Floating Down the River

Amelia, Sydney and Phil (I was in front... the navigator)

Waiting for the bus

705 lbs.


Eating



Getting shot at!

What could be better than a canoe trip on Labor Day? I say nothing :) That's what my family and my friends did this past Monday. It was a nice day... the rain missed us. Of course we saw turtles sunning themselves on the logs... a few lilys and just the beauty of the trees and river. It was relaxing and rejuvinating.

We went to the Camp Hi Canoe Livery in Hiram OH. We've been going there for years, but it was Amelia's first time.

Oh and almost forgot to mention this! We docked at a clearing along the river. Before kids this is the place that we used to dock to eat and drink... we walked up to a clearing and saw a farm. It was very picturesque... you can see it in the background in the close-up of Phil. This is where the farmer yelled at us to get off of his property and fired a shotgun up into the air!! wow... now I can say I've been shot at! haha

Nothing Much to Say

I'm staring at this blank text area. I can't really think of much to say! I'm tired... didn't do so well with the going to bed early goal that I set for myself last week. I really have to work on that this week.

Since I'm out of words, I'll just post a photo of the snow on my table outside. I measured it. 23 1/2 inches as of yesterday afternoon. It's still snowing so it's probably passed 24 inches by now! There's also a photo of Amelia and her friend standing on the snow mound at the end of our driveway yesterday. Kid's paradise!

I had to throw in a picture of Amelia at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks ago too. It was misting at the time that I took the photo (she wanted to wear a flower in her hair so a butterfly would land on it)! We went with Grandma and Grandpa and had a nice, warm time :)

I guess I had more to say than I thought!

Have a great day!

Snowy Snowy Wednesday

Chardon, OH... I love it here. I've been here a little over 3 years now and I am still stunned by the amount of snow that falls right here on this little town. Last year the papers reported that we had more snow here, in Chardon, than Alaska had. I'm remembering that article as I look out to see drifts of snow that are almost a foot high. Since it's early in the season, I can still say that it looks pretty... the way it coats the trees and the rooftops. Come talk to me again a the end of December and we'll see how pretty I think it looks :) ( I talked to a friend who live 1/2 hour away and it rained there yesterday)

Featured Etsy Seller

Brenda is a local artist who also has a store open on Etsy called Bdoodlez. She makes beautiful cards and tags and lives right here in Chardon. Check out her store by clicking the Bdoodlez link above.

Thanks for stopping in again and hope all of the fellow Chardon residents are enjoying the snow... again!! :)

I'm thinking about the Holidays!

Never before... I mean NEVER have I thought about the holidays this early. I cannot even believe that it's happening to me! I used to joke on my sister about even thinking about it this early. I think it comes from having my store on Etsy during the holidays last year. I learned it's really never to early to prepare. I have so many ideas going on in my head this year... I'll be making the big announcements on 10/1 in the monthly newsletter. Hopefully I can pull it off and get these thoughts into action!

Just wanted to post a quick hello to my faithful blog reader :) HI!! and to ask you all to have a wonderful weekend!

I'll leave you with this photo of Amelia and the goat. We were at her

farm camp looking at the precious baby goats through the fence... when all of a sudden they just squeezed through and started standing on us, sitting on our laps and just running around. They were the most adorable things in the world!! I want one now. There's my husband Phil getting walked all over too!

Amelia in the lake...

We went to a beautiful park this past weekend. Here's Amelia in the lake :)

Friday Special

Hi and happy Maple Fest! It's the Geauga County Maple Fest days here in Chardon. I can hear the festivities from the festival. It's great! I love seeing all of the people walking up and down the road going to the square. This is one of the reasons I wanted to live by the town square. We walked up last night and got maple stirs. They are delicious and way too small! :) I'll post some pictures throughout the weekend so you can see what it's all about. http://www.maplefestival.com/

Onto the special... It's like a little treasure hunt! Do a search in my store with the word Vintage... anything that comes up will be 10% off all day! If you do decide to purchase something today, please mention this blog and wait for a revised invoice from me reflecting your special "blog reader" discount! :)