So, to summarize, we came back from camp running, but so blessed from what God had in store for us on our camp adventures. The many wonderful human beings we met and made friendships with, still leave us feeling so thankful for the week of fun Phil and I each had as cabin counselors in the great north! Thanksgiving weekend for us this year was a lovely break from full-time + hours of work for both of us, and it was the first time since my sister's wedding that we were all together for the day, and this time we had a lot more time to hang out and spend great memories cooking together, and fitting in some nearing-end-of-the-warm-weather-season bike rides in... and even fit in grabbing some famjam pics. In my opinion, when you get creative and use the timer mode to attempt capturing a moment of picture perfectness of a family of 9 + a pet, it is the road to getting there that truly makes the memories. And along that road, being the one setting up the camera, I can never resist snagging a few candid moments, hoping to capture truthful takes of what it really looks like to be part of a crazy fun-loving wild bunch I call family.
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| my kind of crazies |
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| which one is different?... |
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| You might never suspect that my dad is a hair styling expert from time to time |
So that brings us up to this week, I've had some time in my schedule to start a fall clean out! Which is always a way bigger job than I bargain for it seems :/ For future project planning, I picked out some paint colours to wreck havoc on the basement in hopes of soon starting to transform our outdated and now, totally-our-own basement into an entertainment and guest area :D (YAY - more will come on that when I get time!)
And, since I go back to work tomorrow and I've got limited time left, I have found myself crafting for the past few days! Since last night, I have decided to start going a little nuts making these adorable little 'Cozys'.. and I LOVE them! I so far have made 4, on top of the 4 scarves I've made over the rest of the week, I am accumulating an over abundance of beautiful handmade goodies, that I will not be able to use all on my own! I'm still trying to figure out how to do a DIY tutorial, because I don't really follow a pattern, so that is in the works for those of you who want to get your stitch on this fall!.. but for any of you interested in purchasing any of these unique treasures, send me an e-mail (teschak@gmail.com) and I'd love to share the comfort of a warm cozy!
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| Giant cozy, for those giant cups of your favourite hot beverage |
Nothing says 'you matter' like a handmade gift, and these beauties make drinking your warm cup of tea or coffee that much more enjoyable on a brisk fall day or a (dare I say it), bitter cold winter day that eventually will have to come!
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| Drink of choice today to enjoy with my new cozy: London Mist Latte by Steeped Tea |
Cheers and Have a 'Cozy' Friday Everyone!Tescha K
