tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100992272011-04-21T18:34:20.100-06:00Hey welcome!!! I'm telling you now that you won't find anything wise or thought provoking here. What you will find is my rambling and ranting in an attempt to rid my brain of all too much stuff. So sit back and enjoy.Brodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114410461148791772noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10099227.post-50707091563436275882008-07-06T12:52:00.007-06:002008-07-06T16:07:54.206-06:00

It was a beautiful week long drive down to Los Angeles.  We definitely took our time to get here by taking the 101 highway as much as we could.  But it was really worth it.Our first stop is was well the boarder. We got stopped not because of the cigars, the dog, or the fact the we were moving down, nope it was for the little pail of dog food that didn't have an ingredient list.  But the good

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So as some may already know Chris and I are heading south to the land of the movie stars.  Chris has been given the chance to work with a great post house and the opportunity was just too good to pass up.We are planning on doing the move on July 1 so that we can be in LA for the 4th or so.  For the first little bit we will be staying at a friends place while he is in Thailand, so we can get to

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This would be a great look for the summer.  That is if you have the patience and don't mind the heat!

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So if you know anything about me I have become some what obsessed with all things bacon.  I think that it all stems from these cookies.  Now anything that is remotely bacon related seems to come my way.  Today it was the Bacon Tux.  How can you not want your date to be wrapped in cloth that not only looks but smells like the smokey goodness of bacon? 

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While toodling around I found this great kitchen at uncrate. 

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Well Chris and I are in Los Angles this week.  We've been enjoying the sun, visiting friends, doing a little work and checking out Mickey's place.  I haven't been to Disney Land in such a long time, since I was 6 actually, and so I really wanted to just pack it all in.  That is exactly what we did!  After getting off of our 4:00 am flight and trying on 3 different cars, Chris didn't like any of

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Get your butt outside if you live anywhere in the west.  Spring has arrived on the coast and I can't get enough of it.  Yeah it is still kinda gloomy with all that infamous west coast rain but that brings on the flowers.  The Daffodils are out everywhere and the Cherry Blossoms are just starting.  Now if you know anything about me it is that I'm truly a fall type girl, with all the crisp cool

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Christopher and I really wanted to get away for our second anniversary. So we thought why not find the wine route in the Okanagan Valley? There are so many different wineries in the valley that we could take in some beautiful views and collect some amazing wines. It was Christopher's idea to get a full case of wine, one bottle from every winery that we visit, but with one stipulation that

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So here I am sitting in our very tiny, little apartment in Vancouver looking out at all of the tourists trying to stay out of the rain and I'm realizing that I'm actually not one of them. I actually live here. Cool! I kinda took last week off, mentally anyways. I told myself that I needed a break and that I was going to get to know my new neighborhood. I have walked down to the pretty towers

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The house is SOLD! And I can Move! Vancouver here I come. I gave my notice last week and my last day at work is going to be the 30th of August. I really want to be out of Calgary by the first of September. So that means that I only have2 weeks really to get it all done! I'm heading back to Saskatchewan to see my relatives and my parents new store. Then I will fly out on September 7th to live

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We are Officially selling the house! So if you or anyone you know is in need of a 1972 bungalow in Calgary. Drop me a line and I'll see what I can do to hook you up.

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I stumbled across this great archivce of desktops at Pixel Girl Presentsand I can say that I'm now sporting a brand new to me desktop. Stuff for everyone. Go on check it out!

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So I'm realizing that i am a pack rat. I have way too much stuff that I need to get rid of and I just don't know how I'm going to be able to do it. I had a yard sale last weekend where I sold quite a bit of stuff but I don't want to have yard sale after yard sale. I think I will be putting a lot of stuff on the Market place on Facebook.com . It might sell there. Who knows. This is where I say

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So yesterday I became amongst the members of the Dumb Ass Family.I'm fine! My car well she is not. Let me explain... Well the corner where I live is west facing and you have to turn east to get to the main street out of my area. As soon as you turn that corner on a cold and rather bright early morning you are blinded by they sun. This is what happened to me yesterday morning. I had pulled

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on the pier Originally uploaded by peariso. Well I have had fun here in Calgary but it is time to move on to new places and new adventures.Chris has just accepted a job offer in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is heading over there in a week and I will follow in mid August. I have some school that i would like to finish. And well we have this great house that I have to clean and pack

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Well we have moved from the ice and cold of February to the ice and cold of March. I really would like this city to just make up it's mind when it came to what the hell it wants to do with the weather. All last week it was beautiful. We actually got up to 19 degrees. Then on Monday it snowed and not a little bit of snow. No it was a large, nasty, wet dump! The ice made it stupid to drive and

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Cute hun? I have been wasting some time this afternoon. Can't you tell?i have been super grumpy lately but I think that not doing my actual work is helping me get over it. I think I might have a few more places to hit before I really do something. You know like deal with the logs that are piled underneath my drafting table.

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This is my wonderful friend Liza. Isn't she pretty? I had the great honour to be involved with this gorgeous wedding.First off we were in Canmore, Alberta for an entire week. The mountains were perfect and the snow was pristine. The place that I got to stay was a condo, with a hot tub, beautiful views and was right on the mountain side. Liza's Mother and sister were staying there along with Liza

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vintage valentine: she knits! Originally uploaded by jek in the box. Just thought that I would shout out and say Happy Love day to you. I hope that you get to spend it with someone special. I will be spending it at school. Trying to understand my teacher and being completly confused by what he is actually teaching. Ya-ay for Physical Geology and how ultra romantic it is not!This is

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My baby died. Let me explain.... Two years ago my wonderful Hubby bought me an ipod for Christmas. She performed wonderfully and played many of my most favourited songs, but alas no more. She stared to freeze, needed to be reset constantly, and would no longer sync up with iTunes. Chris informed me that we had purchased the extended warrenty over at Best Buy. That should either fix it or

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If you haven't heard you can find out the answer to that question along with how to build, make, alter and generally do pretty much anything you want over at instructables. This is where I have been spending quite a bit of time lately. I found SO many tutorials. Like this one for making a Costume Cardboard helmet. (this could be one for Chris)OH and there is DYI Febreze! I don't use the other

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What a great Idea! Tsp spices has come up with prepackaged tea spoon sized servings of all sorts of different spices and herbs. They are organic and ready to use. I love the fact that they are individually packaged and you know that you are getting fresh spices with every usage. I don’t know how many times I have questioned whether or not my spice rack it at it’s still at its peak and

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showing offOriginally uploaded by peariso. So as promised here is a lovely pic of Calorimetry. It was a super satisfying knit. Almost instant gratification, which is something that I don't normally get from knitting.There are some things though that I did have to change with the pattern. Instead of casting on 120 stitches I only did 100. I also didn't do as many repeats as called for. The pattern

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Lately I have been checking out all of the great tutorials around here. These are just a few that have sparked my interest...Lolly party Bags over at One Hour CraftWith the cold weather these may come in handy...Hot off my knitting needles comes Knitty's Calorimetry. It was a nice, fast knit and I will definitly be getting a lot of use out of it. Now if you EVER need an Ultimate Tutorial list

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So while I was doing my last up date I realized that I could actually just email my posts to this Blogg. Well! Hot damn! I just had to try that. Yes, I am constantly online but I don’t always remember what it was that I needed to talk about when it comes to writing my entry. Hence the copious amount of babbling, like I am doing here. So that being said I’m off to do my actual work and leave

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Happy Birthday Bear! Nice turkey...

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After way too much food and drink and seriously lacking in sleep I find myself in a brand new year. It is kinda shiney here. Loads of plans to travel and for new job oportunities for Chris, also weddings to attend in exotic places.I just got off the phone with our travel agent and we are set for one glorious week in Cancun Mexico. I can't wait! I have never really been any where like that

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Ya I know your saying," but Brod your birthday was a month ago." Well I got these lovelies from a Wonderful woman called alwaysinmyroom from over on Craftster. She picked to craft for my birthday on the last day of October and I didn't even know. After one rotten day I got to come home to this soft felted purse that is totally superstar lined and did you see that cute tissue holder? It is

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I just resently entered my very first ATC (Artist Trading Card) Swap over on Craftster . I had never really done anything like this as I'm not much of a paper crafter but I was told that they can be rather addicitve.Um... that is a way of putting it. I love these little guys. For those of us who are into the instant gratification of certain project and I think this fills a crafting void. The

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This baggy shapeless knitting is my very FIRST sock! I have to say that I am rather proud of it. I did have to seek professional help on the heel. (who hasn't on their first?) But I did dye the wool myself and it only took me 3 days to complete.Now if you are reading this and you are a member of my family then you can stop reading right now...You heard me Git!K so this was actually supposed to be

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Craftster has been going through some growing pains at the moment and it should be bigger and better. I'm excited about it but these down times are a little upsetting.I need my fix! Crakster as it is commonly known on the boards is probably the most addictive site I have ever been to. Everyone is so inspiring and positive! I get a million ideas everytime I log on, which is every 2 mins. It is

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Excitment Originally uploaded by peariso. I have to say that this is one of my favourite pictures right now. I took it for The Emotional Photo Swap over at Craftster. On the last day of the Calgary Stampede Hubby and I decided that we should actually go. I needed to find some emotions and what better place than one that has thousands of people all crammed in to one spot? We definitly

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This is the fridge that I totally want! I found it over at design*sponge .These are part of Elctrolux's "war on white". They are cool and contemporary and I could see this one really working in my kitchen or on the next episode of Pimp my Ride

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Henry camping Originally uploaded by peariso. Our little man Henry has turned one year old today. We got a hold of his breeder and sent them pictures. It was nice to hear that his Mom is doing well and that they are going to try to have another litter this fall. Henry is going to be having a birthday party this weekend with all of his friends. We are going to be having Pup Cakes and

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So i found this site that is now totally addictive. Check out the pixel Brodie!

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We hadn't been proper camping in years so when Chris said, " Let's go camping on the long weekend." I jumped at the chance. It was exactly what I wanted to be doing on my 4 day weekend. (I took a half day on Friday)We got out to Peter Lauheed Provincial Park, after getting lost, and lucked out and got the last camp site in the park. Not the prettiest one but at least we didn't have to go

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red, yellow and orange Originally uploaded by peariso. I can be a quick crocheter (is that even a word) but this baby blanket took me FOREVER. It is only 16 squares but it was my first attempt to do squares of any kind. I wasn't working off of a pattern but I never do. I kinda like the organic look of this colour pattern. No two squares are alike but they are all very similar. It

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Whoa! I just realized that I hadn't posted for a while. Sorry.I have a couple of projects that when they are finished I'll give you the low down. Promise.

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Thought for the day.... Originally uploaded by cattycamehome. We need to keep things in perspective. No matter who's perspective that might be.

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Beef bones Originally uploaded by Fahara. "So how was your weekend Brod? " Honestly kinda crappy. After spending most of my Saturday cleaning up the yard and heading to the dump Chris and I we're looking forward to some BBQ. I sent Chris down to the deep freeze to get some steaks only to have him shout up the stairs," Honey I need your help!" in a frantic voice. Our stand up freezer

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at the track Originally uploaded by peariso. Hubby and I hadn't been on a date for a really long time so I thought why not surprize him with an evening out? I probbed some of my friends around work for things to do that where new and fun. The one that won out was a trip to the race track. Neither of us had been to the horses. We were a little unsure about this adventure but we

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henry at the lake Originally uploaded by peariso. So today was a bust at work. I think I might have accomplished one thing and that was a really minor one thing. I'm really just not in the mood to be here. As you can probably tell I'm whinney today. I have my annual cold and my head feels like it is full of cotton. I did however get my swap package together and it is just waiting to

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Downtown Calgary Originally uploaded by lccarriere. So I have been watching the Crafster swap angel board for a while now, looking for a way to wet my feet, and I finally jumped at one. The swap is for pictures of your town! I am super excited about this. I get to decorate a picture frame and then go around town taking cool picture to send to some one else. I have a few picked out

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Boy I can run fast Originally uploaded by peariso. On our way out to Saskatchewan we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take this action shot. Henry was obsessed with sticking his nose out to smell. I also think that it was because we have a "Midnight Purple" car and no air conditioning.

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It is the start of the Victoria Day long weeked and we start the exodus! The city of Calgary will empty for the next 3 days and Chris and I are among them.We decided to head the opposite way from most. We are going East. Back to the flat praires of my youth. Yes on the weekend that starts the camping season in Canada we are not going to be trying to find a campsite at 9:00 at night after being

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I have just found out, via my constant entertainment CBC, that there is an enviromental building store here in Calgary. I have discovered through their website that they do carry products like Marmoleum. Yeah! This is very exciting to me because I did think that Calgary was falling behind in enviromental friendly choices out there.

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Ben's Originally uploaded by peariso. So this was one of those places that you are told," Oh you MUST go here!" Well I went there and I can say that it was good. There is no way to fake the atmosphere of millions of people all enjoying a timeless meal like Montreal Smoked Meat. I know that there is much competition when it comes to who has the best sandwich in the city but I will say

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Wow! I think I'm in love. So I have only been here for 2 nights and one day but I love this city. It is so pretty (will post pictures when I get a chance) and the people here are lovely. I could just keep exploring for days and days.The little Hostel that I'm staying at has been superb. It is called Le Gite du Plateau Mont Royal and it is at 185- Sherbrooke est. I would recommend it to any one

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cookiesOriginally uploaded by peariso. I had been craving sugar cookies for the longest time so I finally made these.This was my first time using royal icing and I think I may be hooked. I'll just have to get a bigger pipeing bag. It was a lot of work but they turned out great!

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I figure that the amount of time I spend on other people's Bloggs, hoping that they have updated in the past hour, could be better spent updating my own.

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First it I slept in. Got stuck in traffic. Had to really wait for the train to come. Got stuck on the train. Was 30 minutes late for work. Found little "To Do" notes all over my desk, meaning boss knows about being late. Got a desperate call from a friend needing help. Whipped stuff off on the printer that didn't want to print. Had to run to her office building to drop it off on my way to

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You Are a Caramel Crunch DonutYou're a complex creature, and you're guilty of complicating things for fun.You've been known to sit around pondering the meaning of life...Or at times, pondering the meaning of your doughnut.To frost or not to frost? To fill or not to fill? These are your eternal questions.What Donut Are You?

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Wanna go for a walk?Originally uploaded by peariso. I whipped these up a while ago for all the lovely bitches that Henry has acquired for Valentines day. They were really easy to make and so far they are standing up to some heavy use. I just have to get around to making Henry one.I love the stripes! And the D ring is for your poop bags. You can attach clean ones there for quick use or it is

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Find your own pose!It took a bit but I found out that I was a Bubble Blower. Who knew?It took a bit but I found out that I was a Bubble Blower. Who knew?

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Well the other week while doing my regular trip to the farmer's market Chris dragged me away from the tomato stand saying," Come quick! I have something to show you."Here I am thinking this has got to be good, and I wasn't disappointed. He brought me over to a very small booth that was completely covered in everything that you would ever need for your dog or kitty.There were toys, beds, sofas,

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My shaggy baby is usually one of those wonderful little guys that would let his Mom sleep in to at least 7:00 am. But lately he has decided that 5:30 is a great time to bounce off of Mom while I'm sleeping.It seems like I'm the one that he accociates his mornings with. Mom is the one that will let him out in the morning, give him breakfast and has a quick play before heading out the door to

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So I have recently gone through the different Bloggs that I frequent and I have noticed a trend. Everyone seems be spring cleaning and changing the look of their bloggs. I love it! I'm always one to change the furniture around and see how things would look over there. So why not spruce up the place and change the look of things? Really I'm just trying to justify why I should change too.

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Alright that is a bigger hissy fit than I really need but I have gone literally months without getting any new music for my ipod. This is because my beloved iBook bit the dust. The screen went caput. I don't blame it. It really doesn't owe me anything, but I am going through music withdrawal. I have lists upon lists of different songs that I need to get and no way of getting them.I actually found

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Who knew that trying to be the best puppy Mommy would be so hard? All I want to do is give my 7month old shnauzer Henry the best. Here is the story...A few weeks ago I noticed that Henry wasn't really eating. He wouldn't dive right in when it came to breakfast time or anytime. I didn't want this to happen because he was only 6months old and was starting to look skinny, skinny isn't what you

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This is something that I never thought I would be thinking. CBC is a fixture in my life and has always been there for me through my many moves and events in my life. I love my CBC or at least what it used to be.I loved programs like Basic Black, The Roundup, and Madly off in all Directions. These have been like warm blankets . Bankies. They were informative, entertaining and heart warming.Now

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Today on Todd Maffins website I love Radio, I read that Madly Off in All Directions Lorne Elliot will no longer be on the air after this season. After a decade of bringing us Canada's varied comedy styles Elliot will be stepping off the stage. To read more about this go to http://radio.blogware.com/

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So Freestyle has resorted to a new low. I just listened to them trying to call Alkatraz. Yup, that is some brilliant broadcasting. That isn't something that happens on every private radio morning show. IT'S a CRANK CALL!!! I know that they aren' t asking if the refridgerator is running, but Cameron said "who's your daddy". Oh good gawd!!

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Wow did I just discover something wonderful and a great way to avoid Freestyle without turning off CBC. I live in Calgary and thought well if I tune into the station in Halifax then I will miss Freestyle entirely. It's like it doesn't exist! It is great. That way I get to listen to the world at 6 3 hours earlier and As It Happens is really wonderful. I usually don't get to listen to it all

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Wanna see where Freestyle is getting their stories from?www.fark.comI counted at least 4 from yesterday's show.

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So today was the first day that I actually made it through CBC's Freestyle. I 'm proud of myself and especially proud of the CBC. I'm not going to say that it was an excellent show and I certainly won't say that it is up to CBC standards at least not previous standards. But it has gotten better.The music selection has gotten to be more like what I would expect from the CBC. I actually heard bands

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If don't already know I have a love affair for the CBC. I was raised on it and have always enjoyed the programming. But, and this is a big but, I don't understand why they would get rid of a program like the Round up to replace it with drivel like Freestyle???The Round up brought us company and wit. Freestyle is VERY bad music and two people rambling. Has the CBC forgotten what it's target

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Well I have come to realize that there is power in this little space that I have. I know that I haven't really used it to it's full potential and maybe I should get off my ass and do that.I need to find something that I can get passionate about. Well actually I am passionate about lots of things. Now I should just specialize in something.Where am I going with this you might be asking? Well I'm

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So I have come to realize that I need to actually show people some pictures of this wedding that I had a month ago. So here are a few links to the pictures. my flicker siteI also have some pro pics but I don't think the link will work so that is why you will only get to see this one. Isn't he a cutie?

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On my daily toodle around the web I tripped over this little bit of insite. Considering I just adopted a dog I feel that it is fitting to promote animal rescues. Even though our new puppy is not a rescue but one that came from a loving home in central Alberta. There are too many animals that are trying to find someone to love them. Dogs in particular have this thing called unconditional love

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In the past little while I have gone from one extreme to the next and I don't know what to do or say next. Okay maybe before I dive right in I should explain myself. It all started on Friday of last week. Chris and I were cleaning out our basement and trying to make it ready for people to live there come the week of the wedding. It was exhausting but it felt good because we had gotten a lot

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So we are on the countdown. Tomorrow is officially the first day of September and that means that I will be a Mrs. in 17 days!!! I really can't wait. I think that this is going to be a wonderful day and there will be no other like it. No I haven't pumped it up too much. I can't say that I have a whole lot to do either. I have to print a few things off on the computer, get my hair trial done

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I've been confronted with something that I have been worried that I wouldn't hvae to confront for a long time. I will be heading home to be with my Grandmother. Yesterday morning she fell in the washroom and broke her femur. She is under going surgery to have a pin placed in the bone. I worry that this will progress her already failing health. I have heard that she may never be able to walk

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I'm sick of it!!! it has been raining here in Calgary for 2 weeks now. Everything is dripping wet, the rivers are over flowing and my lawn needs mowed. You can see my list of priorities. At least it is helping my garden. I actually have a garden! It is growing so much that we had to trim down the rhubarb because it was taller than the fence. I'm going to give you an update for the wedding

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Here is an update as I have broken my promise and not written here in a very long time. Much has happened in the past few months. In Febuary Christopher and I helped a friend of the Peariso family to move into a retirement home. This left a large home ready to move into. Well with a little help Chris and I purchased our first home. I am happy to report that we moved in on March 18, 2005.

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Well so much for doing this every day but at least I'm trying. So to bring you up to date this past week has been kinda busy. First off on January 15, I was making breakfast and while I got the bacon going I decided to make one of Chris' favorite foods potato scones. These were frozen and I needed to pop them apart. Well the knife slipped and went right into my hand. The blood started to

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Wow, is Calgary cold out there. The mercury is down to -35 degrees celcius, and I have only been out side twice. Once was to get few grocereys for my mother in-law and the second was to get milk from next door. That was the only thing that I had forgotten. Right now the highway comeing in and out of here is closed and all i want to do is watch very bad movies and play with wool. The only

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Well I would say that I'm not the best person to be keeping one of these, but I think that I should at least try. It would be good for me to write at least something everyday. I will warn you that it may just be a lot of babble, so here it goes...

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