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What an incredible weekend I had! Saturday was full of camera fun with friends and family and then yesterday, the sun finally popped out long enough for me to have a planting morning with my niece, Makiya. Her mom, Jodie is not a gardener but any means and as I enjoy having a green thumb, I felt it was my duty as her aunt to show her how much fun it could be!

For Easter, I bought Makiya her own set of gardening tools and a packet of sunflowers & Zinnia’s (2 of the easiest seeds to plant!). Then yesterday..we got to work!

I am so very proud of her! She worked so hard for me..digging up the dirt, planting the seeds, playing with worms..very, very impressive!

When I look at these photos, all I can think about was how she kept grunting when she would dig or would fall forward from the amount of force she would get that dirt out of our way! Such a sweet helper!

With my time left living in the city narrowing down, I’m very excited to spend as much time as I can with my loved ones. Especially this little stinker!! And, in the next 3 weeks she will be a big sister to a little brother or sister!! I can’t wait to see her grow .. just like the little seeds we planted together ;)

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Hey folks!

Just wanted to pop in quickly and wish you all an amazing weekend! I have my dear friends bridal shower tomorrow and then I’m off to the farm for the long weekend here that us Canadians are super excited for!

Also, just to share some good news, I received HAPPY MAIL today in my inbox from none other than the fabulous Susan Opel at Paper Crafts magazine. I submitted 16 cards for their special Card a Day issue and wasn’t feeling overly confident..but they accepted one of my projects!! SO giddy!! YAY!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone! Happy Crafting!!

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I am so in love with the lists I’ve been reading on blogs lately..just a record of whats going on at that exact moment in your life…and with that being said:

Currently:

listening: to the sound of silence in my office

reading: I need a new book for the summer, hmm

watching: Law & Order: SVU ..I’ve PVR’d it and not afraid to admit it, I’m obsessed!

eating: Sour Cream Noodle Bake from PW herself..so yummy!

drinking: water … and loving it!

wearing: the only sweater I could get out of my dresser drawer this morning..ugh, need to get that fixed ASAP!

feeling: foggy from allergy pills, but really, really happy in life

weather: grey, windy and raining…welcome Spring! hehe

playing: with scrapbook supplies daily

wanting: my farmer

needing: to lose that little extra weight I’ve been gaining since last year!

waiting: for my new niece/nephew to make their appearance next month!

enjoying: Skype with Adam

thankful: for my family & my friends

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It feels like yesterday that I was sitting beside my grandma, telling her all about my life as a 13 year old. I had a fresh new perm in my hair that she complimented me on as I filled her in on all the trials and tribulations of being a teenager in the 90’s. The day I am talking about was a sunny day in May 1997, my grandma was in the hospital, fighting a losing battle. I didn’t know it that day, but it would be my last conversation that I would ever have with my grandma. I sat with her for hours, just the two of us. And when it was time to leave, I got up, kissed her cheek, then stood at the end of her bed and told her I loved her. She smiled. And I was gone. And just like that, so was she. She was my first loss & its been incredibly hard for our family..but it still feels like just yesterday she was here

 This is my grandma’s graduation photo from 1945, wasn’t she beautiful?

My grandma lived an amazing life. When she was younger she was (apparently) an amazing swing dancer and loved having a good time. She met my grandpa just out of school and they fell madly in love with each other! They had 4 children, my father being their baby and lived a simple, yet incredible love story. One that I envied for most of my life! My grandma is also a symbol of strength for me, she battled polio, cancer, a leg amputation & a tracheotomy in her life..and she remained strong throughout it all. She is my hero.

Her favorite flower was the lilac, and every time I see one or smell one I can’t help but allow my thoughts to drift to her..she was beautiful, she was strong, she was loved, she was my grandma and my role model. 14 years ago today she left us for a better place. But every Spring, a lilac blooms and she lingers in their scent..

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Happy Monday everyone!!

I hope you all had an amazing weekend and all you mom’s enjoyed a special Mother’s Day yesterday! I made cards for both my momma & my future mother in law – both of which I love very much! Last night we celebrated at my parents’ house with pizza & ice cream cake! YUM!

This weekend I was off to the farm to spend time with my farmer *grin*. We worked very hard as the season finally began! Saturday we sprayed 1100 acres in the sprayer .. a very long, 14 hour day sitting in the buddy seat did nothing for my muscles..but I came home smiling, and thats all that mattered!

This is Adam’s new sprayer – he’s pretty proud of it!! It measures 120ft wide and runs pretty smoothyl..when not hitting holes, crevices, rocks, etc hehehe

During the day we would get sprinkled on every now and then, but then the sun would always come out afterwards. And, to my delight, my first rainbow of the season appeared and it was every bit as beautiful as I remembered!

One of my favorite “finds” of the day were these little duck nests hidden amongst the fields. Adam was very careful not to disturb them and it was always fun counting the eggs and seeing the ducks keep a close eye on us to ensure their future young were taken care of
You know what’s really lovely? Sitting out in the middle of nowhere and hearing nothing but the sound of the breeze blowing by the songbirds whistling around you .. *sigh* just perfect!
And at the end of the day the boys did their maitenance and cleaning up of the equipment while I walked around taking photos (of course) and when I turned around..I saw the sun beginning to set and caught this:

Now to me, that’s just plain beautiful!
And yesterday we began seeding!! Adam was looking over his plans and figuring out how much liquid fert to mix up..he just looked so cute to me..one of my favorite photos of him to date!! What a great weekend we had!! Now its back to work and counting down the days til next time I can be back at the farm! (12 days to go!)

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