Wesmore Graduation 2010

Yesterday the grade 12 class from Wesmor Community High School celebrated their Graduation.  My daughter's boyfriend Ron was one of the Graduates.  I met up with Brittany and Ron after work to take some pictures of the two of them together.  I had a blast with them taking pictures.

Prince Albert Train Bridge

I really like how the black of the bridge and white sky complement Brittany and Ron's outfits.  

Don't they make a beautiful couple.

Little Red River Park

This is my favorite picture of Brittany and Ron~

Walkin' Away!

The white roses that they chose for their corsage and boutonniere added the perfect touch to their outfits.

I had a wonderful time with Brittany and Ron.  I also got to meet Ron's family for the first time last night at the Grand March!  His grandma is a sweet lady that I look forward to getting to know better.  His mom, sister  and brother came down from La Ronge to celebrate with Ron.  He has a wonderful family and they all seem to really like Brittany.  I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet his family and look forward to getting to know them all better in the future.

Ron requested one last photo, that was of him and Brittany and their mom's

and one of him and Brittany and their sisters.

Things Are Coming Together

Things are really coming together.  We will be ready for painting by July 1st.  Al framed in the Air Exchange for the wall vent, hung the gyprock, taped and got the first layer of mud on so it is ready for the drywaller that will be coming in to finish.  He has very little mudding left to do, mainly sanding.

July 1 & 2nd we are moving Brittany into her new house that she is renting...she is so excited to be living on her own.  July 3rd we head to S'toon for the day to check out the basement suite we have a line on for Meagan.  We drove by it yesterday when we ran our son down to his friends as he starts his flooring installation job today.  The basement suite is in an awesome location, very close to the university, close to Broadway Ave and 8th Street. She will be 6 houses away from the bus stop and maybe a 10 - 15 minute walk to the university.

July 2nd is our daughter's Birthday....I want to make a card for her so last night I dug out my paper and stamps...tonight I will start coloring the image so that I can complete the card by Wednesday evening.

It will be nice to have my house back to normal...then our lives will be more on track and back to normal.  The wait is so going to be worth in the end!

Today my daughter Brittany is escorting her boyfriend Ron to his Graduation.  She came and borrowed my camera for the morning...I will take pictures of the two of them this afternoon after work when they are both dressed up for the Grand March this evening.  We are very proud of Ron getting his high school diploma and wish him well.  I can't wait to see them dressed up tonight...I am sure they are going to look fabulous!  Will post pictures of them tomorrow!

Some Good News

Well the furnace is all in...took them a bit longer the second day than they originally figured. 

While the guys were back working on my furnace, I get a phone call from the flooring company and my Lino is coming in early than originally expected....they have booked us for the install for July 5th & 6th.  Called lumber yard and asked if there would be a problem holding our cupboards until after the Lino goes in....not a problem. 

The drywall should be done on Thursday and then the sanding and painting can start.  The end to my kitchen renovations is getting closer and closer.  Oh I can't wait till I have my kitchen back....then I have the task of sorting as I unpack and giving things to the kids to take with them to their new homes this summer.  The nice thing about giving the old things to the kids is I get new stuff for the kitchen...yep it is a win win all the way around.

A Quick Note

Well today being my EDO (earned day off) I spent the day waiting for them to finish installing our new furnace.  WOW is it ever small compared to our old furnace.  They have to come back tomorrow as they have about 2 hrs of work left to do....has to fix some of the shingles on the roof and some stuff with the furnace.  Today's plan was to do up the laundry but with them working around the furnace I was unable to get to my washer and dryer.  The old chimney is gone and one that is maybe 1/8 the size of the old one is now in its place. 

Once our reno's are finished we will have to get someone in to clean all the ducts out as they are heavily laid with dust.  Want that all cleaned out before we start using the furnace daily. 

Now We Wait.......

Well after checking every flooring store in town to see if they had any lino is stock that was close or similar to what we originally wanted....we came up empty handed so Saturday we headed off to Saskatoon to check there for lino that they had in stock.  We couldn't find anything in Saskatoon that we like or that was even close to what we want.....so we are going to wait.  What we might have to do is install the bottom set of cupboards before the lino arrives (we had wanted the lino to go down first) and leave the island until after the lino is installed.  So maybe, just maybe I will have most of my kitchen back before the end of June. 

In the long run we feel that waiting for what we want is the best idea...this way we will be happy with our choices and not saying we should have waited.

We ended our day in Saskatoon by attending the stock car races at Auto Clearing Speedway!  Some good racing...they had the legends in town for the race.  Those little cars sure can go.

Back To The Drawing Board

Well after talking with the guys about our flooring we have decided to see if we can find another Lino that is close to what we picked out....as for what we picked it is a minimum of 3 weeks before it arrives here at the store in PA.  Our cupboards arrived at the lumber yard on Tuesday and the counter top will arrive next week.  Econo Lumber has said they will hold the cupboards for us as long as they can will depend on demand they have for the space they are taking up.  So it is back to the drawing board.  Well the good thing is we hadn't started painting yet as this may change the colors we picked at least the main wall color may have to change.

It will be hard to find new flooring once you have decided on something that you really like the color of and looks so good with both your appliances and your cupboard colors.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Delay's

Well I guess it was bound to happen.....something would delay our house renovations.  Yesterday my husband ripped the old floor out to lay down the new underlay in preparation for the new vinyl flooring.  Tash's sent a guy out to get the measurements to call us back with a quote.  He figured Thursday or Friday of next week they would be able to do the install.....well that soon changed after he found out that the flooring we want won't be arriving in PA until the first week of July.  So now we are faced with the decision do we wait or do we start over and pick new flooring and have to maybe change the colors we picked...well we decided to wait for the flooring we really want.  This takes a bit of pressure off to have the drywall done so we can paint on the weekend.  Don't want to rush the mud so maybe this is a good thing but it is the much longer that my kitchen will be down...at least I will have use of my fridge and stove still just lacking cupboards and counter space.  Oh well my kitchen will be really nice when its finished and I am really looking forward to the new design and the new cupboards.

hAnglar Challenge and Blog Candy!

Today I discovered the world of hAnglar  stamps.  First I landed on Paper Crafting in Cocoa's blog and from there checked out the lovely hAnglar only challenge blog.  I wish I had at least one of these adorable stamps so that I could enter their 2nd challenge called "Shabby Look". Yes time to save some pennies and order a hAnglar or two.  If you love stamping and have a hAnglar stamp be sure to check out their challenge blog by clicking HERE even if you don't have a hAnglar stamp check out their blog....I am sure you will be impressed!

Anyways Iris is offering up some amazing blog candy in celebration of nearly 300 followers of her blog and close to 40,000 hits to her blog as well as the new 'lovely hAnglar only' challenge blog.  Make sure you stop by Iris's blog Paper Crafting in Cocoa to check out the yummy candy (guilt free too) she is giving away.  Don't wait too long to check out Iris's blog candy as you only have until June 21st.  Below is a pick of what you could win!

Growing Up Fast........

As the days of summer dwindle down so do the number of days that my daughters will be living at home.  Both Brittany and Meagan are moving out on their own this year.  Brittany is moving into her own house in Prince Albert on July 1st...she found a nice little house that is only a couple of blocks from her work....she can actually walk to work and be there in 5 - 10 minutes.  Meagan is moving to Saskatoon onto another chapter in her life...she is attending university in the fall, taking Arts & Science to begin with.  She is planning to move in August sometime. She is still contemplating what to major in...will it be law or will she apply to the Police Force or will she do something completely different.  Both my daughters are starting out on a new chapter in their lives.  Found a lead on a place for Meagan to live in Saskatoon...rent isn't too bad....includes fridge, stove, front load washer and dryer and all utilities except phone and cable...and she won't need a phone as she has her cell phone...  Time to start packing up some of my old stuff and dividing it up between the girls....what a great excuse to get new stuff for my house.....

I will miss them when they are on their own....it is like Brittany is already on her own as we don't see her very much as she spends a lot of time with her boyfriend.

My kids are growing up fast!

Meagan's Tattoo

Wanted to post a picture of my daughter's tattoo!  It is so beautiful!  She did a great job designing her tattoo.