Happy mail, happy day

Received the beads and thread I need to finish Lily of the Valley.  I'm very happy I don't have to put her away to wait.  I haven't been stitching that much the last few days.  I've been trying to clean and organize the house before Aaron goes back to school.

Here is a progress pic of Lilly

Aaron's uncle (his dad's brother) got married on Saturday and we went to the church service and to the park where they had some family pictures taken.  Here are a couple of pictures, one of Aaron and I at the house before the wedding and one of Aaron at the park.

Up the pond

Today is the 196th Royal St. John's Regatta.  It's a favorite day for me, I love going to the pond, not so much for the races but for the food, the games of chance and the atmosphere.  The regatta usually draws around 50,000 people to the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake.  It's also an odd day cause it always falls on the first Wed of August, weather permitting and it's a Municipal holiday for St. John's but if you work in any of the surrounding towns it isn't a holiday.

In other news I paid my deposit for a scrapbooking retreat in Nov.  I went to the Spring retreat in April for the first time and had a blast so I decided to do the fall one as well.  It's at a church camp about 45 min outside St. John's.  The accommodations are basic, 2 sets of bunk beds per room and bring your own linens, but the company and the food were well worth the price.  Last time I went with 4 friends and there were three other girls there that I knew, this time none of my friends have signed up yet but I know know 20 more people so I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Aaron went to Nanny's for a sleep over last night so I got some progress made on Lily of the Valley.

Finally progress

We had a busy weekend last week with the whole family here on Sunday to celebrate Aaron's birthday.  Then on Monday since it was his actual birthday My mom, sisters and I took him out for supper.


Tuesday threw a real wrench into our lives as Aaron's home therapist gave her notice.  I knew it was going to happen since she is working with three families now and both Aaron and one of the other boys will both be in school full time in Sept.  I just knew there was no way to fit the hours both need into after school, especially when the therapist is starting a distance ed program as well.  We are optimistic that we will find someone else, if not before she goes than before school starts.


Needless to say I haven't done much stitching this week, but I sat down last night and after a minor frogging session I have progress of Lily of the Valley.  She now has two arms and one wing is completed.

Aaron's day out

Aaron got to go on an adventure today with his Nanny Shirley and Aunt Donna.

First they went to McDonalds for lunch and Aaron got a cool Mario Visor.

Next they went to the Suncor Energy Fluvarium, Aaron and I have been there twice before, with his class in Kindergarten and Grade 1, for field trips.

Then they did a little shopping at Walmart.

Finally, they went back to Aunt Donna's house for a swim in the hot tub.

And what did Mommy do while Aaron was out?  Housework.  I did take a break and stitched a little, here is an update on Lily of the Valley.




Also, my brand new Fall/Winter lia sophia style guides arrived.

Pictures as promised

Last post I promised pictures and here they are.  First up is Aaron's Room, I painted a really pretty blue colour called Starry Night and then did stripes on one wall with Stop Sign Red, White, and Leaf Green.  We then bought a Mario comforter and stuck Mario Peel and Stick stickers on the walls.

 

 

Next up is some pre- Close to My Heat Convention pictures.  Every year at convention consultants make cards to swap with each other so here is the card I've made.

 

 

We also make badges for the Facebook groups we are in, here is mine.

 

 



 

And finally some pictures from Aaron's school year.

 

The first day

 

 

Halloween

 



 

 Christmas Concert

 

 

Spring Concert

 

 

 



Sports Day

 

 

Field Trip to the Fluvarium

 

 

 

 

Last Day of School

 



 

Next post from Orlando



6 months!!!!

Has it really been 6 months since I posted.  Between colds, allergies, work, therapy, camera and computer problems,etc, etc, etc  the year has just flown by at warp speed.

I'm hoping I'm back and going to post more often.

Aaron's room is finished and I'll be posting pictures of the completed room in a day or two.  I've painted a pantry cupboard and added it to the dining room, those pictures are coming.

I'm heading to Florida next Tuesday for the CTMH convention and you will be overloaded with those pictures.

My lia Sophia business has been growing every month and I'm very pleased with that.

Mr Aaron is finishing Kindergarten on Thursday so I'll share some pictures of his school year on the weekend.

Hopefully this is just the start of things to come.

Aaron's room inspiration

Here's where I found some inspiration for Aaron's new room.

I love the bright colours in this Pottery Barn bedding

This is a great idea from the Naptime Decorator  I'd like to frame some of Aaron's favorite books.

This is a really cool idea from Houzz I don't think Aaron has this many cars but he's on his way.



I really like this closet idea from I Heart Organizing

Finally I'm going to attempt stripes on a wall like these on HGTV



Next time I"ll share the paint colour and his new bedding

Aaron's Room before pictures

This is what Aaron's room looked like when we moved in to the house, as you can see it isn't a very big room.

We repainted it and got it ready for a baby boy,

When Aaron was 2 we converted the crib to a toddler bed and decorated the room in Thomas the Train, then last year he moved into a mates bed and I just bought a simple plaid comforter because he didn't show any interest in the boy themes you could buy bedding in (ie Cars, Spiderman, etc)

Now it's time to redo his room, since it hasn't been painted in over 5 years and he now loves Mario and Yoshi that will be the theme.

Long time no post

Wow once again I can't believe how time gets away from me.  This Fall has just zoomed by, between getting into the swing of Aaron going to Kindergarten and both of us being sick way more times than was necessary, the end of the year has come before I was ready for it.  I however am determined to be more organized in 2013 which includes at least weekly posts on my blog.

I've already started planning my next house update, Aaron's room.  It's time for him to get a 5 year old room.  I'll share my inspiration and before pictures with you tomorrow but in the mean time here are a few Christmas pictures of my litttle man

Before and during his Christmas concert:

On Christmas Eve

Til next time, Happy New Year