Snap 365, Days 30 through 36...

Perhaps a week at a time is the way you are going to get them...

Grateful

Day 30 :: This photo is from last spring but I did not want to skip a day AND I wanted to post something that I am grateful for. I am grateful that Steve has blue eye so that Victoria could have these! :p

I'm Not Much of a Baker...

Day 31 :: Today marks the 9th anniversary of my ice cream cone cupcake making days and they still look like s#!+. Having said that, I am very grateful I have someone to make them for. Tomorrow is the ELEVENTH anniversary of the day I became a mother.

Dominic '02 '07 and Now

Day 32 :: He started his life in a incubator weighing only 3lbs 6.8oz and grew up to wear a tuxedo at our wedding when he was 5 and Polly Pocket sunglasses on his thumb when he is 10.

Today is his 11th birthday and I always - always - feel so emotional. He almost killed me and made me a mother all in the same two days!

I am so proud of him and his sweet dimple and beautiful green eyes and oh so dependable self. I am so grateful for him and amazed by him every single day. xo

Baby Hayden

Day 33 :: My sweet little nephew automatically smiles when the flash goes off. So irresistibly cute!!

Special Delivery

Day 34 :: On Sunday I ran around like a mad woman driving kids to and from the pool and other various locations but I made time to stop and deliver this owl bag I made for a beloved friend who is facing some challenges at the moment.

Thread

Day 35 :: Making another batch of bags and loving the saturation of the thread colours - I might keep one of this batch for myself. ;)

Hockey

Day 36 :: Oh Smokies how I have missed you. So glad you are back on home and ice and that you WON!

Chio - Tina :o)

Snap365, Days 21 through 29

A lot of days...  oops.  Should have made two posts out of but now I am thinking maybe it is a good way to review my week... :)

:)

Day 21 :: Arrived home from Vancouver to nothing but good mail - that never happens! I was so excited to receive a little gift and a very nice card from my dear friend who lives in England. xo

Surely sent me a present, I suppose she is thinking about me since it has been TWELVE years since she left me promising it was only a year and it would go by fast. What a jerk. :p

Love, Fabric

Day 22 :: My stash was calling my name all day today asking me to come home and sew, now I am here and I don't know what I want to do more - a new bag, owls, zipper pouches... I just can't decide. ;)

Why?!

Day 23 :: My husband drinks a lot if Pepsi - a lot. The fact that he is driving himself to the land of Diabetes is one thing, the fact that he leaves his empty (and sometimes not) cans all over the place DRIVES ME NUTS!! But then, it gives me something to blog about. ;)

Note:  I know this is a repeat for y'all but I used it in my Snap365 too so here it is. ;)

Eyes

Day 24 :: Getting ready to make a batch of owls. Thank goodness I bought that circle cutter!

She Sews

Day 25 :: Okay, maybe she doesn't sew but she chose all the fabric and cut it all out and stuffed it with almost no help from me. :)

She decide that we needed to figure out a way to make sleepy eyes. She her creativity is amazing, once she gets a hold of needle and thread and the desire to make them work she is going to create truly amazing things. She can already draw ten times better than me. I am going to suggest that her crazy hair has something to do with this but it is pool hair. ;)

Ready to Stitch!

Day 26 :: Obviously I have been sewing and not much else in the last couple of days. Not complaining!

And They Are Done!

Day 27 :: Well almost. I still have a few things to do to the bags and to stuff these guys. I love it when a new batch is done, I always fall in love with one - this time it is the pink one . :)

Violent Violet

Day 28 :: This is Violet. She is the prettiest cat I have ever seen - hands down - she hates me. For really. She is trying to kill me with her laser beam eyes!

This cat was rescued by ME.  CH did not want any more cats but I brought her home, all tiny and cute because I am a soft hearted dumby and now, she is all grown up and hates me.  If I talk to her or walk toward her she growls at me 8 times out of 10!

Vintage Smokies Merch!

Day 29 :: My father in law was on the Smokies executive back in the day and gave me these circa 1975 buttons. I'm pretty excited to show one off at the next game!!

There you go. :o)  Tina

(My photostream)

Fabulous Beautiful Amazing Vancouver, I Love You

Not only do I love this wonderful city but I love my people there so much.  I got to see three of my lovely Aunties and several of my wonderful cousins.  I am already looking forward to my next visit!

The people of Vancouver that do not belong to me are very unfriendly which I do not love. Even in it Kits, which was friendly welcoming place when I lived in Vancouver ten years ago. People look the other way when you smile at them.  I would hope that they do not think I am so down on my luck that I might hit them up for a dollar!  Who knows but after being back in small town BC for ten years I find it very strange - they do not know what they are missing avoiding human contact is so unnatural.

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Perhaps it is the fact that it was once an affordable neighbourhood and has now become a crazy expensive neighbourhood loaded with snobby people. Not all of them.  I have two amazing Aunts, an equally amazing Uncle and several adored and wonderful cousins all living in this much changed neighbourhood.

The houses are really nice, if you like heritage houses, which I do. A lot. The one I have pictured here was almost right next door to where we stayed and is listed for 1 MILLION 798 THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!  CRAZY!!!!  Meanwhile, there are people sleeping on the streets down town and living in a tent city on the North Shore.  I love Vancouver and do not want to talk trash about my beloved city but.... perhaps the people need to collectively shake their heads and make some serious changes.  Things seem to have gotten very out of control and that scares me and makes me a little sad. Do you need a BMW, really?  Buy a Honda and donate the difference to a homeless shelter.  Seriously people.

Well, I got that off of my chest.  I did not even really know it was there to be honest but it came out so must have been.

We arrived Thursday at about 7:30 in the evening and stayed until about 11:30 this morning and I packed every minute as full as I could.  I honestly had no spare time whatsoever but it was fabulous - as always.  If you have never been to Vancouver you should go, it is so beautiful.

Snap365 Days 16 through 20

I did not take as many photos as a I normally would but here are my Snap365 shots.

The Foot

Day 16 :: I had something different in mind but got side tracked by life. Just crawled in for a super early night and realize I forgot to take my photo today. Husband says take a picture of my foot, I have nice feet. So I did. :)

(Note: The night before we left I forgot to take my photo so CH suggested I use his foot as my subject matter.  I thought it was hilarious but I never got even one comment so apparently no one else did!)

Doug

Day 17 :: Doug was hitch hiking at the West Hedley Mall. I hope someone picked him up, it looked like he had been waiting a while. Unfortunately we were headed in the wrong direction. ;)

(Note:  Doug (whose name is on his shirt, I am not just pulling one out of his hat) was still there, a little more snowy, when we came home but we are both very cautious of picking up hitch hikers.)

Art

Day 18 :: This is why I love the city. When was the last time you saw chalk art like this on the side walks of Cedar Avenue!

Winter in Vancouver

Day 18 :: January in Vancouver.

Freda

Day 19 :: Saturday we stayed with my Auntie in Cloverdale. She has the sweetest dog, Freda, who is almost 17!

(Note:  Freda is a teeny tiny Silky Terrier - more the size of a Yorkie.  Even when she was young and spunky she was a snugly loving little thing.  Her and her brother Conrad, who has been gone about a year, where the reason I got brave and got a dog as an adult.)

Heading Home

Day 20 :: Heading toward the mountains and away from the ocean and my family makes me sad but I miss my kids so home it is. :)

:o)  Tina

Snap 365, Day 11 through 13

I am having fun with this - and I hope that you are too - it is keeping me on my toes and gives me the opportunity to blog everyday if I am on top of it. Which of course, I am not. :P

I have posted a few of my photos on the fly from my iPhone which is much more complicated to blog from, and besides that I think that it makes for a more interesting post when it is more than one photo. Sooo, without further ado...

I unintentionally went with a theme the last few days.  Penelope!

Happy at the Hockey Game

Day 11 :: I had planned to take a picture of my Smoke Eater watchin' seat but could not bare to crop out my happy girl. She id almost always like this (she gets it from me ). Such a contrast to my intense son. I am so lucky to have one of each in every way!

Sleep Over Bliss

Day 12 :: When I was kid my Mum rarely said yes to a sleep over. I on the other hand rarely say no and often have extra kids here on the weekends. This is my daughter and her Bestie, they are 15 days apart and have never not know each other. I hope they stay friends forever. <3 :)

At Home Reading?

Day 13 :: Today looks like this... well almost everyday does! With three kids at home and probably more pets than we should have, my house is usually pretty chaotic - loud, messy and somewhat unorganized. Crazy or not, no one could ever say that we aren't all madly in love with each other! My oldest does 'At Home Reading' every night with my youngest - I think mostly they just giggle and have fun but I would not change it for anything!

G'night.  :o)  Tina

Snap 365, Day 8, 9 & 10

My Tiny Baby :)

Day 8 :: I was looking through a basket of fabric and came across my son's newborn hospital bracelet - my daughter touches and relocates EVERYTHING which is another story altogether! Anyway, it fell off of him when he was about 10 days old. He was so tiny. Only 3lbs 7oz - at 10 he is 5 feet tall and about 110 pounds. He is so amazing and I am so proud of my little premie and the progress he has made!

All The Pretty Colors

Day 9 :: I am pretty darn excited about my new thread jars! ;)

Love of My Life

Day 10 :: When she was a puppy I wanted to get rid of her. She ran away. She dug holes all over the yard halfway to China. She chewed shoes, toys, furniture, socks, underwear, garbage - you get the idea. She made me crazy. Now she is old and smelly (she has skin problems) and her worst offence is sleeping on the couch and I love her SO much I can hardly stand it. :)

SNAP! :o) Tina 

Snap 365 Days 4 through 7

Green Eyed Beauty
Day 4 :: My son has the most beautiful green eyes. :) <3


Night Driving

Day 5 :: We spent the afternoon at Ainsworth Hot Springs and left late. Good thing Hubby doesn't mind driving at night, on snowy roads, in a blizzard - myself I find it so cozy and relaxed in the car after a day like today we may as well have been floating home on a magic carpet. :)


It Is Growing!
Day 6 :: I started this Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt about 15 years ago and it is finally showing some progress!!


BIG Changes in 2013
Day 7 :: I used to own a quilt shop. Now I work for a mechanic doing the books.... it is a big change to say the least! 2013 is all about the positive change for this girl!

I took this picture because I saw a flower in the rim and I had a chuckle to myself that even in the manly man environment I now work in, I am still a girly girl. :)


These photos are all taken directly from my Flickr photo stream. That is new for me, although I have been posting my Instagram photos to it for quite some time.  A friend has assembled a group of people (12 women and 1 man!) in a photo challenge - Snap365.  I hop you enjoy my 365 photos. 

:o) Tina

Snap 365 Day 3

I cheated on Day 3 and used an old photo.  Love Smokies hockey!

UPDATE:  After cheating I actually got a shot that I liked enough to use!

My little bubblehead.

:o)  Tina

Family Dinner (Snap 365 Day 2)

The Little Man and Pita's runts. :o)
Snap 365 Day 2

This evening we had the first of what I plan to be our monthly family dinners.  It was great.

Everyone was happy, the house seemed cosy and cheerful and filled with happiness and love and laughter - just as I hoped.  Just as I hope all of our family dinners with be this year.

The kids were well behaved and the food was delicious. The Mouth slept through it all.

Already looking forward to next month.  We are going to have a dinner of all appies - I am open to suggestions, so send me your links!

Happy New Year!

:o) Tina

Snap 365 Day 1

Breakfast for dinner on the first
night of the year.