News...Update...This just in!!!

Yes.  I know.  I have not been posting nearly as often as I should, but well, I am now!  I am hearing some grumblings about the fact that I have not been giving updates on my weight loss.  Fear not dear friends,  my resolve has not waivered.  I am currently sitting at 60 pounds lost.  It has been very slow going since the summer, but I am totally taking this as a win.  Even though I hit 50 pounds this summer, and have only lost another 10,  I am very happy that I have been able to (at the very least) maintain my loss and then some.  I have recently joined one of the local gyms and am loving it.  I have been trying to go in the mornings while we are off for Christmas break.  I have fallen victim to the gruesome PLATEAU and will fight as hard as I can to banish it from whence it came. (does that make sense??...it sounds good in my head, that's all that matters!!)

So, this should hopefully give those interested an update on my weight-loss journey, and I promise to keep you posted on my future successes!

BTW...Merry Christmas to all and to all a Fabulous New Year!!!
Adrienne

A White Tree!!

My husband once told me that he has always wanted a white Christmas tree.  And I always thought he had flipped his lid.  A few years ago, I told him that if we ever have a house big enough for 2 trees, I would LET him have his white tree.Little did I know, this would be the year.  Big house or not.  I, on the other hand, have finally created the Country Christmas look that I love(he loves it too!...I think).  I decided last year that I would indeed, buy him a white tree and all the trimmin's to go with it.  I figured that by waiting until after Christmas, I could get it all cheaper and then if we (mainly I) hated it, I wouldn't have spent a fortune on it.  We finally dug the tree out today and decorated it. The tree is a lot smaller than our other one, so it went pretty fast.  I actually had a lot of fun doing it.  It was kind of refreshing looking at new and different ornaments.  What a total departure from my usual country/primitive tree decorations and decor.  I have not had glitter or bling on my tree for years, and NOW... well, just take a look!

Maybe I will attempt the outdoor lights this weekend too! 
Hope you enjoy my new tree, I know I am!

A new era...

Even though Adam is going to be only 10 in a month, he has decided that he doesn't want to go Trick-or-Treating this year.  I am quite surprised by this.  If I remember correctly, oh so many years ago, I was about 13 when I decided I was done with it.  He has certainly grown up a lot in the last year or so.  Not exactly sure why he has decided to opt out this year, but I have given him every opportunity to change his mind.  We have decided instead to go out for supper and then we are going to go swimming.  I am actually pretty happy with his decision and I don't have to buy a ton of candy and wait for all the kids to come a knockin'. 

A couple of weekends ago I went to a Friday Night crop at Scrapbooks Made Simple.  I didn't actually do any cropping, but I did make a fun Halloween banner. As mentioned in my last post, I used some spooky images from the Graphics Fairy.  If you haven't checked her out yet, make sure she is on your list of blogs to take a gander at.  I had planned to give it to Adam's teacher to put up in the classroom, but as usual, I never got around to giving it to her.  Now it is sitting here, waiting to be put up next year.  I really need to kick myself if the keester when it comes to my crafts and actually giving them away.  Maybe my Christmas projects will be better for me.  Here's hoping!!
Hope you enjoy it, thanks for looking!
Adrienne

I'm free!

Well, I'm free for another week.  Free from what?  My family.  My boys (son and hubby) have flown the coup for Newfoundland to visit Chris' family. As much as I love them both, I equally love my ALONE time.  I love having the house to myself. The only mess to clean up is my own, the only dishes to wash are my own, the only clothes to clean.........well, you get the picture! 

I can do what I want when I want.  Hell, I could be sitting here on the computer in my 'birthday suit' for all you know!  Lettin' it all hang out, swingin' in the breeze.....

You'll never get that image out of your head will ya?  HeeHee!!

I haven't manage -yet- to get into my craft room.  I have a crop to go to on Friday night and I think I am in the mood for some Halloween magic.  I have never really been into Halloween crafts until the last few years.  I love the colours, and I love the images.  I love bats for Halloween decorating as much as I love snowflakes for Christmas.  If you know me, you know I LOVE snowflakes.  And if you do know me and didn't know how much I love them, where the heck have you been??!! Oh, ya, back to Halloween... So I have been thinking about doing a banner using some graphics from the Graphics Fairy.  I love this gal!  I love the black and white images that she finds and I get really inspired by them.

Here's a peak at one of the images I hope to use.  Once I am done, I will hopefully link up to a few linky parties.  So, I hope you can check back on Monday to see what I came up with!

Have a great rest of the week and maybe I'll manage to put some clothes on the next time I'm on here!!!! 
Adrienne

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

I usually feel time tightening it's grips on me in the weeks leading up to Christmas. I have currently fallen victim to my inability to say NO yet again. With school in full swing, I think I may be stretching myself a 'wee' bit thin already, and Christmas is months away. Thank God for that small miracle. Part of my contract at school involves running the canteen, which means, cooking hot lunches for who know how many kids. We don't know any numbers yet, but I am totally getting stressed out already. We will start this Monday morning prepping as much as we can. I say 'we' only because I am hoping to have a few moms in to volunteer their time and help me. Yes, as far as staff goes, I am the ONE and ONLY. Yikes!! Another thing that has been eating up my time is... I am the new Boys' Volleyball Coach! We have practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So, right after school, I quickly get to the gym and start practice. By the time we are done, I race home, and start supper. Thank goodness I live 4 minutes from the school.

I have been finding time to scrapbook lately which is like therapy for me. I love sitting down and mulling through all my paper and stamps and goodies. Last weekend I went to a crop put on by one of the stores here in town. I had such a blast. Teri and I laughed so hard at times I was literally crying. Not sure how impressed all the other ladies were with us being so loud, but hey...we had FUN!! And we're not afraid to show it. I managed to get 3 layouts done, 3 projects and a couple of cards. As usual, I packed way too much, but you never know what you'll need while you're there. I haven't taken any pics of them yet, so I thought I would share a page I did last month. Hope you enjoy.

Take care,

Adrienne

How long 'til Christmas vacation?

Today was the 1st day of school. We all survived it! Thank God! The first day is usually totally laid back, not much work to do. Loved it. Wish everyday was like that! We'll have to see what tomorrow has to offer. Adam had a great day too. It's hard to believe that he is in Grade 5 already. Seems like just yesterday we were dropping him off at Kindergarten. Man, he is going up so fast. I made this pencil cup for Adam's teacher last week. Thought it would help her welcome a new year with a smile on her face.On my last post I mentioned that I think he is really (secretly) all of a sudden in his teens. One day last week we went to get our back-to-school hair cuts and he was all about the Justin Beiber hair. You know, the sweeping bangs, hair covering your face. I, and my hairdresser Tara managed to talk him out of it , thankfully. We decided to go with a Fauxhawk. I have to say I really like it on him and really likes it as well. I'm not sure which he likes more. The hair cut, or the fact that he gets to put :stuff" in it to keep it spiky.

I haven't posted much about my weight loss lately, so I thought I would update my followers. I had hit my first goal of 50 pounds in the end of July and I was so excited. Since then, I have been on a bit of a yo-yo. I have been gaining a bit and losing a bit. As of this morning I am sitting at 49. Now that we will have a much more structured day, I think I will be able to get back on track and start on my next 50. Plus, volleyball will be starting soon so I will definitely be exercising more.

Thanks for lookin'

Adrienne

Feeling scrappy

I've been feeling a little scrappy lately. I figured I better clean up my craft room first. This is definitely the room the house that gets neglected the most, but also the room that I want to spend the most time in. It acts as the room that you put everything that you don't know what to do with. So, I needed to take charge in there and create a bit of order. If I don't tidy up first, I can't concentrate. I am a very messy crafter. I don't tend to clean up between projects, so I will go to do something and all the remnants and bits and pieces are scattered all over the place. I really mean all over the place. I wanted to use my cuttlebug yesterday, and I had such a mess everywhere that I was forced to use it on the floor. Sad, I know. But true.

Ok. So. Now that I have spent yesterday afternoon and into the evening cleaning, I was able to get in there this morning and work on a layout. I have had pics of Adam, my Mom and I now for 4 years. I have attempted scrapping them, but never quite 'felt' like it. I think it was the original paper I had picked out for it. So, I finally found some paper that I really liked. And here is what I came up with.

We had gone to Vancouver Island to visit my sister and her family. You can tell this is the ferry ride home because, back then, whenever we got together, Michele would cut Adam's hair. I loved him in a buzz cut when he was younger. Now, I would swear, he had turned into a 16 year old over night. That is a whole other story to be told at a later date.