opps wrong store to go too. He decided that he now wants to learn

how to "Draw", Okay being the supportive wife that I am

bought him books and supplies for him to learn how to draw.

I am very impressed that tonight he actually picked up his supplies and book

after having them for over a month.

He drew a picture!!!!!!

yeah for Robbie

Below are photos of his 1st drawing

Sorry my 1st pic was a little lite in colour

but the 2nd on I cut the corner out

thus why we have 2 photos

CONGRATS Robbie on your 1st drawing!!

According to Robbie it is called

"Wooly Woo" the dust bunny

Where did it go??? I just saw it!!

Tonight my mom was making fun of me and wouldnt help me!

She fed me spaghetti for supper. When I grab some noodles.

I flicked my head and a couple of noodles got stuck on my ears.

DO you think that she'd help me get them off my head....NOOOOOOO

she laughed at me when I turned my head to grab one and the other one I could see too

so I tried for that one..back and forth it went....SHE laughed at me and tried

taking photos of it...NOT NICE MOM!!!

thanks for helping Dad get those noodle off my head