My Day-To-Day Photos

While Kaitlynn continues to delight me with her art, Todd and I continue working on our home. It's not forever, but the bathroom flooring and white paint on the walls sure helps to make the tile around the bathtub tolerable. Now, what on earth to with the vanity??? I'm thinking. I'm thinking. I will continue to think. Meanwhile, seriously - look at what Kaitlynn did!

I did the colourful one today and the other three yesterday. I was on the quite the roll. I got the ideas off Pinterest - took a glance and tried my hand - so as not be a total copycat. I like to do these while listening to an audio book. Yesterday, I listened to 'Breakfast at Tiffany's" and today I started a new one by Kristen Hannah - "Winter Garden." It's an older book, her most recent being "The Great Alone," which I loved. I also want to read "The Nightingale" by her, which has unusually good reviews.

Todd is combining peas while Glen is swathing canola. Fred is hauling for Todd and Diana took in some of Sunflower and then who knows what, probably yard work. Kaitlynn took a road trip to Regina with a group of friends. Jared and I stayed home and got some stuff done. Here is Crushy playing peek-a-boo, and if that's not cute, I don't know what is. My orchid is doing a lovely job of blooming. It has more blooms on it then when Todd brought it home as a gift for me. It is so rewarding to have nurtured it back to this state. Now I have to figure out how to repot it and continue to keep it happy When I woke Kaitlynn up yesterday morning for school, I noticed this wonderful new piece of art on her wall. She had done it from start to finish the previous night, and of course I swooned over it. Not only is it a black cat, but it is my little black cat - Sooty! Todd had to run in for parts this morning and so I accompanied him for some time together. I did not g...

We've watched it grow and now it's complete. I've scanned it in and sent it off to a few select friends. It is just wonderful the talents Kaitlynn has developed.

Jared built this incredible birdhouse in woodshop this year and I have since stained it. I'm thinking it will go by the fire pit. Kaitlynn spent an evening creating this beauty. Eerie and beautiful.

Yet another piece of artwork in progress that I am over the top in love with. There are so many fun details in this drawing, some that make me clench my teeth and squee. 

Some time ago, Kaitlynn finished her dog mask and it is amazing. She used a baseball cap, cardboard and her old wolf Halloween mask for the base. The due is from various clothing pieces we found at Value Village. The teeth were crafted out of polymer clay and look incredibly realistic. She hinged the jaw and so set it up so it moves when she talks and the eyes are made out of one way screening, so she can see out, but you can't see in. There was a lot of time spent and a lot of hot glue - but what a great mask! I couldn't be more of her dedication and her quality of work. Amazing. Sooty's bad habit has him in love with fuzzy blankets.  He pulled this one off of Kaitlynn's bed and onto his favourite part of the floor in the house - a part where the in floor heating is always on. Rocks I painted to give to Amy and Ang. Just part of the gift I got from my Dad - Ang picked them out. Elise made me this and it just so cute how she was making everyone...

There is a lot going on in this post - birthday, recital, goofing off, etc.  All because, I'm not keeping on top of the blogging thing, but all is not lost, it is just congested. I'll have to another post shortly after this one, because as I'm writing this, the house is all decked out and I have not one picture of it yet. Anyway, as you can tell by the photos, life has been good lately. First of - goofiness, more creepy really... Shortly after this snowfall, a large snow blower for the tractor was purchased, and then the snow all but disappeared.  Enjoying the new landscape. The painted snowy spruce I did for our a good portion of our Christmas cards this year. I figured the blog needed a picture of its photographer here and there, so here I am sporting a new do. After Jared finished his Toronto puzzle (I helped a little), we went on a jigsaw spree. This was the first we did, and we were disappointed to find it was missing a piec...