35 years together!!

Today is a very special day! 35 years ago today, Jim and I got married.
It seems like yesterday! Well Jim is still the love of my life and we have two wonderful children and a soon to be daughter-in-law (Bobbie and Marissa are getting married next year...).

We have had many wonderful years together and Jim is still putting up with me :)

Here is a photo of us today (Julie took us out for dinner).



I guess the time shows on us - Jim has white hair (I hide mine) but I can't do anything about my double chin.....

Here is what we looked like 35 years ago....



So Jim, if you are reading this.... Happy Anniversary my Love!
As we said to each other 35 years ago, I love you today more than yesterday, but a lot less than tomorrow!

Louise

Merci pour Phoebe

We are back from Holidays (late last night). So this morning, we had to go pick up Phoebe's ashes from the vet. She was very special to us, so she deserves to be remembered in a little corner of her backyard. This is very hard, even more because we came back from holidays to an empty house. Jim and I (and the kids) miss her so much... we think that we hear or see her all the time. It's very hard to realize she is no longer with us. The most difficult part is coming home and opening the door and to realize that there will be no "greeting". No matter what, she always got up and came to the door to greet us and then she let other people know that you were home! Talk about feeling special! Well I miss my special greeting so much!!! Anyway, if you come to my blog it is to see cards, not too hear me cry about my Phoebe.

I did a card to bring to the vet today to say Thank you for all the special attention that Dr. Blain gave to my Phoebe. She always took the time to listen to my concern and she always had so many nice compliments for my Phoebe. They really liked her at the clinic. The whole staff has been extremely nice over Phoebe's 13 years. We also found out that Dr. Blain lost her own dog on the same day Phoebe died, August 3rd. Her little one was only 5 years old, but quite sick. It still hurts a lot and poor Dr. Blain was there giving us sympathies when she was suffering herself...

So here is the card I made. I think that the stamped image looks a little like my Phoebe. I colored it my Copics in Phoebe's colors. I also put a photo of Phoebe inside the card.

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Recipe:
Stamp:
Papers:
Black Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
White cardstock:
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Markers: Copics and Atayou Spica (for the heart)
Ribbon: Micheals
Brads: Making Memories
Saying: Stampin'Up (retired Sale-a-bration set)
Punch: (oval) Stampin'Up

Here is the photo:



Thanks to all of you who left such nice comments to me about my Phoebe. I really appreciated your support.

Louise

Nova Scotia

One of the beautiful site we saw in our Miata trip around Nova Scotia. Beautiful roads, beautiful scenery!

Sorry I'm not sharing cards or projects - Miss my Pheebes, but it is getting easier....

Here is one of the many colorful fishing boats we saw around the Cabot Trail.

Thanks for your visit. Merci de visiter mon blog.

Louise

A very sad day

Today is a very sad day. This morning my Phoebe, my 13-year old lab died in our arms.

We were the whole family together, Julie and Bobbie came to be with her when Jim and I saw that Phoebe was in distress - she was having difficulty breathing...

We were out on the deck, her favorite spot, the sun was shining on her and the birds were chirping. She left us slowly while we were talking softly to her and rubbing her beautiful soft ears. The best dog in the world died being the best dog in the world. She died peacefully with all of us there. Not last week while I was at CHA and not next week when Julie would have been alone with her while Jim and I go for a little holiday. She was the best dog in the world. I already miss you my Pheebes... Life will not be the same without you! Rest in peace my beautiful Phoebe and I am hoping that you are running the green fields of heaven without pain in your hips!

If you are reading this, think about us - this is not an easy time.

Here is my lovely Phoebe. It is hard to admit that she's gone!

Louise

Jim's birthday

It was my husband's Jim birthday this week! We celebrated with the family at the restaurant, then came back home for cheesecake from the Broadway cheesecake. They were yummy! That's Jim and me blowing on the candle!



Happy Birthday my Love!


Louise

Back again and a new card

Just came back from a very relaxing week in the Laurentians in a cute chalet by the lake. I had time to make 14 pages and a card! That is very special for me, because I had not scrapbooked in almost a year... I "created" many pages while teaching, but I had not made any for myself ....

Here is a view of the lake from the chalet:




Here are my husband Jim, my daughter Julie and her dog Piper going for a little pedalo "ride" on the lake:



We were lucky, the weather was great for most of the week and when it rained, we scrapbooked - well Julie and I, Jim read his book....

Here is the card I made, as a little thank you to our host for renting us the chalet. (it was quickly made with the few stamping spplies I had brought with me...).



Recipe:
Stamps:  SU stems and ??, greetings from Sock monkey stamp set.

Inks:  SU new Pacific Point and Bashful blue.  

Cardstock:  from my stash (unknown)

Ribbon:  May Arts pink polka dots.

Brads:  From Dollarama

Misc:  Sakura Gelly roll pen for middle of flowers.

I will show some of my Scrapbook pages when they have been scanned.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Back from Vacations

Just back from a glorious week in the Miata around the Gaspe Coast! What spectacular scenery! I have lots of beautiful photos to share...

While we were away, we lost Jim's Mom... so I will not be able to post much this week either... We are bringing her back from Toronto to the Southshore here for her funeral and burial besides my father in law.

I'm so happy to I got to visit with her (very shortly) last May. Here's Mom - one more Angel up there to look out for us; She was 92 years old! She will at last be reunited with her Bill that she loved so much...



I have lost so many people I love lately! Maman in March 06, Tante Madeleine in Sept. 06, Papa in Sept. 07 and now Mom.
Sometimes life is not so easy....

Please bear with me, I'll be back with more cards and ideas next week!

Louise