A Banner Day

Can you believe it?

 

Jaxon is ONE!!

 

 

Chantel did a great job with making a banner for Jaxon

Hard to believe its already a year ago!!

 

Jaxon and Grandpa....

 

This little boy is going to be going places....

 

He got NOT one.....

 

But 2 Radio flyer trikes!!

 

It was a JD green day all around....

 

The cake was a hit!!

 

 

Seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our kids 1st birthdays!!

 

Look at them now!!

Jusitn, Chantel and Jeremy
 

Where have the days gone??

 

Happy Birthday, Jaxon!!

 

We love you!!

 

G ma

aka

 Christa

 

 

 



Happy Canada Day!!

WOW!!

 

JULY 1.....

 

I hope there are some fireworks in your evening somewhere tonight!!

 

 

With all this rain,

 

 the weeds and wild flowers are doing wonderfully!!

 

Alfalfa.....

 

Clover.....

 

 

Even the foxtail is beautiful in its array of purples....

 

As if that was not enough...

 

Mom and I decided to clean out the Prairie Greenhouse in Weyburn,Sk yesterday

 

It's kind of scary how many flowers fit in the back seat of the truck!!!

 

I am sure I will be regretting these after planting today!!

Speaking of gardening...

 

 

I finished my Antique Seeds Weekender bag!!

 

 

I did it 'quilt-as-you-go' ....

 

 

This time I used vinyl sheeting on the bottom for easy clean up.

 

Definitely need to keep an eye out for some laminated fabric next time!!

 

I love this pattern.

 

It is easy and has great results.

 

There is a support group for the Amy Butler Weekender Bag online

but

I have to say I have not had any trouble

 

I also have to say...

 

 

 

 

 I have never read the instructions either.

 

I can hear my friends now....

 

'Shocking!!'

 

Have a great Canada Day!!

 

I will be crippled after all this planting!!

Christa

 

 

 

 

 



Kasey and Clayton

I finished the last of repairs on the tractor in this TIGHT space.

 

 

This was supposed to go on the end of the parts above.

 

but

 

 snapped off never to be seen again!!

 

I showed my parts guy this picture...

 

saying I need this...

 

He replied "oh - a jesus clip"

 

I said that's not exactly the word I used as it flew by my head!!!

 

It was a nice break to attend the AGM for Community Futures

at

 The Happy Nun in Forget,Sk last night!!

 

 

It actually turned out to be a decent evening to sit on the patio...

 

where I tried a strawberry beer!!

 

It was surprisingly good!!

 

The entertainment for the evening was Kacy(17) and Clayton(19).

 

They are cousins from the Wood Mountain area who sing old time music.

 

Clayton can really make that guitar sing as well as has a great voice

and

Kacy has a very soft haunting voice.

 

They made a great duo!!!

 

Listen to them by clicking HERE 

 

I loved their little suitcase full of cds.

 

Wouldn't that be charming all decoupaged up??

 

Have a good weekend!!

 

Hope the sun in shining somewhere this weekend!

 

Christa

 

 



Bring it on, Summer!!

With all these grey days and rain,

 

I really would like to be doing this...

 

 

But instead I have been working on the haybine and tractors.

 

One of these days we can start haying!!

 

 

 

 

This has been my working area as of late...

 

Dirt and Oil DO NOT mix !

 



 

I am no mechanic...let's get that straight!!!

 

My local Partsguy is so patient with me when I bring him pictures like this

 

Saying I need this line...

 

and this hose....

 

 

that goes in this hole...

 

 

I don't know what things are called...

 

just know when oil is pouring out where it shouldn't be!!

 

I have been talking to myself when tackling these jobs thinking

 

 'You eat a lion one bite at a time'

 

Got that green lion tamed!!

 

Isn't it nice of Dawson to oversee me from the cab??

 

 

 Jaxon's growth chart is finished...

 

 

 

My Cathedral Ceilings quilt took 2nd at the fair for Wallhangings...

 

 

I am nearly finished this weekender bag......

 

 

for....

 

M-E-EEEE!!'

 

The fabric is called Antique Seeds by Blue Hills.

 

Now can someone send some haying weather our way, please!!!

 

I want to pack this bag and go on a vacation!!

 

Christa

 

Sad Times

On Father's Day, Arnold and I headed to Macoun,Sk 

 

 

Justin and Eric Van Den Hurk were racing their newly constructed contraption

 

 in the Bed Races for Macoun Hall Fund raiser.

 

On the way, we got a call about a plane crash 2 miles from Justin's house.

 

I haven't felt much like blogging this week

 

Father's Day was a sad day.

 

Not for my family

 

 but

 

 for my friend, Charlene and her family.

 

Her son, Brad was flying his father, Phil to a Father's Day breakfast in Lampman,Sk

 

when they ran into fog and tried to turn around to go home.

 

They never made it.

 

 

Such a sad day.

 

Charlene is doing incredibly well considering the circumstances.

 

I can't imagine mourning a son AND a husband.

 

We lost a daughter 24 years ago.

 

That was hard enough.

 

Friends and family have been incredibly supportive.

 

Loads of food, toilet paper, tissues and drinks have arrived to feed the troops.

 

Our guild is doing all we can think of to help her through this difficult time

 

from

 

 cleaning her house, bringing food and taking calls whenever she needs to talk.

 

The sun will shine again.

 

Happiness will return.

 

Till then we can only be there for her.

 

Charlene sent this photo of the double rainbows she saw last night.

 

 

I like to think it's Phil and Brad reaching out.

 

You can read more about this unfortunate tragedy HERE

 

Charlene is a strong woman and will get through this.

 

Hugs...

 

Christa