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I've chosen to change things up a bit. After much design-, decision-, digi-despair, I can tell you why I've been scarce around here the past week or so. Introducing: As much as I've enjoyed my time here, it was really high time to integrate this blog with my creative blog.  The result? Embrace Life has come into being. It is, I believe, the best of both. Grab a cuppa, put your feet up and

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I'm trusting my children will excel at anything they focus on: school, choir, sports I'm grateful to have something to do, many things to do, every day I'm inspired by the encouragement of complete strangers Want to participate in TGIF? If so, get the scoop over at Ordinary Courage. Even if you don't want to participate, do yourself a favour today and head over anyway. You won't regret it!

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November started brilliantly enough with such promise; by the time it ended, I was exhausted. Emotionally. Physically. Mentally. I am quite happy to see the end of it for many reasons ... but in retrospect, I appreciated it and actually enjoyed so many opportunities to turn shit into sunshine. It was that kind of 30-days. Draining but exhilarating, you know what I mean? Now that it's over and

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Cole enjoyed his first Middle School carol service. I really enjoyed watching and hearing the kids sing. I've always felt comfort in the entertainment portion of chapel :) This was Cole's first event of what turned out to be a very long and lovely day.

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 Image found here Here we are, at post 1,001. I probably would have not noticed if Caden hadn't been standing over my shoulder when I logged in today. When I started blogging in February 2007, I really thought it would be a passing activity, and sometimes it was! I have learned so much since that first entry. This blog land is populated by so many tremendously talented people filled with great

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I'm trusting the encouragement given my children continues to far outweigh the discouragement they receive I'm grateful for children who are able to recover from disappointment and see the bright side of life, there is always more up than down I'm inspired by the kindness and understanding of my friends, who are kind and understanding even when they have no idea what I'm talking about! Want to

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I found this on the Homegrown Hospitality blog and love it! My gift to you this American Thanksgiving: Isn't that wonderful? The season of gratitude continues. I give thanks every day for the multitude of fortunes in my life, and even those misfortunes which are simply opportunities to turn the bad on it's head! Those are the best challenges: being grateful for the misfortunes. It is in

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The question Jamie poses this week is: What step do you wish to take? This is really at the crux of my current challenge. What to do next? Years ago I was given advice by a woman with five children, spaced roughly the same as mine, but her youngest was able to babysit my eldest. She had always had a high-powered, big control, well-paying career,  up until she had children. At that point she

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I thought I was organized. I thought I had it all under control. I thought wrong! Oh my goodness, am I ever happy I'm not celebrating Thanksgiving this week, we did that back in October, which you can see here. It's not even the upcoming holiday stuff that has be all discombobulated. It is my regular life stuff. There seems to be so much to do. My kids are not helping with a constant stream

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I saw this: small gift idea and immediately grabbed my car keys and headed out to Solutions in search of similar packaging to create some simple token gifts for the upcoming season. Nada. Zip. Zilch. But, I did locate some things which got the creative wheels turning: Lots of ideas are swirling around. It's not so much the affordability factor, but simply the immense number of people who

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My friends tease me and find it comical my aversion to digi-scrapping. It is counter-intuitive as I'm quite good on the computer itself, slow, but eventually I get it. Technically I'd be considered a hybrid-scrapbooker as I'm quite good with my photographs, enjoy fonts, really like every aspect of digi except for the lack of tactile experience, the rest is right up my alley. The most appealing

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I am so honoured to receive awards ... and completely embarrassed that I received these two AGES ago and got completely caught up in my life and did not acknowledge or participate. Isn't that terrible of me? So, to Lorna and Cathryn I want to offer my heartfelt apologies and tremendous thanks! From Lorna, I received this: Which I am to pass along to seven bloggers who write from their heart:

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Note: Yes, I'm still sticking with the Blogging for Scrapbookers class. What happened between prompt 3 and prompt 13? Life. I promise to get them all written up and posted soon :) This assignment asks us to take a look at what we were doing a year ago, a retrospective. If we can go further back, we are asked to do that as well. Instead of posting photos that could take us back years and years,

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Cole was given a two-part assignment at school: bucket lists. I believe it was for his guidance class. He had to write down a list of 100 things he wants to do before he dies. Which he did. I can't wait to see it, I know some things, but he is a pretty private little guy, I'm sure I can come up with his top 10, but after that, who knows? The second part of the assignment was to have a parent

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Little over a year ago, I signed on to sell a product I greatly believe in. Though, after a few years of being a Creative Memories Consultant aka "Oh no, it's that scrapbook lady, look busy" and owning a baseball training facility here in town aka "Oh no, don't tell her we had a birthday party at the bowling alley, look busy", I got a bit tired of being faced with the "Oh no, look busy" reaction

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There are plenty of versions of the December Daily album floating out on the internet: Ali Edwards version, Shimelle's version, Jessica Sprague's version, some combination of two or three, or a whole new take. What is a December Daily? It is an album which many are busily preparing right now, in which you can document, quickly, each day of the month of December leading up to the New Year. The

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At this time of the year, most of the scrappy-crafty ladies I know are honouring the season with posts on their blogs, facebook and twitter about the things for which they are most grateful. I too have been keeping a list - it started on the Canadian Thanksgiving and will continue through the 46 days leading up to the American holiday, as I posted: 1/46, 2/46, 3/46. Though I am no longer posting,

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This weekend was the very last one which had leaves abundant on the trees. They are now bare. This photo filled with the bright light of the late afternoon sun and the yellow leaves lining the back of our property will be the what sustains me through the now gray and wet days of late autumn into winter. I can feel that chill in the air!  

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... it is grey and dull. The leaves have fallen and sit in piles. No pretty colours anymore. I AM THINKING ... how much I enjoy hockey this season with Caden's team as it has brought about a delightful change in my child on a kind and engaging team. They may not be winning, but he's loving every minute of the support and encouragement

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I got quite a giggle when both Cole and Louis greeted my idea of clearing the leaves with the separate comments that it was "man's work" and that I should stay inside. Um. Okay, I'm good with the idea of man's work, but I'll be outside with you, taking photos of course! I don't know how many times they filled up that blue tarp and dragged it out front! We have a crazy amount of leaves. Well, we

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I'm trusting the projects, for which I have a huge list, will be completed by the end of the day today. At the very least, by the end of this long weekend. Today is a PA Day so I may just have some help. I'm grateful for children who work hard, play hard and laugh hard. They are so full of life and bring me such joy. I miss them terribly during the day. I'm equally grateful that this is a long

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This turned out to be an average, stay-at-home, welcome to my life, kind of day. Personally, I love my life, but you might find it a bit, uh, boring. You're welcome to skip over this entry :) I was up very early, very dark early, but totally forgot it was the 12th until it was time to take the olders to school. It was a very frosty morning. Looks like we are quickly moving from autumn to winter.

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From Wikipedia: In Canada, Remembrance Day is a public holiday, as well as being a statutory holiday everywhere except Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Northwest Territories.[5] The official national ceremonies are held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, presided over by the Governor General of Canada, any members of the Canadian Royal Family (such as Prince Charles,

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I was thrilled to read that the brilliant and insightful Danielle LaPorte, of White Hot Truth, is going to be a contributor on CBC Television, specifically on Connect with Mark Kelley. Check out her announcement: here. From 6PM to 8PM tonight I'll be catching the show! If you can, don't miss it, it promises to be wonderful.

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I don't know about you, but I'm more than willing to skip over the snow portion of winter and head right on into Spring! The good news, I can. Well, I can, in a manner of sorts. I follow quite a number of blogs written by a number of incredible women. Artists. Life Coaches. Decorators. Mums. Photographers. Writers. Scrapbookers. Business women. Teachers. Inspiring, every one of them. When they

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We had a spectacular weekend here in Southern Ontario. The temperatures were around 15*C and the days were sunny and bright. An incredible display of autumn splendour ... hopefully the memories of this weekend can stay with us during the sure-to-be-chilly weather that is on it's way! Through 2009 we put up with a number of months of construction on the busy road by our house. It is a busy,

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Looks like I jumped the gun a bit with my post on Starred Items earlier in the week! The third prompt is about linking favourites which can be so much more easily done on the blog than in a scrapbook! Once I put together my Starred Items list last week I thought I probably should start organizing all of those brilliant tidbits so that they are easier to find and more consistent in content

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Photo taken by brockney52 Our second prompt is a bit of a cautionary tale of providing too much personal information, something I have been guilty of on occasion. Occasionally I forget that I'm not just speaking with my sisters and good girlfriends here on the blog, but it is open to public viewing. I appreciate the reminder. I really enjoy blogs where the writer is authentic. In order to

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I continue to experiment. This is quintessential autumn: some grey, some wet, some leaves. Love all of it.

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I don't often participate in these tags on the blog anymore, but figured I'd give it a go when I got a note from my ubertalented friend Lori Mancini over at Life is This ... that she had tagged me over on her blog. If anyone wants to play - please link here and feel free to join in! RULES - You can only use ONE word!!! - Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers! - HAVE FUN!!! Here goes..

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Note: Before you start make sure you have a fresh cup of your favourite brew and maybe a cookie or two, set the timer for your next "must do" activity (I don't want you to forget the kids at school!) and get comfy. There's a lot here. Enjoy! I just went through my collection of starred items in my Google Reader. I subscribe to many brilliant blogs and there are so many wonderful ideas, when I

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My office Each morning I find myself going through my google reader and finding interesting tid-bits of information. I have my incoming posts in different categories. Michelle over at When I Grow Up can be found in the Mentoring category. Translation: Michelle is a life coach; a creative mentor. I have been following her blog for quite a number of months now and I find her questions and

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I sign up for a number of on line classes because, for the most part, they can be done at my own pace. It's hard for me to do assignments immediately as I tend to mull, let ideas percolate, stew on concepts and have many delightful devils-advocate conversations in my head deciding the direction I want to take as I make every effort to offer my authentic point of view. I embrace many things

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Whew, that was tough to get out! Words I never thought I'd ever write. I am thrilled. Beyond thrilled. Tickled! Kinda, wow. this is neat. A little nervous. A lot excited. Ella Publishing Co. is one of the brilliant creative collectives pulled of the ashes that once was Simple Scrapbooks. It is full of energy, inspiration and kindness. It is charming and quirky and oh, so much fun. I have had

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Here he is, meet Caige ... ... my new grandchild. This is him in his natural state. Claire is currently painting him "daffodil". She is also insisting his nickname is "Waffle". Just a regular evening in my household. Are you afraid? This is a new experiment as part of health class at school. I had to laugh when it was all explained to me as things have changed since my day. None of the kids

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I spent the month of October participating in LOAD. This Layout A Day project is run by the lovely Lain Ehmann of BPS and Ella Publishing fame. So, above and beyond our crazy life schedule, by midnight every night, I managed to complete and upload a scrapbook layout every day. Whoot!! By some miracle I was able to make a layout each day through all of the 31 days in October. I'm THRILLED, really

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While Louis and I were heading back from Woolwich and Cole's hockey game, Claire and her friend Marley decided to help Chloe with her costume make-up. She wanted to be a Zombie princess. By the time we got home they had really gotten off to a great start and I think they pulled it off: Are Zombie princesses supposed to smile? No matter, she looked adorable. All dressed up with a place to go and

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Winner: COLE OUELLETTE CISAA 12U Cross Country 2500M Run 27 October 2009 - Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario Time: 9:33:75 Yet another month has flow, truly wizzed by - maybe it was our finding our back-to-school groove, or our new activity groove, but we blinked and it was over! Plenty got done and yet there is still plenty left to do: Claire is really coming into her own being a

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I'm trusting the lines will become more reasonable and we'll finally get the kids (two high-risk, two not) their flu shots. I'm grateful for a daughter with the good sense to know boys are to complement her life experience not compete with or overwhelm her, it's all about perspective. Better to just let him go. I'm inspired by my almost organized and tidy studio, my almost organized and tidy

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Now that the wind is howling, the rain is pouring, and fog envelops each morning, it's nice to think back on the lazy days of summer. A reminder of good weather, no matter how many complained, it was warmer and brighter than what we have now. I'd say better, but I really rather enjoy wearing a sweater.   Wasn't that a nice little visit to dry and warm? Are you playing along? What are your *8

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As a family, we get inoculated every year. Claire and I have chronic asthma and, after his near-drowning, Caden's lungs have been compromised. Chloe and Cole get to have a shot for good measure. After all, just because they are healthy doesn't mean they don't get to stay that way. I realize that the flu, any strain, is a moving target. You can't be 100% safe from year to year, but you can make

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Louis is not an easy person for whom to purchase a Christmas, birthday, father's day, groundhog day or any other day gift; BUT, going on sale today is a book by his favourite foodie: He simply LOVES the Pioneer Woman. Every one of her recipes is a must-try. The laptop is now positioned in the kitchen and followed - photo-by-photo - until it looks just like hers. It's really quite funny to watch

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As far as "best shots" goes, this may not be technically the best but it does capture Claire at her happiest! Right before the start of her basketball game on Saturday. She was even happier when they won and she earned 1/3 of the total points all by herself!

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I'm sure I've mentioned once or ten times how much I'm enjoying Angie Warren and her Creative Mama team. I may have been remiss and not posted it here on the LINAR blog, but those who e-mail, tweet and FB with me are fully aware! A few months ago when she decided maintaining the Creative Mama was too much I was very disappointed she decided to close up; but, OVERJOYED when she started again, and

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... it is dark and I'm craving light. We have a time change coming up, don't we? Please tell me we do! I AM THINKING ... 7AM is better than 6AM for a hockey game, but it's still flipping EARLY! WE ARE LEARNING … to be more consistent all the way down the line. Gotta keep on Chloe and Caden the same way we keep on Claire and Cole. The

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As we were leaving the house earlier today, I was taken by the scene which greeted me. After two days of gale force winds and pouring rain, I didn't have much time running in from the truck to look around, today I couldn't help but notice that Autumn has definitely arrived! What has changed where you live? Have you captured it? Let me see!

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I'm trusting today will be fruitful as Louis is off to the Produce Terminals. (Sorry, bad pun!) I'm grateful for children who are respectful, hard working and full of fun. I'm inspired by the crafty goodies purchased yesterday and can't wait to start playing! Want to participate in TGIF? If so, get the scoop over at Ordinary Courage. Even if you don't want to participate, do yourself a

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Cole has been asked to produce a "bucket list" for his Guidance class at school. In addition his father and I have been asked to produce our own list. Cole's is to be 100 items long; Louis and I get off a bit easier as our lists are to be only 10 items long. Good thing! It got me thinking of what it is that I wish for my children: in broad strokes.  I wish for each of my children a life

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The Question: What do you wish to say yes to? Right now my children are doing their jobs well: pushing. Pushing HARD. Pushing x4! I really wish I could say yes to their requests: to eat whatever crap they want all day - ice cream being their latest treat; to let them sleep rather than go to school; to not bathe or brush teeth; to let them wear the exact same articles of clothing to school

Leenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-78269546718351452962009-10-19T05:00:00.000-04:002009-10-19T05:00:03.531-04:00

  At his black tie dinner last week, Cole was given the centrepiece from Nanna and Grampy's table to bring home to his Mama. I love Gerbera daisies! I took many, many photos and couldn't just chose one, so there are two "best shots" for today. I hope they add brightness to your day!

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... it has become dark again. The end of a busy, creative, hockey-filled and fun weekend. I AM THINKING ... I should put the wash into the dryer and start a new load (ah, there, done!) WE ARE LEARNING … that when we think we have more time we really don't. Procrastination is never a good thing! I AM THANKFUL FOR ... opportunities

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Cole was invited to attend his first Black Tie event in Toronto on Wednesday evening. He had a wonderful time. He claimed to be a bit intimidated to start since the only people he knew were his grandparents and his cousin, Will. He quickly acclimated himself and enjoyed the people, the conversations and the speeches. He ate his meal which is a miracle in itself, but admitted to not eating any of

Leenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-82381154653285339192009-10-15T14:28:00.002-04:002009-10-15T15:27:36.103-04:00

It is hard for me to believe that we are well into autumn. We are enjoying spectacular colour with the onset of colder temperatures: sunrises of pink and orange; leaves red and gold. This past Monday we celebrated our Thanksgiving with plenty of turkey and dressing and potatoes and pies. While we were enjoying the slow pace of the day, I took some time to be mindfully grateful and review our

Leenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-5336348455487161952009-10-14T09:00:00.002-04:002009-10-14T09:59:03.396-04:00

Are there 46 things you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season? Why 46? That is the number of days between the Canadian Thanksgiving and the American Thanksgiving. Today is day 3. Yesterday, I started with my plan to post the answers to the following questions between those two celebrations of thanks: What is something you’re grateful for? What is something you’d like to

Leenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-83303115908341316252009-10-14T05:00:00.002-04:002009-10-14T05:21:38.310-04:00

She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful. — Terri St. CloudWow. I'm still breathless from this quote. Must ponder and have my thoughts percolate a bit. What do you think? Let me know.Found: here.

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Are there 46 things you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season? Why 46? That is the number of days between the Canadian Thanksgiving and the American Thanksgiving. Today is day 2. Yesterday, I started with my plan to post the answers to the following questions between those two celebrations of thanks: What is something you’re grateful for? What is something you’d like to

Leenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-55778670732500987252009-10-12T21:34:00.002-04:002009-10-13T05:04:36.415-04:00

I can't believe how quickly we've made it to October! The 10th version of 12of12 for 2009. Time is certainly flying by in this household. That's a good thing, a bad thing, an unavoidable thing. This was our day:   I start most days pretty early, given that today is Thanksgiving I had a bit of a sleep-in, all the way to 5:30AM! I came down and made sure the island was totally cleaned off and

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Today is Thanksgiving here in the Great White North. For me it is a somewhat redundant, though symbolic holiday as every day I try to take some time to acknowledge that for which I am appreciative and grateful. So, this morning, now that the plan has been put together for a delicious turkey dinner (if I can remember how to make gravy from scratch); and, by happy coincidence it is the 12th which

Leenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-89719070463702221802009-10-11T06:19:00.012-04:002009-10-11T06:53:40.111-04:00

(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) I had been posting these on Mondays, since that is the start of my week. I'm going to switch to Sunday: presumably I will have more time which should lead to better content! OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... not sure, the lights of the truck just flashed in the blackness of it all. At 6:15AM Louis was off to the rink for his convening duties. I AM THINKING ... I

Leenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-45053998003726424572009-10-10T15:00:00.000-04:002009-10-10T15:49:16.113-04:00

Yesterday, amid the chaos, I meant to wish my sister Beth and her husband Jamie, CONGRATULATIONS on their 15 years of marriage and lifetime together. They met sometime in high school and have been together ever since. It's crazy. I often shake my head in amazement that anyone can manage it, especially in this day and age. They do it with style! So, a day late, but CONTRATULATIONS. Marriage is

Leenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-40716487138876492009-10-10T08:13:00.000-04:002009-10-10T08:13:37.442-04:00

Not much makes me happier than the look on Claire's face when she sees something beautiful. She positively lights up, grabs her camera and she's off to where her becoming-trained eye takes her. This week it took her to the end of the property where she could see the sunrise over Lake Ontario. The sunrises are becoming increasingly spectacular as the temperature decreases. I have no doubt Claire

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Claire and I left the house and this is what greeted us. Louis is fixing, Claire is crying and I'm blogging. Ah, just another day ...

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I'm trusting today will be wonderful. I've planned a trip to Buffalo with my eldest - we're on a hunt for fun Ts at Hot Topic and some kitchen stuff at Target (say it with me now, the Canadian way, Tar-jaaaaay) I'm grateful for this, our Thanksgiving long weekend. After much negotiation, the kids have determined that we are going to have a HUGE turkey dinner with all, really ALL, of the

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Often I feel as though I'm a broken record (though none of my kids know what that means). Maybe I could just play an endless loop of these phrases on their iPods: "How much do I love you" "Big much" "How do you know?" "I feel it in my heart" _____ where are you? Close the door! Did you get your homework done? Did you play your best? Did you have fun? Oh yeah, did you win? Get off the computer,

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The Question: What do you wish to complete? I am a great starter. I'm a terrible completer. I wish to complete any one of a number of Big Picture Scrapbooking courses I've taken over the past two years. For the most part, the only thing left to do is assemble the projects. I'm so busy moving forward ... perpetual motion ... that I forget to finish. I wish to complete these three projects:

Leenoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-40256263809117616882009-10-06T05:00:00.000-04:002009-10-06T05:00:02.706-04:00

My baby, Caden, often entertains us by doing "the caterpillar". We tease him that he will never need a pick-up line but he'll use his eyebrows instead. It is comical and is one of those strange talents that you bring out at family functions ... or later in his life when (perhaps) too much alcohol has been consumed! A few weeks back a commercial was spotted. We realize that it is computer

Leenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-70824333263747024772009-10-05T09:00:00.002-04:002009-10-05T09:16:50.539-04:00

I love Monday mornings. With it comes the promise of potential. The beginning of something wonderful. After a brutally busy weekend, I was delighted to learn of something new and exciting to start my week. Inspiration can be found anywhere but I have to say that I have become a huge fan of the recent "COLLECTIVES". What are they? Groups of brilliant, positive, inclusive and inspiring women who

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Chloe and I spent the day, Saturday, at Appleby College where she attended her first Oakville Children's Choir Retreat. Me? I was there as and extra chaperone and official photographer. There were a ton of photos taken: 400+ but this is the one that stands out for me. Hours were spent singing, studying theory, playing games, musicianship, but this, the after lunch break, was so enjoyed by the

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My friends Jayne, Char and Kyla all gave me this award on their blogs. Thanks ladies! In light of that much pressure I'm thinking it's best to play along! This award comes with some rules and a survey I have to fill out. Rules1. You Can Only Use One Word!2. Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!3. Alert them that you have given them this award!4. Have Fun! The Fun Part1. Where is your

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Caden suffered through a miserable hockey season last year, learning nothing about the game or his position as a defenseman. He was nervous about starting with a new team and potentially letting his mates down. Lots of heavy stuff for a shy nine year old to contemplate right before his first game of the season! That game was this morning, at 7AM. Caden was often out of position but he was in

Leenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-10824713974563370052009-10-04T09:00:00.000-04:002009-10-04T09:12:49.590-04:00

Looking over toward Bronte Harbour.

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I'm trusting the lessons of hard work, dedication and commitment with a dose of fun and kindness will prove fruitful for all of my children. I'm grateful for adults who are kind to my children. Tough but fair is exactly what they need. That they are learning to seek council of those adults with character is rewarding. I'm inspired by the focus my children have shown in their first month of

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September is the start of my year ... when resolutions are made and hopefully kept at least until I can make new ones for the traditional start of the year in January! This year marked my entry into "middle-age" as Chloe reminded me for days, if not weeks, before the big event. Have I mentioned how charming my younger daughter can be? I was pretty reflective this year, maybe it was because of

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My iPod is generally filled with scrapbook and design tutorials downloaded from iTunes and some of the brilliant blogs I've shared with you. Occasionally, I do listen to music ;) These are the songs most played, which did, to some degree, come to a surprise to me when I saw the number of times played column. Imogen Heap: Goodnight and Go I am a huge fan of Imogen Heap, what a talent! Her music

Leenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-16394450992057254492009-09-30T10:38:00.000-04:002009-09-30T10:38:08.968-04:00

and here is proof: The washer door is open. That means there is nothing in there. Dryer door should be open because ... gasp ... there is nothing in there either! ... and ... get a load of this: there are no loads! Darks basket: empty Brights basket: empty Lights basket: empty The key to wellness is to feel good. Today, I feel better than good: I feel GREAT! I hope you do too :)

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... drip, drip, drip, it's been rainy and misty all night I AM THINKING ... my head is clearer than it's been since my allergies hit, I love rain WE ARE LEARNING … to anticipate our activities and prepare better, time seems to slip away I AM THANKFUL FOR ... creative challenges that I discover every day FROM THE KITCHEN ... after

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Fall has arrived with plenty of wind and waves. This is the view of the retaining wall looking toward the harbour. Still plenty of boats in the water! I imagine that will change in the next couple of weeks. I should remember to take a picture on Thanksgiving weekend - October 12th to compare.

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Autumn has brought with it not just the changing colour of the leaves, but also spectacular colours of our sunrise. The cool air seems to bring out the beauty in the sky which starts pink, changes to orange and then almost white before it turns blue. It has been this way each morning since the cooler weather arrived. Earlier this week I walked to the end of our yard, under the heavy canopy of

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Yes, I've discovered the one downside! There are so many wonderful things that come with the arrival of autumn. The one crummy thing? Losing daylight. Today our sunrise arrives at 7:10 AM Today our sunset will be at 7:10 PM Exactly 12 hours. And getting shorter every day. I plan to make the most of the daylight today, well, when I'm not in the rink for Cole's practice; or, in the gym

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I'm trusting cooler weather will finally arrive and this miserable warm and humid air will take with it the ragweed and other allergens. I'm grateful for soft tissues, Advair and Benadryl during this, allergy season, ugh. I'm inspired by the slowly changing colours outside my window. The leaves on the trees are vibrant and the sky over the lake starts each day crisp and bright. Want to

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Years ago when I started this blog I went on a bit of a rant. It was about softball and the terrible experience Claire was having with the coach who promoted his lazy daughters; those daughters who bullied and harassed my daughter on MSN to the point where her account was taken away for her own safety; a manager who wanted a team of ten year old girls to use their "assets" to fund raise, actually

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Do you ever feel paralyzed due to all of the things you want and need to do? Right now I'm treading water and really not getting much done. I'm sure it doesn't look like that to those here in the house who are still wearing clean clothes and have nice meals at the ready, but really, my head is spinning with all kinds of good things and I seem not to be able to make any headway. This week, I'm

Leenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781764019033332507.post-51443403777387117112009-09-23T09:00:00.001-04:002009-09-23T09:45:28.845-04:00

The Question: What luxury do you wish for? My over-the-top wish would be for a cook. One who provided me and my family three square meals a day, various snacks, and did all of the grocery shopping. I'd be okay doing the clean up, it's the actual cooking that I'd prefer not to do. I find no joy in the process, at all. My more attainable luxury wish would be for more time to focus on the things

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My Claire cracks me up. Every day. A couple of weeks ago she went to a 3D movie with her best bud, Marley. She has been wearing these silly frames ever since. Gotta love a girl who can make others laugh while laughing at herself! I so admire her free spirit. Really enjoying her free spirit meeting her new found "edge". This is going to be a fascinating year. I think this shot captures her

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OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... it appears to be pretty cold and damp, the sky is a weird pinky grey colour. The weather is calling for rain. I AM THINKING ... this is going to be a great day to hunker down and get some writing projects done WE ARE LEARNING … it's about the kids and we take our direction from them I AM THANKFUL FOR ... four wonderful, challenging, hysterical children FROM THE KITCHEN ...

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Claire and Cole started back to school this past Monday. What a task trying to get them to sit still for the obligatory back-to-school photo! They were WIRED. So excited that by the time we reached the doors of the school they both mentioned their need to throw up. My response was to get them out of the truck as quickly as possible :) I have to say, I think it's great that they are so thrilled

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I'm trusting the boy Cole knocked out in the hockey game last night is recuperating nicely, and his mum is feeding him lots of ice cream or something equally soothing to his 12 year old soul. I'm grateful my children are enjoying their first weeks of school. They are meeting all challenges with enthusiasm. (Hoping that attitude continues!) I'm inspired to spend the day getting organized ...

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As much as I enjoy the freedom and spontaneity of summer, I’m relieved to welcome September and the start of the school year. I crave order and schedules and start to get a bit itchy (oh yes, and bitchy, too!) by the middle of August. My *8Things I look forward to with the start of school: Routines start and order is restored to my days. Some might consider the patterns of our days: school,

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook) OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... I'm being treated to a gorgeous early-fall sunrise of orange, pink and blue I AM THINKING ... I should get a cup of coffee, this promises to be a long, good, day WE ARE LEARNING … that hard work and dreams can be rewarded I AM THANKFUL FOR ... something to look forward to, every single day FROM THE KITCHEN ... we are out of milk, how

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To get the irony you have to know Caden. He's a sweet, spoiled, overly adored little boy who is not accustomed to hard work or even an inkling of ambition and always has a twinkle in his eye. All of these laid-back and easy going traits are emphasized when he laces his skates. The idea that he chose "no mercy" on his mouthguard gives me hope for his hockey season! Enjoy your Monday. Don't forget

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Today promised to be a full day. September always brings a crush of activity. Baseball tryouts (Claire), exhibition hockey games (Cole), new activities (Chloe) and just plain goofing around (Caden). And, there's always the extra stuff! The biggest problem was trying to remember to take photos. Here was a sampling of my day: The Ranger garage sale started our day. I arrived with Cole and Claire

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I'm trusting that our ever filling schedule will not overwhelm us this season. The start of every season can be stressful. I'm grateful to have so much to do - busy is always good. Certainly better than the alternative.I'm inspired to re-energize and embrace our Saturday "to do" and make it a huge "ta da" then order in Japanese and enjoy probably one too many glasses of wine! Perspective: Our

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Do you have words that roll off your tongue; tickle your imagination; define you? I believe at some point this summer I read on some blog, I think it was Cathy Zielske, about words. No matter, wherever I read it, the gist of the entry has been stuck in my head: what words are most appealing to you? So, I’ve kept a running list in my blackberry some have been added, many deleted and as of today I

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According to the brilliant Susannah over at Ink On My Fingers, today being 09.09.09, is a day for wishing. Though she makes no mention of them coming true, just a day to declare them. What a brilliant list she came up with to share with everyone! Which got me thinking ... I don't often wish; I just do. But, after giving it a bit of thought, and got past the basic BIG wishes: no more wars, no

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Jayne is giving away a free Simplify the Season class at Feeling Scrappy! Just leave a comment there to be entered - simple as that! :) Hurry you only have until Wednesday night, yes, that's TONIGHT. There will be a draw for a random winner on Thursday!Good luck!Oh yeah, this is the class in which I am the Guest Designer (yay me!) and I know for sure that the ladies and I have been working hard

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This may not be the most technically perfect shot, but to watch the kids play together, laughing and enjoying a wiffle ball game in the backyard, this is what all mothers wish for as they get older!

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(inspired by the Simple Woman's Daybook)OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... I'm enjoying the blinding sparkle of the sunrise on the lakeI AM THINKING ... this is the last day I'll have all four kids home from holiday ... together!WE ARE LEARNING … that the good intentions of reading one book each week of summer vacation wasn't realized, by any of us!I AM THANKFUL FOR ... so many things, I'm overwhelmed to

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Cole and his hockey team have started on-ice and dry-land training. This year I am trying to get some good photos to document his journey as he is getting bigger and stronger; becoming more of an athlete than simply a player. Certainly he's becoming more intense as this photo shows!Oh my! I forgot to attach the photo! Here it is :)

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As I turn 45, I think back to the girl and woman I once was and am amazed at how some things change and some stay the same. There was a middle period there, a destructive and hateful time, where no one who knows me now would recognize me; but, those who knew me as a child would recognize me now.What would you tell your younger self if you had a chance?Here is my list to my younger self:Quit

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