Girls City Shopping Trip (Nov.11, 2026)

The office was closed for Remembrance Day today so Bonnie, Shennelle and I decided to head to the city for a girls shopping trip.

We hit the road at 8 am and it was dark when we left town but we got to watch the sun come up and the sky looked so pretty.

Our mission was to find outfits for the Christmas party.

I already had a top I planned on wearing so I was looking for pants and possibly shoes.

I did end up getting two pairs of dress pants - neither has pocket unfortunately but I do like them both.

I also ended up getting some sparkly, kitten heeled shoes which are so not my style.

 They were comfortable and they will add a little sparkle to my outfit so I'm kind of excited about them.

We hit up St. Albert stores, then Londonderry Mall then Kingsway Mall.

We were all over the place.

By 5 we were feeling tired and hungry so we headed to Earl's in St. Albert for supper.

Bonnie and I.

Shennelle.

I had the salmon and it was fantastic but I couldn't eat much of it.

After Earls we did make one more stop at Costco before heading home.

It was just after 9 when I got home.

We had a good trip and we are already planning another for after Christmas and we may even get a vrbo and spend the night.

I chilled on the couch for a bit before calling it a night.

Step count for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

My Office is Looking Festive (Nov.10, 2026)

 I decided to go ahead and decorate my office for Christmas this morning.

Got the lights and little trees up all around my desk.

Some decor on the walls.

My trees and reindeer set up on the filing cabinets.

I love the wooden figures I've rescued from the second hand store.

I want to look for more this year.

I also love, love, love the angel that I made a couple years ago.

My bulleting board is looking festive.

And more trees on top of the cabinet along with the little birdies that I think are so cute.

It was another nice day so I went out for a walk on my lunch hour again.

It's feeling easier already.

Tonight I worked on a new scrapbook journal spread from when the girls decorated cookies on the weekend.

It turned out so well.

I thought I would get a few pages done in the Ivy letter scrapbook too but this is all I felt up to.

I'm still not feeling 100 % .

This cold is just lingering and lingering.

Total steps for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Weigh In Day (Nov.9, 2026)

Monday means weigh in day. 

I was 237.4 lbs.

That's down 2.2 lbs from last week.

I hope that means I'm finally going to start moving in the proper direction!

It was nice out today and I want to get back to walking on my lunch hour so I did head out for a walk and it felt hard, especially going up the hills, but it also felt good.

I had a Mission Possible meeting right after work.

It was our general meeting and we had to go over all of our by laws and guide so it was a very long meeting.

We also voted for all the positions.

I've been the treasurer but decided to step down and let someone else take it on.

I will continue on with the board but not in an elected position, just a board member.

I feel good about that.

It was after 9 when I got home.

The girls hadn't been over tonight so it was really quiet..

We started watching the new Netflix documentary on Natalee Halloway.

Such a sad story.

It's terrible to think about the horrific things some people do to other people and then get away with and this guy was an extra piece of garbage for all the lies and stories he told about Natalee when he knew full well that he'd killed her.

Pretty much taunting her mother - just so disturbing.

Step count for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Cookie Decorating and Scrap Journaling (Nov.8, 2026)

 I was up early again this morning,

This sickness is just lingering on and on.

I was so hoping it would be gone by this weekend but here I am, no end in sight.

I had some coffee, watched some Call the Midwife and worked a bit on blogging.

Freya had spent the night at Theia's but they came over bright and early looking for breakfast.

Then they spent a lot of time outside, it was a gorgeous day out there.

Eden wanted to come over for a visit so Jason brought her over just after lunch.

I had promised her she could decorate cookies so I went down and bought some for her.

I had colored gel and sprinkles from Eden's birthday and she was having a great time decorating them.

Usually when I start letting the kids decorate cookies, the put all of the icing and all the sprinkles on one cookie but Eden didn't do that.

I did see her squeezing the gel directly into her mouth.

Freya wanted to do a couple as well.

Here are the ones she finished.

Eden was calling everyone she could think of - Jennifer, Crystal, Kody and Haylee.

If someone didn't answer she would just call the next person.

She really likes putting the filters on and looking at herself that way.

She's also figured out how to take selfies.

Kody came over after supper and picked the girls up.

I wasn't feeling up to Christmas decorating but I did start work on the Ivy note scrapbook for Freya.

I got a couple of pages completed.

This is just the inside cover.

Then this is the title page.

I printed off some pictures in preparation for the next few pages but I'll work on those another night this week.

Step count for today.

I plan on getting back to doing lunch hour walks this week.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Halloween is Put Away for Another Year (Nov.7, 2026)

Sometime during the night, Jason and Freya came and got back in bed with us.

I woke up very early and I was having a coughing fit so I got up so that I wouldn't wake everyone else up.

When I got to the living room, I noticed that the power was out.

I got a bunch of candles lit and ready to go.

But the power did come back on before everyone else got up.

Snuggling on the couch together.

I love it.

Jason checked in on his run and sure enough, Ivy had left a note for Freya.

I got all of the Halloween decorations packed up and put away.

I also changed out the lights on my archway by the doorstep.

I took the orange and purple ones down and put up the red and white ones.

Eden called Kody at lunch time and wanted him to come and pick her up.

Freya was back and forth between here and Theia's place.

Taking silly selfies.

This barely even looks like her, it kind of looks like a filter.

I think it is her though, just making a funny face.

Jason has a couple of projects on the go,

He's making a wooden fairy.

He's carving it out of wood.

He's also starting his character for next year, an evil witch.

I worked on a scrap journal page with Freya's school pictures.

I like how it turned out.

My steps for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Eden's 'Bye Bye' Song & Dance (Nov.6, 2026)

Friday is finally here, it's my favorite day of the week.

I think/hope I'm feeling a little better but still not 100%.

The girls wanted to come over for a visit tonight so I picked them up on my way home from work.

I worked on taking down the Halloween decorations tonight.

I gathered everything and put it on the dining room table then I was kind of tuckered out.

Tomorrow I'll bring up all the containers to pack it and put it away.

I'm hoping to get a start on Christmas decorating this weekend too but I'll have to see how I feel. 

Eden has figured out how to call people on Facebook Messenger so she's been calling Jen, Crystal, Haylee and Kody.

When she called Kody, she set the phone up on the tv stand then ran and was dancing and doing her bye bye song for him - it is so hilarious, it cracks me up.

She twists her arms back and forth and waves and I'm here for it, I love it.

I'm still trying to figure out a craft for the office Christmas party and possible a family craft as well - this is an option I found today, I like the earmuffs.

I also need to come up with an ornament to make too.

I haven't found anything yet that I'm jumping up and down about but I'm going to keep looking.

Both girls ended up spending the night.

Freya wanted to sleep on the couch so Jason slept out in the living room with her and Eden came to the bed with me.

She was wired and I think it was near 1 am before I finally got her settled and falling asleep.

She was asking me to do the garden thing on her back and then she wanted me to tickle her back.

Today's steps.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Bonnie's Birthday Lunch and a Puzzle (Nov.5, 2026)

Bonnie's birthday was back in October but we are just getting around to taking her out for lunch today.

We went to Swan Palace and I had a turkey club.

It was good.

Shennelle.

Freya's school pictures came in - Love her little hair do she had this year.

I'm still not feeling the best.

This cold is really lingering.

I was in the mood to do a puzzle so I found this 300 piece one I had in my stash that I had picked up at a second hand store.

It was brand new, still in the package which was unusual.

It was a fun one with all the different color pops and patterns.

It didn't take me long to at all.

We had no visitors tonight so we watched a couple episodes of Vision Quest before bed.

I put my fitbit on the charger last night and forgot to put it on today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!