Needed more Wild Rice Soup :)

I couldn't help myself.
I needed to make another batch of soup.
Last time we only have enough for one family supper and a bowl for each Wayne and I for lunch.
This time I made a double batch.
But with making a double batch, it didn't fit in my original pot. So when I added the rue with milk…it almost overflowed. So I had to pour it into this larger pot.
Let me just say…..it was a bit messy ;(
But on a happy note, Ashley came by for supper tonight :)

I did my time on the treadmill this morning and then was going to jump in the shower.
But I dragged my arse, so told Kristy that I will take her boyfriend's house, as I didn't have to leave the vehicle. I let Kristy do the driving on the way there.
As I drove past Lowery's (our local office supply store) I remembered that I didn't have a monthly calendar for my planner. So without thinking….I went into the store.
So if you seen me in the store, thank you for pretending you didn't as I looked so bad, lol.

Don't you hate when the slush builds up on your wheel wells and then freezes in there.
I am always worried that my tire will get caught in here when I turn.
I can't tell you how much I kicked this to get it off my jeep. That was a work out in itself.
Maybe it was good that I didn't take a shower before I left, teehee.

Fighting a bit of a migraine tonight :(
I was hoping to put my new pages into my planner….guess thats a job for tomorrow :)

Tracy :)

National Clean off your Desk Day ?!

Did you know today was National Clean off Your Desk Day?
Neither did I.
But I did jump in and tidy up the ol' desk.

Now doesn't this just call out "Come and make a mess on me create a work of art.
I love when my desk is all cleaned off….but it doesn't last very long.

I did one better and cleaned of my stamping area.
Funny thing was, I went upstairs to make dinner. Later on, I went down into my craft room to get a certain pen…and was pleasantly surprised at how nice and clean the desk and stamping area are.
I forgot I had done it…or surprised that it was still clean.
My plan for the next few months is to go through every single cupboard, drawer, box and container to see what I have and to micro organize everything in my room.
Actually I am pretty excited to start on this :)

Today was a breakfast for dinner, type of meal.
This put a smile on my face when I opened the carton.
Heather boiled a few eggs the other day and asked what to do with the extra one she didn't eat.
I told her to mark the eggshell with a marker so we know which one it is.
Heather being the creative person she is…got creative ;)

I hope you all had a creative Monday :)
Did you get to your desk today?

Tracy :)

Sushi night

It was so nice to wake up this morning and hear Wayne, Ashley and Kristy chatting.
Ashley came by to wash clothes….but thats beside the point ;)
I enjoy when we are all together a s a family :)

This photo is at Ashley's.
The girls are spending the night there and Wayne and I went for a visit this afternoon.
I told them I wouldn't post this photo….but I lied, teehee.

It was just Wayne and I at home tonight, so we picked up some sushi and watched some movies :)
Just so you know, I only like cooked sushi…I'm not into raw fish….but breaded shrimp…yumm.

I hope you all had a very creative Sunday :)

Tracy :)

A Procrastinator, living in the Present?!

For this year I want to focus on the present.
Being the true procrastinator that I am, I seem to let things go for another day.
I blame this on my dad (isn't everything is wrong in our lives our parents fault, lol).
He always told me "Why do today, what can be put off till tomorrow" LOL.
I am great at following this rule.
But for 2014 I want to be in the present and not work on past projects.

With that being said, I am dedicating January to catching up and keeping up.
I have quite a few YouTube videos and new projects I have been planning on making for months now…but for some reason or another, put them off for a mother day.

I am still learning iMovie on my Mac Book, and quite honestly, I don't really like it.
I can't (or don't know how) to fade in and out my music.
I can't (don't know how) to add coloured text.
And it takes me forever to edit parts of the movie as there isn't a back button to erase my screw ups.
I told Wayne I need and iMovie for Dummies book, as I haven't had much help from the internet.

Talk about playing catch up this month, I finally made a video of this tag I had made last August.
I haven't even mailed it out to the recipient yet…good thing it was a gift she knows nothing about, lol.
Onto My Day:
Wayne went to the cottage to plow some snow.
We were going to spend the night, but were late in our decision and we still aren't feeling 100%, so we changed the plans.
I stayed home and he went by himself.
Unfortunately on the way home, he got a flat tire. Well actually he had a blow out.
If that wasn't bad enough, he couldn't get the rim off.
So after a lot of phone calls, CAA was going to meet him..but he would have to wait 2 hours.
My Wayne is not one to wait around, so he kicked the sh1t out of the rim until it came loose.
Have you ever seen a tire with a blow out like this…wow.

As Wayne was struggling with his tire, I went to my craft room to clean it up a bit.
Funny how having a clean work desk makes me want to create….even though I was walking around bags and boxes as the rest of the room is trashed, lol.
I was having a bit of trouble with my glue bottle. The glue wouldn't' come out…but then….yup, all over my hand, lol.

I hope you all had a creative Saturday :)

Tracy :)

Last pages of my December Daily and FNS !!!!

Here are the last few pages of my December Daily for 2013!!

Day 26
Boxing Day…the day I started to feel yucky.
The letters are Thickers. They were a light peach colour, I didn't like the colour when I bought them, but they were so cheap. So I bought them thinking I could colour them up with my Copics.
I did colour them with my Copics, but they stayed tacky forever.  Maybe I should have sanded them first before colouring.

In the afternoon my friend Debbie and her husband Gerry came for their Christmas visit.
This is a photo of Debbie and I….the smaller photos are of my daughters
I remember thinking on this day…I just have to get through today and tonight, then I can get sick, lol.

Day 26
In the evening we went to my SIL/friend Sharon's for another turkey dinner :)
As the evening progressed I just wanted to get home and take a long hot bath.

My last page in my December Daily.
I was sick every day with a fever and body aches. But I figured I was going to include these days in my album.
Well, I did punch all these number out and added stickles to them, so by George, I was going to use them, lol.

I have no idea why my phone photos of these pages  came out so blurry?
I loved this photo I had seen on Face book, so I printed it up. But no matter how many times I tried, it cut off the sides of the picture. So in order to get the whole sentiment  on my page, I printed it out on my label maker and adhered it to the photo.
So there you have it, my December Daily for 2013 :)

Tonight we are back to Friday Night Scrapbooking ..yahoo.
Sadly a couple of my friends are feeling a cold coming on, so they stayed home tonight.
But I was happy to see Debbie and Sharon…seems like forever since we had a FNS.

I hope you all had a creative Friday :)

Tracy :)

December Daily 23 - 25 And a soup recipe

Here are a few more pages from my December Daily.
Days 23 and 24

Day 23
The photo in the bottom left is the front of Ashley house with her outdoor Christmas tree and garland wrapped front steps.

I did have quite a few photos for the 24th as we spend the evening celebrating it with Wayne's side of the family…and he has a pretty big family.
But I thought I would save those photos for a 12x12 layout and decided to keep this page about just us :)

Day 25
Merry Christmas :)

Day 25 Morning
I was so happy that Ashley came over at 7:00am so we could all be together Christmas morning :)
These page photos are so blurry.
I used some really cute dimensional stickers on the journaling.

Day 25 Christmas Evening
Was spent with my side of the family.
There is only my brother, sister and I (as well as our children) still living in the same town, so I put these photos in here. I do have 3 other siblings, but they live in different provinces..would love if we could all get together for Christmas one year.
Again I used one of these cute dimensional stickers….I think I picked them up at the dollar store many years ago.

You may think that this is the end of my December Daily, but nope. We celebrate right to New Years, so I make my DD for the whole month.
I will share those last pages tomorrow.

Onto My Day:
I was planning on cleaning my craft room, but I didn't get down there.
What I did do most of the day was make this soup.
It is Wild Rice, bacon, chicken and mushroom soup.
It is delicious….but takes a while to make.
Here is the recipe.  http://pinchofyum.com/chicken-bacon-wild-rice-soup
I do a few things differently…for one I soak my wild rice over night.
The measurements for her rue was to thick, so I used equal parts butter and flour.
I also fry up some mushrooms.
Lastly, I don't add the Sherry or pimiento.

I hope you all had a creative Thursday :)

Tracy :)

December Daily 15 - 22. Kiwano anyone?

Still sharing my December Daily photos.
I hope you're not to bored with them.

Day 15 & 16

Day 15
I used a sticker word "Sweet" as this is what Kristy and Blake are…a couple of sweeties :)
I used these red enamel dots…I love the colour of these.

Day 16
Used a bit of washi tape on this page.
Aren't I a cutie…good thing the photo is blurry, teehee.

Day 17 & 18
More one page spreads :)

Day 17
This was a coffee sleeve that my friend Phillane decorated for me with a pack of hot chocolate :)
I thought it would go perfectly in my DD.
I think Stampin' Up needs to made a punch of this hot chocolate mug. Phillane told me this was actually a sticker…pretty adorable.

Day 18
Shared a couple of projects I had made.
I love the ink cleaner pad I altered for Phillane.

Day 19, 20, 21 & 22

I had even less photos for these days, so put them in half pages.

Both pages only had my challenge photos…except for the yummy food photo of when Wayne and I went out for lupper (lunch/supper)  :)

I will give you a break of my December Daily….until tomorrow.

Onto My Day:
Yesterday we made a decision to eat clean/healthy for 30 days.
Once you tell Kristy something, she is committed.
So committed that she gathered up all of the not so healthy food (including our treats we received as Christmas gifts) packed them in this laundry tote and bagged them up.
Bye, bye yumminess…until we meet again in 30 Days ;)

I had to go get some groceries today, so Kristy and Heather came along.
Because of our 30 Day Healthy challenge, I suggested we try some different foods.
So we picked up this spiky fruit Kiwano horned melon.
I cut it up and we all tried it…let me just say I don't think we will be getting another one anytime soon or ever again.
Wayne took his bite and spit it out…actually so did I, lol.
No one could have described it any better than Kristy did though. Her exact words were "Its like a string of mucus." lol.

I hope you all enjoyed a creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)