Here we go..................

I have three photo shoots booked for the next two weeks.....maybe another two! My business cards should be here by the end of the week.....Lloyd is at Staples now for the software to create my website......and my good good friend Samantha has kindly offered to give out my business cards and flyers ....she teaches preschool, does voluntary work with many family organizations locally and generally comes into contact with endless families! She's a star!!!!! So I said as a thank you I'd do a photo shoot for her of her family............

I'm beginning to think this business could actually take off!!! I'm excited but very, very nervous.......so my Saturday family (you know who you are lol) I apologise now in case all your pictures are blurry because I'm shaking so much!! I'll be sure to use the tripod a lot ;)

So I am excited and nervous and very grateful and excited and happy and did I mention I was NERVOUS???????????????

How many is too many?????????

Sam with his new 'dodo's (soothers).......

Circle time................

I bought a pair of compasses the other day and this afternoon I showed Susannah how to use them....it takes practice to make perfect circles........Laurie spent time with thre protractor, measuring circles...............

It was nice that they had something to do beside me on the desk.....I have been stuck at the computer doing work most of the afternoon.....and Sam hasn't woken from his second nap of the day yet so we haven't made it to the lake......maybe Wednesday.............I want to do leaf rubbings and look at the chlorophyl loss in Fall leaves...........maybe bark rubbings too.........

Dog penis for dinner anyone???????????

Mmmmm yummy!

Or how about donkey.....good for the skin :) or snakes.....they have two!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5371500.stm

What would you try?

My daughter.....the genius!!!

So last night I am telling Lloyd that Abigail 4 knows what a quartet is and that she had amazed me at the harvest gathering.........she is sat beside us and says 'yes, a quartet is 4 and a quintet is 5'

Thanks Ruby!!!! Thanks Treehouse :)

Ask a silly question..............

Abigail wanted some wordsearches to do...she loves them...so I am surfing at Enchanted Learning and I see that tomorrow is Johnny Appleseeds birthday...............

So I ask Chris who Johnny Appleseed is as I've never heard of him.........

His answer???

Granny Smiths Son..........

Grooooooooaaaaaaaannnnnn

;)

A new week.........................

Its Monday................Lloyd went back to work after his week off................so we got back into our routine...............

Today I wanted to get the house clean and tidy after our week off.............so we have dusted and vacuumed the whole house, washed the windows inside and out,washed the floors, done the laundry..........I finally unpacked the suitcase with the clean clothes................The windows were FILTHY outside because of the dogs...they get wet muddy paws and then jump up at the windows!

The children have helped, and in between I have sorted out some photo shoots, sent some emails, started a letter...............and the children have been busy doing their thang!

Susie did some of her Write Now book....then she got out a book on measurements and did a few pages.......she then made more rice krispies squares with Laurie............

Laurie worked on bridge plans for his pasta bridge...he is hoping to take part in the spaghetti bridge contest at the science Centre...............

Abigail did some worksheets, some colouring and some painting at the table.......Sam pottered about......

Chris did a report on WWE and its growth.............he wrote a first person account of D-Day, he studied the various views on animal rights.................and he reviewed some Japanese........

This afternoon if it dries up we are going to the lake for a walk and again if its dry we want to walk up into the side field and do some plaster of paris molds of some deer prints in the mud............

The house is all clean :) The fire outside is STILL burning...since yesterday morning!!! Its just smoldering really..........but it smells Fall-like....................

I've talked to Lloyd on the phone a few times...he's busy after having a week off....his team are glad to have him back so I hear :) I got an I miss u email too :)

So thats our day so far.......off to have lunch now....actually breakfast because I haven't had anything yet.....I ALWAYS have breakfast so I feel a bit guilty for missing it today.......off to have fiber 1...maybe with a bit of Vanilla Almond Special K mixed in ;)

snow is black again..........

Today I am told that snow is black again ;) and its the same person telling me :) Some people are just so funny..........................Its like they would rather say ANYTHING than actually agree with me lol.....maybe they think that if they agree with me they will spontaneously combust lol!

Or maybe its true...maybe I am just WRONG about EVERYTHING lol ;)

The man with three wives

Did anyone see this show last night???? Wow what an arrogant control freak and chauvanistic PIG!!!! I expected it to be about a religious family who chose that lifestyle because of their beliefs...but it was about a man who couldn't be monogamous so moved in a new wife....and then a girlfriend.......

Things I noticed...it was never mentioned if the women were allowed a new man to join them......he started off the show acting all sweet but a third of the way in he started to act VERY arrogant and like a total control freak.......

Those poor women aren't even happy.........and they say they wouldn't do it again if they could go back in time.......and the girlfriend said 'I have waited my whole life for someone to love me as much as I love them and now I've found him.'

UH..................NO YOU HAVEN'T....cause if he really loved you he would end it with his first wife...second wife and be with YOU.

What an awful thing to live with...the knowledge that you are 'not enough' for your husband......which isn't actually true....what is true is you married an A-hole!!!! But to go through life thinking you aren't 'enough'......................

Anyway....I thought he was an arrogant, selfish, control freak.............

Did you watch it? What were your thoughts? Feel free to totally disagree ;)

Day 4..............

I have been back on core for 4 days and so far so good :) Last night we had chicken with savoury brown rice (home made) now our trip is over and our days are falling back into a calm routine its easier to cook meals from scratch - as I much prefer! Last night I had a bad headache and felt sick...all of a sudden............no idea why. Lloyd says it may be the sugar and processed food detox ....I guess........but this morning I feel great again. Last time I didn't have any issues from detoxing from processed foods but I was also taking hemp daily so maybe thats why............

It just goes to show that processed bads aren't good for you!

I also made my Almond Joy last night for dessert....yum! Yes the powder is processed but the oats and milk are good for you :) and it helps ease the transition from lots of choccy to none :)

It seems in the last week everyone has hit the WW wagon again so there is a lot of support around....even the blogs are full of WW positiveness :) Good luck everyone!

Actually I don't truly follow Core as such...for the most part I do, but the diet I follow is more in line with Dr Phils Weight Loss Solution........but that and core are sooooo similar and are basically about healthy eating, the way we all should eat.......natural foods, cooking from scratch, avoiding processed foods and added sugar.............it makes sense to me.