Colourful Days

TTofTT - Post #6

It's kind of funny that I write these on Thursdays. I think about her everyday. There are things that pop into my head at any time of day. I watch the Good Wife and I think of her because the bad dad is Mr. Big from Sex in the City and she introduced me to the show way back when.

But here is memory... we were in Toronto for a visit one February (John and Dave were planning to hit the auto show). T, me and the kids were planning a CN tower tourist trip. But T was having some weird pains in her wrist so she decided that she wanted to get it checked out at the hospital (it was early in 2006) so it was going to be me and kids (my two and Julia) heading up the tower. We had a great old time. Julia loved that I let them eat dessert before they ate their lunch. Their faces were all so messy when we were eating our chicken fingers and fries over Toronto. We chose seats that we could see all the places that we could recognize (including the hospital). It was a great outing... but on the way out waiting for the elevator to go back down a smiling lady approached me and said "you guys look like you are having a great day, are you their nanny?" - UH NO!

We all had a nice little giggle about that later on when we met up again their house. But I found the souvenir picture a little while ago and as I look at it, I do look like the nanny!

New Fave in the House (for Wyatt mostly)

2 years ago

Well, I'm starting all the holiday planning and prep and I decided to look at old pictures... and found this one. It's hard to believe that this was only 2 years ago. The kids are so much bigger now!

Feeling Inspired

I admit that a couple of weeks ago I was feeling under pressure to make things, pretty things at that. But since then, I've just been feeling inspired. My dining room has turned into my workspace and it a constant mess (I hate that because it's the first room that you see when you walk into my house) with a new project on it each time a finish one.

Just delivered 2 pieces that I sold at the recent show last weekend, finished another piece and thinking of another one that I want to give away just before Christmas.

So, sorry for not updating as often as before. I've been busy. I haven't even had my camera out much as my batteries have been hijacked for some serious Wii playing. I pulled out the holiday decorations today, so I will be taking some picutres for the family in the next little while.

Here's a quick update though:

Wyatt - Newest phrase "suck it up buttercup"

Maya - Loving hockey and getting ready for her first away game in another town!

Jackson - Made the basketball team, super excited to travel and play some tournaments in the next few months, and made the school volleyball squad (just barely).

Me - Got my hair chopped and really getting into the holidays - I've started wrapping!

John - Really loving that Maya is playing hockey and trying to talk me into letting them (jackson and him) participate in a winter BMX racing thing in Orangeville!

Terrific Thoughts of Tracy Thursday - Post #5

I can't believe that it's already post #5, some days it seems like yesterday.

This thought goes way back, back before we got married, had kids, move to Toronto.... way back when we weren't even legal to drink... but we did.

It was a camping trip and T and I were sharing a little pup tent for the night. However even before the sun set we got into the wild berry coolers (teenage girly drink) and then had a feast of my dad's outdoor cooking full of corn, clam bake and all kinds of other stuff. Night came very soon, Tracy got tired. She crawled into the tent. All of a sudden all we see are these hands trying to find a way out of the tent... pushing and prodding for the zipper that was very hard to find in the dark. Well she didn't find it and proceeded to loose all the contents of her stomach in the tent... my sleeping quarters for night. She felt better after that, but I wasn't sleeping close to her or in that tent. So a couple of us (think Nicole G.) took her (sleeping bag and all) and plucked her in front of the fire for the duration of the night and I found another tent to squeeze into.

She wouldn't freeze and she smelt so bad that the bugs would stay far far away from her! 

Going Cribless.

It's official. We no longer need a crib at the house. There is now an ad on kijiji. It's a little sad but Wyatt has spent the last 3 weeks sleeping in bed and the crib is taking up valuable floor space that could be better used for a myriad of train tracks. Sad day.

a new space

Well it's official, I launched another blog to show off all the stuff I make... so you can also find me at

http://colourfuldaysbyannabennett.blogspot.com/

This is also my newest logo... I'm also trying really hard to get my etsy shop up and running again. I'll post the link when I really get my act together.

 

Terrific Thoughts of Tracy Thursday - Post #4

This week I found that I will inheriting one of Tracy's lulu hoodies and I totally cherish the thought of having something of her's. I will remember her nice and cozy in her lulu sitting on the couch with a book or magazine, or in a cozy corner at the cottage, or at the kitchen island working contently on a puzzle.

I have to admit that I love stuff from lulu, but I find that I don't get anything as I could make my money go a whole lot further for other things. But Tracy always told me to do things that I deserve. To take a break when I need it and I would be better for it.

When I had Wyatt, instead of a present for the baby, she handed me a gift card for lulu. I was so grateful for it... but a year later is was still in my wallet in all of it's red shineness. I would every once in awhile browse the store but never walked out with anything... but one day I did. I found something that was really really nice and awesome. So I bought it. It was for John. I never told Tracy that. I know that she would roll her eyes at me.

So from here on out, I'm going to do more for myself and do/say these on a regular basis (lulu mantras).

www.lululemon.com

Busy Momma

I've been very busy this week (mostly because I've been procrastinating for weeks) and now my dining room is filled with stuff and I'm slowly feeling more and more confident in showing up this weekend with a booth with stuff that people will actually like. Here are some of my wares.

More celebration pennants!

Some Holiday Themed artwork

 

and an example of some personalize artwork

 

yes, katie this one is for your playroom... merry christmas!

Terrific Thoughts of Tracy Thursdays - Post #3

This one is from way back when we decided to move to Belleville. I have to admit that the move was hard on me. I love Toronto. I loved my job (I gave them 3 months notice that I would be leaving). I enjoyed our little apartment and our little area of Toronto. But I moved to the sticks, boonies, far from the city... but after 3 days of living in the sticks, the squirrels and the isolation really got me me. Seeing this, John called Tracy up and asked her to come visit me for the weekend because I was miserable. And as per usual, she did! I was so excited that she was coming!

So we got already and bought food for a feast of a weekend... gave her directions on how to get here and waited and waited and waited. I heard the car pull up the road and then they pulled in (she brought her boyfriend at the time) and then heard her say "Where the hell did you take my friend?" - My thoughts exactly!