Absolutely Angela

I am still here!!!

2009-12-29T17:54:00.005-05:00

...and for Christmas my wonderful husband gave me this:...I am one happy chic =D
...my Pentax bit the biscuit last summer.
...it was a wonderful camera and gave me most of the beautiful photos I have of my daughter.
...it will be missed =(
...but I am still one happy chic =D
...hello Nikon!

How was your Christmas??

Gettin' my Mojo Back?

2009-01-24T15:35:00.002-05:00

I really hope so.....

...thanks for looking! =D

Ahhhhhhh!

2009-01-23T14:32:00.005-05:00

I scrapbooked today.

Only one page.

But...I scrapbooked today!

God that felt good.

Mind if I show you? =D

Now I've got some cleaning to do. =D

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

2009-01-01T20:22:00.002-05:00

and Happy New Year to you all!!!!

I want to take Bailey!!!!!!

2008-12-17T16:16:00.004-05:00

Algonquin Trip

2008-10-06T12:38:00.004-04:00

Mike and I spent this last weekend at Algonquin Park for some much needed couple time. It's been a long time since we had a whole weekend away by ourselves...it was nice! We did some hiking and some canoeing. It was a tad chilly but not uncomfortable and of course having a heated trailer makes all the difference.

I am not overjoyed with the photos I ended up with this time...my camera is in desperate need of some service...I would actually love to upgrade to a new Cannon but we will see about that.

Here are the little pieces of Algonquin Park that I captured this weekend...we plan to go next weekend as well for Thanksgiving so stay tuned for more photos.

We were also lucky enough to see another moose...a buck! Sadly he retreated to the woods before I was able to photograph him...oh well, ya can't win 'em all!

Busy Busy Busy!

2008-09-22T18:02:00.006-04:00

Life gets so crazy so quickly sometimes and all of a sudden you find there's no time for anything.
Blogging has taken a back seat to all of the other things that have been going on but I thought I'd just pop in to give a quick update on life in my little world...

- I now have a job...I clean houses with my friend Rochelle. I really enjoy it and it gives me spending money. It's physically tiring but it feels good to be working again.

- Bailey has just begun third grade. I can't believe it! She is growing up too fast and if anyone knows how to freeze time so I can keep things just the way they are right now...that would be great. I would gladly use some of my new income to pay you for such a service. Eight year old's are just about perfect!
Here are some photos from her first day of school...

- We went to Arrowhead again at the beginning of September. It was beautiful as always and we all had a wonderful weekend.
Of course there were plenty of opportunities for picture taking...

- Mike and I are going to take a well deserved "Mommy and Daddy weekend" to Algonquin Park in October...can't wait for that! The colours should be amazing and the local wildlife will hopefully make themselves available for some photos.

Well that about covers the big stuff. Hopefully soon I'll have some new scrapbook pages to show off. See you soon =D.

I Have an Angel to Thank

2008-08-23T20:19:00.008-04:00

Mike fell at work.

His employee, Geoff, called my in-laws to get my cell number.

He told me that the paramedics took him to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. (he was working in Toronto that day)

I had been told that he seemed to be OK but I really had no idea what his condition truly was.

It seemed like a very long drive to the city.

I was afraid of what I was going to see when I got there.

So many terrible thoughts went through my head.

When I got to the emergency room and started walking toward bed 9 my stomach was in complete chaos and I was fighting back the tears.

The curtain was open and there he was, covered in blood, wrapped in blankets and wearing a neck brace.

Oh my God! That is not a sight I ever want to witness ever again!

All I could think was "Thank God he's alive"! "What the hell would I do without him"!

He had x-rays...no broken bones.

He had a CT scan...no brain injuries.

He was given six stitches in his head and four in his eye. (the man has the hardest head in the world)

He had several big, deep bruises. (more than two weeks later some still remain)

He was released from the hospital approximately five hours after he arrived.

This is a photo of the structure that he fell from...it is 25' high...he fell head first!

This photo was taken well after his fall. Long after the structure was fixed and his trailer has been moved. The wood forms were also not there at the time.

Basically, he landed in the ONLY spot that was free of any obstructions, a space barely bigger than he is. Had there been any variation in the way he fell or how he landed...the outcome probably would have been devastating.

I think that maybe...just maybe...an Angel caught him.

Yay Me!!!!

2008-07-30T18:21:00.005-04:00

Can I just tell you...

I LOVE my husband...

LOOK what came for me today!

I am soooo happy =D

Another Creation...I'm on a Roll!

2008-07-28T19:56:00.003-04:00

I am so proud of the artist that my daughter is. She has a real talent for drawing. I love her bright and colourful style and the little characters that she dreams up are very unique.
She drew all of these little vignettes last summer and I have been looking forward to giving them a special home. I hope I did them justice =D.

Guess What?

2008-07-25T20:12:00.004-04:00

I scrapbooked!!!

No...my room's not done.

But...I moved my very large stash of supplies into it anyway.

I just could not take it anymore!

I hope this will give me the "push" need to get it finished.

There's really not that much left to do...well besides cabinet doors, which we will have to wait a while for.

Anyway, I am feeling very creative...inspired by so many people:

Pink Tomato...with her very own brand new store!

Jennifer...love her stuff and I miss seeing her in person.

Tara...makes the cutest cards and her talent for scrapbooking just keeps amazing me.

The other day I made my first trip to The Scrapbook Academy since I stopped scrapping. That gave me the warm fuzzies. It was so good to see Charlene...I missed her.

And as always...Elsie Flannigan is soooo inspiring but I think my very favorite scrapbook artist is Vicky Boutin. I took a class from her once and found that she works very much like I do. I just love to look at her pages.

Here are the very first pages created by me in over nine months...hope you like them.

Our New Favorite Place

2008-07-17T10:53:00.005-04:00

Arrowhead Provincial Park is located in Huntsville Ontario and is one of the nicest parks we've been to. We were especially impressed with the privacy and size of the campsites. We could not see any other sites from ours and had a feeling of having the place to ourselves even though the park was practically full.
I would recommend this Provincial Park to anyone who loves to camp and isn't looking for a "party park". This campground was peaceful, quiet and family oriented and I hope it stays that way.

Here are a few of the many photos that we took. Keep checking back to see more.

Happy Father"s Day...

2008-06-15T10:43:00.002-04:00

Today is very emotional. We are going out for breakfast and then I'm going to go to the cemetery. This will be the first time that I can't hug and kiss my dad on Father's Day. I will take a flower to his grave and tell him I miss him and that I love him and I know he will hear me. I really believe that he will hear me.
Love the men in your life today...they may not always be there.

So ends his suffering...

2008-05-30T21:15:00.006-04:00

God grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference.

William Harvey "Slip" Rowe
1929 - 2008

At approximately 5:30 am on May 29 2008...I lost my dad.
He was, so I am told, very much at peace at the time of his passing. I am so thankful for that. I am thankful for the days before his death that I was able to tell him that I loved him and I am thankful that he nodded his head in comprehension. I know that he understood.
All of his children were able to see him at some point in the week before his passing. We were all able to spend the time we needed to and my mom spent many hours by his side in the three weeks he was in the hospital.
My dad left behind six children and their spouses. Eight grandchildren and a wife he loved for nearly fifty-seven years. He was seventy-nine. I am going to miss him terribly.

Just a Quick Up-date...

2008-05-21T14:07:00.003-04:00

My Dad is very ill. He has been in the hospital for 10 days now. I really don't expect him to ever go home. Besides growing old and the fact that he has smoked for around 65 years and his heart is now starting to pay for it, we're not really sure what is wrong. His mind is going and he is talking a lot about his parents (They both have been gone since before I was born). The word "Alzheimer's" is starting to be used in conversations about him. It's not fair! He's my Dad! It's just not fair.

I am still going to the gym. That alone must be some kind of record for me. What's more is that I still love it! Flabbies are starting to disappear and I can actually see muscle taking it's place. Even better Mike tells me he can see it too. Bailey was captivated by my new bicep muscle. She's so funny.
Mike is also doing well with his workouts, although he lost about a weeks worth due to a slight case of the flu. We have been going together now that my personal training sessions are over and it's great to spend that time together.

OK...OK...The art room!!! No...it is not finished. (Sorry Jodi!) I take full responsibility for that and I feel terrible because Mike worked so hard to get it to this point. I just get so overwhelmed with all my regular everyday stuff that I have to do. Then all the stuff I want to do, like take photos and blog and stuff, that the idea of sitting alone in a room painting cabinets (oh...so many cabinets!) just makes it difficult to get my ass in gear to do it. I will make time for some of that this week as long as Dad's condition doesn't worsen.

Just so everyone knows...I am still following your blogs. I pop in and check out what's going on and pop back out again. I just haven't had time to comment so...

Jodi...OMG!!!! you're opening a store! YAY! Good for you. I am so excited for you. I'm sure that The Pink Tomato with be amazing and I hope I can talk my husband into taking a road trip someday. I would just love to check out the place and it would be so nice to meet you in person. =D

Tara...you have been making the most adorable cards! The watercolour technique you use is stunning. You are such a talented person.
=D

Jennifer...beautiful new LO's and your photos from your trip are awesome. Keep 'em coming. Your photography is brilliant! Glad you had a good time at DC. Maybe next time I'll join you.
=D

Laura...Happy Mother's Day sweetie! I hope everyone is feeling better now. I also hope your getting lots of use out of that new camera.
=D

To all you Moms...

2008-05-11T21:02:00.001-04:00

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!
and to my mom...I love you. You're the best!

2008-04-30T10:04:00.006-04:00

Yesterday a 100 year old building in my town caught fire and quickly turned into one of the largest fires we've seen here for quite some time. No one was injured but a wonderful piece of this towns history has been destroyed.

This photo was on page 7 of one of Canada's largest news papers, The Toronto Star, today:

This photo was taken by me (on my cell phone...yuck):

Damn right! That's MY photo!!! It even has my name under it.
It was also shown on the evening news and Breakfast Television.
Don't laugh...this is exciting for me.
I think I would like to do this for a living.

Here are some other shots from yesterdays fire:

Our Mayor:

The aftermath:

More to come.

I Joined GoodLife Fitness...

2008-04-21T09:14:00.006-04:00

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Tired of feeling sick.
Tired of being lazy.
Tired of extra fat on my body.
Tired of being self-conscious.
Tired of treating myself badly.

I want health.
I want energy.
I want muscle.
I want self-confidence.
I want to respect myself.

It has been a week since Mike and I joined and I am already noticing a huge difference in how I feel. I sleep better, I eat better and I have more energy during the day. I am a happier person. I have all but given up Pepsi, which is all I usually drink and replaced it with water. We are eating more meals at home and trying to make healthier choices without changing to much all at once. We do not want to become overwhelmed...that is a sure road to failure. We have a different outlook on working out than we had ten years ago. This is not about being muscle bound and shredded or all the unrealistic goals we set for ourselves back then and never came close to achieving. For me it's about feeling like this body I'm in...belongs to me. I'm not fat! I know that, but I also know that I can have a better body and if that is true...why not have it?
More than that, for me, this is about health. I want to be able to move when I'm old. I don't want my rib cage cut apart and have some doctor piecing together my arteries while chatting with the anesthesiologist about the new Porsche he just bought. I don't want to have a stroke and forget how to turn my stove on. Yes, these things could happen anyway but I am going to do something to try and prevent it. I still want to paddle a canoe when I'm sixty-five and go to Disney World with my grandchildren when I'm seventy. I want Bailey to see the rewards of a healthier lifestyle so that maybe she will get an earlier start than I did. Maybe she won't make some of the same mistakes I made. Maybe she'll notice the changes in her parents and understand that we are becoming better people for having made them and then maybe, it won't be so difficult to get her to eat a vegetable or walk a couple of blocks without complaining. I firmly believe that our desire to become healthy is going to do good things for our marriage. If he is happy, I am happy and vise versa. It is also an obvious fact that no one wants to admit but, I'm sure we would be more attractive to each other minus some of the belly fat. When you don't feel good about yourself it's hard for your partner to feel good about being with you.
We often go to the gym together. It's nice to spend that time with each other. Sometimes we go separately. It's also nice to have that time alone to work out issues in your head and release the stress that he gets from work and I get from life.
I will keep you all posted on my success. I might even post a before photo of me in a bikini (ewww). I'm not sure yet. You guys may never come back to my blog if I do...hee hee.
I am going to live the GoodLife!

I know, I'm a blog tease

2008-04-14T10:32:00.002-04:00

I'm sorry guys. I know that I got ya all worked up and everything. The truth is that not a lot has gotten done recently so there is nothing new to take photos of. It's my fault. I have been taking my time painting my cabinets...have you ever had to do that?...it bites!
Listen guys...I'm OK but I will likely not be around for a few days. I'm just not feeling like blogging. I will try to get back soon and hopefully have an art room update for ya.
Also, I would like to say thanks to you all for taking the time to visit my blog. It means a lot to me.

I just couldn't pass it up!

2008-04-07T16:34:00.009-04:00

I bought one of these!
The best part is...50% off!

So I bought one of these too!

Bailey loves hers.
I don't really get to use mine until my room is finished.
Can't wait!

Somebody Pass Me a Tissue...

2008-04-02T09:28:00.005-04:00

My baby's growing up too fast. Today she is eight! Wow...the years really do go by so fast. Every birthday that passes is a very big deal for me. She's my one and only so I only get to do each one once.
This is, of course, a big day for her. This is the the day that, by Ontario law, she no longer has to use the booster seat in the car. If there were no gifts, cake, money, or birthday wishes of any sort...that alone would be enough to make this the best day ever in her eyes.
This year we decided that instead of having a party with several kids from her class, we would go for the less expensive option. We'll have Bailey's best friend and cousin, Hannah, over to spend the night this weekend. We'll take them out for dinner and I am going to make a cake. Then, when it gets warmer, we are going to buy a trampoline!!!

I took these this morning...Happy Birthday Bailey!!!!

April Fool's!!!!

2008-04-01T14:05:00.003-04:00

This Easter Bailey's favorite treat from the Easter Bunny was (her words) "one of those really expensive bunnies with the gold wrapper and the red ribbon with the bell on it!!!" For some reason this was just the most amazing Easter treat ever and she is saving it for last.

Today is April Fool's Day.

Guess what I did.

Hee hee.....this is her Lindt Gold Bunny:

I made up a reason to have her look in her Easter Basket...at first she thought it was gone, she thought someone ate it. Then she saw this:

It was really hard to keep a straight face when I told her that it must have shrunk...her face was priceless!!!

APRIL FOOL'S BAILEY!!!!!

I'm going to eat the little one.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

2008-04-01T09:49:00.011-04:00

It was actually yesterday but I was too busy to blog. Bailey and I took her some flowers last evening and a card. A store bought card! Ugh...I can't wait to get my scrapbooking supplies out of the boxes.

Anyway, my Mom is just the best person in the world. She raised six children and to be honest she is still raising a couple of us. She is always there to make soup when I'm sick, lend money when any of us need it, babysit her grandchildren, anything we need...she will always help!
A couple of years ago we almost lost her. She had a small heart attack. It was a good thing that she did. It was how we found out that she needed by-pass surgery....quadruple by-pass surgery...very scary quadruple by-pass surgery. The staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre were fantastic. They gave me my Mom back. She made a full recovery. I am so thankful that I can blog about her 76th birthday.
I love my Mom!

It was also twenty years ago today that her mother, my grandma, passed away.

A Weekend of Work

2008-03-26T15:38:00.003-04:00

Over the holiday weekend a lot of progress was made on my room. Mike took the whole weekend off and we finished up the lighting, built all the cabinets (no doors yet), laid the flooring and started the counter tops. I can't believe how amazing it's starting to look. It's coming together so well and much faster than I had anticipated.

Have a look for yourself:

Here you see the cabinets (need doors and paint) and counter tops (need laminate) that we made this weekend. I can't wait to fill this wall with yummy product.

The upper cabinets on this wall will have glass in the doors and the tall cabinet for my paper still needs to be built.

I have never had my computer or printers in the same room as my scrapbook stuff before it is going to be so convenient.

I love this floor. It's vinyl plank. You glue it down...it's so easy and it will be a dream to keep clean.

I have to say...I am so lucky to be married to a man that can do this. We don't have to hire anyone for anything. Mike can do it all...framing, drywall, electrical, cabinetry we do together and I do all the painting. He hates to paint.
I am very thankful for his talent. He is very good at what he does. I love him very much.

5 Random Things About Me

2008-03-20T14:07:00.002-04:00

1) Hey Jude by the Beatles was my very first favorite song. I remember my parents playing it on our record player. That seems like a million years ago.

2) For 2 1/2 years, I was a licensed driving instructor. For the most part I really enjoyed it.

3) 15 years ago, I gave my sister a kidney. March is kidney month.

4) I wore glasses until Grade 8. I broke them on purpose (shhhh...don't tell my mom) and never wore them again. I found out years later that I never needed them in the first place. Geez thanks for the childhood full of torment and pain!

5) When walking, I will veer slightly from my path so that I can step on a crunchy leaf or kick a small pebble. Weird...I know.

...so that's just a few random things that make me who I am...who's gonna go next?...Jodi? Jennifer? Tara?

You Can Do It... We Can Help!

2008-03-19T09:56:00.007-04:00

I took Bailey and her cousin Hannah to Home Depot on Saturday. They hold little workshops for kids. In this particular one they got to sand and paint a birdhouse and they were each given an authentic Home Depot apron. Best part....it's FREE! I love finding free stuff to do. Especially since everything else seems to cost a fortune. Forty bucks for an adult and a child to see a movie and eat popcorn! Oh and don't even get me started on Chuckie Cheese!
After they finished and while we waited for the paint to dry, I figured I should embarrass them by making them pose for photos in and around the various store displays. Hey...it's only fair that I should get some free fun too.

Here are some of those shots (I took them on my cell phone, sorry)...enjoy!

Then they helped me clean up the tools and junk in my art room/construction site. I took this one with my SLR.

And here is Bailey's birdhouse...she's got her daddy's talent for working with wood.

Art Room Update

2008-03-16T17:27:00.009-04:00

So I thought I would share the progress being made on my room. I am so excited and so happy and so thankful for the work that Mike is putting into this. He comes home from doing this same type of work all day long and spends all evening working on this for me. He's a good husband. I don't say that enough.

Here's what's been going on:

Looking in through the door with drywall on the walls. Still need a new window:

This is the wall that will have upper and lower cabinets.
Look... you get a glimpse of the wall colour. Don't worry...i know what I'm doing:

Slat wall will be going on the wall where you can still see the studs and insulation. Under that will be base cabinets:

The desk wall. We have special plans for that square cut-out:

Ta Da!!!!! this is the colour. You won't see so much of it once the cabinets are in and stuff is on the walls. I just wanted something fun and inspiring. There will also be an accent colour but you'll have to wait and see:

Cabinets will cover much of this end of the room:

Again, this is the area for my computer stuff. I cant wait to show you this when it's finished:

I have a pocket door! and it's black for a reason...chalkboard paint!!!! Bailey and Mike can leave me messages and I can write things on it to inspire myself. The beam above the door will remain exposed but we'll clean the drywall compound off of it:

There you have it. What do you think?
If you have a great room or have seen any on-line, send me links. I'd love to see them.

She works hard for the money

2008-03-13T19:07:00.002-04:00

If you don't already know, my husband Mike owns a commercial and retail renovation company. His company (which consists basically of himself and Jeff, his employee) builds interiors for stores and offices. We're not talking Zellers or Walmart. It's more along the line of, well, the size of your local scrapbook store.
I went to work with him today. I am no stranger to working with Mike, we used to work together all the time when he had his woodshop and built custom cabinetry. It's been quite some time though since I've helped him and today he just needed me to clean. Like I don't get enough of that at home. So I wiped the walls. They are a million feet tall. I cleaned the toilet and then Mike took down the vent cover because it was dusty. It was right above the toilet. I cleaned the toilet again. I did other various tasks and then the floor. Oh the floor. It's not a huge store but man that floor might as well have been the size of a football field. So, I swept it. Swept it again. Vacuumed it. Mopped it. They walked on it. I mopped it again. They walked on it again. Grrrrrrrrr. They laid some paper down to walk on. That helped a little.
I'm tired!

I am so very excited!!!

2008-03-12T08:46:00.011-04:00

This has been a very hard winter for me. Maybe it's SAD. Maybe it's the 190cm of snow that has fallen this year. Maybe it's just me being tired of all that winter brings. I have not felt well this year. I have not been sick. No flu (thank God). No colds (since November). I guess I'm just sick...of winter. I can feel it though. Spring is there. Waiting. I know because in 38 years of my life it never fails....winter ends. Spring comes and with it comes a renewal of energy and happiness and love of life. Parkas are shed. Gloves and hats are stored away and best of all....the cute shoes come out!!!
The only upside that I can see to being this depressed for an entire season is that I have never been so exhilarated at the prospect of beginning a new one. I am stoked! I feel that I have a lot to look forward to.

Thanks to Mike, I will soon be scrapbooking again:

I know it doesn't look like much now....but just you wait!

I'm going to be doing a lot more of this:

I will soon be taking a lot more photos like this:

and this:

and this:

and I'll be wearing these...and showing this again:

So watch, listen and be happy =D

Pride

2008-02-28T13:58:00.002-05:00

One year ago today I quit smoking!
I am very proud of myself.
I feel better both physically and mentally.
One year and three days ago I broke my foot.
Had I not done that I would likely still be smoking today.
It was kind of my daughters fault that I broke my foot.
She was not aware that I smoked.
She does not know the enormity of the favor that she did for me.
Someday I will tell her.
When she's older.
For now I will just say it here.
Thank you Bailey. Thank you so much!
And for anyone who is thinking that they might like to quit...all you have to do to quit smoking is not smoke...it really can be that easy!

Winter Sucks!

2007-11-29T21:09:00.000-05:00

I am a Canadian girl. I was born here. I was raised here. I am quite sure that my daughter will stick me in one of the two nursing homes in this little Canadian town that I live in. You would think that I would be used to this shit by now! Nope. It's too cold. It's only November. I bought a parka. Come on! How am I going to make it through January and February. God, that's when it gets really cold. I am totally going to buy myself a condo and do my winters in Florida when I get old. Maybe Bailey will find a nice home down there to stick me in.

365 days

2007-11-25T19:33:00.000-05:00

so i joined 365 days on flickr. i hope to be able to keep up with it. today was day 1. this is my photo:

i have taken better photos this week but since i am sick this was all that i could muster the energy for.
yes, i am sick...first time in 9 months....it sucks!
i know it seems like an odd time to start something like
365 days, but to me it made perfect sense. if i can force
myself to do it now i shouldn't have too much trouble
with it when i'm well. in theory it works....we'll see.
i do believe this is just what i need to get the photo-creative
juices flowing. my camera misses me and i miss it.
i want to learn. i want to feel. i want to see.

Greedy...

2007-11-21T18:35:00.001-05:00

.....you know who you are. That's all I need to say today.

Ya... I know... I suck!

2007-11-14T19:40:00.001-05:00

OK... I am a total blog slacker. I told you when I started this that I wouldn't be very good at it. In my defence, I have been kind of busy. I made the switch to Mac (yay), then my PC crashed
(sort of) before I got all my "stuff" on my new Mac. Then I moved......AGAIN! Just to bring you up to speed, this is what I've been up to:

I now have 3 tattoos....thanks Todd ! He rocks.

I resigned from the WorldWin design team...I still LOVE them....I'm just burned out and need to re-discover the hobby I love so much and remember why I do it.

I am teaching classes at Scrapbook Academy. Charlene and Jackie have a beautiful store. Lots of cool stuff. www.scrapbookacademy.ca/

I spend far too much time on Facebook.

I am *loving my MacBook!!!!

Yes, I moved again. Don't ask.

Mike works A LOT

I started walking 5 days a week.

I've lost the weight I gained when I broke my foot.

I got drunk with my friend Joan....I forgot how much I liked it. Then, the next morning....I remembered how much I hated it. I'm quite sure we'll do it again though.

Today I got some spicy red highlights in my hair. I'm a wild woman....I know! Ha ha!

I plan to spend a little more time with a neglected loved one....my camera. Stay tuned for new photos.

I will try to keep up with this a little better. If only for you, Jody.

A New Home For Mittens

2007-09-19T14:15:00.000-04:00

I am sitting here counting down the minutes until the sobbing begins. The minutes

of quiet I have until that dreaded time when I have to tell Bailey that I found a home for one of the kittens. She is gonna FREAK. I'll say "but honey, you knew that this was going to happen" and "she's with some very nice people". None of that is going to make any difference.....I am the horrible woman who gave away her kitten and she loooooved her and she was my favorite and Mommy why do you not love me anymore. OMG! I have to go buy her a Webkin RIGHT NOW! Anyway, she was a cute cat and I hope she likes her new home. The couple that took her are really young so I bet she'll be their new baby. Good luck to you Mittens...I'll miss ya!

Happy*Friday

2007-09-14T18:59:00.001-04:00

I was pretty productive this week.

I really got a lot of work done.

Most of it is top secret WORLDWIN PAPERS stuff. Sorry, no peeking!

I did, however, do this cute little layout.

Of course some of the stuff in the journaling is OLD NEWS. lol

Look Up...Look Way Up!

2007-09-08T10:04:00.000-04:00

I thought I would share some photos from our little trip to the CN Tower. I have been there several times but this was Bailey's first. She was excited. Now, for anyone who is not familiar...the CN Tower is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. That's about 45 minutes from where I live. It is the World's Tallest Building and Free-Standing Structure (we Canadians are very proud of that!).

It"s height is 1815'5". There are two "pods" that you can visit...(the elevator is awesome) the Sky Pod, at a height of 147 stories, and down from that at 114 stories...the Look Out Level. But the ultimate at 113 stories (not for the faint of heart) is the Glass Floor Level! Sooooo Cool!!!!!! Seriously, even I got a little unsettled at first. It was difficult get a good photo, all I had was my cell phone camera and I didn't want to take up too much time on the floor.

This was not added until 1994 so this is the first time I've had this experience. It was really neat!

On a clear day, you can see the USA, but there aren't very many clear days in Toronto anymore and this was no exception. You can, however, see all of the city and everything looks so small! Bailey liked that the people look like ants and the cars look just like toys.

This is Sky Dome. Ya...I know it's called the Rogers Center now...but to most of us it will always be SKY DOME!!!! C'mon it's a dome and it opens to the sky...make sense. Besides, there was a contest along time ago to name the damn thing and this was the name chosen by the people of Canada. Anyway, it's a fun place to see a game or concert. Too bad the top was closed this day.

Well, it was a fun day and Bay got to learn some Canadian History. Oh and I forgot to mention that Mike used to do some work for one of the architects responsible for this amazing piece of work. I think that's kind of cool.

hello, my name is angela and i'm an inkaholic...

2007-09-07T13:26:00.001-04:00

I've discovered that I loooove tattoos.

I mean, I've always liked them...

but now that I have one...

I loooove them.

I love how it looks.

I love how other people look at it.

I even love how it felt being done.

Kinda weird...I know.

Did it hurt?

Well mostly no, but it had it's moments.

What surprises me is how much it doesn't hurt today!

When a nurse pokes you with a needle

it's usually a bit sore the next day.

It stands to reason that if someone pokes you with

a needle like a million (exaggeration) times that it would

hurt more. It doesn't. Cool.

I am now planning my next piece.

No...I do not have a problem!

P.S.

This is the shop I went to.

Todd at the Bowmanville location was my artist.

Thanks Todd!

Oh My!

2007-09-06T16:46:00.000-04:00

I did something today...
It was on my list...
I really like it...
Wanna see?...
Look

Saying Goodbye

2007-09-05T12:08:00.000-04:00

Mikes Grandma passed away on Aug. 29 at the age of 101. She died in her own home, peacefully, in her own bed. Just like she always wanted to. She was a good lady. Bailey will miss her Great Ma.

Ta Da!

2007-08-09T16:37:00.000-04:00

*angela* is now....a brunette!

i have never had hair this dark in my life. i have always been a blonde. not... Jessica Simpson-do buffalo's really have wings... blonde. just kinda dirty blonde. i like this colour...*Bailey* does not. she doesn't like change. i do...at least right now i do. i'm not sure about *Mike*, he's not home yet. i can guess that he will either barely notice or become excited by the new woman in his home. (men!) either way it doesn't end well for me.

i also took a yoga class today. i forgot how much i enjoy it. i may not be able to move tomorrow but it was fun today.

i've done two things on my list...what should i do next? tattoo maybe? we'll see.

Lately

2007-08-07T13:23:00.000-04:00

Lately I've been wanting to:

-die my hair brown

-get a tattoo

-buy shoes

-do yoga

-get back to work

-spend time with *Mike*

-photograph *myself* (no-one else does it)

-wear red

-use lots of colour in my scrapbook pages

...not necessarily in that order.

YAY!!!

2007-08-01T08:47:00.001-04:00

We bought a new truck!

I love it!

Bailey loves it too!

It has a T.V. in it!

It keeps her quiet!

I bet my parents wish there were T.V.'s in cars when I was a kid. he he!

No gifts

2007-07-17T13:38:00.000-04:00

So... today is my husbands 35th birthday. His birthday always just reminds me that I'm older than him... 2.5 years older. That's OK, I'm still skinnier (for now).

I don't have a gift for him. I will make him a card, which he won't appreciate, but I'm unemployed so he gets NO gift.

He didn't get ME anything for MY last birthday either... or Valentines Day or our anniversary.

When did we start doing this? This thing where our daughter is the only one who seems to get presents... like we're not important anymore. We swore we'd never do it... but here we are... gift-less!

I'm gonna go make him a cake... I'll always be older so I'm gonna make sure that he stays fatter!

Not Today

2007-07-14T07:50:00.000-04:00

Late night.....too tired......no blog.

Well, maybe later.

Wardrobe Challenged

2007-07-13T10:08:00.000-04:00

What do I wear!!!! I have to go to a Jack and Jill tonight and I don't have any clothes.
I am not joking...I don't have ANYTHING to wear!
At what point in my life did I start looking at clothing as a luxury and not a necessity? When did I begin to hate shopping for anything but scrapbooking supplies? "Look these jeans are on sale for $24.99"!..are you kidding me, I could buy like 20 sheets of pattern paper for that.
So, normally it's not such a big deal but then someone tosses me a wedding or some event to go to (usually at the last minute) and I get all freaked out because I can't dress myself.
Mike wonders why I can't just throw something on...MEN!...they just don't get it. Don't they know, it's not about covering up your nakedness it's about making people you haven't seen in a while hate you cause you look so damn good!
I suppose I'll just wear the dress I wore at the last Jack and Jill I went to... seven years ago =)
That solves that.
Next problem...SHOES!...don't get me started.

Computer Literate

2007-07-12T13:17:00.000-04:00

I can use a computer! I really can! Maybe I don't know everything, but I can "upload" a photo to Scrapbook.com and I can do some neat things with my pictures, I even put that fancy header up for my blog title all by myself. I am proud!

You have to understand...when I went to high school, there were about fifteen computers for the whole school and that included the office. The computer class I took in grade ten taught the Binary Code. ( 10100010100010 ) To say I didn't learn much would be an understatement. In-fact, our teacher handed us some papers a couple of days before the exam at the end of the year and said "if you can answer these, you'll do fine". I got a 54%. I passed, but after that computers have always been a scary thing for me, until.......SCRAPBOOKING!!!

I now spend more time on this machine than doing laundry, cooking, watching T.V. or exercising. ( Well, let's be honest, I spend more time thinking about exercise than actually doing it. lol ) The point is ...it's not so scary anymore and I'm smarter than I thought.

Maybe I should apply at Google...I could use a job like that...and I did pass an exam on the Binary Code once!

Let's Get Started

2007-07-11T10:39:00.000-04:00

So, here I am...blogging. Gotta keep up with the times. Go with the flow. Whatever...it looks like fun so I'll do it. But probably not every day and probably not as well as everyone else. I guess it's another place to show off some photos and scrapbook pages. For those of you who don't know me... I love my family, I love to scrapbook and I love to take pictures (lately I've been in self portrait mode). Now keep in mind, my knowledge of cameras and photograpy is limited but I like my stuff so I will share it with whoever wants to look.
Also, this blog stuff is all new to me...actually computers in general are not really my "thing" so please be patient with me while I learn how to do this.
Just what I needed... another thing to keep me away from laundry!