I see me

I am posting this at camp, outside. So I am getting my reflection off the screen, scary, LOL.
We had perfect weather for our drive up here last night, (got 4 more butterflies crocheted :) about 3 minutes before we pulled into our drive it just started to pour.
I was going to stay in the truck until it stopped, but it let up enough for me to make a run for it. When I got inside Kristy was in the process of going outside to bring me an umbrella. What a sweetie.

I was going to try and post some pictures (Internet is slow here) but I forgot my camera cord at home.
Today is another beautiful day. I just love the fresh smell of the outdoors here. The lake smell is relaxing.
Went for a couple of short walks today. My new runners are real comfortable. Guess they were worth the price.
Might be able to have a fire tonight as it has rained, we will see.
I visited my neighbour Sonja. We lend books back and forth. Well she has a robin's nest on her porch. It has 3 eggs in it. Our baby birds have already flew away.

Well I should get going. Hubby and the girls are swimming and I am off to take a walk.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend

Tracy

I know what those chickens feel like without their heads

Today I have been running around like a crazy woman. Ok I don't need to hear from the peanut gallery. LOL.
Drove Ashley to work
Walked....nope didn't get that in.
Took Heather to Intercity for a swimming shorts
When I say took Heather shopping, What I mean is we went into every store.
Brought my pictures to Blacks to get developed. Couldn't remember what size I used to my camp journal, so got both developed. It took awhile.
Heather and I went for a bite to eat.
Ran to the Meat store for ribs on the BBQ this weekend.
Did a few other errands.
Returned some bussiness calls.
Picked up Ashley from work.
Now I am packing up to go to our cottage for the weekend. I think I need the R & R.

I received some blog candy from Stacy

Check out her blog. She has some neat ideas and some really good $ saving tips for us crafters.
Thank you Stacy

Ok Just a quick post as I have to get laundry off the line and make supper as hubby is going to be home very soon.
Hope you all have a very nice weekend :) Get some crafting in, I hope to.

Tracy

How to make my Mini Book 3x3

Here is the video on how to make the mini book out of a 12 x 12 paper. Finally :)

Here is part 2

I really don't like second parts to video's but believe me I tried to make it only in one part, but just couldn't do it.

Well this morning my bed won, teehee. After dropping Ashley off at work I when I came back home I snuck back into bed instead of going for my walk.
But I did go for a walk with my neighbour so I don't feel guilty :)

Heather and I met Ashley for lunch today. Kristy was far from ready, so she stayed home. Ashley only has a half hour lunch. We went to Mr. Sub, we got there just before she got off of work and I ordered everything before she got there. Her work is less than a block from it.
Ashley hates her job. I don't mean she doesn't like it, I mean she Hates it, with a capitol "H".
Hopefully she will find a different one soon.

Today was beautiful. Not only warm and sunny, but there was a beautiful breeze blowing as well. We did get rain later on in the evening. Boy do we need some. It didn't rain for long though. We haven't even been able to have a fire yet this year because of the fire warnings. As much as I love this warm/hot weather we need some rain.

Thankful Thursday.
1. Going out for lunch with my girls, even though Kristy didn't come :(
2. Heather reminding me what I had to do as I forgot my list, teehee.
3. Finally getting my video up.
4. Walking with my neighbour Lynn.
5. Air conditioning :)

Hope your Thursday was a crafty one.

Tracy

Tiny Mini albums

I think something sucked all the energy right out of my body, unfortunately it wasn't Edward, or better yet James, oh isn't he a hottie.
Oh right...back to my day.

I was planning on making a video tutorial for my tiny mini albums. Really I was.
I even started taping. Then realized that I cut the pages without video taping. Good thing I'm cute eh. Well at least that's what Wayne says teehee.
So I made two of them. As I cut them both out off camera DUH. So I pledge to make a tutorial for it tomorrow. I only embellished the one album so far.
I go for at least a half hour walk every morning at 7:45am. The only reason I am up that early is because I drive Ashley to work. I soooo didn't want to go for my walk this morning. I was actually debating with myself.
Ohhhh I don't want to go for a walk.
Just put on your runners and go.
But the bed looks so comfy, I think I need to lay down.
Oh but once you are out there, you will enjoy it.
But the bed, so tired.
Just Do It!!!
The good intentions won. But I did take a nap after my walk ;)

I had to get my dad groceries today.
When I entered his apartment the heat almost knocked me over. So I repositioned his fans, then opened his apartment door as the hall has air conditioning. We can not understand why his place gets so warm.
I visited until it was cooler in there, I didn't want him in there alone with the door wide open. Luckily it poured today, so it has really cooled down.
You may ask why he doesn't have an air conditioner. Well he said he didn't want one, as soon as he bought one it would get cool. Well now he wants one, guess I'll be shopping for an apartment air conditioner tomorrow.

Hope you had a crafty Wednesday

Tracy

I think I broke my bum.

Don't these look tasty. This was the perfect gift to the end (hopefully) to my not so good last few days. Thanks Cory :)

Ashley's friends Cory and Michelle came over to hang out with Ashley. Cory brought me these. What a sweetie.

Between the "Mean Lady", a heated discussion with a close family member, a couple spats with hubby, not crafting and teens with attitude. I hope me week gets better.

Oh ya and this.....

See that big crack in the glass? Well I fell on it, yup. I saw a spider on the wall, got some paper towel to pick it up with. I put one foot on the couch arm and the other foot on my mirrored end table. You see this table doesn't have 4 legs, it has a pillar in the middle. So when I put my weight on it, it toppled and I toppled with it.

I have a large spider lamp and I grabbed it on my way down. I knew I was going down but couldn't do anything to stop myself.

Kristy watched the whole thing. She had to help me get untangled from the mess. I am pretty much OK (thanks for asking as my family didn't) my butt is bruised along with my pride and I hurt my toe.

I didn't like that table anyway. Can you say ugly 80's.

On a good note my daughter's, Ashley and Kristy made a lovely dinner. I didn't have to lift a finger. My SIL/friend Sharon and I went out for lunch today. We went to Montana's. I was upset as they got rid of my favorite meal, the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. Time for a new restaurant.

We also went to Michael's. I bought 2 paper packs "Life Stories" by My mind's Eye and "Life's Journey" by K & Company. Sharon let me pick out my birthday gift. It will be "Lost and Found" by Tim Holtz paper pack. I for sure don't need any more paper, but they keep making beautiful papers :)

I went for a half an hour walk this morning after dropping Ashley off at work for 7:45am. And you all know how much I love waking up early.

It was another beautiful day.

Hubby Kristy and I went and did some running around. When we came back home my neighbour, Lynn came by and asked me to go for a walk. So we went for an hour walk. Over 12300 steps today :)

So what have you done today to make you feel proud?

1. Got over my 10000 steps in today, my daily goal.

2. Enjoyed a day out with my friend

3. That I didn't break any bones when I fell.

4. That I didn't eat one of those cupcakes....yet.

5. Washed all my floors.

Tracy

A Surprise Visit

Today hubby came and visited us from work, LOL.
Imagine our surprise when I heard a large machine driving down our street and looked out the window and saw hubby getting out of the loader. So of course I grabbed my camera and took a few pictures.

He was on his way to get his loader's hydraulics cylinder repaired. And if you know what that is then you are one up on me LOL.

I worked today, I had to do some odds and ends.
I have walked everyday except for today. I step into my runners instead of tying them up, and I bent the backs. Well because of this, I have a not so nice cut on the back of my heel. I was still going to go for a walk, but Ashley talked me into letting it heal today. So I took her advice and went back home and took a nice long nap LOL.
I did do a bit of walking around the house in my slippers mind you. Hubby ordered me a nice new pair of shoes off the internet http://www.newbalancetoronto.ca/detail.asp?style=WW955GT These are waterproof, so perfect for walking at camp when the dew is on the ground. I hope I get them by this weekend.

OMG I just saw the price! Is he crazy?!?! He never told me the price, he just told me about them, and asked me my shoe size. He figured that they would be perfect because I walk on uneven terrian at camp. Holy crapola.

Hubby and I are watching Shaun of the Dead. Thanks Lana :) We have watched it before but felt the urge to watch it tonight.
Wow I think this is the shortest post I have ever done.
Some of my comments on your blogs are longer than this, teehee.

Hope you Monday was a crafty one. I wish mine was. I think I complain about not crafting then I actually craft. I think I need to change that.

Tracy

Recap of our Weekend at the Lake

Today was the first day this summer that I had taken my kayak out. I love my "Miss Tracy". That is what my hubby named it. He even put that on the front side of it. I love to either just paddle around the lake and look at the view. Or if I want a work out, then I put on some tunes and paddle strong.
Every year I notice more and more garbage in our little lake. It just upsets me that we live in such a beautiful environment and people throw their beer cans (Canadian and American labels), golf balls, pop cans, and plastic bags in the lake and river. I am forever bringing home garbage as I hate to see it pollute our area. Ok my vent is over until next time teehee.

During my paddling around the lake I went under the highway. It is neat under here. The sparrows make their nests under here. The picture is a tad blurry, it is hard to keep the kayak still. I didn't post the picture of the inside of the nest as it was very blurry as I had to stand in the kayak to get it. Ya not the smartest thing to do, but at least I didn't fall into the water LOL.
Here is what I go under in my kayak. It was kind of freaky the first time I did this. The transports and other vehicles drive right on top there. This is the Trans Canada Highway.

One thing we are really excited about every year at our cottage on the lake, is the return of the loons. Every year we anticipate the arrival of the baby loons. For many years our loons have 2 babies. But for the last 3 years our loons have not had any babies. What usually happens is they build their nests and then we get a rise in the water and their nests get flooded.

Well this year we were so happy to discover they had a nest with some eggs, and we didn't get high waters.

We figured that the babies hatched and mama and papa loon take them out of the nest early and then hid them at the edge of the lake. We can never see them. But we knew they had at least one baby as when the predator bird flew close they would try and deter them from the baby by making a certain call so the predator bird would pay attention to the parent loon.

I noticed they were really calling out, so I went to the dock and watched a bald eagle flying low along the shore line. I was so hoping that he didn't see the baby.

Later that night hubby and I wanted to see the nest, remember the babies are gone or we wouldn't have gone near it. I saw that the shells of the egg were there so that looked promising. But then I saw a loon egg in the water by the nest. I was so upset, I wanted to put it in the nest hoping that the mama would go back to it. But when I touched it, it was cold. It also smelled rotten. So sad.

Later I noticed 3 adult loons on the lake. If they had a baby they would not allow another loon on the lake, they would chase it away. So I am wondering if the eagle did get it. I so hope I am wrong. Here are some birdhouses the girls painted years ago. They were in the camp and they wanted to display them outside. The moose birdhouse I made years ago for my FIL Ray. I saw a small picture in a magazine and thought, I could make this (as I always do). So I did, I just think he is adorable.

When we got home from camp, hubby and I ran to Canadian Tire and Michael's. I know what you are thinking Crappy Tire for hubby and Michael's for me. Nope Wrong. Hubby wanted frames and I wanted a sealer for the loons egg.

After that we brought Heather to the pit to finish greasing the trucks. Well it started to pour buckets as soon as we got there, so she couldn't work on them (they are outside). So we headed home for supper. But we did return and she finished just after 10:00. I walked around the property as she did this and hubby showed her where the fittings were that needed to be greased.

I sure have been walking a lot this weekend.

Friday almost 18000 steps

Saturday over 17000 steps

Today over 13000 steps.

I really hope you had a nice weekend. I did. Unfortunately I forgot my camp journal at home so I didn't get to do that. But I did crochet some butterflies on the way to and from camp.

Tracy