PL2021 - Week 17 | Sahlin Studio

Spring has sprung here! Finally! 

I adore this time of year. The green grass. The leaves. The blossoms. I wish the blossoms lasted a little bit longer, but they're all out in their full glory and I'm loving it. 

I plan to do some planting this afternoon. Fingers crossed we've seen our last of the frost. Though, there was frost only a few nights ago. But at some point, you've got to move forward. 

Here is Week 17 of my project life album: 

• Enjoying lots of walks on Nose Hill this spring. Watching it get green is dreamy. 
• Appointments for Covid vaccine #1 have been booked. 
• Miss Madelyn celebrates 16. Sadly, we're still in a pandemic. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Birthday cake elements: https://the-lilypad.com/store/birthday-cake-elements.html

Birthday cake j. cards: https://the-lilypad.com/store/birthday-cake-journal-cards.html

PL2021 - Week 16 | Sahlin Studio

It seems kind of ironic to me that I'm posting this layout from Week 16 with photos of snow. Currently, May 20th, it's snowing outside... Oh spring in Canada. You are a delight. 

Thankful I brought the few plants I bought inside last night. They wouldn't be happy right now. 

Here's week 16 of my project life album: 

• Still practicing yoga regularly.
• Snow... What more can be said about that? 
• Miss Libby, our little love bug. 
• Mason headed off to work. 
• Barry getting the front yard ready for [fingers crossed] warmer temps. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Simplify Kit: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Simplify-Kit.html

Simplify J. Cards: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Simplify-Journal-Cards.html

PL2021 - Week 15 | Sahlin Studio

Here's week 15 of my project life album. 

Delighted to see the weather changing for the good. 

This was the week Miss Madelyn was quarantined in her bedroom. It's a bit ironic, that for the 4 days she had to be up there, she was miserable. And now, when we're looking for her, guess where she is? In her room... 

Not as much fun I guess, when you're told to stay in your room. 

• Madelyn 'taking her meals' in her room.
• Libby loves walks on Nose Hill.
• Love this silhouette of Madelyn. 
• It seems weird that Mason is the only one who leaves the house every day right now. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Rough Times Kit -  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Rough-Times-Kit.html

Rough Times J. Cards -  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Rough-Times-Journal-Cards.html

PL2021 - Week 14 | Sahlin Studio

In Week 14 we found out late in the week, that Madelyn had been exposed to someone at school who was Covid positive.  By late in the week, I mean 9:30 on Saturday night.

The protocol when receiving this dreaded email from the school, is to book a covid test and get a bunch of information from AHS.

Which we did. In the mean time, after receiving this email, we were instructed that she should 'quarantine' herself in her bedroom. I found this a bit ironic, as she'd been in close contact with a covid positive case on Tuesday, but we didn't get the email telling us that, until Saturday. Saturday night. Saturday night at 9:30 pm. We'd shared meals and spent time together from Tuesday until Saturday night. 

She reluctantly went to her room. She was there, quarantined alone, through much of the next week. Taking meals and being made to stay in her room, she soon learned, was not as much fun as just choosing to be in her room. And let's face it, choosing to be there, is her favourite thing. #teenagers

I was truly hoping she'd be the anomaly who ended up going to school all year, without having to quarantine. Making it to April before this happened, was a good run. Many of her school friends have already had to stay home and quarantine, some on more than one occasion. 

That being said, Friday April 9th was the last time Madelyn was physically present in school.

• Mornings are hard for everyone. 
• Kitchen is starting to look really good. It's nearly finished. 
• We were sorry to hear about the passing of Prince Philip.
• Buffalo Chicken Poutine, enough said. Pub grub at home, yummy. 
• Making a real effort to walk more. So far, so good. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Gather J. Cards - https://the-lilypad.com/store/gather-journal-cards.html

Gather Digi stamps - https://the-lilypad.com/store/gather-digital-stamps.html

May 2021 Template Freebie | Sahlin Studio

Sahlin Studio just released the May template. Free to download through the whole month, to do that now, follow this link. 

As soon as I saw the template for May, I knew exactly what picture I wanted to use. 

First, a little back story. 

We are basically back in lockdown again. Mandatory provincial restrictions were announced last night, and effective immediately. Once again, we're back to the 'only go out if you need to' scenario. All salons, barbers, nail salons etc, are being shut down again. Restaurant patios too. The number of people you can gather with has dwindled down to 5. Outside only. All grades in schools are back to on-line learning until at least May 25th. We've shifted back to Step 0 restrictions. 

Covid numbers are sky rocketing.  There is concern our health system won't be able to take it. 

This has been a tough go. It just keeps going. Like the energizer bunny. With no end in sight. 

Still taking things day by day... 

Back to the layout I created using this months template. 

This picture was taken in March. When we were seeing other people sporadically. On this particular day, Madelyn, Mum and I ended up going to the thrift store. I had a few boxes to drop off, and we were all itching to get out and see some new scenery.

It was a delightful afternoon, that actually felt almost normal. Well, aside from mask wearing. 

The template can be downloaded for free through May. I also used digital product Spring Stories which happens to be Sahlin Studio's featured product for the entire month as well. Available for 35% off through May. Links below. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Template: http://sahlinstudio.com/free-digital-scrapbooking-template-sketch-may-21/

Spring Stories Kit - https://the-lilypad.com/store/Spring-Stories-Kit.html

Spring Stories J. Cards - https://the-lilypad.com/store/Spring-Stories-Journal-Cards.html

Project Mouse [Galaxy] | Sahlin Studio

You guys...

Sahlin Studio in collaboration with Brittish Designs, just released another epic Project Mouse collection, Galaxy.  It's Star Wars themed!  Eeks! 

When I first saw this bundle, I was so excited. 

We've had Star Wars fever around my house basically since Mason was old enough to talk. Star Wars movies, Star Wars figurines, Star Wars Lego, Star Wars Birthdays, and even a Star Wars decorated bedroom. 

One of our greatest wishes as a family, is to get to Disneyland to experience the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge portion of the park. Our initial plan, for our 2019 Road Trip, was to drive all the way to Disneyland. That was the spring/summer Galaxy's Edge opened. The website wasn't sure how busy the park would be, but anticipated it being VERY busy. When it first opened they expected the waits to be multiple hours long. They were even expecting that the park may reach capacity, and they'd have to stop allowing guests in. 

Barry and I decided that it was just too long a drive, to get there and potentially be turned away. 

Then the pandemic hit. Disneyland has been closed for over a year. In fact, it only opened again on Friday, April 30th, 2021. 

That seems unbelievable to me. 

Aside from the fact that we can't travel right now, even within our own provinces, I suspect visiting Disneyland is still quite a ways off. 

I enjoyed looking through old photos and created a few layouts using this newly released bundle. 

It was so fun to go back through these photos of our last trip and create these pages. I can't wait until we can get back there now, our little ones not so little anymore. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Galaxy-Elements.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Galaxy-Elements.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Galaxy-Word-Art.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Galaxy-Papers.html