1 day ago
Jun 15, 2007
For Lloyd......
Lloyds current favourite song....
I love you Lloyd...hope its not me you're 'mad as hell' at ;)
Ask me a question!!!
Ok..danica gave me an idea.....I'd like each of my blog readers to sak me a question. It can be absolutely anything!!! it can be about any part of my life...past or present.....or future lol!
But please ask me a question and then I will write a post for each question!
But please ask me a question and then I will write a post for each question!
Danica :)
Feel free to ask away :)
My older three children are from my first marriage....and Abigail and Sam are from my second marriage..if you meet them you can tell because the older three are dark skinned and look quite different from the younger two who are very blonde.....but a lot of people say things like 'Laurie has curls just like Lloyd' or they tell Chris he looks like his Dad (ie Lloyd)
They all call Lloyd Dad though (their choice) and Lloyd tells everyone he has 5 kids.....so everyone at work thinks they are all his....
I think the younger two do a lot more with us because they are so much younger and the older ones are kind of out of the stage where they want to be with us all the time.....but Lloyd does things with them all individually too......like he will take one of the boys to the Grand Prix or to the movies or something.....he will go shopping with Chris etc...
My older three were sooooo easy as toddlers and have never been any trouble at all really.....but Abby and Sam have both been 'hard work' and of course I get to say 'I blame the Father' ;) when probably they are just more like me lol!
I think we do pretty well for a blended family.......most people don't seem to realise and it doesn't 'feel' like a blended family....but I think it helps that their real Father doesn't bother to have contact with them......I think that COULD have caused problems in itself but I think Lloyd is just such a great Dad that we just feel like a complete family....
Feel free to ask anything :) I can't think of anything you could ask that would offend me :)
Ooh you've given me an idea for a post!
My older three children are from my first marriage....and Abigail and Sam are from my second marriage..if you meet them you can tell because the older three are dark skinned and look quite different from the younger two who are very blonde.....but a lot of people say things like 'Laurie has curls just like Lloyd' or they tell Chris he looks like his Dad (ie Lloyd)
They all call Lloyd Dad though (their choice) and Lloyd tells everyone he has 5 kids.....so everyone at work thinks they are all his....
I think the younger two do a lot more with us because they are so much younger and the older ones are kind of out of the stage where they want to be with us all the time.....but Lloyd does things with them all individually too......like he will take one of the boys to the Grand Prix or to the movies or something.....he will go shopping with Chris etc...
My older three were sooooo easy as toddlers and have never been any trouble at all really.....but Abby and Sam have both been 'hard work' and of course I get to say 'I blame the Father' ;) when probably they are just more like me lol!
I think we do pretty well for a blended family.......most people don't seem to realise and it doesn't 'feel' like a blended family....but I think it helps that their real Father doesn't bother to have contact with them......I think that COULD have caused problems in itself but I think Lloyd is just such a great Dad that we just feel like a complete family....
Feel free to ask anything :) I can't think of anything you could ask that would offend me :)
Ooh you've given me an idea for a post!
Catch and Release!!!!
Abigail catching her butterfly...admiring it and then setting it free.......
Don't forget you can click on any of the pictures to see them bigger and see the detail!
A wonderful afternoon....
After a not so great morning, I had a lovely afternoon. We went outside with the butterfly nets, jam jars and our book of 'bugs of Alberta' and we caught butterflies to look at!
Sam and Abigail loved this! They soon got the knack of catching them with the net and then putting the jar underneath so they could get the butterfly to fly in....then with a quick twist of their hand they turned the jamjar over and placed it over a dandelion so the butterfly would land on the dandelion.
Then we'd go through the book to find which butterfly it was.....and then they would hold up the jamjar and let it fly off.......
Even Sam surprised us by yelling 'I got one' and then telling us to grab the book and jamjar...he was so serious and funny and he was right! He did catch one! And then another and another!
Sams first 'catch' was an Inornate Ringlet. We also caught Spring Azure's, Cabbage White, Wood Nymphs......
So all the pictures to follow are from our afternoon of butterfly watching......
Sam and Abigail loved this! They soon got the knack of catching them with the net and then putting the jar underneath so they could get the butterfly to fly in....then with a quick twist of their hand they turned the jamjar over and placed it over a dandelion so the butterfly would land on the dandelion.
Then we'd go through the book to find which butterfly it was.....and then they would hold up the jamjar and let it fly off.......
Even Sam surprised us by yelling 'I got one' and then telling us to grab the book and jamjar...he was so serious and funny and he was right! He did catch one! And then another and another!
Sams first 'catch' was an Inornate Ringlet. We also caught Spring Azure's, Cabbage White, Wood Nymphs......
So all the pictures to follow are from our afternoon of butterfly watching......
Yummy :)
Sam was quiet for a little while - I should have guessed he wa sup to something.....he then came in saying 'yum' and licking his hand...I went to investigate and found he had been sticking his hand into my tub of icing sugar in the pantry!!!! The problem with walk-in pantries is that kids can hide in there and get into trouble ;)
A work in progress.....
This is what our climbing frame looks like so far...I don't think Lloyd expected it to be quite such a big job......hopefully it will be finished for the weekend!
Feeling sad...
Right now Susannah is on stage singing the opening song for the school talent show...in front of the whole school AND parents......I should be there...I COULD be there....but I'm not :( And I feel really bad :(
Yesterday Laurence was in a play that he had been rehearsing for for weeks. I couldn't be there because I was volunteering at preschool.....it was Abigails last day of preschool and they had the big picnic/ slide show etc and I knew it would be my last chance to ask questions etc before September when I take over.
Unfortunately because I wasn't there yesterday (and let Laurie down) I feel like I can't be there today for Susannah. Laurie is very much the 'middle child' and always notices every little thing we do for the others and sees it as a sign we love them more.....and no it doesn't matter that I do things with JUST him...or that I try and make up for it so I do the same for them all in the end.....
The other week I took the children out for breakfast......Laurie knew we were going but chose to sleep over at his friends instead - his choice...but he hasn't forgotten that all the others went out for breakfast and he didn't......
He doesn't get cross about it - just sad and makes you feel so guilty!
I'm rambling! So anyway...I am thinking of Susannah who was probably so so nervous and is now (at 12:35pm) very relieved to be finished but very proud I hope) and I hope it all went well for her and I can't wait to hear about it.....
And sometimes I just wish this parenting stuff was easier :(
I've probably done the wrong thing and should have gone today. Its too late now. Its the choice I made. I'm sure this time next year (next month?) it really won't matter.....but today I'm really sorry to not be there).
Yesterday Laurence was in a play that he had been rehearsing for for weeks. I couldn't be there because I was volunteering at preschool.....it was Abigails last day of preschool and they had the big picnic/ slide show etc and I knew it would be my last chance to ask questions etc before September when I take over.
Unfortunately because I wasn't there yesterday (and let Laurie down) I feel like I can't be there today for Susannah. Laurie is very much the 'middle child' and always notices every little thing we do for the others and sees it as a sign we love them more.....and no it doesn't matter that I do things with JUST him...or that I try and make up for it so I do the same for them all in the end.....
The other week I took the children out for breakfast......Laurie knew we were going but chose to sleep over at his friends instead - his choice...but he hasn't forgotten that all the others went out for breakfast and he didn't......
He doesn't get cross about it - just sad and makes you feel so guilty!
I'm rambling! So anyway...I am thinking of Susannah who was probably so so nervous and is now (at 12:35pm) very relieved to be finished but very proud I hope) and I hope it all went well for her and I can't wait to hear about it.....
And sometimes I just wish this parenting stuff was easier :(
I've probably done the wrong thing and should have gone today. Its too late now. Its the choice I made. I'm sure this time next year (next month?) it really won't matter.....but today I'm really sorry to not be there).
Kathy - water!
Our water is now so soft it 'foams'......luckily it will only be a few days until its sorted as the water for the chickens foams up when we fill their waterer~!!!!
It will be good to not have to fill the kettle with bottled water!
It will be good to not have to fill the kettle with bottled water!
Dinner!!!
When I call the children for dinner, I sound EXACTLY like the lady from the M & M Meats commercial. This is NOT a good thing!!
A Reason, a season, a lifetime.
Kathy very kindly sent me this poem in a beautiful Email this morning and I just had to blog it. It's an Email I have seen several times before but one that means a lot to me. The first time I saw it was when my friend Pam sent it to me and it just rang so true!
Pam was only in my life for a short time. Sadly she committed suicide and I lost a very dear friend. A dear friend that I had never met but who know me so so well...and I knew her very well too. I think perhaps because we knew we would probably never meet, we felt able to tell each other everything. Pam was there when my marriage was falling apart....she listen and understood and I did the same for her....because at the same time her marriage was in trouble too....she separated from her Husband for a while..they eventually got back together shortly before she died, but I think she was very confused as to whether her marriage would survive. Pam was there when I reall needed someone who wouldn't judge me. I think Pam and Lloyd were probably the only two people in the WORLD who didn't judge me! Her suicide shocked me...mainly because her reason for it was something she had not shared with anyone (sadly until afterwards)
I truly truly believe she came into my life for a reason. I treasure the little momentoes I have of her - some notecards she sent me...a letter...some Emails and photographs......and her memorial service notes.
When I read this poem I can almost divide my friends up into the different kinds.....I guess in the end it doesn't matter which section friends are in.....whether they are there for the long haul of life or just a little while - they are all friends!
And Kathy - thank you for including me in your list of friends to send this to :) it was a lovely Email to wake up to today! Thank you Friend :)
Pam was only in my life for a short time. Sadly she committed suicide and I lost a very dear friend. A dear friend that I had never met but who know me so so well...and I knew her very well too. I think perhaps because we knew we would probably never meet, we felt able to tell each other everything. Pam was there when my marriage was falling apart....she listen and understood and I did the same for her....because at the same time her marriage was in trouble too....she separated from her Husband for a while..they eventually got back together shortly before she died, but I think she was very confused as to whether her marriage would survive. Pam was there when I reall needed someone who wouldn't judge me. I think Pam and Lloyd were probably the only two people in the WORLD who didn't judge me! Her suicide shocked me...mainly because her reason for it was something she had not shared with anyone (sadly until afterwards)
I truly truly believe she came into my life for a reason. I treasure the little momentoes I have of her - some notecards she sent me...a letter...some Emails and photographs......and her memorial service notes.
When I read this poem I can almost divide my friends up into the different kinds.....I guess in the end it doesn't matter which section friends are in.....whether they are there for the long haul of life or just a little while - they are all friends!
And Kathy - thank you for including me in your list of friends to send this to :) it was a lovely Email to wake up to today! Thank you Friend :)
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life
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