sometimes life slows you down

I thought I should pop in and say hi and show you what's going to be slowing me down for the summer...sadly.

I have sprained BOTH my ankles...

 I've been spending a lot of time like this lately...being sidelined is really hard for me since I am clearly a busy body type. I have a million things to do daily and I like it that way.
I was up to my usual things just after lunch on Thursday putting up a new umbrella on our new deck, I wanted to move one of our little (35 lb) fire pits over to the dining area off the deck I stepped off the deck and my left ankle gave way rolled popped and then the right foot did the same, I crumbled to the ground and I was convinced both my ankles were broken.
I was able to crawl to the house where my daughter was and she helped me from there. I was able to get to the Dr and have my ankles looked at , my Dr determined they weren't broken but were badly sprained.
Just stay off them, rest and they will get better.
That first couple of days was pretty awful but I am happy to say my ankles are improving slowly but they are improving. I am walking like a toddler which has really slowed me down...my family has been very helpful especially my husband I am so lucky to have him to take care of me.
                                                                                   

 I was able to take part in the grocery shopping thanks to one of those motor carts they have..beep beep.

 I normally have very boney ankles that look nothing like this.

 Be careful when stepping off things especially while carrying heavy things please, or ask for help.

 This was my Saturday...doesn't look too bad...sadly I get bored easily. I am so glad this happened after we completed the fence and deck projects.

I just have to throw in this photo of my 1 year old Mason going back 15 years....I sure miss my babies. My Mom stopped by the other day with a bag of old photos for us to go through. Honestly she was the cutest every mom thinks that.

So if you don't see me posting lots of projects over the next few weeks you will now know why...I guess I'm not going to be painting my bedroom or finishing the dining room any time soon. I am just very lucky they weren't broken.... please be careful out there.

Sweet Sixteen

 Over the weekend we celebrated Mason's sweet 16.....how can I be saying that, where did the years go?

 A simple brownie cake...Mason is not a birthday cake person at all.....we all ate too much junk this weekend

Mason wanted a a jumping castle for her party...I love her for this, she is a good girl into good clean fun....so the opposite of me at 16...thankful!!!

We ordered the castle from Castle Kids my friend from grade school's company, if you are in the GTA and need a jumping castle check them out they have the biggest selection I've seen. All kinds of themes, water inflatables, ones with basketball hoops and lots of other rentals and party needs.

 Mason asked for mason jars for drinks...I picked up a great pack at Target for $7 and we used the cute paper straws I picked up from Michael's craft store.

 Things were pretty chilly,gloomy and windy all day before the party but it finally warmed up enough just in time for the start.

 I got a little portable s'mores bar ready for outside, why do we just use graham crackers? I picked up soft chocolate chip and chocolate sided cookies to keep things easy they make another great option for those roasted marshmallows.

We gathered as many blankets as we could find and fired up three portable mini fire pits from Walmart that use the little propane canisters...we love these things, they make a perfect heater and are great for roasting marshmallows and hot dogs too.

All in all it was a great celebration for this big milestone. Happy Birthday to my beautiful first born Mason, my life would be so boring without you...we love you and are so proud of you.

Our new outdoor room and platform deck

 The weather co-operated the other day and my wonderful friends came by two days ago and helped me set all the joists which was a big job. Then yesterday I worked on installing the boards all day and by dinner time I had a nice new outdoor room to enjoy, and we did enjoy a lot of time out there last night.

 I mitered the corners to add a little detail I lucked out that the frame was perfectly square.

Next year I will stain the deck and lovely colour I will use Austrailian timber oil like I used at the old house.

I so deserved and enjoyed this Corona last night, we got out the fire feature and made s'mores and enjoyed lots of time together...we are going to be spending a lot of time out on our new deck this summer.