A 'Slow Dance' for Mommy by my two Private Dancers

I was treated to a slow-dance (as a spectator) from 'Steppie' and Marlo, my two Private Dancers.
This is why I cannot go out as I have to stay home and supervise the goings-on here.  Believe me there are alot of goings-on and shenanigans!!  They are Trouble with a capital 'T'.

They were slow-dancing to 'Love Bites' by Def Leppard, Lou was flashing back to his Grade 7 dance, when he was 13 and tells me that I was NOT - where's that Cheeta Snuggly that will bring out the Cougar in me!!!!  As Lou reminds me that I was 19 at the time, in a 'Statutory Situation' as he calls it!!!!!!!!

7Gypsies Keepsake Book

I attended my very first crop this past weekend and had lots of fun!!
This is a keepsake book I made for an upcoming trip to Portugal to record all my memories and hold memorabilia.
I made the envelopes as 'inner office mail' envelopes so that there wouldn't be any mishaps and have them accidently get stuck together.  I also included some ephemera and note paper to record any information or journalling.
The red door knob is my favourite!

Green Egging Pizza!!

Lou came home with the makings for pizza today. 

He made two Hawaiian pizzas - the first one turned out beautiful but of course we don't have a picture of that one!!  So it must not be true. 

The second one however got stuck to the pan and when Lou went to transfer it to parcement paper it looked like a huge conglomeration of stuff.  So he put it back together as best he could and cooked it. 

Here are the pictures - it doesn't look too bad for being slapped together!!

Three days later, dinner and the latest pose for LOVE

Just a bunch of different things to post today.

First to all of those migraine suffers out there, I feel for you.  I have had a headache since midnight Tuesday night.  It was so bad that it woke me up and then there was a HUGE and LOUD BOOOOM and a flash of light.
I have been in bed all day Wednesday and finally got up at 2:30pm and I still have a headache.  Please Mr. Sun come back, please.

Tuesday, I took a picture of the progress of the lilac leaves.  This is the before and then three days later:

BEFORE                                      AFTER

Here is a photo of the chicken Lou cooked on his Green Egg for dinner the other night.  Better than Beer Can Chicken anyday!!

And finally a picture of Marlo and his latest pose.  It's called, "Love Me Please."  He's started laying like this and loves getting his belly rubbed.  Before you had to give him a treat after his loves, now he's soaking them all in!!

A heavy-weighted sigh..........

PAINTING.
That word belongs with those 4-letter expletives like #%@& and %&*@ (use your imagination)!!

I want to get the powder room, bathroom and kitchen painted.  I know, I know, I could always hire a painter but.....

The above was written at 9:30 this morning.  Now at 8pm this evening of the same day......I am proud to say that both the bathroom and powder room are painted.  Mind you they need a second coat and then the baseboard painted.  But they are painted.  Lou did an awesome job patching the walls and painting the ceilings in both rooms.  Some days I love this man more than he knows.

Good-bye sage green and fire engine red!!!  Hello to Wasabi and Roasted Sesame Seed.  Awesome, awesome colours.

I will post some after pics once I have them completed!!!

Is Anybody listening???

Hello?
Hello?
HELLO???

Hey Mom, this wady (lady) sounds wike (like) you.  She says her name is Nannie, wanna talk wif (with) her?
Wait I gots ta tell her fings (things).

uh-uh.....yes the Easter Bunny is coming to me.  Annnndddd you know what Nannie?!!!!  Her's bringing me chocolate bones to eat, yep me and Steppie!!!

Ummm, wet (let) me check, yep there's birds out there.  One's wed (red) and da uffer (other) is brue (blue).

Me and Mom cweaned (cleaned) up the back yard and now is all weady (ready) for me!!!

See me wayter (later) Nannie, I has ta go and gets me a treat.

Wuff (love) you Nannie.

It's very Springy outside!!

Yesterday it was the same temperature in Punta Cana as it was in Ottawa!!  Isn't that amazing.  Good thing I had a base colour otherwise I would have been very burnt working out in the back yard cleaning up Marlo's and Mr. Winter's messes.
The yard now looks nice and ready to take on the world.

Today I went out and took a couple of photos:

Check out the post from March 19th and compare that pic with this one:

Picture of Lilac leaves ready to burst forth!!

Punta Cana Placemat album - Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of a fabric album I am currently working on.  The base of the album is made of placemats!

Green Egging and a little song

The season of smoking/bbqing has started once again in Lou's Green Egg.  Today he did ribs low and slow on his second love.  His first love (aka Me) prepared the roasted veggies to accompany the ribs.  I just has a taste and THESE are the bestest ever!!!!

Here are the pics to make you drool:    YUMMO!!!!

Sung to the tune of the Amazing Spider Man cartoon!!!  The actual date of said party is April 9&10 but Marlo got it stuck in his head that it's April 10&11, he's a senior citizen so please forgive him!

April tenth, April eleven

We're going think we died and went to heaven

WHOA it's gonna be a party

Cookin' wibs and beered can chicken

It's all gonna be finger wickin'

WHOA it's gonna be a party

Pulled Pork Samiches, makin Pastwami

'Cuz I don't got no Mommy

WHOA it's gonna be a party

She's gonna be at a crop and at a scrap

I don't give a care, I don't give a cwap

WHOA it's gonna a party.

The Baby, Oriental Poppies and a Drum Solo

Good grief, you're probably wondering what all that means in the title!  Well just as it reads, literally!

First the baby.  It's hard to believe that he's going to be 12 this July, yet he still looks like a baby, minus the white beard!!  Better get out that water-proof mascara and start using it!!

I went outside yesterday and I was amazed at how big my Oriental Poppies were!  I'm going to split them and move them to somewhere else when it gets a bit warmer.

I was treated to a drum-solo this morning by Marlo and Lou.  They were listening to The Hawk in Port Hawkesbury, NS and a heavy metal tune came on, so they decided that they had to make mom's morning a great one!  Too bad they couldn't be shown fast like a flip book so I guess you'll just have to skim them very fast!!

Can you spot the cruise ship?

Flying above the ocean at 33,000 feet is
1) A little intimidating,
2) Yet awesome at the same time,
3) Playing "I SPY" can be fun, here and there,
4) Really cool when you fly over or above a Carribean Island.

Here are some pictures I took once Lou forfeited his window seat because it was just too uncomfortable for him and his 6"4" body!!

OK, can you spot the cruise ship?  Hint:  Look in the middle and a little to the right.

Islands.  The pilot told us they were the Turks and Caicos.  Please ignore the dirt of the windows!!!

Is Spring really here?

This morning I went outside and look what I saw!!!
These are my Tiger Lillies and they're about 1.5" tall!!!

How exciting!!

"Oh no", Marlo cried, "My Steppie has streppie froat!!!"

Well, it's official, Lou is down and out with Strep throat.  Poor guy, well at least he has penicillin to help him get better.  He's also sad because he can't get any kisses as he is contagious.

I got home this afternoon went downstairs and it looked like one of those paid TV advertisements going on.  Not only was Lou wrapped in this g*d awful Snuggly thing, but Marlo now has the same one in the same colour.  Yes they match!  It's a sad situation here in the Oli household!!!  I can't even post a picture, it's so sad.

So here's another of my honey in Punta Cana instead: