As summer flies by...

Here's a picture of the two of us taken almost 2 weeks ago...the summer is flying by!! We had gone down to old Walkerville for the Artwalk and to visit my mother (and Dad) at Magana gallery.  Virg made a purchase that evening as well...a piece of work by Mom and it now hangs in his office.  Tonight we plan to stop by Starbucks for a showing of art and a latte.  Virg hopes to stop by to pick us up in the Camaro after an afternoon meeting. Really enjoy the rides in the Camaro..a big part of our summer memories.

Thursday is Lily day and a hair appointment.  Should have made the appointment earlier in the month my roots are quite bad!!  I always feel good after getting my hair done and think I should make a pedicure appointment for next week...spread the feeling good over a few days:)

Last night was family cleanup and organizing time.  With the 4 of us working we got quite a bit accomplished and filled a couple of bags with giveaway clothes and garbage as well. Always feel better when things are more organized and items purged...must do this more often:)

Looking forward to some nicer weather that's warm but not stifling..I might even pick one of the tomatoes that are ready on one of 2 plants in the backyard.  Always have lofty dreams of planting a bigger garden but 2 tomato plants and a basil plant are as good as it gets this year...there's always next summer...maybe...

It's been a long 2 weeks....

...since we've had this little muchkin around!!!  With the busyness of confirmation/ graduation I didn't watch my Thursday gal for a couple of weeks.  So yesterday was a wonderful day.  After Tamara left for work we walked around in the front for a bit then headed to the backyard as we waited for the bigger cousins to get up:)  In the backyard we sat in the hammock together.  I can't get over her imagination lately!!  We talked about the "animals" we saw in the tree.  She first pointed out the crocodile who had only 2 teeth!  Then we had to be careful of the monkeys who were trying to climb into the hammock with us.     We enjoyed waffles for a morning snack (breakfast for my kids!!), trips to WalMart, the pet store and Harveys drivethru for takeout lunch.   After naptime it was summer fun on the slip 'n slide....took a ton of pics

And the reason she's wearing a sticker on her nose???!!!  She used the potty...yeah!!!!  Lots of high fives and praise and of course, chocolate chips always help as well:)

Enjoyed an evening with Keri....it's also been a long time since we had gotten together!  Dinner at the Penalty box and then back here for more creating...thinking on this very hot day I'll be doing some more inside.  I did order some more prints online so ....why not?!!!

Looking forward to ArtWalk tonight and dinner out.....let the weekend begin:)

Photos of 3....

Our assignment today is to take photos of a grouping of 3.  I took 3 bowls that I have from Portugal all the same style but different in colour.  My other photo is of a grouping of 3 items I have on my side table in the family room.  I'm posting them here for viewing.....

It's another steamy day here.....soon we're off to cool down at the cottage before heading out for a few days...

New class...new photos...same old frustrations!!!

We are in the full throngs of summer...sleeping in, staying up late, eating whenever we feel like it!!!  Although today I was getting frustrated with how messy the house was and the lack of clean laundry:)  So today I think I did 6 loads of laundry and tidied up the livingroom/diningroom and swept and mopped the floor.  Victoria was a help with getting the family room done and helping a bit with the laundry.  It's SO HOT that I really didn't want to bug her about too much.  Ethan enjoyed a full day with friends...golfing, swimming, eating tacos at the Coopers.

The new Shimelle class started yesterday and I also took some pics for that although I can't upload them onto the forum there...GRRRRR!!  I thought I had properly resized them but they still looked huge so I didn't post them there but will put some here instead:)  I found it hard to figure out which items in our house represent me....there are quite a few things...yes, I really should do some purging.  So i walked into my studio and picked up my BliSS can, my old camera from an antique store and my Eiffel tower from the local thrift store.  I LOVE all things Paris, love to photograph and BliSS is my word for the year and I found that on ebay and was ecstatic when I won it.  A few of my fav stamps are inside it for now.   Keri and I really enjoyed our first class Use your Stash and now I have been gifted this class for part of my birthday gift...yeah me!!!

Victoria is playing Who Wants to Be A Millionaire with Leticia right now...she's so funny to listen to.  Tomorrow we get to spend the day at the cottage in the afternoon and then off to Toronto for a few days...what fun!!

Good bye grade school.....

Well, this past week has been a whirlwind....we had confirmation a few weeks back and last Thursday was Ethan's graduation from grade 8!! I am finally feeling better after quite a few days with a bad sinus/cold. Last night I had Keri and Amanda here and we scrapbooked and love how my one page turned out with a pic of Ethan and I at the school dance. Tonight he has a grad party at his friend, Nick's house and then tomorrow we're going to possibly be going up to Virg's sisters place to celebrate Canada Day.

Summer has begun!!  As I sit here it's already 10:30 and all 3 kids are still sleeping (Camille slept over:) So enjoying the beautiful weather with cooler temps and gorgeous blue, sunshiney sky.  Looking forward to lazy schedules, eating good food, long days at the cottage, time with my kids.....next week looks like a couple of days out of town may be in order!!

So proud of my kids....straight A students:)

a special night, a special kid

It was a special night here at the Costa household...Ethan's confirmation. He looked very handsome (as you can see!!) and did so very well keeping his tie/suit jacket on despite the warm temperatures. We came back afterwards for some goodies, cappucinos and gifts. Ethan really seems to like the Bible that I had chosen for him....still need to show it to Virg LOL  I got some nice pictures and am looking forward to seeing pictures that were taken from Ryan's sister at the church. It was quite crowded in the church but enjoyed having my Dad and Mom beside me in the pew...singing along with my Dad to the hymns. The bishop who spoke at the service was a great speaker. His message was, to sum it up in my own words,  in order to see change in the world we need to look to God but that thru prayer and a change in heart people will be the way change occurs. He's provided for us but we need to make it happen.  Can't wait to continue to see what God has in store for our David Ethan "Joseph" Costa!!

reflecting.....

I had a wonderful weekend away....have found myself quite tired since I returned and the cloudy/rainy day today doesn't help:)  Thought I'd post this picture from last week.  A picture perfect rose from the climbing bush that was in full bloom last week.  As I'm sitting here my cardinal friend has stopped by again outside to sign his good morning message to me. We've also discovered a robin's nest in our apple tree.  It sits low in the tree over the hot tub.  There are probably 3 babies inside although it's hard to really see them.

Tonight is Ethan's confirmation and in a few short weeks his graduation from grade school. I can remember his little yellow slicker and turtle backpack...now it's all about the hair and Hollister or his other shirts of choice:) He is still a wonderful kid and hope he contines to be blessed with great friends and follows a path of Christian faith. It's a scary world sometimes but knowing you're not alone always helps.

On the agenda is to finish ironing up a bit, washing floors, help at the school over lunch, wrap a gift, buy a belt and pick up a few groceries.  I will have to squeeze in getting myself ready as well:)