Only in Saskatchewan!

I think it was just last week that we were at -35 C with a -45C windchill and now today, as well as the past couple of days it is +1 or 2 with snow melting everywhere, mud splashing on my van and everything looking like spring is just around the corner. Of course, all of us older Saskatchewanites know that this is just a teaser. There will be more snow and cold weather, guaranteed. It's like taxes, it will happen. However, we will enjoy it while we have it!! I won't enjoy the extremely filthy van I am driving but I guess it comes with the territory! I ran out of windshield washer fluid the other day. Dry as a bone! Barely made it to Canadian Tire to get some more! The shelves were looking pretty empty so guess there were alot of people in the same boat! I stocked up with a few bottles of it, just to be sure. We have more than 1 vehicle so I figured I should be prepared.

I was surprised this morning!!

This is one of the layouts that we created in a workshop that I attended at Saskcrops this past fall. This event is put on by our own Leica Forrest here in our own little city. The workshop was taught by none other than Vicki Boutin. Now, I am always in for learning new things and I love mini albums so I signed up for pretty much all of her classes, and I fell in love with everything we made!! So I started stalking her blog!!!

Another lovely layout that we created.

And the ultimate mini album, that was way too taxing on my brain for sure!!! We almost worked up a sweat during this class, we had no time for much small talk during this one!! Anyway, what I am getting to is this.... I was perusing the realtime thingy on the side of my blog (I am sooooo very technical when it comes to computerland you know!!!) and I am wondering why I have all these hits that are orginating from the Vicki Boutin site so I go over there and OMG!! there is my name!! She has picked my name for the RAK that she had on her blog last week!!!! WOW, me, that's fabulous!! So, I am getting something from her in the mail!!!! I forgot that I had even left a comment, it's that age thing I think, out of sight out of mind. I should almost leave a list of where I have been because I am so bad for just hopping around and admiring everyone's blog. I really need to find out how to fix mine up alittle cuz everyone else's looks so neat and mine, well, mine is just what it is because I have no idea how to change much. I just learned about linking stuff to it not that long ago. I try to mention if I scraplift or use a sketch but I have a hard time doing the link thing so I hope that everyone is tolerant to some degree for us technically challenged people!!! I really don't think that I have the most interesting blog but it is something new for me and I do like to try and learn some new things now and then!! And it's a way to share some of things that go on in my life. Facebook is getting used abit more I think nowadays instead but I do try to keep up here as well. Some weeks I don't do very well but I do try!! and then there's today, 2 posts!!

Some new layouts

I don't really make resolutions for the New Year because that just gets me into trouble because I can't maintain them past the first week, but I did have a talk with myself and I told myself that I really cannot buy anymore scrapbooking stuff until I use up some of my existing stash. so I did do a few layouts during the christmas week and am now posting them here.
The layout of us under the falls is my second attempt at making a collage with multiple photos and then printing it out as an 8x10 to scrap. I kind of like how it turned out as it was easier than trying to fit multiple photos on a page. And it gets all the photos that I wanted printed onto 1 page instead of 2 or 3!!

I do windows layout was inspired by a sketch from the Scrapdango's site, they do kits and have a forum that I hang out on sometimes.

Helping my grandpa layout was inspired by a december sketch on pagemaps. I am liking how it turned out as well

The layout of monkeyface helping with the dishwasher was the first attempt at putting together a collage and printing it. She was so funny that night, she looked so serious as she punched the buttons on the dishwasher and then turned and said to me "ta-da" which in her lingo means there I's done and it's ready to go!

The Princess is 2!

Our little girl is growing up so fast!! We celebrated her 2nd birthday yesterday. She had a princess themed party complete with a castle cake made for her by her auntie. She had the concept of blowing out the candles down pat but couldn't quite get it done all by herself, she needed alittle help! I have about 300 photos of this momentous event but have pared it down to 3 for downloading on here! I will have to go through them again and find the good ones for a scrapbook page next!