Wednesday 24 August 2011

Wee Bit Wednesday






{one} what's your guilty pleasure tv show?
I watched 5 episodes of the Bachlorette this year. 

{two} ear piercings on men: yes or no?
not really a fan but don't really care
 
{three} do you have dish or comcast?
neither.
 
{four} what's your favorite current fashion trend?
THe classic Jeans and Tank look...always a favorite, always in style ;p
 
{five} if you could learn to do anything, money not being an issue, what would it be?
Fashion design 
{six} red or white wine?
White.
 
{seven} what type of food is your favorite (ex. italian, mexican, etc.)
Umm, Thai 
{eight} hp or mac?
Mac 
{nine} what color is your bedroom?
Brown and light blue 
{ten} what's your favorite form of exercise?
swimming.

Wednesday 27 July 2011

All Night

Jocelyn has a sleep-deprived EEG tomorrow. In an hour (10pm) I will wake her up and then keep her awake until 2:45pm tomorrow. Yay!! How exactly does one keep a one year-old awake that long? I don't know yet but I have some ideas to try. Baths, books, high energy snacks, walks outside. We'll see how it goes. Then we get to drive into Vancouver for the test...and keep her (and us) awake for the whole drive! Here goes....

Monday 18 July 2011

Crazy, Busy July

 Last week was VBS (Vacation Bible School). My husband is part of the music team and I ran games this year and our oldest daughter goes to the preschool class. Each morning of last week we were up between 6:40 and 7:45 and at VBS by 8:30 (ish). Devotions at 9:15 (ish) and then the kids would come at 9:30 and it would all begin. It was so much fun and runnning games was the easiest VBS job I've done yet. (Although I did use a louder voice than normal so the kids could all hear me and my voice was a bit hoarse for the weekend.) We got home around noon each day and the my husband would leave for work. Monday I picked (and cleaned and boiled) elderberries in the afternoon with my daughters, Mama and sister. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon we made jam. Thursday afternoon I caught up on housework. Friday after VBS my cousin from Australia stopped by and then I went to a Discovery Toy party (where I discovered that they make 3 fun and educational games that I had as a kid!). By 4 on Friday my whole family was wiped but we had a party to go to that evening. My adorable, sweet niece was having her first birthday party. We went, we enjoyed it but it felt like we were on auto-pilot. We kept finding ourselves sitting on a couch in the corner away from all the action, just kind of watching everything, not really engaging in conversation. So then we'd make ourselves get in there again. We ended up going to bed as soon as we got home. It was only 9pm! Saturday my husband had to work again so I spent the day cleaning and playing with my daughters. Then in the evening we had our youth BBQ. Sunday morning, Daniel led worship at our church, then we were on clean-up. Daniel finally got a break and spent the afternoon relaxing at home (with his guitar of course!) while the girls and I went hiking and swimming in Hope (Devil Mountain and Devil Lake) with my parents, Aussie cousin and another guy. It was a great afternoon. We came home tired but happy. After dinner, Daniel and I took the girls to Castle Fun Park for their first mini-golfing experience. Home again by 9 ish. End of crazy week.

This week is Creation Fest....

Wednesday 6 July 2011

At Rest

Yesterday was an amazing day. i'm not going to start with yesterday though. I'm going to start with Monday.
Monday was not a good day. I woke up later than I was planning to so when I looked at all the work I  had to get done I felt a little overwhelmed. The whole day I felt like I was fighting a losing battle. By 4 pm I was exhausted, discouraged, cranky and snappy. I felt like the day had won the battle and looking around my house and in the mirror seemed evidence of that.
That night before bed I made a decision. Even though there was still a lot of housework to do, I decided that Tuesday was going to be a good day. Then I remembered that on Sunday night I had decided that Monday was going to be a good day; full of accomplishments, so I put a clarifier on my 'good' for Tuesday. I said to myself, "Tomorrow will be a good day. I'll just spend it relaxing and being with my kids."
And you know, it was a good day. Even better than expected.

I woke up early (well I woke up early on Monday too so I could make Daniel lunch but then I went back to bed!) and did a workout. Jocelyn woke up just as I was ending it. We had some quality one-on-one time before Shaelynn woke up and then the three of us took my sister out for a birthday breakfast. We spent over an hour at the restaurant and then took our time coming home. We checked the mail and mailed some letters (Holly...). Once back home I layed Jocelyn down for a nap and turned on Diego for Shaelynn and did some dishes. Then we went to a magic show (followed by some reading time while we waited for the facepainter to arrive) at the library. We stayed at the library for 2 hours. And somehow after that, while Jocelyn napped again, I managed to clean the whole house and do laundry while playing with Shaelynn. My husband came home to a clean house and dinner on the table. I love it when that happens. Then I headed for the pool with a friend and had a great workout. When I came home, Daniel and I got the kids in bed and then spent some (much needed) time together.
Today is story time in the park and grocery shopping. Sounds like another good day!

Sunday 26 June 2011

A princess' birthday

Good morning, Princesses

 June 24th was Princess Jocelyn's first birthday.

We talked in the morning about how they were real princesses. That if they believed God was the only true God and believed that Jesus had died to take away the bad things they do and that Jesus was alive now then they are God's children. I told them that God is the King of kings and that as his daughters we are princesses. Shaelynn is thrilled about this. (And I'm sure Jocelyn will be as she learns more)







Aunty Deanna stopped by with a present


which Jocelyn loved



The nuttiest princess I've ever seen





Shaelynn tried to get in every picture




 Cake time



 Mmmm, Cake!






Daddy with his two princesses

Present time



A rainbow to end a wonderful first birthday

Balloons hanging from the princesses' ceiling

Two very tired princesses call it a day

Friday 17 June 2011

Favorite Things Friday


My girls posing for pictures is my favorite thing today 




Yes, her drumstick is up her nose...

My daughters love being together, especially in the morning. They love their cuddles and they love playing together and that is something I love. 

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Wee Bit Wednesday




{one} what color best describes you + why?
Hmm, I'd like to say yellow because I'm bright and cheery but right now more like black because I am tired, tired, tired 

{two} how have you changed in the past year?
I have matured about a year's worth and aged that much too

{three} have you ever had any surgeries?
Yep

{four} why did you start your blog?
Because Holly had one?

{five} what are you looking forward to this summer?
SWIMMING!! Family trips

{six} do you have any family traditions for the 4th of July?
We normally wake up the morning of the 4th and go to bed the night of the 4th.

{seven} what’s something new that you’ve tried in the past few months?
Taking a weekly Aquafit class

{eight} what is the perfect a/c temperature?
Depends on the day

{nine} what was the last movie you saw in the theater?
Hmm, it's been a while... Tangled, I think

{ten} what song do you think everyone should hear at least once?
Amazing Grace

Friday 10 June 2011

Favorite things Friday

I have many things today that I want to display as my 'favorite' things, like my kidlets and my husband but for today my new place will be my featured favorite.

My kitchen no longer fits in a single picture. Hooray! (looking in from the dining room)
And across from the fridge is my craft corner, my microwave is across from my stove.


I have a hallway! The door on the left is the girls' room. 
The one on the right is the kitchen.

The girls' bedroom(well half of it)

The bathroom

Linen closet

Dining room (and 2 of my very favorite people enjoying breakfast)

Den (Music room/Office/Library)

Masterbedroom

Livingroom, looking in from the dining room. The door leads to the laundry

Laundry room and entry way. The door on the left is a storage room

So as you can see we're noy completely unpacked yet but we should be box free and clean by this evening. We also have a deck that runs the length of the kitchen, diningroom and livingroom.