WOW........ 29 years!!!

Today is Allan and my 29th Wedding Anniversary! How time flies!! We have been very blessed throughout our years, especially with our 2 wonderful children. I have been very blessed with such a wonderful man!! You name it, he does it! My Mother says I am very spoiled, and yes I agree. Not many men will work full-time, garden like crazy, cook, clean, laundry and still have fun times with their wives. LOL
I love you with all my heart Allan....... for infinity and beyond!!

Thanksgiving.....

This past Monday we celebrated Thanksgiving...... for my American friends that is when Canada celebrates it. Morgan and Taylor both came down from Toronto and spent 2 days at home. Since Sunday was also my birthday! Morgan actually surprised me by showing up on Sunday, as I didn't expect her till Monday. Taylor also brought his new girlfriend Jennifer, who we met for the first time. We really liked her and Taylor is soooo happy! :-)
So we enjoyed the turkey with all the fixings and had a wonderful time together. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and am truly blessed with 2 gorgeous, wonderful children and a fabulous, loving husband!
Here's a couple pictures to share from that day...........

My Brother Kevin.........

I just got this great picture of my Mom and my brother Kevin.... thought I would post it and talk some about him......
Kevin is 6 years older than I am and has been married for 30 years to Laurel and they have a 25 year old son, Travis. Oh yeah, also Barley - their cute yellow lab. Kevin is a licensed Pro Golfer and now lives way up North in "cottage country" running a fabulous golf course/resort. Laurel and him have been there for about 2 years now... previous to that he has run a number of golf courses in the Niagara area. Kevin is the "strong silent" type. LOL A lot like my Father and like my son Taylor. In fact Taylor is a Poole through and through, just like Kevin and my Dad and my sister's son Matthew. I see a lot of similarities between the 4 of them. Anywho, the first picture is Mom and Kevin, the 2nd is of the lake that Kevin and Laurel live on. Just beautiful area. The last is at the 18th hole at his golf course with my sister Pam, and Mom.

Guest Design Team Layouts

So..... for the month of September I have been a "guest designer" at The Scrapping Nook (my LSS) http://www.thescrappingnook.ca/
I created a mini-album and 3 layouts from the "Dream Street" kit they provided for me. I'm planning on doing 1 more layout (have enough paper left). I've had fun and thought I would post my layouts....

HAPPY 61st ANNIVERSARY.............

Mom and Daddy!!! I love you both so much!!!
I see I got this posted after midnight.... their anniversary is Sept. 7th. This is a pic I took tonight when Pam, Joe, Allan and I took them out for dinner to celebrate.

1st Day of School....

Okay, all the Mommy's are blogging about back to school......... well, my baby had his 1st day of school today at a new school. Okay, okay....... it's university..... LOL And he's almost 23 years old........ but it still was his 1st day at a new school! Taylor has already graduated with a diploma from Sheridan College and now he is working on another diploma at a new school. Here's some info on it.......
"The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is Canada’s largest university for art and design, specializing in creativity and innovation. Established in 1876, the university has more depth and breadth in visual arts and design programs than any school of its kind in Canada. OCAD students enjoy a one-of-a-kind learning environment that combines an experiential, studio-based education with liberal studies, which is recognized with a BFA or BDes.
OCAD graduates are well known for their creative skills. Their work continues to enrich our country’s culture and add value to the economy and everyday lives of Canadians. OCAD’s research profile includes an institute for art and design education, the Beal Centre for Strategic Creativity at OCAD, an institute in design, creativity and innovation and large-scale projects in mobile content and technology."


So for all the Mommy's out there..... this Mommy envies you that you can hug and talk to your kids when they get off the bus or walk home from school today and everyday.... mine is 2 hours away from me and it's just not the same.

Fun at The Nook!!

I'm having fun so far being the guest designer at The Scrapping Nook this month. I started up a month long Bingo (since I am The Nook Bingo Queen ;-) I have a tendency to win the late night challenges, what can I say, I have a fast finger and am a night owl!) Of course a prize for the winner at the end.
Also I have 3 other challenges going on..... one is a "Labour Day" layout challenge ~ to do a layout of your "labour/childbirth" or to do a layout of how you labour at your job, in the garden, at home etc. etc. I've had lots of great entries into the challenge and someone will be winning a RAK!
Another challenge I have is to dump your purse on the counter, take a picture and then journal about its contents etc. etc. in a layout. Another RAK for this challenge.
Last but not least..... Button, button, who's got the button? challenge..... using tons of buttons on a layout... not 5 or 10 but TONS. Another winner will be drawn out of the entries.
Here's one I did with lots of buttons of Morgan when she was little.......