Happy Easter everyone!

( music on? )

...i hope you are all having a lovely little easter holiday with your families!

we had a terrific visit and super yummy dinner at mike's parents out in woodmore on friday!

thank you liz for feeding us soooo well and for all the goodies for the kids!

yesterday after our dinner at home, the kids and i had a 'color lab' going for our Easter Eggs to take to my moms today for dinner...

well, that's not ENTIRELY true...

since most of the eggs don't really get eaten...

if you recall from last year's easter holiday stories, our family has a traditional egg rolling race using only your NOSE to cross it over the finish line!

My grandparents started this 'fun' tradition when i was just a small kid and it is still going strong...with a marble egg and $5 as the annual prepetual trophy!! hahahaha....

anyway, here's our egg lab from last night...

...boil 2 dozen eggs...

...pick your colors ( and feel free to blend the dyes to make lots of other interesting colors such as 'boogers' like we made last night....)

...try to keep control of the egg dipping with the younger children or else you may end up with green fingers like me...

...use a white crayola crayon to draw names or designs on your eggs BEFORE dipping them into the dyed water...

...and finally, be very proud of your egg masterpieces!!!

...this morining was still exciting as ever for the kids to go tearing through the house looking for all kinds of easter candies, chocolates and their hidden easter baskets...

...and then finishing up the egg hunt with a little gift from mom and dad too!

Since they both love Build-A-Bear Workshp so much, they both got new outfits and accesories for their little stuffed buddies!!

...yep, easter morning today = two happy little kids!

AND....i just wanted to share this photo with you too...

on friday when we were out at mike's parents out in woodmore, we went for a visit with my FIL when he went to go feed his neighbors cows to go see this new little calf!

he was a week and a half old of friday and the mystery about this little guy is that when they got the heffer in the pasture ( yes, with a 'days are numbered' ticket!! ) it was noticed by my FIL that she was getting fatter than the others...AND SO since there was NO BULL in the pasture with them, it was my FIL's surprise when he discovered her giving birth in her little sheltered shed to this little guy!!

Immaculet Conception???

hahahaha....anyway....it was just too cute a pic to not share with you!

...we are off to my moms in about half an hour for my family's easter dinner...and some egg racing! I hope you and your family have all had a happy easter with the remembrance of the true meaning of this blessed holiday!

Love Luv

:O)

...first things first...

yesterday ( monday ) was my beautiful grandma's 88th birthday!

the kids and i went for a visit with flowers and chocolates after dinner and found my mom already there with cake and tea ready to go!

-sweet-

"Happy Birthday Grandma!!! We love you SOOOOO much!!"

~sigh~

I am ( i think ) finally starting to feel refreshed, rested and re-energized after a

super fun and super busy weekend from my

Gimli Getaway, Gone Scrappin II event this past weekend!

I think it's fair to say that the majority of my girls had a fantastic time and really enjoyed themselves...and that's exactly what this weekend was about!

I enjoyed all my planning and preparing and work i put into this event and hope that everyone who attended went home with lots of fun stories to share with family and friends and made some new scrapbooking friends while there!

"To have JOY, one must share it."

~Lord Byron

...feeling all rested up and ready for the next adventure!

...here you go...

a photo collection from the weekend...

( for most photos, i only posted those that I knew or thought would be okay...the whole collection will be at next years event in an album for sure!!! ) - wink

( if you would like your photo removed from this post, please email me! )

...gift mugs i had made up for everyone...

(except for the two that people did not take with them...thank you...i will use them for prizes for those who would appreciate to have them! )

...our crop room before arrivals!!

....friday night name tag contest...

nice work ladies!!! now you can tie them onto your scrapbooking bags or totes for fun!

....classroom fun for everyone...

...fusing plastic...so cool!

...me and tara, my most positive energy and support throughout this whole event planning, right from day ONE!!! I don't know what I would have done without your friendship!

You're excitement and humour constantly reminds me of why I enjoy doing these things for all my scrapbooking friends!!!

...tracy, i will laugh at your card FOREVER!

Luv U!!!

Nyhof, the Roller Derbie grunt...watch out or she'll kick yo' ass!!

hahahaha!!!!

...lunch time emptiness...

Any guesses as to how much $$$ worth of supplies are in this room!

hahahaha

...Tara and Rachelle...

Chipboard challenge contest winners!!

Congratualtions ladies!!!

~everyone's albums were amazing!!! Loved 'em all!!! Hope you enjoyed this one!

...Anne, the Favorite Layout contest winner!!

~enjoy all your new goodies Missy! Your layout was amazing...loved it all!!!

...and thank you to EVERYONE who entered into this contest, you're work is unreal and sooooo creative!! I'm sure it was hard for everyone to pick just one!!

This contest was also my charity contest with 100% proceeds going to Breast Cancer Manitoba...we raised them $115...so thank you for your generous donations and I hope you had fun with your entries too!

Congratulations Anne!!

:O)

...and ALL the optional free layout contest winners!!!

Fun stuff, loved all of them!!

...so, it was a super fun weekend and I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and got some serious rest sunday night!!!

Thank you ALL for coming out and joining me at my event!

Hope to see you again next spring!

...of course, me being me and all, i had to stop a few times along the highway on the ride home for some photo Op's!!!

hahahaha....

Thanks again everyone!

:O)

UPS was here...

yep...last goodie box arrived for Gimli...

here's your last sneek peek!!

EEEeeeep!!!

there's sooooo much new stuff in the store...just wait til you see it all!

....Gimli Getaway attendee's...just think, in

48 hours you will be there and scrapbooking already!!

WooHoo!!

:O)

More goodies have arrived!

...another yummy box full of goodies arrived yesterday in time for Gimli!

( and still expecting ONE MORE delivery today! )

American Crafts Thickers...

...new papers from Cosmo Cricket...

...new papers from Fancy Pants...

...new papers from Urban Lily...

and SO MUCH MORE!!!!

...I am sooooo excited for Gimli in just

2 MORE SLEEPS!!!

can you believe it is here already??

I hope you are all ready and prepared for some serious R & R and lots of scrapbooking!!

i have printed out your free Optional Contest sheet and also a fabulous coupon sheet to provide you with lots of fun savings at the event!

you will find these in your welcome bags upon registration...

don't forget that there is also going to be a voted Favorite Layout Contest as well which will be a

charitable donation contest!

you may enter as many layouts as you'd like over the weekend, and feel free to bring some of your fav's from home too ( the layout does NOT have to be created at the event! )

you pay $1 per entry and 100% of proceeds from this contest will be donated to

Breast Cancer Care Manitoba!!!

( all donations over $10 will receive a tax receipt from Cancer Care Manitoba )

...hopefully i will have time to post once more when the last order arrives to give you one last sneek peek....i am guessing that the DUMP of SNOW we were so happily blessed with yesterday has delayed the delivery!

...and on one last note...

i thought I'd share what color my poor leg is today after my paintball 'festivities' from saturday...

hahahaha....the other 'hits' aren't quite as bad and my hand is much better already! this one is compliments of Logan...

( gotta love aloe vera lotion )

:O)