A little "shop" therapy

Well after Christmas I thought I needed a little shop therapy, so Destiny and I went to Calgary to exchange some boots and look around at all the sales. It was a great day of shopping and we came home with some fabulous pieces from the Pottery Barn. I had post on facebook that I loved my new Pottery Barn Furniture and a few of you had requested and update with pictures on the blog so here they are. I love my new furniture.

Coffee table and Side table

Sofa Table

The best thing of the day for me was the two little owls that you see on the table.

are they not the cutestest things ever.. They are also from the Pottery Barn.

I wanted to also add a belate Birthday Greeting to both

My sister in law Maureen and my mother in law Judy.

I hope that you both had the best birthdays and that your year is full of whatever your wishes are for the next year and beyond.

We have 2 birthdays coming up in our home too.. Hayze will be 10 on the 13th and Destiny will be 9 on the 27th.. I can't wait to celebrate with them.

bags and more bags

The past weekend was a extra long one for our family. With Remembrance day falling on a Tuesday the kids had the Monday off too. We had ringette games, hockey games, birthday parties , a couple sleepovers and a craft market all jammed into the 4 days. I think that everyone had a great time.

Hayze scored his first goal of the season on Tuesday in a game that ended up 2-1 for the other team. Great watching and I think the kids did great.

Got the decals changed on my Truck today, it was to late to take pictures when I got home tonight but they do look very nice and professional. I finally took my mom's detailing off from Heron Drilling, that was a mental game for me. I had help and some good company while I took them off today so that made it a little easier.

Millarville Market was really great. A little chilly for Destiny and some of the other woman but over all it was great. I bought a couple of Christmas gifts and a fabulous purse .

I bought it from a company called Fibres of Life They are a local company that practices "fair trade" These great felted bags are made in Nepal. You should really visit the website for other cute ideas. They do business at the Calgary Farmers Market on the weekends. This actual bag is not on the site but comes in a variety of colors with a great selection of panels for the front. I really can't say enough on how cute it is.. and the amount of compliments I have gotten is amazing. ( no I am not selling them, just love it.)

Stacey and I are however taking orders on these beauties. We are going to import a line of bags from Germany. We thought they would be great gifts and they would retail very well. The response has been amazing. If you are interested in anything that you see on the site let us know and we will be sure to order for you. The initial order will be our likes unless someone special requests, and we want your feed back.

(please click picture to view the website)

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Please plan to attend this amazing event if you live in the Strathmore Area.

What I did today

This morning I was awake at 5am, excited about making some birthday invitations for our friends Jayse and Kadin. I wasn't sure what I was going to do and I wanted them to be special..
I finally thought myself back to sleep until 7am, got the kids on the bus and got to it.

This is what I came up with.

After I completed them, I took them to Costco to be printed on 4x6 photo paper. They turned out nice and the boys were thrilled.

FYI, if you need any photo printed right now Costco has a sale on for .10 a picture. The photo lab was busy but what a great savings if you have a lot to do. You can also upload to Costco.ca and pick up at a later date.

Tanya came with me to the city. I was on a mission to buy a new dresser.This is the one I liked and bought. As much as Jim hates putting together Ikea furniture, it was a substantial savings and it does look great.. He got it together in 2 hours.

Tanya and I both bought this bin for recycling. It looks really cool.

That was my day, other than watching Grey's Anatomy and having a family supper, what better day can you ask for.

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