Getting My Craft On (Jan.31, 2021)

 Once Freya fell asleep last night, she slept through the night.

I woke up when Jason left for work but Freya was cuddled into me so I stayed right where I was and just enjoyed the moment.

Is there a more beautiful sight in the world than this?

I don't think so.

When she did get up, the very first thing she did was go get a kinder egg.

Seems about right for a breakfast at Grandma & Papa's house!

Nothing beats chocolate for breakfast.

At least she was willing to share.

We read a few books together - I'm so glad she's starting to be more interested in them now.

Her attention span is longer and she asks questions about the pictures on the page and what is going on in the story which is wonderful.

We had a video chat with Papa to say hi.

He wishes he could have been home to spend time with her and so did we but there is always next weekend!

She found her nail polish and decided to paint her nails.

She's so serious about it

Look my nails Grandma!

She had to go show Nanny.

Morgan came over so we could work together on a project.

She wants to make a version of this for Tanner for Valentine's Day.

It took us a bit to design it then when we went to cut it, my Cricut froze up.

That happens to me often and it is so frustrating.

Freya wanted me to be playing with her too so it was hard to get anything accomplished.

I thought we were going to have to design the whole thing again but when I got Cricut up and running again, it was there.

We didn't get to finish it today but I told her I'd work on it after Freya went home.

So she got ready to leave.

Kody arrived right at the same time to pick Freya up.

I told Morgan I'd still do it after though, it was already 4 pm and I wanted to get out for a walk before while it was still light out.

I had dressed in running clothes at first but it was cold so I changed into jeans and just planned to walk instead.

I'm glad I did, it was cold out there but I got my walk in, I probably walked for about an hour.

Took my selfies when I got home.

Front view.

Side View.

Back view.

We had lots of leftovers in the fridge so I kind of had a mish mash of them for supper.

I knew Jason was having his bbq at work today so he wouldn't be hungry when he got home.

Then I got to work finishing up some projects to take down to the hardware.

I like how these little bunnies turned out.

I'm going to make some more.

Not sure if anyone else is as into these little houses as I am but I guess we will see.

Another - I liked that it had a crooked roof at first but now I'm not so sure.

I think maybe I should have stayed with the darker font.

I finally got these stars put together that I painted the slats for ages ago.

I think the green is a nice spring color.

So there - I got a few things ready to go for the Hardware, I will take it down there tomorrow and set it up.

So here it is, Jan.31, that's one month in to the year and I've gotten 12,000+ steps every single day so far.

It's easy peasy, I should have started doing this long ago.

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

New Hoodie, Whitecourt Furniture Shopping & Wreath Complete! (Jan.30, 2021)

I got this new hoodie for Christmas and it was a bit too tight for me to wear right off the bat.

While it could still be a bit looser around the belly, I do feel comfortable enough to wear it now.

Got my selfies in after I got ready to head out this morning.

Front view.

Side view.

Back view.

Mom wants to get herself a new reclining chair so I told her I'd take her to Whitecourt this morning to have a look and see what they had.

My brother, Rob was coming along with us.

We headed out at 9:30 am.

Our first stop was The Brick.

Mom found a chair and Rob ordered a new box spring and mattress.

That took about an hour.

We hit up Walmart next then the Dollar Store and IGA.

Kody called to see if Jason had skates he could borrow because they were taking Freya up to the outdoor rink in town that just opened today.

I knew Jason didn't have any so I stopped at the second hand store to see if I could find any, I'd like to get a pair myself.

They didn't have the right sizes I needed though.

Before we left WCT, we stopped at the Shawarma place and all got chicken shawarma's for supper - I picked one  up for Jason too.

Easy supper!

Kody ended up borrowing skates from someone else and they took her skating.

She was a bit iffy at first but she ended up liking it.

What a lovely day for it too - I can't wait to get some skates and head over and try it out myself.

When we got home from Whitecourt, I got busy crafting.

I made this sign to go on a wreath that I made.

Whenever I get crafting, Paddington gets right in there.

I don't know if he thinks he is helping but he isn't!

This is the wreath the sign is going onto.

I wanted to put some flowers on it too so I thought it would be a perfect time to try out the little glue hot pot I got for myself.

I love it!

The finished product.

I wish I had put the flowers more to the side but it still looks pretty good.

Adrien & Mel needed to take a quick run into WCT so they dropped off Hunter and his buddy, Leland, who was sleeping over.

They played with Chestnut for a bit then games on the Playstation.

Hunter asked for Freya to come over too.

She was sleeping over tonight but Adrien & Mel had a really quick trip and so came to pick the boys back up before Freya made it over.

I took the opportunity of the kid free hour to run down and hop on the treadmill.

I still needed to get some steps in to reach the 12,000 mark.

Mission accomplished.

Just in time too, Jason got home and Kody arrived with Freya who is sleeping over tonight not much later.

I got these little bunny glasses for Freya today and she wanted Jason to try them on.

I picked up this little sweater for her today and as soon as I showed it to her she said 'rainbow' and wanted to put it on.

I forgot that she likes rainbows.

Trying on Jason's glasses.

She still likes glasses just as much as ever.

The little top looks cute on her, it has little pockets which she really liked too.

Freya's turn to try on the glasses.

They look good!

She and Jason were playing in the basement and he came up without her which she normally doesn't allow so I was kind of surprised.

He said she was watching 'Baby Shark phone' so when I looked down there, this was what I saw.

Just chilling like a villain.

Mom was right there with her so she was ok but she was just relaxing and watching You Tube Videos on what is normally her indoor trampoline.

She had napped late in the day today so I was expecting a late night with her.

We took her to bed around 11 pm and I read her a few stories then she watched videos and played games on her tablet.

She got up a few times to go potty and tried to get back to the living room but I kept taking her back to bed and I think it was just after 1 when she finally fell asleep.

I know she's about to because she always rolls over and asks me to 'tickle' her back (which really means to rub it for her).

As soon as I do that, she normally falls asleep right away!

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

Yay For Friday! (Jan.29, 2021)

 It's Friday!

Made myself an omelet and a veggie dog then cut up some fruit to go with it, mango, pear and orange.

So good!

It was nice out today so I got out for my walk at lunch time.

I did some jogging - going a bit further each time!

After work, I had a shower and decided to do my hair, it's been a while, normally I just chuck it up into a bun (my Covid go to hair style).

Wanted to look good for my selfies!

Front view.

Side view.

Back view.

I was looking through some old pictures so just wanted to take a face close up to show the difference.

This of course is the NOW picture.

This is the THEN, wow, I can sure see a difference and I'm loving it.

Kody brought Freya over for a visit.

Jason got home right after and she demanded that they dance and of course her wish is his command.

She wanted to go over by the mirror and she wanted to go there NOW!

She likes looking at herself sometimes.

Making up some actions for the songs.

She's took a real liking to Bye, Bye Bye for some reason and that was on her request list this evening.

She's so funny!

She was making the funniest faces.

Giving herself the side eye!

She even cracks herself up.

Awww, looking at herself with so much love.

I hope she always keeps that self love.

She sure is a joy.

Perfect sign idea!

I'm hoping to get a few things made this weekend to sell on my shelf at the hardware.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy!