Snapshots from a relaxing weekend

We had a lovely relaxing weekend - much needed.  It was cold and we were tired after a very busy and crazy few weeks - Kevins visit, moving house and many other things....so with Sam and Abby away, it was nice to finally stay home a lot, sleep in, relax and not do a whole lot.  Laurence worked and saw his friends quite a bit but due to some mess ups with planning, Susannahs sleepovers were cancelled.

We went out to eat and we went to the Celebration of Lights and saw the digital Christmas Tree lit at the community centre in town. It was really lovely to see Reindeer at the celebration :) 

My weekend involved wine - so all was good :)  Oh and we watched a lot of cartoons - including Shrek 4 which was FAB - I'd never seen that before :)  It was so good :)  

I got caught up with some art work and created my album for this years JYC.  

For today.....

Outside my window...blue skies and sunshine but not as warm as they said yesterday - it's -1c and its supposed to get colder this week with more snow.  

I am thinking...that I really need to get the storage room downstair organized properly.We have just been taking boxes down and piling them up but not in an organized manner - so I am never going to be able to find anything - I want everything sorted in an organized way - Christmas things together, clothes together, camping things together....

I am thankful...that the garage is almost empty now and it won't be long before we can get both cars in there - Terry is coming this week to light the furnace in there and then it will be warm too - hopefully we will be all set before the snow falls again!

In the kitchen...lots of cooking and baking.  I love the new kitchen as its a good size to keep clean and tidy - so much easier than the old kitchen - and no hitler standing over me any more :)  

I am wearing...an old cardigan with a hole in it but its an old favourite that I love :)

I am creating...a winter journal.  I am also planning my JYC.  I am also still creating our new home and thinking about getting the Christmas decorations out although part of me is in a 'can't be bothered' mood - because I have just packed and unpacked from moving so it feels like too much effort to unpack and pack up MORE stuff lol...so I think I might wait a few more weeks....but we are off to a Christmas festival this afternoon - maybe that will help get me in the mood!  

I am going...to prepare a little fun project for Sam and Abby this week - for when the snow falls :)

I am wondering...how I got so lucky with my friends - I seem to spend my whole time saying "I have such amazing friends - I am so lucky - I really DO have such amazing friends" :)  
I am reading...Barbara Delinsky's 'Not My Daughter' - I started it months ago and then got distracted and too busy so put it down - so now I want to really get stuck in!!!
I am hoping...that my meds really kick in properly this week and work their magic - I also hope that I get some good results from the blood work and tests I had done yesterday.  

I am looking forward to...life settling down and getting back to normal hopefully next week....it's been a little chaotic the last month!
I am learning...how to ask for help and how to lean on friends - and how lucky I am :)  I am learning who is there for me and who isn't.  I am learning to let go and to hold on.  I am learning where the peace is :)  

Around the house...lots of laughter.  Lots of learning.  Lots of comfort.  coziness.  Homeliness. warmth.  reading.  Family. Friends.  Love :)

I am pondering...the future

A favorite quote for today...Friends are the family we choose for ourselves :)

One of my favorite things...friends :)

A few plans for the rest of the week: birthday celebration, French class, spaghetti bridge building, homeschool class at the library, Christmas Celebration of lights, swimming, seeing Christie, climbing at West Edmonton Mall, Movies, Kidz Quarterz, 

A peek into my day...maybe swimming?  Celebration of lights, library?  No clue :)  

More waiting.......

Today consisted of a lot of waiting.....

Waiting online to talk to people at MEP....

Waiting on the phone to talk to people at Epcor...

Waiting for our internet to come back on CONSTANTLY because it keeps going off and on grrrrrr

and waiting YET AGAIN at a clinic as I had to have more tests done.

Fun fun fun....

On a brighter note, my fabby friend Trish came over for some bits and pieces of furniture - she brought me one of her AMAZING coffees

She also brought her two gorgeous girls with her who hung out with my two youngest which they LOVED and kept them happy for the day!!  She helped me sort the garage so we can get one of the cars in there at LAST!!!  She was basically a superstar!!!

Abby baked this afternoon.  Yummy chocolate muffins.

I got caught up on laundry, unpacked more boxes, sorted tons of stuff...tonight we chillaxed and watched tv....

I think tonight finally - FINALLY my new meds are starting to kick in and I am FINALLY starting to get used to them and note feel quite like a zombie on them....we will see if they help over the next few weeks!!!!!!  Or what effect they have on me.....

Synergy Wellness Centre is REALLY nice:

Thursday fun :)

I was woken at 4:30am by Rosie needing to go outside for the bathroom.  Then the graders were busy beeping as they reversed back and forth clearing the roads in the area of snow and ice grrrrrr I was awake for a couple of hours and eventually got back to sleep at 6:30am.   Then we all ended up oversleeping a bit which meant a bit of a rush to get ready to leave for Susannahs doctors appointment!

Of course we get there to be told the Doctor was running late and we should head off for a while - so we go and sit in Timmys for half an hour or so before going back to the clinic to wait...

After the doctors we came home and relaxed for the afternoon...Abigail took Rosie for a walk and Sam and Susannah cleared the snow from the driveway as the weather was so good (+5c)  

In the evening we had our homeschool group - we made bird feeders!!  AMAZING bird feeders :)  

Sam bored in the Doctors waiting room:

Had to laugh at Brians t-shirt!!!  I wonder what the other parents at the group thought lmao!  Laurence would've LOVED it :)  

Trish laughing as I snapped a pic of Brians shirt:

Dave filling Sams bird feeder up with seed:

After the group we stopped off at Superstore for a few groceries then headed home and made supper, then sat and ate - it was quite late and we were all in a silly mood - as you can see in this picture:

After our late supper I headed into the garage to sort some more boxes and bring in some shelves and things for my bedroom etc etc....it ended up being a VERY late night but a very productive one :)

Hump Day Pictures :)

Apart from a run to the post office and Shoppers Drugmart, we had a day at home yesterday,

until evening that is.  In the evening Abby and Sam went to their Dads, and Susannah and I went out for coffee.  It was homeschool coffee night!  But it was a little bit special :)  Christie arrived back from the Dominican last week - they have been living there for almost two years and are back in Edmonton for a couple of months until they head off to China to live.  So we went and picked them and took them to coffee night!  Susannah sat with D and they got caught up - they are on Facebook together so have been in touch, and they had a lovely evening chatting, and Christie and I got to sit with all the other Moms - and little Mr C :)  Oh wow he has grown!!  He was just a teeny tiny baby last time I saw him!!  

There were 16 of us Moms at coffee last night in all and we were a rowdy bunch :)  Lots of laughter and chatter :)  So much fun!  I love our monthly coffee nights :)  

I came home and relaxed in my gorgeous giant bath with some candles and bubbles and my fabby book.....until I was all sleepy...and a good thing too as I was woken at 4:30 am by Rosie needing to go outside for the bathroom and then I couldn't get back to sleep as they were clearing the streets of snow outside!!  Wah!  Oh well I guess I'm up for the day - so I have made myself a coffee and have been reading my book again :)  Susannah has a doctors appointment today and tonight we are meeting friends at the farmers market and then we have our Thursday night homeschool group!!  Wow another week almost over!  Time just flies by!  

Kevin's Canada Wall :)

Kevin, our German student, sent me this picture yesterday.  It is of his 'Canada wall' :)  He created a wall in his bedroom of pictures from his visit here :)  He added the flag he bought and the mini hockey stick we gave him as well as the pictures the children made him :)  

I love it :)  

Still so happy that he had such a great visit with us!!

His holiday here went by so fast and I'm so happy we crammed in so much!  

They really weren't here for very long and I'm so sad that other families didn't make their students feel as welcome!  We really enjoyed having Kevin here and look forward to welcoming him back next year :) 

Tuesday :)

Woke up and went downstairs to let Rosie out and make my coffee - and found the backyard filled with birds - they had FINALLY found my bird feeders :)  I was soooo happy :)  Yay :)  I checked the front feeder too on the front porch and there too there were several birds :)  

I love how my glass jars look in the new kitchen:

Sam and Abby have been growing crystal trees and are thrilled with them...they grew sooo big over night and are so pretty :)  

Rosie has settled in really fast at the new house and seems to like it - she watches out of the front window - she is easily pleased though and as long as we are with her she is happy - such a good dog. she really is such a sweetheart. 

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This morning was sooooo funny!  I dropped Abby and Sam at gymnastics with C and headed to my Doctors appt with Susannah.  Halfway there we see a car pulled over in the fast lane on the other side of the median.  The hazards were on and the driver was stood beside the car flagging me down.  we slowed down and drove up beside them and then Susannah said 'isn't that T???' and then said 'Oh my gawd - isn't that T with your coffee?????'  Hahahahahaha it WAS!!!!  It was T and she was flagging me down to give me a thermos of coffee hahahahaha  omg I love my mad and crazy friends sooooo much :)  

She knew I am not a morning person and would need my coffee :)  Love you T!!  :)  

My Doctors appt went ok - Ive been referred for more tests and bloodwork blah blah blah...and if that doesn't help then I have to go see a neurologist.  Fun fun fun....

After the Docs we ran and got more washer fluid because it was above freezing and VERY sloppy on the roads today as the snow and ice was melting....

Then we headed to Salto to meet up with everyone and get Abby and Sam from the drop-in...thank you C for watching them xxx

Then we headed to the library for an hour or so.....

Home for a while and I unpacked a few more boxes, Sam watched a war dvd that he got at the library...yesterday he watched 'The Battle of Britain' and today he watched 'We Were Soldiers'.  He also has 'The Memphis Belle' to watch - a movie about a B17 like the one we went in during the Summer :)  In fact THAT plane was used in that movie :)

Tonight Sam and Abby went to their Dads house for the evening.  Susannah and I went to the mall to get a few things - Melatonin and Advil etc....and we also went to the new Davids Tea store that Laurence has been raving about....we each got a tea to try.  Then we came home and found Laurence was home from work early.  And that was our Tuesday....

Now I plan to relax with my book before bed :)  

Tag time...

-My Body Feels:  tired.  old....I'm glad I am going to see my Doctor tomorrow.  

-My Environment makes me feel:   calm, good, happy, comfortable...like a weight has been lifted...

-My Schedule:    much slower than usual at the moment - but it's nice to enjoy the quieter days.

-At the end of the day I feel:  content...tired.....

-I would like to feel:  feeling in my hands and fingers - will be glad to find out what is causing this numbness and pins and needles.