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It's hard to see it all without zooming in here, but we have a great recreation area by us. It was one of the big selling features for us. I stood on the top of a hill and took this panorama to try and capture it all. </div>
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9 ball diamonds</div>
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a lake</div>
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and miles of paved bike/running paths</div>
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So in love with this! If the wind would just die down so I could really enjoy it, I'd be happy. </div>
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Hello chinook winds! </div>
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We had such a fun Easter this year. A few quick days in Lethbridge, a few in Hanna, both sides of the family visited, two Easter hunts, two Easter meals, two tired kiddos on Monday.</div>
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It's coordinated by number, so each grandchild can only pick up their eggs. Everyone has fun, the little kids have time to find their eggs a little slower and the bigger kids eggs can be hidden in trickier spots. </div>
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Cousin pile-up!! 8 Grandkids here, 9 missing, plus spouses and a great grandchild...</div>
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And with a school, comes a gymnasium!! Jackpot! The kids ran off a lot of chocolate in here playing What Time is it Mr. Wolf and having egg races.<br />
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Yes, Emma's cheating in this egg race, but in her defense, she already ran the length of the gym four times before it was her turn, because she was so excited. Plus, look at how fast she can go when she holds the egg on the spoon.<br />
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The second day in Lethbridge was more family time. We celebrated Brin's birthday, ate good meals together and played. </div>
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Em showing Granddad Beary and her ponies. </div>
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My oldest clown insisted on wearing her pink sunglasses and bunny ears all day. </div>
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Emma and I stole a moment with my littlest niece, Lily. </div>
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So busy, but so fun. Hanna is up next. </div>
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They started packing Friday, resumed Monday, loaded up the truck, and showed up on our new doorstep Wednesday at 9 am.</div>
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Meanwhile. the girls and I headed off Sunday so Gracie could start school Monday, and we could get the keys to our new place!</div>
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I think this might be one of my new favourite corners. A rocking chair and an awesome curio cabinet full of scrapbooks. </div>
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They both handled all of the move like troopers! Even the last day of school there were no tears, just excitement. </div>
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We had lots of goodbye play dates in our last couple of weeks. I didn't capture them all, but this just goes to show how many great friends we had in Edmonton. </div>
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One of Gracie's favourite past times is to build with her Lego sets. She follows the steps and builds each set once, then she tears them apart, mixes them up and builds whatever comes to mind, houses, stables, castles, waterparks, whatever she feels like playing with that day. </div>
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This one was a challenge at a Treasured Memories Crop. We got the striped paper, the little Tinkerbell button, the green glittery paper, and the woodgrain tape. I added some alphas, wood shapes, stickers, a few scraps of paper, and a photo of this little beauty. Viola!</div>
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This is a simple layout that shows Gracie with her two, super awesome Kindergarten teachers. They made her first year of school so perfect.<br />
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What else can you say but thank you when you have two devoted teachers that treat your daughter like one of their own, who teach them so much, and make her love learning?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508755326059677544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321634329437780018.post-43455636052873851192016-02-15T05:30:00.000-08:002016-02-15T05:30:16.288-08:00Move NewsEverything is finalized now, so I'm clear to tell you all the exciting news.<br />
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Our last month has been busy, here's a look:<br />
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January 13th, we listed our house,<br />
January 22 we sold our house,<br />
January 31 we went on a crazy fast house-hunting trip,<br />
February 3rd we put an offer in on a house,<br />
February 5th, it was accepted,<br />
February 9th was the house inspection and school tour,<br />
and we have a new house<br />
and we're moving the middle of March.<br />
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Phew!<br />
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In between, we had showings, appraisals, meetings, Brad started working in Calgary some shifts and is now on-call for the South team, and who knows what else happened. I honestly can't remember the month, because it's been a blur!<br />
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Now for the excitement!<br />
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Time to plan how our stuff will fit in our new place and how the kid's rooms will be decorated, prep Gracie for the new schedule, people, and school, get Em signed up for preschool in the fall, look at sports the kids might want to do in the spring, and start prepping our friends and family down south for the invasion!<br />
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I love the picture because it's just a simple moment captured. A big hug from Gracie, as I was doing up Em's jacket. My mom captured this moment and I like it. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508755326059677544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321634329437780018.post-945834318917291032016-02-11T05:30:00.000-08:002016-02-11T05:30:30.832-08:00The PeopleYou know who you are... there are so many of you. Sooo many.<br />
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The hardest part of moving for me, is always saying goodbye. Of course, we'll still keep in touch, text, call, see each other on facebook, and hopefully get together throughout the year, but I won't have easy access to you at all times. Haha!<br />
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Here's just a sampling of the faces I'll miss seeing all the time. I tried to keep the kids that we'll miss out of these, because that part makes me really sad:<br />
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Oh, Treasured Memories.... I love this store. The people, the drool-worthy stock, the great crops, everything. I will miss this store. I will miss designing layouts and cards for display and picking product for the month kits. I was spoiled having access to such a great store and it's going to be hard on me to head to a new city with only two little scrapbooking stores. In fact, I'm quite sure I will have to have them ship supplies to me quarterly, and I <i>will </i>be attending the next two crops, because I signed up months ago and for goodness sakes, it's not that far of a drive. <br />
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We love wandering this market on a Saturday morning. We usually get pyrogies, Frick'n Delights donuts, and occasionally herbs, veggies and fruit (but let's be honest, the pyrogies and donuts are the main reason we go). Then, we stroll down Whyte Ave and check out a few stores while we make our way to Chapters for a coffee and let the kids play with the trains and check out the new books. It's a pretty relaxing, fun family day, I'm not going to lie.<br />
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I can't say enough about this swim program. The pool itself is on the south side, but they're opening a new location in Castledowns, so north side folks, call right now to sign up! It seems silly to have a swim program on here, but they teach survival swimming to kids as young as 4 months old and it takes swimming lessons to a whole new level. Emma was terrified the first 3-4 lessons. Completely koala-beared around my face, screaming (not an exaggeration), less than a year later, she can tread water for 25 seconds, she is swimming by herself, can get herself out of the pool if she falls in and loves lessons! Gracie is working on front and back crawl and can tread for a minute and a half. She's six! I'm telling you, they work miracles. <br />
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Let me pin on my complete nerd award button now, but the Edmonton Public Library is my favourite library system I've ever been a member of. Not the best recommendation, I suppose, but I've been a member of 5 different libraries and EPL is 10x better than any of them! You can do anything on their website: you can put more than 25 books on hold and stagger their pick up dates, so you always have a new book ready for you, you can download 5 songs a week from Sony records for free, you can access a huge catalogue of magazines, CDs, books, sheet music, anything, you can stream music, you can download e-books, rent e-readers, they even have a 3-D printer you can use, they have fabulous drop in classes for the kids, lego clubs, book clubs, writer's clubs..... I could go on, but you get all of this for FREE. You don't even have to pay for your membership. <br />
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I'd tell you to head over and buy one today, but it sold out in four days!!!! Yay!<br />
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Thank you to those who bought it. I can't wait to see what you made with it.<br />
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When you visit the store, you can see all of the layouts I made with the kit on display, right by the front door.<br />
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If you missed out, call the store to sign up for the kits in advance. They'll hold your kit until you can come pick it up and they're such a good deal. You pay $35 for at least $50 worth of coordinating supplies. You can't beat that. <br />
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Also, Candace is picking the next kit and it's sure to be awesome and full of NEW CHA goodies!!<br />
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This one is for the men my husband works with. </div>
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The men who work with my husband aren't really my friends. I know them by their last names and their call numbers, their wive's names and their kids. I hear all about them, but I don't spend a lot of time with them. They put in long hours at work together, so when Brad has time off, he usually spends it with family or sleeping. </div>
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I know that these men have his back. I know they're a team and they go into calls with the same mindset. I know that they work hard to train their minds, bodies and brains so they're prepared for whatever call might come in.</div>
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They hold each other's cell phones when driving back from calls so they can call home and say goodnight to their kids. </div>
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It's hard to look back when things are so exciting in the future, but there are so many things we've loved in Edmonton I need to share about a few.<br />
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Leaving Lake Louise, we thought our sporty, outdoorsy days were behind us. Living in a city is definitely different, but we found new activities and realized that there is still lots of nature in the city.<br />
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I love the river valley, the races we've done in Edmonton and of course, strollersize and all of the wonderful people there. Oh.... I will miss you.<br />
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I just love this line from We R Memory Keepers. It's called Wildflower and it was their fall release. While I wait for the new spring and summer releases to come out, I'll keep playing with this one.<br />
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I love Webster's Pages lines lately. They always have bright, useable colours and a mixture of photography and graphic design in their patterned paper. </div>
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These pictures were from Brad's neice's wedding in May. Occasions where there are tons of photos are great for pocket pages.<br />
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And a field trip to the zoo that Gracie's Kindergarten class went on. Emma and I tagged along and took photos. They're not great because I was watching my two kids, and the three others in my group while snapping pics. Perfect for a pocket page!</div>
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Our house went on the market on Wednesday night and we've been having lots of viewings and positive feedback. You can check out the listing <a href="http://www.century21.ca/Property/AB/T5Z_3P7/Edmonton/16530_67A_Street_1">here.</a><br />
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We're saying goodbye to friends, co-workers, schools, activities and favourite spots. Making peace with what we're leaving behind and getting excited about what's to come.<br />
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We're looking at new houses, new communities, new schools, and trying to wrap our heads around where we'd like to be.<br />
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We're cleaning. Tidying and purging and making sure the house looks good for showings and we're only moving on with the things we really want.<br />
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The Christmas Gong Show Continues!! Haha! We travelled from Edmonton to Crossfield, to Hanna, to Lethbridge, and then home in the week after Christmas. The annual Tour of Alberta. </div>
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The girls opened their Christmas Eve gift - new housecoats and a special cup and plate for Santa's treats.</div>
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Emma's Birthday!! She's three! "I'm really three?!" Yes, sweetie, a month after your birthday party, you're finally officially three. </div>
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Karaoke, name-that-tune, lip sync contests, and some sweet, sweet costumes!</div>
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I interrupt my December recap for this 6 day late, Happy New Year's message. Enjoy! Hope 2016 is treating you all well so far. </div>
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Some people don't enjoy that, but I really do. I'm not saying I stick to my goals like glue, but I try.</div>
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The biggest force shaping 2016 is that we're moving! Talk about a fresh start!</div>
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Brad got promoted in the middle of December and will now be the Sergeant in charge of the Emergency Response Team for Southern Alberta. He's based out of Calgary, so we're looking at buying there or in Airdrie.</div>
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So, that's what we've been busy with. On top of all our Christmas celebrations and stresses, we've been getting the house, the kids, the dog and ourselves ready. That's why you haven't heard from me very regularly lately. Sorry.</div>
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I chose Bold as my word this year. It's different than my <a href="http://scrapbooksavvy2.blogspot.ca/2015/01/away-we-go.html">previous words</a>, which have been focused on being a better person. This year, I'm reminding myself to take chances, speak up, try new things, have courage and believe in myself. Somewhere along the way, I became a little meek. I'm not sure when that happened, because I don't think that's who I am naturally, but I've noticed it. It's not a bad thing, but it's not me. This year, I'm going to push myself, say yes to more things and open myself up to new experiences and opportunities.</div>
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So why not start by recreating my routines, making new friends and contacts and setting up a new house in a new city? Haha. Thanks for the push to start my year off boldly!</div>
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