Thrifty Thursday

So I know you've all been jonesing for me to post a thrifty thursday. Well it's been two months or so in the making but here they are! My Sheet Pajama's! I absolutley LOVE these. I got the idea from another blog that I follow. I headed to my local thrift haven here in Steveston, found an entire double set of Vintage sheets, two pillow cases and a fitted and non fitted. I called up my grandma who is an excellent sewer, and set up some lessons. First I made the pants (out of the pillow cases) and then continued on with the shirt. And I must say I have enough fabric to make a cute little vintage skirt and mabye another set of pj pants because they are uber comfy. I mean really why didn't I think of this sooner, I actually feel like I am sleeping in sheets that are on me! It's fabulous. And all for the grand total of............three dollars!
Love it
Anyways we are off on our camping adventure. Heading to Chemainus tommorow night to stay with some friends, and then through combs and up to Tofino on Saturday! Can't wait! Long Beach here we come!
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Lovley weekend

I had a lovley weekend this past weekend.
Jer and I had a wonderful date night out at the Blue Canoe for dinner, thanks to some lovley friends who gave us a gift certificate to go. Thank you Stacey and Les! Then we headed off to see Drag me to Hell. I know, it sounds awfull. But I love scary movies. I always have. I get it from my mom. I love being scared and I love horror too! Anyways I have to say it was done very well. It actually had a plot! So a very enjoyable evening indeed.
Then we had errands and errands and more errands to do on Saturday, and then it was my oma's 90th birthday! And it was wonderful. Beautiful weather, and good company. Then we drove home from langley (with do you know the muffin man on repeat) a very good form of torture. We awoke sunday and made a lovley brunch for Jer's family and his auntie irene who is visitng from Portland, then we all went for a dip in the pool! Then we got cracking on dinner, we had the lovley miss o'connor over (she asked me to be her bridesmaid oooh so excited!) and we again went for a dip in the pool before getting ready to pick up bethy from the airport - on her way home to calgary after a 5 month adventure in new zealand! So I felt that I had a very blessed weekend. We dropped bethy off on monday, at a friend's house downtown who I havn't gotten to see in ages. And it dawned on me how truly blessed I am in the friends department. I knew they were wonderful, I just forgot how wonderful, until they came and left. I just wish some of us didn't live so far away. Anyhoo, after discussing it, and really with the amount we read it only seemed natural, we have decided to start a book club. I know we are total nerds, but I LOVE books. LOVE them. Can't get enough of them. And this will be a fun way for us to ensure we get together at least once a month for dinner and drinks, and have stimulating conversation! So if anyone has any recommendations, send em over, we are starting up the list, and have to decide on the first book! Well I am going to use this nap time productivley and am not going to clean a darn thing, I am going to read all my new crafty books from the library and have a spot of my most favoritest tea, sunset in seattle! Thanks to jess!
Lovley hump day to all


This is me on our date night walking back from the Blue Canoe





our little chef in the kitchen

Determined...

So, you know how i was doing all these wonderful crafty things, well. I did most of them, tried all of them, and failed miserably at one of them. The patio lantern lights NOT the massive success I was envisioning. Upon re- reading the instructions however, completley doable, when you actually FOLLOW said directions.
So here is a pic of me failing miserably at the task at hand...

So because I am stubborn and determined, I will be attempting to make these this weekend again for the second time, but actually following the directions....hahaa!

It's Thursday but it feels like friday, and what the heck happened to Thrifty Thursday's???

The sun is beautiful, my baby has ASKED to go for a nap, I have just used that nap to plant my summer garden (We live in a flat, it's two window boxes and a couple pots this is how I was able to plant a summer garden in a one hour time slot!) I'm feeling pretty good. Anyways I don't got much for you today on the Thrifty front. We've had no time to hit up the thrift shop latley! I think next week we will try Ladner's again, we had such lovley luck the last few times I've been in there. But I have done some thrifty things latley. I have made little buckets for Cole's toys. I modge podged them out of newspaper strips and am now going to paint them orange and modge podge a picture of what they contain on the front so he can be uber organized like his mummy! hmmmm what else, Oh I am going to make summer party lights! Yes I am going to make them! I've been wanting them forever, but at 14 bucks or more a pop and for only one string well we just arn't swinging it, sooooo i figured out how to make them and am going to try them out tommorow! Will let you know how they turn out, I am hoping to make them orange and yellow and hang them on the ceiling in our sundeck/cole's playroom to jazz it up. Okay thrifty thursday done.
Tonight is my last class with the kiddies in Richmond until next year, I love teaching drama to them but I am sooooooooooooooooo ready for summer vacation! We did there year end show this last monday and they did awesome! It was really nice to hear, one of the moms came up to me after the show, and thanked me (a lot) for such great work. I replied with the usual: It's all them, they worked so hard, we're really proud of them ( and all of this is true by the way) Then she told me how her son, at the begining of the school year was not doing very well in english and having a real hard time with presentations. Anyways since he has been in Encore, she said his english grades have soared, his inner confidence (and outer i guess too) have grown so much and he is just such a happy and secure child. This made my heart melt, and reminded me why I do what i do. This kid who we will call "Z" is a natural. You know when someone says oh he or she's got "it" well he's got "it" in spades! And I think with the right nurturing and all the tools he will go so far. So as of next week I am done! I can go back to full time mamma, with park dates, and playdates, and waterpark adventures and crafts, and just enjoy the summer! I can't wait. Anyhoo I promise to post pics for all you who have been asking, but I'm lazy and would rather enjoy the rest of this nap and read my book!
Have a wonderful Thursday everyone, and a fabulous weekend, as I will definatley not be able to post until next week, with all the family and friends visiting!
Cheerio
Koop

things have been a bit hairy latley...

okay my crazy may and crazy june finally have an end in sight! I've got one year end show tonight, one rehearsal tommorow night, one more class on Thursday afternoon and then my dears IT"S SUMMER TIME! And all we've got on the agenda are parties, and weddings, and bethy visits, and pool time, and beach days, and water park filled afternoons, and just some good ole sand pit action at gary point!

I can't complain, we have been enjoying ourselves immensley and it hasn't all been work. We had a fantastic weekend. I do think most spring/summer ones are. Jer and I had a real date night, just the two of us. We went for sushi on broadway, hit up M.E.C then saw two friends in a great show "6 grooms, a bride and a gun" and finished the night off with some delicous cheese and wine at Gudrun. Then I of course had rehearsal the next morning and a concert that evening, but then on Sunday we picked up Karen and made the lovley drive out to Squamish to see Thomas! It was a blast, we ran into a few different friends, rode the "big train" and the little train, met Sir Topomhat (can't spell that) played, coloured, explored, and then had a lovely picnic lunch at a near by park before heading home. It was a lovley day, and Cole's 3rd grandma (karen!) spoiled him rotten with a bag full of thomas loot! We wanted to end the day heading up to Jer's cousin's place in Squamish but Cole had other plans that involved a MUCH needed rest. So we headed back to Karen's where she loaded us up with a case full of wine recently brought back from the okanagan! And some lovley cheese! Then headed to Jer's parents for a barbeque dinner and some watering and trampoline antics in the backyard! It was lovley! And I truly can't wait for next weekend. When Bethy comes back from New Zealand and stays with us!
Anyways I hope to be up and posting more but we are starting a new swing of things over here, and I find myself on the computer less and less. So that's all for now folks!