my boys

an adorable pair, yes?

Grace in Small Things: Part 17 of 365

1. sleeping in my own bed after many nights on an air mattress

2. realizing that our old, hand-me-down mattress is not in such rough shape after all

3. red wine

4. butter chicken

5. the smell of freshly mown grass in humid air

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Grace in Small Things: Part 16 of 365

1. feeling my niece kicking and shifting in my sister's belly

2. gerbera daisies

3. SPF 65

4. warm plaster all over my hands, cooling as it dries

5. making a big mess to create something lovely

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Grace in Small Things: Part 15 of 365

1. being in the company of my brilliant and adorable four-year-old nephew Matthew

2. taking pictures of our matching silly faces and poses

3. blowing bubbles

4. watching a four-year-old work out 5+4, and 2+7, and 3-2, and other problems we gave him, on his fingers

5. being a tickle monster



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Grace in Small Things: Part 14 of 365

1. watching the baby robins in the tree outside my back door mature

2. finishing a crossword puzzle in one sitting

3. finding a lovely little hole-in-the-wall pasta place, for lunch, near my work

4. penne a la vodka

5. grape soda pop

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lovely baby bumps

We have had some of my family staying with us for a visit this weekend, and it has been lovely being able to spend time with them. They live 8 hours and 450+ kms away, so we don't see each other often. This was my sister and her family's first time to our "new" house, and I was pleased to have them all here to feed and fuss over for a few days.

My sister is currently pregnant with her second child, and wanted to commemorate the pregnancy by getting some nice photographs taken of her and her belly in all its glory... so I played make-up artist and photographer, and we spent the day in my backyard while Eric took Jon and Matty to a Jays game.

Below are some of my favourite shots... isn't she lovely, and beautiful, and a super-cute pregnant chick?

Grace in Small Things: Part 13 of 365

1. throwing an ice cream social at work, for charity

2. sunflowers

3. contemplating tattoo designs

4. crispy turkey bacon

5. remembering my postal code (a near miracle for me)

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Grace in Small Things: Part 12 of 365

1. spending the day photographing a beautiful lady

2. the Japanese maple tree in my back yard, which I inherited from the previous owners

3. soft-serve ice cream

4. reading the blogs of people far more interesting and eloquent than I am

5. hand-made greeting cards

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Grace in Small Things: Part 11 of 365

1. all the leaves on the trees the day after a big spring thunderstorm

2. pan-frying left over potatoes

3. how the boy tries to drop a new word he's learned into every conversation we have

4. sun flare (lense flare?) on a photograph

5. green earl grey tea

Grace in Small Things: Part 10 of 365

1. finding a $10 bill in the bottom of my purse, that I didn't know I had

2. cute shoes that aren't uncomfortable

3. "In our bedroom after the war" by Stars... such a good album

4. breakfast for dinner

5. going for a drive around town on a warm spring night

Grace in Small Things: Part 9 of 365

1. fuzzy socks

2. a new notebook, with all its clean lined pages

3. french lilac bubble bath

4. an old inside joke

5. laughing until my sides hurt

Grace in Small Things: Part 8 of 365

1. the tiny beginnings of tomatoes on my tomato plants
2. getting a phone call from my Grams at work, and how excited she was to have navigated the automated system to successfully get my extension

3. lighter than normal traffic on the 401, making for a quick commute home

4. earrings in the mail

5. a super affectionate tabby named Busy (cat # 4) wanting to shower me with kitty kisses (pressing her nose to mine)

Grace in Small Things: Part 7 of 365

1. taking a little longer in the shower to enjoy the steam and the feel of the water on my skin

2. the sound of thunder directly over my house

3. having a little pug face nuzzled in my lap, looking for protection from the thunderstorm

4. not having to water my garden this week

5. getting positive feedback from a customer on Etsy

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Grace in Small Things: Part 6 of 365

1. listening to my niece on the phone, telling me a story in toddler-speak, and having no clue what she is saying, but enjoying every second

2. a very enjoyable mix on the radio

3. buttery popcorn

4. a big tall glass of ice water when you're really thirsty

5. cherry-flavoured lip balm

Grace in Small Things: Part 5 of 365

1. three extra snoozes in the morning

2. receiving a compliment from a client at work

3. handmade, grapefruit scented soap

4. listening to a mixed CD made many years ago

5. laughing at myself

Grace in Small Things: Part 4 of 365

1. the smell of photo developing chemicals

2. the feel of thick pages in an old book as they slip through my fingers

3. two straight hours of uninterrupted reading

4. belly laughs from a baby

5. banana flavoured popsicles

Grace in Small Things: Part 3 of 365

1. extra-long hugs in the kitchen

2. fresh bed linens

3. delicately scented hand cream

4. the calls of mourning doves in the tree outside my bedroom window

5. strong coffee

Grace in Small Things: Part 2 of 365

1. recipes from old magazines

2. my favourite red maryjane shoes

3. new photos of my nieces and nephews, up on Facebook

4. the cartoon network

5. cute stationary with a little bird on it

Grace in Small Things: Part 1 of 365

1. chai tea

2. two random purple tulips that popped up and bloomed in the middle of my backyard

3. the colourful array of tubes and jars of acrylic paint that line my desk and bokshelf

4. a new 3b pencil

5. blending stumps... I heart blending stumps.

On moving on over to Blogger...

I have had a livejournal since 2004, and I have recently lost interest in it... I have grown a little tired of the format, and the title, and of just how whiny (that spelling doesn't look correct, but who am I to argue with spell check?) many of my posts were... and the silly number of quizes and odd memes that populated my archives...

I wasn't motivated to post anymore; consequently, it has been about six months since I blogged anything...

I need a fresh platform and a new direction, so here I am! I am going to copy some of the recent(ish) posts over and back-date them, just so there is a little more content to start off with... so everything that is before this post we shall just assume is "from the archives"... cool?

Cool.