Pentax finally came out with a decent digital SLR. And I discovered it today.. on payday.. uh oh! Up until this point I have been quite happy with my 35mm Pentax. I have been super happy with all of my pictures.. but.. there is always room for improvement!
All of my current lenses will even fit this baby!
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Check it out!!
Wow I actually didnt procrastinate on finishing this project.. and also didnt leave it until the last minute to make as is my norm!!
And ofcourse.. here is Abbie being oh so cute on the clean laundry in the corner of my sewing room! What good company!
Part 1 Complete!
Well tonight I finished the quilt top on the baby quilt - now just the batting and backing to go on.. tying and/or quilting etc.. I made macaroni casserole.. I watched ty's team tie their second game this weekend.. talked on the phone and msn.. wow I have actually been busy. Abbie looks bored:
Sunny Day at last!
Today is bright and clear and cold! Its so pretty. I wish I could be outside taking pictures of all the neat snow drifts the blizzard created! Speaking of pictures - Ty's school shipped my lens to Mom and Dad's! How crazy is that! I guess cause the school was closed they forwarded ty's mail home. Now mom and dad have to pack some of it BACK to Potsdam this weekend cause some of it is stuff that he needs! BUT my lens is here and I get it tonight! Yippee!
Ps. I have a sore back from shovelling again!
Ps. I have a sore back from shovelling again!
BLIZZARD!
Well the weatherman wasnt kidding when he said that we were going to have a blizzard tonight. I just opened my door to let Abbie outside and it had drifted a foot up my door. Abbie wouldnt even GO outside she turned around and ran the other way! I went out and shovelled so that i can get OUT the door in the morning - it was already VERY deep! I tried to take a pic of the drifts in my yard but.. well you can see what I got!
Here is the progress so far on the quilt:
Half the blocks are done.. now for the other two colors! Nite!
what will it be?
New year.. new project. To start off the year I am going to make Val's baby a quilt. My goal is to have it done BEFORE the baby is born - so I better get stitchin!
Sorry to those of you who have stopped by here in the last 8 days and havent had anything to read. I kept meaning to get on and write something..
But right now its bedtime! So I'll keep this short tonight. I will post a pic of the finished project - maybe even some along the way! Night!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to 2007. Great big wishes for health and happiness and all that for the next 12 months!
I will be back with some "resolutions" that I probably wont keep later. Have a good one!
I will be back with some "resolutions" that I probably wont keep later. Have a good one!
The best of having a kitchen...
Good evening! It's almost bedtime so I figured I had time for a quick post. Tonight I had Liz over for a couple french vanilla's w/irish cream.. mmmm.. its so nice to have my house in a somewhat organized fashion so I can have people over. Christmas morning it was Mom and Dad and Ty here for gift opening and a totally yummy breakfast of waffles w/ raspberries and whip cream and bacon (cant leave that staple out). It was great! 
Tonight I whipped up a batch of "Peach Shortcake Muffins" (see the pic.. dont they look totally YUM?) They are still cooling and I am not exactly hungry so I will have to let you know if they are any good later. I found the recipe in "From the Breasts of Friends" that breast cancer cookbook Mom got me last year.
I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already! Next thing I know I will be writing 2006 out of habit and having to correct everything to 2007.
If I dont get on here again.. HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
later gators!
Tonight I whipped up a batch of "Peach Shortcake Muffins" (see the pic.. dont they look totally YUM?) They are still cooling and I am not exactly hungry so I will have to let you know if they are any good later. I found the recipe in "From the Breasts of Friends" that breast cancer cookbook Mom got me last year.
I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already! Next thing I know I will be writing 2006 out of habit and having to correct everything to 2007.
If I dont get on here again.. HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
later gators!
And with a Nod of his head up he went...
So Christmas has flown by.. here I am back at work pluggin away - next thing I know it will be 2007. I was spoiled as per normal.. my days full of wrapping, and then unwrapping and of course eating. This morning I even had a nasty tummy ache.. like a hangover from all the cookies and turkey or something. UGH.
More to come later...
More to come later...
Attempt 2.. with only 2 days to go!
As it's bedtime the eyes are just pinned on.. (white spots).. but now THAT looks funny! ARGH!
TO MAKE OR NOT TO MAKE...
So this is the attempt of a "moose toque".. not so sure I am a big fan. The antlers are totally cute - but I just dont know if it catchs the feeling I was going for....
Running out of time!
Well its wednesday! By this time next week I will be back at work again and all the Christmas celebrating and play time will be done with.. I have a feeling that it is going to pass me by rather quick! ICK.. I feel like a month and I am going to get 4 days..
And there is still so much to do:
-guys stocking stuffers.. you guys may just get socks at this rate
-dog gifts.. sorry JJ, Duke, Gordie, Rusty and Mikalah (sp?) I havent got your gifts yet!
-sewing.. sew much sewing.. hehe
-baking.. would like to bake more cookies!
-wrapping.. everything I have bought is done..but I seem to be getting a collection of mom and dad's presents for eachother in my house that still need wrapped. I think I should charge a storage and wrapping fee!
-grocery shopping - christmas morning breaky is at my house this year and I am not prepared
-cleaning! Mom will not have a stress free morning if she has to spend it in my mess.. she'll probably start cleaning or something instead of opening gifts!
oh the list goes on!
I'll let you know how it goes!
And there is still so much to do:
-guys stocking stuffers.. you guys may just get socks at this rate
-dog gifts.. sorry JJ, Duke, Gordie, Rusty and Mikalah (sp?) I havent got your gifts yet!
-sewing.. sew much sewing.. hehe
-baking.. would like to bake more cookies!
-wrapping.. everything I have bought is done..but I seem to be getting a collection of mom and dad's presents for eachother in my house that still need wrapped. I think I should charge a storage and wrapping fee!
-grocery shopping - christmas morning breaky is at my house this year and I am not prepared
-cleaning! Mom will not have a stress free morning if she has to spend it in my mess.. she'll probably start cleaning or something instead of opening gifts!
oh the list goes on!
I'll let you know how it goes!
sledding pics!
The first few are of my daytrip to the Core Shacks out in Tumbler Ridge with Nathan and that crew.. then the others are from yesterday with Dad and Ty.
This is my new sled!!
This is my new sled!!
stiff and sore today
Good Morning!
So it's pretty sad that I want to go have a nap and it is 9:30 am.. I have been up for all of 2 hours.. but I am tired!! Yesterday I was up early and off to Dawson to go sledding with Dad and Ty on my new sled! We went up and down a couple pipelines and played in all the powder. Well Ty and Dad played.. I worked my butt off to keep up with them! This new sled is completely different to ride than my old one and is going to take some serious practice on my part. Yesterday was good though I only got stuck every thirty seconds. HAHA.. just kidding.. but sometimes it did seem like that! Everytime I got in a scaryish spot I ended up oversteering cause apparently this sled takes less leaning than my old one.. anyways.. I keep promising pics so tonight I will post sledding pics from my trip to TR with Nathan and pics from yesterday with my new sled!
Oh and before and after pictures of the kitchen.. you guys have all seen the crappy after pics below but I will post a better one.
So it's pretty sad that I want to go have a nap and it is 9:30 am.. I have been up for all of 2 hours.. but I am tired!! Yesterday I was up early and off to Dawson to go sledding with Dad and Ty on my new sled! We went up and down a couple pipelines and played in all the powder. Well Ty and Dad played.. I worked my butt off to keep up with them! This new sled is completely different to ride than my old one and is going to take some serious practice on my part. Yesterday was good though I only got stuck every thirty seconds. HAHA.. just kidding.. but sometimes it did seem like that! Everytime I got in a scaryish spot I ended up oversteering cause apparently this sled takes less leaning than my old one.. anyways.. I keep promising pics so tonight I will post sledding pics from my trip to TR with Nathan and pics from yesterday with my new sled!
Oh and before and after pictures of the kitchen.. you guys have all seen the crappy after pics below but I will post a better one.
webcam kitchen pics
this is my first ever webcam photography.. sorry if they are scarier looking than normal!!
Midweek Lull
Good Morning everybody! I hear that my blog is getting boring. Sorry! I guess I could go home and scan some pics from my trip that I promised almost a month ago... oops. A couple turned out pretty good. BUT.. I have been busy snowmobiling! And decorating! And wine tasting!
On Saturday I went snowmobiling out to Quintette.. (aka Tumbler Ridge). That was fun - but it was sorta blizzarding so it was very difficult to see and we pretty much spent the day getting everyone unstuck. Talk about stiff on Sunday. Saturday night was Mom and Dad's Christmas party in Dawson. Then Sunday was Uncle Randy's Birthday and him and Roxanne and the girls came up to Dawson for supper. All the girls were in great moods and it made for a really good visit.
Monday night I spent cleaning my house, decorating etc. I have curtains and a kitchen table in my dining room and the Christmas tree went up in record speed. Everything looks very nice and now I need to have company...err.. maybe I should clean some of the OTHER rooms first. hehehe.
Last night Liz and I went to a wine tasting at Royal Spirits. That was fun.. but I wasn't a huge fan of their selections this time.
I left my digital camera in Dawson so I cant share snowmobiling pics (mostly of Nathan stuck) and/or pics of my pretty much finished kitchen. I still need baseboards and toekick.. Thanks Trevor for getting the dishwasher up and running. I will probably wait to do the baseboards until when I do the flooring in the living room - but that toekick could be done any time.. does anyone have a miter saw?
Well now I should get to what I am SUPPOSED to be doing at this time of day! Work!
On Saturday I went snowmobiling out to Quintette.. (aka Tumbler Ridge). That was fun - but it was sorta blizzarding so it was very difficult to see and we pretty much spent the day getting everyone unstuck. Talk about stiff on Sunday. Saturday night was Mom and Dad's Christmas party in Dawson. Then Sunday was Uncle Randy's Birthday and him and Roxanne and the girls came up to Dawson for supper. All the girls were in great moods and it made for a really good visit.
Monday night I spent cleaning my house, decorating etc. I have curtains and a kitchen table in my dining room and the Christmas tree went up in record speed. Everything looks very nice and now I need to have company...err.. maybe I should clean some of the OTHER rooms first. hehehe.
Last night Liz and I went to a wine tasting at Royal Spirits. That was fun.. but I wasn't a huge fan of their selections this time.
I left my digital camera in Dawson so I cant share snowmobiling pics (mostly of Nathan stuck) and/or pics of my pretty much finished kitchen. I still need baseboards and toekick.. Thanks Trevor for getting the dishwasher up and running. I will probably wait to do the baseboards until when I do the flooring in the living room - but that toekick could be done any time.. does anyone have a miter saw?
Well now I should get to what I am SUPPOSED to be doing at this time of day! Work!
The end is near!
Well the plumber has been to my kitchen. Guess what that means! It means that I have a sink! AND almost a dishwasher. So my kitchen can once again function as a kitchen. I can't wait! Tonight is all about cleaning up the place - maybe hauling some garbage away etc.. or just to the curb since tomorrow is garbage day. Please check back soon for NEW KITCHEN PICS! YIPPEE!!
This also means that I am allowed to decorate for christmas. I have been holding back on this as the plan was to tidy and decorate at the same time!
This also means that I am allowed to decorate for christmas. I have been holding back on this as the plan was to tidy and decorate at the same time!
ya ya ya
So it turns out I lied.. I guess I wont be putting up pictures to display "next week" as I last wrote.. apparently some of my readers are getting antsy and bored reading only the same ole blog for a week! HAHA.. well I havent put any pics on as I didnt take any pics on my digital camera while I was away. But the good news is that I finished the roll of film over the weekend and dropped the pics I did take off to get developed today. They will be ready in 15 min actually. So after work i will pick them up and maybe sometime this week they will end up on here!
On a brighter note.. I have countertops!! I have even talked to the plumber again to get them to come and hook up the sink and dishwasher. Hopefully they can make it this week!
Well.. work is busy so I'd better get back! oh and Congrats to Jodi and Jeremy! I cant wait!
On a brighter note.. I have countertops!! I have even talked to the plumber again to get them to come and hook up the sink and dishwasher. Hopefully they can make it this week!
Well.. work is busy so I'd better get back! oh and Congrats to Jodi and Jeremy! I cant wait!
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