busy,busy!

hey! i'm just doing a quick note to say hi to anyone reading my blog? we finished artcamp and ran away for the weekend to toronto.we were in the pawsways show all about dogs mostly and some cats.we met Lube Goy ,a very funny lady from royal canadian air farce.boy, is she a hoot! we got to spend a lot of time with her and a funny lady named Pat and a real cutie singer named Johnny from Germany. didn't sell too much but it was just nice to get away.since we got back i launched into one of the bed and breakfast bedrooms.i painted it with flexrock .that was difficult to paint on the wall but once i got the hang of it,we sailed along.it looks really good.i'll post a pic when it's decorated.it's costly but worth it.flexrock is good for that room with the imperfect walls.anyway, i gotta go cause i'm pulling weeds from the driveway! getting ready for b&b customers for the fall. this means school is coming.emily and i have had a great time together thios summer.i will miss her during the day...oh well... happy day!

again....

hi there! this is a picture of my artcamp kids at dairy qeen.we did the facepainting and crafts for their fundraiser for sick kids last thursday.we got paid in lunch and ice cream! the kids were thrilled! it's only 2 more days and we are done artcamp for another year.it was a fabulous summer with only one nasty bump in the road.i got a visit last wednesday from the ministry of child services.yep! it seems some "people" called anonomously(of course!) and said i had too many kiddies for a daycare and that they weren't supervised properly.it was scary at first but once they realized that i operated an artcamp not a daycare, they were satisfied that i would not be crucified for trying to make my living.now i know, that i've done nothing wrong but i gotta say---- when these people arrive at your door and begin their grilling(their job) it's pretty scary!!!!! i can't help but wonder why what i do is soooo important to others and why they constantly try to strike me.will this behaviour stop? probably not. i guess i just have to live with this part of my life...for now.

we were invited last week to pawsways in toronto.we will be reading our books and selling them at a dog event they are holding.we can't wait!it will be like a holiday for us and we will be surrounded by people very much like us.well, i must go as i have to prepare for tommorrow.bye

yahoo!

hey! it's me! yes, i'm not keeping up as well.i've had a great but busy summer so far. artcamp is still going strong and i still haven't worked on the port hope book but as soon as camp is over and we've had a little holiday,i will get back to it!i've been invited back to pawsways in toronto for a book reading and signing.i'm quite excited because it's a big event.might sell some books or better yet get some much needed exposure! that's on august 21-22.we're going to enjoy some time away.now i have to our escape! well that's all for now.we're getting ready so em can take pics of three planets tonite at dusk. happy night!

reflection...

good morning! i'm sitting here with a cup of really good coffee and reflecting on my life.last night ,i got a glimpse of that teenage angst that everyone talks about. i think the hormones are raging! i sort of got my feelings hurt and it all made me realize just how precious my child is to me.when she wakes up i just want to yell at her and make her see how i feel ---but---i've decided not to.if it is just hormones, then i will just be making things worse and the more i thought about it, she already feels bad.my lips will be sealed! as hard as that is for me!!!!! sometimes and this is one of them...i long for the little girl who depended on me for everything and looked up to me....oh well, i know it all must change but i don't like it too much. the artcamp is going very well.this week is photo week so the munchkins take photos all week under em's tutalidge(SP) and on thursday we're going to a photo studio and getting their best photo printed out. we then will come home and frame them.the old mill restaurant in town offered to hang them for a week. the kids are thrilled.me too!it's been a great summer so far.happy day!