WHAT I HAVE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF BUSY WITH

Now that we have been in Calgary for almost two years, I feel that we are some what settled and lucky to say that we have some awesome friends here. And I have been able to start a lot of fun projects on my own as well as with my girlfriends. A couple of weeks ago a friend and I got together and she has been teaching me the basics of sewing. As you can see from the above photo I can now make throw pillows with zippers in them. I think I would like to try slip covers for my chairs next and maybe a dress for Helena. We'll see how that goes..haha

Another project. This used to be a toy box with a cover but it eventually broke so I flipped it upside down and put a cushion on it. Now when we have home group there will be extra seats :) Quick and cheap fix!

Here is another one of my addictions. Scrapbooking!! And I have an awesome group of ladies who are really into it. (And have all the fun gadgets) Yesterday after church we were invited over for scrapbooking (the guys watched the football game) and then supper. Eight hours of heaven (and only two pages done..haha). We had a great time.

Johnnie joined the gym down the road and I joined a kick boxing (taebo) class with one of my friends (Sorry no photos :) We go twice a week at 9pm and well, it kicks our tail. Such an awesome workout and loving it so much. Only four more classes though :( I don't know what I'm going to do without it. I look forward to it every week.

Starting in October I have joined up with a bunch of ladies from the church, a cooking group. We get together one night to plan our menu and then we take a whole Saturday and we cook two weeks worth of meals for our own families. I am so excited about this because I'm not such a great cook so I think this will help me a lot with great recipes and well, getting some good tips! I cannot wait for this to start up!

In a couple of months I will be taking in a little boy full time. This will be so great for us as I can help out financially but still be a stay at home mom. So I feel this will be a really fun year for us. We've connected with an awesome church, great friends and we are hoping to have a down payment for a house by next summer.....maybe in the maritimes :) We'll see what God has in store for us. We are still missing home.