Happy New Year 2011

Lil Bug, mama bear and I would like to wish you a Happy New Year. This household had a new granddaughter in May and a new DIL in July of this year. Many of you have had losses, illness and sadness. We all wish you a good and better 2011. Take care of each other...xxxxxx Bettyann

Merry Christmas Dear Friends !!

Dear Friends...I want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. I know that many of you have had big challenges during 2010. I admire and respect your sharing the journey with me. Thank you for your willingness to share all your creativity with me. I appreciate you sending me emails, responses and chatty facebook entries. My wish for you is to have the Christmas you need, with the family you create with love. Takae care and Thank you Dear Blog friends, you mean alot to me !!!!

Count down to Christmas !!

Hello friends !! Although I haven't posted in awhile, I have been busy visiting your blogs, wrapping Christmas presents and decorating for the holidays. The presents were sent by Greyhound yesterday to lil bug in Calgary. She and her parents are off to Toronto for Christmas. We are hoping to skype on December 25. This time of the year is hard on me as I usually get depressed, probably SAD but also too busy and I hate crowds etc. This year after a wedding and a new grandbaby, we spent too much money. However,I have had time to spend reflecting on what I am grateful for...happiness in a marriage, new beginnings for my son and dil, new birth for daughter and spouse..most of all that I am healthy, loved and look forward to each day. I am blessed by my parents, ages 86 and 87, in my life..plus my dear MIL, 89, friends of+40 years of loving and who still like me with all my warts and quirks...so all in all I have a good life of love, caring and creativity. Although, I can still feel envious with people who are better off fiancially..life is good. Thank you my blog friends for words of encouragement, laughter and sometimes just a "swift kick in the pants" as my Dad would say.....Here is the latest picture of my lil bug..she is 6 months old..Her face is blurred as she never stops moving..how cute her hair clip...tata..

November 11

Rememberance Day/Canada and Veterans' Day/United States

Remember our Fallen

Remember our troops overseas

Pray no more children go to war

Lil Pumpkin

Happy Halloween !!!!!

Maddy is not quite sure about this Halloween stuff....Her first tooth just came in and she is feeling poorly. Her Grandpa had a tooth pulled over the week-end...Poor babies !!!!

Take care friends and Have a great week...

Sweetie Girl

I haven't completed many scrapbook pages in a long time. Too busy this spring and summer..then too lazy this fall. However, a lovely lady, Kirsty Wiseman, started a FaceBook page -Kirsty Wiseman Wednesday Crop. She posts a sketch, a number of people respond...you know the drill. So here is a LO I completed yesterday. I had fun with my sweet niece this summer and here is the result.

Fall is here in Canada !!

We know that fall is here in Canada, as hockey season has begun. We are all rooting for our fav teams. Lil bug's Mom is a Vancouver Canucks fan and her Dad is Calgary Flames...so I found a canucks jersey at a resale store...when Lil Bug was born found cute little flames shoes...Go Canucks Go..don't get between a fan and their team LOL...Our Thanksgiving has come and gone...I am grateful for my health, sanity, and LIL BUG not neccesairly in that order. I am not thankful for being more cranky, less patient and more critical...hmmm time to sort out these feelings and get on with life. So friends I am enjoying reading your blogs, visiting how-to sites and the warm love from old and new friends.. Take Care..