Verbally Vicky

The newest happenings at our house....

2008-07-16T14:18:00.000-07:00

As you can guess I have no other thing to write about these days other than little Cullen. Since I last updated Cullen has been teething I believe...he drools and chews a lot. His days have been a little more cranky (but not always).
He can hold himself up which he has been doing for a while now. And now likes his floor mat to play on!

He has a new (to us) giraffe that plays music that is easy to press so he really likes that...as you can tell, lol!

He always has his hands clasped which I think is really cute. I said that he really like his bath and he has discovered the toys in the bath now and loves this duck! He has developed quite the little belly laugh which has got to be the cuttest noise I ave ever heard!!!!!
PS: Please check out my website at www.vickyperkinsphotogaphy.com (don't forgetn to check out the slideshows

2008-07-04T12:41:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have really written anything. LOL,anybody who has had a baby in the last little while understands why this is. BUT...a routine is starting to form and things are getting easier...I feel somewhat like I know what I am doing.

Cullen is 3 months old now and I wish that he would stay just like he is right now! Really, he doesn't need to grow up right? Geesh,I was at a wedding this past weekend and when the mother danced her dance with the groom I thought I would cry...I had a vision that one day that would be me and Cullen. Seriously, how can I get to that from singing and bouncing his tiny body on my lap????

So let's talk about what everyone wants to know..he's sleep pattern. He sleep about 6-7 hours a night...so depending on when he eats last at night he may not get up until morning which for Cullen in between 7-8 in the morning. If he eats earlier that night then we are up once. Liveable tho. What gets me is when you just want to sleep and you hear him awake over the monitor so you go in and he looks up at you happily kicking his legs and smiles at you. Now what???? He is the cuttest little thing when he does that and it melts the heart while the brain says...sleep, must get sleep! We've noticed that it only happened if he slept too much in the evening and then would wake up betwee 2-5. We now have fixed that little problem with our evening routine and he doesn't do that any more.

Eating...well as you know I had troubles at the beginning and have switched to formula...what a difference. He eats every 4-5 hours and goes longer at night ofcourse. He is the smallest out of all his little baby friends from baby and me groups and pre-natal class. At three months he is 12 pounds and just a few ounces.

He does the cuttest little things. He has ther perfect little frown and pouty lip when he cries and he knows it!!! He smiles all the time and makes tonnes of noise..oops, I mean talks to us all the time, lol! He laughs on occassion and he squeals in delight .
Most importantly he lights up when he sees me or Trent. He knows who we are and looks at us while others are holding him and as we get closer to him he gets more and more excited. He kicks his little legs and smiles ear to ear. He reaches out with purpose now to touch our faces. This morning I was laying with him and he was on his side looking at me and he kept reaching uo and touching my face. I could have spent all morning like that, even if he does grab my hair from time to time, hehehe.

Other things he can do is mimick us, he loves to sneeze and cough and if you do it after he does, he will do it again. He has things he prefers, like a catepillar rattle, to stand, his musical bone on his chair (which he has just learned how to pull all on his own and we are so proud),zerberts,kisses, having his head rubbed, naked time and bath time.

Going back to the whole wedding thing...Cullen has a few girlfriends. One he sees regularly for walks tho they sleep most of the time, lol. One has been prearranged for marriage, but it's okay, she was just born and Trent has checked her out and has confirmed that she is cute. We are also accepting resumes for future girlfriends lol (joking).

Some more photos to share...

2008-05-11T05:49:00.000-07:00

So Trent and I wanted to have some photos before Cullen got to big but time kept getting away from of. LOL, not that he is to big...he is 7 weeks and the other day someone thought he ws 3 weeks old. Finanlly we got to do some but I have decided that next time I need some one just to use the camera. I can pick the poses and set them up but it is hard to use the timer to frame and take the picture when I am missing from the picture when I am doing it. Here are some that I took.

More photos...

2008-04-27T13:48:00.001-07:00

Posts are far and few between but here are some more photos of the little guy!!!!!!!!!!!

Baby Cullen....

2008-04-07T06:02:00.000-07:00

I knoe people have been waiting for a post but finding time has been difficult.As we speak I am chicken pecking the keyboard with one hand and holding Cullen in the other, lol.

2008-03-11T09:52:00.000-07:00

1.What time did you get up this morning? 8.00 am

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? 27 Dresses

4. What is your favorite TV show? ? Grey`s Anatomy (night) General Hospital (day)

5. What do you eat for breakfast? 2 ww toast, bluberries and yogurt

6. What is your middle name? Lynn

7. What food do you dislike? cooked spinach

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? not one in particular

9. What kind of car do you drive? Honda CIVIC

10. Favorite sandwich? Love most sanwhiches actually

11. Favorite item of clothing? pajamas (preggo at the moment and they are most cozy)

12. Person dead or alive that you would like to have a conversation with? My mother, thinking that I have a lot to say to her right now!!!!

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? Scotland

14. What color is your bathroom? Which one? one is yellow, and the other spicy orange and white

18. Favorite Sport to watch? NONE

19. Farthest place you are sending this? NOt sending anywhere

20. Who do you expect to follow through on the tag? no one

21. Person you expect to complete it first? no one

22. Favorite saying? "let me tell ya..."

24. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning person

25. What is your shoe size? 7 usually..preggo foot size is 8 and more some days..ugh!

26. Favorite food for Dinner? I like anything mexican flavored

27. What did you want to be when you were little? don't know really

28. What are you doing today? slept and tidied a little (I know it sounds lazy but I am fighting a bad cold and am 9 1/2 months preggo)

29. What is your favorite candy? red licorise

30. What is your favorite flower? lilacs and orangish colored roses

31. What day are you looking forward to most on your calendar? the day my little one comes. Technically that would be March 27th at the moment.

32. What are you listening to right now? the heater going, and nothing else

33. What was the last thing you ate ? multigrain tortilla chips

34. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes

35. Do you believe in Angels? LOL, When I am praying I do...but not often do I get my wishes so I'm torn.

36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? turquoise I think, or red (it coveers a lot of emotion)

37. What is your pet peeve? Oh goodness, depends, there are so many. I biggest one at the moment is how everyone is so concerned with how my undeserving sister all the time and usually disregards how I feel.

38. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Trent

39. Do you like the person who tagged you? Yes, she is a sweetie

40. Favorite soft drink? Stewarts orange pop (but I drink mostly water these days...who has time to drink anything else when you drink close to 3 litres a day)

41. Favorite restaurant? Rosies, or Jungles Jim's.

42. Siblings? Technically yes

43. Favorite day of the year? Christmas (excpet for this year...it will be second)

44. Favorite day of the Week? Sunday

45. Spring or Fall: Fall

46. Hugs or kisses? HDepends on who is giving but I am a hugger

47. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

48. Do you want your friends to tag you back? why? Well, If I already answered the questions then there is no point.

49. What is under your bed? Another animals worth of pet hair, lol

50. Who is the friend you've had longest? Jamie-Lynn Davison...A friend since Junior High

51. What did you do last night? Made Shepards Pie and ate late with Trent, had a soak in the tug, watched TV and slept!

52. Favorite smell? fresh cut grass

53. What are you afraid of? spiders and falling on my face (literally)

54. How many keys on your key ring? more than 6 for sure. Too many

55. How many years at your current job? 3

56. Favorite city to visit? HAven't been to too many cities so I don't know

57. How many towns have you lived in? 4

58. Do you make friends easily? well, I make aquiantences eaily but I am particluar on who I chose to be "friends" with. I have fewer friends but ones I trust whole heartidly so it's a great tradeoff in my opinion!

A few more pics and updates......

2008-02-24T12:24:00.000-08:00

Today being Sunday I have 1 MONTH and 3 DAYS until pur due date. I am feeling really great still...only minor complaints at this point. My showers are approaching soon which I am sure will exhaust me, but they will be fun just the same. Trent and I have narrowed down our list of names from 36 to 10....but I won't share them on here. We would like to wait until we actually name the baby (that way it doesn't get over-used before he is even born)!

I still ahve to take my 8 month pic which I am way behind on...but it's been hard to take it of myself...trying to set up the tripod and frame the pic and Trentwas away. But I think tomorrow evening I will get him to take the few that I haven't been able to get the right angles on by doing them myself. But I did get a few more today so I will post those:

Some prenatal shots (with belly)

2008-01-24T05:29:00.000-08:00

OK, so not a naked belly. I just won't do that!!!! Trent and I wanted some together. So I set everything up, including the tripod with self timer and here we are. I may do more as I have some more ideas but popping back and forth front setting up the shot to infront of the camera is tedious and I have a full blown cold making me very tired...so we will see!!!

A few prenatal pics (non-belly)...

2008-01-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

These are just a few pre-natal shots of just a few baby things. The blue dog and blanket were a gift from the aunt to be (Teri-Lynn, and her family), and the booties if I recall correctly were from my mother. There is the one pic of the nursery. I know I said I wouldn't buy a crib set, or be too passtelish but that is what I ended up doing in the end, LOL!!!!!

Christmas wrap-up.......

2007-12-30T11:30:00.000-08:00

There were many people out with cameras during the holidays...so I didn't feel the need to carry mine around. Those pics you can probably find on my SIL's blog in the near future. These are just from our house on christmas morning.

6 MOS BELLY shot!!!!!!

2007-12-20T13:35:00.000-08:00

Here it is. What I noticed this month is that the top of the belly has filled in. Last month there was a huge difference in the size, but it all sat at the bottom. If you want to compare the changes, just scroll down a little, LOL. The first 2 pics are on here as well!

The newly done bathroom...

2007-12-11T15:59:00.000-08:00

I know, I am always redoing a room or another. I tell you, I watch way to many decorating shows and love to redo room. So we went from a red half bath to a spicy orange and white. LOL, it may not be for everyone...but Trent and I love it. Thye orange is very deep, spicy orange that reminds me of fall and food. Trent and I put up the chair rail, but I did the decorative frames on the bottom half myself. My cyatic nerves bothered me for days afterward, being 5 1/2 months preggo at the time, but I survied. The next room is the nursery! I am planning on having this done in the next 2 weeks so keep an eye out!

Dory's healing leg!!!!!

2007-11-22T04:32:00.000-08:00

So everyone has storeis to tell....it just seems that I ahve an awful lot. I seem to be a dramam magnet (LOL) and I ahve really bad luck.

so the story. Trent was still up North the day I had my ultrasound. For those reading this you know how nervous I was a bout it from past experience. Anyway, I didn't want to cause any tensions between the grandmothers to be by choosing one or the other so I chose my frined. She is a very sweet and nice girl, but sometimes is a little oblivious (lol). SHe knows this!

So I had Dory outside for a pee. Dory is my little deaf Boston Bull Terrier. She is not a pet to me, but like my own little baby. KIndred spirits I say. I took her out to pee a few minutes early, knowing that Missy is also always a little late. NOt this day. Dory is almost on the lawn, but was in the driveway by a few feet. I saw Missy turning into the driveway so I start yelling and waving my arms. SHe must have thought I was happy to see her, cause she didn't stop. SO,as she gets cloer to Dory who is back to me and can't see me or HEAR me, and she hits her. I am completely hysterical at this point so Missy stops. THANK GOD SHE DID!!!! She stopped right before she drove over the body and she just got her leg. However, in the moment I couldn't be sure. I was yelling for her to back up, and when she did Dory Ran, so that was a good sign I guess.

I called Trent's mom to come get Dory to take her to the vet, called the hospital to say I would be late, then called the vets to tell them about Dory. I really would hav eliked to go with DOry, but this ultrasound was to be the first signs of life of a little one, and I waited 5 months. I was crazy upset during the ultrasound (chich went very well...we're having a boy..YIPPERE!!!!!) As soon as I got out I called Wanda who said DOry was fine...just scrapes. A tiny dog versus a big old Blazer and she won. HOw lucky are we. I went directly to the vets and when I got there Dory had on this bandage.

So, that was November 6th...and I took this picture of her healing leg without bandage yesterday (november 21st). It's healded really well. My little baby!!!!

5 month belly picture!!!!!

2007-11-18T03:48:00.000-08:00

OK, so the doctor ssaid that this last month would be when I noticed the most change...because I would go from being a little puffy to taking a pregnant shape. She did not lie,lol!!!! I mean, I knew it was changing, but I didn't really realise how much until I took the 5 month picture. I'll post the 5 month picture first and then the 4 month for comparison. Now, I am wearing the same shirt, so that all is the same throughout the photos.

My weather problem....

2007-11-17T04:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so this happened a couple of weeks ago but because it wouldn't let me post pics I couldn't show you. The tree was massive, but I wasn't thinking at the time and didn't get a pic of the entire tree until it was already in the process of being cut up. This little tropical storn broke down this tree which then tore the wires right off my house. It was a pain in the ass, but everything got fixed really quickly...tho I am NOT impressed with the price at all!!!!

A little information...

2007-10-29T14:49:00.000-07:00

1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? red inside, black outside

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? book? Nora Roberts, it's an addiction!

3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? DELL

4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Cranium, especailly if my partner is a female...we always win that way!
5. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? drool that's not been cleaned up, and B.O.

6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Let DOry out of her kennel

7. FAVORITE COLOR? Pink at the moment

8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? yellowish brown
9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? about 2..with telemarketers I like to see caller display first
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Can't say yet, wait until March!!!
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? mmm...it all depends what it's 'on'
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? sometimes, not speedy but hate being behing really slow people
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? NO, a real animal (until I get up to use the washroom anyway, then it's kennel time)
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? yes, as long as the power stays on

15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? a really old Chrysler Lebaron that talked. Imagine that!! It never said anything good,LOLO!

16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Virgo

17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? only in chinesse food

18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? Interior designer, not that I don't enjoy teaching or photograhy
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? My own I guess, it suits me
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? depends on the situation, and often if it effects me or not,lol.
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? Not sure right now...I do love "A time to kill".

22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? I think so, at least I don't chicken peck
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? LOLOL, um, I'm embarrassed to say that it would be DUST BUNNIES!!!!!

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Nothing...absolutely nothing!

26. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN? an absessed tooth (infected tooth down to the root)
27. PERSON MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? no one, not asking anyone to.
28. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? see # 27
29. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Ketchup....Hienz

30. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG? Both I guess
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Fall, it's pretty!!!
32. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? Domican Repulic, hoping to replace that with Scotland soon enough!
33. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? A picture of a sunset in the artic that Trent took

34. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Burger King
35. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH NAME? Vicky

36. ANY NICKNAMES? Vic

37. DATE OF BIRTH? September 17, 1978

38. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Kentville, Nova Scotia

39. WHAT ARE YOU LIVING ARRANGEMENTS?TRent and I own a house run by a little Boston Bull Terrier and the other animals I try to ignore aS much as possible
40. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Centreville (for 2 more years hopefully)

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Christmas Card pictures...

2007-10-25T05:53:00.000-07:00

My friend asked me to do pictures for her annual christmas cards. Of course I said yes!!!
Drew is just over one, so he's big enough to not sit still, but not quite old enough to listen to reasoning to try and get him to stay put, lol.
Either way, he's stinckin' cute!! All he wanted the the christmas tree balls! Nothing else!!!!
Eventually I did get some bead pictures, some wreath pics, and some with Christmas lights.
Overall, I was pleased with how they turned out. These were just a few of the ones I like. Now, I better get one of these Christmas cards!!!! LOLOLOL!

4 month belly shot

2007-10-20T07:33:00.001-07:00

okay, so it is a little late, by over a week in fact but I has to buy a new computer and so it put off posting for a few days. It's not exactly round yet, but it has that inflated look. A couple pairs of my pants are just starting to get too uncomfortable, but it is always there, poking out in my shirt saying "hellop there", LOL!!!!!! The next belly shot will be posted around the 10th of November.

A few new home additions!!!!

2007-09-28T05:13:00.000-07:00

I am always in the process of changing the house, even if it's little things. In another life I was an interior decorater I just know it!!!!! There are still things I need to do to the house, but here are some little changes Trent and I made recently: This is an armoire that luckily I didn't pay for (Thanks Jon!!!). I love that it closes away the entertainment clutter when not being used!
These are new double wroght iron curtain rods I got for my birthday.
I took the existing curtain rod out of the living room and put it in the diningroom and took away those hideous vertical blinds that were here whn we moved in....all broken and dirty GROSS!!!!! It looks soooo much better with them gone. Next I'd like to tackle all the awful gold fixtures in the house and the horrible wood trim we have! So, stay tuned for the next episode of "fin my house!" LOL!

On the rocks!!!!!

2007-09-22T04:59:00.001-07:00

These are some pics I took at the beach where I grew up. It was darn cold out this evening. Even though it was sunny at home, when we arrived at the beach it was foggy,windy and freezing, but it made a much better effct than sun would have! I played with some different techniques here and you will noice at least one of these pics have a blue hue to them. That is on purpose!!!

29th birthday!!!!!

2007-09-19T05:17:00.000-07:00

I started off the day with opening up my presents from Trent (which I got a UV filter for my camera and an awesome camera bag!!!!!

Then it was off to get an hour massage...which was probably my least favorite part of the day since it is now two days later and my back (skin and muscules) are still sore from how hard she pushed! Then it was luch time so we went out for lunch. We had Chinesse food whoch is our fav!!!!

Once home we did a lot of nothing. It was my day to relax so we watched tv etc. I put on cozy close and hing out with Trent. This is what posed a problem for future picture taking of the day. When I get cozy I rub my eyes so makeup is smudged everywhere...and lets not forget that I had on clothes that weren't pretty...but Trent was dteremined he was going to take pictures of all the gift opening. Let's just say I have them all, but I'm not going to post them all,LOL!!!!

I got 2 cakes which is pretty normal. One from Trent and one from mom. LOL, I certainly don't need to cakes!!!!!!!!! If I know I have them I will eat them, but I am seriously going to try not to this time because I don't think stuffing myself with icecream cake is NOT the best nutrition choice while pregnant!

Black and White nature series...

2007-09-06T04:40:00.000-07:00

The valley where I live is such a great place to just drive around and look at the scenery. It's a great place to get photos, and that's just what I did!!!! This style of pic is called art photography...it doesn't appeal to everyone, but then some people buy it, frame it and put it up in their houses. LOL, there is a guy at our local mall every christmas who sets up his kiosk and sells his photography...and let me tell you, they are not cheap. HMMMM, maybe I will start selling mine!!!!!

Dory and Pacey...

2007-09-04T05:23:00.000-07:00

OK...so I am the first to admit that my cute little Dory will terrorise the cats (which frankly sometimes I think they deserve it!!!!!). That aside Dory loves the cats, and while the little cat would never be caught dead snuggling with Dory, Pacey actually likes it!!!!
I mean seriously, how stickin' cute is that???? It looks like Pcaey is whispering in Dory's ear!!!! This snuggling happens all the time, but sniffing her ear was too cute! AND, Dory actually looks l8ike she is listening, even though she is deaf!

Mahone Bay...

2007-08-31T05:37:00.000-07:00

I had just got my new lens for the camera so Trent and I decided that it would be nice to try it out (expecially since I had a sporting event to take pictures for that night)....so we decided to go to Mahone bay because it's a cute little place.
We asked Trent's mom to come along with us. We didn't do much. We took some pics, did a little walking around, had some lunch, and looked in a few shops. Of course, we couldn't leave Mahone bay without stopping at the Cheesecake Gallery (though as an after thought, I wish we had gotten it somewhere else because it was $20.00 for 3 small pieces of cheesecake!
There was a fire in Mahone bay that damaged a restaurant and another building. It seemed to be mostly at the tops of the buildings, but Trent wanted a pic of it so here it is!!
The scenery at Mahone Bay is lovely with it's boats, and churches and other intresting things! There is this place called the wooden monster and this is where I got the picture of the wooden bird. I though it was pretty neat!
The churches in Mahone Bay are well know because they basically stand side by side. EVERYONE gets photos of these and yes, I did to. They were doing some repair on them so I tried not to get too much of it in the photo...also during the day people park infront of them so it is IMPOSSIBLE to get one during the day without cars,LOL!!!
I cannot tell you how awesome my new lense is!!!! I was so far away from these churches. We actually drove away from them, and parked on the side of the road and I took these photos from across the water!!!! I wasn't even at full zoom when I got the individual churches!

A day with the nieces!

2007-08-27T07:04:00.001-07:00

Well, actually it was visiting a number of family at a local campground, but most of the time it was spent with the nieces.
The is Grammy and Annika having fun in the pool. Taylor helpingAnnika put on her saftey vest. This is Taylor climbing the equipment. She seemed to pose at the top so I'm like "ok" and took the picture tho she did need to move a little to block the blinding sun, LOL!
Another pic of Taylor who loves getting her pic taken! This is Holly on her bike, smiling with her cute dimples! This is the face of concentration right here! She bikes, but has trouble starting. LOL, I don't know how many times I heard her say "this is so hard!" Holly in the pool, having a blast! There was a load of ducks by the pond. All of which woddled off when you tried to get a pic, and since the new lens has not arrived YET, I didn't have much zoom, SIGH!!!
I didn't stay for the fire, or I would have more pics,lol. But the sun was so hot that day and I had a headache and could tell that the heat was getting the best of me. I was not feeling well so home I came!

UGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-24T05:53:00.000-07:00

Okay so I don't use my blog to vent very often but I'm going to today I tell ya!!!!

Bad luck...if anyone has it, it's me. I mean really , how many people have at least 3 things going wrong at one time at all times. ME, that's who!!!

Let's start with my Employment insurance. This has not come yet and I applied on June 18th for god's sake!!!! First the school board has no concern for it's substitiute teachers and didn't send the Record of Employment until July 30th. Then Service Canada was SUPPOSED to have it processed within 3 weeks which is now late late late!!! So, we have been living off of 1 income for 2 months now when we are used to 2 incomes. It ticks me off that now matter how many times I explain this to service Canada, or the school board they just don't care!!!!!!

Second, I cancelled my insurence policy with ING because I was paying way to much for insurenace. I went with another company to save 200.00 a year. YAHHOO right...well kind of! See they take out a double payment the first month (um, what money, I don't have any!!!!). Meanwhile I get charged by the old company. Oh, they will reimburse me that payment plus one more because I paid one month in advance. Goody eh??? It's been weeks and I have yet to see that money reimbursed!!! What is the freakn hold up????? Nobody wants to give me my money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGHHHH!!!!

So, on the other end. I have been asked to do some photography work that has big possibilties that may even lead my to travel to the states. Big paying jobs (not just a couple hundred dollars, but a couple thousand dollars each time!!!!) But, that isn't set up yet and the smaller job requires that I SPEND MONEY!!! Yes, to take classroom photos, and photos of campuses and buildings I need a better lense. SO, I need to spend the money that I don't yet have to buy a lense.

Part 2 of this problem is that in typical Camera Corner fashion it is late late later!!!! Twice now I ahve dealt with them, first in purchasing the camera and now with this lense. They tell me that it will comne quickly and expect it by such a date. Well, both times that date came and went and I am waiting waiting waiting!!!! In the future I will no longer deal with Camera Corner. I mean I could have walked srtaight into staples and baught a canon lense and had it that day!!! No, I stupidly go into Camera corner first to see if they had any lenses in stock that would fit my camera which SURPRISE...they didn't. They inform me that the next lense up in my camera is a low end (it's good but I can get better) so, for more money I can get a better quality lense. No kidding, but I fell for it! This camera is decked out, I have yet to buy the beginner accessories for it, they have all been higher end! If only I had that lense that should have been in which I called about yuesterday and they have NO IDEA what is up with it!!!!!!

Something better happen soon or I am going to blow!! I'm a pregnant women ya know and people always say "well, their hormones" which I don't think is true... BUT I am soon going to use it as an excuse to take someones head off!!!!

The Buskers festival in Halifax!!!

2007-08-13T05:32:00.000-07:00

FIRST,>>>>ROSE WON!!!!! SHE IS MS.GALAXY (CANADA). SHE WILL BE MOVING ON!!!!! I"M SO PLEASED THAT I WAS PART OF IT!!! THERE WAS A PHOTOGENIC PORTION OF THE COMPETETION SO THE PICTURES I TOOK WERE IMPORTANT,AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO HELP HER WIN!!!!

Okay, now the buskers. There is a festival in Halifax every year where street performers come and perform...then you are supposed to give them money foe their performance! LOL, they are not shy about asking you for money at all! It was a hot day and I had to use the washroom every 20 minutes or so, and I felt like crap, but it was still a good day either way!

This was the "Family freakout show"...he nailed a nail into his nose, swallowed fire and a ballon. He was good, and funny even though some jokes weren't kid friendly.
This duo was "Les Vitamines". They were comedy/acrobatic. They were strond were skinny little people. They were throwing each toher around like nothing!
These guys were "tic& Tac". They did, well, not really sure. They danced, joked and sis a few other little thins. They did do the helicopter where the one guys spins the other guy on his head.
While we ate this guy (who is the lead singer of CRUSH) sang. He was awesome!!!!
This was the last guy that we saw "MAX". His show was interrupted because a little boy had lost his dad. The boy was at MAX's station and his dad came during the show and they were reunited...TEAR JERKER!!!!! ANyway, this guy was a contortionist. He would dilocate his body to fit through the toilet seat. He pulled a guy along on a skateboard by chains attached to his ears!! He also took a taped $20 bill out of a bear trap with his teeth while standing on a two prond stand on his hands!!! Then it was off for home for us!!! There was more to see but it was a hot day, I was suffering my all day pregnancy issues, Trent was tired and so we left.

Ms. Galaxy Photoshoot #2...

2007-08-09T11:26:00.001-07:00

A month ago I did a photoshoot with my gorgeous friend Rose who was entering the MS. Galaxy beauty pagaent. I though it was just Canadian, but no, it really does go international! Anyway, the first session we did not put makeup on her as in day-to-day she does not wear any. We decided that it would be good to do another shoot with hair and makeup done, and I am so glad we did. Rose is beautiful without makeup but she was just gortgeous with her hair and makeup done!

Rose was talking with an administrater for the pagaent and asked Rose to fulfil some duties next year, such as the crowning on MS. Novs Scotia (which Rose is currently), and train a girl in Truro. Rose was saying that this may bring more business my way as Rose would pass me along in her MS. Nova Scotia (and hopefully MS. Galaxy) endevors!!! Rose is leaving today for the first portion of the contest...GOOD LUCK ROSE!!!!

Annual family gathering...

2007-08-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

Every year my family on my fathers side gets together to have a potluck lunch and visit with each other. It usually lasts a couple of hours, and even though we all live close, it's the opportunity to see some people I don't get to see otherwise. It was also a great time to be able to pass along our news!!!

I didn't get a lot of photos because people don't like to have their pictures taken while they are eating!!! Also, it was a family gathering and it wasn't really the time to gather people up and pose them for photos...everyone was there to relax and have a good time,LOL!

I've been tagged....

2007-08-06T05:07:00.001-07:00

7 random things:

1)I'm pregnant!!!

2) I spend way too much time on the computer. It's summer, I should get my butt outside! LOL

3)Red roses are my leastfavorite rose. I find that it is not very original to recieve red ones. Lucky, my husdans always gets me intresting colors when I get them.

4)I would love to own/run a bed and breakfast. Everything about it suits my personality.

5) I almost drowned once..and now I can't go over he head in the water.

6)I have less friends than I did in highschool, but the ones I have are much more loyal.

7)LOL, Right now I have a serious case of indigestion that likes to stick aroung all day and night! I hope it only lasts for the 3 months;)

I pass this on to Susan B, Teri-lynn M, Erica N.

We're pregnant!!!!

2007-08-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

Some of those reading this blog has been doing so long enough to remember the failed pregnancy and the complications I hd last year. Well, I am very pleased to tell you know that I am finally pregnant!!!! It took 9 months and a lot of heartache and disappointments to get to thid point! We thought about not telling anyonw until we had an ultrasound done, but decided that telling people is not going to cause us a failed pregnanvy and that there is nothing we can really do about it. If the pink line is any indication than I will have no problems this time. Last time the line was so faint that you could barely see it, and my hormones were really low. Here's hoping!

Done!!!!

2007-08-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

Okay, we still need to put our coffee table down here, and perhaps get an area rug, and hang some pictures... oh yeah, and the entertainment centre when the armoir arrives. However, for now it is done.
The bar!!!!!
The new microfibre chair. COZY!!!!
The new sofa bed...love the brown and bluish green together!!
The new sofabed!!! Very soft (microfibre type material)

Getting to know me!!!

2007-07-29T10:49:00.000-07:00

1.What is your occupation? Teacher and photographer
2. What color are your socks right now? none, bare feet (it's too hot for socks)

3. What are you listening to right now? The hum of the computer and nothing else.

4. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes, I prefer it!
5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? turqoius

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Wanda Perkins- MIL
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Of course!

8. How old are you today? 28

9. Favorite drink? chocolate milk - Fave Alcoholic Drink? Strawberry daquiry

10. What is your favorite sport to watch? None...though sometimes I get into the olympics.

11. Have you ever dyed your hair? I have done highlights but that's it!

12. Pets? two dogs, two cats (LOL, feels like 20 pets sometimes)

13. Favorite food? pizza

14. What was the last movie you've seen? Breach

15. Favorite day of the year? Depends...any day could be your favorite depending on it's circumstances.

16. What was your favorite toy as a child? I don't know :(

17. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Fall, I love the colors and the clothing for fall.

18. Hugs or kisses? both are good

19. Cherries or Blueberries? blueberries mostly but cherries can be nice when in season.

20. Do you want your friends to respond on this? Sure, and they can answer them too!

21. Who is most likely to respond? No one really

22. Who is least likely to respond? Same as above.

23. Living arrangements? In my house with hubby Trent!

24. When was the last time you cried? Geesh...over something important was probably almost 2 weeks ago, but I have "teared up" over a book and tv just today!

25. What is on the floor of your closet? Laundry basket, a duffle bag. Likely some haie tumbleweeds,LOL.

26. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Trent but I won't send this to him!

27. What did you do last night? Had supper with Trent, watched tv and read my book!

28. Favorite smell? fresh mowed grass, baking sweets29. What inspires you? Love

30. What are you afraid of? falling on my face, something bad happening to Trent.

31. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese

32. Favorite dog breed? I like most dogs, but I am now partial to Boston Bull Terriers as my little one kicks but!!!

33. Number of keys on your key ring? Too many...very bulky!!!

34. How many years at your current job? Teaching- 2 years, Photgraher-3 months

35. Favorite day of the week? I would say saturday

36. How many states/ provinces have you lived in? 1 province

37. Favorite holidays? Usually Christmas and other people's birthdays

38. Ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? NO

39. Secretive or straightforward? Straightforward..why not? If you think or feel something that share it. There's no guessing, you know how I feel because I let you know. I like to know where I stand with people so why wouldn't I do the same thing!

40. What's your full name? Vicky Lynn Perkins

In the yard....

2007-07-28T04:35:00.000-07:00

I love nature pictures....taking them is a hobby. It is not something I want to get into doing professionally (though there is a guy here in the valley who does shot for Nation Geographic and gets paid very well). LOL!!!! ANyway, so I have a large amount of nature shots and nothing to do with them!!! And yet I can't seem to stop taking them.

I treid foe a butterfly, which I got...but I think I am going to keep trying for a prettier butterfly. The one I got was all white and had his wings closed so it's not really worth showing! Maybe by the end of summer i will have one to show!

Scrapbookingroom/computer room finished!

2007-07-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I know that it is not as fancy as some rooms that I have seen but I got what I wanted...which is a scrapbooking room and computer room all in one. Except for the ceiling everything is completely done in this room so it is now being used. I haven't done a scrapbooking page in FOREVER so I think it must be time to christen the scrapbooking room. Eventually this table will be replaced with something perhaps a little smaller or something that I can make bigger when I need it to be.

Anyway, now that all the trim is done we are able to start putting furniture in the recroom as well. the sofabed that we got a good deal on will be here within the week and then I can move the sofa table that goes behind it. The entertainment centre wil come down as soon as the armoir arrives for upstairs (curtesy of our friends)who no longer have the space for it. The bar will be making it's way to recroom shortly (thank goodness, cause it takes up a bit of space in the diningroom). Then once the furniture is placed then I can hang some pictures and add accesories. Just needing a bigger TV now! LOL, it's been a long haul, but now we can start enjying what we've worked for.

Now I'm hoping Teri-lynn will come down and try out the new scrapbooking room. LAst time I had to lug everything upstairs which was a pain and now everything will be at our fingertips...and should we decide to have a drink it's also at our fingertips!!!!

Annual Family Camping Trip....

2007-07-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

Day 1:
The first day it was sunny when we left but rainy in New Brunswick. It felt like a really long trip....and I guess it was (4-5 hours). When we got there it was not raining long enough for us to set up. As the family is, everyone was there to help set up the tent. It was kind of fummy having a tent because the whole family camp sites were grouped together in one area and they all had these:

Day 2:

When we woke up there was lots of rain on the ground because it rained ALL NIGHT---SIGH!!!! But, I got some nice pictures of raindrops on the nature. The guys went golfing after breakfast as it was a tiny bit suuny so my Aunt Trudy and I had the adventure of driving into Miramichi. I never dribe anywhere, let alone in a different province!!!!! It was nice having Trudy...she watched the road signs and never swore once,LOL!!!!
Everynight the family takes turns having the campfire. This night it was at Nanny and Perki's site and they were having mussels and clams (GROSS)!!!! It had been mentioned that fabric softener sheets would keep mosquitos away so we tried it. I wanted of a pic on Nanny cause she had it sticking out of her hat but when you'd aim the camera she moved qiocker than I expected and removed it. I caught just theis one of it!

Day 3: It rained and we went to Moncton with Eric and Trudy. No pics for this day!!

Last day:
Uncle Kevin had showed up during the week and he used a Tent. He flooded as Trent and I had. He was using a pot to scoop up the water from the tent. His luck had run out, not only did that happen but the bottom of his case of beer made the box soggy so when he was moving it...it dropped and lost about 6 of his beer. Now, the Perkins men love their beer so there was some mourning happening by Kevin, Perki, Trent etc... while picking up all the broken glass. Then Kevin moved his tent to a drier area but didn't peg down the tent yet, the wind caught it and it started cartwheeling away...boy can Kevin run when he wants to. That happened so fast I couldn't get a pic :( but it was soooo funny!

Miscellanous:

Baby Adrian arrived the night before we left. He is very sweet and well tempered! The squirrel became part of the family while we were there. Trudy could even pet the little thing and it would come up to all of us to get nuts all day.

Latest updates.

2007-07-13T08:53:00.000-07:00

Well, as you can see the baseboards are not up, we were on fire getting the flooring done, adn I was really hoping to have it done before our vacation to NB. It didn't happen! The door jams were giving us trouble, and the trim around the door.
This is our floor. Not as dark as we would have liked..sigh...but the darker you went the more expensive it got!!!! I guess it worked out because there isn't a lot of light down there anyway and this will brighten it up. Hopefully when we gat back from camping I will be able to show you the ceramic tiles in the laundry room and get those baseboards up quickly!!

Ms. Galaxy Contest!!!!

2007-07-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

I was pleased to have helped out a friend this year for a competetion/pageant called the "Ms. Galaxy Contest". This friend had been in this competetion in previous years and did very well!! In those past years she had asked a friend to take her pictures but felt that they weren't "looking the same" as the other contestants photos. I had told her that I was looking for people to put in my portfolio and she needed portraits for the photogenic aspect of competetions. So, I took her pictures. There were some requirements such as she needed some 3/4 length pictures, and with sash and crown. We had over a 2 hour session, and I took over 200 pictures, but we were both pleased with the process and she has said she would be avaiable anytime for more pics. Rose is beautiful, in fact she isn't wearing make-up in these pictures at all!!!! I took some photos that involve a lot of bare skin and and satin sheet, but I told her that I would not include those in my portfolio therefore cannot show them to you. I will say they that they turned out very nicely, and am so happy that she let me take them!!! PS: Some people are probably getting tired of hearing about my photography, but it is summer and I am not teaching and this is what I am doing...so, this is what I have to talk about!

Basement walls finished, YAHOO!!!

2007-07-05T08:15:00.000-07:00

So, it has been a long process of building, insulating drywalling, taping, mudding, sanding,priming and painting the wall in the basement. We finished all the touch-ups on the wall and the floor is being delivered sometime today along with the baseboards and door moldings. Thr faceplates for the plugs are on and we have the stuff to lay the flooring. My parents will likely to the ceramic in the laundry room.

It has been a lot of work, and our spare time has been devoted to this, but it gives us another 245 square feet of finished living space (as we are not counting the furnace or laundry rooms in the square footage). I am so pleased. Especially since Trent and I did 90% of the work ourselves, and it looks good. Keep looking, because I will put more pictures on as we go along.

LIttle Valley Gems...

2007-06-26T07:47:00.000-07:00

Trent and I went for a drive around our part of the valley one day, just taking pictures of our scenery. The weather was not the best (it rained, sigh), and it was foggy too, but you can get some great shots with fog. We were gone about four hours, but we had fun.

Photos....from the weekend!

2007-06-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

I may put on actual pictures of the wedding itself, but for now I am just putting on random shots from the day. Along with taking the "wedding" pictures for the day I made sure to just keep snapping to catch some shots like these. Hope you all like them. I will say that it is harder and a lot more work then a person thinks!!!! There is a lot more to it then just being able to take a pretty good picture! It was a 12 hour day, with no rest at all, and constant running to beat everyone to the locations.Some people compain about the pictures taking too long and everything from what direction and locations all need to be thought of. Misty and I were the only tired, sweaty looking people of the entire group. Forget eating and using the washroom for the day, you don't really get the chance! You have to have every pose in mind or on list because forgetting a picture is not an option when it comes to the person's memories of the day! I can see why taking that step into becoming a professional photographer is not for everyone..it can be very stressful and very consuming of time and energy!! It can take every weekend of your summer as well, with not only the wedding day, but the days before and after the wedding for preperation and finishing the project. A lesson you learn through doing it...but I surrived it! I personally love it and am looking forward to doing the next wedding in a couple of weeks!!!!!!

Anniversary weekend: Digby Pines

2007-06-12T11:17:00.001-07:00

This is the Digby Pines resort and Golf Club. Trent and I have gone here for both of our anniversaries so far. It is a beautiful place...the golf course is great and the trails, ocean view and hotel is lovely. The rooms are a little lackluster but what can ya do?????

We start off all our trips with a massage to set the tone of relaxation. I have no pictures of the spa...sorry! I did post some on a previous post. Once we arrived at the Pines we took a walk in the trails. They have great grounds so I was snapping pictures like crazy (I love to snap away,always hav LOL. There are too many to show here, but maybe another time! The golf course was just as pretty so I got the clouds, the bridge and the flowers at the golf course.
LOL, here is proof that Trent and I were there!!!!! We had a great time tho it was short!

The weekend:

2007-06-04T04:58:00.000-07:00

Well, the weekend was warm and sunny (tho not hot). It was apple blossom in the valley and there was a big parade and other events. Trent and I live here so it was no big deal to us...we mowed the lawn and cleaned the house. We had an invite to the parade, but we are already in the middle of "chores" so declined.LOL, "if you've seen it once..." We had plans that Trent had made with another couple for apple blossom but something must have been miscommunicated because there was some confusion, and in the end we ended up waiting and doing nothing. Next time I will confirm plans myself to be sure of what's happening.
I did play with my new camera, learning how it works and what can do with it.

Another session...more pics

2007-05-30T14:33:00.000-07:00

This is actually the last portfolio sessions with this camera, as I now have my new Canon Rebel XT.This new Camera takes an amazing picture...and it is so easy to use! When I do start to be paid for my services, I will be starting small...looking to do mostly outdoor family/indivual shots to start off with and building from there. Indoor is a lot of moving furniture, putting up the sheets, putting the dogs away etc....but I will do it if requested. The people in these photos is Becca, Shelly and "Elmo". I decided to do these with a black background and keep them in color instead of just in black and white. LOL, I took less than last time actually, only 108 and narrowed it down from there. If you want to see the rest of my photos check http://www.freewebs.com/vickyperkinsphotography/

New photos .........

2007-05-25T07:20:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have decided to take up photography for real. I thought "why not" and pooey on those who don't think I can do it because I can. So, I have created a website and started an online portfolio. I needed subjects to expand what i had so I gethered my friend and her little girl to start with. I took some together and seperate shots. LOL, well actually I took 225 pictures but I narrowed it down to about 60!

A lighting kit is about $600.00, which I will need. But I have a NEW CAMERA coming in the next couple of days...and this was really the major aspect holding me back. I had an awesome camera, but I need that additional flash for portraits.

A touch of spring............

2007-05-17T17:17:00.000-07:00

Isn't it funny how spring works...one day there is no blossoms on flowers and the very nest morning you wake up and there are blossoms!!!!! I couldn't resist taking some macro shots of them. I have no idea what these flowers are but they are early bloomers.

Theis of of early blossoms from my rhodedonron plant.
This last picture is of a pansy (which seems to have no problem growing in my flowers bed!!!!

The little chicks.....

2007-05-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

Well thid week at school the chicks were a hatching and the kids were going nuts!!!!! The kids were pretty excited on Monday to see a box in their classroom with 5 little chicks in it just a chirping away. I don't think I can quite explain the excitment of it for the kids.
So I thought they were excited until one hatched in class with us later in the week! I have to admit, watching it peck it's way of the shell was pretty dran cool! It's not so pretty tho once it comes out for about 4 hours. You can see their skin which by the way is see through and so they look like they are all blood and matted wet hair! But as the time went on their little hair puffs up and all the sudden you've got a little cuttie! This really set the kids in chaos tho, and it made the week long and I actually needed a nap at the end of each school day, LOL!!!!!!!!!
Today a duck hatched. The egg was much smaller than a chicken egg...therefor the little guy was very tiny compared to the chicks that hatched. He was black with yellow and I do not have a picture of him. He had troubly hatching (he even bled a little) and so I left the lid on the incubater so he could rest. He needed to dry out and get his balance before we fed him to the wolfs (the older chicks!!!)Anyway, he was cute and the class got it on video tape. It is school property, but if I can can a copy of it I will post it because it's neat.

Blog question #6...in 10 years

2007-05-01T05:02:00.000-07:00

This weeks question is: where we would like to be 10 years from now! What do you think your life will be like in the year *yikes* 2017.... What do you hope to have happen in that time?

10 years from now I plan to be wherever Trent is. We have discussed in the past about leaving Nova Scotia for a while but whenever we come back it would mean we would have to start over in both of our jobs. We decided that wasn't an option so we will still be in Nova Scotia. Besides, this is where are family and friends are and therefore where we want to raise our children.

In 10 years I think that I will feel more settled into life. I will live in a house that I plan on living in for a longer period of time (more than 5 years anyway like this house), I plan on finally having a contract position in teaching and I plan on having 2 little ones running around our house. Finacially I think Trent and I will be in a better posotion, not that we hurting now...but just better. With both of us having fulltime income and our student loans being paid off, we will feel the freedom of being able to see some of the world and offer our children some experiences that neither of us had as children. I also hope that in 10 ten years the people I love (friends and family) are still in my life. Everyone is healthy and doing well.

As far as society goes...I hope that we take a turn and live more like the people did in the 50's. Like in the movie "My girl".I want my kids to be kids...not to be inside playing videogames/computer and to use an imagination in their playing. I want innocence for them. I want my children to play outside and be safe in doing so. I don't want the news to be plastered in school shootings and crime.

A new layout of the nieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-27T14:30:00.000-07:00

This scrapbook page is of my three nieces...Taylor, Holly and Annika. This picture was taken by their mom and I think it shows their personalitites a great deal. I chose the circles because they are playful and chose strond colors that were not to bright to set off of the white so everything would stand out.

Trent's soccer tournament!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

Friday and Saturday Trent was in a soccer tournament. It was one put on by the Valley Regional Hospital here in the valley. Those who participated had to be in the medical profession. All of the teams that played were part of the hospital it's self excpet for the paramedic team. Trent did not play with the paramedic team tho...he played with the emergency department. Each team had to have so many girls and since the paramedic team was all male, and the emergency team mostly female they swapped players. Trent ha d a blast playing for the emerg team...they played for fun instead of being to anal about it!!!!!!!!!!! Tren't team lost, whoch could be expected from a team of people who had never played together before. Some had never played at all!
After the games there was a babeque at Dee's house...who is a complete hoot!!!!!!!! Anyway, they had to practice their dance for the evening closing. Every team was suppose to do a song or dance at the closing. Trent just happened to sneak his way out of it. LOL. The song they did was about ER's and if I knew how to post it on here I would because it was completly hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a fun time and wil be looking forward to next years tourny!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blog question #4..Facebook

2007-04-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

The question is : Has anyone signed up for facebook, and have you found any old friends.

I have been on facebook for a few weeks now and I am truely addicted. I have found most of my old highschool friends, and people I have worked with in the past. Too many to count,LOL. It so nice to see what everyone has been up to, see pics that they post as well as their everyday comments! I love it.

Some days I just go into my "friends" spot, and click on them one at a time and leave a message on their wall....or else you end up forgetting you even had them as your friends. This is because you can accumulate so many friends. Everytime I turn on facebook there is a new friend request or some action on my facebook page. The great thing is that you can chose if you want to be someones friend or not...you have to confirm or reject them.

A couple new layouts!!!!!

2007-04-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

This is a digital layout of Dory just this April. Poor little thing! It seems funny to be using winter scrapbooking stuff for pics taken in the Spring.
href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWefUpLXGiM/RiU3YgbQZTI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/qaGJWv4moH4/s1600-h/IMG_1250.JPG"> This second layout was of Trent and I last fall.It is a paper layout with digital font for the title.

Spring in Nova Scotia,HEHEHE!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

So, today I was outside raking up the dead grass and pebbeles from the driveway (UGH), and I realised that we were supposed to get snow again last night and didn't. Today is actually a nica sunny day...but who knows what tomorrow will bring.

Just the day before Easter I took these shots of robins in my front yard. Not a drop of snow on the ground and it was warm out while I snapped these pics. Than the next morning I woke up and this is what I saw:
Poor little Dory could barely keep her balance when walking in it because she is so small. Anyway, here is hoping that the sunny days keep on coming and the snow stays away!

I've been tagged by Teri-lynn

2007-04-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog! OK, here goes:

1) Half of the time I feel lonely, but I love being home by myslef. I wish I would call up a friend and ask them to do something, but I never do...then I sit home feeling lonely.

2) I love to teach, and yet I am sound sensitive. Not a career that goes with such an issue. I seem to tune it out, as I only allow a certain level of noise anyway.

3)I am afriad of drowning. I almost drowned once and hate water over my head...but I go out to far than stupidly try to touch ground.

4)I fold paper before I put it in the garbage. Not sure why,I just do it.

5)I can make a song out of anything....not because I think I am a great singer. I could be making a sandwich and would make a song about it. My dogs actually have little theme songs!

6)I would love to own/run my own Bed and Breakfast/Inn. It would cover so many of my intrests.

7) Blood and gore does not bother me, but a runny nose, drool, vomit or anything that can pretty much comes from your face really grosses me out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tag Didi, Nikki, Kim, Isabella and all the other people I have are already tagged!

Scrap page of Dory...

2007-04-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

A few days ago a posted some pics and there is one I just love of Dory. I went out today and I stopped at the local scrapbooking store and picked up some really great paper. SO I used them with this picture of Dory. The writing if you can't read it says, " How can you resist this sweet face???". I know that I can't,LOL!

Signs of Spring (and some other bits,lol)...

2007-04-04T14:48:00.000-07:00

Trent and I took a walf on the trail behind our house with the dogs yesterday. It is something that is right at our fingertips and yet we never seem to use it (only about once a year). I think this might be the year to change that. Kailey our german shepard is 10 now so she is starting to find the walk tireing, and Dory is so little that she finds going to far tiring and needs to be acrries. There was still a little snow on the trail and the poor little thing would not touch snow if her little life depended on it!!!!! Anyway,taking a walk in the wilderness, I really got a sense that spring is here and it is starting to show.

Sometimes I like to snap a couple of pics of the animals as you all know,LOL. That's what happens when you don't have any kids! Anyway, these are some pics I snapped. I have been trying to get different perspectives like not centred and face on. These are what I got.

I couldn't help this last one because Dory loves having her pic taken as she totally looked right at me!

LIITD BLOG CHALLENGE #2

2007-04-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

Question: If you could go back and change something whatwould it be?
This is a tuff question because changing one thing causes a string of changes.

I automatically think about friendships, but that's not quite it..that's just correlated to the bigger picture. Besides, if I hadn't had the experience of having less than great friendships...I wouldn't have known what to look for in the friends I have now, or have the knowledge that it is okay to have less friends if the friends you do have are true firnds that make you happy. Besides I have had some memorable friendship in the past that I even miss today.

I would say it would be to take better care of my body but again it is just part of the bigger picture. It is something that I could change any day of my life if I put my mind to it..and this is where the one thing I would change comes into place!

I would change the idea that I have that I am just not good enough. It's harder to change then you think it is..you know.....your just not pretty enough,important enough, smart enough, haven't done enough, talented enough, brave enough, not likable enough. Any list of things I would change in my life stems from this one idea. I mean gosh...wouldn't I lose that 20 LBS, spend more time on and with my friends and family, wouldn't I push myself to accomplish more if I just thought I deserved it!!!!!!!!!!

I have been blessed to have a great husband, a few great friends and yet I wonder how I even managed to get them. It's a horrible way to think, and I know a higher level of happiness is out there if this block wasn't in my way. So, this is what I would change if only I knew how.

UGHHHH, these blog questions are sooooo heavy. Thank god they only come out once a week

Bowl for the kids...

2007-04-01T05:16:00.000-07:00

Friday night Big Brothers and Big sisters hosted their annual Bowl for the kids kids night. You have to get pledges for your team and play. I was on the paramedics team as Trent is a paramedic, and Wacky Wheatlys played with us (a paramedics wife works there) All combined for our team $1600.00 was raised. The total for the entire night was over $30,000. Not bad for one night I must say, and all the money goes to kids locally. Every one on our team got a free big borhters-big sisters t-shirt for raising that much money.

I hadn't bowled in years, and was worried that I wouldn't be very good at all. It was for fun, but you never know when you are going to get that person on your team who just has to win!!! We didn't fortunately, and I didn't even do that badly. It was glow bowling, so they used the black lights.....I wish Trent had told me before we left the house as I had on a black shirt. It showed every piece of lint and ofcourse dog and cat hair. Every piece of clothing I own has dog hair on it...I have 2 dogs and 2 cats...UGHHHHHH, it's too many. We also had to wear beads as the theme was Mardigras. Again, something I didn't know until just bwfore bowling...it's a good thing Zellers always has what ya need in a pinch, LOL!!!!!

What makes my world go round!!!!

2007-03-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

This is a challenge/question posted on the site LIITD, where I put all of my scrapbooking pages. This question isn't one I even had to think about,a s I knew the answer instantly.

Now, while my husband would say it was my dog Dory...he knows that really it is him. No matter what occurs in my life, everything is better if Trent is there. When I am going through something terribel, all he had to do is walk in the room and I feel better. I truely think that I would not feel like a whole person without him!!!!!!!!!!! He has a way of balancing me out ans also making me feel safe and confortable. I would have a different life if I hadn't meant Trent, and I am grateful that I did.

In the past 6 months I had a horrible experience with a failed pregnancy..a blighted ovum to be exact. It is where a sac grows but a baby does not grow in it. I (as was Trent) was devestated to find out at 3 months that there was no baby at all, and there never was. Especially, when we were getting the ultrasound to see if we were having two babies or one...and find out there was no baby at all! The situation spiraled from there, where I needed to have 2 d&c's to for the same pregnancy and then it took 3 or more months for my body to heal. The idea of being able to have chilren was quickly fading for me as I thought that something was terribly wrong and I could feel depression starting to set. If Trent hadn't been there to dry the tears, and have the patience to deal with the randomness of when they came I don't know if I would have recovered as well as I did. He was always there for reassurance, comfort and support. He was hurting too, and yet he put me first to help me deal with what I was feeling. Though this was the worst experience we have had together, he was there to make it better, as he is with the everyday trials of life as well. He is the love of my life!!!! It is Trent that makes my world do around. HEHEHE, and Dory is a close second(joking).

Pics from the last few days!!!!!

2007-03-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

The new bed set. Ok, so I have a really great bed set, but when I want to wash it I don't have another great set to put on. Today I changed that. I wanted to go with something that was not strictly beige where everything in my room is that color. I really like this icy bluish color so when I found it on sale I thought "yup, I'm getting it". It is more modern, and fussy looking, but hopefully is not too girly! It will not replace the other one as the other bed set is really nice as well, but this one is lighter and will be less hot for summer.

This is Dory soaking up the sun on the living room floor. Dory is never far from where I am, so while I was watching tv I could here the noises of Dory chewing on her favorite pinapple. She has the bottom ripped off now and is very very proud of herself,lol!!!!!! Anyway, all the sudden the noises stop so I figure she went somewhere else, but when I looked she was fast asleep with the pinapple toy not far away. I grabbed the camera, and since she is deaf she did not hear me when I turned it on to get the pictures. Isn't she the cuttest little thing, sigh!!!!!!!!!!

Sleepyhead...

2007-03-19T06:21:00.000-07:00

This picture is so cute...or at least I think it is. Teri , Scott and the girls came over and the girls were not feeling well. They all were laying around trying to feel better. I had two girls on the sofa and one upstairs sleeping, oh I mean watching Shrek 2 HEHEHE. I loved this pic because I thought it was so priceless how she had her hands up by her face. It is hard to tell here but she had her palms flat together as if praying. And she was resting her head on them. Trent actually took this pic as I was holding her when this was taken. Poor little thing was not feeling well, and held off the throwing up until later. Well, I since have gotten whatever it was that they girls had...and it sucked!!!!! I am feeling better tho, at least feeling human again.

Trent's birthday...

2007-03-15T05:15:00.000-07:00

Trent finally got to sleep in while I went to the dentist and picked up his cake. He opened his presents from me and then we went into town for lunch and to run some errands. This took way longer than intended so we were a little rushed feeling, but what can ya do??? When we got home my parents came over so Trent opened up more presents and we ate cake and icecream. How many pounds can you gain in one day,hehehe?

For supper Trent's mom, and his sister, her husband and their 3 kids, along with us went to Paddy's Pub. I shared my supper with Annika because there was nothing on the kids menu she wanted, and is still too little ti make her way through an adult meal. Holly wasn't feeling well so she ordered some toast. We ordered, the food came and at the end of the meal, the birthday people (Trent and his mom) got to order a free desert. LOL, we were going back to Wanda's for cake but hey why not? So, then we were off to eat the cake. Teri and I colaberated and decided to get Wanda a Manicure and Pedicure for her birthday. Her birthday wasn't until Thursday but it made sence to give that gift to her with Teri and her family here to watch her open it!It was a busy day, it was nice to get everyone together.

A good man...

2007-03-11T13:20:00.000-07:00

Since Trent's birthday is coming up sson it must of triggered me to think about doing a page for him. I don't usually do pages of just him, since scrappin' tend to turn out a little feminin, but I think I got it done without managing to make it girlie! Usually titles are hard for me, but not this time. I knew exactly what I would call it...A GOOD MAN!!! That's a great way to describe him.

My celebrety look alikes...

2007-03-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

I have done this several times with picture of Trent and I just playing around. It is fun and funny to see what people of the opposite sex you look like. I don't know how they do it, because I don't think I look like any of these people..though I can't complain. I chose only the females to show. Take a look.

Here's what I have been doing lately!!!

2007-03-07T13:29:00.000-08:00

Sorry folks who visit my site that do not scrapbook because this entry is entirely stuff that I have created. There hasn't been too much to do so I have spent some spare time doing my hobby. This first page is a digital page I did for a challenge on LIITD. The secons layout is of Trent and I again...it is a paper scrap page. It took a lot of work and cutting,LOL.The next couple of pics are all cards made from pieces of paper that are left after I have done a page. I really like these cards.
I usually make some mess HAHA when I scrap, but when I make cards it gets ridicously messy. I took a pic to show you what I mean, and for anyone who knows me they know that it is rare for me to have such a mess anywhere in my house,LOL!!! Guess it means I ma having fun.

Another scrapbook page...

2007-03-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

This page is of the niece that I can no longer get picture of. I think it turned out nice. It's not too "little girl", as she is getting older. I used all scrap pieces left over from other pages I have done and used white paper...OMG, not things I normally do! I stamped all over the white paper though as yopu can see,lol. I tried to leave a little more blank space becausae it is something I need to be more comfortable with..ususally I feel that I can't leave anything. This page reminds me of spring, which we could all use a little of right now as a possible upcoming storm is hitting.

Our weekend getaway...

2007-02-26T11:15:00.000-08:00

We started out saturday (our getaway) with a one hour couples massage at EAU SPA. It was very relaxing and just the perfect way to start off our weekend. I wasn't able to get many pics as we got right in, But I managed to snap one before we went into the massgae room. Here I was able to get a few while they were waiting for Trent and I to get ready.

We were off to a place called in on the lake which is less than 1.5 hours away from where we live. It is in a quiet area and was what we were looking for. It was built in the 1790's though I am not dure what it was back then. When we walked into the lobby it was a little less than grand (as we have seen at other places) but they hadold 20-30"S style music playing which added to it's charm. After check-in we took our stuff to our room which was exactly as it looked on their site which is nice...they don't always. The colors were warm and inviting...very cozy and spacious as well. As promised there was a large whirlpool tub (which isn't a big deal because I have one already at home), but makes for futher relaxation. The Inn had a bottle of champagne waiting for us and some chocolates. We had a couple of hours to kill before supper so we watched some tv and took come pics. Trent was in Yellow Knife for a month and didn't get to watch much tv...so it was great for him.

We dressed up for dinner, I figure any place that requires a reservation is likely a place that you should be dressed up for. As we were walking toward their restaurant called ENCORE I though "maybe we overdressed", but as I entered I realised that we fit in very well in our chioce of dinner attire. We were placed at a table infront of the fireplace, and again there was the soft cooners music in the background. I didn't get any pics at dinner because Trent and I would have looked like fools pulling it out and snapping pics...this is not a restaurant that serves pop or ketchup,lol. Did I mention we were the youngest ones there??? They started off our meal with warm bread, Trent had a beer and I had a daquiri. I ordered the chicken parmesan and Trent ordered the lamb chops with a sundried cherry-gin-juniper berry sauce. Trent had cinnimon crusted fried icecream in strawberry sauce and I had a fresh lemon tart in cream for dessert. TOO MUCH FOOD!!!

The next event was unfortunate...we had to go get some cold and sinus medicine. Yes, both Trent and I were coming down with a cold. That didn't stop us though. We relaxed a bit more, waiting for the medication to kick in then we went for the whirlpool. I know it is not "advised" to drink and be on cold medication but I was having champagne darn it!!!!! It is so yummy!!! So we sipped away on that for a while. Later, when our stomaches could hadnle more food, we opened up the chocolate fondue I had made that morning to bring. I heated it in the fondue pot and we ate choloate dipped fruit.

The room was so nice and toasty, as I put it up as high as I wanted it. Trent likes it cooler at home...save $$$ on oil,lol!!!!! The bed was cozy and very large (king), but that didn't keep the snoring from coming across to me, ugghhh! oh no, was a perfect weekend about to be spoiled by laying awake listening to Trent snore???? For about 2 hours I laid there listeing, but then I woke him (slightly cranky) and he propeed his head up and we were okay for sleep again for a little while. I was hoping at breakfast that I could finially snap a pic, but itwas busier than the evening and there was no good moment...so you will have to trust me that the restaurant was lovely. The colds held off just enough on Satuday, but appeared strong on Sunday and is now running it's course. Hoping to feel better by tomorrow as I work tomorrow!!!

Another scrapbook page of a neice!!!!

2007-02-21T10:59:00.000-08:00

Ok, I actually have 4 nieces, but since one is a preteen and hates having her picture taken it is hard to get pics of her to scrap...but I have tones of pics of the others so they are generally my scrappin' models,lol. I did this page for a challange on a site that I post all my scrappin' pages on. This is of Holly. SHe is soooooo funny!!!! I titles it sweetheart because that is what she is. This shirt she was wearing posed a challange for me but I think I managed. I love the two patterned papers that I used for it though it may be hard to see them in the pic. Hopefully you can because they are pretty. Anyway, thought I wouls pop on and post something as I don't plan on writing on here again until Sun/Mon..after Trent and I have our romantic getaway..Yahoo!!!! Oh one last thing..how do you spell neice???

Hubby's arrival home.....

2007-02-19T04:04:00.000-08:00

Trent was to arrive home at 10:08 in the morning on Friday, Feb 16th. When his mother and I arrived at the airport the flight was delayed by only 15 minutes to 10:23. No biggie, we went to Tim's in the airport and had some breakfast, then we checked out a store or two. At this point it was pretty much time to head over to where he would arrive. When we got there people were setting up for some kind of presentation. At first we thought it was for the East Coast Music Awards, or some important arrival, but it was a dedication to 3 really horrible looking statues. I did not get any pics of them because they were really ugly. I did take a picture of Trent's mom and I waiting for Trent to arrive.HEHEHE!!!!

The dedication starts and Trent's flight arrives. Three women came out and the airport staff which flight they were on. Yup, Trent's flight....so we waited, and waited. No Trent. Anyone who knows me knows that I was close to panic mode at that point. His flight had arrived but no Trent!!!! We asked information about his flight after about 40 minutes or more of waiting and found that there was another flight arriving at 11:47. It was only about 15 minutes before it were to arrive and the snack part of the presentation was started. Yum, carrot cake,lol! Then finally, Trent comes down the stairs, I had the camera in my hand and got some pics, but in the hustle and bustle of him finally being home I never got one of the 2 of us. Anyway, here are the pics tat I got....

The dogs and cats went crazy, which we knew so he waited outside until I could go in and let the dogs out so they had more room.

We had only made it in the house when he got a phone call from the company he did the contract for to see if he could go back out again for a couple of weeks. "Ah, slow down there buddie," is what I was thinking, but Trent has to wait until his vacation time is renewed in April and off he goes again for 2 weeks. For now he is home, and we have just been spending time together, though I can't be to greedy so we had our parents over for turkey dinner last night.

My many moods scrapbook layout...

2007-02-14T13:53:00.000-08:00

Ok, I live behind the scences,really. Unless I am in a picture with Trent then I don't exist. I am the picture taker, and since I hate having my picture taken I am fine with that...but when I look back in 20 years I will have no life to look back on through pictures. This is mostly do to the fact that I weigh 30 LBS more than I would like to. My husband is always saying "You're not in any of these, how come you don't scrapbook any pages of yourself?"..cause most of the time I don't even want people to see me. He is right though, so I decided to take some good pics and do a layout, and if it weren't fot the layout I wouldn't have taken them.Trust me, I felt silly enough taking them for a reason let alone for no reason at all...especially since I took them myself,ughhh!!!! No one was here when I got this little brainstorm so off I went on my own. I decided to do a many moods layout, and show it through all my current hair styles I wear on any given day. Here are the winners:
Then I chose some colors that I love, and that suit my personality and did my page. I mean if I really have to do a layout of myself that it is going to suit me,and be just simply me. Anyway, enough about me, hope you enjoy the layout. Next up on my blog will be the hubby's return home!!!!!!! WOOHOO.

Red, white, and Pink Layout!!!

2007-02-12T07:01:00.000-08:00

There was a challange on the Scrap That Moment site that I post my layouts that required a page using red, white and pink. Now, I didn't have any solid white ribbon, but when I get to the scrappin store I will make some additions. The pics are of my niece Annika. I love the touches of read with all the pick.I think I founs a color comination that I now like!!HEHEHE

OK, Last set of YK pics (I think, hehe)

2007-02-11T05:35:00.000-08:00

First thing I need to do is make a correction: apparently Trent is at a Gold mine (not running naymore) not a diamond mine...my bad!!!My husband is a hunter do he has seem deer, bears, foxes, and perhaps a wolf but he has never mentioned if he has. BUT, he has never seen a caribou, and likely a wolf at all let alone one that is oure white. I should clarify...Trent got the pics from a guy that works with him up there at the mine as the road was a little far out and Trent can't just take a drive out that far. Though he has convinced someone to take him out before he leaves if it's not busy so that he can see some first hand, and to get some better pics, lol....Trent know what kind of pics I like!!!! Can we say close-up!!! In the meantimes folks I have pics of a herd of caribou and of the white wolf. They just hang out on the sides of the road and seem to have no fear of people. I really hope Trent does get to go out on the "ice road" and see these for himself, as it is another experience he gets to have....and he better get me some more pics darn it, hehehe!

Oh yeah, and this last pic was of a badger or wolverine. I don't know what those are, but Trent said it is the size of a small bear.

More PIcs from Yellow Knife....

2007-02-09T06:08:00.000-08:00

Gosh it's been a long 3 weeks so far. Some might think that it isn't that long, and in really it isn't....but Trent and I are used to spending a lot of time together. Since he is my favorite person to be around then I miss him while he is gone! I have at least 50 pics from up in Yellow Knife, but I will not post them all, haha. Trent usually goes outside everyday. At first the weather was no different than here, but has gotten significantly colder as the time as passed. He has to do checks, and he has to meet commuter planes bringing supplies and people, and if anyone needs the use of the truck he must go as well as he must be ready for a call at any time. He will be home Feb 15th...YAHOO!!!!!!!

New Table!!!!!

2007-02-06T15:12:00.000-08:00

My stepfather was kind enough to make me atable last year. It was round like I wanted and the perfect size for my dinning room (being the tiny litle space that it is). In the last few months my poor table has been turning into more of a bowl shape than a table.After getting over the guilt I decided it was time to get a new one. I needed new chairs anyway. Holy, was I shocked to see how much money you have to spend to get atable, but I lucked out finding one at 1/2 price with taxes included. YAHOO!!!!! I personally love it, and it fits my requirements. It is a round table by day, but if you guests over you can put the leaf in and you can seat more people. It is s great dark color with apolhsterd seats as you can see. Oh no, one probelm...the chairs stick out to far. I'll have to rearrange I think! LOL, I'm not that worried.

Friday Night Indulgence....

2007-02-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

Sigh...what a relaxing night I had planned for Friday night. I started the evening off with a soak in the whirlpool tub. The hardest choice was deciding if I wanted to put bubbles in or not...cause if I put bubbles in a can't turn the jets on. They are not air, so the bubble bath can "gum" up the jets as they say! So I put out some candles and lit them,put some crystal light in a wine glass, grabbed my fluffy white robe,set the timer for the full 30 minutes and made the water as hot as I can stand it.

After the whirlpool bath I grabbed my snuggly little Dory...who was already waiting for me on the bed half asleep I made some popcorn and grabbed my book. It is the last in the trilogy by Nora Roberts.
I read in bed for a while and I watched Ghost Whisperer. In amongst this time I would pop into the computer room to talk to my hubby Trent. All in all, I had a quiet and relaxing night. Just what a girl needs from time to time.

Wednesday and Thursday....

2007-02-02T05:35:00.000-08:00

Wednesday: Not an exciting day. I didn't work so I stayed home and Talked to Trent on MSN for a lot of the day. When I do that it is hard to get much else done. Oh, wait a minute....I did book an hour long couples massage for us at the local spa and a delux room and dinner reservation at an inn for the weekend following his arrival home. Cute place, and it is just what we need. To have some alone time without phone calls, pets and errands, and just to see each other after a month of not. Oh yes, it was yoga day. My first day at yoga. I am taking a 3 month class my with friend Lisa, and am pretty excited for it. I wasn't sure if I was suppose to wear bare feet or not so I thought "OMG...better pretty these puppies up", so I painted a toenails a purplish color.
I think I will be taking better care of my feet over the next couple of months becayse you do go barefeet,lol!!!!!!! I didn't get a pic of the yoga room as it was just a regular dark basement classroom and the local coomunity college.Tight quarters for 16 women to spread out...means someones gonna get a but in the face.HAHAHAHA..not it wsn't that bad at all.

Thursday: Yoga hurts!!!! Where did those muscles come from, holy? At least I know it works right. I had to shovel this morining before I go tready for school. I only did a half day though. We were only suppsoed to get 1 cm and got like 4 inches..what??? It was pretty though. I like the look os snow.
I watched General hospital at 4:00. It has been sooooooo good lately! And then Grey's Anatomy was on at 9:00...that's prime tv watching right there. I talked with Trent ofcourse, adn my friend from th education program popped on.OMG, this was the first time I have spoken to her in some time(like 10 months or so). It was so nice to talk her, we became friends istantly and have kinds missed her. I love that I have friends I don't have to talk to them every day and we can always just pick right up where we left off. She's coming up in a couple of weeks to visit her sister and we are looking to get togethr then. I am looking forward to that!

Dory and I !!!!

2007-01-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

Dory likes to snuggle with me when I talk to Trent on MSN (which is a lot). Heaven forbid that she not get any attentions from either one of us. I took these pics yesterday and sent them to Trent so that he would have e new pic of us to have on his computer incase he gets homesick. In the first pic I had to remove myself using some tricks...I just couldn't get the angle right trying to hold her and the camera,lol. The second pic of Dory and I...I really liked, which is big considering that I hate my own picture!!!! This wasn't an exciting entry, but I really haven't been doing much since I finished the kitchen. Next time I will have something a little more engaging to talk about,lolol!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been almost a week...

2007-01-25T11:48:00.000-08:00

Trent ahs been gone for almost a week now and it has been a long one. I was able to redo the kitchen during this time though. I tore off the hidious border that came witht he house when we baught it, and painted a color that matches completely with the color tile on the counter. Yes I took pics, but I thought I would share some pics that Trent sent me from Colomac,NWT instead. These are from the diamond mine that he is contracting as a paramedic at. I cannot tell you to much about them, cause I don't know much.

Catching up....

2007-01-21T10:53:00.000-08:00

It has been two days since Trent has left and in between talking to him and other stuff I have managed to complete 2 layouts. This first layout is a round one,lol incase you couldn't tell. My sister-in-law/friends asked if I wanted to do a round layout challange with her lastnight and this is what I did.
This second layout is one that I have put off for a long time. I have difficulty using more that 2 pics in a layout....so I guess this is my own little challange!!!!
These next pics are of Trent, his mom and myself at the airport. We had about 10 minute with him after checkout and we managed to get pics of it!!! Now that they are on the computer I can send them to Trent. PS...don't mind the way I look...I was up at 3:30 ya know,lol.

First day away!!!! 1 day down-27ish to go.....

2007-01-20T04:13:00.000-08:00

Trent and I had a suprise of getting a phone call on Thrurday afternoon to find out that he would be travelling to Yellow Knife the next morning at 7:00 am. We were shocked and upset because we thought that we were going to have another 4-5 days, and now it was cut short. So, yesrterday we got up at 3:30 in the morning and got ready to go to the airport. We met his mother at 4:30 and she came with us. Two reasons for this: she would want to see her "baby" off since he gone for a month to a very far away place and second is that I have never driven to or from the airport before and sisn't think that this day should be my crash course being upset and all.
We actually arrived at the airport pretty much in time for Trent to check-in(which is automated now) and have only about 10-15 minutes before he had to go. Seeing him off was hard ofcourse. We were standing there, voices cracking both trying not to cry...and then he was gone. Ofcourse by the time I got home I was ready to talk to him again and couldn't. Hate that!!!!! He works 12 hour shifts heer at home but I talk to him whenever I want, so this was a weird feeling for me. The day seemed long and sad.
Finally, he called here around 6:15 our time. He was at the office in Yellow Knife and all was well. So the evening perked up because I spoke to time on the phone and saw him with the webcam on MSN after. Today he said it was sightseeing and reading for when he arrives at the mine. I should have pics by today some time so if you haven't been to Yellow Knife and are curious what it looks like then check back in.

A gift for a friend..

2007-01-17T06:51:00.000-08:00

My friend Angie had little Drew back in September. I had made her a little 6x6 album for her to put some pics in. I thought that because it was small it would be portable and she could put in her diaper bag so we would always have some of her fav pics with her to show people. Because of life being busy I had not had the chance to meet little Drew for all this time, and I finally got to meet him on Sunday. I gave her the book and then I brought it back home with me so that I could put the pics in. She sent her favs and I diluted the color in them and put htem in the book. I left areas for her to journal in if she choses to, and now it is done.

Early dismissal....

2007-01-15T09:54:00.000-08:00

Why on earth do we have these if we know it is going to snow even before school starts??? To torture sbstitutes I think. I get to school expecting a full day to find out during announcements that because up the upcoming weather it will be early dismissal, this decided after parents have gone back to bed or off to work and not sitting around listening to the radio. LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN!!!!! Every student has a form indicating where to go, oh...but when the time comes no one is sure anymore if that is where to go. " I think I'm supposed to go home but mommy said she was shopping today and she might not know to be home. I started off by running through the list of students and there forms...making a list of parent I would need to call all th while....but good luck being able to use the phone. Whatever the form says is where they will go!!!!! I'm not altogether comfortable with that you know, what about the people who are unaware of the sudden early dismissal???? Anyway, I handled like a troupper and everyone got to where they were supposed to and the snow has started.
So, the good thing is I got to finish my layout I was working on. I baught this line called cosmo cricket and I love it. So I must use it right away.

I was tagged...

2007-01-11T07:17:00.000-08:00

A= Taken
B= Best Friend~ Missy
C= Cake or pie~ Cake
D= Drink of choice~ alcohol wise: strawberry daquiri, Normal: orange pop
E= Essential item you use everyday~ reading glasses (that way no headaches!!!)
F= Favorite color~Pink. most shades that included running into red.
G= Gummy bears or worms~Worms.
H= Hometown~ Baxter's Harbor, NS
I= Indulgences~ too msny...I am seriously trying to cut out many of them!
J= January or February~ February..it's short and rounding spring.
K= Kids and Names~ none yet, but my pets names are Kailey, Pace, Zoe and Dory.
L= Life is incomplete without?~Trent....I don't know what I'd do without him.
M= Marriage date~ June 11, 2005
N= Number of siblings~ 1
O= Oranges or apples~ Apples.Cortland when they have the red veins in them. Yummy
P= Phobias or Fears~ Falling on my face and knocking me teeth out..wierd huh?
Q= Favorite Quote~ "I love you today,tomorrow, and every second in between"
R= Reason to smile~little things like: my friends and family, my little Dory-dog
S= Season~ summer, I love heat and no school YAY!
T= Tag 3 or 4 people~ Didi, and that's it I'd say, everyone else has been tagged that I know.
U= Unknown fact about me~ I cry easily over soap operas and movies
V= Vegetable you don't like~ cooked spinach
W= Worst habit~ eating too much crap!!! Oh and sometimes I say too much!
X= X-rays~Yes :)
Y= Your favorite food~ Pizza
Z= Zodiac Sign~ Virgo

Another layout....

2007-01-11T06:53:00.000-08:00

When I first saw the patterened paper used in this layout from Stampin' Up...I thought that I must have it. Once I got it I didn't have any pics that suited it until just recently.Since I used a soft focus on the picture of my niece Annika, I was comfortable using different patterns and color together. The flower stamps are also Stampin' Up and it was the first time I ever used them (I got them for Christmas).This time thinking of the layout wan't that time consuming as I knew I wanted the rounds "blocks" of paper, what paper and colors etc... Sometimes I hit a pothole when it comes to embellishments ( am I overdoing it, or is there not enough), but I like the balance that I used this time. I always find the journaling the hardest part and actually spent most of the time to do this layout, thinking about what to write. This particular layout is one of my personal favs that I have done in some time. Hoping y'all like it as well!

CD cover (wedding)

2007-01-08T16:59:00.000-08:00

My task for the last two days have been this...reorginize pictures, get them onto disks and off of the computer. Finally I am finished with the years worth of pics and onto wedding photos. I had 3 disks of wedding pics. I took all of them and put them onto the computer where I went through every single one, chose the best of duplictes, weeded out bad ones, did some adjusting and puting them all back onto just one disk.OMG...it took forever I must say!!!!!!! Now I have a huge ache in my eye from strain. I figured if I went through all this trouble I should decprate the CD cover a little. What I did was decorate what fits inside the sleve...so, it had to be thin. Again it is simple...but that seems to be my style I guess. Remember, I did have to fit in those tiny little half moon shaped plastic holders on the inside of the case.
I chose the color and the lilacs because that was my color and lilacs filled the hall at the reception.

Latest pic!!!

2007-01-06T07:42:00.000-08:00

Last night I was sitting and watching tv, and talking on the phone with my mother when I noitced the moon outside the window. I don't know how I hadn't seen it earlier as it ws very brite and big. I like to test out my camera...it is relatively new and I want to see how it takes pics in different lighting etc... This was on the standard AUTO setting with flash. I think it came out okay...it even caught the hazy ring that was around the moon.

First layout of the New Year!!!

2007-01-05T14:49:00.000-08:00

For christmas I had gotten a very handy storage cabnit...and I decided to use it for scrapbooking. I moved my scrapbook room downstairs to the basement. That is finally finished,except for now we are going to finish the basement (another small task turns into a huge one,lol). With the room being ready for me to use I thought maybe I should use it. I wasn't doing anything as my husband had the dreaded hockey game on so...scrappin' I went. I really wanted to do the pics I took of my niece writing on the window but was too lazy to go up two levels to get to the computer room, luckily I have a photobox for what I call my "scrapables".
I rooted through and found these two of my niece Holly and thought these would be perfect. The only problem with not knowing before hand what pics you are going use is that you have to have the materials needed already at home (normally I would go into the scrappin' store to pick out the perfect paper)...this time I had paper that would do the trick. Though I must say, a trip to the scrapin' store is coming up very quickly I think!!!!!!!

Happy New Year to all!!!!

2007-01-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

I started off the new year with finishing a project that I had started. It is a metal box decorated for my sample cards. I am new to doing this kind of stuff, so while I think it is cute I am sure I still have lots to learn.
Now, I have no pics of New Year's Eve because Trent and I stayed home. He is leaving soon, so we are spending alone time together. New's Years day we went to his uncle's house for a potluck lunch and visit.

These are just some photos throughout the day. There is a nice group phot taken of Trent's uncles and aunts and his grandparents. There are a few missing from the photo. Trent has an uncle from British Columbia who is down for a short while, and since we never see them we had to get a photo. It may be our only one that may have.
I got a couple great shots of my nieces playing while at the party....oh the life of a child,lol! In fact, most of these pics they didn't even know I took (though some they did pose for.

So, this was the first day of the new year! It was a good time, and if everyone wasn't so tired at this point we would have stayed longer and had some more fun. Now it is time to relax, and resume life as it was before the holidays. Aren't the holidays a time to relax???LOL

ThE CHRISTMAS RUNDOWN (LOL)

2006-12-26T04:49:00.000-08:00

December 25, Christmas day....
We got up around 8:00, fed the animals and took them out. We opened our stockings together and then had my traditional breakfast of cheesecake and eggnog,(lol).
The cheesecake was the best I had ever made which had a chocolatechip cookie as it's base, yummy! Onto, the presents we went. It took just the two us us a little over an hour. We go one by one together and enjoy this part.Around 10:30 we were done so we cleaned up the paper and snuggles for a moment before getting ready to go to my mothers house for dinner.

When will the eating stop I'd like to know????? We ate so much for dinner that we felt like we couldn't move,lol. My mom had asked me to then take a couple of nice photos of her and Alf since they have never really had any taken in all the years they have been together. So I did.

December 24th...
We had a Christmas eve breakfast with Teri, Scott, Trent's mom, and us ofcourse. We had eggnog waffles with pureed strawberries and eggnog whipcream, scrambles eggs, croissants, sausages, and OJ.

Everyone left after this and it was time to relax before the evening came. Trent and I watched movies and lounged on the couch. In the evening we went to my parents house, ate some snacks and visited. We were so tired that we came home and did nothing special other than spending some time together. MY niece did drop in for a few minutes.

December 23rd...
Ter-lynn (Trent's sister) and her husband came up for the night. We had a good time ( I think anyway). I did. When we arrived home from NG, we took a little nap and shortly after we got up they arrived. We sat and talked a while and then ate some pizzs and garlic fingers. We had some drinks and conversation. A little later Teri and I put on our jammies and we pulled out CRANIUM which is very fun game. At the end of the game, Trent's best-friend showed up with his 2 hour old fiance Lisa. Afetr some hugs and congrats it was back to business...kicking the guys butts. Jon and Lisa joined, but even Jon couldn't help the feminie force, loo. They left, and the rest of us played TABOO until about 1:15 in the morning, again Teri and I kicking butt. Of to bed after that.

December 22nd.....
Trent and I went to New Glasgow(NS) to visit his family. Both of his sets of grandparents live there, his father is barried there, and his god-father lives there. So, as you can see it is a pretty important place to go. We decided to spend the night so that everyone could get a good visit...it wasn't enough time. I swear that I gained 10 LBS eating at his grandmother Perkins...thay are very old fashioned and she waits on you hand and foot. Also, you do not turn down food at her house. When she sets the table she puts everything you could ever imagine on it, and it seems that even desert had several courses, lol. Anyway, a great time was had.

Why not me??????

2006-12-21T18:31:00.000-08:00

I don't understand why life is so unfair????? I have had trouble after trouble for the last 2 months. If first finding out that the three months you thought you pregant you were only for a short time...try having multiple d&c's for the same failed pregnancy. It has been 6 weeks since the first procedure, and after 3 weeks of not healing I discovered that I would need a second procedure to remove a clot that had formed. Well, it has been another 3 weeks and I am still not healed. I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow to see what the problem is. Feelings of depression have over come me at this point, and feeling like life just couldn't get any worse....could it???
To me it can, will and has!!!!!!!!!! I just found out that my sister (with whom I am not speaking to for various reasons) is awaiting the news on whether or not she is pregnant. My sister apparently started trying after she found out I was pregnant as she tries to do everything that I do. Now, I don't mean to be harsh, but she is living with/sleeping with a cousin a of ours that is closely related enough to attend our family functions, and she gets blessed with having a baby and I lose mine. What did I do to deserve this???? She does not the deserve the child she already has, she leaves her unattended (illegaly as Cailtin is not old enough)and without no phone for emergencies. See, my sister cannot get a phone, or cable, or power hooked up in her own name as she has outstanding bills with all of the above. I must be awful, but I am not happy for her. I am devestated that this has happen. I have worked so hard to get everything I have in life, a good husband, a good career, good friends, and a family. My sister cheats the welfare system, borrows money from everyone she knows without ever paying back, lies,betrays, and steals and she gets the one things that I want more than anything.
I'm sorry for this blog, and soon I will delete it, but for now I just need to get this off of my chest.

2006-12-17T04:57:00.000-08:00

A Christmas kinda weekend!!!!!!!
Yesterday Trent and I stayed home, except for going out to supper with a couple of friends. I made my christmas tage and wrapped the present right up until I ran out of paper. No, problem though because I got everyone done but Trent. I made made a wreath, well part of it anyway and added additional touches to make it complete for a gift yesterday as well.

I mean I liked it when I saw it is it's orginal state or I would not have baught it, but I tend to look at things and wonder what I can do to them. I even made on for myself! Though mine was the practice run and I think that the gift wreath cam out much better.
Friday was the day we put up the real tree (remember we put up the artifical for the get-together). So ofcourse I took a slew of pictures. This too is in it's original state. Every year I put up the tree and decorate to spend the next week moving things around to make it better,LOL!!! I'm sure I am not alone here.Anyway, it didn't seem as fun the second time, we already knew what it would look like and it seemed more of a "let's get this done". Either way, eggnog was had, but we forgot the Christmas music this time. We went with a different theme this year, which was white and red with poinsetta's. As opposed to the deep redish burgendy and gold.

2006-12-16T05:53:00.000-08:00

Christmas Tags!!!!!
Okay, so I got up this morning thinking that I would wrap some presents before Trent woke up, seeing that I would have plenty of time. I start to wrap, finish the last present, go for the tage and then I realised that I didn't have any. Okay, so how did I not know that I didn't have any tags??? Likely I will find them as the last gift is being wrapped. I decide that after working the crazy days at school with concerts and shopping parties etc, and christmas parties that I have attended that today is an inside day...a "do not leave the house unless you absolutle must" day, so I think I will make some. Now, I'm thinking bulk here, and trying to keep in mind that they get ripped up and tossed in the garbage. I don't save them anyway...is that bad?
I use stamps and simple white paper. I choose 3 differnt colors so that I can some some tage in each color and then I begin. I do some second generation stamping and call it a day! Well wait, it wouldn't take that lond to actually make little tags instead of rectangular tags would it? Here is the answer: if you do not have a tag maker then yes, tracing the top of a tag onto all the made tags does take much longer....
so after doing about 8 I decide to stick with rectangles and again call it a day. Whilt they are cute, they are not overly fancy, but again they go in the garbage with the wrapping paper.

2006-12-12T04:47:00.000-08:00

Trying something new...
Well, it has been a long month with a lot of disappointments, but the tides have changed and things are starting to look up. I'm so glad for this because I was begining to feel like I was couldn't take any more! Anyway, I wanted to do somthing for myself as a way to perk myself and move on. A good way for me to do this is to get my hair done, LOL. So off to the salon I went for a hair cut and some foils. My hair dresser had been bugging me to get foils for some time now but I held off because she's very expensive. Then I thought about what else could I do other than buy a new outfit (which I did), and I thought I wanted to do something that would appear drastically different about me.
I baught RED lipstick. Yes I did!!!!! I have been reading and hearing about how all the celebreties have been wearing red lipstick, and it is the new trend (thanks, to Christina Aguillara). So I have joined the pack. I didn't want bright OMG red, so this had a hint of pink in it, but boy does it ever say "hello", and really gives a brightness to the face. It is not something I would wear everyday, but it is good for holidays, and whenever it suits really.

2006-12-10T06:28:00.000-08:00

Party...Party!!!
So this has been a particularly busy weekend. Trent and I had a little Get together at our house on Friday December 8th. That day we go out to put the christmas lights up and finish the last minute details when it started to snow.....oh good, bad weather is the quickest way to ruin a party.Though, it turned out very pretty as we had only grass and bare trees before our little snowfall.

We ended up having only 7 of us, but we laughed, ate and had some "refreshments", and all was well. Well, I guess you could say we had 8 if you count cute little baby Joshua! Us women were a little more tame the the boys, who were just on the verge of drinking a little to much. LOLOL,tis the season right!

The last of our little group left around 1:30 am, and after a little clean up it was time for sleep.
Saturday was the annual family christmas party, and this year we didn't have to travel!!! It was at Trent's mother's house and so was were actually able to stay right until the end. Though, by the end of the night the busy week had caught up and I started looking forward to today which entails having waffles and watching movies. Everyone had a good time, and as always it was nice to see everyone and catch up. Trent's family is such a close one so it nice so nice to feel that I am part of it.

LOL...this lons entry is for you Alison, ans PS...I took so many pics that I had some new pics to add to my slideshow so check it out!

2006-11-26T13:17:00.000-08:00

My Grandmother's 73rd Birthday
Today the ladies in the family got together for my grandmother's birthday party.
It is her first since my grandfather passed so it was nice to get ther out and not be alone. We all went to Jungle Jim's...some of you may not know of this place as I believe it is Canadian, LOL. There was probably about 10 of us there, and other than my aunt who drove her, we were all waiting there to suprise her.
We all ate our meal and then ofcourse the staff had to come out and sing her happy birthday and give her a piece of cake with a sparkler in it. Well, it wasn't really happy birthday....it was more of the army version, you know, "I don't know but I've been told...someone here is getting old"!
Most people dread that part, but my grandmother seemed to enjoy it well enough. I was the only one there who remembered the camera (always good intentions, but you always forget it when you really want some pics), so I snapped the pics for the day.

2006-11-23T06:11:00.000-08:00

My Scrappin' Sense!!!
I have eluded to the fact that I love scrapbooking but I have only put a few layouts that I have done on my blog...so I thought now that I had some time I would do so.
Most of my pages are of my nieces because I don't have any children of my own yet. The pages that I am uploading are ones that I have finished recently. I was really into digital scrapbooking for a while and kinda put the paper scrappin' to the side, as it turns out I like paper scrappin' a bit better.
Both are good in their own right, but I have gone back to paper...MOSTLY, LOL. I don't know what I would say that my scrappin sense really is....probably more of whatever I feel like when I am going the page.
I will say that for the most part I am pretty simple. I think a page/layout can look just as nice without a bunch of snazzy techniques, but I do also use them sometimes as well. Again, it's how I feel at the time.
I know that I love 2-sided paper and I tend to have 3 colors on every page...habits I guess. I am not a person who is loyal to only one company of paper, when I go to the scrappin' store there is sometimes a line of corridinating paper that I must have, but I get what appeals to me from any line. I do always make sure that I have a well rounded set of cardstock. I tend to be sentimental in what I journal on a page more so than being cute, funny or punny and that is mostly because I am worried no one will get it! I love to look at other people's work and often get inspiration from it, but refuse to carbon copy a layout or card, aside from paper I must change it in a noticable way or I don't feel like it is my page.

2006-11-17T07:14:00.000-08:00

The new Living room
Let me start be showing you the very end result of what has been quite the adventure this week before I begin to tell you what happened...
So, this week I was hosting my scrap group at my house. I figured that now would be the perfect time to touch up the living room wall (a painting had fallen and left some scrapes in the wall). I went to Walmart with my paint chip to get just a small can of paint for touch ups. The man made 3 cans of paint before he felt that he got it right..this should have been my red flag. Because he would not put a dab of paint on the paint chip I had nothing really to compare with, so home I came and put the paint on the needed areas.OH NO!!!! It was nowhere near the same color. I tried to fix it by putting some white and yellow in it, but I simply ended up with a huge darker green circle on the main wall in my living room. Did I mention that I lost the paint chip at Walmart..no problem right, just go and get another paint chip. Wrong-the paint chip was 2 years old, and the store I got it from doesn't sell that brand anymore. So, we chose a new color and had to repaint the entire room, which means everything in the room had to change because of our color choice. It was turning out to be an expensive little scraping group LOL!!!! The decorating fanatic inside me didn't really mind so badly. So I will show you the before and after pics of the room....The green is before. I don't have any good before pics of the room

The caramel color is the new room:

The last pic is of a couple of the girls at my house scrappin'

2006-11-14T05:31:00.000-08:00

Scrap nite Layout!!!!!

Somethimes at scrapgroup it can get a little hard to get things completed...too much talking, eating and tending to children. Having said that is is always fun!!! The girls laugh at me because unless I have forgotten a material that I needed aI can usually finish. I tell the the trick is to sit down for a while before you go to think about what they are going to do. I find the thinking is sometimes the most work. I actually wanted to burn the edge of the patterned paper that is not against the edge...I think it would have suited but I none of us girls smoked and I wasn't able to do it. It is a very simple layout, but the color of the patterned paper was no nice and bold that I really didn't need to go overboard with embellishments.

2006-11-11T05:00:00.000-08:00

The week catch up!!!
It has been a long week. I got most of the home repair stuff done that I had on the list to do. The doors look great, though it is time to get new doorknobs and locks (these ones have some paint on them LOL, and one lock is getting loose. Trent came home early (on . He got a deer. At least I didn't have to help him hang it in the garage this year like I did last year.
Scrap group was fun except that people brought there little babies...it's not seeing them as much as the comments some people say when they don't realise what you have been going through. I was going to get pics but forgot to! I will sometime though. I worked on cards at Trent's mom's house and we went out for supper. I now habe 45 cards made. I am finished I hope because I am tired of making cards.
I worked a couple of days at my favorite school this week so that is always good.Though I had to leave early on Friday for the long awaited Dn'C. Yesterday I spent 8 hours at the hospital to finally have the Dn'C done. I couldn't eat or drink all day which is hard for me...but I survived. I feel pretty good today, nolingering pain.

2006-11-06T06:22:00.000-08:00

Alone for a week!!!
Saturday Trent and I took my niece to the movies to see "Santa Clause 3", after taking her out for lunch. We had a good time. Then Trent and I spent the rest of Saturday alone as he is going away for the week. He left on Sunday and will be back on Saturday night sometime. I hate being alone so much...Trent works 12 hr shifts (and alot of extra ones too), and then any time we could have together he ends up doing something else. Though in this case, it is family tradition for the men to get together every year and go hunting.I have a couple work days booked for the and of the week, but I had to come up with some things to keep myself busy. So, I decided that this week would be home improvement week for me. I baught some filler for the wall since our new bed did so much damage to the walls bringing it in, I bought paint so that I could paint the inside of our outside doors (LOL...if that makes sense), I am going to clean the area rug that I took out of the living room when one of the dogs decided that it was the perfect place to eat the compost, and I am going to rerake the lawn if it warms up any. I also have scrap group on Wednesday evening, and I am going to visit with Trent's mom and work on some cards.Hopefully this will keep me planty busy. PS....I know that I haven't been taking many pics lately, but I will get back to doing that very soon!!!!
Today was our first real snow here in the "valley" of Nova Scotia. I took a few pictures because I love fresh snow (when it comes in small managable amounts that is...LOL)