was scrappin' yesterday...

in Winkler!

yep. i went out of town yesterday for an all day crop out in Winkler...with good friends and good times!!

i only managed to complete four layouts ( of the 6 i had actually planned...) and here's the end results of my productivity! hahaha...plus lunch out at Twisters ~mozza bacon burger, crinkle cut fries and a strawberry milkshake ~ some shopping at My Scrap Shoppe in town ~ pizza for supper ~ and then on our way home an arm twisting stop at Dairy Queen for a small blizzard.....

oh well, here's to lot of power walking this week!!!

;o)

Brother and friend...

Stuck in the Middle with You...

Good Times...

These girls...

...I am hoping to continue some more scrapbooking

"for fun"

this week as I don't often do any scrapbooking for myself, it seems to always be for class planning so i really, REALLY, RRRREEEEAAAAALLLLYYYY enjoyed the crop yesterday!!

( no pressures, hahaha! )

.....I still have room for this coming friday's hall crop ( April 23 ) if anyone wants to come out and play...6pm - midnite, crop fee $10...

email me for more info or to register

thegriffs@mts.net

...mike is making us back ribs, rice and veggies for supper and i CANNOT wait!

( everything is starting to smell pretty yummy, so i better go and make my coleslaw...)

...and how was YOUR weekend???

:)

just a couple little things...

on monday, mike bought me a dozen beautiful PINK roses ( the other half are in our bedroom )!

i love the smell of fresh flowers in the house and they just brighten up the room...

thank you honey for spoiling me, again...

...and also on monday afternoon, a quick "easter rabbit" was trying to secretly leave a treat on the doorstep for the kids, but didn't quite get away unoticed...heeheehee!

THANK YOU FOR THE TREAT LORI!!!!!

... i seriously, without a doubt, have THE BEST husband, family and circle of sweet, loving friends anyone could ask for.

my life is truly blessed!!

:)

Gimli Getaway, Gone Scrappin 3...

...was a blast!

i am completely exhausted, but in a good way! ( 16 hours sleep in 4 days takes its toll )

our family went out to Gimli thursday night to pre-setup and have a nice quiet family night at the hotel, go for a swim, soak in the hot tubs ( yes, they have TWO outdoor ones this year aside from the 10 person one indoors! ) and some pizza...

mom was able to make arrangements with some homecare for my grandpa for the weekend so that she could come out with us thursday night and enjoy an extra day of family time too!

i am so thankful that it worked out for her to get the most deserving break that she needed and come have some fun with us and the kids!!

the staff at Misty Lake Lodge went above and beyond their call of duty once again, and I can honestly say that this year has been my best year yet out at this weekend retreat!

I am so happy!!!!

...debbie, the kitchen supervisor added a little extra excitement for the kids by giving them chopped up carrots and apples to take out to feed the horses...courtney was in her glory!

..okay...on to the festivities...haha!

aside from the welcome bags all the scrappers received upon registration, i made up these cute little pink ( of course ) treat bags full of lots of Easter goodies - a sugar rush when needed to keep that creative mojo going!!

...the following are just some shots of my store all set up around the room...

...lots of new products were ordered in to fatten the store up and have the girls drooling over it all....hahaha...i know how they felt when it all arrived at my house!!

WOOT!

:)

....HERE'S WHAT THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM LOOKS LIKE...

...AND HERE'S THE STORM...

heeheehee

...and some classroom fun...

( the girls' registration also included 2 class projects to make )

...haha...tara's welcome bag included a photo card of EDWARD for inspiration...

( ok, who am i trying to kid? he was there souly for hotness purposes...)

LOL

:)

...saturday night line dancing....

awesome!!

-thanks for the entertainment girls!

...poor elanor. she had a sprained knee and still stuck it out with all of us!!!

...all i am going to say about this one is...

"what happens in gimli, stays in gimli"....

LOL

:)

...sunday afternoon just before pack up time, all the contest prize winners are announced and awarded their prizes...

here's the layout challenge winners ( lori once twice - YAY! )

and tannis won the photography layout contest...

...tracy ( aka: Brat ) and Michelle won the prizes for the mini album challenge...

...and the winner of the layout contest was Tracy!!!

( this was a charity donation contest with all proceeds going to

St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation )

and we raised them $120.00!!!!!!!

thank you ladies for your generosity and kindness!

WHEW.

if any of you are Facebookers, and are not "friends" with me yet, feel free to hook me up and you can see the whole photo album of pictures i took throughout the weekend!!

THANK YOU to all my girls who came out this weekend and helped make

Gimli Getaway, Gone Scrappin a great success!

I enjoyed meeting all the "newbies" this year and was so pleased that some familiar faces also made it out for their first time too!

I hope that your weekend was most pleasant, relaxing, enjoyable, creative, inspiring and most of all FUN!!!!

I had a great time planning and organizing this weekend for you, I loved seeing so many happy smiling faces and I sure hope that you consider joining The Scrappin Studio again next spring for another fantastic weekend in Gimli....

Luv Luv

:)

...and here's a few shots of my girl just accross the highway from the Lodge on our way home last night....

:)

Easter wishes!

Happy Easter everyone!!

I hope you have found some special time over the weekend to be with your

families and enjoy each others company...

...my Easter began thursday night with this beautiful sunset right outside the window. the orange and pink skylight caught my eye out our front window, and when i looked out the window and down the street towards the sunset, this was what i saw! Magnificent!

good friday the four of us went out to mike's parents for an early supper...they were 'horse sitting' in their pasture ( owners was too wet right now ) and courtney and i went out to visit them for a bit...

...we kept saying how much TAYLOR would have LOOOOOVVVEEDDD to be there with us!!

...and just a sidenote here...

mike's mom went for her first tattoo a couple weeks ago and here's her final result!

it was a long awaited for gift to herself and it sure looks great!!

...all the kids seemed to be in the same mindframe with bringing their Nintendo DS's to Gramma's and Papa's house to kill some time.

man, when i had to kill time waiting for easter dinner at my grandparents when i was a kid, we used to race each other down their carpeted stairs on our stomachs and butts, getting major carpet burns all the way down!!!

but we kept on doing it anyway!

...tyler and cousin jordan...

...liz got us a dairy queen ice cream cake for dessert...

YUMM-O!

...hugs from Gramma...

thank you liz for a delicious easter dinner....for all the goodies for the kids and for a

special family visit!!!

...yesterday we went to my Grandparents apartment for a family dinner.

my grandma was out on a "day pass" from the hospital to join us for our dinner!!!

and she was THRILLED to see that outside her living room windows, Grandma's geese had come back home!!! they came to the balcony to say hello and start their routine of daily feedings...

perhaps we'll see some new goslings again in May/June???

Grandma was sooooo happy to get out for the day and be with all the family, and we were all just as happy to be with her too...especaially grandpa!!

:)

...thank you to my mom for treating us all to a lovely supper at the Village and for all the extra treats and goodies!!
...and this morning the kids had their traditional Easter egg hunt in the house in the morning and here are the spoiled little meatballs with all their goodies from EVERYONE!!!

...today we are layin' low and stickin' around home.

i am cooking a chicken for supper for us and perhaps this afternoon we will all go

for a family bike / scooter / rollerblade ride!!!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

:)