[digiscrap: More. ]

More pics mean more pages.

I actually spent $200+ printing out 92 pages this week ... BUT - it's still cheaper than what I was doing before with conventional scrapbooking, with pics and products and all.  The trick is to do $20/month not $200 for 10 months *wink*.

Went for an 8km run this morning ... and it seems to have washed some "blues" away.  Maybe my body has been suffering from lack of exercise?  I mean, I ran a couple of days ago ... but maybe I need to be doing more?  

More.  Ha.   It's always more ... *grin*.

Ok.  Here are some pages ...

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... tomorrow I'll be posting Tias' bday cake that I made last night.

I assure you.  It's far from brilliant ... but he loves it *smile*.

Have a great one!

[talk: Ho. Hum.]

I've been feeling really odd lately.  Super good highs, but really down lows ... and thought maybe I'd post about it and see if any of you out there have any wisdom for me?

Katia will be a year old next week, so I'm not sure if I should be feeling these things all of a sudden?  I mean, my body should be going back to normal now - no?  I've been working hard at getting myself healthy - and all of a sudden, in the last two days - I've hit a wall.  I can't figure it out ... but out of nowhere, I want to sit on the couch, eat myself into oblivion and do nothing.  When the sun was shining, it gave me a headache.  And now that it's cloudy, I want to stay in my jammies. 

What the heck??  I should be running 8km today ... not salivating over the possibility of eating nutella out of the jar ... 

And this is so strange, because Sunday night was a high for me ... leading at the Recovery Service is just plain joy for me.  And I left feeling connected, rejuvenated, filled.  So - how does 48hours take that all away?

I'm just feeling ... well ... useless??  Is that it?  Lonely? ... hmm.  Bored? ... ugh.  I don't know.  Maybe it's that I miss my connections ... being away so much this summer has been a truly great thing, but I've missed out on a lot of much-loved friend time.  

So ... today's plan is that I am going to create some creative-time with my boys.  We are going to create Tias' "Aquarium" cake for his birthday party tomorrow ... that'll either bring tears of joy, or of frustration *grin*.   I'm really looking forward to tomorrow ... the party will be a great time to see friends, and then we're off to a fund-raiser with a bunch of other great people tomorrow night ... 

But for today - I might just let myself have a good cry ... for no reason at all.  And maybe then I'll be able to rid this lame cloud over me.

Blah.

Have a good one ...

[redhanded photography: The Brace Family]

Last week, I headed out to West Van for a family photo shoot.  And can I just say, that I will be mighty glad when the bridge twinning is completed.  The drive was a nightmare ... but the photoshoot, super fun.

Come check out the pics at my Redhanded Photography Blog ... and if you have a sec, leave a comment - love to know when you stop by!

Have a great one!

[talk: A Bunch of Stuff ... ]

Phewf!

So much, so much, so  oooo oooo much.

Our home has recovered from the Florida time change, and life continues to fly by.  I've already done a family photo shoot since we came back, and led worship at the Recovery Service (which is, like, the highlight of my month ...) and run twice.

Speaking of which ... my 6km today.  Yuck.  Ick.  Blech.   I was so defeated by the heat and the lovely little blister that decided to grow between the 3rd and 4th km.  I cannot understand why some runs are complete joy and others are such defeat.  Ugh.

BUT ... I will say that I actually LOST weight while I was away, even though I only ran one 5km the entire time.  

Today's weight was 137.6lbs.

Yup.

Still got a looong way to go ... but here's my goal for right now:  to be 135lb by next Thursday.  Why?  Because it's Katia's first birthday (can you BELIEVE it??) and then I would be at pre-preggo weight.

But then, I've got another 10-15lbs to lose after that ...

Ok.  Enough about that.

Let me tell you about a NEW BLOG that my mom is writing ... My dad and her, along with 3 other couples, have embarked on a 10wk trip across North America.  I set up a blog for her so she could document their journey, and others could follow along.  It's called "It's A Trip of a Lifetime" and if you drop by, make her day by adding a comment ... she'd love that.

That also means that I'll be doing a lot of personal updates of the kiddies and life around here ... so they can keep up on what's going on ... 

Alrighty.  That's it for now ... 

Have a great one!!

[cool products: Chloe's Bowtique]

I have a cousin.  Well.  I have MANY cousins ... and in fact, I'm closer to the age of some of my cousin's kids, than to my cousins themselves.

My cousin has a kid - who is now a married woman with two beautiful children.  And this girl continues to blow my mind with new ideas, her creative genius, her attention to detail.

This cousin is also the one who believed in me - and Redhanded Photography was born out of her desire to have me photograph her wedding ... 

So when I got an "invite" on Facebook to join something called "Chloe's Bowtique", I couldn't wait to give it a click ... and voila.  My cousin has an entrepreneurial spirit like none other.

If you have a little girl, or know of someone who does ... you've got to come by her little store.

Chloes Bowtique.

Oh.  And where have I been?  Well ... a group of 26 of us headed to the Caribbean on the Oasis of the Seas and then a stint over at Disney World to finish it off.  It was a trip like none other ... my whole immediate family, and our close family friends ... absolute perfection.

And 2000+ images.

I'll get to them ... I promise.

Have a great one!