New drapes too

the new drapes!
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The old drapes made Jeremie slightly nauseous - they were too shiny! Being the busy bee that I am, I sewed the new drapes this evening and installed them. It's a different look. I'll have to get used to it!

I also just found out that the leisure centre has drop-in hip hop sessions on Tuesdays. I think I'll go tomorrow!

New Fridge?

New Fridge?
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Our fridge is getting old and slowly warming up. It's a lot like spring, but fridges need to stay winter-ey! Now we have to pick the fridge:

Stainless. Pretty. A couple hundred dollars more expensive.

White. Plainer. Cheaper. Magnetic.

What do you like better?

No postey

My orchids!
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As usual, we've been busy. But it's been good, no complaints! I was noticing that it's been over a week and a half since I blogged. Bad Martha!

Saturday we went to Hermand and Bernice's acreage to do some snow-vehicling: I got to drive the rhino, snow mobile, and quad. My first time on all of them, and it was great! I loved the snow mobile because it went from 0 to 60 in 10 seconds flat. Amazing! Just like a motorbike.

I would write more, but J just got home. Off to greet the husband!

Tulips and spring!

my tulips
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It's definitely not near spring yet in these parts, but we had a few weeks of balmy above-zero weather that I've enjoyed immensely. Winter always makes me forget what a difference sunlight and warm air can make. I saw these tulips on sale at the grocery store on Saturday, and just had to buy myself some. They remind me not only of spring, but also of my grandmother, who always had tulips dancing in front of her house. They remind me of the fond memories I had there, of being a child feeling safe and warm, of her treasure trove of beads we could string together to make necklaces galore. Grandma's felt like home, even though we only saw her every few years.

I used Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening to get some of the to-do items off my plate. I'm feeling a lot more relaxed and less stressed, which is wonderful for a change.

Thursday I started on the quilt for Jovi: laid it out on the living room floor and started stitching squares together with my new(ish) machine.

Friday was skating night with the youth group, so we all headed over to the ice arena to do a little bit of sliding. I had to borrow Britt's skates since I don't seem to have any. I don't think I've had any for a long time, actually, not since I was a child. We played British Bulldog at the rink, as well as coming up with Synchronized Skating routines for the parents to judge. Ours lost, but I truly think it was better choreographed. Oh well. After youth group the leaders went to Heather's to watch a movie. It was nice to go to her place again.

Saturday was my shopping day. I hadn't done any for awhile, and was looking forward to it. I ended up buying more than I had planned on, but am really enjoying all the items. I bought a new large waterproof mat for the back entry, to save the floor and look a lot nicer. We now have some runners so you can get from upstairs to Jeremie's bathroom without having to walk on cold concrete. I also found some pretty towels that work well with the paint color in my bathroom, so I bought 4 sets - hooray for matching towels!

Our fridge is also on the decline. We got it fixed once, and it's doing the same thing again. It slowly gets warmer, and we keep turning the temperature gauge down to keep it cold. Eventually it gets to a temperature of 9 and not cold enough, and then we're in trouble. So I've been fridge shopping: I measured the space for the fridge, and went to 5 different appliance-selling places on Saturday to see if I could find a fridge that has all the features we want. It was hard to find one to fit: most fridges are 3 inches wider and 2-5 inches higher than the space we have for our fridge. I'm reluctant to start pulling cupboards out. It can get pricey. I've found a few models that will work, so J and I will probably pick one up sometime next month. I'm already excited! And still trying to pick between stainless or white. Stainless is pretty, but more expensive and fingerprints easily. White is cheaper, and still fairly nice when you get the flat white instead of the textured. Plus white is magnetic. Hmm.

I also finished off Jovi's quilt on Saturday. I gave it to Britt after church on Sunday when we went to her place for lunch. Jovi's grown so much in the past few weeks. I can't wait until she doesn't cry as much though, it seems she always needs attention. I suppose that's just the way of babies!

That's all from this side of the pond. Fare thee well!

PS - go listen to Keaton Simmons