Olivia update!

I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to meet with my yorkie friends and get some nice pictures of Olivia...
She has just turned 8 months old and is growing into quite a pretty young lady!!
I am very pleased with her and can't wait to see how she matures!

She is spunky and fiesty. She is just starting to become sucky with me and some her fiery independence is lessening.... at night she is sure to get top spot right next to my neck. She has even taken over her mother's spot! She is in her first show next week. I don't anticipate any glorious wins but hopefully she will gain some knowledge and experience!

Puppy Update!

I have been incredibly bad at keeping up with pictures of these guys but really...rather than being on the computer posting pictures of them.... I have been sitting on my floor playing with them!!!



Here are pictures of my babies at their 7 and 8 week dates....the grey is 7 weeks old and red 8 weeks old. This is a super nice litter, they are well adjusted lovable puppies. All are friendly and social. They just went today for their vet check and the vaccinations and everyone passed with flying colours!

The perfect fathers day!!!

Sunday was the perfect day for a boat ride!!! It happened to also be Father's Day which it is my favourite thing to do on that day! I love taking the boat out to remember my dad... this was his boat and his pride and joy! He loved this boat and loved taking it out on the lake.

We launched onto Balsam Lake, and away we went! The weather was beautiful, the clouds were fluffy white and the sun was shining!
Brittany always good for a pose for a picture! She even looks cute in a PFD!!!

Our captain!

We did some tubing! The kids loved this! They had a blast! We had alot of laughs and alot of dares trying to dump them off!

After the kids were tired of tubing, we did some touring around the lake...did a bit of dreaming...how about a cottage anyone???

All in all we had a fabulous day! We got back just in time for the kids to make dinner! They cooked a homemade fish and chips dinner for Dave for fathers day!
It was so nice to spend the day all together and having fun! That does not happen often with the kids jobs and their social life and our jobs! Some one is usually off somewhere or another!
I'm sure my dad was looking down smiling knowing that his baby is still being used and getting enjoyed by his family!
HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!!!

Decoration Day

Well I don't know if it was the 'official' decoration day but yesterday was my decoration day.
That is the time where I pay tribute at the cemetary to my loved ones.
The official resting place of my mom, dad and sister.



Think of you always and loving you still.....

Prom 2010

Well he did it! There were days I wasn't sure it was gonna happen but it looks like James is graduating gr 12 and receiving his OSSD diploma!
Honestly...it was sometimes a challenge but he hung in there!
Last Saturday was prom and for the first time ever I got to see James in a tux! So, never one to miss a photo opportunity, I got some pics of him! Much to his dismay of course...he is not a picture fan!


Just for fun I thought I would post some pics of his last graduation (gr 8) and see what a change has occurred over the last 4 years! I remember at the time how big and grown up I thought he looked then, can't imagine how I feel now when he is age of majority!

The rest of the pics I was able get from James' date for night when she so nicely added me on FB so I could steal what I wanted! 'This' lovely lady below we have known for years. She is the daughter of the ball coach that my kids have had pretty much since t-ball days! Shelby is a sweet girl and I love this picture!

This beautiful girl is Stephanie and she was James' date for the evening! She is not only gorgeous but when James was grumbling about pictures she very quickly put him in his place and told him to stuff it...this was photo opp time so get used to it! And...even more surprisingly he did!!!! Notice the look on his face???? Hmmmm...not impressed right??!!!



This is another look back at the gr 8 graduation of James and Scott. They have been a pair since gr 7 when we moved into this school district. Sometimes not always good for each other and goading each other into doing really really stupid things, they have remained good friends and quite likely will for a long time!

And present day....
From what I heard, prom went off with out a hitch and all the graduates had fun! Congrats to James on his accomplishments thus far and many many well wishes for those in the future!
Oh and just a side note....James made me promise I wouldn't post any pictures on FB which I have honoured but he never said anything about my blog!!!!

Remembering a Birthday...

As some of you may know or may not know that I had 2 sisters. We lost our sister very suddenly at the young age of 32. It is coming up next week to be the 12th anniversary of her passing. Today however would have been her birthday. She would have been 44.

To say that I miss her would be an understatement. I think Linda understood me the most during my teenage years and I valued the friendship that came from that and how close we became in the years following.
I so wish she could have been here to celebrate her birthday, I can imagine how different so many things would be if she hadn't passed away.
Happy Birthday to my sis and remembering her again next week on June 14, the day we tragically lost her.

Tye is a Spazz!!

Caught this video of Tye being a spazz while trying to attack the water dripping from the eves last night while we had quite a heavy rain fall. I have never seen him do this before. He does have a fettish with water when I backwash the pool, he will try and attack that...but the dripping eves was a new one! ENJOY!

On this cool rainy day...

I am tucked inside and toasty warm with my oven going. Have a lovely smoked ham cooking and am preparing scalloped potatoes for supper.
It is odd to have the windows shut as we have been enjoying a heat wave! Temps of 40+ the humidex. I love the hot summer weather!
Today is a modest 20 degrees and is cool enough outside to tempt me to close the windows and opt for something to cook in the oven!


Even have a cake baking for lunches! The smells are wonderful circulating in this kitchen! Plus it is nice to have a breather day where the outside work is just going to have to wait as its too wet out there! Our heat wave was gorgeous but did create some dry conditions so the rain is a welcome sight!

Walkin' for a good cause!

Over the weekend Brittany was asked to walk for the Humane Society Fundraiser. The walk was about 3 hrs along our river and the proceeds of the fundraiser went to fund a new building for our local humane society!

Of course a subject that is near and dear to her heart with her beloved JRT Tye being unwanted before we got him, she willingly agreed!
She and her friend Amanda raised over $70 in sponsors for the walk. The day was beautiful for a walk. The girls along with Tye and Bella on lead, were off!

She packed dog cookies and lots of water. The outing was a fun one for everyone and the canines came back very tired but looking like they had a great time!

Britt said that Tye was very well behaved and greeted everyone which is wonderful for this breed! Bella, well anyone who has met Bella knows that she is just 100 lbs of pure love and would just soak up all the attention she could get!
Very proud of my girl for taking time out to raise money for a great cause and being a wonderful pet owner!