What I've been up to lately.....

First of all, let me apologise for the way I have been ignoring my blogs lately. Summer is not a good blogging season for me. Reason being - I've been so busy, and I have no Internet most of the time. I just can't find the time! Lately I've been doing everything from watching Wesley, to doing laundry. I know, great excuses right? Well, it's a lot of work being a sister to five kids (almost six). And on top of everything going on this week, I am teaching Sunday school tomorrow. oh, boy. Anyway.....today was my Friend Sydney's 15th birthday. We had lots of fun. Her family took us out Tubing!

                                                                Happy Birthday!

OOPS

Dear Readers:

I forgot to give you a link to my new blog in the last post. So here you go.
http://twothings-wordsandacamera.blogspot.ca/

Thanks,
Emma-lee

New Blog

Just so you all know, I just made another blog. For these reasons:

1. I ended up posting way too many nonsense posts on this blog, than I had first intended to.

2. The other blog is more just about my life, my interests, and well, nonsense posts!

3. This blog is going to be more like a "Handmade blog" now. So more creations, and tutorials.

4.  I don't know why I decided to name this Blog such an un-creative name. I felt bored of this name, so I made "Two Things".

Thanks, and please check it out.

Emma-lee

Ohio // part two

Yay! We are back in Canada! We arrived back home last night. It was about an 8 hour drive from Akron, Ohio. Just before we left, we went to a store called Lehman's. It was awesome! We actually went twice during our trip, because we liked it so much. On Friday night, we of course went to a favourite American restaurant, Cracker Barrel. We went with a bunch of friends we met at the camp. It was so much fun! Anyways....here are some more pictures from the trip.

the goats on the farm

Katie having a go on the zip line

the "library"

on the path

of the trail

the girls in an old carriage at Lehman's

we were packed....literally

an old fire truck

our tent

The End.

Emma-lee

Friday's Favourites

This week's favourites:

                  Vintage Labels, Labradoodles, and Mapped Hues

Ohio // part one

Okay, so I know I said I wouldn't have access to Internet all week. Well, I didn't expect to be at McDonald's today. Free Wifi! Yay! Anyway...I thought I would share some pictures of our trip so far. Here goes!

                                                              spotting edible flowers

                                                                Antique record player

                                                             Me on the first morning

                         Amy with one of the kittens, whimzy  (my new fave picture of her)

                                                             Katie being....well, Katie

                                                           an old turquoise door (I thought it looked cool)

                                                                   old tractor

                                                                  an old windmill

                    old mail boxes in the post office

                        old school desk in the school house

                                                              Playful the kitten

                                                              Lily in front of the garden

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Now, to understand these pictures you kind of have to know where we are staying at. So I will tell you. We are camping at a farm in Ohio. On the farm, there is a pioneer village type thing. There's a schoolhouse, a general store, a post office, and stuff like that. We are having a lot of fun down here.
I hope you liked the pictures. Can you imagine if I didn't have a camera!? Ha!

Talk to ya soon,
Emma-lee

Happy Birthday

Dear Bethany:
 Thank you for making the last ten years of my life so much better. Thank you for always being that one person who just stares at me and lets me talk your face off.  When I'm feeling sad, you are always so gentle and loving to me. I can be weird around you, and you don't really seem to care. You encourage me, and make me laugh. As the middle child, you might not get the most attention, but you sure do deserve it. I love you. Happy Birthday!
Love,
Emma-lee

Dear Readers:

At the moment, I am in the car driving to Ohio :o) (don't worry I'm not actually the one driving) So I won't have access to the Internet for the week. That means no posts. But, I will be back on Saturday, with lots of pictures from the trip! Please pray for safety for me and my family, as we are camping for the week.....In a tent....all 8 of us :O) Fun.

be back soon,
Emma-lee

Camera

Well, I got a Camera yesterday! finally. It's not a DSLR, but I'm content with it. Saving up for a nicer one though. Anyway...I am totally loving the privledge to take pictures again! So here are two before and after edits I've done.

before

after

before

after

Emma-lee <3

Fridays Favourites

So, I still don't have a camera and I still don't have anything more interesting to post, but it's Friday....so I'm listing my "Friday's Favourite's" once again. I will hopefully be having someone guest post here soon. Please forgive me.

1: twirly skirt

2 : baby lamb

3 : side french braid

Guest Post

I guest posted on Raspberry Cappuccino! Check it out - http://www.raspberrycappuccino.com/

Drawing

I have been drawing so much lately. But I'm sadly not being very productive. I have finished just one portrait over the course of two days! There is an art competition I'm wanting to enter, but without a piece of art that's not possible. This is a picture of the portrait I did. Please give me some feedback as to whether you think I should enter it or not, and what I should call it. ( Keep in mind that this photo was taken on my webcam, so it's not very good quality) Because I just don't know if it would be good enough. The competition is for teens (so 13 - 19). I'm puzzled :b HELP

Graphite 9 in. x 12 in.

Emma-lee

Katie...

Happy Birthday! to my sweet little sister Katie. She is eight now, and yesterday was her golden birthday (she turned 8 on the 8th). We had a party at the trailer....with a campfire at the end. It was a pretty fun day :o) Usually there would be like ten pictures from the party here.....but, since I don't have a camera, there isn't. (bummer) Well, for now you can just check out my guest post at http://www.raspberrycappuccino.com/

bye,
Emma-lee

Hola everyone! Welcome to the weekend :o) ......hey, that reminds me of a song!

Thank God it's Friday and it's 12 p.m.
I'm steady glancin' at the clock, it's almost time for the weekend
I grab my iphone, post a status for my friends
Send a text before the day's end 'cause I ain't tryna stay in

Turn up the music while I'm fixin' my hair
Callin' my girls, where we go I don't care
I got a half a tank of gas and I'm hopin' that it last
I'm ready for the weekend and I don't wanna stay in

Turn it up, turn it up like we don't care and we can
Live it up, live it up and go anywhere and watch us
Shake it up, shake it up, the vibes in the air, air and
Live it up, live it up, we gonna live it up

Jump in my automatic, feelin' sparatic, already had it
Wit' the 9 to 5 it's tragic and proble, proble ma-ma-matic, matic
System overload and blastin' my stereo
The temperature is rising so I drop the top to expose

My energy is out the box, man, I can't seem to stop when
Everything about my life is blessed and oh, so evident
You can take away the lights, shut the cameras down and I
Wouldn't even care 'cause all my homies goin' out tonight

Turn it up, turn it up like we don't care and we can
Live it up, live it up and go anywhere and watch us
Shake it up, shake it up, the vibes in the air, air
Live it up, live it up, we gonna, gonna, gonna

Turn it up, turn it up like we don't care and we can
Live it up, live it up and go anywhere and watch us
Shake it up, shake it up, the vibes in the air, air
Live it up, live it up, we gonna live it up

Here we go, we'll take you around the globe
You can be a top model or stuck in a cubicle
From here to Tokyo we gonna make it hot, hot
This feeling is nonstop so show me what you got, yeah

Here we go, we'll take you around the globe
You can be a top model or stuck in a cubicle
From here to Tokyo we gonna make it hot, hot
This feeling is nonstop so show me what you got, got

Turn it up, turn it up like we don't care and we can
Live it up, live it up and go anywhere and watch us
Shake it up, shake it up, the vibes in the air, air
So live it up, live it up, we gonna, gonna, gonna

Turn it up, turn it up like we don't care and we can
Live it up, live it up and go anywhere and watch us
Shake it up, shake it up, the vibes in the air, air
Live it up, live it up, we gonna live it up

hehee.......Group 1 Crew - "Live it up"

If you don't have the song playing in your head yet, look it up on YouTube. It's an awesome song.....by an AWESOME trio....well duo ( now that Pablo left! ) Anyways....I am really tired and I probably should go to sleep now. So I guess I'm done :b

Emma-lee

Friday's Favourites

Yay! It's Friday! The weekend is almost here....and I can't wait :o) My Aunt, Uncle, and cousin are flying in from British Columbia tomorrow, and they are staying with us for the week. Lots and lots of work to be done. But somehow I have found these very few minutes to post my "Friday favourites". Here they are!

1 : Vintage pick up truck. I have been pointing out a lot of these around town. I absolutely love them!

2: yellow skirt + navy blue and white shirt + brown skinny belt = awesome summer outfit!

3: Navy blue TOMS. I really badly want a pair.

4: Vintage telephone.....if only we still used phones like this.

5: awesome camera strap! not to mention the awesome camera it's holding :o)

6: Pretty eggs! It's so amazing how God even put such detail into a bird's egg. ha!

The End!

Emma-lee

Currently loving Leah Duncan shop on etsy! Her style is so unique and fun....it makes me want to smile. Leah's illustration technique is simply breathtaking. Be sure to check her out

http://www.etsy.com/shop/leahduncan?page=1

<3 Emma-lee

My Entry

Guess What!? I entered the July photo competition over at  http://www.one-beloved.blogspot.ca/ (Lucia Etc.) Wanna see my entry? follow this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/80819958@N02/7498553164/in/photostream/

    Make sure you check it out!

   <3 Emma-lee

The House

Good Morning everyone! Today I thought I'd show you a picture of my new house.....well, lodge. Yeah, it used to be a lodge. So it has a restaurant inside the main building, and a separate six bedroom guest house! Although moving can be pretty exciting, it can also be very scary. Especially when you are moving two hours away from your best friend....like me :o(  I would like to dedicate this post to my bestest friend Brooke :o) It is going to be really hard moving away from you. Going from living fifteen minutes away to two hours away is definitely not easy. But, I know we have been praying a lot about the move, and if it's what God wants.....then so be it.

with love,
Emma-lee

Hello everyone! I must apologize for the way I have been neglecting my blog for like the past week :o(
But I do have a good reason few good reasons I haven't posted anything lately. First of all (and most importantly) my family and I are in the process of moving! We put an offer on a house on friday, and we have to have our house sold by August 20th. YIKES! So we have been packing/cleaning non-stop these past few days. Did I mention we are a family of 8 and have a ton of stuff.....yeah, so we have been trying to put siding on the house, replace the septic tank. re-do our bathroom, and put carpet in the family room in less than a week, to get it ready to sell. Now if that's not a good excuse, I don't know what is.
 Second of all, my camera broke. So therefore I cannot post any pictures of anything ;o( 
 Third of all, we have also been trying to move out to our trailer. Living in two places is not easy at all....especially when one of those places doesn't have internet.

Now try and pretend like this wasn't the most boring post ever, forget that I forgot to even do a Canada Day post yesterday (shame on me), and just imagine this post was illustrated with beautiful pictures. Better? Hellooooo *echo* wake up! Happy (late) Canada Day!!!! you may have permission to continue your nap now. Good Bye,

Emma-lee

PS: I really am very very sorry. I will try to post something interesting soon.....I promise!