New years eve

 As 2025 ends, we bring in the new year with food, games and friends. 

The airport

 Well, time to fly home, at least Vancouver airport is fun to walk around 

Lesson learned

 You can't just melt caramels to dip apples in, it turns into hard toffee!

Home alone

 We opened more Christmas crackers today, Maddie got a mustache and a trivia question, the answer was home alone 

Van dusen

 

Gingerbread House

 

Christmas

 

Grinch

 

Muppets

 

Jingle bar

 

Santa

 Fun day at antique stores and markets, and we met Santa

Shadows

 Tye brought over the cutest game, you have to play in the dark and by the roll of the die move a lantern around the board if the hiding place of the gnomes is revealed they can't move. Get all the gnomes together to win 

Bagels

 Went for a walk for bagels and found these, they were good but the rock salt bagels were amazing 

Airport

 Yahoo off to Vancouver 

Blizzard

 Better the day before travel than the day of!!! 

Baby shower

 Started a new book today for a baby shower 

RuneScape

 Getting my computer ready for RuneScape in Vancouver! 

The last VIP demo

 Creative scrapbooker's vip crop I did a demo

Saturday games

 

Friday games

 

Maddie's menu

 Technically this isn't a picture I took, but it was so cute. Maddie planning our menu :-) 

Xmas ATC's

 Some fun Christmas themed ideas

Peanut butter and jelly

 Fun new die from my advent calendar 

Big outing

 Eye dr apt today, come to Cochrane, on the plus side now that I have the car I can squeeze in some shopping! 

Christmas cards

 I never make cards especially Christmas but had some left over from class so I will mail them :-) 

2022

 Finally 2022 complete.... Now onto another old book 

Ladies that lunch

 Lovely lunch and shopping with friends, yummy dessert 

Socks

 Yay McDonald's has there Grinch socks out, I had no car today so I skipped the dishes just to get the socks lol 

New group

 Met a new game group in Airdrie, fun gaming :-) 

Game day

More  fun with Teresa and Patrick, we played Fromage and sky port and ended with The Six. I lost everything lol 

First one

 My first Christmas card this year :-) from Pat 

Broken lid

 I broke my lid and was so sad, but I found a replacement on Amazon!!! 

Fave pizza

Carmine's New York style ! Yummmyyyy 

 

Stranger things

 All caught up and waiting for more! 

New game

 Can't wait to play. First pop out and sleeve lol 

Ufoh oh

Today's creation 

 

Snoopy

 My lastest book fold creation 

ATC meet

 Fun night, small group because of the snow :-( but fun!! 

New author

starting my next new to me author. Book 1 

 

New hair

 Finally got my hair done! 

Fandom

 Gotta love fans of games who share ideas. Patrick found Canadian parks to print out for Parks boardgame so that was my afternoon, printing front and back, cutting and sleeving. Now I need a bigger box! 

Brushes

 Got a file from Holly and finally got my 3D stacked brush holder 

Pretty, but...

 I hate what the snow brings but you have to give it credit for at least being pretty 

Horrified

 Oh we were so close to winning a couple of turns away and then the monster attacked me with no defense! 

Snowmen

 The perfect snow for snowmen 

Dinner and gamed

 Lovely afternoon and supper and Gabe's with Teresa and Patrick, Dave and Kathy 

Scrap fest

 Fun day with my scrapping peeps. We did 12 pages! So fun 

Fanta

 When the box of pop has a favorite character on it - you have to buy it! I was looking for Chuckie but the grabber will do lol 

Honey butter

 Oooh new flavor ! Yummy