Sams Fall fun.....

Laurence and Chris's pictures to follow - theirs are few and far between these days ;) They aren't quite as happy to pose as they used to be.......

Abigail....

Susannah

Susannah and Laurence

On the 'Cook House' Trail....

Fall leaves fun....

Lloyd and I...

More from our day - including lots of the children - later!

Some snapshots from our Sunday...

Susie at the lake....

Scrapbooking.....

McCain Cancels Letterman Taping

www.patsyterrell.com/blog.htm

Patsy has a very interesting blog post today......anyone who knows me well and has discussed the election with me knows that I feel there is only ONE way to vote in the upcoming election - Democrat. I found Patsy's post very enlightening. I'm not a Letterman viewer so I wasn't following this story.

I am finding the politics in the US lately so fascinating! I know that we are having an election in Canada very soon, but to be honest I really feel that there is no one worth voting for in this country at this moment. I really feel that ALL the parties are pretty dismal right now. I guess I am hoping that the Conservatives stay in power for a while ONLY because I worry that with the economy in the States and in parts of Europe being Sooooo bad right now, I feel that a change in government might make our economy a little less stable. Perhaps if things stay as they are for now we can just ride through the storm with our economy scarred as little as possible. That aside though I'm embarrassed that all the parties are pretty pathetic and no one makes me want to vote for them. No one comes across as a 'leader'.

I still hope to live in the US within the next few years and with that in mind I find their election, their economy and their political news far more interesting.

Lloyd at work....

A rare glimpse of Lloyd at work - he took this pic of himself with his cell phone and sent it to me :)

Dragonfish?

I saw this fruit on another blog months ago - I think it was on Mighty Morphin Mamas??? It was a homeschooling blog anyway - and ever since, I have been looking for a dragon fruit in the stores but haven't found one ANYWHERE!!!! Until last week that is!!! I finally found one and snatched it up!
I thought it looked like the coolest of fruits to introduce to the children! And this one looked like a fish - so I told the children it wa sa tropical 'dragon fish'! I even gave it an 'eye'!!!!

This morning we cut it open and tried it :) Isn't it amazing inside? It actually tastes fairly similar to a giant Kiwi - sweeter I guess - juicier and much nicer!! Almost pear like!! And very attractive!

First sting!

Laurie got his first bee sting yesterday! In his cheek! Unfortunately it made his cheek and eye swell up! Ouch! It doesn't hurt at all but It's caused a fair bit of teasing by his Sisters!!!! It was my fault too because he was helping me down by the hive and we really weren't prepared for how bad tempered the bees were going to be yesterday!

Our home in the Fall.....

Retail Therapy

We had to do some running around today for the kitchen and also for Chris for his orthodontics appointment, and as we were over in the West End I FINALLY got to run in to West Ed Mall and go to my FAVOURITE store -- Bath and Body Works opened here a couple of weeks ago and I hadn't had a chance to go there yet. My Ex Mother In Law got my addicted to their products years ago - and then when I lived in Edinburgh I used to shop there. Sadly they closed all the stores outside of the US a few years back, so I only got to shop there when I was in the States or when someone was visiting the States and could bring me things back.

But then the good news arrived that they were opening a store here WOOHOO! Good timing as I was almost out of my favourite Warm Vanilla Sugar Body Cream!

But I also fell in LOVE with their 'Warm Milk and Honey' line....which is this TO DIE FOR aromatherapy product line which includes massage oils and bath products. I bought myself the body lotion which smells sooooo incredible. I swear I have never smelt anything like it before in my life. It is the most relaxing, soothing and comforting smell EVER!!!! I kept smelling my hand all the way through the mall and all the way home. I also bought the foam bath and the pillow spray!!! I will definitely be stocking up on this YUMMY stuff!!!!

It's not the biggest Bath and Body Works store which is a shame - I guess they won't carry all the lines, and they had sold out of quite a bit - but they are getting new stock in every day and the staff were great - really helpful and friendly!

I am so happy they opened here - I LOVE their products!!

Happy Birthday Karen.

Happy Birthday to my Sister Karen (Commode) who reads my blog. She turned 43 today! I can't imagine being that bloody old ;) hahahahaha ;) Hope you had a good day!

I'm the only daughter still in my thirties now :) I'll gloat as long as I can :)

lunchbag puppets!!

Sam gets busy with a glue stick and some lunchbags! He says he made the cow for Tim, one of the workmen building our new kitchen and basement!

Happy Birthday Oliver

I can't quite believe my Nephew Oliver is 17 today! It makes me feel bloody old to be honest - and it makes it feel like life is going FAR too fast!!! But there ya go!

Happy 17th birthday Oliver! Have a wonderful day with your TWO birthday cakes :)

We're all looking forward to seeing you very soon when you arrive here in Canada :)

Who????

This escorted plane just flew over our house - five minutes ago!!!!! I wonder why it was escorted....and who was in it?????? Air force one?????? Lol ;)

I've never seen an escorted plane of that size before - and so low! We'll have to catch the news later and see if anyone was coming into Edmonton tonight - I can't think of anyone in Canada who flies escorted though. And the plane was flying in a VERY odd direction - I have NEVER seen a plane of that kind fly in that direction before either - they NEVER fly in that direction across our house - it was as if it had special permission to fly in a different flight path to other planes......

Hmmmmmmm??????? We are on the flight paths to Edmonton airport and across to Vancouver but NEVER in this direction!!!