My Sister's First Thanksgiving....take a look

Caitlin preparing the bird and not a hair out of place!

My bro-in-law Brad.....notice his potatoes? He spent a good time preparing them for his gravy. (Little Corbin is in the swing awaiting his dinner too from mommy).

Here is the brood just diggin' in....you'd think this was their last meal!

Sister in-law, Tiffany, reading to Saibry and cousin Jacob...gotta keep the kidlets entertained and outta trouble. (There were 5 kids under 3 yrs old...wowzers!)

I was the closest one there with a camera so took a pic of all 5 kidlets that were banging the turkey pot.....lots of noise!

Update

I haven't really been in the mood to post anything lately. Even posting pics felt like a chore. Since Sept 23rd I've been on a 2 week LOA for medical reasons (a.k.a. STRESS at work). Things have happened to me that have been very confusing, as to why they happened, and since I'm not one to stand up for myself or even ask questions, I think I've been bullied at work. Unfortunately the union is now involved but I hope all is in favour of me. There are so many contributions to this stress that I'd definately not rather getting into in this blog.

My anticipated return to work is Oct 8th. I'm seeing my dr this Tuesday to talk and to probably receive a medical note saying I'll be coming back to work. I know things wouldn't have been changed at work but maybe, just maybe, a certain person's behaviour may have changed....maybe they'll be more appreciative of me and what I do. (Here's hoping....)

Since my time off I've gone to PG twice....was in PG for 5 nights the first time. That was nice but I still thought about work and even checked my work email on occassion. I was able to play with my niece, do a little bit of shopping, tried to sleep in but that didn't happen, hung out with dad, did some drafting drawings, etc. Was nice to be away from BL for those days. Then I came back to BL and 3 days later was back in PG for one night. I'll be going to work for 2 days this week (Thurs & Fri) and I hope for the best. Friday will be my last day at the house I'm house-sitting for and I'll be off to PG for the Thanksgiving long wknd.

Well that's all for now. Maybe when I feel motivated again, I'll post an update of my days back to work.

Two Great Pics

My niece Saibry and I.
Saibry's "face"....she was trying to fit into daddy's shoes.

Alphabet Photography - What a Concept

www.alphabetphotography.com

I have come to purchase from this website for Christmas presents this year. It really is the coolest idea. This company is based out of Ontario Canada. Each letter of the alphabet is a photo from different places outside, inside, everywhere. Think of a tall step ladder....picture looking at it from its side....the shape it makes is the letter "A". A car tire can be the letter "O", and so on. These pictures are sepia tones and they are 4" x 6" in size. Each picture is $5.00 each and a gorgeous frame can also be purchased as well.

My first creation was the word "GRANDPA". Here's the link to the word I have chosen: Grandpa. http://www.alphabetphotography.com/create_a_word.aspx?w=grandpa (the pictures I chose may not be exactly as shown)

Obviously I will be giving it to my grandpa for Christmas but instead of purchasing a frame through the company, I custom designed one through Michael's. It helped to have a 55% off coupon as well. The final product will be gorgeous and hopefully I remember to take a picture of this picture before sending it off.

I hope he appreciates the fine detail in this treasure from his first granddaughter!

A plug for my sister's small business

My sister, Caitlin, has a small business called Simply Favours. Below is the link to her website.

If you're planning a wedding and you're in the need of the "small" details of a wedding/reception, visit this site.

Details that she specializes in are: garters, unity candles, sand ceremony sand/vases, purses, jewelry, table numbers and holders, serving ware, pillows and baskets, guest books and pens, cake toppers, flute glasses, and more great items.
http://simplyfavours.com/

To be lucky or not to be lucky....

At work today it was announced throughou the whole health authority that an employee in Burns Lake won the $9,900+ lottery. An employee, who contributes to the lottery each pay period, has the chance of winning this lottery each pay day. One ticket of $5.00 is automatically taken off the paycheque, but up to 4 tickets can be put into the draw per pay period. That's all I contribute...$5.00. Anyways, the person that won the lottery hasn't even been working for this health authority for a year yet!! There are so many employees who have been here most of their life, but still haven't won.

When myself and other co-workers found out who won, our mouths dropped! First because someone in BL had won it and second because of how long this person had been working here.

I wonder what they will do with the money? I wonder what I would do with that money? Wonder if I will ever know?? Duh duh duhhhhh....