I started a word book for my daughter. The Gypsy makes it so easy especially now that you can layer all your pages and cut them. For some reason it wouldn't cut anything but layer one before which was a pain. The book will have to go on hold for a few days as I have a bunch of carpeting to rip out so we can get new floors in our 3 upstairs bedrooms. I have decided I should have hired someone to do the ripping out but too late now. It is gross and disgusting hard work.

Here are a couple cards that I made on my Cricut with my Gypsy. I tried to add stitches at the top on my sewing machine but I suck at zigzag stitch on paper. Covered the whole mess with a piece of ribbon. I pop-dotted the butterflies and used plastic photo corners at the bottom.
Tomorrow is my Birthday and my hubby ordered the 4 newest cartridges for me- Once Upon a Princess, Preserves, Give a Hoot and Just Because Cards. What an enabler!! I love the man!!

So it's been a week since I posted anything-- been busy working, renovating and we've had some family problems. Not sickness or anything , just attitude and actions. Enough to suck the life out of you and make the weekend "suck". Valentines Day started out nice but rapidly went downhill. On a lighter note I went to a Pampered Chef party last night! Love their products! And here is a drawing of our house we are building in Beautiful British Columbia. This is the view from the road.

I am helping out with a retirement "thing " for my hubby. They are looking for baby pictures. I asked my daughter (she lives with his parents) but so far no baby shots -- tho check out those shorts!!! Tom is on the right!! Next to him is his sister Jean, mom Leona and brother Paul!!

Xmas Tie
This is the tie I decorated for Tom's work Xmas party. Santa's sleigh being pulled by an Aircraft! Even had working lights !! Can you believe it was not a winner??

Yes I actually craft!!!

This is evidence that I actually do craft. These are a few of the Valentines I made so far. The 2 on the left are for gift cards ( for my kids ) and the 2 on the right I sent to my son for him to give to "friends"!!! Bottom right is also for my Hubby- tho I wish I could remember the right acronym for him- saw it the other day-scrapbook enabling something??? Hopefully I find it again as he is enabling (no complaints from me)!!! It was -21 celcius when I went to work this morning. I made the mistake of lowering my window to show my pass to get to my work--the window was seized and I drove the 3 km to work plus spent 10 min after nudging my window up a tiny bit at a time. I hope to never have that problem again but if I do----- hopefully I remember today!

Here are 7 mourning doves out on the rail of our back deck. It was -28 with the wind (Celsius ) so they were all fluffed up to keep warm. I made my kids valentines today. I got a gift card for Superstore to put in Kaeley's (poor graduate) and I'll put cash in Tristan's (poor student)- Tom's will be as is!! I'll add photo's tomorrow.