A surprise Project completion and a lot more work to go....

I mentioned the other day that Cory was suddenly productive...without even being asked.  Well, actually I have been asking for almost an entire year, when I got this as a Birthday gift from my mom:

Yup, it's nothing fancy nor really all that exciting, but it's UP!!

It took a couple hours over 2 nights after work, but with only 5 minutes of assistance from myself, Cory got this thing mounted all on his own!

Considering that he doesn't have much handy-man experience and that the ceiling in the garage is very high... I'm pretty proud of him!

Now that the opener is installed, we just need to clean it up a bit and clear out some of the crap and finish some of the projects currently taking up valubale floor space!

Here's a sneak peek at what I'm talking about:

The workbench area isn't TOO bad... but I think it could use a lot more work.

This wall (or actually the floor in front of it) is the biggest culprit.  There are furniture pieces waiting to be worked on.  Camping gear that doesn't have a home, a couple bikes, lots of gardening tools, garbage and random landscaping blocks and the like that need to be re-located.

The floor to ceiling shelving that extends the entire other wall is fantastic.  But again, as the garage is Cory's area, it needs a little help.

I'll be tackling the garage this weekend while the guys get the rest of the fence up.  Hopefully, we'll be able to fit the SUV in there by the time I am finished!!

An epic fail... But packed with goodness all the same!

The past (long) weekend was great! Full of friends, some family and fun. Yet, despite trying to put some effort in, I took not one photo. That's right, not even a shoddy cell phone snap. Whoops!

While I'm totally sad that I'll have nothing to document this little slice of life. But I'm not beating myself up over it- cause it means I was living in the moment and experiencing!

A quick run down: Friday was spent at the lakehouse, where I stayed til Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, a little shindig at J and A's place for their 2 year Wedding Anniversary. Sunday we started some prep work for an upcoming garage sale and had dinner with Cory's sister and her husband. Good times!

In other news, someone has been productive around our house and it isn't me! I'll share a peek at the newest addition to our casa tonight!

I'm gonna get started on a table re-finish this week as well. I don't know where it'll end up, but I know it has to leave the spot in the garage it's sat for almost 2 years...
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Happy Canada Day!

I'm on the road headed to the lake house for a great day with friends. We'll be back in the city tomorrow night for a party though.

In the meantime I'm looking forward to this:
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And it continues...

The weather Gods do NOT want us to finish working on the yard. We had crazy weather yesterday in the form of this thunderstorm complete with Snowball sized Hail.

The backyard is once again flooded (due to the fact that on either side of us, yards are completed and sloping into ours) and needs time to dry out. Guess it's all for the best as I'd much rather enjoy my long weekend than work!

I've got a busy one in store - hope yours is a good one! Enjoy the long weekend!
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This week's update!

We haven't been doing much around the house so my posts are few and far between and totally random, I'm hoping to amend that this week...

It's not that we aren't trying, believe me, we are. But first it was the weather (it was like crazy rain for 4 or 5 days last week) that prevented us from finishing the fence and getting the backyard landscaping done. Even now that it's stopped, we still have a lake in the backyard we're hoping dries out this week!

Then, this weekend, my dad was admitted to hospital. He's fine now and is most likely off work for a week, in bed with a bad case of vertigo.

But just when we thought we were in the clear, mom took an ambulance ride to the hospital herself yesterday. In addition to all the regular complications she's been having, yesterday she thought she was having another heart attack...while driving!

Turns out it wasn't but she's in hospital for more tests and finally some treatment. Here's hoping we can get to the bottom of this.

I am hoping to catch a break tonight and get some yard work done. I've also got some inspiration to get some pieces painted this week, so keep an eye out for finished pieces in the next few days!

The weekend is shaping up to be super busy as well. Headed to the lake for Canada Day, with possibly an additional roadtrip added on for some shopping. We have a wedding anniversary cocktail party to attend. Then, I'm off to Devon to prepare for an upcoming garage sale with Cory's sister.

I've set a goal to carry my camera (at least the point and shoot) for the rest of the week, so I'll have plenty to share and spare you the crummy Blackberry shots!

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Pets in the Park

I am officially pooped!  We had a big day planned for today.  It started out a little crummy this morning and I was worried as we had a bunch of outdoor activities planned.

FIrst up, we were slated to head outside for Pets in the Park.

Finley had a great time.

It also ended up being a really gorgeous day out.

She was fascinated with this sheep hearding dog.  We might have to try it next time....

The day was great and we ended it off with a bbq for my brother's b-day, my sis in law's bday and a belated father's day but dad couldn't make it as he was pretty sick.

This little monkey however, DID make it.  He's 2 months and 2 days old now and has gotten so big!!

Almost too heavy for grammy to hold anymore...

Where I've been... Loud Tour!

This is where I was last night. A girlfriend from work and I scored free tickets to watch Rihanna from a skybox last night. Who could say no?

It was a pretty good show. I like Rihanna. Her tunes are catchy and really get me movin' on the elliptical. And I'm not even gonna pretend I don't shake my booty around the house when a song comes on, so of course I was excited to go.

I do however think the name of the show, "The Loud Tour" more applied to the vibrancy of the colors in the crazy costumes worn by her and her dancers than anything else. In fact, I believe a better name for the tour should have been "Sex" as it was quite provocative as a whole.

I'd even go so far as to suggest that maybe the show should have had an admission rating of 14 +, if not 18A. I was quite shocked to see how many "tweens" and kids were at the show. Let me tell you, if I was 12, I would have felt real awkward watching that with my mom sitting next to me!

I appreciate Rihanna's saucy attitude and think the show as a whole was fun. Heck, I can't say that if I was a performer I wouldn't be busting out some sexy dance moves of my own! But I'm 28... If I was a mom bringing my kids out, I might have a different attitude.

Opening act B.O.B was good with some catchy current radio faves. We missed the 1st opening act as we opted to go for dinner though.

All in all, a great, fun start to summer with a good girlfriend. If you have tix for an upcoming show, prepare for a jaw-dropping show from this fun loving Bahamian!
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