FCW: the Continuing Saga

We are currently at the Tidelands having a Christmas visit. Jaime (me) has since moved to Cape Breton to follow her dream of being a kick ass librarian. However, this puts a dent in her FCW craft plans. Without the weekly craft meeting of women, my quilt has not been touched in three months. I really realized how much I missed FCW, the cameraderie, the talking and discussing, the celebrating and weekly encouragement for our daily lives. At least once a week, I know I would have a circle of friends who have never judged me or my thoughts or feelings. Don't get me wrong, it took a lot time to trust and to know each FCW in their own way. Women can be competitive, and crazy. But Cheryl and Natalie were neither. We all know of our little quirks but, in an odd way, we come together and know each other's patterns of thinking, the facets of our lives and how we support each other. I have missed those once a week meetings. It was a chance to share a meal with my bestest of friends as well as working on something creative. It was and is a night that one sets aside to quiet down (or talk), to try something new (recipe, craft, artwork, scrapbook). Lastly, I remember at Easter my uppity aunt making a non-related comment about some of the women in her age group and peer group in her small community. It was about how "pathetic their weekly scrapbooking days" were. I was not insulted or afronted. I actually felt so sorry for her. Because these women do not wear Ralph Lauren or care to talk about how much money they have or how locally famous they are, they had no value. All I did was think to myself about the past four years, the soreness of my belly from laughing, the deep discussions about lifeways and complicated women's choices and circumstances, the adventures, the crafts and the true loyalty, trust and compassion my crafting friends had given me. The biggest smile came a cross my face, I probably looked goofy. She is totally missing out....

2010 FCW Staycation

Agenda:

Collective Goal: design an FCW crest!!!

Friday 21 May 2010:
- 9:30am Cheryl picks up Natalie and tries to figure out how to pack two tables and more stuff in with all her scrappinggear.
- 10:30am Rendez Vous at the Grove
- 11:30am shopping:Value Village, Michael's Craft Store, Bulk Barn, Burger King
- crafting!
- 7pm supper: Natalie prepares Chinese food for supper (yummy!) with help :) General Chow's chicken and avacado rolls
- 8:30pm-1:30am Jaime helps celebrate her friend's 30th birthday at the Seahorse
- Natalie and Cheryl craft and relax and take in a movie, The Vampire's Assistant
- ended at 1:30am

Saturday 22 May 2010
began at 9ish
breakfast: eggs and coffee
11:30am shopping: Farmer's Market, lunch at Cheelin's :) mmm, noodles...
- walk on the boardwalk, shopping at Cows (raspberry cordial float for natalie and Moovatar t-shirt for Cheryl), Little Mysteries
-crafting
- trip to Zellers for anti-itch cream
- supper: dairy-free scallop potatoes,asparagus,and chicken wings at 8pm ish
- movie: Sarah
- ended at 1:30am ish

Sunday 23 May 2010
- began at 9ish
- breakfast: fresh bread, eggs, and sausage brunch
- crafting
- second trip to Micheals for Cheryl to get stamp storage container and ribbon storage container, both at 40% off
- supper: creamy and savory chicken pot pie (Jaime)
- movies: Descent and Underworld - the stuff of nightmares
- ended at 2am

Monday 24 May 2010
- began at 9ish
- breakfast: fresh bread, sausage, eggs, and coffee
- crafting all day
- snacks and munchies such as guacamole and multi-grain tortillas
- pack up at 4pm and said goodbyes at 4:40pm, until Sunday's regular meeting

Menu:
GeneralChow's chicken and avacado egg rolls (N)
(J)
dairy-free scallop potatoes and chicken wings(C)
chicken pot pie (J)
bread (J)
eggs and bacon
humus and multi grain tortillas (J)
guacamole (C)
potato chips (N)
popcorn


Drinks:

honeymead

Projects:

Jaime: Enterprise NCC 1701 model, again ;)
Cheryl: Kenzie's scrapbook, still... and Cheryl's 40th birthday album
Natalie: writing, computer research/reading

Movies (girl porn) and Music:

Sahara
Underworld
Descent
Wind
The Vampire's Assistant

Best Value Village Score: $4.99 toaster oven
Worst spoken aloud phrase: I guess I can wear a shirt like that too
Food for thought: You spend a lot of energy trying to make other people happy

Where to Go for Dinner (Internet Joke)

A group of 40 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for
dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean
View restaurant because the waiters there had tight pants and nice buns.

10 years later at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet
at the Ocean View restaurant because the food there was very good and
the wine selection was good also.

10 years later at 60 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet
at the Ocean View restaurant because they could eat there in peace and
quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.

10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet
at the Ocean View restaurant because the restaurant was wheel chair
accessible and they even had an elevator.



10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet
at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before.

Why Women SHould Have Affairs (online email)

The Black Bra

I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.

One is engaged, one is a mistress, and I have been married for 20+ years.

We were chatting about our relationships and decided to amaze our men by greeting them at the door wearing a black bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes. We agreed to meet in a few days to exchange notes.

Here's how it all went.

My engaged friend:
The other night when my boyfriend came over he found me with a black leather bodice, tall stilettos and a mask. He saw me and said, 'You are the woman of my dreams..
I love you...' Then we made passionate love all night long.

The mistress:
Me too! The other night I met my lover at his office and I was wearing a raincoat, under it only the black bra, heels and mask over my eyes. When I opened the raincoat he didn't say a word, but he started to tremble and we had wild sex all night.

Then I had to share my story:
When my husband came home I was wearing the black bra, black stockings, stilettos and a mask over my eyes. When he came in the door and saw me he said, "What's for dinner, Batman?"

Our Bucket Lists

Jaime:

- Scotland (4 weeks)
- Beltane
- Masquarade
- See Northern Lights
- Outback horse trip (Anaziai ruin)
- Over night canoe trip at Keji
- Tidal bore rafting
- Earn piloting license
- See the opera - La Scala
- Have a romance
- Sew Star Trek uniform
- Learn to figure skate

Natalie:

- Masquarade
- Visit Alaska
- Bike across Canada
- Scotland/Edinborough
- Master's degree in Wales
- wolf howl
- Tidal bore rafting
- outback horsetrip (Anazazi ruins)
- overnight canoe trip at Keji
- - Mardi gras/carnival
- Dance classes

Cheryl:

- outback trip (Anazazi Ruins)
- Overnight canoe trip at Keji
- Tidal Bore rafting
- get a meaningul tatto (monthly flowers for girls and butterfly/wisdom symbol)
- Visit Greece/Italy
- Ride a motocycle with a significant someone
- Go skinning dipping
- Have voice lessons
- Knit a real sweater
- Publish poems stories
- Be True to myself

For bonus points, guess where each idea originated. lol

Women verses Men email

WOMEN'S REVENGE
'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked.
'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.'

------------------------------------------
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.

-------------------------------------------
CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS
A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up & down the aisles.
The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him.
He answers that he is looking for a box of tampon s for his wife.
She directs him down the correct aisle.
A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter.
She says, confused, 'Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife?
He answers, 'You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to the store
to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco
and some rolling papers; cause it's sooo-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper.
So, I figure if I have to roll my own ......... so does she.
(I figure this guy is the one on the milk carton!)

------------------------------------------
WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles,

not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and
neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?'
'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws.'

-------------------------------------------
WORDS
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day.
30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?'

-------------------------------------------
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be
so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

------------------------------------------
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who
should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first,
and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee.
The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and
you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.'
Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.'
Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.'
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says . 'HEBREWS'

-------------------------------------------------
The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home
and were giving each other the silent treatment.
Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him
at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
'Please wake me at 5:00 AM.' He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him,
when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said , 'It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.'
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

----------------------------------------------
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece