tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28974780102074689202024-03-13T11:17:25.453-04:00Toddlerlogical...Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248225708958076103noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-25334789669182828272009-08-31T15:55:00.002-04:002009-08-31T16:00:43.968-04:00new placesI haven't been using this for a long while have I? After we moved I started a flickr site to share pictures as I found the blog too time consuming when I have so many other things I should be doing. I just looked at this blog again after almost a year and noticed that there are still some people who check it. Well...surprise, surprise there's a new post! My sister Alisa and I have started a blog together, just recently, to record our crafting and homemakering (is that a word?) adventures.<br /><br />My flickr is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clothedinpurple/<br /><br />and our blog: http://makingmorewithless.blogspot.com/<br /><br />We'll see you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-65659660521624368302008-05-29T21:14:00.008-04:002008-12-09T09:18:25.088-05:00Birthday PartyOn the Tuesday between Anneke and Lukas' birthday's we had a party for all three kids. Lots of fun to have all their friends over, even if a little crowded. I made a "pizza" cake that was so easy and fun.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpCEdJUNV7aToSwLp7Lynrq09QK_ev_TnWue2X0eE_H8m71-Dyt7AWh1jZblKmMAv4Ol_2M21bVbSBL_s2_Ay2EEKkuYrWdb1Ip5mNjvFhisuC1vY3C-AVympyFtd5zE1CvkmqJYs71UY/s1600-h/pizza+cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205973827010132130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpCEdJUNV7aToSwLp7Lynrq09QK_ev_TnWue2X0eE_H8m71-Dyt7AWh1jZblKmMAv4Ol_2M21bVbSBL_s2_Ay2EEKkuYrWdb1Ip5mNjvFhisuC1vY3C-AVympyFtd5zE1CvkmqJYs71UY/s320/pizza+cake.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>(click on the picture to get a good look at the cake - pretty authentic isn't it?)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg5iftYwCYnCPQOvL2Sv7ZVyEvNG1bYfisWA-w89uyAUrEL-jq7Y0EbS72smovbDk0X3KFQF-ziUa3-TYXiWSQQS6mCfnfpJzNILL9yJvxrl26uwP47O_9k-C3ZezcsZb78UzgBS5GhJJ/s1600-h/party+blowing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205973839895034034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg5iftYwCYnCPQOvL2Sv7ZVyEvNG1bYfisWA-w89uyAUrEL-jq7Y0EbS72smovbDk0X3KFQF-ziUa3-TYXiWSQQS6mCfnfpJzNILL9yJvxrl26uwP47O_9k-C3ZezcsZb78UzgBS5GhJJ/s320/party+blowing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM_Jl3qREajwwiu4WjqnlrEA7jSaNMTncXg0tFeqv4tYraLK7WFQrBgwhRz46u1ZINCKGJY7wrIl9vHn6Upo8ASTKeJZKxfyF4YyiRlEleZKnLwrCIxdoeLviS0oeIawOM4IKBeF8Frx0/s1600-h/friends1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205973844190001346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM_Jl3qREajwwiu4WjqnlrEA7jSaNMTncXg0tFeqv4tYraLK7WFQrBgwhRz46u1ZINCKGJY7wrIl9vHn6Upo8ASTKeJZKxfyF4YyiRlEleZKnLwrCIxdoeLviS0oeIawOM4IKBeF8Frx0/s320/friends1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAULrOCLSfVornsODjIWq4YG28Xi1e6UZzo2D6VgcHLU17UHwdLJTS2jrrGTnJGE0yYBg6j18-jFQyD2YGUSVeyRq65V5RxnaIN1OJUxjhXItAfTKhmxtH_27guxqRJIIVGUn_W9NoejyJ/s1600-h/friends2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205973848484968658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAULrOCLSfVornsODjIWq4YG28Xi1e6UZzo2D6VgcHLU17UHwdLJTS2jrrGTnJGE0yYBg6j18-jFQyD2YGUSVeyRq65V5RxnaIN1OJUxjhXItAfTKhmxtH_27guxqRJIIVGUn_W9NoejyJ/s320/friends2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aTVckAbzJItAsRbDCED2YQG3sCzX_m4-ZiW4zsGblI4D4JwMVcqrczPzC1vOL6_PIS5Xk857CVYLsYNGfMtxNKpyxgJg2EwWrYAAMPRnkcU8TDE7-oD5aTGccpr_ajxVDI4C6M7s-AwF/s1600-h/friends3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205973852779935970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aTVckAbzJItAsRbDCED2YQG3sCzX_m4-ZiW4zsGblI4D4JwMVcqrczPzC1vOL6_PIS5Xk857CVYLsYNGfMtxNKpyxgJg2EwWrYAAMPRnkcU8TDE7-oD5aTGccpr_ajxVDI4C6M7s-AwF/s320/friends3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ajfZPF8JfYXYA4SAGo4AgGWBrlPO1PcpWH5Um1Zh16tF0pr6StmRhsgvh-NTV5hIRulvF3yvt_vfbaCoAa9WlQOR79sJcyEDeDezy4Yap1yBPV7WytSbRtWajryUu-yKBVU5EhsOzDGW/s1600-h/3kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205974235032025346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ajfZPF8JfYXYA4SAGo4AgGWBrlPO1PcpWH5Um1Zh16tF0pr6StmRhsgvh-NTV5hIRulvF3yvt_vfbaCoAa9WlQOR79sJcyEDeDezy4Yap1yBPV7WytSbRtWajryUu-yKBVU5EhsOzDGW/s320/3kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>That's it for birthday's for a while - I think we've had enough cake to last a few months! </div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>What a change it will be for us to celebrate a birthday in December! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-35317155349343638312008-05-29T21:02:00.004-04:002008-12-09T09:18:25.431-05:00Happy Birthday Tessa!Yesterday our little girl turned two! Our beautiful, sweet and stubborn girl. She understood that she got cake and opened presents but for the most part the day went by as normal. So, she got her presents in the morning and later Michelle, Aidan and Ben came by one more time for cake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAdOM6ox30dfY53l9_zgC8OClvnFcjyLF-w0QmTzNHMwGWGEfBOsvW2TGTnosIhwD7EDK9kc6IdxmLikri3oTfDFdcRTRLUcP6xKKa74jj9jjNkhmXJDFvsnaI3XCpFjlQ8Y6JW07-V1_/s1600-h/Tessa+cradle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205970975151847554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAdOM6ox30dfY53l9_zgC8OClvnFcjyLF-w0QmTzNHMwGWGEfBOsvW2TGTnosIhwD7EDK9kc6IdxmLikri3oTfDFdcRTRLUcP6xKKa74jj9jjNkhmXJDFvsnaI3XCpFjlQ8Y6JW07-V1_/s320/Tessa+cradle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9owpeqC5_0KYbAufWGzWQrQyaqrVpBZ1QA8g-qZxm88Bjw0d90e5FtFJBo6cgQX0ySoIPaAIC5Ex1Wx5AHhAK4kgbooNNyQ5FCwTEFP9gd6nnfW3cUpRQbv0-VHqu9WiwpNNUOQtAeLy6/s1600-h/Tessa+present.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205970979446814866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9owpeqC5_0KYbAufWGzWQrQyaqrVpBZ1QA8g-qZxm88Bjw0d90e5FtFJBo6cgQX0ySoIPaAIC5Ex1Wx5AHhAK4kgbooNNyQ5FCwTEFP9gd6nnfW3cUpRQbv0-VHqu9WiwpNNUOQtAeLy6/s320/Tessa+present.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The pictures of her blowing out her "canles" are still on the camara. I'll put them on later...maybe :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-75152647122045978402008-05-29T20:20:00.004-04:002008-12-09T09:18:26.185-05:00Happy Birthday Lukas!This past Sunday was Lukas 4th birthday. Our little boy is not so little anymore but still so cute (I'm allowed to say that right?). Uncle Jeff and Aunt Michelle and boys came for cake again and Mommy's Opa and Oma came for coffee after second service. A special day for a special boy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBTAhy9-EliMyvMB8hJxXysdYTPWgJsMn6LNLPoDgxdkSy99BtweJm9Cbp39Nm6TKNiXjCdmQwLIYMq9MY5ia30ltGpNWSFCYt2Q5xzwp_MTRv_ui3d8t9x2EaiyAuyqW-XywsFBMF-ck/s1600-h/Lukas+opening+presents.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205968866322905154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBTAhy9-EliMyvMB8hJxXysdYTPWgJsMn6LNLPoDgxdkSy99BtweJm9Cbp39Nm6TKNiXjCdmQwLIYMq9MY5ia30ltGpNWSFCYt2Q5xzwp_MTRv_ui3d8t9x2EaiyAuyqW-XywsFBMF-ck/s320/Lukas+opening+presents.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrphUOh5De9IBYXA-PxBCgucK1LRZbcAr3XAByoODpijiJE49FeH_vNCYAaTMvyF675f8bN2lYTYG5zLR5cTs925dtgD9pKbGngYrcVwkIZSnCrqiYgtsYwnBU41VqxEV1gUIz8_zeUJh/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205968879207807090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrphUOh5De9IBYXA-PxBCgucK1LRZbcAr3XAByoODpijiJE49FeH_vNCYAaTMvyF675f8bN2lYTYG5zLR5cTs925dtgD9pKbGngYrcVwkIZSnCrqiYgtsYwnBU41VqxEV1gUIz8_zeUJh/s320/kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjRF4FTylovqBbNMOwA1RYc8YmgeyHHyDG32j0vptkIk2f8Ls3B3pI7dGzPyTQ8-MFDmG5_4cmdjfXJo0RNTKaxabF4NYQGJ9v-IGeavYAMfjgGGUb3Zn-IMoa8eQu4J6cgP4hALdWNDb/s1600-h/new+game.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205968874912839778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjRF4FTylovqBbNMOwA1RYc8YmgeyHHyDG32j0vptkIk2f8Ls3B3pI7dGzPyTQ8-MFDmG5_4cmdjfXJo0RNTKaxabF4NYQGJ9v-IGeavYAMfjgGGUb3Zn-IMoa8eQu4J6cgP4hALdWNDb/s320/new+game.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNOSjksWWtGoabpm4EefJEGZZg8QdYWdoW6gCkAsnQMeMFX09ndrEtVfGcEXAudyRzaNWuvpB7cJMFmjcO06cHI3kRdUryHL8XPW6QWJhdH99VjhgZP3lcFNJ19zmIHMoD6zQomMK09iE/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205968870617872466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNOSjksWWtGoabpm4EefJEGZZg8QdYWdoW6gCkAsnQMeMFX09ndrEtVfGcEXAudyRzaNWuvpB7cJMFmjcO06cHI3kRdUryHL8XPW6QWJhdH99VjhgZP3lcFNJ19zmIHMoD6zQomMK09iE/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-82639113235747700102008-05-17T21:15:00.005-04:002008-12-09T09:18:32.574-05:00Happy Birthday Anneke!Today Anneke turned 5! I can't believe it's been 5 years already but at the same time I've been thinking of her as 5 for a long time already. Hopefully this coming year goes alright for her with our big move and going to Kindergarten in the fall.<br /><br /><div><div><div>We had a nice day starting with opening her presents, then having cake with Uncle Jeff and Aunt Michelle and family, going to the pool this afternoon, and lastly, pancakes for supper.</div><br /><div>Here are a few pictures...</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmbY6UQQhDB4P_GA7CRYwWG68cTc4sYiovbtjNNKEEwvCFt2vvOA1a_BxXQQ_jbaL2uum4JTM5w_AsMVPhL5KP3zpSLQpjQFkT0toIZGPdgCatZoFwGXj0KV7d59f-OX4nJrXOPkYhByz/s1600-h/opening+presents.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526970623201586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmbY6UQQhDB4P_GA7CRYwWG68cTc4sYiovbtjNNKEEwvCFt2vvOA1a_BxXQQ_jbaL2uum4JTM5w_AsMVPhL5KP3zpSLQpjQFkT0toIZGPdgCatZoFwGXj0KV7d59f-OX4nJrXOPkYhByz/s320/opening+presents.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHUydOCK11ZaPcQdUDdMYQCoEpdum-PzevdDCyPpzLp-x8wf_O8Mt2EP6F9MUYphH0pUGpZMBvIZYSytlcDJ4_B6_c7iiupzsS8xptNEi3XmrxVALTB8Hh6_7O5uICBDn-PmutxT6Jiy9/s1600-h/beads.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526966328234274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHUydOCK11ZaPcQdUDdMYQCoEpdum-PzevdDCyPpzLp-x8wf_O8Mt2EP6F9MUYphH0pUGpZMBvIZYSytlcDJ4_B6_c7iiupzsS8xptNEi3XmrxVALTB8Hh6_7O5uICBDn-PmutxT6Jiy9/s320/beads.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSNwIe_OjH8T7WUc_OJdo4QfO6TfLcjLAtYPjRpOMrqmXWkwFVFepuCP88lmew2quS7dj0jJsmH7FVRQhUDEiEBhe4LNbTlOHDIC4Tfpv3GLk0nvXeFsHXpsiSYH4xvsRhqXH2kO0jH7f/s1600-h/Anneke1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526949148365074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSNwIe_OjH8T7WUc_OJdo4QfO6TfLcjLAtYPjRpOMrqmXWkwFVFepuCP88lmew2quS7dj0jJsmH7FVRQhUDEiEBhe4LNbTlOHDIC4Tfpv3GLk0nvXeFsHXpsiSYH4xvsRhqXH2kO0jH7f/s320/Anneke1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQULi8JgJKrXy78vnRR7I9t75mVBt7Xb5eYeWtdguvWTT0knjy3i9rXWtvK3N6gWzhLWmKUwuXOGNnzV7tvCK52Si2xEdYhMcj0DGAlWAvgwIgwEcPYGRV1HkcXExS5oNlIxzwKJpCfePl/s1600-h/playmobile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526979213136194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQULi8JgJKrXy78vnRR7I9t75mVBt7Xb5eYeWtdguvWTT0knjy3i9rXWtvK3N6gWzhLWmKUwuXOGNnzV7tvCK52Si2xEdYhMcj0DGAlWAvgwIgwEcPYGRV1HkcXExS5oNlIxzwKJpCfePl/s320/playmobile.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMc-__GpOopEjjtnJdE1y0w04uKE_Cmx1_2wxRjTwcfEvjouiskkUj0BhqkBcormCH7CS9vkavw5epOMEFtyUFt_p__DI5_7nc9ttZGKBm8m-LRnBsf5jkuks3JljSIg78IwDX3XhFZEq/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526979213136210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMc-__GpOopEjjtnJdE1y0w04uKE_Cmx1_2wxRjTwcfEvjouiskkUj0BhqkBcormCH7CS9vkavw5epOMEFtyUFt_p__DI5_7nc9ttZGKBm8m-LRnBsf5jkuks3JljSIg78IwDX3XhFZEq/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fgJjZqn3kTMBGxXI8PPnt579bDtDeDQ9DIEijzZQOaPfqGSZuCFbns2RTUgIIVIhRcSfM9tJqOT0HSUZ_-5NPeqhUSxjvOo8hz9FflwzoGPryLxPlrDmULlbr7AaIqxcwRmUo744X7xE/s1600-h/blowing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201527236911173986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fgJjZqn3kTMBGxXI8PPnt579bDtDeDQ9DIEijzZQOaPfqGSZuCFbns2RTUgIIVIhRcSfM9tJqOT0HSUZ_-5NPeqhUSxjvOo8hz9FflwzoGPryLxPlrDmULlbr7AaIqxcwRmUo744X7xE/s320/blowing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>And just because there are lots of pictures of Anneke already, here's another one with a shirt that I made for her.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWjlNA5tBf6jgRwjx5etrBp22-blsYcAg5od4Ug5TtqF-KlR_5woveus5-VnMzcIB9aVt6Kb7iYhfEKQYhAuV245MlmIwy8pAWxhGwlsabz6u8Xoyci_XpruOl0Hz_V8vO45waEwcJFpX/s1600-h/shirt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201527327105487218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWjlNA5tBf6jgRwjx5etrBp22-blsYcAg5od4Ug5TtqF-KlR_5woveus5-VnMzcIB9aVt6Kb7iYhfEKQYhAuV245MlmIwy8pAWxhGwlsabz6u8Xoyci_XpruOl0Hz_V8vO45waEwcJFpX/s320/shirt.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-90912999973972035192008-05-06T09:26:00.002-04:002008-05-06T09:35:54.640-04:00We're moving!Yes...Conrad got a job in Edmonton! Wow. It hasn't really sunk in and I'm not sure when it will - maybe when we start packing? It's all very exciting and the next few months will be busy, but it will be very hard to leave here. When we moved here almost 6 years ago it was just the two of us and now we're a family of 5! We have some great friends and a wonderful church community that we have to leave behind. One wonderful thing though, belonging to a federation of churches, we know we'll be immersed in a familiar church community in our new place.<br /><br />Next week Saturday all the birthday fun begins. Anneke and Lukas really understand what's going on and are counting down the days on the calender. Should be fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-34652629349505161592008-04-16T15:15:00.005-04:002008-12-09T09:18:33.898-05:00Waiting and picturesSo Conrad had his two interviews last week and now we wait...and wait some more. Hopefully we'll know soon what the Lord has in store for us. <div><br /><div>Lot's of pictures to share today!</div><div> </div><div>Here is the bag/purse I made for a friend. It was a lot of fun to make - very rewarding. I even put a zipper pocket in it!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfGdWNJN1X5-f1zFjx_46PSVXn1isY2VGMZwn3IyeA4TciT0YjXdFTtuBmIebwk1uISRb2-xoQgiO918CWVYDDoNYSkd8AIVkiVucB3qMdsBbKxv29_ZhVritLJJkYKpeTdyHqOxynHgl/s1600-h/bag2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189924942915277090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfGdWNJN1X5-f1zFjx_46PSVXn1isY2VGMZwn3IyeA4TciT0YjXdFTtuBmIebwk1uISRb2-xoQgiO918CWVYDDoNYSkd8AIVkiVucB3qMdsBbKxv29_ZhVritLJJkYKpeTdyHqOxynHgl/s320/bag2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUutvud2RIiNgMobCsld3vy1pDTQoZTYq80bOYPOdM-1q6LOT1TwQMDGuz7DEzM50Q6iDkOU-T3i1EuspeI518JoaonkQ2QckPstOZzmfg16DlwoblPkd7V5yTHldsRMSoPmjMHDf7CCAU/s1600-h/bag3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189924947210244402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUutvud2RIiNgMobCsld3vy1pDTQoZTYq80bOYPOdM-1q6LOT1TwQMDGuz7DEzM50Q6iDkOU-T3i1EuspeI518JoaonkQ2QckPstOZzmfg16DlwoblPkd7V5yTHldsRMSoPmjMHDf7CCAU/s320/bag3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DSAoPaXkAxW_LOxcUb4siaM5wYjTKDeXOhVd86rhDc_hdcLoyP9Sl2o1VEMJmn30yO-vzPInARJd9dW6jKskjwadnAqYK7G52qPt6n9_moxr4Kyts4YXhWlbsUlxvTxJwM8Vv0QrDS9P/s1600-h/bag1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189924938620309778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DSAoPaXkAxW_LOxcUb4siaM5wYjTKDeXOhVd86rhDc_hdcLoyP9Sl2o1VEMJmn30yO-vzPInARJd9dW6jKskjwadnAqYK7G52qPt6n9_moxr4Kyts4YXhWlbsUlxvTxJwM8Vv0QrDS9P/s320/bag1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div>I cut Anneke's hair last week and it looks so much nicer. She never keeps anything in it all day (usually because she wants to bike and her helmet isn't comfy with it in) and ends up looking like a "rag-a-muffin" as my Mom would say. So short it is again and now if the ponytail comes out it doesn't look so bad. And see the missing tooth! She's only 4 yet - isn't she too young for this?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLfAxk6VsCFTV0aAib3QvkXCNEpFqBb2OK91lltiUodo8uIqfU9dHy2HjXCw82m4F8rXdnCupC3qYlvn-kb_1N79wpRSBOelY7FUtjzx5SBQTJ2rbY8Xy88BZc7TxAHO2FSGOAgHV8u1y/s1600-h/Anneke+before.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189925836268474722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLfAxk6VsCFTV0aAib3QvkXCNEpFqBb2OK91lltiUodo8uIqfU9dHy2HjXCw82m4F8rXdnCupC3qYlvn-kb_1N79wpRSBOelY7FUtjzx5SBQTJ2rbY8Xy88BZc7TxAHO2FSGOAgHV8u1y/s320/Anneke+before.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQbGLU_CVupnXhe66CyQ7S5vRVm953InaWCJgOcuAoo09vX-F-9oeWRXFCXVRR06TgK7gKU5xYHASrQss4ZteBI71gmPYA0BJAVQpWLFPvYY0d14IpsLPJ-fZgaSAt-VOyVEVdRja4We/s1600-h/Anneke+after.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189925836268474738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQbGLU_CVupnXhe66CyQ7S5vRVm953InaWCJgOcuAoo09vX-F-9oeWRXFCXVRR06TgK7gKU5xYHASrQss4ZteBI71gmPYA0BJAVQpWLFPvYY0d14IpsLPJ-fZgaSAt-VOyVEVdRja4We/s320/Anneke+after.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Here are the kids having some sort of tea party on Sunday afternoon. It's not that often you see all three playing the same thing together. Tessa's getting older though and she's starting to get what playing together is.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBumH4FoQ9XCS2AZbd47YWL_B_7LrB0ZlmesusZVsqaWcPI3xCD0r09n8pFTjqjFgN9U8IRDlvUse8NYg2h_Ydb7uLJkloIrbQUhOZCGLkIZpWt5cJ4SUiSQH3y6zZgcLF3ONtPVBgrrJk/s1600-h/Sunday+tea.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189925844858409346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBumH4FoQ9XCS2AZbd47YWL_B_7LrB0ZlmesusZVsqaWcPI3xCD0r09n8pFTjqjFgN9U8IRDlvUse8NYg2h_Ydb7uLJkloIrbQUhOZCGLkIZpWt5cJ4SUiSQH3y6zZgcLF3ONtPVBgrrJk/s320/Sunday+tea.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>And something very exciting...I finished the top of Anneke's quilt! Yea! I still have a long way to go in layering and quilting it (I'm a bit nervous about the quilting part) but it's very exciting to have it this far and I love it!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsX-6zEENuxRd4L0hyphenhyphenzA_zZoHCFNvexOeY7RNQXsxe2rtwsQZiys1Qy34uc0wDh2mI_LzitfwqlFBetR6QmDLJhUWuu_SI4Y3etYso9G85pFMNK0M41ji-cpBzlFIaPvg2N6Zd894lVhm/s1600-h/quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189925853448343954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsX-6zEENuxRd4L0hyphenhyphenzA_zZoHCFNvexOeY7RNQXsxe2rtwsQZiys1Qy34uc0wDh2mI_LzitfwqlFBetR6QmDLJhUWuu_SI4Y3etYso9G85pFMNK0M41ji-cpBzlFIaPvg2N6Zd894lVhm/s320/quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Recognize the corner fabric Jennifer?</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbAGjB2YpHq6pQGyCGfGrNhtQH4Wi4qf2axf1gCziPMf4rsNFTKN8bcMznH9B9LoWHzxJacPFZR2_TJuKSDHpPt5FXU4a9rshx46WNWkIHj6oQtrHL0ARlaeStk-LjUmAL4haIk-yDO0R/s1600-h/quiltcloseup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189925853448343970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbAGjB2YpHq6pQGyCGfGrNhtQH4Wi4qf2axf1gCziPMf4rsNFTKN8bcMznH9B9LoWHzxJacPFZR2_TJuKSDHpPt5FXU4a9rshx46WNWkIHj6oQtrHL0ARlaeStk-LjUmAL4haIk-yDO0R/s320/quiltcloseup.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-22061410195907360072008-04-07T20:05:00.006-04:002008-12-09T09:18:34.271-05:00April alreadyTime just flies doesn't it? Well, I did have a wonderful week with Charlene here and Conrad and I really enjoyed our time away. Conrad was at a conference for most of the Friday and part of Saturday but I enjoyed myself immensly :). I found a Jo Ann fabric store only a minute from the hotel and a quilt store a couple minutes futher. I'll just say I have a great time all by myself for hours in fabric stores. Here is some of what I bought:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_WH0-tJYXfzNhaOM0j1oDkoTLeiZUK-bH8Y2BvLbruRelhkYPyMMB7A6fGhpmvVEFFVdfTjyD4oUWwVkoeoCaMv5zaNX5YvH9RYvi0vGihMIP2deNHe8RdONptwTeCnSS81d3uumaL_b/s1600-h/fabric.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186659759309622242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_WH0-tJYXfzNhaOM0j1oDkoTLeiZUK-bH8Y2BvLbruRelhkYPyMMB7A6fGhpmvVEFFVdfTjyD4oUWwVkoeoCaMv5zaNX5YvH9RYvi0vGihMIP2deNHe8RdONptwTeCnSS81d3uumaL_b/s320/fabric.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>The middle is fabric to make an outfit for Anneke (apples and stripes) and skirts for the both girls (butterfly and ladybugs with stripes). The left side are some remnants I picked up and the bottom two on the right are a couple fat quarters I just liked. With the other four on the right I hope to make a diaper bag. So much fun - just not sure when I'll do it all... I bought a bit more fabric but I sent it in the mail to a couple people so I won't post it until I know they received it :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Here are a few pictures from my birthday that week. I was spoiled and had a nice day! The cake was made by a friend. I had just commented at her daughters birthday a few weeks earlier that it would be so much fun to be a kid again - look what I got for that!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT4VQzg9vICJuw8GBe-yeruNvKwXHgy0SbDrrgbBSJqNflcrRelXo8itNtd-0nXYY-bctY6rB9QYHyuJRGGFgJ04l_pDhXWaz4o8evSj9DR3l9zhm3lF29u-iYlGhjDC98tXHW5QZvbau/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186661679160003570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT4VQzg9vICJuw8GBe-yeruNvKwXHgy0SbDrrgbBSJqNflcrRelXo8itNtd-0nXYY-bctY6rB9QYHyuJRGGFgJ04l_pDhXWaz4o8evSj9DR3l9zhm3lF29u-iYlGhjDC98tXHW5QZvbau/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>All my flowers...</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDdElz4Jg5DJFr87fkAnrS0sWuv0yivyfeMEvyF7HfiHcw0zTKkUScCESfTf2ga76EhMats9Mc-PTJFLxiwSQ-T5s6js7CLjbPJR3BgXh9GhBaFlvizmKQjHS1uy6MgurdVHCt_YJJqMu/s1600-h/birthday+flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186661683454970882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDdElz4Jg5DJFr87fkAnrS0sWuv0yivyfeMEvyF7HfiHcw0zTKkUScCESfTf2ga76EhMats9Mc-PTJFLxiwSQ-T5s6js7CLjbPJR3BgXh9GhBaFlvizmKQjHS1uy6MgurdVHCt_YJJqMu/s320/birthday+flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p> </p><p>Conrad was gone again this past weekend for an interview that he had today. He'll be home in the morning and then on Friday morning he goes again for another interview and should be home Saturday night. Then it's waiting time again to see if anything comes of them. I will be very greatful when this process is over and we know what will be happening in the next few months.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-91122442246442300842008-03-22T21:12:00.007-04:002008-12-09T09:18:35.602-05:00We're still aliveI just got an anonymous comment that it's been a month since I posted anything... I don't know how many people actually look at this but if you do, you'll be glad to know we are all alive and well!<br /><br />This past month has been busy with normal, everyday things as well as a trip to Calgary for an interview, waiting to hear back and then finding out Conrad didn't get that job. That was a bit of a disappointment but it was very short lived because the same afternoon and the next morning we heard from two other universities in Alberta. Conrad will be going away twice for interviews the beginning of April. Hopefully by the middle of April we will know wether we're moving this summer or staying here for another year.<br /><br />This month was full of birthday's in our families. Two brothers, one sister, one brother-in-law, two nephews and mine, still to come this week. So "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" everyone. It is our prayer that we all continue to grow in faith and knowledge so that we may serve our Lord in all circumstances.<br /><br />This coming week will be an exciting and fun filled week. Charlene is coming to visit for a few days with Helena and then on Thursday I'm going with Conrad to Cornell for a few days. A wonderful friend is taking the kids for us! I'm really looking forward to it.<br /><br />And now a few pictures to make looking at my blog a little more exciting...<br /><br />Anneke and Lukas playing "Animal upon Animal" - a fun game for kids <em>and</em> adults<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVROmFLO2S-hLlYbrG6DkPahFsBAQTwllUuaA0wjSmSzjyuuh_GEIB2SlGp70VCDELaiftSiMClYhmghORM0gDgzjtQPl4DVWd9Jb77OMvZzNPAx0DFqmkqSwpye20TAocuf6mxcjFpWeW/s1600-h/animal+upon+animal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741053857565538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVROmFLO2S-hLlYbrG6DkPahFsBAQTwllUuaA0wjSmSzjyuuh_GEIB2SlGp70VCDELaiftSiMClYhmghORM0gDgzjtQPl4DVWd9Jb77OMvZzNPAx0DFqmkqSwpye20TAocuf6mxcjFpWeW/s320/animal+upon+animal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anneke washing dishes for the first time by herself. It took her a long time but she did a good job and enjoyed it. How long do you think that'll last?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXHCitMRqkRs3PpwZjv8UDA6WxBE_WR9ZbTBsioxkfTP5MOftIVR9xOfxG5svJHyn0C5GeJeUbkOGW1RRHTkrWq3M2qhgbljfopAp1dUre8SbV1_Cl3gYP0kMzgvnlpv-QADTp1RWTRuM/s1600-h/Anneke+dishes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741058152532850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXHCitMRqkRs3PpwZjv8UDA6WxBE_WR9ZbTBsioxkfTP5MOftIVR9xOfxG5svJHyn0C5GeJeUbkOGW1RRHTkrWq3M2qhgbljfopAp1dUre8SbV1_Cl3gYP0kMzgvnlpv-QADTp1RWTRuM/s320/Anneke+dishes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tessa on the toy shelf pretending it's a bed. I remember doing this when I was a kid!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e_-CFdumAMxSrwB64OpGJV0kEGdZvaOGbT2QfBswSiBY_MpycaIRny_fgYrtScdLKzma1vcx28mXPOTqGBLQIRK0IOt_gdzH3LGWR0QXP_flzcCjpDZMy6_ijK4Xx6DFWaaWlf_XW5he/s1600-h/Tessa+bunkbed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741062447500162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e_-CFdumAMxSrwB64OpGJV0kEGdZvaOGbT2QfBswSiBY_MpycaIRny_fgYrtScdLKzma1vcx28mXPOTqGBLQIRK0IOt_gdzH3LGWR0QXP_flzcCjpDZMy6_ijK4Xx6DFWaaWlf_XW5he/s320/Tessa+bunkbed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few crafts I made this past week. The first is a headband I made for my cousin and the others are "crayon rolls", one with markers and the other pencil crayons. They are fun little projects to make<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdHz48V4w7QnIqTFC6ozhhCfrZOx5v-9EKEmn7GYU7rzOvZl0YsYJJKoPv9TqWpE2wQ1i8UvHGKRTS3U3_o3e_4vVToQLeAiVDi3mtQTDiJ68PBOIzNGLR1_ae8x_j7LMJiMQOHky3lor/s1600-h/headband.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741066742467474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdHz48V4w7QnIqTFC6ozhhCfrZOx5v-9EKEmn7GYU7rzOvZl0YsYJJKoPv9TqWpE2wQ1i8UvHGKRTS3U3_o3e_4vVToQLeAiVDi3mtQTDiJ68PBOIzNGLR1_ae8x_j7LMJiMQOHky3lor/s320/headband.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741066742467490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XP-xFQ4ewlAI3ZNs6FGloWBsulc7U4mxoPvcc9Rz0fV19vQTdIHnB5n1m46xYXxd4jV9VWvyYoxHQFSJ4OYB4DIvN3JLbJ0bxDhehHjn33WdO7pE4HPb8Gz_68v6J93L5Q-sVYYOdBsf/s320/Marker+roll.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVP-exOKZiC1Pet2mCNHEDTXo6TeVtPVd4jys-UHKvMbc3TfbsFz3JN5jkO8LgLHxsPI8uDzo0wJzJIOi9RE-Ht5xkW3qis8RNOjkxM9tQvmSwwn-7R5FszDS7gyLd2nZFlUFyALnQEBNU/s1600-h/Marker+roll2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741650858019762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVP-exOKZiC1Pet2mCNHEDTXo6TeVtPVd4jys-UHKvMbc3TfbsFz3JN5jkO8LgLHxsPI8uDzo0wJzJIOi9RE-Ht5xkW3qis8RNOjkxM9tQvmSwwn-7R5FszDS7gyLd2nZFlUFyALnQEBNU/s320/Marker+roll2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMjN8wY-aS31shn4lIdGC7XCcFhuQmrheDwN8xOkLUf1gF3uzVijV3poLx1EgePL6EqxiURnmaNK86H83X2d9tPHAFeWhqmH9wV6lMT08ktBmhQJLUFVZmLd63pkgq35K0wKsw85qeH0n/s1600-h/pencil+roll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741655152987074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMjN8wY-aS31shn4lIdGC7XCcFhuQmrheDwN8xOkLUf1gF3uzVijV3poLx1EgePL6EqxiURnmaNK86H83X2d9tPHAFeWhqmH9wV6lMT08ktBmhQJLUFVZmLd63pkgq35K0wKsw85qeH0n/s320/pencil+roll.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZUPUOck50VphbRAwQY4A6THuPklcHTN10Wk8Q8L_HJy6V8pLl0-Gjbj2_AMHqovxX3doNVLB49b3XV1tnGOBEi_XQ8UKHaPf50eq3holmpLK6cZa8PoKSK-8a1KB3nZsZzFVax_othCG/s1600-h/pencil+roll2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180741659447954386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZUPUOck50VphbRAwQY4A6THuPklcHTN10Wk8Q8L_HJy6V8pLl0-Gjbj2_AMHqovxX3doNVLB49b3XV1tnGOBEi_XQ8UKHaPf50eq3holmpLK6cZa8PoKSK-8a1KB3nZsZzFVax_othCG/s320/pencil+roll2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-66414168218725140682008-02-21T13:18:00.003-05:002008-12-09T09:18:35.770-05:00My travelling husband...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmh7qfHnD5Dm5xULH9DeAW9UayMM4yID1i-sSMnOsb6XSjb0dNofiHg42D-y77EQ-GuwUtUqOBcOkY_rmG89DL1OMKWQcLVH4k835TX8FKQH_3iaKaPhliTZnfpspO_fG5YZN60vPH-Rp/s1600-h/purple+quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169501315574682130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmh7qfHnD5Dm5xULH9DeAW9UayMM4yID1i-sSMnOsb6XSjb0dNofiHg42D-y77EQ-GuwUtUqOBcOkY_rmG89DL1OMKWQcLVH4k835TX8FKQH_3iaKaPhliTZnfpspO_fG5YZN60vPH-Rp/s320/purple+quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>...and look what happens when he's away! With lots of quiet evenings lately, I have all the blocks of Anneke's quilt finished. It all needs to be pieced together yet but on this picture it almost looks like it is :). I'm very, very happy with it so far.</div><br /><div></div><div>This month Conrad's going all over the place. Last week he was gone for 5 days, over the weekend, for a conference. That was the longest he's ever been away and it was really strange on Sunday. Now tomorrow he goes to meet his Supervisor and will be gone until Saturday night and then next week he's gone from Thursday to Saturday for an interview. I must say, I'm grateful it's not always like this!</div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-7742988127583985072008-01-31T20:44:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:36.346-05:00Everyday lifeWell, it's the last day of January already and we've had a fairly uneventful year so far. Anneke, Conrad and I came down with the flu at the beginning of this week but we seem to be over it now and the other two didn't get it (yet).<br /><div></div><div>We've heard from a couple Universities and Conrad has had two phone interviews and will be going to Calgary for a follow-up one at the end of February. We haven't yet heard back from the second interview if he get's a follow up one for it. He's also sent off two more applications. So, we continue to wait (most of the time patiently) to see what God has in store for us. Conrad does have his post-doc for one more year but we are both really looking forward to the time when he has a long(er) term job.</div><br /><div></div><div>The rest of the month has filled up with regular day to day activities. Here are a few pictures:</div><br /><div></div><div>The other day I was making apple cake and the kids were all eating the peels. The cake is a recipe from my Mom and I remember eating all the peels while she made it then!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tTKOF_5S84MrVBhFzrz3rDpzGLOZ3WBDob52w9xNHsmt3IupHRwWo07J8YpFbVttSwMa36xhLa625fSCZhzrh1JrLBSWozedyXtDpbjI9WepYI3OGBqFs9U_QWs3PpNpllZ_f4AvUOhN/s1600-h/baking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161824025927083810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tTKOF_5S84MrVBhFzrz3rDpzGLOZ3WBDob52w9xNHsmt3IupHRwWo07J8YpFbVttSwMa36xhLa625fSCZhzrh1JrLBSWozedyXtDpbjI9WepYI3OGBqFs9U_QWs3PpNpllZ_f4AvUOhN/s320/baking.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Lukas. What a wonderful kid! He has a very different character than the girls. He will often be on the sidelines watching, not saying much but can also get very angry when Anneke doesn't let him talk. He's very spontaneous with his expressions and movements and often makes us laugh. Yes, he doesn't listen very well and cries and gets angry quickly too but we keep working on that. He also has a tremendous amount of concentration, at times, for a three and a half year old. Here he is, colouring. He spent most of a day going back to this picture, colouring very hard and making sure no white spots (as the kids call it) were showing. If you look at the pictures you can see him switching hands because his hands would get sore from pushing so hard.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGYyR00mT7tHrjiOfuZtEC6oMcpodlmnaUundiQGwy5al2-NohtzlKMlweXVDbB8qxV0UvxBMHgG9_5XpKER3o2r2dUn2Yl2agdfs-W2r2ooltFXWHbj-6v_8eFShli7gmnVdFgf8y7UK/s1600-h/Lukas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161824047401920338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGYyR00mT7tHrjiOfuZtEC6oMcpodlmnaUundiQGwy5al2-NohtzlKMlweXVDbB8qxV0UvxBMHgG9_5XpKER3o2r2dUn2Yl2agdfs-W2r2ooltFXWHbj-6v_8eFShli7gmnVdFgf8y7UK/s320/Lukas.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Tonight we have the Pot girls here for a sleepover. They assumed they would be sleeping together with Anneke and Lukas so we went for it and thought we'd try it. It's 9:00 now and I still hear them. We'll see if it works...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZkUTuvvhd2riqdBU_cKuaRkrlMTsyJ3z7Nqt5SS6u6jIPqDqWxDylCcB9QZHlNSSn-m9Md3ekF0mNEsHoc9S1yWfb9cm4HPGnim8WFHXgiy9PNC1dj839N8m6cExyoVU8Jp7dsmnx_8F/s1600-h/bedtime1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161824030222051122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZkUTuvvhd2riqdBU_cKuaRkrlMTsyJ3z7Nqt5SS6u6jIPqDqWxDylCcB9QZHlNSSn-m9Md3ekF0mNEsHoc9S1yWfb9cm4HPGnim8WFHXgiy9PNC1dj839N8m6cExyoVU8Jp7dsmnx_8F/s320/bedtime1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvAMJOSNUhiOiPp4cXiCNhfUu4wP0rc6AcIXlmNKdk-C0AqHGoHL3h87AdDHzjNnKZE6SyBOB3qilcp5OmtUav9vBOq6YJmhUeNjboU53-6JTik5JyBCxSbGykDcV7J0x8i9sV8Lo-LE0/s1600-h/bedtime2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161824038811985730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvAMJOSNUhiOiPp4cXiCNhfUu4wP0rc6AcIXlmNKdk-C0AqHGoHL3h87AdDHzjNnKZE6SyBOB3qilcp5OmtUav9vBOq6YJmhUeNjboU53-6JTik5JyBCxSbGykDcV7J0x8i9sV8Lo-LE0/s320/bedtime2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-29396406153885744752008-01-17T20:24:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:40.299-05:00QuiltingI did make a couple more bags from the same pattern as mine. I made them a little smaller and on the one I made a "Friendship Star" block for the pocket and the other I added the stripe a couple inches from the top.<br />This one was for my Oma...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTJ2uq6Xbo-yedB4VgFBDpRBk1-D7FVpfGWbgM4ljVkOoyNEJtsj11BY2SqkRsVyFpf439-0MFml6SnqMRuh6QmL8Y6OxNe3Pu6auc1rSRbzXuSDa9hffDx5FpbnqCcIEuql9FD0ibknu/s1600-h/omasbag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622043579242178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTJ2uq6Xbo-yedB4VgFBDpRBk1-D7FVpfGWbgM4ljVkOoyNEJtsj11BY2SqkRsVyFpf439-0MFml6SnqMRuh6QmL8Y6OxNe3Pu6auc1rSRbzXuSDa9hffDx5FpbnqCcIEuql9FD0ibknu/s320/omasbag.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmfQ0h67WtxLMQsCiqCG5buZygeNnd4-XFuwbaWwPrhZEPQnw4SiFF-WoM9ojwUMXzUyzspYOeAScYItu7Xa3LFYNtkMhslH0XTEfHIKc9nsNUUcyXTRF0ht-aWqshAa6M5R6D68HnkNN/s1600-h/omasbag2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622043579242194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmfQ0h67WtxLMQsCiqCG5buZygeNnd4-XFuwbaWwPrhZEPQnw4SiFF-WoM9ojwUMXzUyzspYOeAScYItu7Xa3LFYNtkMhslH0XTEfHIKc9nsNUUcyXTRF0ht-aWqshAa6M5R6D68HnkNN/s320/omasbag2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This one I made for my Mother-in-law<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQnFVu7XqHmGFUvsICkXQPLjZiS0eE3oCjDCXXVC-_gMK1GqbRM_ZF_4KbFK5LserLZ95U6SDx1q3deV-1EmYc1M2PcR20TbwZfA1T1KwIgQwOZZRuXpmCuyCTIAefV7LC_Ecy2f_44LI/s1600-h/Momsbag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622030694340242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQnFVu7XqHmGFUvsICkXQPLjZiS0eE3oCjDCXXVC-_gMK1GqbRM_ZF_4KbFK5LserLZ95U6SDx1q3deV-1EmYc1M2PcR20TbwZfA1T1KwIgQwOZZRuXpmCuyCTIAefV7LC_Ecy2f_44LI/s320/Momsbag.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also finished my table runner! This project is the one that my sister and I surprised eachother with when we went to BC. We both had two of the same fabrics but made whatever we wanted. I hand quilted this one and really like the way it turned out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVabkkYyVJUVQI7bPzgRMw09jcLdw5PfK43E8MSoHzE8WfbbzcOsvQf7ZE6QO-DQ7tH7juiAaunffZUBFEZZNp4_vzC33L6L5E0CdkLy49p51wWYFOP10deg0cOgiA6zjeqtjAa_Bpm7I0/s1600-h/Quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622034989307554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVabkkYyVJUVQI7bPzgRMw09jcLdw5PfK43E8MSoHzE8WfbbzcOsvQf7ZE6QO-DQ7tH7juiAaunffZUBFEZZNp4_vzC33L6L5E0CdkLy49p51wWYFOP10deg0cOgiA6zjeqtjAa_Bpm7I0/s320/Quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBd6ComDze9puKpeV0oWA_yJnqqNCpaC8zhanqFlAiXaGKUEDbzDpcr0Sd5p0qSid0_HQ8LnjOQRNGEgHDmN920bruLThPX42C9a_unC-g8xOa7PlVbL0XWdgDKUk_lxcF-Lcvsbf7KFH/s1600-h/Quilt1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622039284274866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBd6ComDze9puKpeV0oWA_yJnqqNCpaC8zhanqFlAiXaGKUEDbzDpcr0Sd5p0qSid0_HQ8LnjOQRNGEgHDmN920bruLThPX42C9a_unC-g8xOa7PlVbL0XWdgDKUk_lxcF-Lcvsbf7KFH/s320/Quilt1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now I've started on a project I've been planning to do for a long time. A quilt for Anneke. I've been collecting purple fabrics for a few years and after finally getting all the 2" squares cut I'm starting to piece it together. I am making a pattern called "Road to St. Louis". So far I have all 768 squares into 4 patches. It's coming along much quicker than I had thought. Here are Anneke and Lukas watching and saying, "This is my favorite fabric of all of them!" But then when the next ones come through another one becomes the favorite.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5HI8U3VVh46lRPY829c_d3oVYyI7OETWgFLsXUnf6AfG-lm8URtIbLYbElqbOuBp2p_1-EGowiwWSRxKxvVyr5KW2mQnVztPA39R9aQaI0T9WqVjuGeGXYkiBEEUHOxfiI37srtqoLZ_/s1600-h/Aquilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622438716233442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5HI8U3VVh46lRPY829c_d3oVYyI7OETWgFLsXUnf6AfG-lm8URtIbLYbElqbOuBp2p_1-EGowiwWSRxKxvVyr5KW2mQnVztPA39R9aQaI0T9WqVjuGeGXYkiBEEUHOxfiI37srtqoLZ_/s320/Aquilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A whole chain of purple...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX_E6InrnUUGbtE0YozTuJYIyIzNBCuXHjsAGIcJ8vdmOuFJlCfPJTQzPcRwnx39IFJ93HsSTQlpx4MqFDkYvmrEsm7dTvP5Hy9v3ACmIMARJ4BQ8O_n7IFba7sSThmdrK7kqkIHX4Hxk/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622438716233458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX_E6InrnUUGbtE0YozTuJYIyIzNBCuXHjsAGIcJ8vdmOuFJlCfPJTQzPcRwnx39IFJ93HsSTQlpx4MqFDkYvmrEsm7dTvP5Hy9v3ACmIMARJ4BQ8O_n7IFba7sSThmdrK7kqkIHX4Hxk/s320/kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today I spent the day doing a machine quilting coarse. It was really nice and I learned a lot. We made this square doing some straight stitching and the rest free motion. I found the hardest trying to follow the feather pattern in the middle. I think machine quilting just needs lots of doing and the better you get. It's pretty hard to see on the pictures but maybe you can get an idea.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0FGgH-4B373IornUkg4q8Nwefa21-ihAp_dmoHmH97PYpHIpOmBGnkNDwdVmmUH2lC7NvoVuf1Cn9scEbDH9jVNPc9wdXyz0U6N0j0SgQ-yz39deRNHAh2WTnSLA5rhFoikqHNgqSv3A/s1600-h/machinequilting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622443011200770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0FGgH-4B373IornUkg4q8Nwefa21-ihAp_dmoHmH97PYpHIpOmBGnkNDwdVmmUH2lC7NvoVuf1Cn9scEbDH9jVNPc9wdXyz0U6N0j0SgQ-yz39deRNHAh2WTnSLA5rhFoikqHNgqSv3A/s320/machinequilting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYUgFKDOITmNVcsOzQOr6ona0A21D8_9jbMHexUVAosDLEFFTrlJxEitmNhtPQCtLvzcNlOUemjIm2piygSeteBIWYomKDADVxiSGqB4YcfzAoWfPBSGG0igRCUkklHA9nSeKwWYEITyv/s1600-h/machinequiltingcloseup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156622443011200786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYUgFKDOITmNVcsOzQOr6ona0A21D8_9jbMHexUVAosDLEFFTrlJxEitmNhtPQCtLvzcNlOUemjIm2piygSeteBIWYomKDADVxiSGqB4YcfzAoWfPBSGG0igRCUkklHA9nSeKwWYEITyv/s320/machinequiltingcloseup.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-44306941837623657772008-01-08T16:06:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:18:40.665-05:00Happy Birthday's to my In-laws!Sunday was Conrad's Dad's 59th Birthday...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma4RlD-NNmseDyoKGU-jhxlYfAjE0gGZNJrevADC7SxIS-_ggul-L0dJrAI-bE8XKyAv7PDjiR_2GjHEpruSex3QRppYuhCAOrS_ZF2_Cg8cRWoUfpXC_-FHl2adJ0Yzqim0stKxbTseu/s1600-h/Dad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153217599097362018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma4RlD-NNmseDyoKGU-jhxlYfAjE0gGZNJrevADC7SxIS-_ggul-L0dJrAI-bE8XKyAv7PDjiR_2GjHEpruSex3QRppYuhCAOrS_ZF2_Cg8cRWoUfpXC_-FHl2adJ0Yzqim0stKxbTseu/s320/Dad.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and Monday was his Mom's big 6-0!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZMmFGAsjDDaCpDe1URTzlrStTez2Q46d_jctzIJChqDmQGyhayS7jhfgxOC9tCl0j2q0YM0LrCrMzC5wEFwgR-YIMyXHaBt4d29MOlI-MiU7pHDVoJmVSwVcjMMzlPwP6WZRuSuj9J76/s1600-h/Mom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153217607687296626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZMmFGAsjDDaCpDe1URTzlrStTez2Q46d_jctzIJChqDmQGyhayS7jhfgxOC9tCl0j2q0YM0LrCrMzC5wEFwgR-YIMyXHaBt4d29MOlI-MiU7pHDVoJmVSwVcjMMzlPwP6WZRuSuj9J76/s320/Mom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p>What a blessing from our Heavenly Father to reach such milestones in your lives. Our prayer is that you both continue to grow in faith and live to glorify His name even with the struggles of daily life! </p><p> </p><p>I have a few pictures of some finished quilting projects but our computer is extremely slow lately when it comes to down and up-loading them. So that'll be for another day.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-80381197418615443332008-01-02T19:17:00.000-05:002008-01-02T19:28:27.858-05:002008Wishing all a blessed New Year! It is our prayer that we all may grow in faith and glorify God in our daily tasks this coming year.<br /><br />We had a very nice holiday. Conrad was home mostly which was really nice. On Christmas day we had a worship service in the morning followed by a singsong with the choir (of which I'm part of) performing a few pieces, a few solos and some congregational singing. The rest of the day we spent with friends and had a very nice, relaxing Christmas day. On Boxing Day we had a potluck with my relatives in Ontario. The rest of the week was spent playing games, quilting :), reading etc.<br /><br />Now it's back to normal, well mostly. The kids were all sick with fevers and colds for a few days but seem to be on the mend today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-64756553163347676642007-12-16T20:10:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:44.880-05:00The last few weeksI have a bunch (lots) of pictures from the last few weeks. I'll post them starting with the most recent.<br /><div><div><br /><div>Today we had a lot of snow - so much that church was cancelled this afternoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2IgYOPdhr0Ua9FCMYludGxsLG0RoA4xWPDBZVrrX0yqnmEf0GJXWKLf9hMpnty5HTTFUno97yXn4kDad_fGWk0jSNkGnI-nvYAPG6znGhjSwy9taCG_oG3pfmTLdyEX37botLeA4mHDQ/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144743766061307138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2IgYOPdhr0Ua9FCMYludGxsLG0RoA4xWPDBZVrrX0yqnmEf0GJXWKLf9hMpnty5HTTFUno97yXn4kDad_fGWk0jSNkGnI-nvYAPG6znGhjSwy9taCG_oG3pfmTLdyEX37botLeA4mHDQ/s320/snow.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptYI1aXhuhTH_pkjmqKIolrWk7netJr79Gd9m_i_kor7giwkJ5exmDvQZV4uhKQTtr5ppIfNT0ydJCdoI6YzsFLRBk91MN-JC7on2CPAchCeE1oYYyx-KmKUB4tqD9NTzQCK9gj_eXoxf/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144743761766339826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptYI1aXhuhTH_pkjmqKIolrWk7netJr79Gd9m_i_kor7giwkJ5exmDvQZV4uhKQTtr5ppIfNT0ydJCdoI6YzsFLRBk91MN-JC7on2CPAchCeE1oYYyx-KmKUB4tqD9NTzQCK9gj_eXoxf/s320/kids.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Anneke's bright red cheeks from the cold!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf6fP5UUz9XgWVDwtSSOzb_fzFAMAsy_5wxUr7JiqIYJP9lYzNMR_tVfCJq8hO1H7BpWIhyphenhyphen7tBDnq8IXvscoB8qS3dFYmgsy127VACMXXe1XKOz0hkKNjnOLB7Byzpg-WqFhC1lz0azay/s1600-h/cheeks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144743757471372514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf6fP5UUz9XgWVDwtSSOzb_fzFAMAsy_5wxUr7JiqIYJP9lYzNMR_tVfCJq8hO1H7BpWIhyphenhyphen7tBDnq8IXvscoB8qS3dFYmgsy127VACMXXe1XKOz0hkKNjnOLB7Byzpg-WqFhC1lz0azay/s320/cheeks.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div>At the begining of December we made a gingerbread house. The kids had fun helping.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeSZBj6W_yUhlOUumifuICZgXqX4J5NB0uh0-9jIeEAS6nbMfJFWg7WoXj8cuIIgBme4_GADXj-PNRw9mTdMMwLe2JymkabWrA27MfbAniof0c1H20CVEUY7hAANvEUah6fHHOXKvlP5m/s1600-h/gingerbread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144746287207109938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeSZBj6W_yUhlOUumifuICZgXqX4J5NB0uh0-9jIeEAS6nbMfJFWg7WoXj8cuIIgBme4_GADXj-PNRw9mTdMMwLe2JymkabWrA27MfbAniof0c1H20CVEUY7hAANvEUah6fHHOXKvlP5m/s320/gingerbread.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>The finished product.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4k1i9I_Zq7tjUbYtXu-aMfJhPdKhEzjNGb0VLjEkqwmrLkn2r6grk6RE1Si1t0L-f6ZHf3Cf4zoAonzcqkB-LFYF9JxdEo7jvo84JK3TDX4dLu6vHWY_dFBJ42AHCEa8zTF2sLhIadni/s1600-h/finished+gingerbread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144743770356274466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4k1i9I_Zq7tjUbYtXu-aMfJhPdKhEzjNGb0VLjEkqwmrLkn2r6grk6RE1Si1t0L-f6ZHf3Cf4zoAonzcqkB-LFYF9JxdEo7jvo84JK3TDX4dLu6vHWY_dFBJ42AHCEa8zTF2sLhIadni/s320/finished+gingerbread.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-BfI7zfxIdaI8SLeFJJ1WRNXsnARhid_v8_L8jtUa1AHDRnFpem_vA9PJyrn3E6mEjLPSnYTaqki2AorsKqrxPWPfkBs-rHnMafdG8_d2uYJmb3hlY49IzNOE_8J2Na77KBTU9IYX8LZ/s1600-h/Tessa2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144747412488541602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-BfI7zfxIdaI8SLeFJJ1WRNXsnARhid_v8_L8jtUa1AHDRnFpem_vA9PJyrn3E6mEjLPSnYTaqki2AorsKqrxPWPfkBs-rHnMafdG8_d2uYJmb3hlY49IzNOE_8J2Na77KBTU9IYX8LZ/s320/Tessa2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXZb2Jt6J2dFKOnBRq8eVSbYckqtT5ihPIFTDzmCbJ2bjQ5SjHdDMN1kRxUh98hQJDWMBWgBqxnyqf9jWqrvPXNIBWQNhPniJJ6nRnP7IbDQRLkDyTBXs4cwqjU_pGcs44nksmqUT_wlI/s1600-h/Tessa1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144747412488541586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXZb2Jt6J2dFKOnBRq8eVSbYckqtT5ihPIFTDzmCbJ2bjQ5SjHdDMN1kRxUh98hQJDWMBWgBqxnyqf9jWqrvPXNIBWQNhPniJJ6nRnP7IbDQRLkDyTBXs4cwqjU_pGcs44nksmqUT_wlI/s320/Tessa1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It was even more fun to eat it though (a week or so later). After eating all the candies they were sucking the icing.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkbNzMgeY-led7mBZtyBND-DqeYhn4OzsLEDy5f_riLUIY80rAkiyRp3V0y2HxNruZuku1Mf0k2sDzNa-0MbYiSA5cX6FEp2zDCFk7W-dxWKP7F0YKRfsbuLRuTzevAtpi5m_fhyphenhyphenpEaTJ/s1600-h/gingerbread1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144748615079384530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkbNzMgeY-led7mBZtyBND-DqeYhn4OzsLEDy5f_riLUIY80rAkiyRp3V0y2HxNruZuku1Mf0k2sDzNa-0MbYiSA5cX6FEp2zDCFk7W-dxWKP7F0YKRfsbuLRuTzevAtpi5m_fhyphenhyphenpEaTJ/s320/gingerbread1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Look at that tongue!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIUlvHqiodqm4Icf4drId4U-ACkCfnr-WtA2Ds-t1zILJszeEyDd79Mqfp28cSNH7cONpkS2xFmzO1q89WKQlk5VSJ1OCWsfd9RyRdEjKhqt6lNnvfk0yhyilrZhFxpIEuPoNFE48onO7/s1600-h/tessa+tongue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144747408193574274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIUlvHqiodqm4Icf4drId4U-ACkCfnr-WtA2Ds-t1zILJszeEyDd79Mqfp28cSNH7cONpkS2xFmzO1q89WKQlk5VSJ1OCWsfd9RyRdEjKhqt6lNnvfk0yhyilrZhFxpIEuPoNFE48onO7/s320/tessa+tongue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>After finishing my quilt that's hanging on the wall now I made a bag with fabric I bought in BC when I was with Alisa. It was a lot of fun - I think I'll make another bag (or two...or three!). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBO13AtA7NYx9mXygjLDgZeqyQnPJ_WRcT2CEhqK-53VlDOPUW7tkSn_PKiOyOsHqgg3kUx96Yvlj3PwhNvoNSyt9mrUQ0-RGywNma-av_KPUBavv_JB3Dq8fJErdzbirTIiSjyC6NaTT/s1600-h/bag1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144746291502077250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBO13AtA7NYx9mXygjLDgZeqyQnPJ_WRcT2CEhqK-53VlDOPUW7tkSn_PKiOyOsHqgg3kUx96Yvlj3PwhNvoNSyt9mrUQ0-RGywNma-av_KPUBavv_JB3Dq8fJErdzbirTIiSjyC6NaTT/s320/bag1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzFbkd8BX2lByXthv0r9wofBuTKcgiIWbqI_QBaExeyScoWjvyHPuXvdAA1szJ9FGQ-W8MIVPKW4QOc9iKClTfYMYKF-xk52v6UiYH3zBvmri2DPo5xMGA2fe21M0D1PHowgTg0nQHgOB/s1600-h/bag2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144746291502077266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzFbkd8BX2lByXthv0r9wofBuTKcgiIWbqI_QBaExeyScoWjvyHPuXvdAA1szJ9FGQ-W8MIVPKW4QOc9iKClTfYMYKF-xk52v6UiYH3zBvmri2DPo5xMGA2fe21M0D1PHowgTg0nQHgOB/s320/bag2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>With some of the leftover fabric I made a headband for Anneke. I had seen the pattern for it online somewhere and wanted to try it out. It worked great - I think I may be making more of these too :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9uh5QjD9gPBNIT0XRKhphheOAU60IJYQb-6lJPlfXZ3Y1_WyQzLLFesT_wjQAfacw9sGnB9L1EeeDm3A7uyhrjYj7VZf8b1uIhOB5llFkPRFkZ2JfmG7-kZfLykp7F3W1vKEgzKW7F32/s1600-h/headband1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144746295797044578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9uh5QjD9gPBNIT0XRKhphheOAU60IJYQb-6lJPlfXZ3Y1_WyQzLLFesT_wjQAfacw9sGnB9L1EeeDm3A7uyhrjYj7VZf8b1uIhOB5llFkPRFkZ2JfmG7-kZfLykp7F3W1vKEgzKW7F32/s320/headband1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97DmglW7kV1FvGiF8XWsZPkTe_Uj3PcAzE58p4pdkoOyCCgRizXwt66kDcn5d0MmL1fDTisKsoatESWnsF5EwLVi3MpeigkueUCysI2GZp4YqfgKsA0LvjHa6uGmaCnov6_unio6ubEFE/s1600-h/headband2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144746304386979186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97DmglW7kV1FvGiF8XWsZPkTe_Uj3PcAzE58p4pdkoOyCCgRizXwt66kDcn5d0MmL1fDTisKsoatESWnsF5EwLVi3MpeigkueUCysI2GZp4YqfgKsA0LvjHa6uGmaCnov6_unio6ubEFE/s320/headband2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A few weekends ago, the last weekend of November, we drove to Cornell where Conrad is doing his post-doc. He had to do a presentation so we decided to all go and then drive up to Ottawa afterwards and spend the weekend there. It worked out really well. The weather wasn't great and on the Friday evening when we were driving from Cornell to Ottawa we ended up staying in a hotel. We had a really nice time in Ottawa with Chris and Charlene and also got to visit with my cousin Linda and family.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Taghannock Falls, Ithaca, NY. This is only a few minutes away from the University. It is a beautiful place! The pictures are really light - the sun must have been shining right at the camera.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6riiwMs_KYeP-_BEu0rovAApYN7eprA16PqIPH_LVvxBu0gcT2baYHbEHf6VG5Jp3D5W7irgxxGHVYTOaL5ZVYxk4i-OnEmpRC78HC0uVzE6NI6G_tUPniwBHx9YOtJmADLrCE0EQmQ5R/s1600-h/Taghannock+Falls3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144750706728457698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6riiwMs_KYeP-_BEu0rovAApYN7eprA16PqIPH_LVvxBu0gcT2baYHbEHf6VG5Jp3D5W7irgxxGHVYTOaL5ZVYxk4i-OnEmpRC78HC0uVzE6NI6G_tUPniwBHx9YOtJmADLrCE0EQmQ5R/s320/Taghannock+Falls3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-fpIe94C2wAGFt8GqELuMkwcGvO9d2Tsb3wUkcZ-pn0a8yRMkYQO-Jb-qEpJ_wm6bSgRZXMdvQ9ryBhQ2M1OFNXUVQ0Do1EEJON3iquIoEsKGgUnEH2Mt4L_oeLBkP5h7Oe3hUZ0EceH/s1600-h/Taghannock+Falls1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144747421078476210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-fpIe94C2wAGFt8GqELuMkwcGvO9d2Tsb3wUkcZ-pn0a8yRMkYQO-Jb-qEpJ_wm6bSgRZXMdvQ9ryBhQ2M1OFNXUVQ0Do1EEJON3iquIoEsKGgUnEH2Mt4L_oeLBkP5h7Oe3hUZ0EceH/s320/Taghannock+Falls1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIk925cPz7vatlODyU-RRUhEBx1d6cwD9QcUb-VQ-SDKe54dczGZ3HyIZ4WObtaZzMod634nIugMmM-cfBZBZY4HFfL3uaKACqek4IjcO8grYm5S77znpcBDBJ05ZWlKbCj9lSqI0bWzW/s1600-h/Taghannock+Falls2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144747425373443522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIk925cPz7vatlODyU-RRUhEBx1d6cwD9QcUb-VQ-SDKe54dczGZ3HyIZ4WObtaZzMod634nIugMmM-cfBZBZY4HFfL3uaKACqek4IjcO8grYm5S77znpcBDBJ05ZWlKbCj9lSqI0bWzW/s320/Taghannock+Falls2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Tessa was very intrigued with Helena</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhne_4PVAGmN6_unNE2zMJZlZ74xGAGn30JT7unHm003Jw4TaDOA4V0aJi13OfG_mohB8ej02XIIjnXQkthqzUZeJBS8ra3QA4t5NjUnvUkoqx_yx6BPbaOw0TUBEDHPMXc95Q4NcOJVK/s1600-h/Tessa+and+Helena.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144750711023425010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhne_4PVAGmN6_unNE2zMJZlZ74xGAGn30JT7unHm003Jw4TaDOA4V0aJi13OfG_mohB8ej02XIIjnXQkthqzUZeJBS8ra3QA4t5NjUnvUkoqx_yx6BPbaOw0TUBEDHPMXc95Q4NcOJVK/s320/Tessa+and+Helena.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>On Saturday Chris and Conrad took the three oldest to the War Museum while Charlene and I stayed with the little ones and spent some time with just the two of us. It worked out great!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXaopmrijR8z6LgUtHGGhLVgZAoUbAvj4PtfdeXivaTsXsR3ygLe9ANbKqIaTARMjxvwd_ChXXuyM9abxT_AzpR2A-YXHcdzlHrddia4sPumZuNbOfdvLc7nfXjuQqmYCm15N-fyk0npj/s1600-h/War+museum1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144750711023425026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXaopmrijR8z6LgUtHGGhLVgZAoUbAvj4PtfdeXivaTsXsR3ygLe9ANbKqIaTARMjxvwd_ChXXuyM9abxT_AzpR2A-YXHcdzlHrddia4sPumZuNbOfdvLc7nfXjuQqmYCm15N-fyk0npj/s320/War+museum1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ypYy3YypebxKDr0Lz5JQD_ElqJ5mJ_VjrvKqFBnqq5SK6DDlHxUV2SMFmsIr1eqzUbyICYphZEhbjEUakLvlgkOcfqUB5H155TuvOAmnS-uiq5V8D4VlryHxb3JzVGnlZNLIg_Q2EcM/s1600-h/War+museum2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144750715318392338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ypYy3YypebxKDr0Lz5JQD_ElqJ5mJ_VjrvKqFBnqq5SK6DDlHxUV2SMFmsIr1eqzUbyICYphZEhbjEUakLvlgkOcfqUB5H155TuvOAmnS-uiq5V8D4VlryHxb3JzVGnlZNLIg_Q2EcM/s320/War+museum2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Driving home again. It was a pretty tense drive with snowy roads but we made it home safely.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KlJ9LUBaE66B8JFm0fxuvnwHiJZ422tmynOPALmkWft3nXq_XrRJXmbrB5HiSsfVIwVNjL8jCxzNMfB8k5H3TdNnL-k3o6lhvVYqq0PrBijZ_GnFmluBRGapuAaSfjHu90YRoKyHOrdN/s1600-h/driving+home.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144750719613359650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KlJ9LUBaE66B8JFm0fxuvnwHiJZ422tmynOPALmkWft3nXq_XrRJXmbrB5HiSsfVIwVNjL8jCxzNMfB8k5H3TdNnL-k3o6lhvVYqq0PrBijZ_GnFmluBRGapuAaSfjHu90YRoKyHOrdN/s320/driving+home.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-13675439392710389822007-11-20T13:26:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:45.009-05:00Finished!!Yes, I am finished the quilt I've been slowly working on for the past year! It feels very good to have if done and hanging on the wall. It warms up the room and fills in the spot where our piano was. I'm pretty happy with it overall - I learned a lot along the way. But...if a beginner quilter ever comes to me wanting to do something like this for their first big project I think I would deter them from a pattern as intricate as this. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVChrSRUnqUH_-JCjEalX2oNcv-laJQIuU7i0iC2Gw6iJqXok6oI1eY4ix0WIUnC_sP90Q22WVltQ-Bf2XEZGsjqd-d7-1-Pgclc6VVGH1kuAn2qfB0ukZfLWlgIhyphenhyphenW908ZQU9E1kTQrfG/s1600-h/quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134993134332169602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVChrSRUnqUH_-JCjEalX2oNcv-laJQIuU7i0iC2Gw6iJqXok6oI1eY4ix0WIUnC_sP90Q22WVltQ-Bf2XEZGsjqd-d7-1-Pgclc6VVGH1kuAn2qfB0ukZfLWlgIhyphenhyphenW908ZQU9E1kTQrfG/s320/quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-28118544970802915072007-11-17T20:35:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:18:46.897-05:00The first snowYesterday morning we woke up to the first snow of the year. It was just a little bit but the kids played in it for a couple of hours. So much fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHufXy4HlGl1ZvH4qOG4zJdGLtOP1rlOBWsERUWR1p2hhr1HdmZg5FM0ezBQo5H5C0K_BG_ffyp6DDpGUqvXyXcdgVDmznQ_YUSdNeQIUH9ZDTmvll5iVosiVgsz4A-GF5jj0nMxcpoUqX/s1600-h/Playing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133989421949930770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHufXy4HlGl1ZvH4qOG4zJdGLtOP1rlOBWsERUWR1p2hhr1HdmZg5FM0ezBQo5H5C0K_BG_ffyp6DDpGUqvXyXcdgVDmznQ_YUSdNeQIUH9ZDTmvll5iVosiVgsz4A-GF5jj0nMxcpoUqX/s320/Playing.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZz_dJdoy8JG7TjpSrJEiyR_C2U6_U46u_WmajJ9E_duo4Yqv-J-GNdcMbBCBQjmumEqE2oKTVF8-wD85tGI_Xo5SkNboIegnYn8NipsqHl1H4Ylydsx6BZzTasOTXOA0gf5PdAs2sYcB/s1600-h/snowman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133989426244898082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZz_dJdoy8JG7TjpSrJEiyR_C2U6_U46u_WmajJ9E_duo4Yqv-J-GNdcMbBCBQjmumEqE2oKTVF8-wD85tGI_Xo5SkNboIegnYn8NipsqHl1H4Ylydsx6BZzTasOTXOA0gf5PdAs2sYcB/s320/snowman.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We said goodbye to my parents yesterday. It's always hard to say goodbye but we had a really nice week with them. A few pictures...</div><div> </div><div>Tessa remembered Opa and Oma from the summer time and gave them lots of snuggles over the week :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bIyXa7TADBYgDEqE636XeMupc4IjAdt-ZN7Bc13Ve8HMoCx9yMPTZ99yGDafaRJzDHomem1cHUdB1G1lSW294aFcGACao9CGND4HlKzgnIgTPPgel7L0SD6F7Ei-M4lg6cbeJQzIw98H/s1600-h/tessa+and+opa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133992106304490850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bIyXa7TADBYgDEqE636XeMupc4IjAdt-ZN7Bc13Ve8HMoCx9yMPTZ99yGDafaRJzDHomem1cHUdB1G1lSW294aFcGACao9CGND4HlKzgnIgTPPgel7L0SD6F7Ei-M4lg6cbeJQzIw98H/s320/tessa+and+opa.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div>We went to St. Jacobs on Thursday. One lonely horse and buggy. It was a pretty cold day to be driving far in that.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbggYbnWdySksb0P4XFPeNrEE_2ASqJ1i3OBfBQGL3bioEU6QHRmZ3Pb-1dYdFTwVoroXquLE1TA89fmoUElxqtzaePvn4Bl99STwOuGp_fYv2Khqrf-nRN3R4ZH4CccNL61wXYzDlUIE/s1600-h/horse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133992097714556210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbggYbnWdySksb0P4XFPeNrEE_2ASqJ1i3OBfBQGL3bioEU6QHRmZ3Pb-1dYdFTwVoroXquLE1TA89fmoUElxqtzaePvn4Bl99STwOuGp_fYv2Khqrf-nRN3R4ZH4CccNL61wXYzDlUIE/s320/horse.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>We spent some time at the lego store for the kids after we walked all through the market</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCfRSEavXhQs3a2xqYawz7EQJJ1UEYyiCLGpDUA1wgQemPgIHl4SRfW9rkw-mIv0Kqt-UTy_rh2v1iueu-nL11OtIezDuL1sGV4xbt_NU16mnSKSg9iATDtjQ-xgPbaMK8CH4QtdCAgPY/s1600-h/lego.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133992102009523522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCfRSEavXhQs3a2xqYawz7EQJJ1UEYyiCLGpDUA1wgQemPgIHl4SRfW9rkw-mIv0Kqt-UTy_rh2v1iueu-nL11OtIezDuL1sGV4xbt_NU16mnSKSg9iATDtjQ-xgPbaMK8CH4QtdCAgPY/s320/lego.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>On Friday we went to pick Conrad up from school so Dad and Mom could see the University.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxu9gefZsRElGOzw-j2Lhvq8zicHiaBX6NP6Tc8NrtyccKj8mgPifpcvQeS-dcpRfeyCQ8u8lJVB5alSsBj1WUNp-bpbblrld_J1b78M_eK3v5Z9TGgt_mpSLoukEhpLimnp-NUDvGDi4/s1600-h/school.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133992102009523538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxu9gefZsRElGOzw-j2Lhvq8zicHiaBX6NP6Tc8NrtyccKj8mgPifpcvQeS-dcpRfeyCQ8u8lJVB5alSsBj1WUNp-bpbblrld_J1b78M_eK3v5Z9TGgt_mpSLoukEhpLimnp-NUDvGDi4/s320/school.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>The view from Conrad's office.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRnrG4s2oOP9RZzJmlN44tTUBHY-Y29Ffwjj65T7XMADC_tGa2FSFMxVw4I4NDH7DMGKHk-QdBVD56HxwLruHQrD8UHFws4J-YYFmX-m_sE26mrMUAXgXqloaxSttDXVVv0i6Ne9TdQ47/s1600-h/view.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133992110599458162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRnrG4s2oOP9RZzJmlN44tTUBHY-Y29Ffwjj65T7XMADC_tGa2FSFMxVw4I4NDH7DMGKHk-QdBVD56HxwLruHQrD8UHFws4J-YYFmX-m_sE26mrMUAXgXqloaxSttDXVVv0i6Ne9TdQ47/s320/view.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-26903696016955996652007-11-12T22:11:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:47.356-05:00Look what I found!Or, rather, "who I found"...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09axT4CpL-V5n5yU17asGsNhkMNp6jCacjUDbN9GT68xwTOTM_ao9WPADVRydVGEaCw-5A-FVggQeEoa1ZyHrfK_xmcecHy4stEo8zmS7rz4gssmSp1UlAltRanzI8zc7_cNjUtNy71K6/s1600-h/Lukas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132157729852084626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09axT4CpL-V5n5yU17asGsNhkMNp6jCacjUDbN9GT68xwTOTM_ao9WPADVRydVGEaCw-5A-FVggQeEoa1ZyHrfK_xmcecHy4stEo8zmS7rz4gssmSp1UlAltRanzI8zc7_cNjUtNy71K6/s320/Lukas.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIbVstxwPCMtdOGh9PDxaZ5iXEBKyF_bFU6Hu8mfb7KUEN26J51QDP4gEmSG0F1K-ggLT5ShJsODA44vXAhVGYn8QKdQJ5i44H-FN058s8A9dxvbtUHuPIaOiknZ9QTZeQg8sdvctxN2e/s1600-h/Lukas2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132157734147051938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIbVstxwPCMtdOGh9PDxaZ5iXEBKyF_bFU6Hu8mfb7KUEN26J51QDP4gEmSG0F1K-ggLT5ShJsODA44vXAhVGYn8QKdQJ5i44H-FN058s8A9dxvbtUHuPIaOiknZ9QTZeQg8sdvctxN2e/s320/Lukas2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After I had put the kids to bed I went down to the basement for a while. I heard Lukas come out of bed so I called up to him and told him to "Get back in!" He complained a bit but then I never heard him so I assumed he went back to bed. Well, 20 minutes later I went upstairs and I was about to go check on the kids when I almost tripped on this little guy. I can't believe he fell asleep there. You'd think it was more comfortable in bed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-79906494647630706312007-11-09T09:49:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:18:47.684-05:00Fast forward a few weeks...There hasn't been anything too exciting over here the past few weeks. Let me think... Conrad's sent off a bunch of applications for jobs for next year. We'll wait and see what comes of that. I'm almost done on of my quilts. Yey! I'm just stitching down the binding and then I'll be finished! Oh yea, I've almost forgotten already, Conrad and I went to Statford a couple of weeks ago for a night. It was really nice. We stayed at a B&B and watched "Oklahoma". The play was great! <br /><br />Today my Dad and Mom are flying out for a visit! We'll see them Saturday or Sunday because they are in Toronto for a day first, and then they're here for a week. We're looking forward to that!<br /><br />Here are a couple pictures of our littlest girl. She's growing up so much, a little stinker.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130855701926367602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwrdcGUrVMnrf9znsbl8OMeUYNyjTp_flKd28hFK1hvIVFVKjhqGZqtJAt0GgHPX27D-IXpJtporIg3RGgpCv28KMHWM5i-P4lIlIhnpsEMSDXFHuGIKWRhBb7bJwWz6Em6PdldR-sp_w/s320/little+stinker.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130855706221334914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWg-gbclRDpAN0RKXyBoSypTUbiPy0e-FEjuRcs070eJMfYWkdp4xJS-JyjN9tne1ZBDgYLZWTPv6Tl_5GsZr4D5NUk7I1VXTIY7WTZVmdmFUHHP_f_SToBHqJP5A8JQ-XTLxq7ga_UD3/s320/Tessa2.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-35467823605458133232007-10-21T00:03:00.000-04:002008-12-09T09:18:48.109-05:00GraduationYesterday morning Conrad graduated and officially received his PhD! It was a long and boring ceremony but he walked across the stage and was hooded by his own supervisor, which was really nice. It’s a bit strange because he was done months ago and now he graduates so it’s a bit anticlimactic. We had a few people over tonight to celebrate – we had a good evening (chocolate fondue ...Mmmm…. don’t you wish you were here for that??) We plan to go away next Friday for a night too which we’re really looking forward to. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123636442736388738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLMy_nP5fs2nkknO7sRRFfJvJp4K3BkO9vprnfJHK84CCt1_cXdnRwJOANJJ9Aq4yLx_KQSg7tdb0k_2beBxqBKyD-1MloCTQWQLUquD5F9IYkbuNuHBUX032TlqjKGlviu3vTQh7_X2C/s320/Conrad2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123636447031356050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-56lT7N8YKfqGa6M3Iqx6b2yg6-OoTmxU9ZzYJEiCqyKrwM-OKgeBgxujyBqYvqVcVA6UmicyblzEKQLkOO16QqfkhbNLIx8vE1cGdgIvYp26U5A2RjOanrJ5pa9AOau4v3yrJj10mREk/s320/fampicture2.jpg" border="0" />I hope you all have a blessed Sunday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-85416218974310189552007-10-13T23:35:00.000-04:002007-10-13T23:40:00.423-04:00ToddlerlogicalThe other day I over heard this conversation between Anneke and Lukas:<br /><br />A: "Do you want to play house Lukas? I'll be the Mom and you can be the kid, but the Daddy's not here because he's dead."<br /><br />L: "No! I want to be the Dad and you can be the kid and the Mommy's dead."<br /><br />A: "That can't be Lukas because Daddy's are older so they die first."<br /><br />Now that, folks, is what I call Toddlerlogical!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-73475303979089754162007-10-11T19:59:00.000-04:002008-12-09T09:18:49.152-05:00Exciting mail, free fabric and a finished project!One day last week I went to get the mail and this was in it:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28wVdPfiZZN9CD5SwXyo7cAVG-058f9CBQl4S6jEJqTqXu33dcJE291Vs2qk_D-qpBssn16B1EBE4roejCj9G0yShI8HsmRznEz2GxZ1FVLK8QRfBnrqgCKVdHKauzwmYByfJeTLR6lIk/s1600-h/magazine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120247262743192146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28wVdPfiZZN9CD5SwXyo7cAVG-058f9CBQl4S6jEJqTqXu33dcJE291Vs2qk_D-qpBssn16B1EBE4roejCj9G0yShI8HsmRznEz2GxZ1FVLK8QRfBnrqgCKVdHKauzwmYByfJeTLR6lIk/s320/magazine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Not very often do I get something fun like this in the mail! This already made it a great day but then later in the afternoon the courier came to the door with my order from ConnectingThreads! What an exciting day!! I had ordered lots of thread as I didn't have much cotton thread. I bought a neutral set, a bright set and a few extra of the natural. In the sets they were only $1.59 per spool of 1200 yards and separately they were $1.99!! I don't think you can get that anywhere else. I have to thank my sister for telling me about that place. Anyways, in order to pay only $7 for shipping I bought a charm pack (what a hardship :) ) and some 1/4" tape.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGLWRWOxs3SJ84ho9p0h14jMhzQgRUs3mdQIUo08a2vAWMnp1ryGQ1xBm3hg8OOFv9g0vKA9Q1H7bagNRr6YiGPZu7GcesCl8HSlsU42BPBNScf0rPDlEI9ffJ_hcs8vtRLnoet50YQ9g/s1600-h/Essential.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120246781706854930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGLWRWOxs3SJ84ho9p0h14jMhzQgRUs3mdQIUo08a2vAWMnp1ryGQ1xBm3hg8OOFv9g0vKA9Q1H7bagNRr6YiGPZu7GcesCl8HSlsU42BPBNScf0rPDlEI9ffJ_hcs8vtRLnoet50YQ9g/s320/Essential.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This morning at quilting JW had brought a whole bunch of fabric she didn't want after cleaning and sorting her fabric closet. I found a bunch of stuff to build up my collection! First some fabrics that I know one day I could use for a quilt...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMPLvXWgQJIt8fg1QLPQFgBeghCu3Pnm9Tuo7jOxQBQndxIsMFN46i-vr7lsHG4omLp2rnVcex_TtYmEUC6wFy2a671IBWJwEruwsF_e_UE_ykK0pKnfsV0X1AEKuKjx6tYQfFDbamnFq/s1600-h/fabric1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120246786001822242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMPLvXWgQJIt8fg1QLPQFgBeghCu3Pnm9Tuo7jOxQBQndxIsMFN46i-vr7lsHG4omLp2rnVcex_TtYmEUC6wFy2a671IBWJwEruwsF_e_UE_ykK0pKnfsV0X1AEKuKjx6tYQfFDbamnFq/s320/fabric1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Then two pieces of a bright, tropical print that I thought would be really fun for some beach dresses for the girls, or maybe even backing on my bright quilt one day. We'll see...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1JtV0wCJVGi0uTgzxzS2tcy3v2VHvT3s1raA3b9jKCO4JLvkiOmLkueXl5TDRiVqPZA451TfMoZnpNnMMIlxtKtoYvTgGbwcNQ7zav6gwz0lSsHrRcCthmktONf-I3rLFSLuqfQeYtHw/s1600-h/fabric2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120246786001822258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1JtV0wCJVGi0uTgzxzS2tcy3v2VHvT3s1raA3b9jKCO4JLvkiOmLkueXl5TDRiVqPZA451TfMoZnpNnMMIlxtKtoYvTgGbwcNQ7zav6gwz0lSsHrRcCthmktONf-I3rLFSLuqfQeYtHw/s320/fabric2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The last pieces are an orangy-peach and green of the same fabric. My first thought was skirts or summer pajamas for the girls...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK938i8B-2MJuc_7QOoIkH1iof4UOBmTNy0VCL7BMknULRfuN4ZCTclQPYu2z7adBhb2SLBfW4Do7x8Nh0VJ0nQ5Xngll5PIWejyar_tWFLIS_uLJOwr4oEzJP114hEvk4JXdpHOK0kD5/s1600-h/fabric3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120246790296789570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK938i8B-2MJuc_7QOoIkH1iof4UOBmTNy0VCL7BMknULRfuN4ZCTclQPYu2z7adBhb2SLBfW4Do7x8Nh0VJ0nQ5Xngll5PIWejyar_tWFLIS_uLJOwr4oEzJP114hEvk4JXdpHOK0kD5/s320/fabric3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This last picture is of my "nephew" Ben. I had promised to make PJ's for his birthday back in April but I just finished them tonight! I guess it's better late than never and it's just in time for the cool weather. I was glad they fit! Isn't he cute?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZFKnk5aCBOgWpizQR1ILFowNB-AdC9UOpxIqA8EqbXAIRLn9Sw4QbRyLsO_Z3hV_6C7PKbqFLK9YOttKnDON6-mHAc5uOw3MIeMkxdHjkleO5fIh9Aye6ugtm7Nv9tOxeWXao21APuPH/s1600-h/Ben"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120246777411887618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZFKnk5aCBOgWpizQR1ILFowNB-AdC9UOpxIqA8EqbXAIRLn9Sw4QbRyLsO_Z3hV_6C7PKbqFLK9YOttKnDON6-mHAc5uOw3MIeMkxdHjkleO5fIh9Aye6ugtm7Nv9tOxeWXao21APuPH/s320/Ben's+pjs.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-73352738992073305192007-10-10T08:05:00.000-04:002007-10-10T08:22:57.060-04:00ThanksgivingThis past weekend we had a special day to be celebrate Thanksgiving. I believe that everyday we need to be thankful and live out of thankfulness for Christ's saving work. It is nice to have a day to be reminded of all the things we should be thankful for and to realize again how abundantly we have been blessed. We spent Sunday evening with friends from church and on Monday we had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with relatives/friends. The strangest part of the weekend was the weather. It was so, so hot and humid and felt like the middle of August. It didn't feel like we should be eating a big dinner. Conrad and the kids even went for a swim! Yesterday it cooled right down though and now it's only 10 degrees so hopefully we get some nice, cool, fall weather.<br /><br />Yesterday I got to see my best friend! She was visiting her family for a few extra days after the weekend so I went with the kids for the day. It was really nice, especially to see eachother's kids again. The part that always feels funny is that you feel like you should be talking and catching up because it's been half a year but because we always talk on the phone we ended up not talking about much of consequense yesterday. I think we talk better on the phone :) I forgot my camera so I don't have any pictures to share but I'll post some when C sends me some.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-48989897656388001092007-10-02T10:25:00.000-04:002008-12-09T09:18:51.126-05:00Crafts, Duplo and the beginning of AutumnI think one of the best parts of being a Mom is watching your kids be creative. Anneke and Lukas love to colour, draw, cut and paste. It is amazing to see them learn how to control a pen or felt and then start making shapes, people and so on. Last week We got some huge pieces of paper from a friend and the kids spent over an hour making some wonderful posters. It was a big mess but definately worth it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOAHyy5wRv4xbof5HRaxcQaxlNtkM2Hsu93trhS8_qv9Aqb7qz0C7-nlNAXVRWplK2vdZi2haLm-c-pkxS9KNH0-Nfddpc4ZCUol2wkrhBG4fnZvtp0BbFCkhM__IuyKB9rv3dNMYjRDY/s1600-h/colouring3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116746795677475170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOAHyy5wRv4xbof5HRaxcQaxlNtkM2Hsu93trhS8_qv9Aqb7qz0C7-nlNAXVRWplK2vdZi2haLm-c-pkxS9KNH0-Nfddpc4ZCUol2wkrhBG4fnZvtp0BbFCkhM__IuyKB9rv3dNMYjRDY/s320/colouring3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>This is our family that Anneke made</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrhuGq7ZoteDvOphlQQvocWLxqt4MdcGfebllhq2QVxO8Nw0i8qmTwthRS9WX7jePSkm627XHPdiCUMGGcqO-zy8DjRxTwLHWmcpHwx0ojbZl4jfNiqRfp6QMSWrT1Gw6KrNcbhCY1UBO/s1600-h/colouring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116746782792573250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrhuGq7ZoteDvOphlQQvocWLxqt4MdcGfebllhq2QVxO8Nw0i8qmTwthRS9WX7jePSkm627XHPdiCUMGGcqO-zy8DjRxTwLHWmcpHwx0ojbZl4jfNiqRfp6QMSWrT1Gw6KrNcbhCY1UBO/s320/colouring.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Lukas drawing beds :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mz6K8oaHfmh9DjNE6Z7H4-MG-llfh7xllypaDqqRj1VjLJ-4a2EXz_qe2wJ3dRrYW3tFu8p69pM90gahdh8ArDeUfy_m1RQzGvum8loL6Hhyb53ovKxpAuWt16nGMH7qjBBBxCsJu-aR/s1600-h/colouring2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116746791382507858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mz6K8oaHfmh9DjNE6Z7H4-MG-llfh7xllypaDqqRj1VjLJ-4a2EXz_qe2wJ3dRrYW3tFu8p69pM90gahdh8ArDeUfy_m1RQzGvum8loL6Hhyb53ovKxpAuWt16nGMH7qjBBBxCsJu-aR/s320/colouring2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>The kids, Tessa included, love duplo. We have a lot of it, some bought new, a lot given to us and some really good deals at the second hand store. Hours and hours of fun!<br /></div><div>Lukas playing knights (who do you think started that one??)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TDgVz79_VbMqW_dDH5DXWz2pVOKmQBIjBw9F-9iFBMkb4quufEpPuokNjH3qmNf1qBEIMxjNSUeq9CcKCWI5ayIFIn_hRWG-rQR8zyVF-giaNFj65BdFjepL6jYOgGXWtJxHbERswk7l/s1600-h/Lukas+Lego.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116746799972442482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TDgVz79_VbMqW_dDH5DXWz2pVOKmQBIjBw9F-9iFBMkb4quufEpPuokNjH3qmNf1qBEIMxjNSUeq9CcKCWI5ayIFIn_hRWG-rQR8zyVF-giaNFj65BdFjepL6jYOgGXWtJxHbERswk7l/s320/Lukas+Lego.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fflccsf77d5cvK9nEIZdXRbs_e0PbOc5skVrRdum741_TmnQIbGEWJptfGf9oplWSjqmwCE17xZYfAkSP5hwP_uEWY8LsBltEpwYFMDr3QlUWY55T9eCs8pNqJDaOE1KhLwT8ZbqLPpJ/s1600-h/Lukas+Lego2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750016902947218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fflccsf77d5cvK9nEIZdXRbs_e0PbOc5skVrRdum741_TmnQIbGEWJptfGf9oplWSjqmwCE17xZYfAkSP5hwP_uEWY8LsBltEpwYFMDr3QlUWY55T9eCs8pNqJDaOE1KhLwT8ZbqLPpJ/s320/Lukas+Lego2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On Sunday after church we went for a walk around the stadium, by the river which is right across the road. I forget that the river is so close by. It was a beautiful day and the trees are just starting to turn colour although that's a bit hard to tell on the pictures. We saw lots of Canada Geese. Does that mean they're on there way south already?</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX9ACxtZiLtQadDBMdBIqIxbqLQy9_pvQSRlUdxZQsCco9Nyid_pvo2le5OvY8y_YQeRBeIe6HGISSHU3HqbsEedNm2Mm9LhC4kHOrSPhBCkuABN1Ce4xHje3E0FgPlNb3eSyHY_YY_C4/s1600-h/running.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750016902947234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX9ACxtZiLtQadDBMdBIqIxbqLQy9_pvQSRlUdxZQsCco9Nyid_pvo2le5OvY8y_YQeRBeIe6HGISSHU3HqbsEedNm2Mm9LhC4kHOrSPhBCkuABN1Ce4xHje3E0FgPlNb3eSyHY_YY_C4/s320/running.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rxxttq694xRu9h7sMKMhu15E1IDfX8DonCRoyK7-joWWP7WBQeIAaZtE5ycbqloLXMmju-PXsipgE803eYmpN25lEGLyftdgOqlyslyTY5h7_7G2xfbsEM3JUq_7PTLmiYLWdy-gSAt1/s1600-h/kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750025492881842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rxxttq694xRu9h7sMKMhu15E1IDfX8DonCRoyK7-joWWP7WBQeIAaZtE5ycbqloLXMmju-PXsipgE803eYmpN25lEGLyftdgOqlyslyTY5h7_7G2xfbsEM3JUq_7PTLmiYLWdy-gSAt1/s320/kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2ZtuCFgh7PxQsM72w36StrgzOG6x-Rd45bpawtYlJwTtQuzzf9r63LItskqAwnmEEVNjIjAreVP_Cw3LHMXtMqulJ4iPUm9xjf2puljbcEToXc3jiVzMvUkLSlo7zVpY2xJadCC9pFZ/s1600-h/fall+colours.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750029787849154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2ZtuCFgh7PxQsM72w36StrgzOG6x-Rd45bpawtYlJwTtQuzzf9r63LItskqAwnmEEVNjIjAreVP_Cw3LHMXtMqulJ4iPUm9xjf2puljbcEToXc3jiVzMvUkLSlo7zVpY2xJadCC9pFZ/s320/fall+colours.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBM7JMXPp8epOdmG3s2uVowb4HZewrXWX1HBjQroWrwK4eXMriTKTAx1XpOuFDzidBsLc1GVzUjasxcHq8ocD_YhXBbPnUXjKQJ_5976CVptvEP8Co07B23k4-zaEkF4ejuB3nsKECHNG/s1600-h/geese.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750034082816466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBM7JMXPp8epOdmG3s2uVowb4HZewrXWX1HBjQroWrwK4eXMriTKTAx1XpOuFDzidBsLc1GVzUjasxcHq8ocD_YhXBbPnUXjKQJ_5976CVptvEP8Co07B23k4-zaEkF4ejuB3nsKECHNG/s320/geese.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQswDWQlBkg2Q3Xjef9kSEg5fMGnemHFpAV4DScCZWqRKq1thhxoNNFaboto01RI6vYKvZNzOT8XnDgT2MkSWtjbcOzH5py_0H3gArfGV_0c_UHo8Ck6tWLdSTrtPymHzJtktZwsIvaiu/s1600-h/geese2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116784612864516578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQswDWQlBkg2Q3Xjef9kSEg5fMGnemHFpAV4DScCZWqRKq1thhxoNNFaboto01RI6vYKvZNzOT8XnDgT2MkSWtjbcOzH5py_0H3gArfGV_0c_UHo8Ck6tWLdSTrtPymHzJtktZwsIvaiu/s320/geese2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897478010207468920.post-40598451978889288092007-09-20T20:25:00.000-04:002008-12-09T09:18:52.324-05:00This week in pictures...On Monday I tried my hand again at homemade bread! I haven't done this for a long, long time especially since I got a bread machine (which was almost a year or so?). I made 50/50 whole wheat/white and it was delicious. So much better than store bought and the bread maker!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ItINO7BWXOemYWTekAoUubXQoJEIRGlWpH5ioCHaA-os5jg6RuFrjgo7oS5TSXlKtUJNCBTibaSm_S3zUrm5Z9rrsG2xfFb5a8HwRqEDN91oKzYSsW1_PNveMavD8CMka31de-vG8jvB/s1600-h/bread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112448800429531362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ItINO7BWXOemYWTekAoUubXQoJEIRGlWpH5ioCHaA-os5jg6RuFrjgo7oS5TSXlKtUJNCBTibaSm_S3zUrm5Z9rrsG2xfFb5a8HwRqEDN91oKzYSsW1_PNveMavD8CMka31de-vG8jvB/s320/bread.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg1hVnNpNgOOzTTeijPR7qqYMM2KM7bl-9mTPWd0bAA1NX6M6Bfii42j_O09xdq8SvzZZLx_Wj3a-RXYaIXrIKpuZNPzoc5eDVAjzpnH6MkT_WQbDPLcq-dZnZLKBDSq9HtJHINNiGfPP/s1600-h/bread2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112448809019465970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg1hVnNpNgOOzTTeijPR7qqYMM2KM7bl-9mTPWd0bAA1NX6M6Bfii42j_O09xdq8SvzZZLx_Wj3a-RXYaIXrIKpuZNPzoc5eDVAjzpnH6MkT_WQbDPLcq-dZnZLKBDSq9HtJHINNiGfPP/s320/bread2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div>The other day I tried to put an elastic in Tessa's hair and it worked! Conrad thought it looked pretty dumb but I think it's cute :) She is such a little girl - she loves to play with dolls, putting them in and out of the stroller, hugging them, and putting them back in.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmoUk5Ko3Bdg-x4QBJwmSD3WRClbfFKvh-yKcMA61dSs-rii4EihuCYd6SWGjaKGnXKE1aMXvWq58kqtWE6Ci4ZB8hgWSRhpAoYjzmrmcM1tuNEnHijScpAMSF-vFi0K39Oc25AffUcBD/s1600-h/Tessa2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112459537847771442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmoUk5Ko3Bdg-x4QBJwmSD3WRClbfFKvh-yKcMA61dSs-rii4EihuCYd6SWGjaKGnXKE1aMXvWq58kqtWE6Ci4ZB8hgWSRhpAoYjzmrmcM1tuNEnHijScpAMSF-vFi0K39Oc25AffUcBD/s320/Tessa2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVhWSYgGL9-Qq8bGKPuPsGB2k1AlmBgHdMPHSaIoSrct5ERRU63q5DDgfgInju942N5H420IiPeWtKOGLHjZKxcZ54gWsnu6vl25bZMQu2InjXuMoukXif0q36vwMCk5iNmMFbjKFgu81/s1600-h/Tessa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112448821904367906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVhWSYgGL9-Qq8bGKPuPsGB2k1AlmBgHdMPHSaIoSrct5ERRU63q5DDgfgInju942N5H420IiPeWtKOGLHjZKxcZ54gWsnu6vl25bZMQu2InjXuMoukXif0q36vwMCk5iNmMFbjKFgu81/s320/Tessa.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div>And today...my diapers arrived! Yeah! No more folding flats or kushies velcro getting stuck on everything in the wash. I bought them used off of the Mother-ease web site and got a really good deal. Don't they look good hanging on the line? If you read this Chas - Thank you! You'll be glad to know they're very appreciated.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a15XKVayyliDhwzADM2dTYpIkqgZDUEufN4VCXz5raifEAJqGW-0-rZaNpTMPZHCHVXSBhpdyMuvr-AVOzfxFuu8J41kIA-3pNZ0j35ecpt0uw0C8aKYmCNStV6V2Yz_VN0BKYuykjsQ/s1600-h/diapers1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112448817609400578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a15XKVayyliDhwzADM2dTYpIkqgZDUEufN4VCXz5raifEAJqGW-0-rZaNpTMPZHCHVXSBhpdyMuvr-AVOzfxFuu8J41kIA-3pNZ0j35ecpt0uw0C8aKYmCNStV6V2Yz_VN0BKYuykjsQ/s320/diapers1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTga0d8nN7iN6mw8yX-9gO6CKAry0mSxn6zBSslLJSkEv16bYKUDh1FULN-NXg8gjVzaEg1BZOYoTBWTB4ZIqfMt3MRxaWnaaqCcfY6NWjZk8sApe8uLEyNn_Esb7AroSUqarL6kVC_So/s1600-h/diapers2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112448817609400594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTga0d8nN7iN6mw8yX-9gO6CKAry0mSxn6zBSslLJSkEv16bYKUDh1FULN-NXg8gjVzaEg1BZOYoTBWTB4ZIqfMt3MRxaWnaaqCcfY6NWjZk8sApe8uLEyNn_Esb7AroSUqarL6kVC_So/s320/diapers2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>As for other news, Conrad found out that his graduation is on October 19. So...do I throw a party, or??<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1