it's not calgary but

yes, it's the last day of May
and it snowed up here
What is UP with THAT?
This isn't Calgary!

I think May wins for the fewest number of bradt posts but with the most things going on in our lives.
moving, travelling, events, school home, school at school again

the mom2mom sale was yesterday. We had stellar weather
and over 100 cars came through the gates at the drive in during the first 15 minutes.
Over 200 cars all day with at least 2 per car.
There were about 20 vendors - mostly used kid stuff.
they all want another sale
I don't know if I want the hassle of pr-ing it
but
it is good pr for moppets
and the drive in doesn't charge for the spot
we gave away the journals glenn made way back in ground zero days and binned in the basement forever.
We stickered them with a MOPPET SUMMER program and web & phone number on the front of each Plus we gave each car a bunch of packs of skittles thanks to wrigleys.
people were impressed

its just cold and blowy.
bike rodeo this coming saturday IF we get more volunteers to run it, if not, we take the bikes back to the stores who donated them - I am not burning out over this. it's been enough work already.
as a last ditch effort I emailed the schools to get teens who need their volunteer hours to call or email. I'll make the call on wed if it's a GO or NO GO

think I'll go colour with fiona.
ttfn

a girl and her ...

here is a spring girl with her birds and nests
the POOFIE was a super score at a second hand store. all of $2.oo for a huge crinoline. WOW!
the Baltimore Orioles are nesting in our maple tree - a real nest like we've seen in books and pix all these years.
It's made of fleece (left from the shearing) and string and feathers too
the birds are so bright!

A Card For Mom...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Public Disclosure

It's on the street...

73rd Anniversary Tree Planting

For this 25th of April, we went to plant trees along the Don Valley.

We got to plant 2 before they were all done. It was an amazingly warm 27 degrees!

How nice of all those people to remember the 25th of April. :-)

Judy Bradt: 2009 American Small Business Coalition Member of the Year

"In retrospect, it seems as if Judy Bradt has been positioning herself for this for the last few years," says Chief Visionary and Co-Founder, Guy Timberlake. "Judy has methodically increased her level of visibility and participation each year which is directly attributed to her level of exposure in The ASBC Community."

Judy and her company, Summit Insight, joined the membership in 2006 and Judy is involved with The ASBC at multiple levels. She is a member of the Ambassador Corps and participates in the newly formed Women Presidents, Owners and Chief Executives Group (Women's POCx). In addition, Judy assumed hostess duties for The ASBC's weekly Business Over Breakfast event at the Tower Club in March and didn't miss a beat."

"Judy has always been an active Member of The ASBC community. In the last year she made mastering her relationship with The ASBC and other Members a personal mission," explains Margaret Timberlake, President and Co-Founder of The ASBC."By incorporating 'The ASBC' into her conversation she has greatly contributed to the level of buzz about The ASBC causing others to come find out what The ASBC has to offer. We often hear or see when new Members are signing up, 'I was referred by Judy Bradt' no matter if it is someone she met online or at one of her seminars. Her energy and spirit and untiring willingness to assist both The ASBC and fellow Members are a few of the reasons she was selected as Member of the Year."

The passing of a puppy...

As you have heard, Kira died a couple of weeks ago. It was time. This is the memorial I did for her. it's on the wall for us to remember her by.

the grands go to egypt

a couple pix from woolley grandparents latest cruise including the pyramids which were amazing to them!
maybe I'll see them some day
who's been there from the bradt's?

the shearing with moppets and grade one's

Friday was a stellar weather day for the annual sheep and llama shearing.
We invited Fiona's class and the other grade one's up for the day - they arrived by bus PLUS any Moppet mommies who wanted to join. There must have been 60 people walking about.
Here you can see the kids taking a trek around the pond. plus shearing and hanging in the barn. One of our neighbours did a hay ride for the kids with 2 huge belgians - Dad would have loved the horses!
we were apparently more fun than the pumpkin patch trip and even Fiona's teacher commented that it was the best school outing he had ever been on.
May be a good sideline business once a year!
enjoy pix

animals on the farm

FIRST - to JJ
great looking and sounding ride! and BRG in colour too - bonus. Can't wait to see her.
What's her name?

then
some pix of the new donkey (female currently Coco) and bottle baby (Cornelius) with the gal who owns it all
Plus - see genetics at work with our bottle baby from2 years ago - ABBY with her daughter named Sparkle.
yup - they're a pair for sure.
nice day again today
cleaning house and lawn for grandad and gran's visit tomorrow.