A good time was had by all.

 

Friday night I had a bunch of gf/s from high school over for drinks and nappies.  What started out as me asking one close friend over snowballed into me calling everyone in my address book and the ones I reconnected with on Facebook.  One friend I hadn't seen  since the birth of our second son he turned 13 this year.  It was a blast.  I had the best time ever.  We even walked over to another friends house from school and had some cheer with them. Sometimes when one doesn't talk to people for awhile they grow apart and are afraid to reconnect.  I sure paid for it on Saturday.  I don't know how I used to go out and party all night and function the next day.  Merry Christmas everyone

Thursday 13 on the 13th

Thursday 13 on the 13th

thirteen ramdon thoughts and happenings in my life.

1. Sorry I haven't posted here in awhile but Carol has been a very busy sewing, quilting little beaver.

2. This week marks the one year anniversary of my sisters death.

3. I am making Xmas cookies today.

4 Last night I went to Nevada's Christmas concert it was so cute she was a singing penguin, the last two years she has played the part of Rudolph.

5. Tonight I am going to watch the second last Survivor.

6. I made the most delicious Kahlua for Christmas but I drank most of it already.

7. Only 47 more days till I leave for the Bahamas.

8. Went to talk to a college councilor with my eldest yesterday and he made a tentative career path. He is going to go for his bachelor of Science degree.

9. I am not sure what to do with the chicken I took out for supper??????

10. I really need to get some more christmas shopping done.

11. My computer is really being bad and last week lost all my documents. Luckily said oldest son found all the stuff for me.

12.We had over a foot of snow last week and it all melted in one day with the torrential rains we had.

13 . Well it looks like I made it to the end.

Lisa what have you started?

Lisa has got me hooked on quilts. I started off doing it just for fun. I thought I could control it but now its gotten out of hand. I am neglecting my other duties in life. There are dirty dishes in the sink. Poor kids are wearing potato sacks to school cause all their clothes are in the laundry. I am obsessed, I am doing it all through the day now. Sometimes I start before I even have my first cup of coffee, this one is taking way too long. I think I have to cut and sew. 3 pieces per square, 16 squares per block, 4 blocks per row, 6 rows HM doing the math now. 1152 just to get the pieces done that isn't including the sewing together. Someone please save me, call the nearest QA group and get me on the 12 step program.

Lisa what have you started?

Lisa has got me hooked on quilts.  I started off doing it just for fun.  I thought I could control it but now its gotten out of hand.  I am neglecting my other duties in life.  There are dirty dishes in the sink. Poor kids are wearing potato sacks to school cause all their clothes are in the laundry.  I am obsessed,  I am doing it all through the day now.  Sometimes I start before I even have my first cup of coffee, this one is taking way too long.  I think I have to cut and sew. 3 pieces per square, 16 squares per block,  4 blocks per row, 6 rows  HM doing the math now.  1152 just to get the pieces done that isn't including the sewing together.  Someone please save me,  call the nearest QA group and get me on the 12 step program.

quilting progress

quilting for dummies

Well this is my first entry at the new site and I am not amused.  I don't like change, Carol stamps her feet but keeps on typing.  I still hadn't figured out the whole 360 thing and now I have to learn about this place. Well enough of the rant back to what I am here to blog about.

Having watched Lisa's beautiful quilts and stitching go by it has made me get off my butt and start a new project.  I would have put the pics here but didn't know how.  Thanks to Lisa for all her help thus far.  Lisa you maybe could have warned me a few more times about the sharp blade on the rotary cutter (carol whimpers and looks down at her band-aid).  I am almost finished the front of the quilt.  I would have had it done but can only sew when Nevy's at school and have to clean everything up after each time as I am sewing and cutting on the dining room table.  So go check out my pics if they show up and tell me what you think.  be kind keep that in mind.

Entry for October 18, 2007

Entry for October 18, 2007

Fall is such a gorgeous time of year. Hubby and I enjoyed a fabulous walk out at the river the other day. The sun was shining everything was perfect. One has to enjoy each fall day that we get what with the upcoming winter and non-stop rain we get here in BC. I wish I could play the sound of all the gulls crying in the background. The salmon are pretty well all spawned out here and their dead carcasses line the banks of the river. I like to run up and scatter the birds. Some are really bold and stay till the last possible second. This year has been a pretty dismal salmon year. One would think that the powers that be that control the commercial fisheries would just have to see how depleted the salmon stocks are and put a stop to the netting of salmon. The fish don't stand a chance they have to run a gauntlet of nets stretched from one side of the river to the other. That is if they are lucky to escape all the nets being dragged in the ocean. I guess its money that talks and not nature. Hope everyone is enjoying their fall weather.

no need for words just check back daily

apparantly 360 won't let the picture speak for itself and it wants me to add words....

no need for words just check back daily

apparantly 360 won't let the picture speak for itself and it wants me to add words....

eulogy for a point of interest

Today marks the day a useless point of interest is no more. For the past few weeks since the beginning of the school year I have been walking by a flattened box of Children's Motrin. Everyday and twice a day I have passed this icon of garbage on my daily journey to and from Nevada's school. I have watched said box make its way along the street further and further. It made me realise that the wind must only blow eastward along our road as that is the way the box travelled. Last week the bright orange on the box had faded to a dull orange but the letters were still legible. This weekend we had torrential rain and I'm afraid said box succumbed to all the wet. Motry was a pulpy pile of nothing this morning. He still had a slight tinge of orange in spots but is a shell of his former self. Goodbye Motry may you rest in recycling or paper smush heaven. About this point you are probably wondering why didn't Carol pick the garbage up at some point. I myself have wondered this too, why indeed did I find the journey so interesting. I can't answer these questions. However, I have had a bit of amusement to make an otherwise routine walk a bit more exciting. I really think I have to get a life.

eulogy for a point of interest

Today marks the day a useless point of interest is no more. For the past few weeks since the beginning of the school year I have been walking by a flattened box of Children's Motrin. Everyday and twice a day I have passed this icon of garbage on my daily journey to and from Nevada's school. I have watched said box make its way along the street further and further. It made me realise that the wind must only blow eastward along our road as that is the way the box travelled. Last week the bright orange on the box had faded to a dull orange but the letters were still legible. This weekend we had torrential rain and I'm afraid said box succumbed to all the wet. Motry was a pulpy pile of nothing this morning. He still had a slight tinge of orange in spots but is a shell of his former self. Goodbye Motry may you rest in recycling or paper smush heaven. About this point you are probably wondering why didn't Carol pick the garbage up at some point. I myself have wondered this too, why indeed did I find the journey so interesting. I can't answer these questions. However, I have had a bit of amusement to make an otherwise routine walk a bit more exciting. I really think I have to get a life.

Thursday Thirteen random thoughts and wishes

1. Like just about everyone out there I would like to lose weight. I am not particularly heavy, just want to wear a two piece when I head south for the winter.

2. I need to practice more patience with my eldest child. When I show my anger it always ends up in a verbal altercation.

3. Not spend so much wasted time playing on the computer.

4. Take a course at the college to get my brain working again.

5. Do more yardwork. I actually enjoy it once I get out there and start something.

6. Start a new sewing or knitting project, anything crafty.

7. Clean out the big freezer in the basement, I know I have frozen fruit possibly from the 90's J/K.

8. Bring my library books back before they are overdue.

9. Book our flights before the prices get too high.

10. Clean the computer desk. There is much too much crap on here and I am running out of room for my coffee cup.

11. Slap Harry around just for the fun of it. Just checking to see if your reading everything. lol

12. Send some friends a real email with words instead of forwards.

13. Get this thing posted, so I can get off my butt and do something constructive.

Thursday Thirteen random thoughts and wishes

1. Like just about everyone out there I would like to lose weight. I am not particularly heavy, just want to wear a two piece when I head south for the winter.

2. I need to practice more patience with my eldest child. When I show my anger it always ends up in a verbal altercation.

3. Not spend so much wasted time playing on the computer.

4. Take a course at the college to get my brain working again.

5. Do more yardwork. I actually enjoy it once I get out there and start something.

6. Start a new sewing or knitting project, anything crafty.

7. Clean out the big freezer in the basement, I know I have frozen fruit possibly from the 90's J/K.

8. Bring my library books back before they are overdue.

9. Book our flights before the prices get too high.

10. Clean the computer desk. There is much too much crap on here and I am running out of room for my coffee cup.

11. Slap Harry around just for the fun of it. Just checking to see if your reading everything. lol

12. Send some friends a real email with words instead of forwards.

13. Get this thing posted, so I can get off my butt and do something constructive.

Entry for September 17, 2007

Wow I can totally relate to those with bloggers block. I have been at a total loss of what to talk or write about. Could be the lack of sleep I am getting. It seems like weeks now that I haven't been getting enough sleep. I am waking up tired and that is not a good thing with me. Tired Carol is a grouchy Carol. I have tried no caffiene, staying up late, going to bed early but all to no avail. I am so tired I don't even remember how to spell. I just had to spell check avail. I like to use an online spell checker and not the one that is on the 360 page. Everytime I use the 360 spell checker or the hotmail spellchecker for that matter it loses my post. And of course I never think to copy it before the spelling check. Sometimes I just use the excuse of the fingers slipping on the keyboards. I hate poor spelling, there was a time I could spell anything but alas as I age my mind is slipping. Speaking of spelling my youngest just brought home her first spelling test of her life and ahem she got 100%... Yeah Nevada!!!! Well I guess I have talked alot about nothing so see ya later.

Entry for September 17, 2007

Wow I can totally relate to those with bloggers block. I have been at a total loss of what to talk or write about. Could be the lack of sleep I am getting. It seems like weeks now that I haven't been getting enough sleep. I am waking up tired and that is not a good thing with me. Tired Carol is a grouchy Carol. I have tried no caffiene, staying up late, going to bed early but all to no avail. I am so tired I don't even remember how to spell. I just had to spell check avail. I like to use an online spell checker and not the one that is on the 360 page. Everytime I use the 360 spell checker or the hotmail spellchecker for that matter it loses my post. And of course I never think to copy it before the spelling check. Sometimes I just use the excuse of the fingers slipping on the keyboards. I hate poor spelling, there was a time I could spell anything but alas as I age my mind is slipping. Speaking of spelling my youngest just brought home her first spelling test of her life and ahem she got 100%... Yeah Nevada!!!! Well I guess I have talked alot about nothing so see ya later.

Entry for September 08, 2007

Well here's my contribution for Caturday. I was surprised to learn that it really exists as shown inhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caturday. I have had many a cats in my life time and have loved them all. No two cats were alike each with their own personalities and quirks. Personally creepy my avatar is one of my favs.

Lots to do today so can't stay and chat too long. The first week of school went smoothly and uneventfully. All the kids got their classes and the teachers they want. I will wait a couple of weeks to tell the schools about their extended absent-es in the new year. Try to come up with a distance education plan that might not be able to include a computer.

happy weekend

Let the harvest begin

We have so many fruit trees in our yard. I can't keep up with all the fruit. I just finished picking and freezing blueberries and now the plums are starting to fall, all three full grown trees of them. You can't leave them on the ground or they attract wasps and get all squishy. It isn't unheard of here either for the odd bear to come up the river for a bite to eat. I don't mind eating plums and making the odd dessert out of them but don't really want to go through the work of doing anything else with them. I am of the mind sort that can't let them go to waste. My freezer is still full from last years apples and possibly the years before and I have two loaded apple trees here that are nearing picking time. Last year I invited many a friend and casual acquaintance to come pick and share the bountiful harvest. However, it seems people feel uncomfortable accepting something free. Or perhaps they want the perfect piece of fruit without a slight blemish on it. Our trees are all natural with no spray so with that you don't get the perfect outer skin.

So everyone watch their mail as I am sending bags of fruit to everyone on my 360 list. Hope they survive the internet travel.

Let the harvest begin

We have so many fruit trees in our yard. I can't keep up with all the fruit. I just finished picking and freezing blueberries and now the plums are starting to fall, all three full grown trees of them. You can't leave them on the ground or they attract wasps and get all squishy. It isn't unheard of here either for the odd bear to come up the river for a bite to eat. I don't mind eating plums and making the odd dessert out of them but don't really want to go through the work of doing anything else with them. I am of the mind sort that can't let them go to waste. My freezer is still full from last years apples and possibly the years before and I have two loaded apple trees here that are nearing picking time. Last year I invited many a friend and casual acquaintance to come pick and share the bountiful harvest. However, it seems people feel uncomfortable accepting something free. Or perhaps they want the perfect piece of fruit without a slight blemish on it. Our trees are all natural with no spray so with that you don't get the perfect outer skin.

So everyone watch their mail as I am sending bags of fruit to everyone on my 360 list. Hope they survive the internet travel.

peeing on my shoe

Well you can probably tell by the title what my blog is about. After supper Harry and I went to the canal to do some fishing and have quiet time with out the kids. Not that I don't absolutely love them to pieces but it has been a long summer. How many days till school starts? 7 sleeps but who is counting? Ok to get back on track here... Well before we left I thought maybe I should drink a couple of lime margaritas. Summer is almost over and I really don't want to be drinking margaritas with mittens on. Then I thought well I don't really want to go to the river and not have anything to drink as I might get thirsty. So I packed a cooler of beer for me and caffeine free diet coke for harry. He can't have caffiene cause of his high blood pressure which incidentally isn't high any more since he cut out caffeine and salt, and someone had to be the designated driver. Well to make this short story longer after I sipped a few cold brew-ski's well, actually downed... The bladder was mighty full, having three kids has not done wonders for the holding powers. I take some paper conveniently stored in the glove box and look for a suitable location. Having found the ideal spot I lower the gear and breath a sigh of relief. Moments later I feel a soothing warmth on my left foot. Previously my ankles were being eaten alive by mosquito's, somehow a long blade of grass had made a channel for the flow to run into my shoe and soak my sock... Well needless to say tomorrow I will wash the runners. tonight I settled for washing my feet and leaving the sock on the porch.

peeing on my shoe

Well you can probably tell by the title what my blog is about. After supper Harry and I went to the canal to do some fishing and have quiet time with out the kids. Not that I don't absolutely love them to pieces but it has been a long summer. How many days till school starts? 7 sleeps but who is counting? Ok to get back on track here... Well before we left I thought maybe I should drink a couple of lime margaritas. Summer is almost over and I really don't want to be drinking margaritas with mittens on. Then I thought well I don't really want to go to the river and not have anything to drink as I might get thirsty. So I packed a cooler of beer for me and caffeine free diet coke for harry. He can't have caffiene cause of his high blood pressure which incidentally isn't high any more since he cut out caffeine and salt, and someone had to be the designated driver. Well to make this short story longer after I sipped a few cold brew-ski's well, actually downed... The bladder was mighty full, having three kids has not done wonders for the holding powers. I take some paper conveniently stored in the glove box and look for a suitable location. Having found the ideal spot I lower the gear and breath a sigh of relief. Moments later I feel a soothing warmth on my left foot. Previously my ankles were being eaten alive by mosquito's, somehow a long blade of grass had made a channel for the flow to run into my shoe and soak my sock... Well needless to say tomorrow I will wash the runners. tonight I settled for washing my feet and leaving the sock on the porch.

The old saying holds true.

The old saying holds true.

The worst day fishing is still better then the best day at work. Yesterday we went out in the boat to go fishing. We thought we'd set a couple lines for sturgean and do a bit of bottom bouncing for salmon. I filled the cooler with drinks and treats and packed a new magazine that I haven't read yet and headed out. What a perfect day, just enough clouds and light breeze that we didn't fry out on the river. We seen a sturgean roll right when we got there pretty close to where we had set the lines. I guess he wasn't too hungry though as we never got a bite. The salmon fishing didn't pan out either as we came home empty handed. It was so peaceful and scenic I often forget with all our travels that we live in a pretty special place right here. Try not to notice me hiding my beer in a couple of pictures. Someone commented to me that in every picture they see of me I always have a beer in my hand.

Something new

Something new

The masses have spoken and its time to update. Not sure what to talk about but give me a second and I can probably come up with something. Ahh, I have been blackberry picking and have scratches to prove it. Today I got tangled in the vines and Nevada had to come rescue me out of the nasty bushes. How about that I sent a one month deposit on my three month Caribbean vacation in the new year. What else, hmmm I bought a 20 pound box of peaches and they are so sweet and juicy they are like a taste of nirvana. Ha, I have never used the nirvana word in a sentence before. nirvana nirvana nirvana..... Well what else is new at the end of this totally weather mixed up summer. Pretty soon it will be time to go school supply shopping. Strangely my kids love school and keep bugging me to do it . Well I see my mom is IM'ing me so I better go.

Entry for August 10, 2007

Today, I bury my sister. As some of you may know she passed away Dec 9,2006. After a quick illness of cancer and an even quicker death. We have already held the funeral service but there wasn't time for the burial and people had to get back to their families. I have been putting this off for months and finally thought that I had to bite the bullet and make the arrangements. Coincidentally today is also the 8 year anniversary of our father's death. Also from cancer.

I remember and it doesn't seem that long ago the first person I knew that died. It was my Uncle Cyrul and he died the same day that Elvis did. I was 14 at the time and had never personally met someone that had died, well met before they died you know what I mean. I remember crying and my dad asking "why are you crying"? He said you can cry because you will miss them, but don't cry for them as they have gone to a better place. That is one of the most memorable comments I think he made. I don't think I ever listened to much else he said but that one stuck in my mind.

Well hope I didn't put a downer on your weekend. I am sort of sad but not really knowing what I am feeling. Maybe that you should never waste time on things that don't matter cause life can be too short.

Entry for August 10, 2007

Today, I bury my sister. As some of you may know she passed away Dec 9,2006. After a quick illness of cancer and an even quicker death. We have already held the funeral service but there wasn't time for the burial and people had to get back to their families. I have been putting this off for months and finally thought that I had to bite the bullet and make the arrangements. Coincidentally today is also the 8 year anniversary of our father's death. Also from cancer.

I remember and it doesn't seem that long ago the first person I knew that died. It was my Uncle Cyrul and he died the same day that Elvis did. I was 14 at the time and had never personally met someone that had died, well met before they died you know what I mean. I remember crying and my dad asking "why are you crying"? He said you can cry because you will miss them, but don't cry for them as they have gone to a better place. That is one of the most memorable comments I think he made. I don't think I ever listened to much else he said but that one stuck in my mind.

Well hope I didn't put a downer on your weekend. I am sort of sad but not really knowing what I am feeling. Maybe that you should never waste time on things that don't matter cause life can be too short.

Entry for August 06, 2007

Foreign languages, I wish I could speak many of them. My dad was a real linguist. He just had to hear a language for awhile and he could pick it up and speak it. For the first 5 years of my life I only spoke french. Then when I started school I was teased by the other children who spoke english and refused to speak french again. I wish my mother had made us keep up the language at home. Sadly now I only know a bit of french.

I can however order beer in many different languages and can count to ten in french, spanish, german, and piglatin.

ibay.....

Entry for August 06, 2007

Foreign languages, I wish I could speak many of them. My dad was a real linguist. He just had to hear a language for awhile and he could pick it up and speak it. For the first 5 years of my life I only spoke french. Then when I started school I was teased by the other children who spoke english and refused to speak french again. I wish my mother had made us keep up the language at home. Sadly now I only know a bit of french.

I can however order beer in many different languages and can count to ten in french, spanish, german, and piglatin.

ibay.....

Entry for August 04, 2007

I hope you can make out what is shown in the picture. I had to sneak the shot while walking by. This little treasure has been hanging on the mailbox for over six months now. Whenever I walk to town or the kids to swimclub I check to see if the little gem is still hanging. What does it mean? Am I missing a secret code or sign? I rarely see anyone at the house however one day a couple weeks ago I did see a small child at the screen door. I tell everyone I know about this odd sighting and no one had noticed the oddity. Even those that have walked by the house daily. Maybe I have an eye for the odd and unexplainable. I wonder if the house dwellers would notice if I removed said garment with a long stick of course and replaced them with granny pants. hmmm

Entry for August 04, 2007

I hope you can make out what is shown in the picture. I had to sneak the shot while walking by. This little treasure has been hanging on the mailbox for over six months now. Whenever I walk to town or the kids to swimclub I check to see if the little gem is still hanging. What does it mean? Am I missing a secret code or sign? I rarely see anyone at the house however one day a couple weeks ago I did see a small child at the screen door. I tell everyone I know about this odd sighting and no one had noticed the oddity. Even those that have walked by the house daily. Maybe I have an eye for the odd and unexplainable. I wonder if the house dwellers would notice if I removed said garment with a long stick of course and replaced them with granny pants. hmmm

Entry for July 28, 2007

Entry for July 28, 2007

My trees I just love them. I couldn't have a yard or house with no trees. Well the one large oak tree is in the neighbors yard. I can't believe when people cut down beautiful majestic trees. There should be a law against that. There have been new subdivisions going up all over here and the first thing they do is raze the land and scrape away every living thing. Well besides the trees I have been busy busy busy. It's summer and with the kids home and all the reno work we have been doing on the house I haven't had much play time. I did get to go camping on the only rainy week we had here. But we put up tarps and just drank more alcohol... Hope everyone is having a good summer

Entry for July 17, 2007

Entry for July 17, 2007

Yummy, who doesn't enjoy fresh garden lettuce. Picked and delivered fresh to you from the yard. Greens just bursting with flavour and nutrition. As an added bonus on today's menu with offer free escargot.

Bon appetite

I am so sneaky

and very proud of it. Anyone with kids or that had them can tell you about how the juice is drank as fast as you make it and the empty jug is always put back in the fridge. Like what is with that, if you finish off the juice don't return the empty container to the fridge. It isn't going to magically refill itself in there. Unless of course you have one of those magic fridges. Their other favourite trick is to leave barely a swallow left in the container then they figure they can't be held responsible for the empty jug. Now I don't mind making the juice but I hate going and attempting to pour a glass and not having any cold juice to drink. Well let me tell you how I fooled my kids. For the last week I only kept water in the juice jug. The container is solid coloured and you can't tell whats in there. Well by the end of this week they just assumed that the jug just held water and quit going to it. hahahaha I have had juice in there since yesterday morning... I have drank a few glasses when they are not around and then quickly rinse the glass out so they don't see it. There is nothing so refreshing as a tall cold glass of juice. Who knew how so little could make me so happy. I take pleasure in the simplest things... So cheers to my cold juice, long may it last hidden in plain site .

I am so sneaky

and very proud of it. Anyone with kids or that had them can tell you about how the juice is drank as fast as you make it and the empty jug is always put back in the fridge. Like what is with that, if you finish off the juice don't return the empty container to the fridge. It isn't going to magically refill itself in there. Unless of course you have one of those magic fridges. Their other favourite trick is to leave barely a swallow left in the container then they figure they can't be held responsible for the empty jug. Now I don't mind making the juice but I hate going and attempting to pour a glass and not having any cold juice to drink. Well let me tell you how I fooled my kids. For the last week I only kept water in the juice jug. The container is solid coloured and you can't tell whats in there. Well by the end of this week they just assumed that the jug just held water and quit going to it. hahahaha I have had juice in there since yesterday morning... I have drank a few glasses when they are not around and then quickly rinse the glass out so they don't see it. There is nothing so refreshing as a tall cold glass of juice. Who knew how so little could make me so happy. I take pleasure in the simplest things... So cheers to my cold juice, long may it last hidden in plain site .

Guess what I got