I recently purchased a heat embosser and some powders to go along with it. When was that popular? Probably two years ago. But I finally decided to give it a try. I also have a Cricut which is a must have for all scrapbookers. I have up to seven cartridges now. Anyways, I will be giving a tutorial on heat embossing. That will come soon.
I’m done. Finished with my day home. For five years I took care of kids so I could stay at home with my own kids. Now my son will be in Grade one so I will be returning to work part-time. I’m glad. Both my kids and I are tired of the intrusion. It’s hard to take care of other people’s kids for ten hours a day. My son is especially tired of kids being in our home day after day. So, I’ve closed my doors. Only my family and close friends understand how I feel and are happy for me. I do get odd reactions from other people though. I get the feeling they are surprised that I’m happy to move on. Like I should be sad or something. After all, when taking care of a pack of kids all day one should be patient and loving at all times. Right. What kind of person am I for not loving children to stay in the business. These same people who give me that “stare” when I tell them of my new life they will tell me that they could never do what I did. Then why do they expect me to do this? I never intended to make child care my career. I did go to college after all.
For the summer, I’ve been working at Michaels Arts and Crafts part-time in the evenings and weekends. At this moment, I do not have a permanent job in my field. The only type of job that I could find that works off-set my husbands hours are retail. Let me tell you that retail sucks. First of all, the pay stinks. I might as well pay them to work there. Second, the hours stink. I HATE working Saturdays and Sundays. Hate it. Also, I’m on my feet constantly and walking around the store a lot. It keeps my body slim but my feet hurt. I could not work on my feet all day unless I was being paid very well for it. Make it worth my while. But, it is fun to see all the new products come in.
I’ve been scrapbooking all year since January. I have been working on heritage scrapbooks which will be given to my brothers and my parents for Christmas. That is a lot of work boy. As soon as the summer is over I’m getting back to it. I’m also making a baby book for my nephew’s first birthday which is in December. I’ve put my sewing on hold for this year. I’m going to finish my coat that I started late last year. But, for now I’m enjoying the beautiful weather and my summer holidays.
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Here are a couple of photos from my mom’s side of the family. The first one is of my mom when she was a little girl. I’d say she is about two or three. Wasn’t she so cute?!
This next photo is of my Great Aunt and Great Uncle. I love this photo because of their pose and her dress. I love that era.
I’ll be posting some recent layouts I complete for the heritage scrapbooks I am making.
After Christmas, we went to Banff for a few days which is located in the Rocky Mountains. Banff is a very busy tourist town for many many travelers from all over the world. More often than not the locals who work in shops and tourist attractions are from other countries. Many of them come from Australia, New Zealand, and England. Why those countries I don’t know but they are attracted to the mountains. So they should. The Rocky Mountains are a must see. If you have not seen them, you must make the trip. I’ve lived in Alberta all my life so I have traveled to the mountains many times throughout my life. My parents took us to the Upper Banff Hot Springs from the time I was two years old and we camped a lot growing up. You have to camp in the mountains. It’s fantastic. There is nothing I mean nothing like the Rocky Mountains. I am trying to convince my husband to relocating us to Canmore which is only a few kilometers from Banff. It’s only an hour away from Calgary so we can drive on in for some shopping from time to time. I love the mountains. There is something so peaceful about being in between so much rock.
Most of the photos were taken on top of a mountain after traveling on a gondola to get there. The kids LOVED it:
