A new truck!

The other day at preschool, Sam fell in love with a truck owned by a little boy there...he so adored that truck it became like his obsession to get at it.....moving chairs to climb up and reach it from the shelf etc and then having a melt down when I said no........

Well today we gave in and got Sam a truck...it's not quite the same ...in fact its a transporter truck...driving cars to and from show rooms......it came with several small cars to go on it....

He LOVES it and hasn't let go of it since we brought it home....and he shrieks if anyone goes near it :) Yikes....I guess thats all part of being 2...he'll learn!

Here are some pics of him with his new truck :)

Oodles of Noodles!!!!!!

Chris loves noodles...those cheap packets of noodles that come with a 'soup mix' and you just add water....so we bought him a bulk box of them today as a treat...I mean there is probably NO nutrition in these whatsoever....and LOTS of sodium no doubt so I wouldn't normally buy them but he did so much to help this morning that he deserved some :)

Abigail had some too and as you can see from the pictures...eating them politely spoils the enjoyment :)

back from town..........

so we ran into town and I got new slippers from La Senza......CK magazine......and some scrapbooking supplies so I am off to soak in the bath with my magazine to inspire me and then will scrapbook all afternoon :)

I love Sundays like this :)

Makeover....

Susannah phoned earlier....her and her friend Cassie are heading to another friends home for the afternoon to play....she warned me that Cassie's sister Amelie has given her a makeover and that I won't recognise her when she gets home...her hair, make up and clothes...she was so happy and excited :)

I'm so happy she has made such good friends in such a short time......I am so glad she is happy and settled at school already.

And now it's Sunday!

Laurence ended up sleeping over at his friend Cody's last night.....so he and Susannah were not home....Abigail curled up in our bed and watched Peter Pan before falling asleep.....Sam fell asleep wqith us on the sofa.....

Lloyd, Chris and I sat and watched The English Patient. I have seen it before and loved it, and I have always wanted Lloyd to see it. As Chris enjoys anything linked to the war, I thought he may enjoy it too.....it's a beautiful movie...desperately sad but I like that because it's more real...sometimes those 'happy ever after' movies just get tiresome......maybe thats why I like Nicholas Sparks novels because someone almost always dies at the end :) they don't often have happy endings :) Even in The Guardian the dog dies!

So we had a lovely lazy Saturday evening watching a beautiful movie......

We've had a lovely lazy morning so far and now we are going out for brunch :) And to buy me new slippers...and a CK magazine......and some supplies for the February challeneg in my scrapbook group.

Then home and Lloyd wants to go for a walk so that will be nice :) Sam loves to be outdoors.

Introducing Dorothy.........

So we have welcomed a new little one into our family today.....here is my beautiful Dorothy.......she is a Phalaenopsis (or Moth) Orchid......

more more more :)

More orchids..............

Macabre...

I thought this orchid was very unusual...and I loved the name! 'Double Deception Absolutely Huge X Macabre'

More from the show........

These include some of the winning entries and larger displays.....

More Orchids....

Some more of the orchids on display today. Aren't they amazing plants? So delicate looking and yet some of them even look like alien species....

The Orchid Society of Alberta Annual Show

I expected to be the only saddo walking around the Orchid show taking pictures, but it was PACKED with people using tripods and VERY big and expensive looking camera equipment to get the best shot....

The show itself was only small but I really enjoyed it...some of the orchids were so stunning...they had huge blooms as well as a bouquet that was so small it was under a microscopic dome! The orchids in that were the size of cress stems!!! Amazing!

I also thought the show would be full of old people.....BUT I was wrong....many of the growers are quite young and many of them are men...younger men! Who would have thought!

Lloyd bought me a beautiful orchid to bring home and care for......he says it might just be my 'passion' so we should at least TRY orchid growing lol! I will photograph 'her' later! I've even named her :) The next few posts will be pictures of the show! Remember you can click on any photograph to make it bigger!

Saturday morning......

Lloyd is disgusted because I am eating a slice of chocolate cake at 10am :) It's even better the next day :)

So the phone doesn't stop ringing here any more........but it's never for me...it's the kids and their active social lives!! This morning I am dropping their friends home and dropping Susie with them...she is going swimming with them and then sleeping over there tonight.......Laurie is getting dropped at a different friends home and is staying for the day to work on a school project with him.......

Chris was invited to swim but is staying here instead (luckily his choice!) and he will babysit while Lloyd and I go to the Orchid show :)

My camera battery is charging....I am so looking forward to the Orchid show...Lloyd (as you can imagine) is ECSTATIC hahahahahaha! But he's happy to take me and thats all that matters :) He'll enjoy it even if he won't admit it :) he enjoys the quilt show even though he jokes he hates it lol!

We are going to pick up Lloyds wedding ring later...he had it resized.....I may take my watch in to be fixed too.....and my engagement ring for the new diamonds......

Well I have to take the kids friends home so I should stop eating choccy ake and go get ready!

Have a great day everyone whatever you are up to :)

I think I will buy a Creating Keepsakes magazine as well to read tonight in the bath :) I am hooked on crafts again atm......I have a FAB idea for some teachers gifts for Easter so I want to work on those as well as finishing the paper bag albums I started yesterday. And my hummingbird painting...I did the tail feathers last night as well.....I am inspired to create ...for the first time in months andf its a wonderful feeling :)