TimBit's Family

Family Update.....

2010-05-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

It has been a very long time since I wrote about what has been going on around here. We have been extremely busy with the kids. Joshua just finished a Spring session of ice skating lessons. He really enjoyed it and plans on going for a full year of it in September . Both Mikayla and Joshua are playing baseball, so there goes 4 nights a week. Logan is really becoming a little boy , keeping us on our toes. We are thinking about getting him into swimming lessons. My niece Shannon is expecting ab baby, they plan to induce her on Tuesday, this is her first. Everyone is getting really anxious about this.

I have been elected president of the school PAC for next year. I have already started reading up and familiarizing myself with all that goes on. We don't have a treasurer as of yet, hope someone volunteers or I just might have to take that on as well.....

We re homed Cooper , our golden doodle because she was just too big for our family. The family we found for her is much more suitable and seems to be enjoying her. We found a 6 month or so Affenpincher and is a better fit for us. I will post a picture of him.

Pretty much sums up what has been going on around here.

Rain

2010-03-11T09:35:00.000-08:00

It's raining today, so much for sunny spring break. For this reason I think that they should have Spring Break later like how about in Spring, not before it. Much more enjoyable instead of being in class on warm days. Hopefully next year when we go to 2 weeks instead of just 1 they will schedule it better, one can hope anyways.

What to do today, the kids are pretty much ready to go back to school and regular routine. I know I am ready for them to back to school......

Name Change of Blog !!

2010-03-10T18:03:00.000-08:00

I decided to change my blog name for no other reason but simply a change. As most of you know our dog's name is Cooper. We have had some issues with her lately and have come really close to getting rid of her. She has many behavioral issues. She needs a lot of attention and we seem to never be able to find enough time in a day to spend with her. We do try hopefully it will pay off. Our latest issue was her urinating in our boys bedroom and not being able to get the smell out. Friends did suggested it one thing that seems to have helped a bit however there is still a bit of a smell STILL. We may have to do another dose of the stuff, or just replace the underlay. Dogs are quite frustrating at times. Cooper in particular it seems, funny thing that we had noticed is she won't even go outside to do her business if it is pouring rain.she'd rather hold it. We will keep you posted on our progress with our dog, Cooper

Spring Cleaning

2010-03-10T13:42:00.000-08:00

Been working around the house getting everything cleaned up to ready for painting. We are gradually painting the whole upstairs as it seems hasn't been done since it was built. The kitchen I really want to get to however I am dreading how many coats we'll end up doing just to cover the orange colour. YES !!! I did say Orange/ burnt red whatever you want to call it... Only reason it is still that colour is I am procrastinating getting started. I think we are going to paint the bottom landing and the hall way next. last year we replaced the bathroom and landing floors and painted the bathroom now on to the hallway and stair for painting. Going with shades of brown all through the house.

The living room is gonna be another tough one as it has extremely high ceiling but again I hate the mushroom colour....

Will post pics whenever we get around to it. Hubby says it's time to re stain the deck grrr has it been 2 yrs already ..CRAP CRAP CRAP !!!!!!!!!

Feb Stat Holiday

2010-03-10T08:01:00.000-08:00

www.gopetition.com search for glowing hearts. For a Febuary stat holiday. Here is the idea. You were there. You watched it, you felt it, and you
reveled in it. Let us honour our great 2010 Olympic Games, the
wellspring of National Pride that we all felt and our TWO Gold Medal
Team Canada Hockey Teams, and all our Olympic ...heroes, by creating a new
Provincial Statutory Holiday to be named "Glowing Hearts Day" in
British Columbia.

Found my template...

2010-03-09T13:43:00.000-08:00

I am quite happy to have found my template that I used to use awhile ago. not sure what had happened but anyways I am just happy I got my Strawberries back !! Today is going okay I suppose. Weather is sorta cloudy and it's paper day. Yippeee !! Well hey it brings in a few bucks I can't complain. Sounds like the dog needs in better go and take care of that !!!

BBS

Spring Break............

2010-03-09T07:44:00.000-08:00

We are enjoying our break from our school routines. We all have been looking forward to this for awhile now. Nice to take a break. Currently we only get 1 week off for spring break, hopefully as early as next year we'll get 2 weeks. I just finished my 5th course towards my certificate. I start my last course on the 20th and finish mid April. At that point I will be able to apply to the province for my license and have to pick up a 1 day first aid course somewhere. Certainly hope I won't have too much problem getting a job after all this is done.

Hard to believe that there is only 3.5 months left in the school year. Ball season is just right around the corner, Mikayla has decided to play again after taking a break. Joshua played last year and is looking forward to playing again this year. He also has an interest in hockey. We are pretty hesitant about that one as it is VERY expensive, especially if he gets really good and wants to continue. There is a hockey clinic coming up to give kids a taste of it. We are debating on putting him in that or not.

Will update you on that. Blog soon !!

Cooper

2010-01-29T13:14:00.001-08:00

Last week we were all ready to give her up to a rescue place but more and more we thought about it and discussed things with the rescue place the only thing that made sense was keep her.

Ignore

2010-01-14T09:08:00.000-08:00

Ignore behavior that is designed to attract your attention however don't ever let one child hurt another. Most tantrums fit into the category of attention grabbers. pay attention to the children when they are being good and they will have less need to "push your buttons"

Teach desired Behavior through modeling

2010-01-13T21:02:00.000-08:00

If you are trying to teach a child to be gentle to your dog, you must do it in a non aggressive way. Aggressive or rough behaviours are the ones you are trying to eliminate. You need to show him how to gently pet your dog. Touching the child gently at the same time gives a stronger message. Take every opportunity to model the behaviour you are trying to teach. Modeling is a powerful tool.

Natural Consequences !!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-11T08:44:00.000-08:00

Allow children to experience the consequences of their acts (within reason) The child who leaves the table during lunch, can be told that the time to eat is when lunch is served. If he chooses to leave, then he will have to wait until afternoon snack to eat again.
Any of these methods can be punishing if done in a way that hurts the child. The key to avoiding punitive overtones is to remain calm, firm, respectful, and confident that changing the behavior is best for the child, you and the other children.

If it is interesting blog about it !!!

School

2010-01-10T14:52:00.000-08:00

As most of you know I have been going to college working on my Family Childcare Certificate for the last several months. I have 2 more courses to go after the one I just started. I thought it would be useful to blog about some of my learning. The course I am taking right now is called Understanding children behavior. I am going to share with you one effective way each time I blog about Alternatives to punishment.

Punishment is NOT the most effective way to discipline. Punishment creates side effects such as fear, anger, and lose of self-confidence. These feelings get in the way of the lesson the punishment is trying to teach.

1 way to change undesirable behavior is stop the behavior. Provide control for the child. If a simple no and a quick explanation work fine;if not provide physical control. Sometimes a simple touch will do it. Other times you need firm physical control, even to the point of removing the child from the situation.

Stay tune for the next effective way, the next time I blog !!

Smurfs

2010-01-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

While I was out shopping this past holiday season in the toy department of Walmart, I saw that the Smurfs are making a come back !! Little figures, pretty much as small as polly pocket, looks likes the same idea anyways. They come in a small mushroom and it opens up. I was soo tempted to buy some for myself...lol I resisted, this time !!! As a child I would have to say Smurfs was my favorite cartoon character. My brother in law called me Smurf up until probably the age of 17 or so...lol Not sure why he decided to stop, just one day he did. Probably figured I was getting too old for it....lol

I remember a few surgeries I went thru I would take my stuffy smurf with me to the operating room, one time in particular my smurf stuffy came out with stitches too....lol Pretty sure I still had more though !!!

If or maybe I should say when I buy some smurf toys I will post pics...hahahaha

Blog again soon !!!

Welcome to 2010

2010-01-03T10:24:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great holiday season and is ready to get back to regular routine.Our Christmas started a little earlier this year as we had decided to make a big purchase just weeks before Christmas day. We bought a 40 inch LCD TV for the living room. I was so excited leaving Future shop, it was a great feeling being THAT person loading up the van, rather then standing by watching other people leaving with the tv. Thinking back a picture leaving the store would have been a great memory. Paul of course was trying to ignore me..lol I don't know about anyone reading this but it was a thrilling moment.

As far as the rest of our holiday, we told the kids that they would only be getting a few things as the tv costed a lot so we can go nuts of gifts for everyone, they understood and were okay with it. Interesting theory and all but then how come it took all morning to open all the gifts???..lol I really thought we had done well on scaling back this year !!!......

Christmas Eve dinner was spent with my mother in law, Christmas day and new Years was spent with my sister and her family. Playing games, singing and enjoying a few drinks. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Brother in law Marc came out earlier on Christmas Day and visited with us before we headed of to my sister's. he brought gifts for us and the kids. Grandpa and Grandma came to visit on Boxing Day and saw all the gifts that the kids got. That's the run down on our holiday. We managed to go to a bruins hockey game as well, we have been meaning to go ice skating with the kids but we'll get there still got a long winter ahead of us..

Happy new year everyone......

Finally.....

2009-09-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

I made it back to my blog. It seems that I have problems logging in here after not being here for awhile then it becomes a pain in the butt and just as I am gonna give up it lets me in. Anyhoo I got in and look I still have some time to blog and catch everyone up on what's been happening out here for my family.

Over the summer we once again had a honey do list around the house and pretty much got it all done. I didn't do much gardening this year as I found out that I don't have a green thumb and have really no interest. maybe later in life I will get into it. I love grass, and actually don't mind cutting it either..hahahaha Guess I don't mind watering the garden either. We re did the main bathroom with fresh paint and a new tiled floor. Paul also tiled the entrance way at the front door. Now I have to start painting down there. brighten it up a bit. I have decided to paint in shades of brown through out the house. One room at a time though, might not get to it until Spring.....

Mikayla is first year Middle school, grade 7. Joshua is Grade 1. Both have been adjusting to alot of change. Logan is the midst of potty training and being quite stubborn about it at least at home. I will be back soon....

Back in September to blog....

2009-08-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

Been a busy summer. I will be back blogging regularly come September....

May Long Weekend

2009-05-16T08:15:00.000-07:00

This weekend is going to be filled with homework, yardwork, and a trip to Cultus Lake. Today is supposed to be the best day out of the whole weekend, however I'm thinking the crowd up at Cultus is going to be insane.....Mikayla has a Social Studies report to finish up and type out, as I also have a report to do the same. I am attending College for the Family Childcare certificate program. I caught the last course for this year and will continue in the Fall. I should be finished by mid spring.

This has been a very hectic time. Not sure what is worse beginning of the school year or the end. Both pretty crazy and expensive. Mikayla is graduating from Elementary school this year,and getting ready for Middle school in the fall, Joshua is finishing up K . Both very important milestones. So between school starting to wrap up, dance class, and baseball. The kids keep us hopping that is for sure...

Mikayla has had trouble with her foot lately as well. It seems that when she runs her foot pops ! It is the foot that was clubbed at birth. We took her to the doctor and in turn we were referred to a Chiropractor as our insurance company won't recognize a physio's recommendation as founded...So anyways $300.00 later she has orthopedic inserts on their way, plus we have to go shoe shopping and get her a pair of very supportive runners. Sure will be mad if someone steals them at school. Guess I have to make sure they are really ugly shoes..LOL

Glad some of you that have seen our family photos have enjoyed them.

Off I go. I will try to get back here to blog again soon !!!

Sunshine....

2009-04-07T10:49:00.000-07:00

Feels great having the sun back !! Today I am waiting for a load of sand to arrive for the kids. The last few days we have been outside cleaning up the yard and getting the sand box ready. The day has come . Waits for the dump truck to arrive....

Blogging...

2009-03-16T09:38:00.000-07:00

I really haven't been into posting lately. Nothing really has been going on that has been worth blogging about. Everyone is good around here. MIL is in Ontario, her Mom passed away. I have been searching for some more part time work to do along with my 6 paper routes. Few prospects and I already had an interview. I'm currently keeping my fingers crossed that something will come that will fit nicely into my existing schedule.

Cooper is settling in nicely, few things we still have to work on with her though like chewing and wrecking everything in sight....4 years old and still acts like a puppy.hmmmmm

That is about it for now. Just thought I better blog something about the goings ons around here....

Happy Spring Break Everyone !!!

Monday Pictures

2009-03-02T12:51:00.000-08:00

Logan's 2

2009-02-12T09:32:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we celebrated Logan turning 2. It was a really busy day between family coming at different times. Very difficult getting everyone here at the same time because everyone lives in different cities. We are all spread out through out the valley from Chilliwack to White Rock. It worked out great had 1/2 the cake around 1pm and the rest at 7:30pm....Logan was spoiled as per usual with lots of clothes, we all stayed away from toys since he has alot already and rarely plays with them anyways. Here's him in one of his new outfits from Old navy.

Car news....

2009-01-31T19:35:00.000-08:00

Hey all.. Thought I would say that rather then fixing the grand am , we found a decent car and bought it. We have decided to lay the grand Am to rest. It was good to us for the last 3 years. I will post a picture of our new car once I remember to take it..lol now we are celebrating with a glass of blush wine.

Update....

2009-01-29T07:15:00.000-08:00

Life has been extremely crazy lately and everytime I have sat down to blog, I have been interrupted. Let's see if I can finish this. Lately we have had nothing but car problems. Seems that our Grand Am is trying to tell us it's done, however we aren't done with it ..lol Seems like we'll have to get the engine replaced. it's been giving us problems for about the last few weeks. All I can say is I hate cars !!!

Kids are good. Joshua was sick all day yesterday with a fever, hope he will feel better today. Logan is certainly trying to talk, won't be too long now that he'll beable to put words together. It isn't uncommon for cleft palate babies to be delayed in speech, we think he is doing very well considering. Mikayla is enjoying her dance, both ballet and jazz. She is quite excited she got her costumes for both classes this week all getting ready for the end of the year show. The Christmas show was great, I can't wait to see the next one.

Cooper is settling in quite nicely however it seems that he is still a puupy in many ways. Chews eerything plastic in sight and stuffed animals. She was used solely as a breeding dog so we are guessing she spent alot of time kenneled. We'll have to work with her on a few things.

That is all I can think of to share for now. Will blog again soon

New Addition to our family....

2009-01-08T09:17:00.000-08:00

Opps

2009-01-03T08:29:00.000-08:00

Some of you may have read about this already on Facebook or at the very least wonder what I was talking about. On Thursday I decided to move my craft table into my bedroom and thought that would be a good place to go hide when I wanted to make a card, it would be away from little fingers and if I had to I could just leave mid stream and come back whenever instead of cleaning up everytime. Logan also has his afternoon nap in his playpen in there because we don't want to have to tell Joshua that he can't play in his room for a couple hours a day. Anyways I put Logan down for his nap, (Not realizing of course) some of my supplies were too close for him to reach and did he ever !! He got a hold of a small bottle of ink, holy cow did that ever make a big mess though !!! Everywhere !! Paul walked in to check on him and oh my, first thought was blood until he realized oh wait it's ink !! We panicked and got him cleaned up before we took pictures of him before..lol but we do have after. He is still a shade of red..lol Luckily the ink that I use from Stampin Up ! is water based.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-28T12:15:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year despite the snow falling for days it seemed. Everyone got what they wanted and then some. Christmas eve we opened up the Wii that was given to us by Grandma. That sure kept everyone busy through out a snowy Christmas Eve. The kids got spoiled even more on Christmas Day. Mikayla got her long awaited Nintendo DS along with the accessory kit, pajammas, socks, 3 DS games, and a mp3 player. Joshua got Star wars lego, play doh and a Star wars Lego video game for the ps2. Logan got some clothes, lego and clipo table. The family got a portable dvd player earlier this yr, as an early present.

Paul and I both got some clothes and jammies.. All and all we can't complain at all. We have been so blessed this year. Not only are we thankful for what we got at christmas time but also earlier in the year.

We had a smaller crowd for dinner as first planned due to the snow, family out in Surrey were stuck close to home.

My very first poinsettia

2008-11-29T08:38:00.000-08:00

I am not convinced on the spelling Poinsettia but anyways !!! As a kid my mom ALWAYS had at least one in the house at ALL Christmas. I thought they were ugly...lol Guess your taste changes over the yrs because I got one this year and it is soo pretty , the leaves are so soft. Lovely bright red in colour and it looks so full. I just love it.
I am hoping to get one more this season !! The white ones don't look as beautiful as the red.

Over the Weekend.....

2008-11-24T08:32:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was nice and relaxing. We hung up some more lights on the outside of the house, finish off the part that had none and changed the fence lights from blue to multi coloured. We also decorated the mantel and hung our stockings. Other then that just relaxed and thought about Christmas. This coming weekend, we'll do a bit of shopping. We have to buy 2 gifts worth about 15 bucks each to take to Paul's work Christmas dinner. Any ideas??? basically they need to be gender neutral because who knows who will end up with them but then again who cares cause if a guy got a girly thing well then he can re gift it..LOL We go to the same place every year, pretty quiet dinner and a gift game and that is about it.

We are waiting for a few more weekends before the tree goes up. Rather not have to worry about little fingers just yet.

Christmas Lights AGAIN..!!!!

2008-11-16T17:39:00.000-08:00

Halloween 2008

2008-11-16T09:01:00.000-08:00

I never realized how far I had let my blog go. Sheesh I didn't even blog about Halloween. I usually am right on top of things....Anyways i guess better then never i suppose. anyways on to Halloween. Not only am i late but i am doing the posts backwards..lol I'll just say I am doing that part on purpose.hehehehe

I went with Joshua and the rest of his K class to the pumpkin patch on Halloween. It was sprinkling rain off and on all day. We knew it would be wet and we were as prepared as we could be. As soon as we arrived at the patch and was getting off the bus and on to the hay wagon its started to pour. I was drenched in seconds. I am so glad Joshua was wearing his splash pants and rain coat. Nothing worse then a whinny kid when they are uncomfortable and there is nothing you can do for them at the moment.

So we collected our pumpkins and quickly headed back into the barn to look at the animals and have hot chocolate and a story read to us. Then back onto the bus and back to school.

Later that day after getting all dry, we dressed up the kids and Dad took the out tricker treating around our neighbourhood. While they were out, I had 5 kids come to our house. THAT'S IT !!! I know I was quite surprised. Dad and the kids came back a couple hours later with a big bag of candy, plus what i had bought to give away. They are set for along time now..LOL

My 37th Birthday

2008-11-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

Oops I totally forgot to blog out it. Thursday November 13 was my 37th Birthday. It was the year that I had to renew my license, however without thinking about it after she took my license I have no picture ID. One of those things that just slipped my mind as well as the lady at the office. Came home and was talking to Paul about it and then I realized what had just happened, I couldn't vote. I always vote, its' just something I do, but i also quickly realized there was nothing I could do about it as it was Friday night and election day was Saturday.

anyways, back to celebrating. We ordered Chinese food and had black forest cake with family. It was a wonderful day !!!

Christmas Lights

2008-11-15T19:20:00.000-08:00

Well today we spent the day outside hanging Christmas Lights on our new house. As most of you know this is our first Christmas in the house. It will be a couple more weeks before the inside of the house gets decorated. Longer its in the boxes and less time I have to say Don't Touch the tree !

Not the best picture but hopefully you get the idea. We have candy canes running down the side of the driveway.

New Poll

2008-10-27T11:19:00.001-07:00

I just added a new poll question. Curious to see what you all think.

Thanksgiving

2008-10-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

It was pretty quiet this year. We had Paul's mom and brother dave over for dinner. We have lots of turkey leftover, I finally froze a package. Tonight its time to have something else to eat..lol Now its working on Halloween. I actually hate it. If I had my way I would just buy my kids some candy and watch a family movie...Paul enjoys it though, over the last couple years we have collected quite a few decorations etc.

Joshua has decided that he wants to be a bunny. Mikayla is undecided, and Logan well , he might just go as a Jelly Bean again, maybe just a different color one.

I am also suffering from a cold. I finally got it from the kids. Logan still has a runny nose. Kids go back to school and everyone gets sick.

Joshua's 5th birthday

2008-10-11T21:32:00.001-07:00

Card I am working on..

2008-09-28T16:13:00.001-07:00

It's not quite finished but I thought I would share it anyways nd will again once completed.

Stampin up for Thanksgiving

2008-09-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

Last night I made a place card at Stamp Club. Turned out okay, I got the idea anyways. The next one will be better, if not I can always say my kids made them..LOL

September 23/ 2008

2008-09-24T09:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary

2008-09-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

Paul and I have been married for 2 years today. This morning I woke up to fresh coffee and a card leaned up to the coffee pot. He set it for when I get up just before he left for work at 5am. I thought that was sweet of him, now I wonder if he'll do that every morning..LOL

I am very lucky to have found such a great guy as Paul. I look forward to sharing many more years with him.

Stampin Up Club

2008-09-22T10:21:00.000-07:00

My sister is working really hard getting her Stampin Up business off the ground. She is almost ready to start having club nights monthly. She currently taking memberships. If you are interested please visit her website. You can contact her directly by email to have any questions answered.

It will be a great fall/winter activity to get involved in.

Dance

2008-09-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

Last night was Mikayla's first Jazz class, she really enjoyed it. We have decided to give Ballet a go too this year. The theory is that along with Ballet any dance will come easier to pick up. She met one of her friend's from her class at school as well, made the first class easier for both I bet. Only down side to picking up ballet as well is there is a specific outfit to wear. Luckily my niece Kristine took Ballet and still has some of her stuff to pass on to her.

I will upload a picture of Mikayla that I took on our way to class last night. After her first Jazz class she decided to pick up Ballet as well this year.

Wednesday !!!!

2008-09-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

Today our new bed arrives. We are gonna want to go to bed really early..LOL Now I will be hunting for a head board and foot board for it. Haven't found exactly the one we want yet !! All in time. I would also like to work on getting the rest of a bedroom suite since we are finally in our own home and don't plan on moving for quite awhile. Moving tends to be hard on furniture. Anyways off I go to vacuum my bedroom before the bed arrives

New Bed...

2008-09-14T15:25:00.000-07:00

We finally decided it was time for a new bed. After noticing how sore our backs and necks were getting every morning and how sometimes our night sleep was awful. Yesterday morning around 9 am we had said enough is enough and by 5pm we were the proud owners of a new bed. Now we wait for delivery *sigh* Luckily we only have to wait until Wednesday.

Stampin Up !!

2008-09-13T07:41:00.000-07:00

My sister is now a consultant and is working really hard to get the word out, hopefully she'll find 8 people who are interested in Stampin and need a club !! She is based in Abbotsford, BC. The purpose of this post is to help get the word out and hopefully someone reading my posts knows someone who would be interested in either joining a monthly Stamp Club where you get together and make in take projects, or even someone that wants to host their own workshop . Feel free to pass this info on to all your friends !!

For more info , please click on this Stampin Up with Charlene

Self-Medicated Sunday Seven

2008-09-10T09:42:00.000-07:00

Here is my answers to the Sunday Seven, after reading mine you copy the list into your blog and add my link into your post, so others can see my words.Now its your turn. Add the first word that pops into your head after reading the list of words...
1. Flower - Lily
2. Burst - bubble
3. Water - bottle
4. Bucket - shovel
5. Season - Winter
6. Sky - blue
7. History - old

http://purpledragonfly.playaparadise.com/2008/09/07/sunday-seven-words/

1. Flower -
2. Burst -
3. Water -
4. Bucket -
5. Season -
6. Sky -
7. History -

Polls

2008-09-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

I have decided to run polls on my blog weekly. I am hoping to come up with a variety of questions to ask as well as keeping the topics light and fun.
I think it will be interesting seeing the results. Enjoy !

Big day for 2 Special Guys in my life !!!

2008-09-08T06:43:00.000-07:00

It's my hubby's birthday today !! We celebrated it on Saturday with family. Everyone had a great time, the weather was perfect. Today is Joshua's first mini session of Kindergarten, today is when I leave him there for 1 hour. I am sorta worried about that, I hope he won't be upset when I leave. Wednesday he starts full sessions.

The weather is sure changing fast this year, sure gets cool at night. We've taken down our pool already and I pulled my tomato plants already, they ended up dying early for some reason, maybe they got a hint of frost one night.I have them all laid out ripening on the deck, but yet the neighbors still look good..Any ideas what may have happened to my plants??? They were fine until we got ALL that rain !! Here is a picture of Paul's favourite cake. Its a Bon Bon cake, little bit of filling, cake and pastry all in one. It's really good, I must admit. Unfortunately not everyone makes them, we end up having to get them from Vancouver. When we do have it, it is a real treat ! If anyone else is interested Bon Bon Bakery.

School Year Begins....

2008-09-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

This year is especially exciting because Mikayla is in the top grade of her school, 6 out here is still elementary and Joshua starts kindergarten. Tonight we attend his open house, meet the teacher and see his classroom. Tomorrow he has his one to one interview with his teacher, then FINALLY he starts next Monday. They are gradually starting them for an 1 hour first couple days and as of Wednesday full 2.5 hrs. Joshua is in the afternoon class with his friend Spencer from daycare.

The last month or so has been quite the adjustment for Joshua. Middle of July he decides he is done with going to daycare and wants to wait for kindergarten. Let's just say it can't come soon enough..lol

As for Logan he is in the stages of attending daycare as well, we are just waiting for the paper work to be approved. Joshua was diagnosed being globally delayed, daycare has made such a difference he has caught up nicely. I am hoping Logan will have the similar experience.

As for Mikayla today was her first full day of school , so far so good. By Friday she thinks she'll have her class and teacher.

Labour Day Weekend 2008

2008-09-03T10:49:00.000-07:00

We went away to Penticton for my cousin's wedding. It was a good weekend, definitely hectic but we all had fun. We didn't get a speeding ticket nor did we hit a deer.
Kids had fun riding around downtown on the peddle bike.

Swimming...

2008-08-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

FINALLY Joshua got into the pool. Ever since summer began he wanted no part of the pool until just the other day. Now as soon as he gets out of bed in the morning he wants to go swimming ..LOL I am VERY proud of him ! He told me that the reason why he didn't want to go swimming before was because he thought that I had put too much water in it and that he was scared of draining...LOL I couldn't argue with THAT I thought !! Just decided that when he was ready he would go in and sure enough. Life Jacket on and he's in, now How to convince him to get out when it's time...*sigh*

Come September it's off to Swimming Lessons for him.

Cloudy Day !!!

2008-07-29T07:59:00.000-07:00

We are expecting rain later on today, I don't mind at all we went 3 weeks with nothing but sun.We have completed some more projects around the house since I posted last. I finally have my own laundry. We converted one of our closets into laundry. We bought a stacking front loading set. Works great, extremely quiet, only noticeable thing is when it winds up to 1000rpm for the spin cycle the floor vibrates..lol Logan was quite upset when he saw his blankey in the washer and he couldn't get it back out. As soon as I gave it back to him nice and clean and dry he never let go of it for about 45 mins..LOL
We've also been doing more gardening and building up the flower beds around the yard. The vegetable garden is doing very well. We seem to have tons of tomatoes coming, I just wonder how many will actually ripen.

Logan has become a going concern that is for sure, he's shy of 18 months and has been getting into everything..lol *sigh* Long toddler stage ahead..LOL

We are also planning a trip for the end of summer vacation along with some day trips for the kids. Time to relax a bit....

Pictures

2008-07-04T10:41:00.001-07:00

Been Pretty Hectic

2008-07-03T10:08:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting for almost a month but here I am giving an update. The weather has been beautiful for the past few days I have been outside enjoying it. This year we put our pool up exactly at the right time. It heated up to 30 in no time flat. My tomato plants and potato plants have sure taken off. Today mother nature is giving everything a well needed shower.

We have been also cleaning up the front yard, weeding all the flower beds and doing some planting. Everything was let go by the previous owners, so we are extremely busy. We order 6 yards of garden topsoil to freshen all the existing plants and flowers up as well as fresh start to some plants to be planted. The mix has compost in it so it should do really well in the garden beds......

Mikayla did great in school this year. She not only was promoted to grade 6 but with honours !!!! We are very proud of her.

Logan has been walking like crazy for about the last 3 weeks or so, he's out grown his 2 naps and is down to just hias afternoon one. I must add I look forward to that time, now that he is getting into everything...LOL

Between 3 kids, a husband I still find a little time for Stampin, I haven't really made too much, still getting my supplies. It seems there is always something missing to complete a project. I have also started scrapbboks for the kids.......

I think I have covered everything.....Will blog again with some pictures.....

Stampin Up !!

2008-06-06T13:06:00.000-07:00

I have taken up a new hobby. I have started Stampin. My first project will be my house warming invitations. I am currently waiting for my supplies to arrive. Everyone in the family and friends will be getting home made cards from me. Some will even get a card for the first time..LOL

I also plan to do some scrapbooking. I have 3 to get started, one for each of the kids...Tons of pictures but none in albums or on the computer. I also want to work on a wedding album. So many where to start...lol

I will post a few pictures once I start the projects....

Sunshine....

2008-05-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

Finally, we are getting some. We are enjoying the beautiful weather and it seems that our garden is too. It seems that the previous owner may have left more behind then first thought. It seems that we might have potatoes, pumpkins AND squash as well as what I planted. Cannot be 100% sure but hopefully we are right and we do have a variety of veggies.

We planted peas, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries along with a bunch of different flowers. I thought this year I would just play around and see what I end up with..LOL This is the first year I can actually say I am gardening......

I will add a photo later to this post of what the garden looks like since Mother's Day.

Some of what you see in the pictures, I didn't plant. The previous owner did and now we are trying to figure out what is a weed and what isn't..LOL Fun Times !!! If you can help, please leave a comment on what you think something is...

Mother's Day 2008

2008-05-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

Today it was spent having Breakfast delivered by my hubby from Tim Horton's followed by a trip to the nursery where we picked up a few flowers, tomato and strawberry plants. Rushed home and got work planting it all before it rained too much. Luckily it actually didn't rain much at all just drizzled here and there. I also got my gift that I had been waiting for some time. A flat screen computer monitor.

Yard Update !!

2008-05-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

Well Sunday we spent all day outside in the front yard cleaning up an area of the garden that we have decided that once we get rid of the yard trimmings we are going to plant grass seed. We took out all the dead cedar bushes out from the front and pulled up as much cedar trimmings and waste that had built up over the years.....We had already pruned the yellow bush and now just waiting for a bob cat of some sort to come and pull up the root ball, shovel just isn't gonna do it. Luckily we were able to dig out the cedars pretty easily. The main goal here is to make it easy to maintain until we decide what we really want to do. We need to clean up the mess left behind before starting anything. The pictures aren't the greatest but hope you get the idea..no yellow bush or cedar trees or at least the pile of rubbish in the yard..lol

Soon have to think about tomatoes plants and cucumbers. I think they go in late May ???

Busy days.....

2008-04-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

We are extremely busy these days. The thought of it it getting worse as the 2 boys get older and into things is exhausting. Between baseball, subbing down paper routes,and not to mention all the work we have been doing in the front yard and the daily housework. Last weekend I pruned down the yellow bush in preparation to pull it right out of the ground. Didn't realize that I would be in such pain after that. My left wrist has been sore for a few days.

I have also picked up selling Avon along with Tupperware. It'd only been a few days and I already have started getting a customer base. It will take some time but I figure get the books out and see what happens. Never hurts to try. I will always have my paper routes to fall back on..LOL After ball season we might take on a few more routes. Good money in subbing ...

Smurfs....

2008-04-17T11:24:00.000-07:00

When I was growing up from the age of oh I'd have to say 6 or so I was totally into the smurfs. My brother in law called me Smurf for years. Every time I had surgery I was given a smurf stuffy. I remember taking one into the OR room and the doctor had actually given the stuffy a stitch in his nose..lol I had a couple albums as well. I don't have anything left anymore. Grew up and gave it all away...

Recently I have decided that I am going to start collecting them again.

Gardening

2008-04-16T10:56:00.001-07:00

I have started working on the front yard this week. It has been neglected so there is some weeding to do and pruning of trees. I am still battling with weeds. Unfortunately the garden is under a big cedar tree that sheds. I have been raking and raking but seems that there is no end to it. I was telling Paul last night that we should just clean it up as best we can and then plant grass.Who knows what we will end up doing in there. Everytime I go out and work in it I come up with other ideas. I guess we could just clean it right up and keep on top of it. Twice a year of raking should do it. We have a few dead cedar hedges that need to be pulled.

Our front yard resembles park like setting, its quite nice how the previous owners did it up. We have been tossing ideas around how to make a 3rd parking spot. Now that I have been working in the yard I would hate to see either side become a parking spot.

I would love to get rid of that yellow bush at the end of our driveway and plant a Japanese Cherry tree somewhere on the property.

Mikayla's 11th Birthday party...

2008-04-15T11:11:00.001-07:00

Today is her actual birthday, we celebrated it on Sunday with family and friends. The weather wasn't too bad however it wasn't as nice as Saturday. Mikayla had a great time. She got spoiled with gifts as usual. We had a mix up with her birthday cake though. I had ordered one 1 week ago and when I called to see if it could be ready a bit earlier then first planned, the baker told me there was no such order. I was like okay thank you and hung up. At that point I couldn't waste anytime arguing with the guy I had to bake a cake. I headed off to Safeway and picked up a few things and came home and quickly got the cake in the oven. Rather then a bratz Cake she ended up with a plain chocolate cake. She loved it anyways.

Wasn't until Monday that I called back and spoke to the manager and we now have a credit. What really pissed me off the most is the cake was sitting in the cooler all the time. The guy I spoke to was too lazy to go look.

We all had bbq burgers and salad and a great visit. It was a great day....

En suite

2008-04-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

We finally decided to get a cabinet to go above the toilet and a medicine cabinet for above the sink in our en suite. Just made sense. All other options either meant a lot of work and money or in the end of planning not enough room in the en suite.

It will do for now until we decide what we really want to do with the bathroom.

Recycling

2008-04-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

The other day I went grocery shopping and decided to have my groceries bag using cloth isntead of plastic. WOW!! What a great decision that was. They are great. Remember back in the day of paper bags?? Well they work just as great except better they have handles. They sit nice and straight up in the cart, in the back of the van and more fits into them. I find them very easy to carry and no fear of the bag breaking 1/2 way up the stairs. Most importantly using these cloth bags are helping to preserve the environment. I will never go back to plastic.

When we moved here we also started a compost in the backyard. Works good so far, sure cuts down the garbage. The only thing I am not willing to do is switch to cloth diapers..lol I think I will leave that task to someone else, to someone who is just starting to have kids. The investment would make sense. We also collect our dead batteries and take them into Future Shop. Old paint and cans get dropped off at the recycling depot out here along with any old electronics including computer monitors. Recycling has sure come along way. Hopefully not too late.

The Door

2008-04-06T16:26:00.000-07:00

We spent today hanging a bi fold door on our storage room that Paul made a few days after moving in. It will need another coat of paint yet, so my work isn't quite done. Here is a couple pictures in the making.

TV IS BACK FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

I am so happy that our shows that we had watched are starting up again. The strike was long enough but sheesh having to wait AGAIN for shows to be written and done seemed to be really long too. One more week to go and Desperate Housewives will be back on the air with a new episode. Sunday April 13/2008. Grey's Anatomy should be the following week.

We noticed that in the Canadian Tire flyer the vanity set that I posted about yesterday is on sale....How weird is THAT!!! Only difference is that it doesn't come with the mirror, oh well don't want that anyways. Hubby wants a medicine cabinet..lol

Vanity set....

2008-04-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

I found this set while surfing home depot website. Here is something that caught my eye, good price.... What do you think of this?? Too fancy maybe...... The brass might make it look too fancy....I wouldn't go with that...

Bathroom

2008-04-03T12:14:00.000-07:00

I am having a hard time deciding what to do in our ensuite bathroom.Excuse the mess It's a full bathroom with tub and shower. The sink is the pedestal type which is the style these days however we have no place to put anything. Been looking at over the toilet storage as well as cabinet on the wall above the toilet,OR Paul's suggestion medicine cabinet above the sink..lol How manish though hey !!!.....Any ideas out there?????

Blinds are UP !!

2008-04-01T07:55:00.001-07:00

Review on Dinner Out...

2008-03-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

Last night Paul and I went to Mr Mike's for dinner.....All I can say is over priced and under cooked. Usually after I leave a restaurant I am stuffed and have a doggy bag. Not last night, left satisfied but could certainly of ate more. The atmosphere was okay, pub like style. Similar to The Keg without the wait. We won't be going there for awhile. Have to plan to check out another restuarant soon....

Sunny but Cold

2008-03-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

Looks very sunny outside today but quite breezy and cool, makes me want my blinds even more now. We get sun through our kitchen windows in the morning. I am very anxious to have my blinds put up, they will make the room. I get tired of being in there at night working away and having my windows bare and can see the blackness outside. The neighing house that backs our yard also is bare. That house is the one we first saw when looking to buy, it was awful, either someone actually bought it or the ppl decided to move back in ..LOL That house was located on a corner so the backyard is triangled shape..The driveway is lined with cedar trees. VERY private...too private for us. I like privacy but openess is nice too....

Anyways I have started digging up one of the garden boxes in the backyard, just have to get down on my hands and knees and finish picking all the weeds out then start preparing the ground for planting.... Blog soon...

Kids on Easter Sunday...

2008-03-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

Easter Weekend...

2008-03-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

CAN I REALLY EAT THIS MOM????

Getting it done....

2008-03-23T21:34:00.001-07:00

We spent the weekend working on the kitchen, all day yesterday we worked on the ceiling and got it painted and changed the light above the kitchen sink. Today hubby replaced the light above the table with a ceiling fan. Looks much better then the crap the previous owners left us. One more light fixture to change and the kitchen will be done.

This week sometime our 2 inch wooden blinds will arrive and be installed. I can't wait. The kitchen is going to look great !

Here are the pictures BEFORE and AFTER shots...

Working on the To Do List...

2008-03-19T13:53:00.000-07:00

Our deck and stairs have been completed and we replaced the dishwasher.We have ordered blinds for the windows. Will post pictures once installed.

Pictures after we moved in

2008-03-13T07:59:00.001-07:00

Once the magnets hit the fridge WE'RE HOME !!!!!!....hehehehehe

Been 1 week...

2008-03-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

Well we have been in our new place for a week now. It sure is starting to feel like home. It has been a busy week that is for sure between cable guys, telus guys, hotwater tank replacement, to window covering measuring, and of course we had our deck done too. Thursday we had all here at the same time doing their thing..lol What a zoo.

Mikaya did well changing schools once they had her in the right class...lol Apparently there was 2 Mikayla's starting school there...My Mikayla showed the other one didn't. The teacher thought she was awfully tall, she didn't like that she walks home and was expecting her to struggle in some areas. Mikayla was looking around the classroom and realized HEY I AM IN THE WRONG CLASS!!!! She politely tells the teacher I'm in grade 5 not 2..Well then the teacher thought that would explain alot.....So within a hour or so they had it all straightened out and she is now in her proper class and grade..lol

Other then that the move went pretty smooth. The weather did decide to co operate. We were worried about that. As soon as I find my cord to upload pictures to my computer I will post some pictures of the house moved in.....

Blog later.

The next few days....

2008-02-28T09:53:00.001-08:00

I'll be off line over the next few days as we move into our new house. Basically we are done all we can do for now. Everything is packed. Few items are left out for us until Saturday. We are hoping to get possession on Friday around noon. The weather is supposed to rain most of the weekend. The timing is horrible in that respect.

In any case we will have possession by 4pm. We plan on taking a few loads of boxes over in the van. Get a head start on the kitchen stuff and the kids toys. Get Logan settled and make sure there is toilet paper in the bathroom. Nothing worse then having to go and there isn't even a sheet of toilet paper..lol Had a few times of moving and that happening....

Saturday morning will be an early start. taking the beds apart and loading the truck. I managed to get most of the cleaning done as I was packing. All that will be left is to wash the floors, vacuum and carpet clean.

There shouldn't be anything left to even pack at the last minute. We have been very organized this move...

Look forward to blog next week from my new home and share how the move went. I won't leave out any of the juicy details..hehehe

Kids...

2008-02-27T09:06:00.000-08:00

Today on the way to Joshua's daycare we stopped in at our new house. As we sat in the driveway I pointed out to Joshua his bedroom. He is very excited about moving. Mikayla is excited as well she can't wait to start her new school and be in the new house. She is quite interested in seeing how her room is gonna be set up. Logan of course will be happy to be there..lol

We already have begun a hardware store list.... We are going to have so much fun sorting stuff out and shopping for the things we need. Don't ask Paul though he may have a different opinion of it being FUN ...LOL

Anyways stay tuned to hear all about the house.....

Week to go....

2008-02-24T19:43:00.000-08:00

This time next weekend we will be in our own home. Lots of things to take care of then. Between tidying up the new place, getting organized, unpacked. Then when that is all said and done. Decorating....But that will be the fun part that is for sure.

We plan on painting Mikayla's room first. We will worry about the rest later.

We will also celebrate Uncle Marc's birthday next weekend. Busy times I tell ya. I am sure grandma and Uncle Dave can't wait for this to be all over either. They have also been packing non stop for the past month at least.....

Blog again soon

Tax Season....

2008-02-22T18:46:00.000-08:00

We did our taxes ourselves this year using Quicktax Standard. What a breeze that was. It's a great package it does 2 returns over 25,000 and 18 returns for under 25,000. Works out great for us.We'll get our return within 8 days. The program is 39.95 at Staples. Within 2 hours our taxes were done and efiled right to revenue Canada.

From now on this is how we'll do them.

Goals...

2008-02-18T13:59:00.000-08:00

We have reached the buying a house so it's time to set another goal. Hmmmmm A trip !! Sounds like a great one to set. Friends of our's just got back from Mexico. They had an amazing time. Other friends of our's went to Mexico before Christmas and had a really good time also. My mother in law goes quite often as well and has fun too.

I think it might be time for us to go. We will start by creating a trip jar..In 2 years we'll count the money in the jar and that will tell us where we'll end up.

Paint....

2008-02-16T16:49:00.001-08:00

Well today i spent some time looking at paint colours and went to a couple stores to look. Cloverdale paint and Benjamin Moore Out of the 2 I liked going to Ben gamin because they actually help pick out the colour rather then just selling you what you think you want.....

If you have no idea about decorating, this is the place to go. The paint may be a bit more expensive but you get the education along with it.

Moving Plans

2008-02-16T10:18:00.000-08:00

Well we are getting closer to the move out date. It is definitely going to be a rush deal. Hopefully the people moving in here won't show up right at 1pm. Just hate having people waiting, only adds more pressure to the whole day.

Most of everything is already packed waiting and whatever isn't yet will be. I have to be careful with lifting because I don't want to aggravate Harry the Hernia.

As for our moving crew, we have 4 guys if not 5. The truck should be loaded fairly quickly. I'll have the van loaded with the necessary things and be over at the new place with the kids while the guys load up the truck.

As far as cleaning here well most of that is already done. Just will need a wipe over once again closer to move day.

Valentines Day !!

2008-02-14T08:31:00.000-08:00

Well let's take a few moments and reflect on what does this day mean to us. I don't buy into the idea that your spouse should break the bank account on this day and buy a ridiculously over priced dozen of roses. Secondly how many red and white teddy bears can one own. Then what really annoys me is the fact that kids these days expect a gift on that day as well. I think what happened was some parents decided that kids deserve something too. As a kid I remember celebrating it at school with exchanging cards and having a party. I don't recall ever getting anything from my parents and I don't remember any of my friends getting anything either.

Anyways enough ranting on the subject..... I will always remember Valentine's Day because Paul proposed to me on Feb 11/ 2006.. He tried to wait until the 14th but couldn't..lol Worked out that the day Paul proposed is Logan's birthday. It obviously was meant to work that way..lol

Even More Pictures of the House

2008-02-13T10:42:00.001-08:00

The last picture is upstairs, the rest in this post are downstairs.

More pictures of the new House

2008-02-13T10:16:00.001-08:00

All upstairs

Writers Strike...

2008-02-12T10:22:00.000-08:00

That is great news that the strike is over. I can't wait to see how they bring back all the shows I have really missed. Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Private practice, just to name a few. I have had to keep busy watching older shows in the meantime. The timing couldn't of been better though, we have the last 1/2 of 6 feet under season 5 finale to watch then that is done.

Kinda sad that the strike went on for so long 3 months. Most of the seasons are practically over already. Will be interesting how they start things up again. Paul was thinking that the writers might have done some work to get us going again while they were on strike. But who knows how it will play out.

Stay tuned !!!

Logan's 1 st Birthday Party...

2008-02-12T09:58:00.000-08:00

Logan had a great birthday, he really enjoyed himself. The theme was Elmo. The cupcake cake worked out bery nicely. It tasted so good. He was spoiled as usual. He got a few outfits, Elmo story book, little car and some cash. All and all it was a fun evening.

Auntie Charlene and Cousin Kristine were here along with our good friends Tim and Annie. Everyone had a good time.

As you will see in the few pictures, Logan loved his cake too..lol

Happy Birthday Logan....

2008-02-11T09:26:00.000-08:00

Logan is 1 years old today. It has sure been a stressful year for all. Looking back on his first year has been filled with many emotions. Logan has had a rough go with the surgeries and all the prep leading up to them. He has come along in such a short time. We are very proud of the little trooper. He was very good about all the stuff he went through. Some of it was harder on us then him. For those of you that don't know what surgeries he had, he was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. ( Right side of lip and palate were open) You wouldn't know it today though !! The surgeon did amazing work on him.

Happy Birthday Logan and many more to come.

Birthday Cake Update....

2008-02-08T13:20:00.000-08:00

YAY ME!!!!!!!!! Logan has the best mommy.....LOL After countless calls all over town looking for a bakery that will make a Elmo Cupcake Cake , I finally found one. Sardis Bakery. I am really excited about it ! Hopefully it turns out ok. I still have to gather up some other decorating stuff. I wasn't going to bother with balloons and streamers but since I am ahead in the packing dept. I do have time to make this day very special for Logan.

Since we are doing Elmo for the cake. I'll have to find some Red and Yellow balloons. Still haven't figured out what we are getting him for his gift. He seems to have soo much already. I will post all about the party and have pictures too..

Stay tuned ! Well back to the party planning.

Birthday Cake...

2008-02-07T14:46:00.001-08:00

I am working on deciding what the best cake for Logan's 1st birthday should be. I have narrowed it down to a cupcake one, however I have no idea what theme I want to go with. I was thinking Elmo but of course Safeway doesn't have the kit for those 2....I plan on calling around to other bakeries that might be able to accommodate my request.

Any ideas let me know....

Moving

2008-02-02T08:42:00.000-08:00

In a month now we'll be moving and living in a completely different area of Chilliwack. Mikayla has the most adjusting to do. She'll be attending a new school. Easier for her to make friends this way for the summer holidays. Joshua will be closer to his daycare and some of his friends.He is very excited.

I have done some packing already, got quite a bit left to do yet. Most of what is left needs to wait until the week before the move. We have been very good about keeping our lives light and not a lot of clutter.

We've also decided to hold Logan's 1st birthday before we move. We thought about having it after we moved however it wouldn't of been the same. We are planning on having a house warming party sometime after we get settled. Then before we know it Easter will be here. It's in March this year. Nice break from having it always around Mikayla's birthday.

That is about what my thoughts are for now. Gotta Jet

Birds

2008-02-01T14:17:00.000-08:00

A couple months ago Joshua made a bird feeder. He took a large pine cone and rolled it in lard then into wild bird seed. He brought it home all proud and wanted to immediately hang it outside. We hung it on a hook that was already there. Within minutes he had his first bird visiting it. Before long the word was out and we had many birds coming by for a nibble.

Soon , the pine cone was looking pretty empty and Joshua wanted me to buy more seed. He didn't like the idea of the birds starving. After this past snow fall I had remembered to pick some up for his birds. They are all enjoying the thoughtful gesture of Joshua's part. Everyday he comes home and heads directly for the feeder to make sure there is plenty of seed for the birds.

Needless to say the birds are getting pretty fat to fly quickly. Paul says great now a neighborhood cat will come along and eat the birds..lol let's hope that isn't the case.

Looking back

2008-01-31T12:17:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting here thinking about the past couple years. When I think about them, all I can say is busy times. I am going to do a quick run down of the events over the last few years for those who are just tuning in. I met Paul ( Husband) for the second time actually in early summer of 2005. The first time we met was about 6 years ago or so, both seemed to want different things back then. He was living in Penticton and came down as often as he could. After a few months of dating , we decided to live together. He moved in with us here in Chilliwack. At this time we were living in a 2 bedroom apt. We spent our first Christmas together.

Valentine's 2006, Paul proposed to me. Then in May we moved into a split level 3 bedroom house. A few days after we had moved in I found out I was pregnant with Logan. I took a home test one day while Paul was at work. I was in complete shock, I mean we were trying but I never expected it to happen this fast. Paul wasn't too surprised later that day when I told him but he was happy.

September 2006 we got married. We had an outside wedding and the reception inside the hall on the same property. If I could I would get married all over again..lol I look at my dress often. I am currently trying to figure out what I can turn my dress into so I can wear it again.

Feb 11 2007 Logan Joseph was born at 6:29am at MSA General Hospital in Abbotsford. Things were up in the air for awhile with a newborn and all.

Just as we thought things were gonna calm down a bit, we were all settled into the house and the kids were all in their routines. WRONG..... We are now moving AGAIN but this time into our own house !! YES ! We have managed to qualify for a mortgage. We have gone into a house with Paul's mom.... Technically we own 1/2 a house..lol

In the last few years our lives has changed dramatically. I have become a mother of 3, wife and a homeowner. All the things that I always wanted. Paul and I both are very happy and amazed that in such a short time we have achieved all this.Neither one of us expected that everything would fall into place like it has.

One thing I haven't touched on was Paul and his employment. Within a few months of taking whatever at first when he moved. He got his current job through a friend and has been there ever since. Up to this point everything has fallen into place. Guess it is our turn. Should have bought lotto tickets too..lol

I will add some photos of the events I have mentioned.

January snow days 2008

2008-01-30T13:52:00.000-08:00

We certainly got our share of snow this time around. We have been getting more and more throughout the day to. I went out driving in it yesterday, wasn't to bad at all. I haven't been out today as I am stranded at home. Hubby ended up taking my keys to work with him by accident. We only have one key for the van, since no one seems to be able to make a copy that works. It was bound to happen eventually.

The snow is very nice to look at. I am thinking about taking Logan out in it for a bit, probably do good for his cough.If I do get outside with him I will post some pictures of our adventure.

We are currently experiencing freezing rain, as well as another 15-20 cm of snow overnight and into the morning hours. The city of Chilliwack is low on road salt due to the shipment from Mexico is delayed for another 2 weeks, when we probably won't need it. Another reason why we should take care of ourselves. Importing road salt???? I would seriously think we could take care of that !

New Chapter

2008-01-30T11:10:00.000-08:00

A few days ago I deleted my old blog because I wanted to start all over with a new one. This is my second blog that I have created. I really enjoy blogging about things going on in our life. Hasn't been to much to blog about since Christmas. January has typically been a long month that seems to never want to end.

Along with bringing in 2008, we are starting a new chapter in our lives as well. We recently bought a house. We take possession March 1. I still find it hard to believe. It happened really quick to. We had only looked at 3 houses and before we knew it, we had an accepted offer. Luckily we didn't end up leaving Chilliwack. I love it out here. I have alot to add to this blog and want to upload some pictures etc. Lots to come Stay tuned.

Gotta Jet for now Blog again soon