Tornado

I'm still working on purging and rearranging stuff in my sewing room. Here's how I left it last night:

Tornado!!!!!  Here's what it looks like now:

Much better!!!  Not perfect but definitely a workable space!  The other room is still a mess.  I can close the door for now!  ;-)

Walking

So with Curves Complete they give you a pedometer to wear....when you get up until you go to bed.  This week I'm to get 5000 steps in a day.....well, yesterday I walked to and from Curves which is quite a hike from here.....over 3000 steps one way..... did my circiut, walked the dogs later on and basically didn't sit down much all day......over 15,000 steps later!!!!!!!!!!!  Whew!!!!!!  Feels good and I'm not even stiff this morning!  Hahahaha!  For some reason when I set my program up, I put Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as my workout days but I think I've changed it for next week to Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.  So today there may not be as many steps but I do have a parcel to pick up so will think about walking up town to get it.

I bought an old wardrobe cupboard from my friend Pam for my sewing room and when it was hauled down here the shelves were left behind.  Yesterday morning I was telling my son that I'd really like shelves because I'm at a stand still in my reorganization without being able to put stuff in the cupboard.  He was quite anxious to do that for me......I think that was his Mothers Day gift!!!!!!  I LOVE those kinds of gifts!!!!  I do not need flowers or anything.  Nice gestures are what make my heart happy!!!!!  Thank you Jare Bear!!!  Now I have a job to do today!!!  Yippee!!!!!  Reorganizing, purging and cleaning up my sewing rooms!!!!!!  Happy day!

Way up North

No, not Alaska.  We went up to my home town this weekend to my nephews grad and what would have been our daughters grad class had we still been living there.  It was a quick trip...there Friday, home yesterday.  Got some visiting in and had fun.  I forgot how rough the highways were though....wowzers!  As my daughter said, they need to give their roads some lovin'!

Mothers Day yesterday is always bitter sweet.  Grad has been on that weekend for all of my kids years and so Mothers Day is kind of forgotten and this was the second year without my Mom which is still so sad.  I miss her.........it was hard being in her house on that day without her there....it's always hard being in her house.  I know it will get easier.

What a difference a week makes....look at those leaves!!!!  Actually it seems they popped out just while we were gone!

I start Curves Complete today so I'd best get going.  I do the circuit 4 times a week and start the meal planning today so need groceries.  :-)

Weekend

This weekend we spent some time in the yard and flower beds.  We bought, hauled and spread 60 bags of mulch.

The one flower bed with the lake in the background was taken just now.  Not a great shot.  But it shows one of our flower beds in the back. There is some green coming through.....and the fluffy mulch will settle. The dogs are loving laying in it!!!  We get to water tomorrow so the sprinkler is set up ready to go and so is the one in the front!

The second picture is of three stepping stones a very talented friend made years ago.  They made the trip with me from up north.  The two small ones are between my tiny lilac bushes.  Maybe they will bring them luck and will help them grow and flourish!!

I go and do another circuit at Curves tomorrow and I might walk there from here.  There and back with a circuit in between will be a great workout....we'll see.  It's not to be as hot tomorrow.

Gardening

What a beautiful day for working in the flowerbeds!!!  I'm beat now though!  We still need more mulch (50 bags wasn't quite enough...we'll get 10 more tomorrow) but things look much better.  I can't wait for the plants to get higher, the mulch to settle a bit so I can do some filling in the spaces I'm sure are there.  I bought  a peony plant today.....I had two at our old house, and will miss those ant filled feminine flowers!  :-). This one won't flower this year.  I'd like to see what grows down here that is different from what I had up north.  I saw lemon and orange trees today.....hmmmm....maybe.  That would be neat!!  So more mulching tomorrow and then some relaxing?  It's supposed to be another beautiful day.  Tomorrow would have been my mother in laws 72nd birthday.  I'd like to find a yellow rose bush to plant in her memory.  She loved yellow roses.  I will look for one tomorrow.  <3

A good friend...and painting

I have a very dear friend who now lives 2000+ miles away.  We do keep in contact via the Internet and I have been to her and her husbands home as its not far from where my relatives live in Ontario, although that visit has been a long time ago.  We both share a love of quilting.  I sent her a little package...kind of a late birthday gift (my excuse) and today in the mail I received this:

Pegs lives in an amazing town with a lovely candy/chocolate store (actually they make the chocolate in the town!) that is located across from the quilt shop, which is for sale and will close the end of June if its not sold. :-(    Mint smoothies are my favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The gift was totally unnecessary but I will think of my dear friend with every bite!!!!  <3. What a sweetie!!!!!!

I also put some paint samples on the wall today......any thoughts??

There are two I am leaning towards and will see what the hubby thinks, not that he has much say in the decorating department!!!  LOL

It was a gorgeous day here.....25C in the back yard!  Tomorrow I join Curves......I'll have to pace myself with those chocolates because I'm NOT sharing!  They came from too far away!  :-)

Go Habs Go!  I'm a Flames fan but they are golfing right now (boo) and we have two diehard Montreal fans in the house so I'll pay along!  

Paint

I am wanting to paint one of our spare bedrooms.  Currently there is a very bright lime-ish green in there which is lovely but not my color.  I went to our Benjamin Moore store and brought home some sample pots.

Pretty boring eh????  And yes, they are all different.  I'll make sample squares on the wall and see if any call to me!  If I chose one of the light colors I may think about doing a feature wall in a darker color.  Or I could just decorate with color which is likely what I will end up doing.  But the room isn't painted yet!!!!!!  There's a shelf to remove and some holes to fill first....the prep work is not my favorite.  But I love the results of a fresh coat of paint!!!!!  Soon......and I'll remember to take before and after pictures.