a boy & his dog....

can you tell they love each other?

just chill'n together on 'movie night'  :)

new project.....

now that spring break is here, i've decided to start a new project.
if you remember last year during spring break we were working on this....

our tiny master bath.....
these aren't the greatest 'before' pics b/c the new shower had already been put in & the corner vanity taken out.
however, the ugly wall light (there were 2...one was removed), mirror, window shade & wall colour remain.

the 'after' pics...minus my bird pics on the wall.
~i don't think i even got around to posting these....

ya, so that was last year.



now, i am 'gung~ho' to re~do these..

they need re~upholstering, desperately......a fresh new look!
these 2 used to belong to my oma.
when she passed away 14 yrs ago, my sister & i each got one chair.
the one on the left is the original....my sister's.
the one on the right is mine which i re~covered about 7 yrs ago, with a micro fibre suede.
a couple of years ago my sister moved & gave me her chair, which has sat in my basement ever since.
the time has come for me to give them a whole new look!

tools needed...

all these staples must come out.....groan ;(

these 2 have danced their last dance......

ta~da.....both chairs have been stripped & i suffered only 1 minor injury....yay!

now i just need to replace the foam, sand, prime & paint the frames & get some funky fabric!!!

this could take a while my friends,

stay tuned ;)!

my girls all have these cute little hats made by a friend.
(actually, i have one too! lurve it & wear it all the time!)

each one is different....to match their coats.

the reason they're laughing?
crazy dog ripping all around them.....


eryn caught her...

                                           
 
one can hear eryn say at least once a day....
"i love my dog!"

birds

it's been soooo mild this past week.....
L.O.V.E.  it!
on wed i saw a whole flock of robins, feasting on someone's front lawn.
i've never seen so many robins at the same time in one place...did that just make sense?
anyhoo,
to me, the sight of robins means spring is here just around the corner...yay ;)!!
don't get me wrong, i do love like winter~{living in canada...ya hafta, well ya don't hafta, just makes it easier if ya do ;)}but when spring is in the air & with the sound sighting of robins it's just exciting!

it's not just the robin....
i have a thing for birdies.
i hardly call it a collection, but i do have a few of them scattered around the house.....


in my bathroom....

 on the shelf in the kitchen....

 this one belonged to my mom.....

 on the shelf in the living room...

in the family room.....

 also, family room~from my sis...

 this too is from my sis~heart this one....

that's it...for now ;)!
{i do have my eye on yet another bird design thingy....}



i just love watching the birds at the feeder.
living beside the bush here in the back country we see loads of different birds & watching them always reminds me of what Jesus tells us in Matt. 6:26..
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns,yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not of more value than they?
....therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.{ESV}
what a comfort this is to me.

Lov'n the birds :)!

feb 14.....

so, today is valentine's day.......<3   ;)

i do enjoy this day, but not because of the commercial/materialistic day that it is!
i know, i know....it's a pagan holiday.
i just think of it as a reminder to be who i'm called to be as a child of God.
to show love.

as i was doing devotions this morning, i was reading colossians and i found that this spoke to me in a particular way, being that it's valentines day, i'm to show love to all.....

colossians 3:12~15

Put on then, as God' chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you so you must also forgive.  And above all these things put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body.  And be thankful. 

i am thankful for wayne, who lives this out every day and is an encouraging support to me in those times that i fall short in this. God knew the perfect mate for me & i thank Him everyday for wayne, not just on feb 14.

another snow day.......tomorrow :)!!!!

happy anniversary dad & sylvia!

yesterday i headed up to hamilton to do some shopping with eryn & dani.
they had a day off....exams were done so they had a couple days off b/w semesters.

so my dad calls....he'd like to take me out for lunch since he was going to be in the niagara region for the day.
great!
i'm up for going out for lunch anytime!

we met up at.....

we had an amazing lunch......  ;)!
thanks sooo much dad & sylvia.....


we hope that you had an amazing time in the falls & enjoyed your little getaway.
we pray that the Lord will grant you many more happy, blessed years together!!