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This is the t-shirt Laurence is wearing for his last day at Catholic school :)

Time Capsule Opening Day!!!

Today is the day that we open our time capsules!!!

Last September we made time capsules full of information about Sam and Abby!!  You can read about them HERE!!  They are VERY excited to open them later today :)  

I will add pictures of the grand opening later!!!

Swingball....

One of our favourite games in Summer..it was one of my favourite games as a child and now I love playing against my own children and they love playing against each other....

Toadstool....

Susannah found this huge mushroom/ toadstool in our woods tonight....isn't beautiful.....I bet there is a very cute pixie that lives in this toadstool....

Cutting the grass...

Laurence prepped the grass for the slip and slide tonight, and Susannah wanted to have a go with the push mower - they both did a great job!  It will grow fast again though as we have been having big storms each night with plenty of much needed rain!!

Summer in the garden.....

My Scarlet Honeysuckles are doing really well again this year despite being attacked by a well meaning workman last year ;)  The Hummingbirds love these pretty flowers and I'm looking forward to them climbing all over the new railings!!

My Daisies are doing well despite me not bothering with the flower beds at ALL this year :(  The flower beds are completely over grown with weeds and grass and yet the Daisies continues to grow and look so pretty with their bobbing heads in the breeze :)

My new favourite Summer drink...

Passion Tea Lemonade....with sweetener....YUM!!!

Kara Haupt from 'I Just Might Explode' says this is like drinking Johnny Depp :)  

I kind of agree :)

Jumping hurdles...

A Walk at the Natural Area

Getting to know you Sunday!!

1. If you had 5000.00 to spend on plastic surgery what would you have done?My boobs - lifted back into place lol - definitely :)  

2. Do you watch Soap operas and if so what is your favorite and why?
No.  I don't really watch any tv apart from Greys Anatomy on dvd each Fall.  Oh and Global Breakfast news.

3. Favorite clothing brand?
Reitmans. 

4. An afternoon shopping spree at your favorite store or maid service for a year?
Hhhmmmm well I had a maid/ cleaning service last year and it was ok.....but I went through three companies and none of them did what I really wanted them to do.  In the end I gave up.  So probably the shopping spree...actually I'd prefer a gardener.

5. Would you ever vajazzle?
Abigail might enjoy it but I think it's a bit glitzy for me lol...

6. Favorite Disney Princess?
Giselle from Enchanted.....

7. Last movie that made you bawl your eyes out?
Every movie makes me bawl my eyes out lol!  Probably Toy Story 3 last weekend :)

8. Have you ever broken any bones and if so what?
My nose - Susannah broke it for me.  My toe....from things falling out of the freezer.  

Second Prize....

Well, we didn't quite live up to our team name of 'Second Prize' last night at the pub quiz night....we ended up getting an honourable mention at the end of the night for coming last.....hahahahaha!!  That said, it was soooo much fun and it couldn't really be helped when most of the questions were asking who certain soccer players were and we had answers like 'Mr Hottie shows us your Botty'!!  We didn't know any of the answers last night...music, movies, sports, news.....oh dear!!  But the fries were good :)  The company was fun and it's funny to be surrounded by a lot of British and Irish accents....

That said, you don't have to be British to join us...plenty of Canadians there too and we need ALL the help we can get.  Teams of up to 6 can join in and we only had three!!  It's every Thursday (not Canada Day though) and it starts just after 9pm.  Come and join us!!

Friday Fill-ins!!

And...here we go!

1. On vacation, I like beautiful natural surroundings, no crowds, capturing it all with my camera, slowing down and enjoying every moment, not trying to cram too much in, remembering that less is more.
2. I miss paddling my toes and hopping waves with the children in the ocean.
3. One of my favorite vacation spots is Canmore and spending time in the area surrounding that little town.
4.It's hard to see the stars in a sky lit up by a full moon.
5. Up, up and away in a plane I go on two trips later this year.
6. Bananas are an important ingredient in Green Monsters.  I miss them and really should start drinking them again.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing on the porch for a while again once my laptop and phone are charged then watching a movie with the children, tomorrow my plans include taking Laurence to a party, maybe helping Tess design a flyer for a business venture...maybe swimming with the kids - or the splashpark or lake and Sunday, I want to see whats happening around the city and then decide!


Find your Friday Fill ins HERE

Model shoot....

Susannah has friends to stay every weekend...often both nights....and one night her and her besty decided to do a fashion shoot with their camera...these are just a few of the results of Susannah's pics!!  They had a blast and the pics are great :)  

There are a few of her friend on FB but I won't put them here as I don't have permission...

Facebook

So...yes, I am back on Facebook....after taking 6 months off I was nagged into rejoining a short while ago....and I had removed almost everyone before I deactivated my account...so if anyone wants to be added to my facebook account just send me a request/ message me.

I'm back under Jane Fernandez now as I've changed my name back :)

My monkey boy....

Sams latest skill is to shimmy up the door frames :)