Moments in life

2011-06-02T07:45:00.001-04:00

Emily wants this colour in her room:

2011-06-01T07:22:00.001-04:00

Love the orange here. Instead of pictures of flowers...I would do black and white photographs of family instead.

2011-06-01T07:18:00.001-04:00

I think this would be nice in Emily's room. I will have to show her and see what she thinks!!

2011-05-31T07:23:00.000-04:00

Love love love the orange in this kitchen!! The floors are awesome!!!

Decorating Ideas

2011-05-31T07:21:00.003-04:00

I love the lime green walls in this picture. I would love to do this in the master bedroom!

update

2011-05-02T21:57:00.003-04:00

I wanted to post some pictures from the last few months.

This was Emily's reaction to the new puppy we got her for Christmas!! Love it!!

This is my adorable nephew William!!

Noah got his ipod 4 for Christmas!!

Me and William!!

The three cousins together!! Emily and Noah love their cousin Will!!

Enjoying Life

2010-12-03T18:54:00.002-05:00

I know I know...I am a terrible blogger. The sad thing is, I love reading new blog posts by other people but never update my own!

Things are good with us...we are loving being in the new house. I had a ton of fun decorating it for Christmas! It was nice to have room to spread things out and not feel so cramped!

The kids are good. Emily is dealing with a few challenges at school. She had to change schools when we moved and she does not really like the new school. It is tough to change in grade 10. Grade 9 I think would have been easier...clicks were being made and friendships started. now she is trying to break her way into these relationships. Hopefully it gets easier. She does have a few interested boys..but we are still sticking to the no dating until 16 rule!!

Noah is good...in grade 7 and doing pretty well. He is loving that his best friend lives down the street now.

Rob and I are doing well. I am still running my daycare....which I like a lot more in the new house!! Rob works for the federal gov't now. He likes it. I like that he is home for dinner every night now!! No more really long hours!

That is it for now...hopefully I will try to update more frequently!!!

Life is good!

2010-07-14T08:28:00.002-04:00

We have been in our new house for 7 weeks now and I am loving it!!! It still feels really big compared to what we were living in but I am not complaining!!!! We love having the extra room! Running the daycare is so much better now that we have room to spread out a bit. I also like that I do not have toys in the main living space. So after they go home, I do not have to keep looking at toys!!

The kids love their new rooms. Noah had started unpacking his boxes while we were still unloading the truck!! He was very excited. Emily has even kept her room clean!! This is BIG!! She loves her new space...especially her window seat. She spends a lot of time there, reading, drawing or just dreaming!!

My favorite part of the whole house is the kitchen. I love cooking dinner and still being in the same room as everyone else!! I am still not a great cook...but at least I enjoy being in there now!!!

Emily is at camp right now. She is at Jackson's Point for 3 weeks. She was accepted into a program called Timothy 1. It is a mentor ship program geared for kids her age. They will learn all about working at camp...the various jobs up there as well as doing bible studies and prayer groups. It is a great opportunity for her!! I miss her tons but I know she is having fun. Right now she is on a 4 day canoeing trip...no showers or bathrooms for 4 days!!! I wonder how she dealt with that!?!

Noah is going to a swim camp next week. It is called Extreme H2O. They will be jumping off the tower of Terror, snorkeling, obstacle courses and an extreme field trip!! He is quite excited about it!! I am excited that he will be kept busy for a few days!!!

That's it for now!!

House

2010-03-06T09:45:00.001-05:00

We have windows in now!!!! We are also going for our frame walk on Monday!! Things are moving along quite well!! Very excited!!

Been Awhile

2010-02-25T07:28:00.003-05:00

Wow...it has been a long time since I last posted. Not even sure if anyone checks this out anymore!!!

Things are good with us. Very busy. We are trying to get our house ready to sell. We have a lot to do in the next few weeks. It is pretty stressful. Then we have to get it on the market and go through the selling process. That stresses me out too!!!

Our new house is coming a long really well. You can see from this picture that we have a roof with shingles. The house is wrapped and work is being done inside. We are just waiting for electrical to be done and then we will have our frame walk. I am excited. I love this house!!!!

We did have a bit of a hiccup...not with the house but with Emily's school. We were told when we bought that she would not have to switch schools so she started high school where she is now. When we started picking classes for grade 10 we found out that our new area has been rezoned and she has to switch schools. She was pretty upset at first. We went to an open house at the other school and discovered they have a wonderful drama program. Drama is pretty important to Emily so this helped with the change. She is dealing with it really well now!! Crisis averted!!!!

Anyway...will try and post more as we get closer to the move. I will post some pictures of our renovations as well.

New choices

2009-12-07T07:15:00.003-05:00

We had our appointment on Friday to make all our new selections for the house. What a crazy time it has been with all of it. After a few e-mails to the manager we finally made some new selections. Here they are:

Emily really likes this funky floor so we decided to go with it!! I like it!! This is their shower tile, floor, cupboards and counter.

This is for the master ensuite. We upgraded to ceramic tile on the floor to match the tile around the tub. Just flows better that way!!

This is what we changed to on main floor to. I decided in the end that I really did love the light maple cupboards so that is what we went with. Rob almost had one of those "Your right" moments because this is what he has wanted all along!! We are not getting that hardwood at the bottom...it is to represent what colour the fireplace and the railings will be. The ceramic tile is for the front hall. The vinyl is the kitchen.

I LOVE what we ended up with. The change was actually better for us as we like the new choices much better!!!

Really?????

2009-11-19T07:16:00.002-05:00

We got an e-mail today from our builder saying that they are changing cabinet companies. We have to pick everything again!!!!!!! They are going to pick out what they think is the best match to what we had picked...but if I don't like it, we have to pick again. We are a little stressed about it. We upgraded a few things like our railings and fireplace to match the cabinets. Hopefully with the new company they can do that too!!! Too stressful!!!!

Fall

2009-11-13T07:42:00.002-05:00

Some updates on us:

*our foundation is in. We are very excited to see some progress instead of an empty field!!

*Emily joined the swim team and seems to be doing well.

*she is also trying out for the cheer leading squad.

*Noah joined the junior band at school...but doesn't really like it.

*Rob is starting a new job on Monday. It is with the federal govt. This means no more overtime or over night working for him YAY!!! We are excited to get his time back!!!

*I have done about 50% of my Christmas shopping. I did most of that on line!

*Emily turns 14 in 6 days. I cannot believe that I have a 14 year old!!

*I am excited to meet Christina and Steve's baby soon!!

*I need to start packing and painting this house!

Final Choices

2009-09-24T07:16:00.002-04:00

We had our appointment yesterday and this is what we decided on.
This is the kitchen cupboards, counter, vinyl floor, carpet, railings and front hall tile.

This is the master ensuite.

This is the kids bathroom.

Now we just need it to be built!!! They did tell us that they expect foundation to be in in the next 3 weeks!! So exciting!! We asked also about closing dates and they are right on track for us to be in on time!!!!

Think we have it

2009-09-20T08:50:00.003-04:00

I think we have made our final choices. I think!! I am still not convinced about the ceramic tile that goes in the front hall (shown on the left under the railings). We might have to go back in today and look at that again. Our appointment is Wednesday to tell them our choices. I honestly want this part over with so that we can just enjoy the rest of the process!

can't decide

2009-09-15T07:18:00.003-04:00

I thought I had made my mind up and had picked the colour of the cabinets in the first picture...but I have always really liked the colour in the second picture. I don't want to regret the decision...this is something that is not easy to change later!
Which do you like?

choices for the new house

2009-08-31T07:19:00.003-04:00

Rob and I have been going to the design center almost every Sunday to start picking the things for our new house. We have our first appointment tomorrow. This is our structure appointment. We get to pick things like railings, fireplace, doors and windows, hood fan options, home theater packages, and many many more!! We are going with mostly standard things but still have a few choices to make. We will have to sit down tonight and finalize that!
We should have another appointment in 2 weeks. This will be for picking kitchen and bathrooms cupboards, floors, counters etc. Here are a few pics pf the choices we made. Let me know what you think!

This is the kids bathroom:
This is our bathroom:

This is for the main floor. The ceramic tile on the left is for the front foyer and powder room. The carpet is for the whole house (minus bathrooms, kitchen and laundry room). We will put in hard wood floors at a later date. The vinyl is for the kitchen and those are the kitchen cupboards and counters.

We had originally picked chocolate brown for the cupboards but as you can see we have gone the opposite direction and picked a light maple cupboard. This is more Rob and my style.

I am getting very excited to see my house. We have a paved road now and foundations should be going in within the month. They are right on schedule which we are glad about!! Only 9 months to go!!!!

2 graduations and a birthday

2009-06-28T18:34:00.003-04:00

Noah's birthday was this past Saturday. I cannot believe my baby is 11. Where has the time gone? He told me on his birthday that he will always be my little boy...it was cute!! He did not want a big party this year but choose to go go-carting with some friends of ours...Steve and Christina and their boys Josh and Jonah. It was Christina's birthday too. It was fun!!

This is Noah on his birthday...he has new glasses here too!

Noah graduated grade 5 this year and is off to middle school in the fall. This is him the day of the ceremony. He is pretty nervous about the new school, but I think he will do really well!!!

Emily graduated grade 8 the same week. I cannot believe she will be in high school in the fall!!! SCARY!!!! This is her and Rob when we took her out for a celebration lunch after her ceremony.

This is her getting her certificate. She looked very lovely!!!!!

been awhile

2009-05-27T10:53:00.003-04:00

I am a terrible blogger. I never remember to update it...but love reading other people's updates. Anyway, here are a few things going on on with us.

*1 year from today we get our new house. I CAN"T WAIT!!!!!!

*we are going up to Lac L'Achigan this weekend to help fix some cabins. I have no experience with this....hope I can help!!!

*I need a new bike. I am riding Rob's old one that is so rusty it squeaked all through our bike ride on Sunday...very embarrassing!

*Noah is going to turn 11 next month...I feel really old!

*Emily's grade 8 graduation is coming soon. We went a bought her a really pretty dress. We are also hosting a grad party for her here...20 13/14 year olds will be here!!

*Emily is going to Toronto for her grade 8 trip next Wednesday.

*Noah's hockey team...the Pittsburg Penguins are going to the finals again...I wonder if they can pull it off this year?

*I am so happy for our friends Steve and Christina who are having a baby!!! I can't wait to meet him or her!!

*I am glad it is not me having another baby!! :)

*I have not planted a thing in my garden yet

That's all I can think of for now!!

saying good-bye

2009-04-26T19:28:00.005-04:00

Our church has decided to move to a different location. We are moving to a area highly populated with young families. Our hope is that we can grow our church family. We were struggling in the location we were in. Today was a day for "Celebrating Woodroffe". There were pics set up from the past 40 years and it was fun to look back. We had a praise service this afternoon to celebrate all that went on at Woodroffe over the years. We had a lot of fun. I am a little sad today because this is the church where I grew up and where we were married. There are a lot of great memories in this building. But we were reminded today that the church is not the building but about the people in it!! We need to remember this next week when we start our journey in a school for the next few years. I am thankful for all the memories that I have and look forward to all the memories we are going to make!!!!

NEW HOUSE!!!!!

2009-04-01T08:31:00.007-04:00

Rob and I have finally done it...we bought a new house!!!!! When we bought the house we are in now 5 years ago, we knew that when it was time to renew the mortgage that we wanted something better. Our main goal was to be debt free (besides the mortgage) before we could buy another. We made that goal reality this January!!!
We debated back and forth about going brand new or buying resale and decided to go with new. This will hopefully be the last house for a long time and I really wanted the experience of picking everything!! The only downfall is the long wait. We do not get possession of our house until May 27th 2010. But this is our dream house, so we were willing to do that!! It also gives us time to save for closing fees, lawyers and taxes!!
The floor plans below are for our house. It is the Highwood model with Mattamy homes. On the second floor where you see the computer loft we opted for a 4th bedroom instead. It changes things slightly but this will give you a good idea.
Needless to say we are very excited. So are the kids!! We look forward to watching things go up over the next months. I will be taking tons of pictures that will no doubt end up here!!

Sad day!

2009-02-18T22:20:00.002-05:00

I was so sad to find out yesterday that the Dining hall at Lac L'Achigan had caught on fire. They are still investigating what happened. I have so many memories from there as a kid. Many music camps and then working there for the summers. New memories were made last summer when we started a music camp again after 15 years. No one knows yet how this will affect this summers camping season. I am praying that it will all work out so we can run camps again!
The first picture is of the dining hall but the fire was actually at the other end. You can see some of the damage in the second picture.

comic for the day

2009-02-13T12:36:00.002-05:00

Mean Moms

2009-02-03T16:58:00.002-05:00

I got this in a e-mail and thought it was worth sharing!

Mean Moms

Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent,
I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me:
I loved you enough to ask where you were going,
with whom, and what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to stand over you for
two hours while you cleaned your room,
a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children
must learn that their parents aren't perfect..
I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
Those were the most difficult battles of all.
I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.

Was your Mom mean?

I know mine was.
We had the meanest mother in the whole world!
While other kids ate candy for breakfast,
we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch,
we had to eat sandwiches.
And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.
You'd think we were convicts in a prison.
She had to know who our friends were
and what we were doing with them.
She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it,
but she had the nerve to break
the Child Labor Laws by making us work.
We had to wash the dishes, make the beds,
learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry,
empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs.
I think she would lie awake at night
thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
By the time we were teenagers,
she could read our minds
and had eyes in the back of her head.
Then, life was really tough!
Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk
the horn when they drove up
They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them.
While everyone else could date
when they were 12 or 13,
we had to wait until we were 16.
Because of our mother we missed out
on lots of things other kids experienced.
None of us have ever
been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's
property or ever arrested for any crime.
It was all her fault.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults.
We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.
I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms!

Emily's braces

2009-01-28T20:02:00.005-05:00

This was Emily before she got her braces on in November 2007.

This was the day she got them on.

This is today just before we left to get them off.

This is Kim making the mold to make her retainer.

This is Emily after she got her braces off. She is actually chewing her first piece of gum in over a year here!!! She looks great! She was supposed to have her braces on for another 4-6 months...but her teeth have moved so well that she got them off early!! We still have to pay for another 5 months unfortunately!!!!

You look great Emily!!!!

LOST is back...FINALLY!!!

2009-01-22T07:16:00.004-05:00

Rob and I were pretty pumped last night to watch the season premiere of LOST!!!! It had ended for the season last May and it has been a long wait to get some answers. Typical of LOST, we did get some answers but a whole new set of questions came!! It looks like it will be a good season!!!

COLD!!!!!!!

2009-01-14T07:13:00.001-05:00

It is freezing here today. They are saying -38 with the windchill! BRRRRRRR. I think I am going to drive the boys over to school instead of making them walk!

Christmas pics

2009-01-02T12:15:00.003-05:00

Noah reading his new Pokemon book

Playing the game of Life with my Dad

Fibi had a taste of turkey and then parked herself here while Rob carved the rest.

Playing games

Christmas table

Christmas 2008

2009-01-02T11:52:00.004-05:00

This Christmas was very nice. There were only 6 of us on Christmas morning. I was quiet and relaxing (we did miss our Toronto relatives though!!) We got up and Emily and Noah opened their main gifts from us. We got out some food after that...some muffins and fruit to eat while we opened the rest of the gifts. In our family we watch everyone open their presets in stead of doing it all at once. This means it takes awhile!! We were opening until after 11:00!! We had a bacon and egg breakfast after that!! It was delicious!!

We played some games in the afternoon smelling the turkey while we played. We got the kids the electronic game of Life as our family game this year. I think we played 3 games that afternoon!! We ate turkey dinner around 6:00. Everything turned out really well!! I was proud of myself. We enjoyed a birthday cake for Jesus for dessert! That is a family tradition.

Overall it was a lovely Christmas. I think my kids are finally learning that Christmas is not about how many gifts you can get and getting everything that you want. They were very thankful this year and took the time to appreciate everything that they got. I am glad they are finally getting that!!

OC Transpo Strikes and Snow Days

2008-12-10T10:27:00.002-05:00

It has been a rough week around here. As of today the public transit system (OC Transpo) has gone on strike. This affects so many people in our city!! It also affects Emily. We rely on that bus system to get her to school everyday. It is too far for her to walk and I would not let her walk alone anyway. By the time she got home It would be dark (she does not get out of school until 3:45) So e are on our own to find ways to get her there. The worst part is that we just signed her up at a tutoring place and she has to get a bus there as well. Rob is going to work from home as much as he can to help with this but it won't always be possible. Hopefully they will end this strike soon.!
To top it off they cancelled school buses today because of bad weather!! Well being the nice mom that I am...I sent my son to school anyway!!! He does not take the bus...he walks (with 2 friends) and it is only a block and a half away!! Emily went today as well...Rob took her and I am going to pick her up...with the help of a neighbour who will watch the daycare kids for me!

Whew...I am exhausted already!!! Is is summer yet?

Model Homes

2008-11-24T17:39:00.002-05:00

Rob and I have decided that we want a new home. This one has been good to us (sort of) but we are out growing it and want a few thins from another house. I think the biggest thing is having a drive way and a garage. I am tired of walking the block from my car to my house with groceries!!!
We are also tired of living in a house that needs renovations. We think we are going to go brand new. I want the experience of picking everything and all the fun stuff. Considering this will be the last move we make until we go to a retirement home...this is my only chance to do that!! We think we have it narrowed done to 2 builders: Mattamy Homes or Richcraft.
We will keep you posted. Although this move probably will not happen until next summer!!!

Thanksgiving

2008-10-14T08:26:00.003-04:00

We went to Listowel for Thanksgiving this year. Originally we were going to stay home...it is a long trip and were just there in August...but with Bill being sick and still not knowing the test results we decided we should make the trip. It was a long drive...7 hours each way...but we had fun. The turkey was delicious and the company was fun! We played some cards and had a few laughs. The kids got to spend time with their cousins...it was good!
Leanne took some family pictures for us while we were there. Here are a few:

What's new?

2008-10-08T15:30:00.002-04:00

It has been awhile since I have posted so I thought I would just fill you in on what has been going on.
*I have started running again. I am doing the running room program. Right now I am running 5 days out of 7. So far I still love it.
*Rob has been working insane amounts of hours right now...but we are getting closer to being debt free!!!
*We are going to Listowel for Thanksgiving
*Please pray for Rob's brother Bill
*I have started knitting again
*Emily left her trumpet on the city bus...but it was found...thank goodness!!!
*Noah has read 5 chapter books so far!!!
*Emily is loving "The Sisters Grimm" series...she is on book 4
*I can't believe I am going to admit this...but I think I like peas now
*We got to talk to my brother and Lauren on Skype the other day...it is cool. They are doing well in Scotland so far.
*Please pray that Lauren can find a job in Scotland soon!
*I can't decide if I should let me hair grow out again

That is it for now...I might add more later.
Mel

Hockey Season has begun!!

2008-09-21T12:48:00.002-04:00

Rob and I had made plans to go The Keg for dinner to celebrate our Anniversary. I was out shopping for clothes for the kids when Rob called me. He said that he boss just called and offered him two free tickets to the hockey game. He wanted to make sure that I wanted to go...of course I did. We went to dinner first at Scotiabank Place and then to the game. The seats were amazing. Center Ice...12 rows up!!! Perfect view of all the guys! Dany Heatley scored the first goal!!!!! We won the game 3-2. I am so glad that hockey is back!!!!

GO SENS GO!!!

14 years!

2008-09-17T17:55:00.002-04:00

I cannot believe that Rob and I have been married for 14 years. I feel like I have known him forever. It has been an adventure being married to Rob. We have had our good times and not so good times but over all it has been great!
I love you tons!!!
Mel

1st day

2008-09-03T21:06:00.002-04:00

Emily and Noah both started school yesterday. Emily is in grade 8 and Noah is in grade 5. WOW...when did I get so old that I have kids this age!! They both seem to like their teachers even though they both came home with homework tonight! I am praying for a good year and 2 hard working kids!

Fast

2008-08-26T08:06:00.002-04:00

I have found this to summer has gone by very fast. We have had fun but the time seems to have flown by. The first part of the summer was a lot of planning for camp and then camp came and went. Now we are getting ready for school. I cannot believe that Emily is going into grade 8 and Noah grade 5...WOW!!! I guess it is time to gear up for math homework and book reports!!

holidays

2008-08-16T15:48:00.004-04:00

I have decided that 2 weeks just goes too fast. Our holidays are over and we are back to work on Monday. The first week was spent at music camp. We had an amazing time. It was the first music camp at L'Achigan in 15 years. We had 28 kids come and we had fun!! Here are a few pics:

For the second we we decided to visit some family. Ian and Lauren are moving to Scotland in September so we had a farewell BBQ with all the family on Tuesday. This is the first family picture we have had taken in many years.

After that we went to Listowel to see Rob's family and spent a few days there. We had fun until the drive home. It took 8 hours. TOO LONG! We were stuck in traffic through Toronto. But all in all we had a great holiday. Now back to work!!

weekend

2008-07-26T22:02:00.002-04:00

My parents offered to take my kids for the weekend...of course I said yes!! Rob and I have had the weekend to ourselves. It has been glorious!! Last night we went out for dinner and then picked up a few things at IKEA. We then came home and did not have to put anyone in the shower or in bed...we just sat and talked and watched some tv!! Today we slept in until 10:30...heaven!! We went and saw The Dark Knight this afternoon. It was as good as the reviews said it would be. We were disappointed to see children there...some as young as 6-7. It is not a movie for kids. I think Emily and Noah would have nightmares after seeing it. It is a very dark movie...good though. I could not help but be sad watching Heath Ledger knowing he is no longer with us. Very sad!
Anyway...that is the weekend so far. Only one more week of work and then I am on holidays for 2 weeks!!!!!!!

great summer so far

2008-07-25T07:22:00.004-04:00

We have had a great summer so far. We have not taken any holidays yet so I are getting tired but I only have one more week of work and then we are off!! We are going to music camp for the first week and then up to visit Rob's mom the second. We might hit up Wasaga Beach in there too.

We went up to Hamilton a couple of weeks ago. Rob's brother Dave has out in a pool and built an awesome deck. The kids had a ton of fun playing in the pool and we had a great visit with Dave and Leanne and other family. Here are some pics:

1. Grandma (Rob's Mom and the three granddaughters...Becca, Emily and Stephanie
2. Dave and Leanne's Dog Carmen and Fibi getting to know each other.
3. Rob having a moment with his Mom
4. Noah and his cousin Jake

WET!!

2008-07-08T09:29:00.006-04:00

So I think I have finally dried out enough to post a new message. We went camping for the July long weekend...well we made it a long weekend by taking the Monday off!! It was probably the worst camping trip we have had. The company we were with was great...but the rain just would not stop. It started as we were setting up...lovely! It rained all day Saturday too! On Sunday a huge storm hit that sent us all over the edge. 2 families out of 3 went home. The other ones had a trailer so they were drier then us! Here are a few pictures:

The water outside our tent.

During the storm Fibi was really scared!

The sun came out for about an hour so the kids went for a swim...looking good Noah!!!

The princess puppy in her chair!

Almost done!!!

2008-06-24T08:44:00.002-04:00

I cannot believe school is done tomorrow!! This was a very busy year and it went by very quickly. Now there were some nights of grade 7 math homework when I thought this year would never end...but now that we are here it seems to have flown by. Emily got her report card yesterday. She did well...passed to grade 8!! AHHHHHHH Noah gets his today.

No huge plans this summer. We are going camping this weekend. We took the Monday off to make it a 4 day weekend!! We are going with some friends. Should be fun. I am looking forward to relaxing!!
We have music camp in August and one more week off after that...not sure what we are doing that week yet.
That's it for now!

Spring

2008-06-16T15:30:00.002-04:00

Life continues to be busy for the Gaus family. Both kids are playing soccer now. It is fun...but keeps us busy. Emily plays for 2 hours on Mondays and Noah plays 1.5 hours on Wednesdays. I will post some pictures of them soon.

Emily went on 3 trips this spring. The first was to Toronto with her band from school. The had a packed full 3 days going to places like: Playdium, Mother Tuckers, The Zoo, CN Tower, Medieval Times and Wonderland. They did play their instruments twice I think. She had a great time. It was pretty tough to put her on a bus and send her off for three days!!

The second trip was with the church YP Band. Rob and I went as chaperone's for this trip. We got to travel all the way to Toronto on a school bus. FUN!!!! My neck was a mess when I got back...the chiropractor is still trying to fix it!! But we had fun. We went to the CN Tower and hung out at the Eaton Center for awhile. No stress there...taking 50 kids to the Eaton Center in downtown Toronto!!!

Emily's 3rd trip was to Camp Arrowhead with the grade 7's. They spent 3 days boating, Kayaking, tubing, and may other sports. She participated in a talent night...she sang a solo. I was pretty impressed...you could not pay me to get up in front of a group and sing!! She also did Karaoke! She loves to sing!!

So...this has kept us busy through out the spring...packing Emily and unpacking Emily.

I am looking forward to summer for a few reasons...I am tired of making lunches and getting kids ready for school. It will be nice to have a more relaxed schedule. But with that relaxed schedule also means 4 more kids are here during the day! But that is ok...I have theme weeks planned an tons of crafts and activities. We are going to hit up a few parks that we normally don't get to. Should be fun!

Anyway...that's it for now!

Noah

2008-05-05T21:42:00.003-04:00

Noah has been pretty hard to live with these days. We are a pretty big hockey family and Rob, Emily and I all cheer for the Ottawa Senators. Noah has chosen to cheer for the Pittsburg Penguins. Truth be told he will follow Gary Roberts anywhere. He has a Leafs shirt, a Florida Panthers Jersey (signed by Gary himself) and now this Pittsburg shirt shown above. With the Sens out and The Pens still in...he has been a bit obnoxious!! But we still love him!! The sad part is that we find ourselves cheering for them too!

April

2008-04-30T11:10:00.007-04:00

First I have to say that I am a terrible blogger. I never know what to write so I usually write nothing at all.

So...my beloved Ottawa Senators went out in the first round. And they went out bad!! 4 straight games...4 straight loses. :( Not good! Oh well...like Leaf fans always say... there is always next year!!

Our dog Fibi is doing great. She was sick last week. They think she might have eaten something or even caught the flu...but it wasn't pretty. She is so small that she cannot get off our bed. I guess we missed the signs in our sound sleeping and she threw up over the side of the bed (Rob stepped in it) and then she pooped in the hallway. I took her to the vet and they gave her a shot of gravol and a perscription. $130.00 later she is all better. She is back at the vet today for her surgery. her previous owners had not had her spayed...we wanted it done!! Hopefully she will be ok!! I will let you know!

Rob and Emily have been busy the last few days building a structure for Emily's science project. She decided to build the CN Tower. I think it turned out great!! Good job guys.

Well that's it for now...I will try and get better at posting!!

Playoffs begin!!!

2008-04-09T11:38:00.004-04:00

GO SENS GO!!!!!

This was me last year during the playoffs. Best game I ever went to!!

FINALLY!!!

2008-04-04T07:21:00.003-04:00

vs.

We finally beat the Leafs last night!! Great score 8-2
GO SENS GO!!!!!

wondering

2008-03-27T08:28:00.002-04:00

If you have a dog...I am wondering where your dog sleeps?
Thanks

We got a dog!!!!!

2008-03-24T20:55:00.003-04:00

So after years of trying to decide if we needed a dog in our family, we have finally taken the plunge! We knew we did not want a puppy though. With the daycare I do not have time to train a dog...not did I want to. Our new dog is a 4 year old Shitzu named Fibi. She weighs a total of 8 pounds. She came from a nice family. They could not afford this years shots or getting her fixed, that is why they were selling her. She is very sweet and quiet and has a great disposition. Here are some pictures:

March Break

2008-03-11T21:32:00.003-04:00

It is March Break for my kids this week and I took the week off as holidays. I am spending some much needed time alone with my kids. We have had a great week so far.
The week started with a huge snow storm on Saturday. I think the final count was 51 cm of snow. Needless to say we stayed in that day and the next while they plowed all the streets.
On Monday I took the kids to Cosmic Adventure. They had fun running around while I sat and read a book. Fun for all!!! We picked up Rob at work and went to Lone Star for supper!!
Today I took the kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunks!! It was all right...kinda corny but the kids liked it.
Tomorrow, Rob is taking the day off and is going to take the kids swimming...I am not a fan of swimming. I am going to get a pedicure instead!!
I will post later on in the week on what else we did!!

Busy weekend

2008-03-03T08:04:00.002-05:00

Our YP band is doing an exchange with a band in Newmarket this year. This past weekend was their turn to come and visit us. It started out pretty rough for them. They left Newmarket at 3:00 pm. They soon discovered that the wipers did not work. SO they drove all the way into Toronto to get a new bus. They gave them a very ugly blue school bus. Not cool! By this time it was snowing quite a bit. They never got over 70 on the 401. At 11:00 that night they had only made it to Kingston. They made the decision to stop and hotel it. They finally got here on Sat morning! We did the canal thing and some get to know you games followed by a concert that evening. They all (our band too) did an amazing job! We were lucky enough to catch up with some family that we have not seen in years. 3 of their kids are in the band. That was really nice. We will get to catch up again when our band does the return trip in late May. Hopefully we will not have any snow issues...but at the rate we going you never know!!

clutter

2008-02-12T15:40:00.000-05:00

I want to get rid of clutter. I am tired of "stuff" being everywhere. I think some serious spring cleaning is in order. I have been looking through the IKEA catalogue at what I can buy to help with the clutter. I am thinking of this desk for in the living room for my laptop. Then all my daycare files and stuff that I use on a daily basis can go in the drawers instead of my coffee table.

I am also thinkiing of getting these chairs for the basement. We have a big sectional couch down there taking a lot of room. This way the boys will still have something to sit on while they play games but it will not take up a lot of room. I am also thinking of this shelf to put all the game systems and games on beside the tv.

Finally I am thinking of this shelf to put downstairs beside Rob's desk for all his "stuff". Right now it is all over the desk and small table.

Now I just have to convince Rob that we need it all!!!

Proud

2008-02-07T14:17:00.000-05:00

I am pretty proud of myself. I have ran 3 times already this week!!!

nothing exciting

2008-02-06T07:16:00.000-05:00

*I am addicted to Scrabulous on Facebook!
*I am getting tired of snow and cold.
*I don't like income tax time.
*I watch The Biggest Loser....and I enjoy it!!
*Emily has passed 2 math tests in a row.
*Noah had a detention at school last week...YIKES!!!
*I always have too much laundry to do.
*my house needs to be painted from top to bottom.
*I wish the Ottawa Senators could win a game!
*I hope Dany Heatley comes back on Sat like predicted!
*I am starting my spring cleaning early.
*the kitchen is first to clean out
*I hope the canal opens back up so we can go this weekend.
*we have discovered a new family gmae...Blokus...it is great to play with all 4 of us!!

Feeling crappy

2008-01-21T11:33:00.000-05:00

I have caught this terrible cold. I feel horrible. I haven't had a cold like this for a long time! I even took the day off work. I never take time off just because I am not feeling well. But I just couldn't deal with the kids today feeling the way that I do.
Anyway...I am going to make a tea for my sore throat.
Have a good day!

My Birthday

2008-01-16T10:12:00.000-05:00

It was my birthday yesterday and I turned 34. I must admit I am not really enjoying getting older. I had a bit of a cry on New Years this year because my baby will be in the double digits this year (10) and Emily will be a teenager all in one year. Makes me feel old!!
Anyway...my birthday was like any day really. Life goes on even with a birthday. There was still homework and reading and practicing to get done. Rob did bring home Lone Star takeout for dinner. It was delicious!! We had chocolate fondue instead of cake for dessert. YUM!! We watched American Idol all together and then put the kids to bed. It was a great day.
Rob got me new running shoes for my birthday. I have started running again and needed a better pair. I am also getting new kitchen dishes. My old ones are looking a little worn. They are white and about 8 years old. They are yellowing a little and just look old. Time for new ones.
Anyway...good times all around!!

We won!!!

2008-01-11T07:16:00.000-05:00

The game last night was pretty good. I have seen more exciting games but it was still good to watch. We were winning 2-0 going into the third and Buffalo tied it up near the end. We went into overtime and then a shootout. Thanks to Mike Fisher and Dean McAmmond we won the shoot out to win the game!!! It was my first time watching the shootout live. I have to say it is pretty stressful!!
GO SENS GO!!!

GO SENS GO

2008-01-10T15:57:00.000-05:00

One of the daycare parents gave me hockey tickets for Christmas. The game is tonight. I am very excited!! We are playing Buffalo...should be a good game!!
GO SENS GO!!

January

2008-01-07T15:31:00.000-05:00

I find January a very blah month...it doesn't help that today is very foggy and rainy. It was 10 degrees today. Crazy. Last week was -33.
On another note I was very impressed with my husbands gifts for me this Christmas. First I got jewelery. The only jewelery that I have gotten is my wedding rings. I had left some strong hints that I wanted jewelery and he came through. I got a gold necklace with 3 diamonds. It is from the past, present, future collection. It is beautiful. He gave me earrings that match but they are really not my style so we took those back and we ordered my family ring. It is something that I have wanted for awhile but he didn't want to pick one for me. It will be in in about 3 weeks. I can't wait. He also gave me a Sens jersey (that I also had to return due to a hole in it...they did not have anymore so I got a new Sens sweatshirt instead) and a Dany Heatly hat. These were from Emily. Noah gave me choc brown slipper crocs. I love them!!
Anyway...he did pretty well considering he went shopping the Sat before Christmas!!!

New Years Resolutions

2008-01-04T12:10:00.000-05:00

I was going through my journal the other night and came across my resolutions from last year. I am embarrassed to say that I did not follow through on very many of them. But I am going to try again his year. This is my list:

1. pray more often
2. try and pay off some debt
3. start running again...I want to run the 10 km in May???
4. take the kids on a trip...possibly Disney??
5. see a chiropractor for my back
6. stop yelling at my kids as much as I do

Here's to hoping!!

Good Holidays

2008-01-02T15:30:00.000-05:00

We had a really great Christmas this year. I have posted some pictures on facebook if you are interested. We spent Christmas Eve at Mom and Dad's again this year. We had a yummy spaghetti dinner after church and then the kids opened their traditional jammies. Christmas morning was fun but a little overwhelming. The kids got too much this stuff this year. We are going to do something about that next year!! We went sledding in the afternoon and had a blast. The walk up the hill almost killed me though...I need to get in better shape!! The turkey dinner was amazing and we ended the day very full!!
On Boxing Day my Aunt Dorothy loves going shopping. We hit Best Buy at 8:30 in the morning and then some other stores after a quick brunch back at home. Some good buys were found by all!!
Ian and Lauren came home alter that week and we have spent some goof times with them. Noah has enjoyed beating Ian on the Wii!! and Emily has enjoyed singing Karaoke with Ian and Lauren. We will all miss them when they head back to Winnipeg!
Anyway...it was back to work today but felt that I had a nice relaxing holiday spent with family. I hope all of yours was great too!!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-20T08:48:00.000-05:00

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!!!!

12!!!!!

2007-11-19T08:47:00.000-05:00

So today is Emily's 12th birthday!!! I cannot believe that I am the mother of a 12 year old. I feel so old!! She has turned into a wonderful girl and I am very proud of her! I think we are in for some interesting teen years though. She is very stubborn and can put up a good fight. But she has a wonderful heart and cares for others. She is old enough now to take the babysitting course and I think she will be great at that. She loves kids! To the left is a picture of her only a couple of days old. Below that is a picture today. For those with babies I can assure you that time really does fly. I feel like it was just yesterday she was that tiny. I miss those days...well all except the colic...I don't miss that!!
So...at 5:48 pm, I officially wish Emily a very Happy Birthday!!!! I love you!!

Tidbits

2007-11-14T18:14:00.000-05:00

Not much is new but here are a few things going on with us:

*I have starting knitting again.
*I got $200 free stuff from my candle party.
*I am getting rid of clutter.
*my dishwasher is slowly dying.
*I am about 1/4 of the way through my Christmas shopping.
*We might be doing some renovations on the house.
*Emily's braces are feeling better and Kim said her teeth are moving already.
*Noah is growing...he has made it to size 7 pants...WOOHOO!!
*Rob is making me march in the Santa Parade on Saturday...I really don't want to :(
*I need to make a trip to IKEA.
*Both kids are in the junior band this year.
*Noah is playing horn now...he loves it.
*I have not been to a hockey game yet this year...I want to go soon!

Emily has braces

2007-11-07T14:30:00.000-05:00

Emily has been counting the days until she got her braces on. She thought they were exciting and wonderful...then she got them on. I am not sure she loves them at all right now. She got them on yesterday and was ok at first. As the day progressed they got a little more sore. She went to bed complainign but went right to sleep. She got up this morning in agony. Her mouth was very sore. She could not eat anything...or so she said...at breakfast. Even to the point that she didn't want to chew the Advil that will help take away the pain!! :) I sent her with soup for lunch and all soft snacks. She has them on for 2 years so hopefully it will get better!!

Here she is before and after!

61

2007-10-10T09:20:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

FINALLY!!!

2007-10-03T13:52:00.000-04:00

Hockey is back!!! We play the Leafs tonight for game #1 of the season!!

GO SENS GO!!!

Busy

2007-10-02T11:23:00.000-04:00

A few things that have been keeping us busy lately:

We are looking for new cars right now. Our van lease is up this month and we are going back to a car. We are looking at the Optra wagon right now. We are going to test drive one tonight. We'll see if we like it.

Noah broke his glasses on the weekend. Had to take him to get them fixed yesterday. He missed the afternoon of school.

Emily has a project due on Wednesday and we all forgot about it. She worked really hard last night though...I was very proud of her.

The band has a big concert coming up on Oct 14th and Rob is pretty stressed about it.

2 of our fish died.

premiere week

2007-09-24T08:38:00.000-04:00

I am very excited. A few of my favorite shows start this week.
I am excited to see Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. ER also starts this week. Some shows started last week like Prison Break and Survivor. I might check out Dancing with The Stars this week if I have time.
I am really disappointed that Lost will not be starting until February!!!
I know this looks like we watch a lot of tv...but we do spend time together and do other things as well...I promise.

13 years?????

2007-09-17T08:28:00.000-04:00

I cannot believe it has been 13 years!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ROB!!!!

I love you even more then I did back then. We have been through the good and the bad and I am thankful that all those things have just made us closer. You are my best friend. Thank you for 13 great years!!!

Love Melissa

Hee hee...this is what we looked like 13 years ago today:

getting older

2007-09-12T10:21:00.000-04:00

I let Noah and one of the daycare children walk to school on their own today. I was kind of sad to realize the he is old enough to go to school without me. (sigh)

I was very proud of Emily last night. Rob had to work late and he is usually the one that helps with math homework. She said she needed help and had a bit of a meltdown. I had her sit with me and read over what she had to do. Whenever she had a question I pointed to where she could find the answer. She ended up doing all the work on her own and she got it right!! Good job Emily!!

Noah came home yesterday and pretty much told us the whole lesson the teacher taught in social studies. They are studying rocks and minerals. He LOVED it. He collected rocks at recess and talked all through dinner about his collection and what he had learnt today. Good job on the teachers part...he got their attention and they listened!!
Noah now wants a book to help hm study what kind of rocks he has found! Guess we are making a trip to chapters soon!

starting soon!!!!

2007-09-11T08:50:00.000-04:00

Hockey starts soon!...can't wait! GO SENS GO!!!!!

sad

2007-09-08T00:06:00.000-04:00

Rob has gone away on a business retreat this weekend...and I miss him! :(

kids

2007-09-06T09:34:00.000-04:00

Both kids have had a good first couple of days at school. They both like their teachers. Noah has Mr. Long (Emily had him for grade 5...we like him) and Emily has Mr. Koch. He seems very nice. She has been very keen so far...coming right home and doing homework or studying...she got French homework the first day and a math test the second day!! Noah is not as keen...but he really never has been. And in true Noah fashion he woke up at 5 this morning with a high fever and a rash on his chest and back!! 3rd day of school and he is already home sick...perfect!!

Change

2007-09-05T11:43:00.000-04:00

I have not done a lot of blogging lately. If I have time I am usually on my facebook account. But I miss blogging. So I thought maybe a few changes would help me blog more. Hope you like it. I will do my best to blog more!

Noah is 9!!

2007-07-10T07:13:00.000-04:00

I haven't been blogging lately and did not get a post up about Noah turing 9. My little baby is now 9!!!! (I feel really old!!)

We had his party this past Sunday at the pool. It was well worth the money (only $85). The instructor played games with them in the pool while we sat and watched!!

Here are a few pics.

Gaus update

2007-06-22T14:33:00.000-04:00

We have been so busy lately that blogging has been put on the back burner! Here are a few updates about us:

* my Sens made it to the finals but didn't win the cup :(...there is always next year!!
*I love my garden!!
*the squirrels ate all my sunflower seeds...no sunflowers this year!
*Emily's baseball team is playing for the bronze medal on Sunday...(she has still not hit a ball though...but loves the game anyway!)
*Noah scored a goal at soccer last week!!!
*Rob has been so busy with an extra project that we have hardly seen him for 3 weeks!! I miss him!
*He did get a raise and a bonus this week....good job babe!
*I can't wait to go camping next week
*we need a new tent
*I am getting really tired of making school lunches...looking forward to the break!
*I have to wait 6 weeks to go on holidays!
*Emily won an effort award at school!
*it is cold today!
*Noah is nervous to go to grade 4...he thinks there will be too much homework!!
*I am having a hard time thinking about Emily in grade 7 next year!!!!

I can't think of anything else right now but if I do I will post again!

MUST WIN!!!!

2007-06-06T07:30:00.001-04:00

Come on guys...we HAVE TO WIN tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO SENS GO!!!

soccer

2007-06-05T09:33:00.001-04:00

Noah is playing soccer again this year. He is doing very well. He likes playing offense and really wants top get a goal. He does not really like playing defense and usually ends up where the offense are anyway!!
Here are some soccer pictures:

Stanley Cup Finals!!!!!!!

2007-05-28T09:04:00.000-04:00

Tonight is the night! The finals start!! Ottawa vs. Anaheim.

I predict we take them in 5.

GO SENS GO!!!

Nintendo Wii

2007-05-07T22:06:00.000-04:00

So Rob and the kids decided after Christmas that they wanted a Nintendo Wii. It is pretty expensive so they started saving their allowance and spending money (Rob). They finally had enough money and started looking. They are pretty hard to find! Toys R Us was getting some in but they go pretty fast so you need to line up early. Rob and Noah went at 7:00 am and waited until they opened at 9:00. They did get one...they were 5th in line.

They are loving it. I have to admit it is lots of fun. We have had a few bowling nights as a family. My parents have even played it and had a blast.

Baseball

2007-05-07T21:57:00.000-04:00

Emily decided this year that she would like to play baseball. So I signed her up to a co-ed league here in Barrhaven. Turns out not to many girls want to play...she is the only girl on her team and so far the only girl we have seen on any other team that we have played!! But she is doing really well. Learning lots of new things and trying really hard. There are a lot of boys flirting with my baby girl but we are keeping our eye on that!!!

Here are some pictures:

Blogging?

2007-04-26T09:17:00.001-04:00

Now that I have discovered Facebook, I never remember to blog!!

We took it in 5!!!

2007-04-20T09:04:00.000-04:00

We had so much fun last night. The atmosphere was amazing. It as loud and exciting!! We really enjoyed ourselves.
Here are some pictures we took:

I should let you know that when I woke up Noah this morning, the first words out of his mouth were "who won". When I told him he burst into tears!! I tried not to gloat and be sympathetic. He was really sad!!!!
BUT...I am still glad we won. GO SENS GO!
He asked me on the way to school who we would be playing next. I said either New York Rangers or New Jersey Devils. He said "ok...I am now cheering for the Devils" Arggggg.

Do I really deserve it?

2007-04-19T09:23:00.000-04:00

I am very lucky right now with the parents that I work for. I have had some rough ones in the past but right now, everyone is awesome. They are all really good to me and treat me well. One set of parents in particular seem to go over board with gifts (for any occasion). For example she gave me a $50 gift cert for Valentines. Anyway...she showed up at the door on Tuesday and handed me an envelope that said "To Melissa...you are the best" on the front. Inside were 2 TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S GAME!!!!!!!!! I was in shock!!!! She bid on e-bay to get them!!!

So...Rob and I are going to the game tonight. Rob had a tough time deciding to go. It is band practice night and hates to neglect his responsibilities...but he got someone to run the practice in his absence.

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

GO SENS GO!!!!!

We will eliminate the Penguins tonight when we win!!!!!

ANOTHER WIN!!!

2007-04-17T21:49:00.000-04:00

Way to go Sens...another win!!!!!

2-1 for us. That puts us up 3-1 in the series!!

Ray Emery was awesome tonight!!!!!

P.S. Nick...you ready to jump yet?

Much better!!

2007-04-16T08:20:00.000-04:00

I was nervous when Pittsburgh scored in the first 52 seconds of the game. But it only got better from there. We came back and won 4-2. Woo Hoo!!!!!!

GO SENS GO!!!!!!!!

Not so good

2007-04-14T23:20:00.000-04:00

4-3 for the Penguins!!
Series tied at 1!!
We will still win in 6.
GO SENS GO!!

WE WIN!!!!

2007-04-11T21:54:00.000-04:00

We win....6-3!!!

1 down...3 to go!!
GO SENS GO!!

GAME #1

2007-04-11T08:34:00.000-04:00

GAME DAY!!

GO SENS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry (hee hee)

2007-04-09T07:36:00.000-04:00

So sorry to all the Leaf fans....another playoffs without your team!!!

GO SENS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yummy

2007-04-09T07:34:00.000-04:00

Lent is over!!

I got to eat this yesterday!!!

STRESS

2007-04-04T09:14:00.000-04:00

So as if my life is not busy and stressful enough, I did not have a good night last night. I went to take out money to go to Dollorama (they will still not accept debit) and the bank said I had no money left...weird because I know my bank account down to the penny...so Iknow there was money there. Called Rob and he checked the account online. He suggested gong over to the bank because it looked like there was a with drawl that was not either of us. Well...got to the bank and it turns out that someone had taken $500 out of my account. She gave me the number to the Fraud people. Rob called when I got home. they said someone in Montreal took the money out but because of the investigation they could not tell us where they copied Rob's card. So we both had to get new debit cards. It will take about 3-5 business days to get our money back but we will get it back..thank goodness!!!
SO...be very careful with your debit cards. It is a huge Fraud scam going on right now. Never let it out of your sight at a store and never let them scan it twice. If it did not go through the first time ask them to cancel the order and start over. We are going back to a cash budget and using out cards as little a possible.
It is scary when you know people had access to out information ...and our money!!!!

Lost

2007-03-28T08:06:00.000-04:00

I have not talked a lot about Lost lately....but I am enjoying it more now then ever. Every episode is more exciting then the last. They are telling us more info and keeping things interesting. At least that is my opinion. Some people that I have talked too totally disagree..but I still love it!!!

We Lost

2007-03-28T07:54:00.000-04:00

My Dad had bought 2 tickets to the Sens game last night against Boston. He unfortunately had to work late so he gave the tickets to me and Rob. I was very excited. I love going to Sens games. This one was not that exciting...we lost. We were also a little late and missed Healty's goal in the first minute of play!!! Oh well...at least it wasn't playoffs!!!!!!
GO SENS GO!!!

Tag

2007-03-26T15:29:00.000-04:00

A little somethin' 'bout me from A to Z...

A - Available or Single: no
B - Best Friends: Rob is my best friend and I have a lot of really close friends!
C - Cake or Pie: pie...apple with vanilla ice cream
D - Drink of Choice: tea, water, iced tea
E - Essential Item: my body pillow
F - Favourite Colour: pink
G - Gummi Bears or Worms: yes to both
H - Hometown: Toronto
I - Indulgence: I wish I could indulge in Pringles right now!!!
J - January or February - January...15th to be exact!!
K - Kids - 2 beautiful children - Emily is 11 and Noah is 8
L - Life is incomplete without: My faith, my family, and fun!!!
M - Marriage Date: September 17th, 1994
N - Number of Siblings: 1 younger brother
O - Oranges or Apples: I am allergic to apples and I hate pulp!!
P - Phobias/Fears:someone taking my children and drowning
Q - Favourite Quote:
R - Reasons to smile: My kids
S - Season: early summer when it is not too hot to play outside and fall!
T - Tag 3 People: Sue, Leanne, Lauren
U - Unknown Fact About Me: I have no secrets
V - Vegetable You Hate: too many but peas would be the most!!!!
W - Worst Habit: cracking my knuckles
X - X-rays You've Had: teeth, knee, stomach
Y - Your Favourite Foods: Lone Star Fajitas
Z - Zodiac: Capricorn

This and That

2007-03-26T10:12:00.000-04:00

-we watched a Leafs game the other day! Weird....but Buffalo came from being down 4-1 and won the game 5-4...GO BUFFALO!!!
-had our friends Robyn and Mike and Jaymie over for dinner Friday...had fun!!!
-Emily went to a sleepover Friday. She didn't go to bed until 3 am...can anyone say GRUMPY!!!!! She also fell and bruised her tailbone...ouch!!
-played Dutch Blitz with Jeff and Lisa on Saturday...I was winning (we had to end the game to go bowling with the church)
-at bowling I had my worst game ever (I think it was because they had the Leafs game on there and the leafs were winning) My first game I got 116 and my second game I only got 80!
-had a nice roast beef dinner at mom and dad's yesterday. We have decided to stop eating out for awhile...it is getting too expensive!
-back to work today...2 kids came with colds (sigh)

back to work

2007-03-19T10:54:00.000-04:00

well, our holidays are over and we are all back to work and school today...well except for Noah who decided yesterday to get a fever and start throwing up...he will do anything o get out of going to school!! :)

the rest of our holidays went well. We had family come down for a few days...had a good time.

We ended off our fun with a Senators game on Saturday night. It wasn't the most exciting game but we won so that was good!!!!

Here are a few more pictures form the week:

1. Emily's hair before the Sens game...she put Sens flags in her braids

2. the fort the kids built

3. Rob and Dave playing checkers

4. and 5. our Sens vs. Leafs potluck

more fun

2007-03-15T10:04:00.000-04:00

We went to the Hersey Factory yesterday. I have lived here for a long time and I had never made it here before. They are closing the factory soon so a lot of the lines were not working. We did see them make Hersey Almond bars and O Henry bars but that was about it.

Do you know how hard it is to be at a chocolate factory when you gave up chocolate for Lent?????????? But I am proud to say that I did not eat any!! I bought some Reese Pieces instead!

We went to Lone Star for dinner we with mom and dad after. It was delicious!! After the kids went to bed we watched a pretty good episode of Lost. New info was given out. Next weeks looks good too!!

Rob's brother Dave and his wife Leanne and 2 kids are coming down today so I guess I better go and clean the house!!

Chat later

been awhile

2007-03-13T13:19:00.000-04:00

I know I know...it has been a long time since I have posted. My mom was not impressed with me!! We have been really busy. Here is a little of what we have been up to.

*we had our annual Sens vs. Leafs potluck on Saturday. The food was great...the company was great. THE GAME SUCKED!!!! We once again lost our lead in the third and the leafs beat us in overtime!!!!

*we played an awesome game of hide and seek at my parents house on Sunday...even mom and dad played!

*Rob and I are on holidays this week!!!!!!!!!

*To celebrate Emily's first day of March break...she had a cavity fixed!! Then we went swimming last night!

*This morning we went skating at Scotiabank place. (This is where the Sens play). I was hoping to run into Dany Heatly but (sigh) I didn't!!!

Here is a picture of us sitting on the Sens bench!