I've had a busy last few months so I'm here to chronical it all up before year end!In August I stitched this little cutie for my friend E who was attending culinary school in Ottawa!
It was a beautiful month and my mom and two younger nieces came in and we went to the City Hall fountain and had Spider-Man pop candy.
In September I drove over 3200 km in my rent Nissan Juke (which looked like an attack hatchback) all on my own. It was a record for the most driving I have ever attempted on my own. I drove to my sisters and then out to the coast took the ferry to the Sunshine Coast and did some camping. I also brought my sister back home with me and we stopped in at my cousin B's new place out in the country.
In October I began seriously looking for a house. I looked at likely over 25 different places and then early this month I found my new home. I had my cousin B and her husband R with me for some of my expeditions and it was great to be able to have them with me at the final house inspection. My new place is a 1947 cutie with a finished basement suite which I take possession of on the leap year which I think is super cool. I also put my condo up for sale which I have to say was a Herculean effort involving more work than I ever want to do again and a continuing battle to put everything away when I leave for work every morning.
Also in December my bestest cousin came and stayed at my house and helped me do a lot of the repairs on my condo that needed attention. He brought his sweet dog Robyn and it was a fantastic to finally have the crack by my window seamlessly repaired and the grout in my tile all solid again. This is the wall after the crack was fixed and painted. I wish I had taken a picture of that awful crack because now you can't tell it was ever there!2011 was an interesting year as it changed a lot of things for me and made me appreciate my family even more than I already do.
2012 looks to hold lots of excitement with the new house. a trip to California in January, and hopefully Viva again in April. My primary goal is to keep a tight hold on my finances this year despite all the excitement and to work hard on staying healthy and getting healthier amid all the hub-bub. I'm looking forward to spending the summer improving the yard at my house, bbqing, and learning about how to keep my taxes in order if I decide to rent out the top floor for a year to make some extra money before I retro-vate the kitchen and bathroom upstairs.
As a final note for the first time in years here up north I am of the feeling of this card I made for my friend Violet. We've had an exceptionally warm winter this year and we even had rain yesterday! So, I'm going to have to say at this point, "Let it Snow!"Cheers,
Scarlet
