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Jan 7, 2008
Monday
I am looking forward to tomorrow. I really need a day at home to do nothing....WHEN am I going to have a chance to use my sewing machine????????? Something always seems to come up!!!
We normally go swimming on Tuesdays, but we swapped it for today as Sam LOVES to go swimming, so it was a birthday treat - and WHAT a treat! They had the slide out, so Sam had a blast going down the slide into the waves....and they have a lot of new toys - like a canoe and various new floats....it was fun!
After swimming we headed to McDonalds for a treat lunch. Then after that we went to Sobeys to pick up sams birthday cake :) I'm really pleased with it! I'll post pictures later! I left Abby in charge of the Jumbo box of Cheerios and she got distracted and went to get herself a cup of water and forgot to pick the box back up, so once I had them strapped into the car I raced back in to grab the box she had left on the table by the window lol! OMG I was so paranoid about getting the cake home in one piece I didn't even notice she didn't have the box!
Oh, as we were leaving the house this morning...well, we got to the end of the road and I realised I had packed everything except underwear for me! No bra and no knickers!!! lol..so we drove back and I ran inside and my Mom phoned, so I grabbed it quickly and explained the kids were in the car and I was just running back inside as I'd forgotten my underwear lol - my Mom thought that sounded funny! I was wearing my bathing suit you see ;)
After Sobeys we headed home and both Abigail and Sam fell asleep in the car!
Got home and I put dinner in the oven...chicken chasseur....Mmmmmmm
Then washed the floors and now am relaxing with a cuppa as the kids came home from school and Laurie made me a coffee.
They all seemed to have a good day - although Chris STILL wants to homeschool! We shall see!
I caught up with news on LP....
Susie got her new recorder today and played me the first song she has learned - it's called 'Just B' and thats exactly what it is lol - just one note ;) I filmed it anyway and will add that later ;)
I am TIRED this afternoon! Really tired! Laurence is flying his 'best ever' paper aeroplane....a modified design from the Dangerous Book for Boys......
So tomorrow I just want to relax....Sam can have the playdoh out...I want to make a banana and walnut loaf as I ahve too many bananas going brown.....and I want to work on my Simple Abundance workbook.
Anyway today ahs been fun - my Mom phoned to say Happy Birthday to Sam.....and my Sister Clare also phoned to say Happy Birthday - so I will add pictures for everyone of birthday cake etc etc later!
We normally go swimming on Tuesdays, but we swapped it for today as Sam LOVES to go swimming, so it was a birthday treat - and WHAT a treat! They had the slide out, so Sam had a blast going down the slide into the waves....and they have a lot of new toys - like a canoe and various new floats....it was fun!
After swimming we headed to McDonalds for a treat lunch. Then after that we went to Sobeys to pick up sams birthday cake :) I'm really pleased with it! I'll post pictures later! I left Abby in charge of the Jumbo box of Cheerios and she got distracted and went to get herself a cup of water and forgot to pick the box back up, so once I had them strapped into the car I raced back in to grab the box she had left on the table by the window lol! OMG I was so paranoid about getting the cake home in one piece I didn't even notice she didn't have the box!
Oh, as we were leaving the house this morning...well, we got to the end of the road and I realised I had packed everything except underwear for me! No bra and no knickers!!! lol..so we drove back and I ran inside and my Mom phoned, so I grabbed it quickly and explained the kids were in the car and I was just running back inside as I'd forgotten my underwear lol - my Mom thought that sounded funny! I was wearing my bathing suit you see ;)
After Sobeys we headed home and both Abigail and Sam fell asleep in the car!
Got home and I put dinner in the oven...chicken chasseur....Mmmmmmm
Then washed the floors and now am relaxing with a cuppa as the kids came home from school and Laurie made me a coffee.
They all seemed to have a good day - although Chris STILL wants to homeschool! We shall see!
I caught up with news on LP....
Susie got her new recorder today and played me the first song she has learned - it's called 'Just B' and thats exactly what it is lol - just one note ;) I filmed it anyway and will add that later ;)
I am TIRED this afternoon! Really tired! Laurence is flying his 'best ever' paper aeroplane....a modified design from the Dangerous Book for Boys......
So tomorrow I just want to relax....Sam can have the playdoh out...I want to make a banana and walnut loaf as I ahve too many bananas going brown.....and I want to work on my Simple Abundance workbook.
Anyway today ahs been fun - my Mom phoned to say Happy Birthday to Sam.....and my Sister Clare also phoned to say Happy Birthday - so I will add pictures for everyone of birthday cake etc etc later!
Monday
I am looking forward to tomorrow. I really need a day at home to do nothing....WHEN am I going to have a chance to use my sewing machine????????? Something always seems to come up!!!
We normally go swimming on Tuesdays, but we swapped it for today as Sam LOVES to go swimming, so it was a birthday treat - and WHAT a treat! They had the slide out, so Sam had a blast going down the slide into the waves....and they have a lot of new toys - like a canoe and various new floats....it was fun!
After swimming we headed to McDonalds for a treat lunch. Then after that we went to Sobeys to pick up sams birthday cake :) I'm really pleased with it! I'll post pictures later! I left Abby in charge of the Jumbo box of Cheerios and she got distracted and went to get herself a cup of water and forgot to pick the box back up, so once I had them strapped into the car I raced back in to grab the box she had left on the table by the window lol! OMG I was so paranoid about getting the cake home in one piece I didn't even notice she didn't have the box!
Oh, as we were leaving the house this morning...well, we got to the end of the road and I realised I had packed everything except underwear for me! No bra and no knickers!!! lol..so we drove back and I ran inside and my Mom phoned, so I grabbed it quickly and explained the kids were in the car and I was just running back inside as I'd forgotten my underwear lol - my Mom thought that sounded funny! I was wearing my bathing suit you see ;)
After Sobeys we headed home and both Abigail and Sam fell asleep in the car!
Got home and I put dinner in the oven...chicken chasseur....Mmmmmmm
Then washed the floors and now am relaxing with a cuppa as the kids came home from school and Laurie made me a coffee.
They all seemed to have a good day - although Chris STILL wants to homeschool! We shall see!
I caught up with news on LP....
Susie got her new recorder today and played me the first song she has learned - it's called 'Just B' and thats exactly what it is lol - just one note ;) I filmed it anyway and will add that later ;)
I am TIRED this afternoon! Really tired! Laurence is flying his 'best ever' paper aeroplane....a modified design from the Dangerous Book for Boys......
So tomorrow I just want to relax....Sam can have the playdoh out...I want to make a banana and walnut loaf as I ahve too many bananas going brown.....and I want to work on my Simple Abundance workbook.
Anyway today ahs been fun - my Mom phoned to say Happy Birthday to Sam.....and my Sister Clare also phoned to say Happy Birthday - so I will add pictures for everyone of birthday cake etc etc later!
We normally go swimming on Tuesdays, but we swapped it for today as Sam LOVES to go swimming, so it was a birthday treat - and WHAT a treat! They had the slide out, so Sam had a blast going down the slide into the waves....and they have a lot of new toys - like a canoe and various new floats....it was fun!
After swimming we headed to McDonalds for a treat lunch. Then after that we went to Sobeys to pick up sams birthday cake :) I'm really pleased with it! I'll post pictures later! I left Abby in charge of the Jumbo box of Cheerios and she got distracted and went to get herself a cup of water and forgot to pick the box back up, so once I had them strapped into the car I raced back in to grab the box she had left on the table by the window lol! OMG I was so paranoid about getting the cake home in one piece I didn't even notice she didn't have the box!
Oh, as we were leaving the house this morning...well, we got to the end of the road and I realised I had packed everything except underwear for me! No bra and no knickers!!! lol..so we drove back and I ran inside and my Mom phoned, so I grabbed it quickly and explained the kids were in the car and I was just running back inside as I'd forgotten my underwear lol - my Mom thought that sounded funny! I was wearing my bathing suit you see ;)
After Sobeys we headed home and both Abigail and Sam fell asleep in the car!
Got home and I put dinner in the oven...chicken chasseur....Mmmmmmm
Then washed the floors and now am relaxing with a cuppa as the kids came home from school and Laurie made me a coffee.
They all seemed to have a good day - although Chris STILL wants to homeschool! We shall see!
I caught up with news on LP....
Susie got her new recorder today and played me the first song she has learned - it's called 'Just B' and thats exactly what it is lol - just one note ;) I filmed it anyway and will add that later ;)
I am TIRED this afternoon! Really tired! Laurence is flying his 'best ever' paper aeroplane....a modified design from the Dangerous Book for Boys......
So tomorrow I just want to relax....Sam can have the playdoh out...I want to make a banana and walnut loaf as I ahve too many bananas going brown.....and I want to work on my Simple Abundance workbook.
Anyway today ahs been fun - my Mom phoned to say Happy Birthday to Sam.....and my Sister Clare also phoned to say Happy Birthday - so I will add pictures for everyone of birthday cake etc etc later!
My Baby turns three........
And no Louise....I can't believe it :( Lloyd and I were watching him sleep last night and saying how we can't believe how fast the last three years had gone.....and that 3 years ago last night I slapped a nurse ;) Really! I had an allergic reaction to Morphine and started hallucinating and freaking out...the nurses panicked and tried to take my blood pressure and I didn't know what was happening or what they were doing and I slapped one of the nurses lol! I then threw up big time lol......
So thats when I learned I am allergic to morphine lol!
I was in hospital for 5 days before Sam was born - admitted for pre-eclampsia which is rare in a 5th baby when you haven't had it with any other birth.
Lloyd was going to pick me up on Friday morning and take me home - he was going to pick me up a bagel and coffee from Timmys but I started having contractions and a friend of mine checked me and said I was in labour (she was visiting me but is actually a labour nurse lol!) So I called Lloyd and said I was in labour and couldn't have my breakfast after all (sigh) and he dropped Abigail off and came straight in....
Labour started at 9:30am and Sam was born at 2:11pm...so quite easy really :) And just like all four of my other children, Sam was delivered by a British Midwife - only because my obstetrician didn't make it in time - she arrived about a minute late! In Canada very few people have Midwife deliveries and often you have to pay for them - so I count myself lucky - and am glad that Midwife deliveries are increasing :)
Today is also the Ukrainian Christmas Day which is celebrated hugely here in Alberta! Happy Christmas everyone :)
Today is also Takenzies little boys birthday - Lincoln and Sam were born minutes apart 3 years ago - just different sides of Edmonton!!
I'd also like to say that I am thinking of Christie today. Her beautiful Daughter Ayla would have celebrated her birthday today. Please keep Christie and Ayla in your thoughts today.
So thats when I learned I am allergic to morphine lol!
I was in hospital for 5 days before Sam was born - admitted for pre-eclampsia which is rare in a 5th baby when you haven't had it with any other birth.
Lloyd was going to pick me up on Friday morning and take me home - he was going to pick me up a bagel and coffee from Timmys but I started having contractions and a friend of mine checked me and said I was in labour (she was visiting me but is actually a labour nurse lol!) So I called Lloyd and said I was in labour and couldn't have my breakfast after all (sigh) and he dropped Abigail off and came straight in....
Labour started at 9:30am and Sam was born at 2:11pm...so quite easy really :) And just like all four of my other children, Sam was delivered by a British Midwife - only because my obstetrician didn't make it in time - she arrived about a minute late! In Canada very few people have Midwife deliveries and often you have to pay for them - so I count myself lucky - and am glad that Midwife deliveries are increasing :)
Today is also the Ukrainian Christmas Day which is celebrated hugely here in Alberta! Happy Christmas everyone :)
Today is also Takenzies little boys birthday - Lincoln and Sam were born minutes apart 3 years ago - just different sides of Edmonton!!
I'd also like to say that I am thinking of Christie today. Her beautiful Daughter Ayla would have celebrated her birthday today. Please keep Christie and Ayla in your thoughts today.
Jan 6, 2008
The next Canadian Idol.......NOT ;)
Hard to tell what Abigail is singing until the very last line ;)
Attack!!!!!
We were told how to get Boris the tiger to pounce on us, so we tried it out and it worked :) Even though I knew there was safety glass between us, it was kind of scary knowing there was a tiger inches behind me - and boy does it bang HARD against the window!!!
Happy Birthday Sam!!!
We are celebrating sams birthday today while everyone is home....although
we will have the cake tomorrow! But Sam opened his gifts this morning - including the one from Grandma and Grandad which you can see he loved! And there is a picture of him with Aunty Clares card too!
Now we are off to the zoo :)
Have a great day everyone!
Jan 5, 2008
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!
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!
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!!
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!!
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