Testing

In advance of downloading the magnificient creations Trish has...well... created... I am testing my ability to add an image to this posting. And here it is...a gorgeous picture of Trish!

Looks like we're ready to add our pictures tomorrow...are you excited???

Scrapbooking

A really neat opportunity came my way to create some items with a scrapbook kit from Scrappin' Great Deals! They sent their November 2009 kit ...AND...

I got sick...BUT...

I asked my daughter, Trish, who is an amazing scrapbooker/cardmaker, if she's help me out by taking the kit and working her magic...AND...

she did!!!

Perpare to be amazed when I post the pictures on Friday October 30th!

House/Cat Sitting Day Twelve - Sept 27th

Woke up feeling fine, had my ABC drink, and got ready for Church. On the way out of the gate I felt another 'brown out'. Hmmm...

Got to Church and about 1/2 way through Sacrament meeting I knew I'd need to ask for a Priesthood blessing - whew - lot's of 'brown out's - something's definitely up here and I don't like it.

In the blessing I was told to take comfort, that I'd have the energy I'd need to fulfill my responsibilities here and at home. That's reassuring.

I was able to attend the rest of my meetings and met up with Chris and another lady I met before - Kelly. I chatted with Chris about life and some of the hard times she's having. I really like her and hope to go walking with her, again, Tuesday night.

I had a nap in the afternoon and spent some time reading and resting.

House/Cat Sitting Day Eleven - Sept 26th

I started off the day feeling pretty well like my usual self energy-wise.

I had brought my juicer with me and I took this opportunity to have my ABC's for the day - apple, beet, carrot. The carrots and beets were from the garden and I used my favorite apple = Royal Gala...delicious!

I headed off to the 'Great Potato Giveaway' but never ended up there. There was at least a mile long row of cars inching along the side of the highway and after about 20 minutes and 2 blocks later I decided to give up the free potatoes! I got back into the flow of regular traffic, turned around and instead headed toward my favorite Farmer's Market at Strathcona ;)

I bought some nice nectarines, put a deposit down on three more wire daisies [the lady who makes them wasn't there that day and hadn't left any - I'll pick them up next Sat], and got a bag of my favorite Kettle Popcorn - fresh and hot!

I felt 'brown out's' all day and almost stayed home at night but I pushed myself to attend the annual RS dinner and General RS Broadcast from Salt Lake. Dinner was a great salad bar, I sat with people I didn't know - turns out some of them even knew where Linden was :D - and enjoyed the wonderful spiritual food of the broadcast.

House/Cat Sitting Day Ten - Sept 25th

A lazy morning followed by another visit to the temple - I could certainly get used to this!

Afterward I came home, changed into walking clothes and headed to Beaumaris Lake for another walk. I was a little hesitant because it was starting to get dark and I wasn't really sure how safe it would be so I took it slow and looked around. It felt fine so off I went. I walked on the grass next to the sidewalk whenever I could - pavement is so hard on a body. About 3/4 of the way around I started to get tired...strange...

About 4/5ths of the way around I felt like I'd been hit by an 'brown out' - you know, like at home when the lights all dim, sometimes just before all the power goes out. It was really strange. It actually took all I had to finish the walk and get to the car where I could sit down. I felt a series of 'brown outs' come and go as I drove to the store to get a Gatorade - I figured maybe my electrolytes were low. Half the bottle later and not a drop more energy, I stopped at another store and got a banana - thinking maybe my potassium was low - nope. I dragged my tail home and went to bed.

Weird.

House/Cat Sitting Day Nine - Sept 24th

Back to Edmonton...and boy, did that drive go fast!!!

From my door in Linden to the Costco near Cristen's house - are you ready for this? Let's do the math...I left at 1:40PM and arrived at 4:18PM - WOW - 2 hours and 38 minutes...and NO speeding was involved - Cruise control all the way!!!

Are you wondering what I got at Costco??? I got something called, 'Super Sleep. It's a melatonin preparation that helps reset the body's sleep-wake cycle. I've been less energetic than I like for quite a while now. Maybe this will help.

I also got an amazing snack called, Mrs. May's Ultimate Crunch.' This is what it says on the front of the package - 'Cashews, Almonds and Walnuts in Perfect Harmony With Raspberries, Cranberries, Goji Berries, Blueberries, Pomegranate, and Acai.' It is absolutely nummy!

After I unloaded everything (I shopped in my storage room, stamp room and CD shelf at home) I watered the garden. It won't be long and I'll have to pick all the tomatoes. The weather forecasts are showing lower and lower overnight temperatures.

I went to the RS Sisters Temple Night and it was great...again...refreshed!

House/Cat Sitting Day Eight Sept 23rd

A busy day - off to Linden via Red Deer where I picked up 4 pizzas at Costco for tonight's Relief Society meeting. {Relief Society is the name of the women's organization in the Church}

It was great to see my husband and my cat! {he - the cat - has a reasonable litter disposal method}

The meeting was awesome. Sandra Hawryluk, a sister from a ward I attended in Calgary, came and gave us a presentation on how she and her husband are working together to create a successful family based on living the principles of the Gospel as taught in the scriptures. She left us with a lot to think about and many things to try. She also gave us a handout showing her family's mission statement, guiding principles temporal, spiritual and family and some reference material.

One of the talks in the reference material can be found here -
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/2008/pdf/russellAndLollyOsguthorpe2008.pdf

I guarantee that if you read this talk and put these things into practice - you will be successful at anything you try.

Afterwards, I went to Trish's so we could work on a card making technique using a fancy paper napkin, saran wrap and an iron. Ask me about it and I'll gladly share.