Saturday stuff......

We were out for quite a while today....we went to have a look at hardwood for the floors in the new extension...I think we've found the one we like. We wanted wide plank flooring but sadly they don't recommend it here because its so dry here and the wood contracts and expands too much :( But this wood is 3 1/4 inch width so thats not too bad.

I ordered Sammys cake - couldn't decide whether to make my own in the shape of a John Deere or whether to order one - so had a look in the catalog and they do a fab Construction site cake so we went for that :)

After the grocery store we stopped by the prize house in the Big Brothers - Big Sisters House lottery..it's worth 1.25 million!!! I LOVED the bathroom off the master bedroom -omg!!! to die for!!! HUGE shower - I swear you could fit SEVERAL people in that shower lol - and I loved that the bath is in between the his and hers sinks! If we win the house we'll sell it, but we will keep some of the furnishings - in fact there is a painting in the house that Samantha would LOVE!!! So if we win she gets her picture ;)

I apologise to whoever winds because Sam was banging around on the piano before we could grab him lol! I THINK it's still working ;)

Anyway, tickets are for sale for the lottery - $25 each, 4 for $60 or 10 for $100. For such a great cause. The house is in Fountain Creek in Sherwood Park and is definitely worth visiting if you like to look around showhomes! Sam tried to climb into the master bath - funny little guy was shouting 'I'm just gonna try it out.....I love it!'

The island in the kitchen was big - about 8' so when Lloyd says ours is going to be 14' I was like OMG that is HUGE!!!!!! It's hard to get my head around what our new kitchen is going to look like!

I got the new nuts and seeds for the birds today which I'm glad about! I love the wild bird store!!

Now I am off to soak in the bath before watching 'Notes on a Scandal' which is a Judi Dench movie that I have wanted to say for AGES!!!! I think Judi Dench (DAME Judi Dench) is such a wonderful actress! Have a great evening everyone!

Two sunsets from 2008

A few pictures of two recent sunsets...including tonights firey sky!

Webkinz...

A lot of people don't like webkinz, but I have to say that the webkinz I bought the girls are probably one of the biggest hits of Christmas!

Susannah and Abigail had never heard of them before Christmas Day and thought they were just given cuddly toys (which they loved anyway) but when I explained what they were they thought it sounded great.

Lets just say the girls have spent a lot of time together on webkinz.com and both are THRILLED with it. So am I! Basically their cuddly animals (Susie has a racoon and Abigail has a horse) came with a special code each. They get to go to the website and register their animal for adoption....they can take their animal to the online vet...they can earn virtual 'kinzcash' which they can use to 'buy' clothing, accessories and toys for their virtual pet...they can make friends with other animals and their owners online....Susannahs racoon was given 'pet of the month' which she loved. There is an arcade room where they can play games and earn cash etc etc - they can mine for gems for their crowns.....

I love watching the girls working together on it and helping each other....and I can't believe how Abigails computer, reading and math skills have improved....it's GREAT!!!

What kind of fool.....

Buys TWO tablecloths and gets home excited to put them on the table only to realise they have a zipper and hole and are actually designed for outside tables that have parasols?????

Yep...that would be me - my duh! moment of the day lol! I don't think Lloyd will ever let me live this down lol - but he was with me when we bought them too lol!

Too funny!

Susannah says I can just add a table arrangement in the centre to cover the hole ;)

I love these cheap plasticy covers because they are great for the kids to do arts and crafts on and the table doesn't get scratched and they are wipe clean!

Friday night

So last night wasn't too bad. We had the fire outside and it was so warm. The girls had soooo much fun sledding in the dark....I went down a few times - including one time with Sam and we ended up going backwards in the dark FAST lol - sooooo much fun :)

The kids all made their hot dogs and marshmallows etc etc...and fed Charlie all the left over buns....

The boys stayed up until late playing Poker, Risk etc etc and went out for a walk at some point too......I think they were all gone by 11:30pm except for Andrew who stayed over and so did Melissa....Laurie got home around 10:30pm...

This morning has been relaxing...we made pancakes and had coffee and now Lloyd and I are taking Sam over to Toys R Us to choose some birthday gifts.....Sam wants a 'big,small car or truck'...but really we think we will get him a big truck, a scooter and maybe a dvd....we are celebrating his birthday tomorrow when everyone is home.

I want to go snowshoeing later too.

We are going to look at flooring today - and maybe kitchen cupboards - we want wide plank flooring in a rustic kind of look ideally.

I also have to run to the Wild Bird store to get some more peanuts and sunflower seeds.....

Tara is putting in an offer on the house near us today! And I am hoping to hear from Samantha as to whether they have viewed the house next door yet!

I'm not sure what to do about a birthday cake for Sam yet - whether to make a digger or order a cake...

have to go!!