Wow time flys

It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since I blogged. Please forgive me. A lot has happened and life goes on. Well to bring you up to speed. Bob got a part time job at the Casino when we first returned to Ontario. It was a Contract of 6 months at a time. In May they renewed his contract. Now granted it wasn't big money only a few hours a week but it helped to pay for our bike & car insurance.( Yes we are Insurance Poor.).
Anyway the long and short of it all is they didn't renew his contract this time around. The same old story budget cuts.
So now he has become another house husband. With recipe instructions he is becoming the master chief. Let me see he has made a great tasting pot of stew, Chili and home made buns to go with both of these. We made Pizza Lasagna on the weekend and it was really good. Of course he is still the master chief on the Barby cue.
Princess Leia keeps him on the fresh air walk, of course we are lucky to have a dog that has a bladder the size of her little body. No kidding she goes out at 9 pm for her last walk and will stay in bed until 10-11 am. That little girl does not do mornings at all. You try to take her out of bed sooner than she is ready and the look she gives you....WELL....

We were sad to hear that Bobs' daughter Stephanie and her husband separated. It is sad when things like that happen especially when there are children.
Bob's son Mathew went to the Navy Boot Camp at Base Borden during the summer, it was a proud day for his father to see him all dressed in his whites on Graduation Day.

So it is time for me to get into the shower and get ready for another day of the working woman...Sucks I tell you just plain sucks......

Secret Sisters Card

In a couple of clubs I belong to we have secret sisters.

My Red Hat SS wrote down that she liked Sunflowers. So my theme for her this year is going to be All kinds of Sunflowers. Her Birthday is soon coming so I did up this card. I can not post my cards on Facebook as she is a memeber, so I thought I would share them here instead.

I cut the flowers from the Doddlecharms (Shadow) Cricut Cartridge in sizes 4-3 1/2- 2 inches. I shaded them with varoius shades of chalk. I was looking for a big orange button, but as per the Murphy's Law couldn't find one, so I just put a brown circle in the center with a bumble bee on it. I curled the leaves and botton layer outward, and the top 2 layers on the Sunflower inwards. A little poem on the inside and a fancy cut with a Martha Stewart Cutter and Viola!

Bringing The Gnome to work

Once a year employers let parents bring there children to work to see what happens in the work place. Well I don't have young children, so I took The Gnome. We all know how bossy he is so he was right in his element!


Wow My Lady brought me here. Can you imgine
how much mischief I can get into?




















Now ladies I am boss today so Keri get to work counting the pills, and Bonnie check those scripts.








I guess Keri is not going to listening to me eh!













Where is my white coat? How come Bonnie and Claudia have one?
I want a white coat!













I do not fight in her ear. My Lady take me away from this human called Keri. She is doing nasty things to me

See even without a white coat I still can make sure everyone does there job.

Yep even My Lady has to listen to me

1,2,3,4, oh man now we have to start over again. Listen to me My Lady!

Yes Sweet Alice and Me. She is just the best!

The Gnome and the Accident

Safety first..... My Lady bungee cords me to her seat.

Take a good look at My Mardi Gras beads as this it the last time you will see them on me. On my long ride, from Highriver to Midhurst which is close to Edmonton they where lost some place.
Oh well My Man just said we will have to go back to New Orleans to get me some new ones.

Yep don't I look good all strapped into my spot. Better than riding in the saddle bag is where I will end up at the end of this trip..

Stopping for lunch. I am so lucky I get to come in to the restaurant with My Man and My Lady

Then we had to get gas, My Lady thought it was a cute sign, told me it reminded her of me sometimes. I am NOY KRANKY, I can be difficult sometimes and get into mischief, but other than that I am just like any other Gnome.....But I am adopted...

Our new trailer. Imagine that we will be sleeping and camping in it...

Hmmmmmm now I can drive this baby. Three wheels, no worry about my balance. yahooooo

Tractor, wow I got to sit up on the seat of this baby. An oldie but a goodie. I wonder if it still runs... How does this Baby start.. let me at it...

Well here I am on top of the Bulldozer which changed my whole life...
Imagine that I was just standing on top of this baby and a gust of wind came along and down I went..


Crash Bang...


well this how I looked when My Lady got all my pieces gathered up.

Boy does my head hurt!


So Dr Debi the Ear Dr and Nurse K8 figured out the surgery needed to put me back together again.
Is this going to hurt....

First we have to put all the pieces back in place to see if My Lady has all of them.


















Listening for a some mumbling, Gnomes mutter a lot, aah I hear some nasty words coming out of this Gnome so Dr Debi will proceed with the
Super Glue.....
























Yep Good Old Super Glue works wonders


The Dr and her Nurse doing the final touches, he looks good. A few pieces missing but we can re model his nose with clay and give him a paint touch up.

Yes we have a good strong beat,

Closing up the final crack

Careful or your finger will stick to the
glue and we will be in trouble...

Ahhh looks good.....

Yep heart beat strong, He is coming out of the glue fumes, we have succeeded in another, fine repair job..

The Patient is well and doing good. Stay tuned for his mischief once he has a chance to recoup. Glue has to dry hard and settle in.

The Gnome goes to Vulcan

Well I finally get a chance to ride on the motorcycle. I wonder who is taking me. My Lady or My Man on his Goldwing











Well I look good on the Goldwing, What do you think?

Wow do I look good on this bike or what!

NOOOOO

I don't really want to go in the saddle bag.

Well okay if I have this cushion, but please don't close the lid it will get dark in here.

Wow a space Center...I wonder what is inside..

Need I say anything more!

Look it's Spock........

Oppps that is MY Man......

Spock and I such a nice pair we make eh!

A family Picture

Really what did my Humans think?

I am so Embarssed

Well at least I met a new friend...

A space Bear

Wow look at all these Stuffy's

My Lady and I enjoying a drink...

Just chillin with my friends....

Me and My Man have a brew or two...

We get to shoot down space ships, careful they are also trying to beam in an Alien

These are Spocks animals. They were his childhood friends and I am so excited to be with them...

Remember the Trebles on one of the episodes. Well my Man has one in his hand...but My Lady said he can not bring it home...

A space ship...hmmmm...I wonder if those fellas are friendly

Can you find us..me and My Lady

The Star Ship Enterprise

beam me up Scotty

WOW

He ain't Spock but that is okay....

First long distance ride on my new bike....

Well time to go see ya soon.....

Have a great day.

Weekend with a Gnome

We had a joint Birthday party for Richard, Taryn & myself, but since the Gnome didn't get any ice cream cake Richard found him with his face buried in it.......Bad Gnome......

Mmmmmmm this cake is soooo good, teach them not to give me any ....

NOOOOOO don't let that dog lick my face clean..help me .....My Lady HELP......

Richard and Taryn opening their gift cards from McDonalds

Hard to see the numbers of Course the Gnome put the one backwards but the numbers you can't see is a 17 for Taryn

Beautiful Donna with Rory and she is expecting again, this time we are all wishing for a girl..due in November.

Taryn with the Gnome

Mommy and Sonny with Jake the Dog

oh smile........

The 3 birthday people

Uncle Ted making Rory laugh

Grams and Tate

Popa and Tate

Rory, Papa, Tate and Grams, you sure can tell Rory and Tate are cousins.

Four of the 5 grandchildren

Rory & Papa

Tate and Ric being funny

Ric and Tate hanging around

Father and Son

(Ted & Leon)

Auntie being supervisor, if all else fails read the directions, I think Ric is totally ignoring her though.

Even the Gnome has to put his 2 cents in....

Hmmmmm no one is around, can I steal a piece?

They need the exercise..not me...no one gave me any cake......

Ha...... they only think I will do this.....

Go sister go!

My Lady needs this machine to tone up her.....never mind I better be good.

Hmmmm I wonder if I can cut this grass...

Oh no I've fallen.....

Help me My Lady...

Helpppppp

Flowers... I think this is my garden....

Oh a cold one...ahhhh that tastes so good....

Oh Oh....it's empty and the world is upside down.....

Car ride, the sun roof down, what a glorious day it is...

Oh my Lady what the Blazes are these things, he is sniffing my behind... help me My Lady

Hanging out with the boys.....

Oh no....... I've fallen in the feed barrel

Auntie Debi and Rick mixing up the dirt for the gardens

working away in the flower beds, we have to get them all planted....

oh such pretty flowers

I get to ride around in the wheel barrel while they do all the work...

Oh what a nice job the humans have done...















The Little Britches Parade in High River Alberta...

Just Clowning around......Oh I am so funny....

My friend Sherk and his pony were also in the parade...

Don't cha think I'm a little blurry....come on! its my profile you

are wreaking here It's all about me

Okay I'm in the picture My Lady..now bring me back.....

Can you believe she did this? My Lady walked up to this RCMP and asked him to hold me...so I could get my picture taken...I am sooooo Humiulatied.....look how he is holding me....














Stay tuned for my trip to Vulcan.... Yep went and seen the Star Ship Enterprise..... Have a good week..

The End of our Journey

Well I got me a new job. I figured I was just as qualified as the next Gnome.
This was a shirt given to my man from his friends Jan and Wayne when they went on their trip.


Well this is our last day on the road, so I thought I would get into some mischief while my owners were loading the car. I found this saddle horse and it even had a real saddle on it. No I did not play with the rope. It was all like that when I sat down.

Look at this lovely piano, I tried to open it so I could play some merry music but the dam thing was locked.

Sorry no tunes today

Just Chilling

Well my lady asked my man to take a picture of us in front of the fireplace, wow he really got this picture lopsided didn't he.

Peek a boo can you see me, I want food.....

Me and my Lady in front of the motel in Billings Montana. Look at all the rocks, neat eh!

OH MAN - back into my seat I go. I was free for a while though

My Lady found this covered wagon when we stopped for lunch. She told my man that we had to take a picture.

There was no horses, what a rip

Me on the water barrel

Me and My Lady posing in front of the wagon...

It's all about me....right.

Windmills and the mountains with snow on the top of them

Yuck!!!

We waited 2 hours at the boarder, my first trip to Canada, I hope I can get in I don't have a pass port...

Wow these Canadian animals are really big

Can you see me?

Look closely down by his toes..

My Lady is standing guard making sure I don't get stepped on...

Motorcycle shopping, can't find the clothes to fit me though...

Yep it is me...