#13~how we spent the weekend!!

Our ongoing kitchen reno! All the kitchen cupboards had to be moved up 1 1/2 inches, and over 1/2 inch, both for code and for esthetics~they weren't all centered to begin with and we discovered that in some places they weren't even screwed into the studs! We have a mix of old and new cupboards, the new ones being freshly made by longengagementgroom! And he installed the new microwave/fan combo! Next up~new counter top~time to get cracking choosing taps and sinks. This is going to be fabulous when it's all done!

#12~

We spent the weekend out of province with my family celebrating my Mom's milestone birthday. It was so fun to be surrounded by family. Only my brother lives close by, so to see my sister and cousins was the best~I so often feel sad that we don't see them more often. We held a party for Mom in the dining room of her building~it was great~cheese and fruit and veggies and a humongous carrot cake! Total fun! We spent lots of time with Mom and my sibs, and longengagementgroom set up Mom's printer and digital camera. Earned him some karma!

I'm looking forward to getting together in June for my daughter's graduation! L/E groom started hanging newly made kitchen cupboards today, so hopefully our kitchen reno will be done or nearly done before all the family decends on us in a couple of months. I can hardly wait to have everyone here!

#11~snausage fingers!

Surgery #1 done! My left hand and forearm are encased in a big honkin' cast...sadly, I cannot do housework!! Altho I did a couple of things yesterday and now have swollen sausage fingers to show for it! Lesson learned! It's tough to do things for yourself~like, get dressed~with only one hand. My love affair with fleece is proving handy!

Any news in the wedding department, you ask?? Why, no! But it's OK~between this surgery and another mid-April, and a big birthday bash for my Mom in a couple of weeks, there's enough on my plate! Am pondering some things tho, that I will get into on another day...

# 10~it's baaaack.....

that dreadful chest/head cold thing that's going around. it's only a few weeks since the new years bout left! so i'm spending today just like yesterday~lounging in bed, catching up on my blog reading. the boy was so sweet yesterday and went to the drugstore to pick up my prescription, kleenex and a magazine. then he made dinner~he is a pretty good cook and let's face it~everything tastes better if someone else makes it. think it's time for some juice and sinutab and a nap~all this web-surfing has zapped my energy...

#9~a mouse in the house!

My daughter and I had a wonderful girl's day Saturday! We spent the afternoon at the ballet~Carmen~it was wonderful! Then wandered around town abit, played at the NARS counter and ended up at a fancy-shmancy hotel restaurant for dinner. I was menu deciding when something caught the corner of my eye~it was a mouse!!! A very tiny grey mouse~kind of cute actually! I feel bad for it, since it's days are probably numbered, but the restaurant comped us 2 desserts for the wildlife sighting...

Meanwhile, the boy was cuttting melamine for the new kitchen cupboards. It will be the best day EVER when we are back to a fully functioning kitchen! Not to be eating at the coffee table! To have friends over for dinner! I'm starting to feel like there's light at the end of the renovation tunnel, and I can't wait!

#8

It SNOWED yesterday! Huge, fluffy flakes! For some fortunate reason it didn't stay on the roads, as that pretty much sends us into major gridlock here. I don't mind the snow so much~living in a rainforest, it's a nice change from the usual greyness of our winter.

I love the thought of a winter wedding on a mountain. Horse drawn sleighs, an outdoor skating rink~oh, I think it would be the most fun time! Tater won't go for it tho~he envisions our mothers and broken hips~but I'm not ready to let go of this idea yet...

dream dress...

Altho I have a dress, the lovely Mikaella 1202, (which I'm no longer sure will fit moi), I've fallen head over heels for this Jenny Packham dress. Isn't it exquisite!

(photos:brides.com)