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Whew, I guess I don't even have to go to Parent Teacher Conferences.  Max just informed me that every teacher will say the same thing... 

"Max is a delight to have in class."  

Wow!  Isn't that special?  I think we'll go just hear all this wonderfulness about our son.
Check out his Senior pictures HERE.

 Max has gone to school fashionably with a vintage style this week.  He raided the closet and found a blast from the past.

Hubby made stir fry for dinner last night.  It was so delicious and then he did the dishes.  

Yep, I'm a lucky girl.

The snow forecast is looking good.  This makes me so happy.  I am packing the parka and mittens.  And doing the SnOw dance.

I'll keep you posted...

Kitten, Kitten, Whose got the Mitten?

The sistas are back home from Whistler. While there we did see the best Olympics 2010 souvenir and went for those mittens like a dog after a meaty bone, like a fighter going for the prize, like three women clawing their way to a 90% off clearance item or like an athlete after the GoLd!

If someone tells the sistas that they can't have mittens, that the mittens are sold out, we want them. Badly.

The 2010 red mittens were the cutest, softest, most affordable souvenir. We wanted the mittens. Finding the mittens was the Olympic Shopping Event.

Fortunately for everyone involved a shipment came in on our last morning in Whistler. Kathi made one more trip to the official Olympic store, a staff person was restocking yet another sold out display of mittens. She told Kathi she had been restocking for two hours. The mittens were selling like hot cakes!

In our event, Shopping, we won the gold! I mean the red.

Now Kathi can wear her mittens at the 2010 Olympics bob sleigh and luge events. Melinda and I can wear them in our living rooms while we watch on cable TV.

Whew...

3.2.1-Olympics 2010

I am spending some time up at Whistler with Kathi and Melinda. There is a pre-game buzz in the air, no doubt. Many law enforcement and media from all over the world in the village. We have met people from all over the world, many are volunteers. That may the way to go to the Olympic games, they get a place to stay, cool jackets and backpacks and likely a great experience.

Kathi and Melinda enjoyed some shopping in the village. The official store has some nice things including cowbells. Kathi bought several because she is returning for the bob sleigh (no one says sled here) and the luge races.

We soaked up some vitamin D at lunch yesterday. We had lunch at the base of Blackcomb Mountain chairlift. It was comfortable in the sunshine and fun to watch skiers and boarders come down the mountain.

Today some snowshoeing, scrap booking and sightseeing. Oh, and some cleaning in the condo...

A Fresh Project

I am hunting and gathering materials for a Whistler mini album, to be made in Whistler, about my last Whistler trip.

The soft aqua and burgundy wine colors are so pretty together. The pale aqua, glittered photo corners from Martha Stewart are my favorite.

Sometimes the best part of a project is the newness of it and the planning.

Olympic Readiness

Jodi asked on face book, "Are you going to the Winter Olympic? Do you want to?" We live pretty close to the Vancouver 2010 games which makes it easier.

So, are you going?

We have no athletes training at the Stone House however; we are doing a bit of Olympic prep. Hubby had CNN and NBC at work yesterday, making sure that he is ready.

Max is working after school every day this week, making it easy for the official Olympic buses to leave their prep lot and cross the border to Canada. When hundreds of buses leave at the same time the gravel gets pretty torn up. Max's job is to smooth it out.

I am going to Whistler with my sisters in February to help Kathi spruce up their condo for their Olympic guests. Tough job, hee hee, it involves scrapbooking, shopping, snow shoeing, hot tubbing and relaxing. Just my kind of job. Really, we have a lot of work to do.

We have no plans to attend an Olympic event, yet. We'll see. Chances are we'll all be too busy with prep to actually go. Hubby would love to see a hockey game but tickets are rare. We'll probably watch it on TV in the comfort of the Stone House.

Now all we need is CoLd and SnOw!

Short Season

Four doctors conferred and came to a conclusion. Max fractured his ulna at the wrist on the growth plate. He was casted yesterday. No surgery necessary. We are thankful for that decision.

The bad news is cast until December 28, snow boarding season on hold. To be resumed in January...

Whistler Love

If you are going to the Olympics I just want to give you a heads up. It is pronounced twenty ten, not two thousand ten. Just looking out for you. I embarrassed myself and my people.

I know that boys don't have BFF's but really they are BFF's. I love these guys.

I was snow happy in Whistler, it was a Winter wonderland.


Holly did some stitching and I did some scrappin'.

Max and Brian are close friends.

This would be a great Christmas card except we're in a store instead of on a mountain. So maybe not.

If you are going to Whistler there is only one place to stay. The Whistler Connection. Check it out.

Whoo Hooo! to Boo Woo

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt...

Max fractured his wrist. Not serious. The doc asked if we knew about growth plates...hahaha... why yes we do! Oh, because it is on the growth plate.

Holly was cooking and cleaning at the condo while we gone, we are blessed!

Don't worry Auntie Shelly, it's not his head.

Love Whistler

The new holiday Starbucks drink, the Creme Brulee Latte, is so yummy. The crunchies for garnish taste just like the scorched sugar on the top of the dessert. It is best enjoyed in Whistler Village, outdoors, under a heater, with the snow falling gently, with someone you love.


Opening Day! They won't be the first on the mountain. Some crazy guys were camping in line last night so they could have that thrill. Tyler, Brian and Max had a good night's sleep at the cozy condo and headed out this morning for a day on the mountain. Holly made a delicious breakfast and we sent them off for the day.

Snow makes me so happy!

Sisters @ Whistler cont. Lattes on Demand

Kathi made us lattes every morning and afternoon by request. I am hoping Becky shares this breakfast recipe on her blog, it was good, anything with ham, cheese and fresh basil works for me.

We worked hard. We made a mess. Thanks Janice for the cricut (I think I need one). The air was crackling with creativity. The beautiful paper and embellishments were eye candy. Pomegranate martinis helped.

I worked on my Hawaii album. I have never done a 12x12 album or a three ring binder style. It's a big book, I will have to return to Waikiki Beach to fill the album...

Walking helps to clear our heads and get those creative juices working again. Whistler is gorgeous in the Fall, as are the sisters!

On my sidebar, I have the link to Kathi's condo. You can go too! I love their location, ski in-ski out, quiet, close to the fun, love it. If you go, you may want Kathi and her espresso machine to go with you. It's a nice touch.

Sisters at Whistler

Five sisters, food & drink, overnight bags, an espresso maker and tons of scrapbook stuff make for tough packing. Bill helped. We squeezed. It was a beautiful trip up the mountain, the leaves were spectacular, and traffic was light.On Saturday we went walked to the village for some shopping at eddie bauer, lunch at the Mongolia Grill and a photo shoot.


More details tomorrow.

Sisters' Scrapping Trip

I attended a power meeting at the local Starbucks yesterday. The kind barista made samples of the new mint hot cocoa for us to try. Oh! So good. I laid awake last night and just thought about when I could get more. Dangerous stuff!
The meeting was for the 'Sisters' Scrapping Trip to Whistler', coming up this weekend. So exciting. We planned how much stuff we could take, meals, and fun activities like teeth whitening. Ooooh! It is going to be fun.
My list: breakfast for one morning, Jerrie's cropadial, no sequins(this means we are not going out at night, just staying in and scrappin'), wax teeth, wine, snacks, diet coke, minimal clothing (as paper and adhesives are more important), camera and walking shoes. I offered to bring my weights and run a boot camp in the mornings. I was firmly told there isn't room in the van.
I have been shopping at TOM, Micheals and Paper Zone in anticipation. I am excited about this adhesive paper ribbon for my Hawaii Album. I love the sand dollars. I'll share more this week. I bought some cool stuff. Lots. of. Stuff.

I am home today until Max's football game. I was so happy until the neighbor started jackhammering. Lots of machines and guys down the road. Loud and annoying...

Singing in the Rain

Photo is a little red, could be the raincoats in Begonia at eddie bauer, sharing their hue. My sis Kathi and I both picked out this coat in the catalog, I made reference to this in an earlier post. Here we are in Whistler Village both trying on the coat. I bought it, I love it! She is going to order it so that she can get it in tall. Not sure if you saw the Oprah episode where we were given a list of must have apparel, but the bright colored trench coat is now covered. I still need the white jean jacket and the large bag/purse which will make my bum look smaller. But the coat is a start and I love it! The lines are great and the color is a wow factor. Check it out online at eddiebauer.com.
Edited: The coat looks better without long underwear, sweaters and a down vest under it. Really!

A Little Ski Trip

Sam skis and Max snow boards, but they go together. Both had a really good time. The condo is 'ski in,ski out' so they swooped up to the balcony for lunch. The hubby, myself, Kathi and Wyatt went snow shoeing, all of us loved it and would definitely go again. Nice trails around Lost Lake.
We spent time in the village too. Wyatt is posing with his Olympic gold medal. Whistler has many photo opportunities for us tourists.
Sam took it in the chin, literally. Spring skiing can be icy and Sam will attest to this. Inside his lip is pretty bad too. But he still had fun.