Spring break

It's beginning to look a lot like spring around here! Snow is almost all gone. It was raining last night (I just love hearing the sound of rain fall on our roof as I fall asleep). Above 0°c temperatures. You can see a little bit of green appearing among the brown, dry grass. Cheer!! It just feels so damn good that we can go out the door without having to dress as if we were going to explore the Artic. And this make me happy as well,



I bought a small window sill herb kit consisting of basil and cilantro and they are growing, and growing! Every time I'm in the kitchen I can smell them. Such wonderful smells. I can't wait to plant my garden outside now.

Tomorrow we're heading down to Edmonton for Easter and spring break. Hurray! Family, friends, shopping, and restaurant. Always such a treat.

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter and a fun filled spring break!!

Scrapbook, birthday, family.

I could definitely use more weekends like the one I just had.

Thursday, my brother came to visit for the weekend. The boys of course were super excited and happy to have their uncle around.

Friday, Darcy had the day off meaning more help around the house and a yummy homemade pizza dinner made by him! Not having to cook dinner is always such a treat.

Friday evening, I attended this fantastic scrapbooking class taught by Rebecca. She has all these wonderful scrapbooking layouts and ideas. I learned to use different tools and techniques I've never seen or done before. It was so much fun. Also, I won the door prize which definitely made my day. A big basket full of scrapbooking stuff! Woot woot!!

Saturday, Lucius' birthday. He is officially 4 years old. Wow, where does the time go.

Saturday morning, my parents came for Lucius' birthday and to stay for the weekend. Presents galore of course and not just for the birthday boy. For both, Lucius and Aymeric. Are they ever spoiled by their grandparents.

So it's now Sunday afternoon, my parents and my brother left, cake and turkey half gone, a bit of cleaning, boys playing with their gifts. It was sure a busy and wonderful weekend.

Happy 4 cake face boy!

Eco-craft and yoga night.

I am super excited about this!

Join me for some eco-crafting at the

Eco-craft and yoga night
May 1, 2010 at Thrive!...Naturally.
- Yoga Session
- Eco-Craft
- Movie Showing 'FOOD, INC.'

$25 includes all earth-friendly craft instruction & supplies, yoga, snacks & movie admission.

Movie only? $5 admission at the door. All proceeds will go towards the World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF).

For more info or to sign up, contact Serena Arora.

Triangular Easter Envelopes

Oooo, yay, another printable! A funky triangular shaped envelope for whatever Easter surprises you would like to fill them with. There are two different designs. The first one I call him Mr. Blunny, blue + bunny, and the second is Mr. Cracky. Yes, I just thought of the names right now and yes, they are quite lame.

Download the printable here.

I printed them on regular white 8.5 x 11 paper. Make sure you set your printer to fit to printable area. Cut the two envelopes out along the outer lines.

Fold and unfold all the 3 tabs shown with the arrows. Make sure you fold them towards the wrong side of the envelope.

Find the two small lines that are labeled "Fold Line" or as shown with the arrows. Fold down that line to fold the envelope in half.

Place glue on the side and bottom tabs as shown. Press and hold the tabs down and let dry.

Give the edges a squish to pop it open. Place some glue on the last tab.

Fill it with an awesome Easter surprise. Press and hold the final tab to glue the envelope shut.

Voila! Enjoy!

*All printables are for personal, non-commercial use only.*

Feeling the groove

Getting back into the groove of things. Trying to anyways.

Last week a few of us had the nasty stomach flu. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as last years and didn't last as long.

The winter Olympics are finally over. Did you catch the suspense filled gold medal hockey game? I was literally on the edge of my seat. What a game!

It is absolutely gorgeous outside. 5c today with a bright sun. Thing are melting and we finally see grass again. Hurray!

Thought I would take some random pictures today. These caught my eyes.

melting snow

red grapes

toy trucks

our crazy cat Einstein

Thai wooden carving

Crochet cowl scarf

Hi ya! Enjoying the winter Olympics? We are practically glued to our computer. We don't have cable or satellite for our TV so we are viewing the live online streaming Canadian coverage thanks to CTV. So lets just say not much is happening in the crafting and art department this week, but I still managed to create this cowl scarf that I've had in my head for a long time while watching the Olympics.

Sorry for the dark photos, been having bad luck with natural lighting and it's not easy taking photos with two kids running around playing with your tri-pod and trying to see if they can get into the shot too. My pre-cropped photos always consist of blurry little hands and chubby faces. Isn't it funny how when you want to take pictures of them they always runaway? Crazy kids!

Red

Happy Chinese New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy!
and also Happy Valentine's day as well.

Been taking a little break from the internet and blogging to finish some sewing jobs. Now to enjoy this wonderful family day long weekend with friends and family outdoors in the wonderful sun and snow and indoors watching some olympics. Go Canada Go!