tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361405842012-01-30T17:11:43.266-08:00Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02231749448608335478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140584.post-70527621457573014812012-01-30T16:12:00.000-08:002012-01-30T17:11:43.292-08:00

What a weekend! Holy smokes --we were living a full {and fun} life this weekend. First we started off by having friends over for dinner on Friday night, always a nice way to start the weekend! And I got fresh flowers to boot! Then Saturday I headed up to Cypress with this beautiful lady for some snow shoeing funHere is the group of us headed up the mountain, what a work out and a beautiful

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Along with my word of the year I've been thinking about what I can do outwardly to be used by God. Whether it be by acts of service, donations, gifts...And I kept coming back to the same thing; blessing someone with a little gift to brighten their day.This is NOT an original idea in any way {See inspirations here & here}. But it was the idea that came back to my mind time and time again. I

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Happy Thursday Lovelies!!! Only 2 more days and we'll be at the weekend, is it just me or are the days of the week just getting shorter and shorter!?!? I love home decorating and love to see what everyone else is doing with their home so I thought I'd take you upstairs in our new 'lil home...We're now at the stop of the stairs {our room is to the right of where I was standing to take this photo}

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Here we are at another Wednesday :: Can you believe it!?!?! This morning Mr. L looked at me as we were getting ready and said "it's Wednesday already!?!". Yup, yup it is!Had a great time in the Word this morning at church. Man I love my church!Anyway...here's on to my list of favorite things for this week...enjoy and let me know if you have a recommendation of something that is your favorite.

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Often times when people first come to our new place they ask the same question "what is your favorite thing about your new house" the answer for me could be many things, but I tend to stick to this answer "the fridge"People then look at me like I have three heads and think I don't realize that I just said "the fridge" -- but I do realize it and although it's not the prettiest item in our home {

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I've seen it around on a few blogs and more recently my friend Lyla {an incredible interior designer} loaded some inspirational interior photos with the color of the year "Tangerine Tango".I actually had no idea there was such a thing as a color of the year..but I LOVED looking at her inspiration photos and thus was inspired myself to throw together a little inspiration board all about my

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This weekend was FULL -- full of lots of work {as in cleaning, cleaning, organizing & cleaning} and lots of fun...here a photo collage of what we did for most of the weekend. : Picture explanation starting from the top left : skillet pancake my boys made on my new cast iron skillet {got that beauty for Christmas}table set for our date-in-home on friday night along with the movie "The Beaver"boys

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{via}Okay Okay, I know there is A LOT of "talk" going on on this blog the last few days...but I have t write this down cause if I don't, it will be lost in the deep black vault.So this morning I woke up and one of the first thoughts from my mind was this song that Jacob learned from school you've probably heard it before. Goes like this "There are seven days in a week; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,

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*{Foundation Friday is going to pop up on here every once in a while, may be more often or less often but really it just comes down to when I feel led to write something based on the foundation I know and love}*If you're a facebook friend of mine you know that I posted a photo via a challenge my friend Amanda had posted. "Here's how it works: Take a pic of how you look RIGHT NOW and post it.

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Morning All! It's a lovely Thursday {lovely because I'm home all day with my littlest} trying to get things accomplished as we have a pretty full weekend ahead! I thought I would share a project that I finished last week. If you remember in our last house we had a chalkboard window just as you entered the house --- I loved that window and used the chalk board often..one of the things about

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It's another snowy day around here -- some places almost record breaking. When we woke up this morning it was -8 not including the windchill....So for this balmy West Coast city this weather is quite the shock!I'm enjoying it, wasn't enjoying it when I was driving to school & church and was sliding all over the place this morning, but I am embracing the slower pace; so that I am enjoying!Today's

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We had a great weekend around these parts...we had our first dusting of snow for 2012 and it was sure welcomed from around here! I LOVE snow, I love that it makes you slow down, that life seems quieter and simpler - all in all, I have no complaints about snow!So on Saturday after the big dump of snow on Friday night, the boys woke up SO excited to head out in the snow and Mr. L happily obliged

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Today is Thursday - in the second week of January and today is my first day of "work" for the year...So I'm in the kitchen building a princess cake {actually 2 of them} for my niece - so even though it's work, it's still for pleasure as it's for her ;)I've been keeping up and working it on the treadmill since boxing day and I've been able to squeeze in some interval training as well....feels good

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Correct me if I'm wrong but don't Wednesday's always creep up on you!??! I always wake up Wednesday mornings thinking "it can't possibly be Wednesday already!".Wednesdays are good days -- but typically the busiest one of the week. I have Women by Design in the morning {during Cole's school hours} which I love, but means that I'm not just going to spray shampoo my hair and throw on my favorite

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Happy Monday!!! We had a great weekend enjoying some family time, dating time, church time & friend time. Now it feels great to get back into the swing of things and into our daily/weekly schedule...& ORGANIZATION!We've been in our house since the end of September - between move-in and now we have celebrated 3 birthdays {in our immediate family}, our 9 year anniversary, halloween, renovations in

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flour·ish (flûrsh, flr-)v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es 1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive2. To do or fare well; prosper3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influenceI don't know about you but you and your word for the year, but when God laid it on my heart that mine would be "Flourish" it was pretty exciting. I do want to flourish, I want my life

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Before I start in on my resolutions for 2012 or my word of the year...I better post about our Christmas.We had a great Christmas, a homey Christmas, a Christmas busy enough to make us feel involved in celebrations but close enough to home to be relaxing and warm.We kicked off the season the boys and I by making our sugar cookies - this is the first year they really got into the decorating {and

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January|Couple time in Arizona|February|New Kitchen Blind|March|A Day With Sister|April|Field trip :: Fire Station|May|Mother's Day|June|Jacob's 5 & Graduates Preschool|July|I was derailed|August|Trip to Lynden||Bought the house|September|9 Year Anniversary & Jacob\Cole's first days of school|October|Thankful|November|Cole's 4|December|Christmas in our home|Hope you enjoyed a tour through our

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Well we're ready to ring in the New Year in our home - banner is up, food is prepared, drinks are chilled and we're pretty excited about 2012!{thanks to tomkat for the banner}This Christmas I bought got a gift, a gift from me to me ;) I bought myself a special little journal -- "Q&A A 5 year journal" and tomorrow will be the first day I write in it; pretty excited to start it! Hope you have a

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Well this weekend is the start of the new year -- and I'm thinking about my outfit...it's not super formal, but cute enough to catch Mr. L's eye. I haven't bought anything new, I'm just taking from what's in my closet.The one thing I have new is my new drop diamond {aka cubics} from Mr. L for Christmas, so here's what I threw together...New Years Eve by shawnalad featuring a knee length black

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We've been having lazy days at home for the last few days -- evenings we have been out {far too late for these parents; we're talking 1 am+} and last night we had a "date in" -- ever done this before; put the kids to bed, enjoyed a evening not thinking about the house {literally left the freshly folded laundry on the stairs} and just doing things you enjoy together in your house; it was fabulous

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I know, I know...two posts in one day -- the one about The Queen's Speech was a freebee ;)So here ya go, my Wednesday list of LOVES --- I've actually had this all set up ready to publish for the past month but didn't have time to do the finishing touches...Enjoy and please share with me if you have any thing you LOVE too ;)Cucina kitchenI LOVE this stuff, it's perfect hand soap for the kitchen -

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I'm in complete awe of the Royal Family --- So much so my family bought me a Royal Family year in review book as well my MIL bought me this for my pandora; also knowing how enamoured I am with the Royal Family"Finding hope in adversity is one of the themes of Christmas. Jesus was born into a world full of fear. The angels came to frightened shepherds with hope in their voices: 'Fear not',

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We've had a wonderful few days celebrating Christmas from the Christmas Eve service at church {followed by driving by some lovely lit homes, dinner from a drive-through (ha!), talking about Jesus' birth, watching Charlie Brown Christmas, reading "twas the night before Christmas}Hide allThen on to both our parent's homes on Christmas day and returning home well into boxing day...we've had a

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Well, since it's been a CRAZY long time since I posted anything, I thought I may as well start with a {albeit partial home} tour of our decked out home for Christmas...I've had quite a few who don't live close ask if and when I'm posting pic's of our new home...so here you go! Welcome to our new home! I wanted a new wreath but wasn't prepared to spend $30+ on a real green Christmas wreath, but

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Oh. My. Goodness. It has been a pathetic Fall for this blog! Oh well, we've been "doing" life and life has been FULL ~ All good, and full.But things are starting {HA!} to come around and become a little more routine..but more on that later!For now I've been dreaming of all things Christmas, from singing songs that celebrate the REAL king of kings, to the time with family, the traditions we

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Coley's birthday was one of the first things we hosted {other than our moving in day} in the new house..we had just been in the house slightly over a month and hosting 2 birthday parties days in a row. It was a little nuts, but he's worth it! He wanted everything pirates and I was happy to do something that we had never done before -- I googled printable pirate party and I found some super

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We had a great weekend enjoying all the things we are thankful for; time with God, family, friends and celebrating all our blessings with them. Here is our attempt at getting ONE good family photo {courtesy of my SIL ChristyJoy} Hope you all had a fabulous weekend reflecting on all the things you have that you're so thankful for. We're slowly but surely getting settled in our new house. More

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We've been in our new home for 4 days..the first day was a bit of a gong show as we were basically cleaning the kitchen for that whole day {2 of us on cleaning duty and we only partially finished the kitchen!}. You know a house is dirty when cleaning the kitchen takes as long as it should take to clean the whole house!!!At any rate, we're in {thanks to a bunch of helpful friends & family!} and

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Well today is "D-Day" we're getting the keys to the new place, both nerves and excitement are in high form. Hoping everything goes smoothly and we get settled in here ASAP -- I've been known not to do well when not settled into a normal routine ;) -- so I pray we can get everything into place q u i c k l y. . . .It's also FRIDAY...seriously doesn't get better then moving into an new home &

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So yesterday morning I was at my women's bible study group at my church and one of the speakers spoke about her word for the year and how it's affected her year thus far...I thought it might be a great idea to sit down and review what my word of the year has contributed to my life and to reflect on what it will look like for the next few months.My word was/is "Change"v. changed, chang·ing, chang

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Here are just a few {random, very random} things I am loving these days! Really anything to keep my mind off the fact that I'm moving in two days!I found this site {if you don't already know I have a slight obsession with Royals...not just the British ones, all of them!}. There is a new website called theroyalpost.com that gives me just the perfect amount of "royalness" Ha Ha!{click on photos

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We start off our weekend by heading to the spa to have a couples massage {we had bought this massage through groupon so it was only $90 for two 60minute massages- DEAL!} - it is seriously the best investment! Melts all the stresses of life away and is such a great way to start off our weekend of celebration. Notice the no cell phone rule on the table --- ahhhhhh! So great!After our massage

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: warning : If you don't want to hear about parenting, skip to tomorrow's post...it's much more fun ;)* * * Tonight, I am done, exasperated, frustrated, and exhausted! Parenting is not easy -- the past few days has been a testament to that! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my boys with all my heart but there are times that my children's disobedience and lack of listening skills just fries my brain!

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Cole's first day of preschool {4 year old preschool} was on Friday. He was SO excited but it had been a long week of no school for this little guy and patience isn't exactly my little 3.5 year olds forte!Here he is with his "vinder" -- and his photo on the front...this was a HUGE deal as big brother had a vinder last year and he was mortified that he'd have to wait a whole year to get a vinder!

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Today is SundayToday is 10 years ago that the fateful day in NYC happenedI received this in my inbox todayIt simply states the way I feelI shed many tears today, from being elated that a little boy was returned to his family, to having a great time of worship and celebration at church, to being moved by all the memorial shows for 9.11.Not sure why 9.11 moves me so, but I had to step out of the

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We've had a great week around here and today with both boys still on graduated entry it made for a little bit of a crazy day, so this is coming to you crazy late, but I've maintained my 5 posts a week so I'm thankful I'm not falling behind {get it, "falling" behind ;)}!!Anyway, here is a collage of photo's from my BB this week: 1. My boys giving hugs after school {completely unprompted!}2. I

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The bag was packed, the notices filled out, the extra change of clothes and the cheque ready for his school supplies, my biggest little boy was ready for his first day {ahem, hour} of kindergarten...The backpack was purchased at our local grocery store last year for $2.94 -- with a little money spent on embroidery {$6} - his first book bag was ready! So glad I did it last Fall because with all

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We were blessed to go away camping {in my parents trailer} for the better portion of a week with two other couples and their kids. We stayed at a KOA just south of the Border in a little sleepy town called Lynden, WA. It's a beautiful town with fabulous antique shops and great peopleFinally after years of seeing this house, I took the time to take a photo of it. It's located on Front Street and

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Today is the first official day of school for many families in Canada, but for my little guys their first days are not until tomorrow and Friday. And even with their first days being tomorrow and Friday they are on a graduated entry program because Cole is in Pre-school and JJ is in the first full mandatory year of full time Kindergarten.But in the spirit of getting back to schedule and

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WELCOME SEPTEMBER Is it really September 1st!!! Where did that Summer go? Oh well, doesn't matter cause we're heading into schedule, sweaters+boots, warm starbucks drinks all the while enjoying wearing sunglasses! I {just in case you're new to my blog} LOVE Autumn, Fall, September....It has always felt like a new start, a new year, a new season {maybe that's because it is-HA!}.Here are a

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As I mentioned before, Mr. L's got the beetle running so one night last week we went out for a bite of dinner and a cruise to the beach. What a beautiful sunset and place we get to live! Mr. L and I taking a self portrait in the little beetle To end the night we enjoyed a hot starbucks, it already felt like fall when we got out to the beetle! Ahhh, it's all about the little things! I'm

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Here is my list for this week, not very exciting but it's true and that's what matters ;) I wasn't sure if I could get into "Pinterest" but oh, oh, oh, I love it for my place to go for decor and fashion items as well as diy projects! So fun to have a place to put all the photos of the stuff I love! {Click one logo to go to my Pinterest or search Shawnalad} Have you seen "Million Dollar

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We've had some pretty great beach days this summer! Even thought we've had really very few hot Summer like days, we've taken full advantage of them when they were here {today it's rainy here} My boys all out on a sand bar making a sand castle My littlest boys warming up from being out in the cold sea Cole & I enjoying our picnic lunch Jacob taking some rest from the sun - ha ha! Hoping

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We had a crazy busy weekend! After we got back from camping, we had a day or so to recover {aka: get organized} for the full weekend ahead! Saturday started off with the boys being picked up to spend the day in Vancouver with my SIL & In-Laws at the PNE...Thanks again Mum & Dad & Jenn for taking them! Then we got ready and headed off to see my second Cousin marry his bride It was an outside

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Good Morning Lovelies!!! This post was all ready to go yesterday when my internet wasn't working to post it and then my day got away on me by sitting by the pool ;) :So here is my list of items I love right now: Lulu&Drew, a girlfriend of mine who has an amazing style and delightful soul has started painting and has decided to share her talent with us...find her on FB or Etsy! Love it Steph!

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We had a great opportunity to get away for a much needed break {just after we moved into the basement} to spend some time at our friends beach cabin...it's such an inviting place {see photo below of what we're greeted with} The kids {and adults alike} played on the beach by the campfire Our friends MJ & Coby along with JJ and Kylee {their youngest daughter} Such a beautiful piece of

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In between my mid Summer "spaz attack" we have quite enjoyed the fruits of this season..coming in the form of a white bowl full of cherries: My new beach tote from Mr. L & the Boys: Slices of ice cold watermelon with a dash of fluer de sel - oh ME oh MY! After having a near death experience via drowning to most of my white&green potted plants, my Marm bought me some new ones to help fill the

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One day last week my parents {in case you don't know/remember, we moved out of our house on July 1st...and have since been in my parents basement suite} bought the boys a tent to play in, it was super easy to set up and the boys were just SO excited! All the details including a mini cooler with snacks and drinks - HA! Just before they saw it Realizing what the surprise was... And checking

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Feels like it's been eons since I posted a "What I Love" post...so here's what I'm loving this August! : About the things I Love : The Help - Read the book {Loved it!} Saw the movie last night, absolutely wonderful! Macarons {finally mastered the perfect recipe this summer} Fresh cut flowersOrganic Coconut oil to stay moisturized, gives the nicest glow to tanned legs Oh, and the local berries

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: At the end of June we celebrated Jacob's preschool graduation, he was just a tad bit excited about this very small {BIG} milestone in his life. Something that made it extra special was that he got to be on stage with his buddy Karter, we heard about his excitement days before and after the event! : : The kids performed for us, well all the other kids, but mine - HA! He just stood there

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{via} Do you ever have those times in life where you feel everything has derailed itself; or am I alone in this? You go on a diet and you gain 4 poundsYou plant flowers and end up over watering them to their deathYou work at getting all the clean laundry put away just to have your youngest child tear it all off the hangers and out of the drawersYou put your heart and soul into relationships

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I can't believe that's it's July 1st!!! This past month an a half has gone by in a {long&exhausting} flash! viaH A P P Y C A N A D A D A Y!! Hope you're spending your long weekend wearing red & white and enjoying being free, I know I will be! {XoXo}

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Jacob was SO excited about turning 5! Turning 5 meant so many things to JJ -- I'm not really sure why, I guess going to "real" school, being more aware of what age actually means; being the older {wiser} brother ;) --- He couldn't wait for this day to come! Of course, the birthday boy wanted "trains" as his birthday theme, this is the second time we've done the theme of trains; in five years.

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We had a weekend full of festivities :: We were in Vancouver @ my SIL's place for our celebration for my Mum-in-Law's celebration. It was late and after a long day of celebrations for our nephew Jack's birthday {more on that later} so this was the only shot I got of the evening - Ha! We enjoyed Chinese food ordered in and I made cream brulee - we enjoyed both!On Sunday we went to church,

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I am here, and I am there, ha ha ha! I knew that April was a busy month for us and B U S Y it was! I was doing SO good posting on my blog in the first part of the Spring and now I'm WAY behind. Oh well! The good news is life has slowed down considerably and almost daily posting will be happening on here and I'll be catching up on all of the stuff we have been up to! It's been a fun Spring

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It was a pretty spring day when we got to join Jacob's class on a field trip to the fire station. Since my boys are just over a year apart we have to find a balance of what activities we do with JJ's class and what activities we do with Cole's class...but this day we were with JJ's class and oh BOY was it exciting {for them ;)}! The boys were SO excited to be going on the bus for the first time

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Last week I had the opportunity to go out with three great girls, and we had a blast! We got to the restaurant at 7 and left as it was closing just after 11 - we had some serious catching up to do! My girlfriend Laura {she has a blog but is a slacker..maybe this will encourage you L?} I've known Laura forever! Ha! Well at least it seems like I have! Here is the brunette side of the table;

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Today has been a crazy day -- started out with getting us all out of the house {on time!} then on to drop off at school for 9 am then right down to the states to do our bi-weekly gas fill up and grocery shop. Cole lucked out and had a play date with Sophie from his class for lunch. After I returned from the States, dropped off an Anniversary card {Happy 8 years M&L} and then got lost trying to

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Well, I must say I'm thankful it's a new week! Last week ended up being a hum-dinger of a week. It had many high moments full of joy then moments that were equally as frustrating. At any rate we survived and are onto another new full full full week - hopefully it'll be lovely and full but with less frustrating moments! I wanted to start off this week with a go to recipe I use in our house quite

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I've got a few things that I'm L O V I N G this week...First of those things is the show "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" -- I really love this show, but unfortunately my hubby doesn't share my same passion! So it gets recorded and I watch it by myself usually on a Saturday when I'm doing chores around the house. Typically I cry in at least one scene - the stories are usually so inspiring and

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It's really starting to feel like Spring, a little bit of rain for those inside cozy tea drinking days and then followed with a whole lot of blue sky --- and for me both are welcomed & loved!I've started to pull out, re-arrange & decorate our home with some spring type touches, and it feels good. Plus it shows me all the spots in the house that haven't been cleaned so well since the Christmas

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No, no, no, don't get excited! Not our home --- our motor home! We're kinda into selling all things right now...not our kids but everything else is up for grabs ;) So we had put our motor home up on craigslist.ca on Friday night -- by 9 am Saturday morning we had three requests to see it. And the second people showed up and bought it! All this while everyone was still here! So the buyers went

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It's my Mum-In-Laws birthday today, but we already celebrated with her over the weekend. We hosted a brunch for the family on Saturday to celebrate.Here's the birthday girl with my sister Jenn, her husband Michael & our niece Victoria --- she got two new links for her pandora bracelet and we bought her a linen cotton blend shirt dressWe enjoyed waffles, strawberries & whip cream for brunch --

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This is not an original idea, but I loved seeing it on my girlfriend Jamie Delaine's blog, so I thought I'd share too! Thanks Jame for the idea ;) |No. 1 - The cake that was eaten before it was iced|No. 2 - My newly re-vamped office|No. 3 - Bath time joy|No. 4 - I found an extra $20 in my wallet, an extra little blessing -- this was big news hence the fact that I took a photo of it ;)|No. 5 -

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..I get tired but not often weary. Well that theory went out the window last night. We had an accepted offer on our house, not pending anything but the inspection. So since last Friday {remember the crazy weekend} we have had this offer accepted on our house, subject to inspection. Wednesday was inspection and although our house is far from perfect and it's 30 years old -- it's in r e a l l y

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1. Q: Do you ever get tired?A: Tired yes, weary…not often God’s joy is often good enough for me. See also answer 14 ;) 2. Q: What time do you get up in the mornings? A: Anytime between 6 am & 7 am 3. Q: What is the best characteristic you gained from your mama? And from your dad? A: My Marm: How to run a household :: My Dad: To defend & protect and to investigate and ask questions 4. Q: What

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Randomness today....sorry lovelies, I thought I had more things I love this week, but we seem to be a few shy! Oh well, here they are anyway! I am all about highlighters for the face and this week while I was at one of my favorite stores I found this one by Elf. It is not expensive and is a lovely colour...super find in my books! I am officially addicted as is Mr.L to this particular brand of

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We had a very full weekend --- from showings in and out of our house on Thursday & Friday and second showings {fingers crossed}...To making a cake for a new baby to prepping for a birthday & funeral. We went full circle this weekend. First it started out with a cake to celebrate a certain special little boys arrival, what a delight it was to celebrate with my friend. So good to see my special

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Well it is that time of the year again...Ask Shawna a Question Day! Bah Ha Ha! Yeah, I know you have all been waiting with baited breath for me to post another ASAQD ;)Here are some other ASAQD posts here & here So, if you are new to this post here are the rules: No. 1 - There are no rules. No. 2 - Ask me whatever you want.No. 3 - If you have never posted a comment on here, now is your

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Equestrian Chic by Shawna Lad featuring a puffer jacketI love everything British, I visited London when I was 18 & fell in L O V E. Everything from the streets, homes, doors {I've got a thing for doors}, gardens, shopping, shows, the royalty {I am secretly obsessed with Royalty}, the cars...seriously I could go on and on..but instead I'll share some of the only photos I have of my trip to London

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Elizabeth Taylor died yesterday - her death was all over the news, it wasn't a celebration of her life, even though she did lots of good on this earth. Instead it was about her reflection. What she portrayed, what she looked like, who she married {7 times}. She was a beautiful person, as for her soul -- I can't say. But her exterior was b e a u t i f u l. However, her life seemed still less

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I don't particularly L O V E Wednesdays that's precisely why I do this post ;) -- and I'm linking up with Little Daisy May today to shareSo here are my "What I LOVE Wednesday" items for this week:No. 1 ~ Mumford & Sons: Simply cannot-get-enough.See their performance here on the Grammy'sNo.2 ~ 6 disposable coffee cups from Dollar Tree...these are new to Dollar Tree and my girlfriend showed them to

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Over the weekend we got together with Mr. L's side of the family to celebrate Jenn's birthday -- it was the first day of spring and the rain held off so we went for a long family walk down to the river. We had a great time watching the kids play and chit chatting together.Mr. L & Moi The birthday girl, Jenn & her hubby Michael My little family down by the river All of us girls -

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Springtime in Vancouver by Shawna Lad featuring a wooden umbrellaTulle Clothing reversible coat$24 - modcloth.comRag & Bone mid rise flare jeans$180 - net-a-porter.comDolce vita shoes$125 - piperlime.gap.comForever21 bezel jewelry$18 - forever21.comKate Spade topaz jewelry$55 - zappos.comTarnish floral shawl$39 - nordstrom.comRay Ban logo sunglass$159 - mytheresa.comPaul Smith wooden umbrella95

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Today there is a "Silence for Japan" day going on many of my blog friends sites. I totally agree with this and know that primarily it is to bring attention and re-focus on the tragedy that happened to Japan.However since I have already posted today I kinda botched up participating in the "Silence for Japan" post...but fear not lovelies! I have something that you can do, that will also help

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We had the pleasure of attending our nieces dedication at the end of February. My brother and sister & the girls Denay & Paisley live on the Island so to go over and visit, it's quite the trek - but we love them so we do it in a heartbeat! Christy put on an amazing brunch the morning before church - yeah, that's our delightful host ;) The family hanging out before heading out to church T&C with

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St. Patrick's Day by Shawna Lad featuring platform wedge heels

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So, I'm thrifty - that's nothing new. And when it comes to personal care {for myself, not for my boys or Mr. L} I'm even thriftier {is that even a word!?!} -- Anyway, in a quest to get cheap white lovely teeth --- I am a strict typically black coffee drinker, so I need all the help I can get! I was on the search for a cheap way to get my teeth sparkling and white and I came across KandeeJ's

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In a continuation to my earlier post on being your "Authentic Self" - Emily Freeman the author of Chatting at the Sky has just released her book {yet to hit the shelves, coming in Septmeber 2011} called grace for the good girl .Watch the video, she explains it better than I can:You can pre-order her book here, it's really reasonably priced...and just maybe when I get my own copy I might just have

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This weekend we celebrated my Daddy's birthday - we had a great time hanging out over a roast beef lunch that Mr. L & I prepared. The boys are so sweet, they get every aspect that goes into birthday parties; the cakes, gift opening...and they don't miss a beat! The parental unit ~ they are off to Hawaii today...miss them already! My sister {by love} and Marm serving up the dessert Dessert

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I was able to get out {sans babies} to Vancouver to visit my Sister {I have three, all of them by love not by blood} - I don't get out to Vancouver to visit Jenn as much as I would like to. We both have husbands and two little kids, that in itself demands a lot of time - let alone driving for 45 minutes {without traffic} to get together. But since it's Jenn's birthday in a week or so, I

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Wake up...make bed, check emails & face book and read devotion for the day from bed, yup...I do all that before I even get up! Get dressed & Get the boys dressed {that is a gong show all together :s} Wash up Breaky for boys with cartoons :: Send a quick note to a friend :: :: Pack snacks for the day :: :: Grab a coffee & keys :: Head out the door to drop off @ Preschool Right, you

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:: I had the pleasure of attending a shower that my girlfriend T hosted for our friend Kristy. Kristy has an almost 3 year old, Caleb and when they found out they were having a girl, to say the least Kristy was elated! And we were all so excited for her too, she is a girly girl and has always been one to love the beauty of all things embedded with rhinestones - God knew that Kristy's heart

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:: Really, there is nothing "Ohhh La La" about today, I just couldn't figure out a title for today's post ;) :::: We are in the midst of hearing about peoples Spring vacations all over the place, and I just pulled this sucker out of the back of my freezer...just waiting to bring me love peace joy in the midst of a dreary Spring day. I'm pleased to say, it did the trick! :: :: Because, you know

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“Your real, new self (which is Christ’s and also yours, and yours just because it is His) will not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come when you are looking for Him. Does that sound strange? The same principle holds, you know, for more everyday matters. Even in social life, you will never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking about what sort of impression

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:: Happy Weekend Lovlies! :::: We've been busy little bees this weekend, as of Friday we listed our little love nest for sale. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing {which seems random as it means selling and buying the biggest item we own!} :: :: Anyways, I wanted to write and let you know about a super sweet post one of my fabulous friends wrote --- seriously, I was floored by her sweet

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:: We had a lovely date for Valentines day -- we celebrated on Saturday, it's more conducive for actually enjoying the celebration of love :: :: First we headed to Earls to enjoy dinner :: :: Then Starbucks {ugh, my favorite!} :: :: Then we went to the Kings Speech - it was phenomenal! No wonder it's got so many nominations! It was long, but SO good and totally worth it! :::: We then went to

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:: Mr. L and I celebrated our Valentine's last night and here is the look that I was going with... :::: ...The greatest of these is L O V E ::* * * ::Items in this set::Gumdrop Detective Coat190 CAD - modcloth.comShort trench coat »Balenciaga trousers BLACK870 CAD 435 CAD - matchesfashion.comBlack pants »EVIE350 CAD 94 CAD - kurtgeiger.comHigh heels »Coach Signature Hamptons Carryall Tote Handbag

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:: I have registered JJ & Coley to their appropriate schools since Monday :::: I then re-registered them in different schools, we're indecisive peeps around here :::: I detailed and washed my car yesterday, as it's been beautiful here :::: It's raining here today, but my car is nice clean! :::: Wednesday consisted of bible study for the morning, birthday party for the afternoon and shopping in

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:: I'm loving this cool little gadget called a VIOlight - it's a cleaning container for your cell phone. Just the thought of how dirty my cell phone is gives me the geebies all the way up my back - blech! This sanitizes your phone in 4 minutes. Your can find it at Brookstone :::: Would love to get these super cute little shirts for my boys --- might just be a little Easter treat ;) -- they are

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:: Happy Monday Lovlies! :::: Back a while ago I wrote about finally finding a perfect blind for my super-sized kitchen window -- well, a couple weeks ago the blind arrived and my DH got it installed {without me EVEN asking!} :::: Here is the result of the great blind hunt, originally I would have gone with one espresso coloured but I didn't think that it should be matchy-match. So I ordered a

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:: I should be in bed, really I should. It is 12:45 am -- I'm leaving tomorrow mid afternoon for the weekend, I have umpteen things to accomplish in a shy 2 hours while I only have one child in tow tomorrow morning, let alone the fact that my EVIL clock is set for 6 am to get my run on downstairs on our treadmill! :::: But I really wanted to join in on this weeks WIWW with Pleated Poppy --- I

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:: I have a few friends that are having terrible days, stinking terrible days today. Today my day is okay, but I do understand the feeling of a terrible day...and just so you know I have plenty of my own "terrible" days :::: I saw this youtube video posted on one of my friends facebook pages...and it reminded me of so many things, but one person in particular :::: This is her song, and every

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:: I have been having some issues with what I have been eating lately -- I have found that I react poorly to some different foods - have yet to put my finger on what triggers it, but in hopes to banish the excessive bloating and random hives, I have decided to take out wheat, and pretty much all grains except Quinoa & Flax :::: Long story short, today I was making a batch of Quinoa up in a pot on

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:: Well, January has come and gone...I can not believe it! It is February 1st and we have a gorgeous bright crisp day to start off a usually dreary month :::: I have been running like a mad woman, yesterday I outdid myself, by 11 am I had been to the library, bank, post office, enrolled JJ in Kindergarten and used up some of my coupons that were set to expire at the end of the month - to say the

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:: Happy Saturday Lovelies! :::: I'm writing on here for your help -- here is my question, what would you like to know if you went to a brief 1/2 seminar on cake making/decorating? :::: Please Please Please help me out and let me know what you'd like to learn, know, have by the end of the brief session! :::: Thanks a million Lovelies & Happy Weekend! ::

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:: Cole's birthday comes and goes in the mix with our birthdays (three out of four of us have birthays within 11 days!) -- So I've back dated his birthday blog for scrapbooking purposes --- enjoy and HAPPY Friday! :::: XoXo ~ Shawna ::

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:: Back a couple weeks ago we had the pleasure of heading out of town to Arizona for 5 days - we had a babysitter come and stay with the boys for 2 days and then Mr. L's parents stayed for the rest -- We were thankful for the free accommodations we had thanks to my parents who rented the house from Amanda's In-Laws---hahahha, did you catch all that ;) :::: We headed off to Bellingham the night

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:: This song came on today while I was running...loved it, thought I should share it with y'all. I am running with my word of the year {CHANGE} on my mind! :::: Hope you enjoy it as much as I did :::: Song by Ian Axel ::

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