i was catching up on one of my favourite scrapbook blogs and came across this post.
unbelievable!!
they are real.
but that is not all of them....
check out Dalton Ghetti and more of his art.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
oh wow
is this not the coolest thing ever?!!
i was catching up on one of my favourite scrapbook blogs and came across this post.
unbelievable!!
they are real.
but that is not all of them....
check out Dalton Ghetti and more of his art.
i was catching up on one of my favourite scrapbook blogs and came across this post.
unbelievable!!
they are real.
but that is not all of them....
check out Dalton Ghetti and more of his art.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
of all the mice in the world....
Kris and i just celebrated our 13th anniversary.
just after we started dating he kept asking me to come to his church and meet his group of friends from "Summit". that was about 12 years ago.
it was a large group at that time with a lot of friendly and fun people. we met every friday night for years. some of us met more often for bible studies, movies, sports events, coffee, supper.... ski and camping trips, hiking trips, bike rides... we were in our early twenties and knew everything! we miss those days!
we made some good friends. many of them we still keep in contact will. and a few we still see regularly.
james and gail have an amazing property. complete with horses and dogs. which means straw and a barn. a little mini-farm.
they have a large firepit. i think if the weather had been warmer all of us would have been sitting out here. the air was chilly. but not by the firepit where the crackling logs put out a great deal of heat. i can never tire of hearing the snapping sounds and watching the sparks fly above the fire.
well, not exactly this one. most likely his brother. or sister. {we're just hoping they weren't cousins!}
a few weeks ago Kris heard the dreaded "scampering" sound in the ceiling tiles. and two nights later he caught the culprit. the next night he caught a second. {mice like peanut butter} and we never heard anything after that. a few nights ago he saw a baby mouse scamper across the basement floor. he managed to trap it under a jar.
and we thought we were done.
we've never had a mouse in our house until now. our guess is that the mama and papa mice entered the house during the garage construction. our only source of electricity for tools was inside our house, so the door had been open for long periods of time.
our poor babysitter had to deal with Aidan and the mouse he caught. then she saw another one and had to catch it herself. she's a compassionate girl and shared some of her popcorn with it, then set it out into the wild. apparently mice also like popcorn....
mice trapped: 2 adults and 3 babies.
had we only known.
***update: mice trap count is now 2 adults and 7 babies. yick!
just after we started dating he kept asking me to come to his church and meet his group of friends from "Summit". that was about 12 years ago.
it was a large group at that time with a lot of friendly and fun people. we met every friday night for years. some of us met more often for bible studies, movies, sports events, coffee, supper.... ski and camping trips, hiking trips, bike rides... we were in our early twenties and knew everything! we miss those days!
we made some good friends. many of them we still keep in contact will. and a few we still see regularly.james and gail have an amazing property. complete with horses and dogs. which means straw and a barn. a little mini-farm.
they have a large firepit. i think if the weather had been warmer all of us would have been sitting out here. the air was chilly. but not by the firepit where the crackling logs put out a great deal of heat. i can never tire of hearing the snapping sounds and watching the sparks fly above the fire.
back in those days when it was typical to stay up well after midnight. but then we could usually sleep in until noon too.
it was amazing how many of us were still quite awake at 12:30am when we left....
and i'm sure most of us were wishing we still had that energy when our kids woke us up by 7:30am!!
it was the latest night for our babysitter, Kayla. we usually have her home around 11pm. we thought that would be exciting enough for her.
she greeted us with the words, "i just saw the grossest thing...." we knew that one could go in any direction!
apparently Aidan caught this with his bare hands:
well, not exactly this one. most likely his brother. or sister. {we're just hoping they weren't cousins!}a few weeks ago Kris heard the dreaded "scampering" sound in the ceiling tiles. and two nights later he caught the culprit. the next night he caught a second. {mice like peanut butter} and we never heard anything after that. a few nights ago he saw a baby mouse scamper across the basement floor. he managed to trap it under a jar.
and we thought we were done.
we've never had a mouse in our house until now. our guess is that the mama and papa mice entered the house during the garage construction. our only source of electricity for tools was inside our house, so the door had been open for long periods of time.
our poor babysitter had to deal with Aidan and the mouse he caught. then she saw another one and had to catch it herself. she's a compassionate girl and shared some of her popcorn with it, then set it out into the wild. apparently mice also like popcorn....
mice trapped: 2 adults and 3 babies.
until today.
in a short space of time 3 more babies made their prescence known.
and we are hoping that is it. 6 babies seems like a decent litter for mice.
we hope.
earlier this week these four unsuspecting children and a mother thought they were the only ones in our house.....
had we only known.***update: mice trap count is now 2 adults and 7 babies. yick!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
where do i go?
doing some blog surfing while we're relaxing...
came across this and had to share before i forgot.
i seem to have forgotten all my swedish language skills.....uh....but a picture is worth a thousand words....even in swedish!
does this playground not look like fun?!
if anyone does speak swedish, you'll have to let me know what it is all about.
came across this and had to share before i forgot.
i seem to have forgotten all my swedish language skills.....uh....but a picture is worth a thousand words....even in swedish!
does this playground not look like fun?!
if anyone does speak swedish, you'll have to let me know what it is all about.
Monday, July 28, 2008
living out loud
my day started with a headache. and a certain young gal who decided to wake up too early for my liking. the headache grew into a migraine. not something that is great to have with two loud and active kids in house. i ended up in bed with orders to not bother me, be quiet and let me rest while i waited {and hoped} for the meds to kick in.
thankfully by 11:30 life was much happier. for everyone!
driven by mommy-guilt. {honestly....is that not the worst thing on the planet?} i thought i should take the munchkins out for lunch. Tim Hortons came to mind. then i remembered a Timmy's near Kristians' office. perfect! and daddy was even able to meet us.
the first person to come into the place after us, looked at my kids disapprovingly. getting judgemental....this looked seemed permanent on her. i warned you! judgemental. and the kids were behaving very well at that moment. Aidan chose a table. quietly! Kiara found a high chair and wanted in! happily! the woman mutters, "this isn't a day care". i'm not sure it was meant for me to hear or not. i chose to ignore the comment and chalk her up to being out in public for the first time in 40 years.
they weren't too bad during the meal. fairly delightful actually. they both ate all their food with little complaint. except for the tomatoes. and the lettuce. we are actually trying to raise mini carnivores....so that is okay.
after the meal, Kristian gives Aidan some money and encourages him to join the line -- by himself -- and order a box of "donut balls". {yes he came up with that one on his own!}
the kid looked ready to burst with joy!!
until mommy came over and asked if he knew what "donut balls" he wanted.
at that moment he ran over to the shelf to point to his choices...but slipped on the newly mopped tile floor. his pride was shattered and he had to give in to tears. he wasn't hurt badly. but bad enough to not avoid tears.
in the end he didn't get his "donut balls"...which is another story....with boring discipline and whiny behavior involved. but i was disappointed that the response from the staff was so cold. no apologies to him. or us. just a "what do you want?". and later a "can you pick up your box of donuts now?"
"donut balls" {love saying that phrase for some reason....} will have to be ordered another day. we'll try it again. at a different Timmy's. and we'll definitely be looking for a wet tile floor to avoid.
why do they mop during lunch hour? why not even a sign?
after a great deal of tears and frustration we got home. Kiara fell asleep quickly. Aidan watched Shrek the Third and i napped on the couch.
and it was hot outside!
nice to play outside for a bit. more chalk drawings. bike ride. teddy got to ride in a stroller.
and another miracle happened during supper. both kids were amazingly quiet. they ate quite well. Kris and i nearly died from shock.
Kris was doing some more work on the garage. i decided to drive the kids to a park in the river valley. we had gone there yesterday for a picnic supper. but got rained out.
and did they ever have energy!!!!!
glad i took them.
Kiara is big sister to her teddy bear. she had to bring "te-ber" with us. and his stroller! {i left it in the car....i wanted to take photos, not carry a stroller}
thankfully by 11:30 life was much happier. for everyone!
driven by mommy-guilt. {honestly....is that not the worst thing on the planet?} i thought i should take the munchkins out for lunch. Tim Hortons came to mind. then i remembered a Timmy's near Kristians' office. perfect! and daddy was even able to meet us.
the first person to come into the place after us, looked at my kids disapprovingly. getting judgemental....this looked seemed permanent on her. i warned you! judgemental. and the kids were behaving very well at that moment. Aidan chose a table. quietly! Kiara found a high chair and wanted in! happily! the woman mutters, "this isn't a day care". i'm not sure it was meant for me to hear or not. i chose to ignore the comment and chalk her up to being out in public for the first time in 40 years.
they weren't too bad during the meal. fairly delightful actually. they both ate all their food with little complaint. except for the tomatoes. and the lettuce. we are actually trying to raise mini carnivores....so that is okay.
after the meal, Kristian gives Aidan some money and encourages him to join the line -- by himself -- and order a box of "donut balls". {yes he came up with that one on his own!}
the kid looked ready to burst with joy!!
until mommy came over and asked if he knew what "donut balls" he wanted.
at that moment he ran over to the shelf to point to his choices...but slipped on the newly mopped tile floor. his pride was shattered and he had to give in to tears. he wasn't hurt badly. but bad enough to not avoid tears.
in the end he didn't get his "donut balls"...which is another story....with boring discipline and whiny behavior involved. but i was disappointed that the response from the staff was so cold. no apologies to him. or us. just a "what do you want?". and later a "can you pick up your box of donuts now?"
"donut balls" {love saying that phrase for some reason....} will have to be ordered another day. we'll try it again. at a different Timmy's. and we'll definitely be looking for a wet tile floor to avoid.
why do they mop during lunch hour? why not even a sign?
after a great deal of tears and frustration we got home. Kiara fell asleep quickly. Aidan watched Shrek the Third and i napped on the couch.
and it was hot outside!
nice to play outside for a bit. more chalk drawings. bike ride. teddy got to ride in a stroller.
and another miracle happened during supper. both kids were amazingly quiet. they ate quite well. Kris and i nearly died from shock.
Kris was doing some more work on the garage. i decided to drive the kids to a park in the river valley. we had gone there yesterday for a picnic supper. but got rained out.
and did they ever have energy!!!!!
glad i took them.
Kiara is big sister to her teddy bear. she had to bring "te-ber" with us. and his stroller! {i left it in the car....i wanted to take photos, not carry a stroller}
this was new. i have never seen them do this outside. i wonder what they are learning on tv?
typical. Kiara with bear securely under her arm.
notice the new footwear. Kiara is in between sizes or something. i haven't been able to find footwear that fits without socks. last week she got a blister from her sandals. i decided i needed to spend the cash on something that fit. and glad i bought Aidan a pair. saved some tears. so hard to know when they actually notice stuff like that and care.
yes. he is all boy. i got poked with that stick later.
so all the photos were only cropped...but just the edges. no other fixing or adjusting. it was a great evening to take photos.
i read recently to take a photo with the light source facing the subject and also the camera. hmmm....kind of tricky. it did help my brain as i remembered to try to not put my shadow over them, or have the sun behind them....there wasn't a whole lot of areas for reflecting the light....but i think i did quite well. especially for a point and shoot.
any advice on cameras to buy or avoid? we're thinking cannon eos. it has has good reviews. nikon is also good. we were thinking d60 with a really good lens. right now we have a sony cybershot with carl zeiss lens. i would love to stick with sony....but the reviews on the sony SLRs haven't been great.
and you may have noticed that i'm doing very well for someone who started her day with a migraine. yay for that! one of the side effects is a burst of energy hours later. it is sometimes handy. before i took the meds i would be in bed the entire day, but still feel exhausted from the pain. and i was sometimes in bed for nearly two full days. not fun. and definitely not an option with young kids running around and needing me either. now really, someone needs to make a pill for parents that bottles the energy their children have. if i could only have this much energy at the end of every day. well...even most of the days! anyways i'm just grateful that there is a pill that i can take. i cannot believe i went for so many years not even aware that something was available to help.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
three
children in the house.
and i have a minute to post!
(one is sleeping. two are being amused by mr. tv.)
one of my favourite paper scrapbooking companies is Cosmo Cricket. i do have several favourites. and right now they have the coolest "robot" stuff. i'm now in a dilemna....do i do a project now...because i can't wait to cut this paper up and put it to use and admire it as much as i can. or do i wait until October and use it for some project in relation to Aidan's birthday. (he loves robots right now, and has been reminding me for at least the past two months that he wants a "robot birthday".) or i could do both!
i just learned that Cosmo Cricket put out a call for a design team. and they have chosen. one of the amazing scrapbook artists i've followed this year applied. she didn't get it. oh man. i wouldn't have stood a chance! Chatterbox Inc. has one out right now...ends today. another company that would be fun. can you imagine how fun it would be to get free stuff from either of these companies for a long period of time and told to just create! well....they probably have more parameters than that....but a gal can dream!
regardless of dreams....i also love to find answers to the history behind some designers and companies. i find it totally fascinating to learn stuff that isn't ordinary. i love art. i love history. does that make me a cool nerd?!
back to my story....
i learned how they came up with the name Cosmo Cricket. and never in a million billion years would i have guessed. a computer generated anagram!
read about it here...on their website.
so i thought i would try it on my name. not so cool.....
Loaner Xenons
Lean Xenons Or
Learns Ex Noon (notice what happens when you move the "s" over to the "ex"...yeah...next one...)
Relax Neon Son
Annex Roles On
Snarl One Oxen
and en francais.... La Xenon Re Son
what about my kids.....
lets start with Aidan:
Donas Alien
A Sedan Lion
Alas Done In
what about Kiara:
Areal Ikons
Anorak Leis
A Real Oinks
hmm....how about Kristian:
Oriental Skins
Airlines Knots
Toenails Rinks
Assertion Link
is it just me....how come the anagrams on my name make NO SENSE?!
try yours. go here.
it doesn't take long. i managed to search. and write a post. still have one child sleeping. but only one watching tv. one is trying her hardest to get into any kind of trouble! and i even had to answer the door.....okay let me share that story...since i still have some time!
as you know...our backyard is wide open without a fence or garage. and just now my insecurities were confirmed about feeling vulnerable.
a stranger rang our back doorbell. i had also left the door open. screen door unlocked. okay...breathe....
she wanted to take our bags of bottles. that were sitting on our deck. right beside the house. behind the barbeque. not exactly easily visible from the alley. unless you were looking.
EEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!
sure....and while you're here....why don't you take the rest of our junk that you could possibly pawn and make even more money.......
i can only hope that these people were truly decent. and also any other people walking by and checking out what we have to "offer".
okay....off to think happy and positive thoughts......
and i have a minute to post!
(one is sleeping. two are being amused by mr. tv.)
one of my favourite paper scrapbooking companies is Cosmo Cricket. i do have several favourites. and right now they have the coolest "robot" stuff. i'm now in a dilemna....do i do a project now...because i can't wait to cut this paper up and put it to use and admire it as much as i can. or do i wait until October and use it for some project in relation to Aidan's birthday. (he loves robots right now, and has been reminding me for at least the past two months that he wants a "robot birthday".) or i could do both!
i just learned that Cosmo Cricket put out a call for a design team. and they have chosen. one of the amazing scrapbook artists i've followed this year applied. she didn't get it. oh man. i wouldn't have stood a chance! Chatterbox Inc. has one out right now...ends today. another company that would be fun. can you imagine how fun it would be to get free stuff from either of these companies for a long period of time and told to just create! well....they probably have more parameters than that....but a gal can dream!
regardless of dreams....i also love to find answers to the history behind some designers and companies. i find it totally fascinating to learn stuff that isn't ordinary. i love art. i love history. does that make me a cool nerd?!
back to my story....
i learned how they came up with the name Cosmo Cricket. and never in a million billion years would i have guessed. a computer generated anagram!
read about it here...on their website.
so i thought i would try it on my name. not so cool.....
Loaner Xenons
Lean Xenons Or
Learns Ex Noon (notice what happens when you move the "s" over to the "ex"...yeah...next one...)
Relax Neon Son
Annex Roles On
Snarl One Oxen
and en francais.... La Xenon Re Son
what about my kids.....
lets start with Aidan:
Donas Alien
A Sedan Lion
Alas Done In
what about Kiara:
Areal Ikons
Anorak Leis
A Real Oinks
hmm....how about Kristian:
Oriental Skins
Airlines Knots
Toenails Rinks
Assertion Link
is it just me....how come the anagrams on my name make NO SENSE?!
try yours. go here.
it doesn't take long. i managed to search. and write a post. still have one child sleeping. but only one watching tv. one is trying her hardest to get into any kind of trouble! and i even had to answer the door.....okay let me share that story...since i still have some time!
as you know...our backyard is wide open without a fence or garage. and just now my insecurities were confirmed about feeling vulnerable.
a stranger rang our back doorbell. i had also left the door open. screen door unlocked. okay...breathe....
she wanted to take our bags of bottles. that were sitting on our deck. right beside the house. behind the barbeque. not exactly easily visible from the alley. unless you were looking.
EEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!
sure....and while you're here....why don't you take the rest of our junk that you could possibly pawn and make even more money.......
i can only hope that these people were truly decent. and also any other people walking by and checking out what we have to "offer".
okay....off to think happy and positive thoughts......
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