I am preparing for our trip to DisneyWorld and have completed quite a few pages. When we get back all I will have to do is print the pictures and adhere them to the pages.

I am visiting with my grandaughter and her two little girls in Northern Alberta and having a great time. Sure will miss these girls when I go home!

Its hard to believe that it is almost 4 months since I have posted anything. Life has been incredibly busy. In November we had to put my mom in a private care home. On October 31st Wilf and I took her to the hospital with a very swollen and bruised shoulder. The doctor told us that all the bones in her shoulder were so brittle that most of them were fractured and suggested surgery to put a metal plate in her shoulder. Both her and I decided this was not an option. She will be 100 in April. So my daughter-in-law Gaye started hunting for nursing homes. Mom finally agreed that she couldn't take care of herself any longer. Within 2 days Gaye had found a wonderful place and we moved her in on the 4th of November. That month is a blurr for me as we had our eldest son, his daughter and her youngest daugther arrive the day mom went in and they stayed for 4 days. Off came all the sheets and the next weekend my youngest brother, my sister-in-law, their daughter and their grandson arrived to see mom and to help me clean out her apartment. They were here for 4 days. Off came the sheets and the next week my sister-in-law (same one) and their youngest daughter came to help more and visit mom. That same weekend our middle son and his wife were off to the Virgin Islands for a cruise she had earned from work, and I stayed with their 3 boys. 16, 13 and 10. They were wonderful. Very helpful and very responsible. I really enjoyed spending time with them and getting to know them a little better (as you only can if you live with them). But I was also taking care of mom, Wilf and our house as well. On into December and then it was shopping for a few gifts (didn't buy for our family, as we are taking them to Disneyworld in Feb-19 of us will be going. 3 couldn't make it). Then the baking, the decorating and still the visits to mom. She is settling a little better, but doesn't like to have lost her independence. I hosted Christmas eve dinner for 14 of us and then hosted Christmas day dinner for Wilfs family. Boxing day we left for Grande Prairie and spent a week with our eldest son and his family. We had a great time. The 4 little great grandaughters are such a delight. Next week I go back up there (flying this time) (we drove boxing day-11 hours) to spend a week with my grandaughter and her 2 girls as her husband is away on a training course for his new job. I am looking forward to girl time with Amy and the girls. So thats what my life has had in store for me. Hopefully I will get some good pics and be able to post some. While we were away, my hard drive calfed and I had to get a new computer. I am just loving it.

Talked to my eldest granddaughter this morning and she told me the story about her 4 year old and her pre-school. She said "Miss Lisa" (the teacher) I really, really like school, theres just one thing wrong. I'm not in charge." I laughed so hard. You would have to meet this little girl to understand. She is very funny and very much likes to be in control. What a girl.

My niece and her little daughter were for a few days and we had a great time. My great niece is sooooo smart. She is 5 years old and reading at about a grade 4 level. She has a huge vocabulary. Made paper dolls with her on the Cricut. She couldn't wait to get to Saskatoon so she could make paper dolls. Told everyone she met at home that she was going to Saskatoon for that exact purpose.
Wilf took the train a week ago and travelled to Vancouver. He has always wanted to do that and finally got the oppotrtunity to do so. He also went to Victoria for a couple of days and visited with our friends there. Wasn't enough time to see everyone we know there, but had a great time. He will be home this morning. I forgot to send the camera with him so there won't be any pics to scrap there.
We spent two weekends ago helping our eldest grandson get his house ready for sale. His mom and dad and girlfriend were there as well. We spent a lot of hours, but the place looked awesome when we were done. We had such a nice time, not a lot of liesure time but it was great anyway. Lots of laughs.
Last weekend a friend and I went to Athabasca to help celebrate another friends 6oth bd. It was a really nice gathering. Got to see lots of her family whom I hadn't seen in quite a while.
Life has been extremly busy this summer, but thats good because the weather up till a few days ago has been the pits, so it has helped pass the summer in a most delightful way.

Haven't blogged for a while again. Made an album for our son and daughter-in-law for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary but forgot to take pictures of it. Did 20 pages in 4 days, but it turned out really nice.
Yesterday a friend and I worked on her albums she is doing for Christmas presents. We made 2 canvas layouts for her kids anniversaries as well. They turned out great. We started at 1 PM and worked straight through till 11 PM with only about a 15 minute break for supper. We managed to do 7 layouts as well. Some really cute ones.
I plan on spending my day today doing some pages of our family and if anything turns out very well I will take pics and post them.