Today was filled with a nice drive... the pictures are from
the Nicola Lake area ...the castle house you see is on the old road
to Merritt...we drove up to the summit on the Coquihalla to Kelowna,
we spend part of the day at Dovetail Ranch ..the one lake you see on the
sign Island lake 10 pound plus trout ....beautiful country .....it was a beautiful day
up there and awesome people to spend time with . Barry got spoiled but I will let him
fill everyone in ..in good time.

(Please remember by clicking on the picture it will get large to look at ..thanks)

Well I thought I might go out and try learning some more

about my camera.

Patty and I took the girls shopping for a bit ...Abi birthday is coming soon.

Then we figured the girls would enjoy McDonalds and the play

area....as you can see the slide was the in thing.

After lunch we head over to the petting zoo...

but there was just to much mud..

told the girls in a couple of weeks we would go back..

but the ostrich did stop for a moment for a picture.

Dave and Neti were fishing Grave lake ..when Neti caught her first Kokanee fish..

the picture with the two fish one is a trout(large one) and the other

Neti fish .

Dave sent a cute video of the trip ..but I have not figured out on how to

put up video for all to watch .

But we did talk to them and they had lots of fun.

We all can't wait to meet for our first fishing trip of the year.

(Thanks to Chaingang and to my sweet sister in law Barb

for the elements used in this layout )

Remember when????

Would it be nice to have these back in Paper the Toonies and Loonies weigh alot .....

This is to All

My Husband ..who I love very dearly

My grandaughters all five of them

Melissa, Jordana, Matty, Abi & little Hannah

To My Daughters....Candy, Samantha and Patty

To My Son Shawn and My Daughter in Law

I love you dearly Mindi and glad you are in my Son's life.

This to Dave & Neti , Barb & Miles , thanks for letting me be part of the family.

Nina to you and your family ..thanks for the comments ...

they mean alot.

To all of you this day may your Valentine's Day be filled with love

My daughter in law sent me this picture and I just have to share...it .

This is our son Shawn and our granddaughter Matty....

we miss you all very much ....all our love

( the red heart I used was made by my sister in law Bderksen )

Abi & Hannah

Patty has been playing with her

black and white setting on her camera...

her girls fill her life and she never misses that chance to

catch those moments with them ...in her busy

schedule of house work ..meals and doing school work .

Way to go girl ....those two girls are cuteys

Well, well, look who is turning 30 .....could it be

no it can't be....but it is

SHARLEY

Well girl we wish you the best

and

Pray Gods Blessing on you and your family ...

You and Abi looked like you were having fun..

AJ well give that boy the cars and the put the car movie on...and

well who's birthday is it ???

He's a cutey

Auntie Candy & Abi icing the birthday cake for

Auntie Sharley

30th Birthday

Well here's pictures from Jordana's Birthday Party ...

looks like a whole lot of fun ..

wish we could of been there...

All our love Jordana

Happy 6th Birthday Jordana

Wish we could of been there ..we love you !!

(I want to thank Daisie for the layout used and my sis Barb with help with the font used.)

Samantha New Home

Our Samantha has moved into her own suite.

She has painted and really made a choice of what she wants her place to look like.

It has been awesome for her ..but along the way ...she was washing her glassware

she had packed some time ago..well one of the glasses must of had

a crack because before she knew it ...she was at the hospital getting stitches.

Love your new place ....way to Sam!!!

Boy who would of thought ...my sister - in - law gave me the idea that I should

spring clean and go through stuff ....

boy the things I have found ...

(Thanks Barb for the idea ...it's been fun going through the boxes)

( the background paper bderksen)

Old Cans ....anyone with any info on these please leave me a comment to where ...I might found the info or something about them....thanks so much .

The background papers are from VictoriaSecret and the doodles are from bderksen.

WOW

Yesterday was Mrs. Miles Jammie day check it out

Just click on

Mrs. Miles Jammie Day

Boy did they have fun.......

Candy just shared this picture with me ...this is when her and DJ,

Samantha & Chris went to spend the long weekend in Sept. 2006

at Shawn and Mindi's ..and of course there is Matty and Jordana.

Shawn and Mindi invite family to came for a visit and they can set up 4 wheelers

for all and oh yes bring your fishing rods ...just 20 minutes from their house

you can catch walleye, trout. They will make you feel right at home .

(My daughter in law is an awesome cook )

My Mother and her cows

She has a wall unit full of cows ..big ones little ones ..

ones that moo and ones that has salt and pepper in them.

So this is one is for you Mom ( The cow woman of Pritchard).

Our sister in law Neti ...she loves her man so much . Dave got a wood heater for his little shop outside...it's where he works on the motorcycles . Well Neti got him some firewood..she didn't go out and buy the wood for him ...she went out the bush and got him some wood.

Now that's labour of love.

Thanks to bderksen for the elements used in this layout.

Show me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. (Psalm 25:4)

This green bottle I found when cleaning up the bottles outside...I thought how neat it was to see the ice crystals inside . Becky or Barb if you are reading the blog and have other ideas on how I could of taken the picture ....please let me know.

This is Andrea ..she is the girl that is staying with us till her and her mom get their new place.

Well today was Andrea's Day ..she won the award for Terrific Kid ( if you click on the picture it will go bigger and you can read what it says. They spelt out her name ..telling you a bit about a great girl. We are so proud of you Andrea ..keep up the good work.

And still another box ..these were given to me by Barry 's dad..him and I shared a great relationship ...I know he did not always do things the way people thought it should be done....but he tried to keep his kids and family together in hard times. These old lantern were used in a time where they would have a canary fly ahead ..and if it return great if not get out of the cave. They attached these lanterns to their helmets for light. They give off a very bright light ..we used them for camping for awhile ..boy are they bright. The way they worked was water and cobalt ..the two mixeng and producing acetaylene ..which was the light(dad I hope I ma getting this right) Barry's dad has passed on...but I know he is proud of his son's and daughters ..for they all have came along way. And yes Barry did follow in his dad's foot steps ..Barry is a millwright at Highland Valley Copper ..where Barry's dad was a foreman ..many years ago. Thanks for the little treasure you gave me so long ago .

(Thanks to VictoriaSecret for the elements use in this layout)

Here again another day of going through some more boxes ...these dolls were made by Nancy Forsyth ... a lady ..who never stop giving ..loving and praying for her family..she is in Heaven now ..and I know she is still praying for the family. These dolls she made have been sent around the world with love and I think a prayer attached to each one. I know the girls had fun with the dolls ..GG(Nancy) had put elastic on the foot of the dolls so the kids could attached them around their feet and dance with them. We miss you dearly.(Thanks to barb for the elements used for this layout.)

This past week ..my sister Barb ..was telling us all how she was going through the house and cleaning...I figured ..why not me to..well going through some of the boxes that have been packed with stuff I will not part with right now. This can of flamingo cards come to the top of a box. These are very special to me and will go into our fifth wheel..(never to be use ) but to always remind me of Melanie ( our niece) The day she found this gift ..she was so excited to give them to me ..you see I have can collection..and a very special flamingo collection. And Mel was so proud ..she had found something that filled both of my collections. Melanie ..I hope you see this blog page ...I still have the can of flamingo cards ..and I love them dearly..thanks so much ..we love you.

(The kit to do this layout was made for me by my sister in law ..has a gift ....thanks Barb)

This is located at the end of the Overlander Bridge ...as you turn to go downtown Kamloops.

Someone add some color to it and it looks so unigue....and frozen.

Good day ..no pictures for today's entries...just a big question...and I am hoping some one will give me some ideas.

For Christmas my awesome husband bought me a wonderful camera ...now the question is ...lens ..I have a choice of either EF-S17-85mm f or EF70-300mm f or one zoom just smaller then that EF70-200mm f..the different in price is about $50...bu really which one would one use ....please any ideas ..welcome.

Also soem of thse lenses are SI---Image stabilizer Lenses and they say these are the best ....not sure where to found theses lenses. Any one know please let me know ..and

Thanks again for the help.

Has I had said earlier my dear sis TAGGED me...so I am hoping the people I have picked will have fun with this oh yes my 5 weird things:

Well

1. Won't walk under a ladder.
2. Still at my age cover my eyes throught the scare parts of the movies.
3. I will not write on the back side of lined paper...just can seem to write or print neatly on that side of the paper.
4. Oh yes ..if I should spill the salt I still sprinkle salt three times over my left shoulder.
5. And funny this has stick with me since I was a kid ...stepping a cracks and breaking your mothers back.

so the people I am taggin are Alison , Kristin , Sharley , VJ's Scraproom , Scrapcat's Scrap Crap....I know I don't know you all but ..you seem to like to meet and have fun....and these are your rules: List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets. -- Tag 5 friends and list them. -- Those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people. -- Don't forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!

Well at my doctor's the other day ..they had posted some foods and drinks with info on them
this one was interesting:

McDonald's Shakes: Mcdonald's triple thick shakes look like ordinary shake.
You'd never guess that a large averages 1,120 calories and 28 grams of fat,
17 of them saturated.
That's about the heart-slamming fat of 2 Quarter Pounders...nearly the calories of 3.
Since when does a beverage supply half-a-days calories and close -to-a-day's work of artery gunk.
So next time the kids ask for the shake...think about that.

Well snow...snow...snow...snow....snow






boy it does not seem to stop ..
we have gone from hardly
no snow to all this. The pile of snow
on the stove chimney ..
is what has fallen
in the last 24 hours.
And it is still snowing
lightly now. But the sun trying
to come through.

Our Abi she has personality plus ..she loves to dress up.... to seeing things thru her donut.

She can talk up a storm and tell good stories to. Now Hannah.... her

and Tia just love to sit and watch ..Hannah may

not talk up a storm ..but her little smile

melts our heart.

Our little Melissa ..is learningto skate..this year the school has been taking the kids skating ...and even Papa got a pair of skates and has been out there to helping . She has gotten better with every trip to the rink. Papa and her go over on Sautrday for a couple of hours. Also with school she was able to go to Harper Mountain and learned to snowboard.

WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!!

Well...hmmm...I have been tagged...by my sweet sister-in-law...this mean I must found five people to tag. When I found these five ...you have to write down 5 weird things about yourself or your pets ---tag 5 friends and list them ---Those people need to write on their blogs 5 weird things , and state the rules , and tag 5 more people. Don't forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!

So fellow...bloggers ..I hope the ones I pick will have fun with this...I will return with my list of 5 weird things and who I tagged.....hehehehe

Our granddaughter Jordana Raye Forsyth,

give her heart to the Lord last night

(Jan 17,2007). Her mom and dad got to listen as this little sweetheart said her prayer and ask Jesus to come into her heart. We are so proud of you Jordana, we love you and we know the Lord loves you too.

Lord we pray your blessing on her and keep our granddaughter covered with your love.

Here are our grandaughters...dressup time ..we love them dearly all five of them .

Melissa , Jordana , Madison , Abigail , and Hannah

We have a little girl staying with us ..her family is waiting to move into their new home ..so we offered are home while they wait. It has been a good thing for Melissa . Andrea is a great girl ..awesome manners and a great spirit of kindness. Her mom got the girls a project ..a Ginger Bread House ...they had fun .....

Patty's Birthday

Jan 9th , 2007

I know I am late posting this and I know Patty understands ...love girl...

We did a fondue for her birthday dinner ..it was fun.

(Jan 9th , 1980) you do the math.

I felt so young,

so strong,

so sure of God.

This is my cousin Terry (from Edmonton) he stop on his way thru to the island...nice to see you next stop for longer ...or even better come out in the summer and we can all go camping .

NEW ADDITION

The girls love their new little kitten ..this kitten is so cute and so calm and really good with the girls.

Here's a couple more from Christmas ..this is DJ's place

Way to go DJ.....looks good

When I stand before God at the end of my life,

I would hope that I would

not have a single bit of talent left

and could say, "I used everything you

gave me."

This verse reminds me of my sister Barb ....she is so faithful to the Lord ..and has

used her talents to share with all of us.

In the last few weeks the Lord has blessed her and Miles with a

new home and a place of peace and tranquility.

And a view we all would love to have

Miles and Barb wishing you the best as you

you move into your new home come April.....

can't think of two people who deserve it more.

LOVE you two

Here are Abi and Hannah and Jordana and Madison with Santa ...luck guy.

We spend xmas day at Glen and Patty's . Glen's parents came up from Salt spring Island.

It as an awesome time. Has you can see from the picture of the tree ..lots of gifts and fun.

There's Missy with still another Brat's item.

And see the snow ..that fell ..made the yard look like a winter wonder land.

Thanks to all that came up to the Boyes for Xmas .

The games after dinner were fun.....that Settler game was fun.

(thanks to Shawn and Mindi for showing us the game)

Well here's the first one folks...does everyone remember Mrs Snowman?

You would of see her early in my blog ....my sweet sister -in -law Neti made her.

I am trying to learn how to do night shoots ...so forgive me if it seems to dark (learning)

As you all know Barry and I are downsizing ..getting ready for the day we are living in our fifth wheel...so our tree is a little guy. But it was awesome and Mrs Snowmen decorated it more in our home. Thanks Dave and Neti ....

Well it has been a while not sure where to start ...knowing that people don't go back and read it is hard ...there are so many things that happen since my last enter...so lets hope everyone is like me and will read all the new enters ...

thanks for taking the time to read

jud