Brrr....It's cold outside

Today the sun was shining bright but it was very cold all day. While I was doing chores this morning I actually had to come in because I could not feel my toes.

Today we got a lot of painting done we are definitely getting ahead. Then tonight I manged to get caught up on laundry, clean house do a little spinning, and made several pages in our Christmas album. My goal this year is to print out photo's maybe not all 11,500 but most of them and it would be ideal if I could get them into scrap books.

Tonight I had a horrible trip home from hockey when I left it was clear and roads were wet but bare but oh my goodness my husband phoned me that he was coming to the arena and I was to go home IT WAS CRAZY!
There was a lot of snow on the road but the driving was okay but it was snowing so hard and blowing wind in every direction I honestly could not see or know where the road was you could not see the other vehicle's coming until you were right at them and then to come around a corner to two semi's stopped on the road. Oh my gosh I still feel sick and my insides are shaking I am not a good winter driver. If I know I am the only one on the road I"m okay but not to be able to see is very, very scary. If the roads are bad I am not going any where tomorrow.
My oldest daughter and I are slowly winning on the painting at my mom and dad's the living room walls are done but the fireplace is slower than molasses in the middle of winter! Tomorrow is the hall down the stairs and the main kitchen wall and more fireplace.
Today when I went to town I arranged a few dry grad donations, picked up a donation for my youngest son's tournament so all is good.
I have started a shawl and I think it will be quite pretty and I have also tried to start another one at least 10 times now and it is to have two holes in the middle all the way up the shawl well mine does not, it is just that the damn holes are crooked. I never get it straight I always take the scenic route.
Well I am off for some reason the spell check is not working so just ignore any mistakes because the box I type in is too small for me to check it over.

Two very Lovely Girls

Tonight I found myself wishing it was summer, dreaming of nice weather, no hockey, no school, no schedule... My goats were so clean this summer . I spent some time out in the barn yesterday sorting some wool getting it ready to ship out. As I was admiring my goats I realized if one was missing I would be none the wiser they all look the same and they won't stand still for a second for me to count. So I have given my dad the job of doing the daily count if you were to come up to me and ask me how many goats do you have I would have to lie NO IDEA or maybe I am just giving it a mental block so I don't have to admit it to my husband:) I do think on our property we are around 45 goats 8 Alpaca's 1 Llama 1 donkey 1 horse 2 cows 1 duck 1 emu 30 chickens 1 parrot 5 cats 10 dogs 1 pot bellied pig 16 rabbits 6 kids and 4 adults. We have definitely cut down a few years ago we had WAY more.
My favorite time of year is slowly coming up Spring I love all the new babies, the trees awakening, the snow going even thought it is pretty, the snakes are still sleeping...

Spinning with Gold thread

In this photo you can see the fine gold thread I am using to ply my soy silk yarn.

Here is the two I am using to make the yarn I am thinking of making a shawl but I have a whole bunch more to spin. I will take a break from this fibre so I can spin the stuff I need for the retreat in February. Tonight I finished my hat I had to totally wing it, because I truly did not know what I am doing.

Today I started painting at mom and dad's house I got the primer on the living room and tomorrow afternoon I will start the main colour. It should be quite nice painting is awful boring but the end result is lovely.
After I right this blog post I think I will spin for a bit and them maybe knit on my hat for awhile if I can stay awake. My two oldest children are in town at Boston Pizza with friends and watching the Canucks game that is fun for them.
I have several thing s I would like to do, one is try this new shawl pattern I just got from my friend and one is also to finish my hat but there is just so many interests in my life and so little time to play. Well I should run so I can go play. Have a wonderful night

Christmas album

I have been working on our 2007 Christmas Album, it has been fun. I realized tonight we take way too many photo's at the moment in our computer there is over 11,500 photo's. Oh do we have some wonderful pictures and I can't delete one.

Today I went spinning and got some pointers on my hat that I am making slow very, very slow process. However if and when I finish it I will be quite pleased with myself I am using my own Mohair so it makes it even more special.
I think my late nights are catching up on me I am absolutely knackered and I need to go to bed. I just feel though if I stay up late I get a bit of time to do something fun like knit, scrapbook or make cards. I don't take the time during the day it is always busy with real things to do!
I have printed out all our Christmas photo's and now I have to figure out how to arrange them and make the page look nice.
My youngest son has three more laps to do on his running then he will have finished up his latest card and he will have run 75 miles pretty cool. I told him if he hits 150 miles we will have a party.

What a busy day I cleaned all day never quit for a minute but man oh man is my bedroom clean. I also sorted filing cabinets, files and desk sounds like no big deal ...think 6 kids 5 in school all love to craft, school papers, a business to run from same desk, and a very creative bunch of crafters. Then it was off to hockey got home after 9:30 pm make tea and bed or at least I will until I get side tracked.
The back of my legs hurt so bad from my snow shoeing it is funny how something new like that takes awhile to get used to.
Tomorrow I am off to town to a spinning meeting and a few errands then we have hockey again the same time in the evening.
I hope to get someone to show me my next steps on my hat I am making how to decrease and I also have to decide if I am going to a retreat in February. Well must go have a wonderful night.

Today was a good day a lot done, a little fun and the sun was shining. The temperature dropped last night and it was very cold this morning but by 10am it was still cold but very beautiful and sunny. After I got back from town this morning I cooked supper for the evening the kids have to it by 4pm for hockey, did some dry grad stuff, cleaned, laundry, then I went snow shoeing for my first time. Let me tell you it is no easy task I put the snow shoes on inside because I had never done it before so it took away to figure them out then I had to get outside down the stairs which really is no big deal if you don't have a 150lb dog sitting on the back of your snow shoe smiling up at you. After nearly falling on my face I made it over to our two border collies untied them and off for a walk. It is hard to get used to snow shoeing not very lady like. So I went off in the hunt for deep snow; I marched to the back of our property ran into a coyote who was not afraid of us so I had to keep an eye on him the snow is so loud as it is icy, it crunches so loud very un-relaxing and then it gets quite steep up back again no big deal if I did not have Cowboy walking on the back of my snow shoes the whole way up!
It was really quite fun and I hope to get time again soon.
I actually lucked out I was ready to go to hockey just going out the door when my son said he would take the drive my oldest daughters boyfriend home because he was off to the arena to work anyway. So I got to stay home catch up on my books but by looking at the time now I must go to bed no time to start a project sometimes the days are just not long enough but there is always tomorrow.

Somebody is growing!

Mimzy looking rather dashing in his orange collar.

This little guy is growing up too, here he is in his new suit and off to hockey. I wonder how long it will be until the knees are worn out, blood and rips on the arms....

Yesterday we went to Kamloops after my husband went to work we bought groceries, chapters, and Micheals it was very quick but fun. We then stayed in town until after 11pm for hockey. Today was a full day of games 3 in a row in town and my oldest son is playing in Armstrong for a tournament. He phoned and sounded quite sad or not really sad just down they had won their game and my son got 3 goals but instead of being pleased with his effort he over heard some parents talking about him. Part of me wants him to walk up to them and ask them what they said right out I am sure they didn't mean for him to hear but he is just a kid and is intimidated by them. No matter what he does is not good enough if he has an opinion, and idea or is excited about something the kids say your a show off you think your good, if he isn't excited or low key they say he does not care about the team or as one person put whats they matter you play one game for Sicamos and your to good for your team now and that was because he said hi in the way of HEY. I could continue but it makes me angry and I am the first to say my kids are not perfect but NO ONE is in this world ... Oh of course the few who think they are Gods gift to the world. I think people forget that one day these kids will grow up and I hope he gets the courage to tell these very ignorant people what he thinks of them. I would never ever go to the arena and put down someones kid down kids are damned if they do or damned if they don't. I wanted to go ever there so bad but we would not have made it in time for his game I truly hate rep parents and I vow never to be one.
I have still been sorting out craft stuff and little more to do, and at the arena I continued working on my blanket it will be very beautiful. Well I should get ready for bed have a Great night.

We spent most of the day in town we had to have the van in and found out both front tires are separating so we were all in the truck until 4:30 not too much fun and we found out we have to buy 4 new tires and have the van in town in the morning which is no big deal except it has rained all afternoon and into the evening and now it is freezing. We sat in the eye doctors from 2:30 until 4:40 now that was not much fun but the kids were real good and all of them had very good eye sight eyes were good except Tanisha now has to wear her glasses all the time which is so weird!!!!! and I don't have to wear mine at all any more which is very weird but I knew I could not wear them it was like I was on stilts.
I had a fun visit tonight my daughters boyfriend came out and we were checking out my craft room and looking through all my very wonderful, magnificent supplies. We had so much fun and even the kids joined in then she ended up taken my oldest son into town so he can catch a ride first thing in the morning for his hockey tournament that way if the roads are to bad I won't have to rush. Well I should get to bed. Have a good night.

After

Here is the craft part of the laundry room finished. I think it is much better now.

I still have some sorting to do but overall it is better.

Before

This is our laundry/craft room before. I took everything out then started to paint it and realize I really hate painting.

Mess, Mess, Mess!

Today was a fun day I went to Kamloops to Michael's to look for scrap booking stuff it was nice to look up and down all rows checking whats what. The roads were amazing perfect clear no snow I was very nervous because we were having a little snow storm at our house. I am nearly finished my craft room it is coming nicely as soon as it is finished I will take photo's.
Tomorrow all the kids are to have there eye's tested so that should be long winded.
Today we had our dog neutered so we are out 300.00 it is crazy how much it costs but another good job done. Well off to bed have a good night.

New years day! All is well I hope our New Years eve was typical for us My husband fell asleep at 9:30 my three little kids had a plan to buy a 24 pack (of pop) and drink pop all night. Well the youngest made it until 12:07 and then said what do I do know; his other brother and sister crashed before the count down. so now that means only one brushed his teeth. My oldest daughter was in town with her boy friend and they went to a friends house she checked in a few times and she is safe. My middle daughter just phoned and would like to be picked up she has been at friends house and up all night she had a lot of fun but I can't imagine her today! My oldest son has told me he got to do nothing but he actually did two trips to town, had a friend out drank pop ate chocolates, chips, pizza, drank a lot of pop and watched Smallville until 6am this morning. So my guess is they will all be in horrible moods today and the sparks will be flying.
This afternoon we are off to Grandma's for Chinese food which my husband was quite cheeky and invited us over because he had a craving for his mom's Chinese food so we shall land in full force for dinner:0 we don't go any where for dinner very often so we shall grace their house with a full load of non sleeping children and teenagers.
I am making plans for The New Year my mom, oldest daughter and myself are off on a three week trip to Europe this Spring, my kidding time is March which is exciting but a worry at the same time. We are in the process of buying a new trailer for the logging truck which I am not sure if it is a good move but we will think positive. I will write more later enjoy your day, enjoy your family and be safe.

Happy New year

A New Years Eve Skate

I actually did not go I stayed home and worked on our craft/laundry room, my middle daughter did not go either she went to a friends house.

The kids are having so much fun.

We rented the ice with other families

Today was a whirl wind of a day up at 5am off to Kamloops for my youngest daughters tournament that actually started the day before but she was sick, watched her game left Kamloops for Sicamose (not sure on that spelling) to pick up my oldest son then back to Kamloops to make it just in time for my daughters last game where she got two goals, MVP and they won the tournament. It was a little cheeky her going in scoring the goals and winning MVP when she was not there on Sat. Then home again and off went all my boys to play hockey my oldest son and husband went to drop in and my other two boys off to the neighbors.
I framed pictures 10 in all tonight for my craft laundry room they are so cute we were sent them from the Internet by e-mail.
I am trying my luck at a hat I am knitting it in quite dainty Mohair I so don't know what I am doing I can not read a pattern so it is sure guess work, I really hope it works I am quite frustrated in my knitting it actually sucks nothing ever turns out. So cross your fingers it will turn out. Well talk to you all tomorrow have a wonderful evening.

This is a very special watch that helps Santa on Christmas Eve

Gathering toys

Mimzy collects stuff all day and takes to his favorite place in front of the wood stove.

My dad's new toy

This is my dad's new toy I had to laugh when he gets presents he says " I don't need that or What am I going to do with this" well he said nothing of the sort this time I know he really loves it.

Today I jumped in with two feet on the laundry room I have started priming and painting . I really do hate painting I just like the end result. I will post before and after pictures I am really hoping it will turn out lovely. It seems when you start a project you have to mess up the whole house to do it or at least I do. I will just have to keep at it and slowly I will finish it. So with that note I am off to work in the room.

We are enjoying our holiday sleeping in cleaning the house messing the house and doing it all over again. Kids are enjoying their new things, playing hockey outside, sliding down hills, watching movies. The only down fall is my daughter is still sick but my husband is feeling a little better. The weather has been holding steady nothing too dramatic.
I have been making plans for my New Year I am starting on my laundry room/craft room I hope it will be nice when it is done. I have 65 lbs pounds of washed Mohair to deal with so that alone will be a big project. I am cutting back on some rabbits but I am not ready to part with my goats I really do love them. So many thoughts swarming through my head.

Christmas Day Dinner

Our Christmas Pudding on fire, this is my favorite part.

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Eve we had a lot of fun even though are night was early my one daughter and husband both have been very sick. So we borrowed gravel from the neighbor and it looks like I am on my own for waiting for Santa I may have to recruit my oldest son.

It must be Christmas

Signs of Christmas are all over the house have a wonderful Christmas Eve. May you have a wonderful time with family and friends.

New piece for my collection from my mom, isn't he lovely.

Father Christmas

I think I am finally organized I just finished wrapping the last gifts house is half tidy, decorating done, supper in planning for Christmas eve, presents to deliver tomorrow. I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas spend special time with everyone who is important. If any of my family is reading this I love you all and I wish we were all together.