Photo-a-Day 2009

So Proud..and so scared..and a request

I just finished Skyping with my nephew Teagan.

He is my sister's only son, only child, and tomorrow morning he is leaving for Afghanistan. It's hard to fathom the day has finally come. I think we keep telling ourselves that it is a long way off..but somehow the day we fear always arrives no matter how we try to delay the inevitable.

Speaking to him on Skype I could see he is going through a lot of emotions. His two little girls were all over him and he kept touching their hair. He LOVES being a soldier, he has found his passion in life but leaving behind his young family is not easy at all.

He and Amber recently got married...

They are so young and so in love...please keep him in your prayers and we will see him for Christmas :-)

Teagie, we are so very proud of you. Keep your head down and come home safe OK? We love you.

The request..

I know my sister Jean, and her hubby Zbysko, and Teagan's wife Amber are going to be going through a really tough time in the next little while. If you could...I know they would be so thrilled to receive some cards of encouragement. So if you can send them a note please e-mail me and I will give you their address. I think this first little while is going to be very hard for them.

You can e-mail me at [email protected]. Thanks :-)

Photohunt Challenge

I have not participated in the challenges over at Photohunt so today when I saw the topic was Addiction I knoew that I had a suitable photo already...my guilty addiction

Lattes...mmm

My other blog..if you wish...

I am partaking in another Photo Hunt this year...you can see my pictures by clicking HERE

Hoppy Easter...

It feels like I have been busy since the start of the year. I keep thinking things will slow down and then my calendar fills up again. However..I might be able to have some fun now..and blog  a little bit about the goings on in my life...of course I am still working on my taxes...DOH!

Easter is this weekend (Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate). I host an Easter Egg Hunt every year for my nieces and nephew and my friends kids. We have a brunch for about 20-30 people by the time all is said and done..and of course hunt chocolate goodies in the garden

It was supposed to rain today..60% chance of rain ...then the wind started yesterday and I dared to hope it would maybe blow the rain clouds away...then the wind REALLY picked up over night, plunging parts of the city into darkness and trees downed all over...but today the rain stayed away and we had a great time...here are some pictures of the fun...

Bunny

 

Chickie Cupcakes

Easter Bonnets

The hunters and the hunted

 

Group shot..well as best we could with  little "Z" flying around. Love how 'A' on the right is already tucking in...

Now before the hunt began the Easter Bunny had laid out all the treats..he runs this egg hunt like a treasure hunt...with hints for each location. So he had left the same candies at several locations. At one location there was mini Oh Henry Easter candies..and I knew there would be extras and they are my favs so I was happy. We were all inside the house waiting for the kids to arrive when my son walked in and said..look..

WTH??? Can you guess what tore these open and ate them before the guests even arrived??? This happened in about a 10-15 minute period...leave a comment with your guess.

Here are some cute photos of some of the chocolate smeared hunters

yes..that is a scraped nose..and..an egg head....remember I said "Z" moves a lot..she does...and fast too!! Ice was applied and she is fine :-)

and that was Easter....hope you enjoy the rest of your long weekend. I am off to Sydney tomorrow evening...I should have this place cleaned up by then...LOL