happy new year!

it's been a very up and down year for me. when i look back on it. art and new friends....good friends...seem to be the theme.

here are some of the events and people that stand out in my mind...

ani drives me home after rob's bday bash


dan and me at the sing-a-long...


spider charlie...


getting ready for a sinful halloween in ani's bathroom


anne at my favorite new restaurant cobre


i say goodbye to my faile


luv-a-fair reunioun with ian


brenda comes up to dj


the world's worst scooter rally....:)


garbs at art tee shirt thingy


liz and i in portland


garbs puts up my angry icecream...


two hot chicks hit the town...


two hot chicks with tattoos...;)


ani's birthday


getting divorced! :)


dancing with brain at VLEX


charlie and jazz get to know each other.


brent and charlie on canada day


the kyd family....ani meets rob.


i get my tattoo...


birthday in halifax. me with anne pickard


si and kat


birthday in TO


picking out charlie....


charlie and sophie play


ani teaches me how to ride...


rebecca and ani...my cheering team...


my new scooter


blues dancing at jim's...


jen was always good at keeping it real at work....


blog buddy hez....


the jem gallery. met lots of new people there....including ani.


i scooped this from garns blog. it's a long story...but if it wasn't for this picture...i may never have become friends with ani. hands down the best thing that happened to me this year. (next to charlie)


doug and me at the ray condo memorial reunion. another new friend i'm thankful for.


sophie sticking her little head out of ani's... the first time we met for tea.


ani and i drank alot of tea this year...


the arch in st louis..


happy new year....

:)

it's new years eve....day

i took this last night while watching a movie. the kids relax by the fire....


i've been doing lots of work around the house in the last few days. mainly focusing on the bed room. i figured i needed to improve my bedroom feng shui. i got a new dovet cover and sheet...some pillow covers....i also put up this faile shower curtain as a room divider. i think i looks good.





i'm getting a a bunch of prints framed as well in the next week or so. my faile "replacement" piece and a few others. the place should be looking good soon.

more new years post later....in the mean time...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! :)

more xmas pics

here are a few more pics from christmas a friend sent me today...

charlie observes the festivities


darren and me fixin' dinner


:)

merry xmas everyone!

christmas dinner was a success! juicy, flavourful turkey....good friends...what more do you want? ok...maybe one or two things missing....but i was pretty good all and all.

happy christmas everyone!

here are some pics for the last few days.....

darren carves the turkey


lucky and richard talk geek talk...while liz, darren and i cook


lucky, liz and richard turkey digesting....


darren's awesome chocolate cake


the wine ani bought me in bellingham...thought it was a good time to open it.


a cool lamp at cascade on main. clare and i met there for an xmas drink


my retro xmas tree...i like it!


charlie in her new sweater that tom and family gave her...:)


my turkey....just before it goes in


:)