Changes...

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See you there - and thank you!  :o)  Tina

True Love

This evening my husband said to me that I am amazing, I am just the only one who hasn't realized it. Pretty sweet, huh?

Fill in the Blank Friday

Holy Doodles, I can't believe it is Friday already! That week went by very quickly - I think because I was is full on hyper Spring Cleaning mode.

1. Fridays are meant for easy dinners and relaxing with my kids - or sewing with my Quilt till you Wilters.

2. Sunny days at the beach with my family and a really good book, fresh baked white bread, babies (of any species), teasing (me), being with my extended family, my children's happiness, a nice clean house, a finished sewing project, laughter (mine or others), kindness are all things that make me terribly happy. (I am generally pretty happy, and made happier by a plethora of things.)

3. Something that inspires me is Mum and her five amazing sisters - and their amazing Mum.

The Davidson Girls:  Susie, Mum, Gail, Diana, Marie, Brenda

4. If I had the day off today I would sew until all of my UFO's were complete, have a bath, snuggle with DH and the kids - that is what I would like to do.  Turns out I had today off but have yet to do anything of those things.  I went to an Easter egg hunt, did a little shopping and then cleaned my kitchen with, literally, toothbrush and toothpicks.

5. If I had to put a label on my home decor style, I would say my style is classic retro with a little country?  I have tiffany style lamps, a 250 year old piano, a table cloth from the 50s, a modern looking glass mosaic mirror, and of course quilts.

6. Concerning politics I would say nothing, I do not know enough about politics to say anything intelligent - shameful really considering how politically minded some of my family is.  One would think that I would have drawn from some of that!

7. I'd like to go to London to see my oldest friend who is still a friend, even though I have not seen her for TEN years.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend, talk to you soon.

:o) Tina








Fill in the Blank Friday from "Little Things We Do"

My New Obsession...

I am, literally, obsessed with creating an amazing blog.

I have been restyling a new version of this one - you can see it here. I am not even close to being done but I sure would value some feedback.  I used like 27 fonts - I love fonts - and changed the background 47 times... I want perfect, I am settling for (I hope) pretty darn good.

I have been reading and reading and everything I can get my hands on about blog success. One of the places I have been spending a ridiculous amount of time is A Beautiful Mess, which leads me all over the cyber universe.  I got there after being tipped off by Krista at Twirl Designs as to what a great blog it was.  While not necessarily my subject matter it is well written, entertaining, and very informative for someone like me - venturing into the world of blogging and hoping that it turns into something great.

The draw back to all of that is that I often expect immediate success but... well I know that is not necessarily going to be the case.  I downloaded The Secret for my iPhone. Go check it out and tell me what you think! 

xo T

Me and DH

Fill in the Blank Friday

1. My favorite daily responsibility is, getting my daughter ready for school. Even though I am a tired zombie half the time I love brushing out her beautiful hair and choosing what she will look fabulous in that day.

2. My least favorite daily responsibility is, putting away the clean dishes. I don't know why I don't like this, it is not really a big deal. I don't mind washing them, I let them air dry and then it is up to DH to put them away.

3. My favorite cuisine to eat when going out is salmon. DH does not like fish so I don't eat it at home very often and I love, love, love salmon. Truth be told I love food, period.

4. My favorite cuisine to prepare at home is ...I love to cook almost everything! That is precisely how I obtained my sleek figure. (tongue in cheek).

5. Andy Warhol said that everyone is famous for 15 minutes. My claim to fame is    probably when I ran for Miss. Grand Forks (that is Grand Forks British Columbia, not North Dakota) in like 1990. Maybe the "press" I got when I started Sugar Shack Quilting.

6. If I could have 3 wishes I would wish for a never ending bank account, life time health and happiness for all of my loved ones - especially my children, and the ability to time travel.

7. My biggest pet peeve is the sound of crinkling plastic or open-mouthed chewing. I have issues with sounds in general. I also have a bit of an issue with empty Pepsi cans, DH drinks a LOT of Pepsi and they always seem to be everywhere. I am driven to distraction by any mess that is not my own .

Fill in the Blank Friday from "Little Things We Do"

And because a post is less of a post without a photo, this is a shot of my daughter and her BFF. Mine is the one in white.

Penelope and the BFF

How About Orange

Really, How About Orange?

I stumbled upon this little jem in my web travels and had to share. This blog is loaded with awesome FREE projects, resources for crafters, tutorials and just all around interesting things none of which are geared toward any specific craft.  Love It!

From How About Orange

The People I Love

So today, PITA read my blog and comment on the fact that I did not mention her.  Wha!  Consider yourself mentioned my pesky little niece.  I love you!  

I could not find a picture of you on your Uncle's computer that made me happy - so here is one of Gramdpa.  I love him too. :p

Big Old Personal Problems

From Pinterest

I have been feeling very blue and cannot seem to shake it, I stumbled upon this and had to chuckle.  I felt the cloud lift just a little bit, we shall see what tomorrow brings.

Number 16

Something that could probably have made the the 15 Interesting Things list is that I love to read.  I am an escapists and it works well to take me away while keeping me pleasantly entertained.

I am currently just finishing up Time Weaver by Shana Abe that has been an entertained easy read.  Not usually into romance, I was drawn to the science fiction/fantasy aspects of the book.  I would recommend it - it would be a really great book for a day at the beach.

15 Interesting Things About Me

Wow. 15 things seems like a lot. Maybe they will just be facts and not so much interesting... here goes.

#1. I have an incredible long term memory. I mean truly remarkable. I remember details about everyone I have ever met and can tell you details from birthday parties I attended in elementary school. Until like last year I thought this was normal. My short term memory, however, not so good.

#2. I do not like to be told what to do. You can guide me into doing what you want me to do but if you tell me, I am NOT going to like it and most likely not going to do it.


#3. My family is everything to me. My husband, my kids, my parents, my brother, my in-laws, my nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. I have been down more than one bumpy road only to discover that they have stood by me when others have not.

#4. I am crazy about my husband and truly believe him to be the nicest person I have ever known.

#5. I have an unusually high white blood cell count and rarely get sick - although at the moment I have had a nasty cold for almost a week!

#6. I think I am very funny and sometimes make myself laugh until I cry and need to be reminded to breath.

#7. I am a lover not a fighter and hate confrontation. Not to say that I am wimpy, I just hate to have anyone mad at me. My Mum seems to think I am the fighter of the family - she says I am a shark - but I think that is only with her and my brother and maybe sometimes my husband because I know they will let me get away with it and still love me.

#8. I believe in ghosts. There is no doubt in my mind that they exist. I have had some experiences that cannot really be explained any other way.

#9. It is hard for me to call someone a friend and when I do they had better not let me down. I feel very deeply and do not get over being hurt easily. Maybe that should be another point about me. I could write a whole post about it.

#10. I have been married twice. The second time has been so much easier and more about the important stuff in life - family, love, respect. The first time was more about how things looked to others and being young and taking what seemed like the next logical step.

#11. I am very uncoordinated until I have a couple of drinks and relax. And then look out dance floor! I come from a family of dancers. We all love to do it but only a couple of us is any good at it.

#12. My Mum is one of six girls. Those six girls are the most remarkable (some of them are even Googleable) women I know and I adore them all. Between them they produced 17 equally amazing children and there are only 4 boys!

#13. I blow my nose 90 times a day. I am hardly even exaggerating.

#14. I get super freak nervous when I am going somewhere I have never been before.

#15. I find it next to impossible to see the glass as half empty. I recently read a quote "If plan A does not work, don't worry about it there are still 25 more letters in the alphabet.". That totally works for me. I can always see a bright side and mange to find something good even in the worst situation.

So, like I said, I am not sure if those are interesting things about me or if they are just things. It was an easier list to come up with than I thought it would be so maybe I will do it again sometime.

My Dear Friend Krista

I friend of mine - someone I have know since forever but I don't remember why or how - has a blossoming blog called Twirl.  I covet it and her amazing creative energy.  She is so interesting in all the areas I need to work on.  Visit her blog and you will see! Her vision is great - her photos have a professional quality to them.  I covet that as well.

I am going to try to do a collage of photos of the shop this week, she suggested the subject matter and so I am hoping it will be fabulous.  Should I use the standard camera or the Hipsamatic??? I suppose I can try both.  Stay tuned...

The Long Journey...

On Thursday the DH and I road tripped to Vancouver for a last minute doctor's appointment. We rented a car and got two! The first one ended up, well... check it out for yourself!








So, we took out a runaway lane sign. No good, but not that bad either. We are alive and totally uninjured. Our own car is fine. Countless kind people stopped to see of we were okay and some nice guys from Fruitvale pulled us out!

The second car was much nicer! and after we unthawed from our four hour wait in the mountains in -15, it was very comfortable. The rest of the drive was uneventful - thank goodness - and the next day we woke up to a beautiful blue sky day.

I took a million pictures in hope to get some really goods ones from the moment I walked out the door in Trail and all around downtown Vancouver. These are the ones I really liked.

This is a barn near Midway and Rock Creek - my iPhone takes really god moving pictures!

The tunnel going onto the Second Narrows at about 11:00 pm - finally almost there!

One of downtown Vancouver's gorgeous old buildings, somewhere near Georgia and Broughton.

This is the old part of St. Paul's Hospital.

The historic First Baptist Church on Burrard Street was built in 1911.  It is one of many cathedrals in downtown Vancouver - all of which are very beautiful.

Doily art in the hallway at St. Paul's Hospital.

(This one is for you Jack!)

This is a new building but the stone color makes it look old in this picture.  I did not take this for any reason, I was just snapping away and I thought this turned out really well.

I hope you enjoyed my photos - I enjoyed taking them - and the trip.  Eventful AND I got to see some people I really really love and I was home before I had a chance to miss my kids!

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Whatever

I have had a lot on my mind lately.  I have become very reflective and was just thinking that I am pretty sure no one ever reads this blog so I am going to use it to vent and to talk about what I am doing or whatever is on my busy mind and not worry about how every little word or image comes across. I am might jibber jabber on but as I am the only reader WHO CARES!

I have always been a firm believer in the whole "everything happens for a reason" theory and that people come into your life for a "reason or a season". But what happens when you wish that you could roll the clock back - not all the way - just to the point where you made the decision to go or to stay or to enter into the relationship or whatever.  Knowing what you know - would you make the same choice again???

For those of you who know me, you must know that I am very loyal and that I will do whatever it takes when you need me too.  That has not always been the case.  I have not always been this strong (self taught!), nor this dependable.  I feel that is a quality that I can thank my first husband for (eeck!  yes I have had two. I am still working on the second one.  If you know me you also knew that.)  I also came away from the relationship with a vague business sense and an amazing son.  So those would be the reasons for that debacle.

The things is, I don't believe in divorce.  Don't think I don't know how ridiculous that sounds - I am divorced - but it was not my plan.  I did not (I don't think) do it out of selfishness or impulse.  I did it out of desperation.  Even now, happily married with another child and a very wonderful life I question the decision.  My husband, Steve is a wonderful wonderful person and I love him more than I can even begin to put into words - it is not that, at all.  In fact, I am not sure what it is.  My sense of failure?  I am not someone who gives up - ever - and I guess I feel like I did... it was just enough already.

Anyway, I have been really internal the last couple of weeks and I wish I could shake it.  Good thing is though, that it has been keeping my mind off of the other junk that turns my hair grey.