So, it would appear that I am WAY behind with my RAoK.
I'm not, so don't sweat it! I'm just finding it hard to get online (ok, so I get online via my iPhone and my iPad, but I don't turn on my PC everyday)...so what I'll be doing from now on, is a weekly update with all of the RAoK from that week. I can manage that....I think...
I'll be back later with an update! I promise!
~E
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Day 41- February 11th 2012
Valentine's Day is fast approaching. I had all of these wondering crafting ideas pinned (thanks Pinterest) and all of a sudden, it's the 11th, and I've only done 4 crafts! I had anticipated Miss C and I doing crafts every day, so that she would be able to give each of her classmates and her friends a handmade Valentine....umm, that totally didn't happen! OH WELL. Life happens, and I'm trying to be totally 100% ok with that!
My nephew is staying with us this weekend and I decided to make up Charlotte's Valentine's Day cards. I thought I'd do his as well, seeing as how his Mom/my BFF is out of the country...Dad's can't be expected to do this...so really, I'm helping out a whole wack of people...
I just snapped quick pictures of Miss C and Little J this morning, and uploaded them to Picnik where I proceeded to add a cute border, some hearts and some funky type. I've already sent them into Costco to have them printed, so I'll pop by there tomorrow to pick them up. I'll make 2 little slits (one on top of their hand and one at the bottom) and then stick in a Tootsie pop that I got on super discount ($.24/pack) at Superstore. Easy Peasy! So, while it isn't your 'typical' Valentine's Day card, it is definitely sweet and semi-homemade...which, in my opinion, is the best kind.
I'm also one who gives credit where credit is due...so while I'd love to claim this as my idea, it is totally not mine...and I got the idea from here!
Valentine's Day Cards Complete!
Today's RAoK- making sure my nephew has awesome Valentine's cards to hand out at school on Tuesday!!
~E
My nephew is staying with us this weekend and I decided to make up Charlotte's Valentine's Day cards. I thought I'd do his as well, seeing as how his Mom/my BFF is out of the country...Dad's can't be expected to do this...so really, I'm helping out a whole wack of people...
I just snapped quick pictures of Miss C and Little J this morning, and uploaded them to Picnik where I proceeded to add a cute border, some hearts and some funky type. I've already sent them into Costco to have them printed, so I'll pop by there tomorrow to pick them up. I'll make 2 little slits (one on top of their hand and one at the bottom) and then stick in a Tootsie pop that I got on super discount ($.24/pack) at Superstore. Easy Peasy! So, while it isn't your 'typical' Valentine's Day card, it is definitely sweet and semi-homemade...which, in my opinion, is the best kind.
I'm also one who gives credit where credit is due...so while I'd love to claim this as my idea, it is totally not mine...and I got the idea from here!
Valentine's Day Cards Complete!
Today's RAoK- making sure my nephew has awesome Valentine's cards to hand out at school on Tuesday!!
~E
Friday, February 10, 2012
Day 40- February 10th 2012
GIRL'S NIGHT! I totally needed this!
One of my friend's couldn't figure out how to purchase her ticket to "The Vow" online, so I did it for her! (RAoK#1)
I had our digital tickets sent to my phone, so that we weren't wasting paper. You're welcome Mother Earth! (RAoK#2)
Today's RAoK- a total win!
~E
One of my friend's couldn't figure out how to purchase her ticket to "The Vow" online, so I did it for her! (RAoK#1)
I had our digital tickets sent to my phone, so that we weren't wasting paper. You're welcome Mother Earth! (RAoK#2)
Today's RAoK- a total win!
~E
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Day 39- February 9th 2012
This one is random.
A little girl has cancer and can use some Valentine's Day cheer.
I know 2 little girls who LOVE making crafts....
So we made Valentine's Day crafts....
And then we wrote little messages on the back, and put them in the mail.
If you are interested in doing something for this little girl...please visit THIS FACEBOOK PAGE!!!!
Today's RAoK- sending some love cross country...!
~E
A little girl has cancer and can use some Valentine's Day cheer.
I know 2 little girls who LOVE making crafts....
So we made Valentine's Day crafts....
And then we wrote little messages on the back, and put them in the mail.
If you are interested in doing something for this little girl...please visit THIS FACEBOOK PAGE!!!!
Today's RAoK- sending some love cross country...!
~E
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Day 38- February 8th 2012
My brother in law is serving a mission in Columbia. He's been gone since November 2010. He has 2 new nephews who he has never met, and as often as we talk about him with Miss C, I'm not sure she is going to know who he is when he comes home. She has a picture in her room...but she's only 3...when he gets back he would have been out of her life as long as he was in it before. It will be an interesting experience to say the least.
When M first left, we were really good with e-mails and sending letters and packages. Really really good. Then we had F, and L started back at school...and life got busy. I know that shouldn't be an excuse and really, it's a lousey one and I know it...but it's the truth. I'm great at recieving e-mails, but I really suck at replying or sending ones. If we could communicate through text messages, I'd be all over that. In fact, that is my prefered way of communication...there are only a few people who get to experience me on the phone...
But, here I am- my brother in law has been gone for 15 months and I haven't been as good at writing him as I would have liked.
Monday's are his PDay, and we recieved a personal e-mail from him, asking how we are, how the kids are, that he hopes we haven't forgotten about him (bad bad sister in law...bad!) and then he talked a bit about zombies and how we should head straight to Columbia when the zombies come... He asked if we'd told F about him, and that he hopes to hear from us soon. I felt so sad in my heart. So I asked a friend of mine who speaks spanish to translate a little e-mail for me to send to him. It's just a couple lines of spanish (the language he's been speaking since he left) but I hope he smiles when he sees it on Monday!
I added on a few other things and some updated pictures of my kids. I PROMISED to be better at emailing and promised to make more of an effort.
Today's RAoK- replying...
~E
When M first left, we were really good with e-mails and sending letters and packages. Really really good. Then we had F, and L started back at school...and life got busy. I know that shouldn't be an excuse and really, it's a lousey one and I know it...but it's the truth. I'm great at recieving e-mails, but I really suck at replying or sending ones. If we could communicate through text messages, I'd be all over that. In fact, that is my prefered way of communication...there are only a few people who get to experience me on the phone...
But, here I am- my brother in law has been gone for 15 months and I haven't been as good at writing him as I would have liked.
Monday's are his PDay, and we recieved a personal e-mail from him, asking how we are, how the kids are, that he hopes we haven't forgotten about him (bad bad sister in law...bad!) and then he talked a bit about zombies and how we should head straight to Columbia when the zombies come... He asked if we'd told F about him, and that he hopes to hear from us soon. I felt so sad in my heart. So I asked a friend of mine who speaks spanish to translate a little e-mail for me to send to him. It's just a couple lines of spanish (the language he's been speaking since he left) but I hope he smiles when he sees it on Monday!
I added on a few other things and some updated pictures of my kids. I PROMISED to be better at emailing and promised to make more of an effort.
Today's RAoK- replying...
~E
Karma
You get what you give...
If you give a lot, then you shall receive a lot.
I have personally witness this and experienced it myself...
You should give it a try!
~E
If you give a lot, then you shall receive a lot.
I have personally witness this and experienced it myself...
You should give it a try!
~E
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day 37- February 6th 2012
Cookies make my world go 'round.
So whenever I know of someone who is feeling down or blah...I try to make them cookies...
I'm not always successful, but the intention is always there.
Anyways- I know someone who was feeling a little 'blah' on Sunday...so I brought her cookies this morning. I'm pretty sure she liked them, because 5 minutes after I'd left I got a text saying she'd already had two!
Today's RAoK- cookies! *they were shaped like stars with strawberry icing*
~E
So whenever I know of someone who is feeling down or blah...I try to make them cookies...
I'm not always successful, but the intention is always there.
Anyways- I know someone who was feeling a little 'blah' on Sunday...so I brought her cookies this morning. I'm pretty sure she liked them, because 5 minutes after I'd left I got a text saying she'd already had two!
Today's RAoK- cookies! *they were shaped like stars with strawberry icing*
~E
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Day 36- February 5th 2012
Superstore had dry pasta on sale for $0.88 this weekend. I bought 4 bags and put them in the Interfaith Food Bank Container as I was leaving the store.
RAoK- making sure someone gets something to eat...
~E
RAoK- making sure someone gets something to eat...
~E
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Day 35- February 4th 2012
My BFF and I started playing this 'game' today via text messaging. She sees a life coach and this was an activity that she was encouraged to try. We decided to give it a try...and so far, it has been awesome!
The premise is this, at some point during the day she will text me (or I will text her) and ask the question, "What do you need to hear today?" the person recieving the text will then reply with whatever it is that they need to hear that day. An example might be something like, "Today I need to hear that I am not ruining my children..." and then the other persons job is to respond keeping what the other person needs to hear in mind. All I can say about this game is that it is the pick me up I need EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I've since started doing it with another friend...and pretty soon, I'm hoping the get my hubby on board. I asked him the other day what he needed to hear...his response? "That someone has just deposited one million dollars into our bank!"...seriously! LOL.
I definitely suggest that everyone should start playing this game...it is truly wonderful to be told things about yourself that you don't necessarily think of yourself and/or hear very often.
Today's RAoK- pick me ups...!
~E
The premise is this, at some point during the day she will text me (or I will text her) and ask the question, "What do you need to hear today?" the person recieving the text will then reply with whatever it is that they need to hear that day. An example might be something like, "Today I need to hear that I am not ruining my children..." and then the other persons job is to respond keeping what the other person needs to hear in mind. All I can say about this game is that it is the pick me up I need EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I've since started doing it with another friend...and pretty soon, I'm hoping the get my hubby on board. I asked him the other day what he needed to hear...his response? "That someone has just deposited one million dollars into our bank!"...seriously! LOL.
I definitely suggest that everyone should start playing this game...it is truly wonderful to be told things about yourself that you don't necessarily think of yourself and/or hear very often.
Today's RAoK- pick me ups...!
~E
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day 34- February 3rd 2012
There are speed traps all over Calgary. Everyone speeds so it makes sense. They usually hide so that they aren't visible until the very last second, until it is too late to slow down.
Anyhow, I drive the speed limit. Maybe 3-5km above, but rarely any faster (unless I'm on the highway...). The major road outside of our community is undergoing a lot of construction right now, and the speed limit is 60km. I ALWAYS drive that speed as there are ALWAYS cops along there. Today, I was going 60, and there was this guy (read: douche) behind me, riding right on my tail. I continued going the speed I was going, and I believe I even tapped my breaks to let tell him to back off. But he didn't.
Now I'm sure you are wondering how this incorporates a RAoK....just wait...
So I'm driving along, going just below the speed limit now, and wham, I see a cop. I'm going slow and so is the guy behind me who was riding on my tail. I round the bend and get onto Deerfoot, where this guy takes off to my right, his intentions clearly to pass this 'Mom in her minivan who drives the speed limit'. I look out my window as he passed and he waved and smiled at me. A thank you I like to think...because he stayed behind me, he avoided a pretty pricey speeding ticket...because we all know that speeding fines DOUBLE in constuction zones....
Lucky guy!
Today's RAoK- driving the speed limit... :)
~E
Anyhow, I drive the speed limit. Maybe 3-5km above, but rarely any faster (unless I'm on the highway...). The major road outside of our community is undergoing a lot of construction right now, and the speed limit is 60km. I ALWAYS drive that speed as there are ALWAYS cops along there. Today, I was going 60, and there was this guy (read: douche) behind me, riding right on my tail. I continued going the speed I was going, and I believe I even tapped my breaks to let tell him to back off. But he didn't.
Now I'm sure you are wondering how this incorporates a RAoK....just wait...
So I'm driving along, going just below the speed limit now, and wham, I see a cop. I'm going slow and so is the guy behind me who was riding on my tail. I round the bend and get onto Deerfoot, where this guy takes off to my right, his intentions clearly to pass this 'Mom in her minivan who drives the speed limit'. I look out my window as he passed and he waved and smiled at me. A thank you I like to think...because he stayed behind me, he avoided a pretty pricey speeding ticket...because we all know that speeding fines DOUBLE in constuction zones....
Lucky guy!
Today's RAoK- driving the speed limit... :)
~E
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day 33- February 2nd 2012
I wrote a letter to someone who needed to hear that she wasn't failing.
She also needed to hear that she was the sunshine in someone's life...which she totally is. I see it every day.
Today's RAoK- telling someone what she needed to hear...
~E
She also needed to hear that she was the sunshine in someone's life...which she totally is. I see it every day.
Today's RAoK- telling someone what she needed to hear...
~E
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Day 32- February 1st 2012
A friend sent me a text today, thanking me for some of my silly antics...like how overly dramatic I am when we get together every Thursday night to watch Vampire Diaries, and my mad skull finding skillz on Pinterest...
I asked her why...
She said she is going to do RAoK all month...February is the perfect month for that!
So I used her idea, and sent a number of texts to various women who I appreciate, and I told them why!
So thanks K!
RAoK- letting people know they are appreciated!
~E
I asked her why...
She said she is going to do RAoK all month...February is the perfect month for that!
So I used her idea, and sent a number of texts to various women who I appreciate, and I told them why!
So thanks K!
RAoK- letting people know they are appreciated!
~E
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