Hello!!

Hi Everybody... Wow I just want to say what great blog friends I have to be checking up on me and making sure I am ok..You are all too sweet.... Yes I am fine. Sorry for my absence... life is just in the way and seems to be not a single second left for me... The kids will be back in school on the 6th of September and hopefully I will have some more time :). I think I have everything ready for the big move on Sunday. Yes Breanna will be moving to University. I have checked and double checked all the boxes to be sure she will have everything she needs.. As for me well it is tough letting go . I have so many mixed emotions Happy for her, excited, sad, anxious and even a bit jealous!! But most of all I am such a PROUD MOM!! :)

Some good news is the last couple of days I have been a busy little bee in my craft space. Starting On Aug 31 the Sneak Peeks will begin for the My Time Made Easy Release... 

I have calender page for September. ( I missed last month)

And I am Guest Designing in September..I can't wait to work with these ladies:)

I thought I would share some pictures of my garden with you today:). It started off really slow because of all the rain and lack of heat this year but is finally coming around.

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Artificial cabbage at the beginning of my rows for some extra color

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We just planted our raspberry patch this year so it is a bit spars... enough to snack on but the jam will have to wait until next year.

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Beans are ready to pick... carrots and beats will be another week or so:)

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This is the first year for our strawberries as well.. they are so Red and SWEET!!.

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Another View

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Lots of peas!! And these babies are ready to be picked!!

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Well that is it for me today... Thanks for stopping by :)...Monique

Hello

Hi Everybody..How is your summer going... Despite the weather... we have had a wonderful July... With Graduation done my hubby and I were ready and had our bags packed and we were ready to take off on our holiday.. We left home and traveled into the United States down the Washington, Oregon and California coast and then back home inland a total of 7300km (about 4540miles) We saw Breath taking scenery, made some wonderful new friends. ate delicious food and took many pictures that we will cherish and look back on :).. Here are a few that I am sharing with you :).. Enjoy!!

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We checked out all the Twilight Highlights in Forks Washington

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Washington Coast..Trying to touch the water with out getting wet lol!!

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Breathtaking Oregon Coast

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Welcome to California

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California Coast

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Redwood Forest

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Wowza

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Favorite Picture

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San Fransisco Bridge

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 Santa Cruz California

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Crater Lake Oregon

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Crater Lake Oregon...Very Pretty!

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Yup on a cliff one false move and we would be swimming lol

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 I will be back on Monday with a Challenge card for Totally Stampalicious using one of the new release stamps... Totally Stampalicious is having a blog hop on Thursday so be sure to check out the blog:)... I will have a sneak peek for MTME on July 31 that you don't want to miss :)...Thanks for stopping by today...!!

Update

Hi Everybody... I am going to be taking a blogging break for the next couple of weeks but will be back at the beginning of August with some really fun stuff.... August release for My Time Made Easy... A fun release from Totally Stampalicious... A project your not going to want to miss for The Twinery and a all time Favorite New Calender Page.... I am sorry my lack of visiting your blogs and commenting but will back to hear all your summer adventures and looking for some inspiration from your Paper crafting ideas.... Hope you all have a wonderful summer :)

I have been Published!!

 Hi Everybody I have some exiting news..... In January I set some personal goals and one of my goals was to be brave and submit a few projects to see if I could get published... 

So I went to work, kickin my mojo in high gear in hopes to come up with something spectacular !!

I made some 3-D templates from MTME and wrapped in The Twinery Twine... submitted and waited....Oh boy you should have seen my happy dance when I received the e-mail saying they wanted a couple of my projects. I could not believe it ,... I still cant believe it even when I see it in print lol.... I was published in Create: For the Home and I will also be in next months Create: Stamping... 

If you would like to purchased these magazines I have enclosed a link...You purchase next months Create: Stamping and you can chose to get Create: For the Home for free:) Click here for the details.

I would like to thank you for all the support and sweet comments you leave me that keep me going and inspired :)

Our Yard

Happy Sunday Everybody... Today I am sharing photos of my yard. We have received a ton of snow in the last week and a half. And the temperatures have been crazy cold -30 c or -23 f. It usually does not snow if it that cold . We are in another winter snowfall warning for today and tomorrow but things are looking up by the middle of the week . They say we are suppose to have sunshine and +3 c or 38 f.. Seriously from one extreme to another.... Have a great Sunday ...Monique

The pile looks deceiving. It is huge. You can see out little fishing boat behind and it is on a boat stand. This is all the snow from the driveway that we plow..

That little tower you can see poking put in the middle is actually a water fall that is 3 feet tall

My hubby blowing snow. Yes I do help!!! hehe

The piles are getting so big we are not sure where we will put today's snow!!!

The front of our house

This is our garden... the fence is 4 feet tall. 17 more weeks and we will be planting !! Ugggg

Our sleds covered in snow... If it warms up a bit today we will be taking them for a spin :)

Snowmen, Cookies and Cream

 

Happy Hump Day Everybody!! I am finally getting into the festive mood...and so I should be, Christmas is in only17 more days... With the House decorated, planning on baking this weekend, Christmas music playing on the radio and we are suppose to get some snow today I finally feel it lol.. It gets harder each year the kids grow up!! Anyway a few weeks ago I seen these adorable Snowman Chocolate bars on the talented Christine Dol's blog and knew I had to make them and give them away to all my kids that consider me their second mom... lol... The snow man face is a freebie here at Laurie Furnell's blog Thanks Laurie...Well that's it for me I have a ton to do and you do I am sure... thanks for taking the time to stop by today...Monique

Here it is!! I am finally done:)

 This is my Sweetish Weave Blanket!!Wow I tell ya it has taken me a long time to finish this blanket..I think I started it 7years ago!!! Ya I know... Here are all my excuses.. 

1. I cant work on it in the summer cuz it is to warm

2. I love the way it looks but really got bored of weaving

3. I have this other passion called PAPER!!!! lol

Anyway I could go on and on but I am happy to say it is done... the pictures of course don't do it justice. . My Grandma made me one a few years back and it still sits on the back of my couch!! So what am I going to do now when I am not sitting in front of the computer ..well I have some Hummel cross stitch I would like to get done... I have so many things I should finish. Does this sound familiar to anybody or is it just me lol..Thanks for stopping by today!!!...Monique

I am adding my link at These Creative Juices...You should see all the crafty links :)

Yummie Sweetness

 Fresh Veggies

 Wild raspberry Patch

Lillies

Lillies

Sunflower Patch (I can't wait till they bloom)

Just a personal post today. If you have been following along with me and my gardening... Here is a treat for you. We have been eating out of our garden for a couple of week now but when we have company we have it all...hehe...The only way I can explain to you the taste is Yummie Sweetness ( with a blob of butter) . Hope you enjoy my pics today.. Monique

Back from Vacation

 Bike Trip

Bike Trip

Bike Trip

Our Garden

 

Our Garden

Our Garden

The View from my kitchen Window

Our Garden

Our Garden

Our Labs

Hi Everybody... I am back from a month vacation. My hubby took the month of July off and now he has gone back to work. :(,,, We did a bit of everything. We puttered around on the acreage playing in the garden a bit. We also went for a motor bike ride into B.C. and dipping down into the United States. Had all kinds of weather rain, sun, wind hail and even a bit of snow...So I came home wind burned sun burned, with frozen fingers lol... So today I am sharing a few personal pictues of my summer. Will be back on Tuesday with some eye candy from the latest rubber stamps from Totally Stampalicious. These images are great your going to love them... Thanks for stopping by today.. Monique ;)