Friday Potpourri

Friday morning

and it looks like it is going to be a fabulous day

this vacation week was picked back in the fall

with hopes of jetting off somewhere warm

but since that was not in the cards for us

it was a working at home week ~ well mostly

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I put a post out there on Instagram on Sunday
my brother was having some health problems
and I was looking for prayers ~ thank you for those
and your kind words

he was released from the hospital on Wednesday
and although he has a new road to travel
he is here and feeling a lot better

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painting was high on the to do list this week

I finally got the closet doors done in our bedroom

along with installing new nobs

then I tackled the bathroom

one coat of primer and 3 coats of paint

can you say complete ~ done ~ finis

I do love it ~ so much brighter

I will share pictures soon

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massage and a mani-pedi was in the cards as well

don't you love gift cards

and the weather has been so nice ~ warm temps

the snow is melting.......slow but sure

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oh yeah ~ by the way ~ this is one of my favourite cakes ever

old fashion yellow cake with chocolate frosting

I am a simple girl really

it is my birthday eve and I have mixed feelings this year

this is a milestone event in my life

lighting 50 candles on the cake

reflecting on my life ~ what to keep ~ what to change

like cleaning out a closet

I think there will be more on that as well

so tomorrow night we will gather ~ I am so looking forward to seeing

people that mean the world

Trev has been in planning mode with help from a couple of my girlfriends

I know we will have a good time

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Cheers to the weekend

hope it's a good one!

Friday Potpourri

Hello there

how was your Easter?  

was it full of family and food

and special blessings

unedited iPhone photos ~ sorry!

we spent Friday with Trevor's family

27 people gathered ~ I joked with his cousin when we walked in

it looked like a mess hall ~ but what a time we had

catching up and sharing 

it truly was a Good Friday

Saturday we got stuff done 

errands ran and I bought paint!

Fat Paint!

I am going to attempt to paint my coffee table and end tables

this is one of my favourite little shops

Wendy knows her stuff and is more than willing to help out

let's just say that I could leave a lot of money there

you can check it out for yourself here.

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So I have to talk a leeetle bit about winter

and how I am yearning to open the windows

feel a warm breeze on my face

hear the birds sing

yeah ~ all that

I am doing a little something on Instagram

that every Monday I am taking a photo

and hash tagging it #viewfrommyporch

so this is the last 3 Mondays

March 23rd - we had an igloo like effect 

March 30th - oh look - a roof line and some treetops

April 6th - woohoo - it's a real neighbour!

honestly we have to laugh about it now because we are so over winter here

I am not even joking

front walkway ~ handsome husband is 6 ft tall

as of March 17th we had already received 450 cm of snow

that's 177 inches or almost 15 feet

and up until Jan 27th we had NO snow

so all this arrived in 6 weeks or so

the kids have had 14 snow days

crazy crazy

so now you know why I want to see green grass

and buds on the trees

rant done!

I would be amiss if I said it was all bad

when you are in hibernation mode you get lots

or nothing done

projects were worked on

naps were taken

new recipes were tried

and lots of reading was happening

the hot beverage station was banished for another season

and daffodils brightened up the kitchen spaces

we have had dinners out

with special cakes made for people that mean the world.

Next week I am on vacation

and I have some appointments ~ a massage mani/pedi day planned

time with Mama

and then a milestone birthday to celebrate on the 18th

it is going to be a great week.

Hugs!