a lovely shower...

Hello!

Lulu & I had a sweet time at my cousin's wedding shower today. We saw lots of family, ate great food and watched our cousin's bride-to-be open some pretty fabulous gifts.

His sisters asked me to help out with some stationary; I was honoured and loved doing this for them. My sister & I also helped out in making the brownie flower thank yous, which were delicious as well as cute! Here are some photos of the thank yous and table numbers I worked on this week...

Happy Scrappin,

cindy

~ almost done ~

Hi!

I'm super excited about the baby book project I'm working on.

It's almost done & I think it looks great.

I've also been working on a few things...

a friend's invitations,

my address book,

my portugal 2009 scrapbook,

my new photo gallery for the website &

way too much more. :)

I feel like I've been spinning and I'm not sure when I'm going to stop. Good thing I don't want to just yet! I'll let you know when I crash! :)

So I'll leave with these fabulous photos I took of my little lulu as we played and walked in the snow!

Happy scrappin' & keep warm!

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

Happy Easter Everyone!

Just thought I'd let you know how things have been going around here!

It's been crazy getting ready for the Scrappin' for MS! NEXT WEEKEND! ~ collecting prizes {tonnes of them!}; purging & gathering for the Garage Sale at the event ~ recording the donations that have been generously made; making signs for the various activities around the gym; and coming up with a fun & yet realxing schedule for the day! And you know that I'm loving every minute of it! :)

I hope you all are having a fantastic Easter. What a great day to celebrate Spring!

Here's how it's been over here in my little corner of the world...

{Good Friday - Public Way of the Cross - Archbishop Wisegerber holding the cross on the other side}

{Saturday - Easter Egg Colouring - Having a little bit of fun with Jules, dying some eggs}

{Easter Sunday - Big Family Lunch at the Portuguese Association of MB}

I feel so blessed & grateful for all that I have been given.

I see my daughter, husband, mother, father, sister (s) & brother.

I hear prayer for a great day & eternity in a loving place and the familiar sound of a cute little toy (bunny).

I smell great food made by fabulous people.

I cannot wait to taste some of the fabulous chocolate my daughter has been given... you bet she's sharing! :)

Have a great weekend & I'll post some more pics in the weeks to come.

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

Hi!
This past week has been so crazy... with dropping off the little one at mom-in-law's at 7:00 a.m. every morning, starting fresh as a Kindergarten Teacher on tuesday, and trying to scrapbook some of my summer memories. whew!

However, I promised to start in September, so here I go...

I see:
My bright and organized classroom. It took me about 3 weeks to get it cleaned up and organized so that I feel like it's my room, but it's done. And I think the kids really enjoyed it as well. Yipee!

I feel:
EXHAUSTED! Why did no one tell me that being a working mom, wife, daughter & sister; all at the same time, was so tough???? Oh yeah... you did. :)

I hear:
My little girl saying mama & papa. So sweet!

I taste:
Eggs & toast. I don't have any pancake mix in my house yet {which is my Sunday morning usual} so I had to settle for scrambled eggs & toast. It was yummy!

I touch:
My computer keyboard. It's been about a week and I miss it! :) I think I'm becoming a tech junkie! :) oh well... it could be worse... ;)

Well, I'll see you all tomorrow with the Newsletter for the month.
Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

Happy Father's Day!
Here's my sense-ational sunday for today...


I See:

my hubby & his daughter enjoying their 1st Father's Day together.
He's run the Manitoba Marathon for a few years now and we are both so proud of him!
Way to go Dad!

I Hear:

thousands of footsteps as people run, jog & walk for those who cannot. I also hear thousands of others cheering and clapping encouragement to those who participate. I'm always so impressed atthe variety of ages at this event!

Way to go Manitobans!

I Touch:

scrapbooking paper again. Yipee! I finally had time this week to do a little scrapbooking. I made my little girl's 1st birthday party invitations. She's turing 1 in July. I'm soooo excited for her!

I Taste:

a venti, decaf, caramel macchiato. I'm really a Tim's person, but I didn't have any cash and this was the closest coffee this morning after dropping off my hubby at his relay station. It was good.

I Smell:

my pretty flowers. I walked to the front of my house this morning and found these beauties. I'm so happy my mom planted them last fall.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

My brother's wedding shower was a great success.

I feel... really happy to be getting another sister... Thanks Mark!

I see... a nicely decorated hall. Great job ladies!

I hear... congratulations as the honoured couple entered the hall.

I touch... everything. Along with Antonella's family, I decorate the hall & set out the food for everyone. I think they enjoyed it! {good thing we made a lot of it!}

I taste... fabulous peaches. A great dessert my sis-in-law makes. {I'll also be tasting my cousin's pasta salad for a week ~ leftovers~yummy!}

Have a good week everyone!

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

Today is a very blah day. It's raining outside and has been cloudy since I woke up this morning. I'm a sun person. I really am.

I feel... lathargic. No sun = no spirit for me. {I'm like one of those kids who is sitting by the window hoping the rain would go away} I did nothing on my weekend list today. I know! I had the time and I couldn't get myself to scrapbook. Blah! {okay, this means I played with lulu all day and that was fun}

I see... a cloudy sky. Really, who wants to wake up to this? {Good thing I have lulu, who is my everyday sunshine}

I touch... warm soapy water. I have to do something and my mountain of dishes {I have no dishwasher} was calling out to me.

I hear... the pitter patter of rain, on and off all day today. It's a little depressing but, it's okay as I haven't had a chance to go out & water my garden, so it was needed.

I taste... some great juice. I bought this juice as a splurge {I was feeling tired of being the only one in my home who makes the juice} and I'm in love! It's good for me too! yipee!

Sorry today's post is a little depressing. How was your Sunday? Someone cheer me up!

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

sorry, sorry, sorry...

I themed my blogs so that I would remember to blog everyday, but I cannot compete with Murphy's law. :)

My sense-ational sunday is based on my being outside yesterday. It was such a great day; warm sunny & just that slight breeze that keeps you comfortable while you're working. Here I go:

I SEE my front flower bed in desperate need of some weeding.


I TOUCH the soil, making sure my hands are coverd with gloves. This is just in case I happen to touch the many bugs that are living in the dead mulch & beneath the weeds. eewww!

I HEAR my little one blabbing away in her stroller, playing with her toys, while I'm on my knees weeding.

I FEEL the sun on my back & on my arms as I open up the ground for my beautiful tulips. I can't believe they can grow so well in and amongst all of the large weeds.

I TASTE clean & clear water as I seek relief for my thirst.

I would show you a shot of my newly weeded garden, only that it's only half done. My little one didn't want to be outside anymore. At lease the tulips are happier!

Cindy

~ sense-ational sunday ~

As I promised, here is the beginning of my daily themed blogging.

I'm starting with becoming more aware of my life & what surrounds me. I was inspired & challenged to start my week with my senses by Emliy Adams.

This 'sense-ational' sunday is focused on my very first mother's day. As most of you know I'm a first time mom to a beautiful little girl. Being a mom meets most & exceeds every other thought or expectation I had. I'm so glad I have her in my life. Here I go.

I SEE . . .

the sweet family I am a part of. I love waking up in the morning {as I did today} and finding my little one smiling at me, and then {looking at my sleeping hubby} wondering how I got so lucky as to have 2 people in my life who love me unconditionally.

I TOUCH . . .

her cute little curls. I have poker straight hair, which I love for its ease and variability in styling, but disliked due to its plainess. My daughter has inherited my hubby's curls; I love it with absolute envy. I enjoy playing with them.

I know that I'm going to have to teacher her how to take care of these curls so that she appreciates this wonderful inherited trait {she can always blame her dad for it ;) }. I just hope that she doesn't hate her hair as she grows up... it scares me to think that my daughter will have to face all of those images & messages to always be more beautiful. I want her to grow up feeling that she is beautiful. I have a lot of work ahead of me.

I HEAR . . .

Happy Mother's Day for the first time! I absolutely loved it. Thank you lulu for giving me this wonderful day!

I know that this day is set aside just for mom's, but I know that some families have only dads or gramdparents or aunts or uncles and some with mothers in heaven. As in my previous post, being a caregiver on a daily basis is hard and yet so rewarding. My best goes out to those of you who take on this challenge, responsibility & daily dose of love.

I TASTE . . .

When I geve birth to my daughter the first thing I was given to eat was some toast & jam. I have craved it ever since. That's all I ate {at all hours & among the other food handed to me} those few days in the hospital. I would get up during the night, with my hubby & new daughter asleep in the bassinet, to make & eat some toast & jam. When I was okay enough to start driving again, I went out to buy some field berry jam & that jar didn't last me a month.

So, to start this wonderful day & had some toast & jam. I also introduced lulu to grape jelly. She likes it!

I SMELL . . .

I think my brother said it well, a few weeks after lulu was born, "You really can't bottle this [baby] smell". {only to be told by my sister that he was holding the lotion bottle in which the smell came from... we all had a good laugh at that!}

It's so true. This one thing make me want to weep, its so sweet! When I pick her up in the morning I take a deep breath of her baby smell, and smile. When I finish giving her a bath at night, I do the same and know that all is right in my world.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my 1st 'sense-ational' sunday. Let me know what you see, hear, touch, smell, & taste.

I hope you take Emily's challenge and become more aware of your surroundings!
Cindy