ok...I just checked the weather and they are now calling for rain all day Saturday and all day Sunday. Not cool when we are camping. Let's all start praying for better weather for the weekend!!!
Mel
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
School Supplies
Wow...is anyone else astonished on how much it costs to get your kids ready for shcool? It costs a fortune. What bothers me is that I have to send 25 pencils for Noah. Do you really think that he is using 25 pencils?? No...I am suppling enough for all the parents that do not supply thier kids with pencils!! The other thing I do not understand is 3 boxes of large ziploc bags. THREE!!!! I don't even know what they are for!!!
Anyway...just a little rant.
Melissa
Anyway...just a little rant.
Melissa
Monday, August 28, 2006
Bye James
My favorite player on Big Brother, James, was voted out last Thursday. Now I want Mike Boogie to win. As long as it is not Will!!!!!
If you watch...who do you want to win?
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Star Wars
I have come to the conclusion over the weekend that my son is OBSESSED with Star Wars. It is all he talks about. He plays it on his game cube, his game boy, he has watched all the movies and could recite any line or part to you. He is a star wars freak. He is going to turn into one of those guys that buys the $5000 Darth costume just because it is cool!! Oh Dear!!!!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Good week so far
The kids have been surprisingly good this week. I was worried because after being home for 2 weeks with thier parents they tend to forget the rules and act out a little more when they get back. I am still waiting for that to happen.
Not much is new around here. I am trying to get the kids back on an earlier bed time so that in 2 weeks when we are back in school it won't be a huge shock. It isn't going well though. Last night it was still 9:15 before we got them tucked in. Oh well!!
We are going camping for Labour Day weekend. Where we go they have Halloween for the kids on Saturday night. My kids have learned that the homemade costumes are the ones that win prizes. Last year Emily was grapes and she won second prize. This year Noah is an Oreo cookie and Emily is going to be a tub with a shower on it. I will post pictures when we finish them.
I am excited because I don't have to cook dinner tonight. We are having dinner at our friends Glenn and Dana's. Noah is sleeping over there and Baylie (Emily's friend) is coming here. Should be fun.
Anyway...that's all for now!
Not much is new around here. I am trying to get the kids back on an earlier bed time so that in 2 weeks when we are back in school it won't be a huge shock. It isn't going well though. Last night it was still 9:15 before we got them tucked in. Oh well!!
We are going camping for Labour Day weekend. Where we go they have Halloween for the kids on Saturday night. My kids have learned that the homemade costumes are the ones that win prizes. Last year Emily was grapes and she won second prize. This year Noah is an Oreo cookie and Emily is going to be a tub with a shower on it. I will post pictures when we finish them.
I am excited because I don't have to cook dinner tonight. We are having dinner at our friends Glenn and Dana's. Noah is sleeping over there and Baylie (Emily's friend) is coming here. Should be fun.
Anyway...that's all for now!
Monday, August 21, 2006
holiday pictures
This is the view from the deck of the cottage we stayed at.
Rob on water skis for the first time.
The kids on Wasaga Beach
Chuck E. Cheese's
Back to work
Both Rob and I are back at work today..(sigh). We had a great break. Thank you Rob for a great holiday...and for grouting the floors!!!!
I must admit that I missed the kids. It will be nice to get back into routine. I even got up this morning and ran on the treadmill. I wonder how long that will last??
Melissa
I must admit that I missed the kids. It will be nice to get back into routine. I even got up this morning and ran on the treadmill. I wonder how long that will last??
Melissa
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
We're Back
We have made it home from our trip. We had a GREAT time. I admit though it was really good to sleep in our own bed last night!!!!!
The trip started off going to a cottage of some friends of ours...Ken and Melody Bailey. They have a cottage just outside Huntsville...right on a lake. It was gorgeous. It was also very relaxing. I got to sit on the deck on a lounge chair...practicing my new hobby...knitting...while the kids swam in the lake all day. They had a blast. They swam and played in the water all day. Rob went water skiing for the first time. He did a great job. Emily and Rob went on the tube behind the boat and then Rob tried it solo. He did great. His dismount was even better!!. A full cartwheel in mid air!!! Besides forgetting sunscreen for Noah ( he was burnt to a crisp!!) and Noah getting stung by a bee the last day, we had a lot of fun.
After the cottage we went to Wasaga Beach. We stayed in a dump of a hotel...the people above us decided to jump off thier beds until 1:00 am. The next day was spent on the beach building sand castles. It as a little chilly...we wore sweatshits all day...but the kids still played in the waves and swam a little. We had a good day.
We went to Rob's sisters from there to spend some family time. We went to the trailer, went to hurch...Rob got to play in the band!...took the kids swimming and spent some good quality time with Rob's family.
We left there Monday morning and still had not decided what to for the day but the weather decided for us...rain!! So we asked the kids where they wanted to go...Noah's pick and apparently dream was Chucky Cheese's. We spent about 4 hours there and the kids had a lot of fun. A good time if you are thinking of going!!
From there we drove to Ian and Lauren's. They are moving to Winnipeg in a few weeks and this was our last chance to spend some time with them before they left. We spent the night there and said our good-byes in the morning. It was hard knowing we would not see them for awhile. They will be missed by all of us!!
From there we drove home!!
Today and the rest of the week will be spent finishing our floor project.
I will post some pictures of the trip soon!
The trip started off going to a cottage of some friends of ours...Ken and Melody Bailey. They have a cottage just outside Huntsville...right on a lake. It was gorgeous. It was also very relaxing. I got to sit on the deck on a lounge chair...practicing my new hobby...knitting...while the kids swam in the lake all day. They had a blast. They swam and played in the water all day. Rob went water skiing for the first time. He did a great job. Emily and Rob went on the tube behind the boat and then Rob tried it solo. He did great. His dismount was even better!!. A full cartwheel in mid air!!! Besides forgetting sunscreen for Noah ( he was burnt to a crisp!!) and Noah getting stung by a bee the last day, we had a lot of fun.
After the cottage we went to Wasaga Beach. We stayed in a dump of a hotel...the people above us decided to jump off thier beds until 1:00 am. The next day was spent on the beach building sand castles. It as a little chilly...we wore sweatshits all day...but the kids still played in the waves and swam a little. We had a good day.
We went to Rob's sisters from there to spend some family time. We went to the trailer, went to hurch...Rob got to play in the band!...took the kids swimming and spent some good quality time with Rob's family.
We left there Monday morning and still had not decided what to for the day but the weather decided for us...rain!! So we asked the kids where they wanted to go...Noah's pick and apparently dream was Chucky Cheese's. We spent about 4 hours there and the kids had a lot of fun. A good time if you are thinking of going!!
From there we drove to Ian and Lauren's. They are moving to Winnipeg in a few weeks and this was our last chance to spend some time with them before they left. We spent the night there and said our good-byes in the morning. It was hard knowing we would not see them for awhile. They will be missed by all of us!!
From there we drove home!!
Today and the rest of the week will be spent finishing our floor project.
I will post some pictures of the trip soon!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Vacation
We are leaving today for a few days so I probably won't be able to post until we get back. I will update you on our trip when we return. Have a great week!!
Melissa
Melissa
Friday, August 04, 2006
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Your opinion
We are trying to decide what to do on our holidays. Do you think we should go to Wonderland (been there before) or to Ontario Place (never been there). We can't decide which one to go to. Ontarion Place is cheaper but we know what to expect out of Wonderland. Although my neighbour said her family liked Ontario Place better.
What do you think?
Melissa
What do you think?
Melissa
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