After very sad good byes with friends and at work, and watching our house empty of it's contents, we're on the road to Prince Edward Island.

It will be approximately a 27 hour drive all totaled - of course, we'll be doing it in stages :) I am SO over driving late into the night or early morning if I can help it. I like me my beauty sleep waaaaay too much LOL!

We left Knoxville yesterday at 3 pm and drove 5.5 hours to VA last night. So far so good :)

We're currently in VA spending a few days with family and relaxing after a hectic couple of days before continuing with our relocation. Except, now I've acquired a cold - ugh. Hopefully, it won't get too bad as we continue on the road in 2 days…

Anywho, just wanted to stop in and give a little update! Thanks so much for all the well wishes during our move. It certainly was hard to leave but now the excitement of the new adventure is starting to surface :)

Later folks!

TTFN,

To all the Dads out there - Have a very happy, happy day!


This is a picture of my dad (right) and my dad-in-law in Dec 2008. They had helped us put up some fencing (plus build the gate you see here) for our dogs and we had to take a picture to commemorate completion of the project. They even posted a little sign (seen between them) that read - "Merry Christmas from "the dads"" and instead of just posing shaking hands, they decided to shake the drill :) Too funny! Two years later, the gate and fence are holding strong and looking great - they do good work. I just may have to hire them again :D

Tracy and I consider ourselves so very lucky to have such wonderful, loving, knowledgeable, and doting parents. We are not, shall we say, "wise" in the ways of home improvement, so their experience and knowledge are a definite blessing :) We know how completely fortunate we are to have parents that are so involved in our lives, are so very proud and love us unconditionally. So, thanks for everything - especially all the little things - you've done throughout our lives to make us the people we are today.


This is a card I made for my dad (hopefully he's received it by now, 'cause he reads my blog :)). I'm a daddy's girl, no doubt about it. I grew up following my father everywhere, doing everything he did. He passed on a curiosity for the world around me (he's a retired biology teacher), always pointing out a flower, bug, constellation in the night sky... you name it. Always followed by a description or explanation of some sort. To this day, I still look inquisitively around me and often think of my dad. Even though were far apart right now, I hope he realizes the influence he still has in my life :)
See, I told you I was lucky!

Happy Father's Day to our dads! We love you!!!!

The card applies for the following challenges;
Cupcake Craft Challenges - for the boys
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - one for the boys
CAS-tastic Challenges - father's day card
Crafty Cardmakers - cards for men
A Crafty Little Place - one for the boys
Cards for Men - Father's Day

Thanks for stopping by!!!

TTFN,
 

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps:  Through the trees, Pond life (sentiment)
Ink: Ripe avocado, spring moss, dark chocolate, terra cotta tile
Paper: Dark chocolate, terra cotta tile, white
Other: Rustic twine, brads, copic markers

Howdy friends!
I've got two reasons to celebrate - my birthday is right around the corner and my first year blogiversary was June 1st! I can't believe it's been a year already - I guess time flies when you're having fun :)

To celebrate and to show a little appreciation to all my blogging friends, I'm offering up some BlOg CaNdY!!!
The blog candy includes;

• Papertrey Ink Background Basics: Tin Types (one of my fav background sets)
• Papertrey Ink 2010 Anniversary Stamp Set
• Papertrey Ink Ripe Avacado Saddle Stitch ribbon
• Papertrey Ink Spring vintage button mix

All you have to do to qualify for the blog candy is leave a comment here on this post on or before Thursday, June 10, 2010. I'll randomly select one winner on Friday. Only one comment per person please :)

 Here at home, we've got a long awaited deck remodel happening. I CANNOT wait! Here's what our deck looks like now..


It's nice but this picture was taken in the evening when there's a little shade. Most of the day, it gets direct sunlight which means it gets HOT!!! My Canadian blood can't handle it :) So our new deck will have a screened-portion and a smaller, unscreened area for grilling, etc. I can't wait to be able to sit outside more! Even nicer still, the trees you see in the picture will be unharmed. Some of the bushes to the right of the existing deck may need to be moved, but it will be minimal. Sweet!
Here's day 1 - deconstruction....


Here's day 3 - getting framed...


I'm so darn excited :)

We also got our garden up and running (a couple of weeks ago now) - our first attempt at gardening :) Our next door neighbour is a landscaper and all-around-awesome plant guy and is sharing the garden with us in exchange for his knowledge and green thumb :) Here's Tracy getting the tomato plants all set up...


I LOVE homegrown tomatoes and am SO looking forward to tomato-y goodness :) We've also got green peppers, zucchini, squash, and cucumber - if they all continue to grow ok :) We got a bit of a late start and sadly didn't get lettuce in the ground in time.

Sorry for the long post - LOL! Just thought I'd share! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to leave a comment for the blog candy (if you haven't forgotten about the blog candy by the time you got to the end of my loooooong post :))!

TTFN,