{shake, shake}

{found an old photo}

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s a n s k u :) and a friend at one of our store's VIP Parties.

:)

{snif}

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So, our three retail stores are not ours anymore.

We've been doing this for 10 years now so needless to say we feel a bit sad of this big change in our lives. I didn't think I'd feel this way but I get all sentimental now when I go to the store. Jay will still be working there as a consultant until he goes back to school so we don't have to go "cold turkey". But it's different now.

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Sienna always loves to go to the store. She especially likes to play with these lunchboxes and also with all the games. She'd run around the store.

Jay has put so much work into this business. I hope the new Jay (yep, our ex business partner's name is Jay too :)) will appreciate all that and take good care of our baby.

*snif* (ihan tuli itku taalla)
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So, bye bye to store ownership. Hello to Jay going back to school next year (hopefully all goes well with that) and to new adventures. One door closes, another opens.

Smurfs are 50 years old by the way. :)

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A friend drew Wolverine and Batman on one of the walls.
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Robin has been going to the store for couple of hours after his work program. He has loved being there with Jay and being around "all the cool stuff". He helped Jay by taking cardboard to the garbage bins, putting boards in comic bags, etc. Robin enjoyed being arrested by Star Wars Troopers (long story) and all kinds of fun stuff like that. Robin was quite shocked when we told him the store isn't ours anymore.
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I might have to steal this little poster and bring it home to momma.
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What kid wouldn't like her dad to own toy stores!
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All kinds of cool stuff...
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I still need to get the black one.

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*sigh*

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Oh, and can't forget about the life sized talking Austin Powers who used to tell me I was gorgeous. I should have brought him home! He always made me smile.

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*snif*

{ta-daa}

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Tein tallaisia kukkakortteja scrapbook paprusta.

Made some flower cards with scrapbook paper.

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Siennan ja minun yhteistyona varitetyt Louie & Yoko. Itse tykkaan Siennan varitystyylista enemman kuin minun mutta Sienna joskus hermostuu kun sen mielesta "ei osaa". Hoen vaan kauheasti etta "varittaminen on vaan kivaa ja saa varittaa ihan miten haluaa". Taitaa pikkusessa olla vahan perfectionismia. Voi juku.

M'man, kiitti siita Didou vinkista (Louie ranskaksi). Loysin netista Didou sivut jossa oli kaikkea kivaa Siennalle.
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Muistatteko kun postasin idiksen Martha Stewartilta kaulaliinasta joka vaan solmitaan yhteen? Ta-daa! Tein ystavalleni synttarilahjaksi taman. Ohjeet loytyy siis kun katsoo "crafts" labels:sta tuosta oikealla.

No knitting or crocheting needed to make this scarf. Just knots. Idea from Martha Stewart, of course. I posted about this previously. Check "crafts" label on the right if you want to learn how to make one. Fun to make.

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Pikkutahti oli ainoa joka ilmoittautui "Pay It Forward" juttuun. Ilmoitapa kumman varisen huivin haluaisit (vai vihreako kentis?). Tai kerro jos tama ei ole mieleen ollenkaan niin teen jotain muuta sulle. :)

I found the perfect models for the two extra scarfs I made. :)

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{lovely music}

"Goodbye" by The Postmarks as well.
www.thepostmarks.com
Happy October everyone! :)

{balloons make me happy too}

The Postmarks' song "Balloons" from the show Yo Gabba Gabba. The video is not the best quality so you need to turn the volume way up (it's worth the trouble). Me lovey this song. It's so soft, mellow and H-A-P-P-Y! :)

{pet peeve}

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Muutama lehtikuva jotka ovat napanneet huomioni.

Hamahakkiseittikakku Country Living lehdesta.

Nyt kaikki enkunkieliset taalla ihmettelee miten alyn pitka sana tuo on. :)
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Ihana pikku tytto.

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Jakalaa ja muovihamppyja.
Martha Stewart.
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Nannalle. :) Taalla on joissakin taloissa tallaisia pylvaita ja voi etta en tykkaa niista yhtaan. Yoks. Mutta kaikki tavallaan. :) Onhan se kivaa etta on kaikenlaista.
Martha Stewart.
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Tama oli hauska idis vaikkapa aikuisten Halloween juhlaan.
Martha Stewart.
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Jotenkin niin raukan nakoisia nama Siennan lelut. :)
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One of my pet peeves here in Canada is the way they do shopping centers now. Each store has it's own building (they want to own their own building, I get that). You drive from store to store as these areas are not made pedestrian friendly or in a way to encourage walking. I think this is ridiculous. Especially in Canada where it's cold most of the time. If they don't want to be in a shopping mall then at least build the buildings so that you can hit them all by parking only once. A sheltered walkway would be nice when you walk from store to store in the winter. So instead of building the stores here and there and everywhere, how about building them in a circle or in a row at least, right next to each other, with those walkways in between. These places are new yet the traffic problems in these areas are already ridiculous. Planners here need to go to places like Europe and elsewhere where they encourage public transportation, walking & cycling. Everything over here is made to cater the drivers. Silly. Very near sighted. We need to lessen and lessen our reliance in cars, not encourage it. No wonder people are gaining weight too. Who needs to walk anymore. Now we have drive-through banks too! I must admit I actually like those as it's easy to deposit your cheques. You don't have to get out when you have a little one with you. But city planning here (or I should say the lack of it) drives me bananas. Jay should have stayed as an urban planner. :) There, my two cents on that topic. :D
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Ruska on taalla kauneimmillaan. Voi etta puut on upeita! Ihanat varit joka puolella. Ja guess what? Meilla on ollut +27-28C ilmat! Koko viikoksi luvattu lamminta. Aivan alyn upeeta. Rusketuttiin Siennan kanssa toissa paivana leikkarilla. On meilla taalla Albertassa usein upeat ilmat kun ei sadakaan kovin paljoa. Se oli minun ensi vaikutelma Edmontonista kun tulin. Jotain plussaa pitaa olla kun en saa asua meren lahella. :)

Nama kuvat otin nopeasti auton ikkunasta (Sienna oli vasy ja piti kiirehtia kotiin muuten olisin pysahtynyt kavelylle, rehellisesti :D). Taalla tehdaan usein tallaisia manmade lakes ja niilla joilla on eniten rahaa voivat ostaa talon jarven vieresta. :) Klikatkaa ihmeessa nama ruska kuvat. Minun pitaisi muuten menna uusille asuinalueille ottamaan kuvia niin nakisitte millaista taalla on. Sitten voisin kertoa yhdesta toisesta pet peevestani: miten talot rakennetaan vieri viereen. Kuten meidan talokin, voisin lisata. Tama trendi on ollut jo jonkin aikaa siis. No, taisin kertoa siita jo. :) Rikkailla tietysti varaa ostaa isot, isot tontit. Pitaisi myos ottaa kuvia miten alyn isoja jotkut talot on taalla. Kuka niin paljon tilaa tarvii. Sellaiset joilla kay siivooja siivoamassa. :)

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