Happy Hump Day..... or Wednesday as I like to call it ;)

Just another ordinary day... some studying and lunch out with a friend... then back home with the kiddos and a night of pizzas and a movie.

We made our own pizza again tonight... and it was delicious yet again! We made plenty of extras and froze them as well... they froze well last time, so I thought we could make a few extra and freeze them and send them off to Shane when we see him on the weekend.

I hear we are in for some more snow... I thought, that typically, we didn't get much snow in February, that it was usually the colder month... hmmm.. well you could have fooled me... what is it they have us lined up for this week... some 15cm by the weekend... geesh... I just wanna make sure that I am actually going to make it to Sudbury Friday night.... doing all the driving while the kids sleep... please just let me get there!

The first of two things that I have been dreading for the past 4 months is now upon us..... part 1 of the finale in receiving the "registered" beside my name.... as if writing the comprehensive nursing exam once wasn't enough... they are having us write a "pre" comprehensive... just to throw us around and stir up the water a little bit.. I'll be so glad when tomorrow is OVER!

So much to say...

First of all... holy snow.... if you were in on ordering this after such a gorgeous day yesturday I am seriously not talking to you until it's gone!! I spent the first hour home outside trying to get us into the house... there was snow piled EVERYWHERE! It should not be allowed to be left so long on the streets and sidewalks either... talk about a messy ride home! Oh well... rant over... until I have to go out there again in 20 minutes to shovel again *insert rolling eyes*

The kids thoroughly enjoyed their first day of daycare at the new center as well. I stayed close and studied all day at the library just to be close incase something came up... but they had a great time and seemed to fit in well, which was great to hear.

Tonight was quiet... we skipped Ballet, which the kids were unaware of. There was just too much snow and we finished dinner late because of trying to clean up outside when we got home... and I have an appointment in the morning... they'll have to be up early and out the door earlier than usual and I didn't want to cut into their sleep time. And besides... I have an inventor on my hands now... lol... seems someone has been watching a little too much, "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" and thinks they are now an awesome inventor like Flint Lockwood and his spray on shoes... lol.. he has even taken possession of my lab coat and loves that it is about 30 times to big for him like Flints was originally.... because.... "inventors grow into their coats mom" lol... awesome!! He even wore it to bed.... even more awesome inventorness... lol...

There were three in the bed and the little one said.....

Ahhhhhh... now I know why I DO NOT allow them to sleep in bed with me. Blankies here, and snugglies there... one kids fighting with the other, because her hair is on his pillow... feet to the back, pillow stealers.... next time I will just deal with the whining and the cold bed!!

Ah well.. a decent day all around... minus the overnight of course! We did head out for a walk to enjoy the weather because it was so darn beautiful out after groceries and ended up taking the stale bread and walked over to the pond behind my parents, except it was frozen.... and the ducks were gone! That lasted all of about 30 seconds before Shelby freaked out and was done with the whole adventure... lol... next time sweety.... next time...

Soooo... it's Saturday...

Alright... Saturday night... and here I am... on the computer, kids are still watching some Valentines favorites movie they received from "cupid" for Valentines Day... and I am contemplating actually going to bed early.. and even making it a cuddle up night and allowing them to hang out with me in my bed for the night... lol.. I know that I will be kicking myself in the morning, but it's Saturday night.. and they were good little people today, so I think I can give in for just one night :)

I didn't take any pictures today... we were busy here and there and didn't really have any time to hang out outside between shopping and friends and house stuff... soooooo... I'm going to spare you all and not put up another picture of the kids and promise to get something cute for tomorrow... it's my neices birthday.. that is sure to get me something good!!

Pizza and a sleepover....

I had a great day today... little shopping in the morning for dinner, lunch and a movie out with a great friend, last day tears at the daycare... and a great night with the kiddos and Mckayla, as we are having her for a sleepover tonight.

We started the night by making delicious pita pizzas... thanks for the delicious idea Jess! The kids all decorated their own pizza with ham, bacon, peppers, olives, pineapple, muchrooms and cheese and into the oven they went... I wish I had of taken some pictures of them before we all devoured them... they were DELICIOUS!!

I'm hoping for a quiet night... the girls are in bed... or course there is a lot of wispering and giggling going on, but I'm hoping it starts to quiet down soon... Me and the little guy are going to catch a late night movie together on the couch :)

Almost Friday again...

I can't beleive that the week is almost over again... I think having the holiday has forced the week to go by too quickly. Now on an average week, I would welcome the weekend graciously and have our time planned out, but this weekend marks the last week for me to study before my mock registration exam for the college. My life has consisted of papers upon papers and thick text books once the kids were asleep and that all draws to a close on Thursday when I write the two part test, spanning over 6 hours, which is then followed by a pinning ceremony for another 2 hours in the evening.

I can definitely say that it is going to be one hell of a day... but I am looking forward to it being over! If I could just write the test today and get all the nervousness and uncertainty out, I WOULD!!

I'm still hoping to get something in on the weekend... the kids want to head to the library and I am having the girls over for tea on Sunday.... I think that, along with my notes everywhere should suffice... that is, if I can find them under the mess of all these papers come Saturday ;)

Quiet days....

It was a quiet day around here... the kids went to day care this morning... of course they went screaming that they wanted to stay home... but mommy really needed a couple hours to gain her sanity back!

I finished up the basket today for the daycare, Friday is approaching quickly and I just wanted to give them something to show our appreciation, and with there being 10+ providers in the center, we just decided to write up nice cards of thanks and put together a backet full of yummy sugary goodness! I hope they have a minute to enjoy it and know how truly blessed we all were to have them in our lives.

The evening ended quietly which was NICE!! Owen and Shelby helped with dinner and even ate nicely together with me at the table, no snickering or "don't look at me"s... it was nice... even TV time after pyjamas was civil.. whoo hoo! I focused my pictures tonight on the kids... the atmosphere has changed so much from the other day, I just wanted to preserve it.

Tuesday?? You could of fooled me!

Holy crazy day. I'm not sure what was worse, the attitude that I got from Owen all day or the sass that Shelby showed at every turn we made. I'm not sure who those kids were today, but they definitely fell from another tree!

We did manage to get everything done today though... and I should of seen it coming... late night out last night, late to bed and then early to get up to visit the new daycare... I should of just called it a day at breakfast and went back to bed! I'm happy that things improved half way through the day while we were out though... there was no way I could of continued with that!

We spend the afternoon quietly... watching a movie... well the kids did anyways... I spend the afternoon making "thank you" cards for the kids daycare... we are sad to be moving, but there really is nothing else we can do :( It was definitely a day for reflection after writing all those cards...

Happy Family Day

Another great day spent with the kiddos and some close friends. We headed out to Woodstock today to Nicole and Jeremy's and spend the afternoon tobogganing and watching movies. It was a nice way to spend the day and we enjoyed our time out there. The kids had a great time and were asleep long before we arrived home and were asking when the next time was that they could go back!

Happy Love Day....

Well we spend a quiet day mostly at home, with a few stops here and there. We started with gifts from "cupid" this morning, just something small... a movie and a small toy.. and Owen wanted to know why "cupid" didn't get me anything, seeing as it was my birthday and all... so I just told him that it was for kids and when you got older it was for Mommies and Daddies to exchange gifts, and seeing as Daddy is away, when we head up to visit him in two weeks, he'll be taking Mommy out for a very special dinner ;) He seemed to take that, but it was cute to see the concern on his face because I didn't get anything.

We made a quick stop at the grocery store this morning for some things for a day out tomorrow and spend the better part of the afternoon painting bird houses... they didn't turn out so pretty, but they are true peices of art done by the kids and I will proudly display them in the tree in the yard for the birds in the spring. We are hoping to make a project of it and quite a few more for the back tree... I think it will look pretty to see them all back there!

Lastly... we spend the evening over at my parents for a good home cooked meal for my birthday. It was nice to get out and I enjoyed seeing the family. Tomorrow we are headed out to a friends for an afternoon of tobogannaning and another dinner. Should be an enjoyeable afternoon.

Where are the days going?

Holy, it's now Saturday and I think the last time I posted was on Monday! This week has been so crazy and busy that it just kind of slipped out from under me. I was working, the kids had ballet, family time with the parents, time out with friends, shopping, studying.... and of course a great night out with the girls last night!

It's now the weekend and I am enjoying the kid free morning while I have it, because tonight Shelby is having a sleep over, so things should pick up and get pretty LOUD around here... only thing worse that one little girl with a shreaking voice is TWO little girls with shreaking voices.. lol

Oh well... I gotta run.. shower and get the laundry started before they come home. Thanks again for an awesome night last night... I'll leave you with some pictures :)

The kids and their valentines that they received from their daycare friends.

The start of a good night out... the girls took me out to the Bull Pen... all I can say is holy man parts... lol.. great time had by all though!

The beautiful flowers that Jessica got for me... thanks Jess... you are such a great friend!

Ballet and burned cheeks

I totally forgot.. lol.. maybe because it has really been one of the more odd things Shelby has done, but she decided to apply sanitizer to her face when she got up through the night to go to the washroom... I didn't see it till this morning, or I would of cleaned her face immediatly after she did it. She is now sporting a nice red glow on her cheeks and chin.. I tried to take some pictures of it during dinner, but it didn't really show up in it's true redness... the ones from ballet show it a bit better though.

Ballet was also fun tonight... the parents showcase... long night though... Shelby never lasts through Owen 45 minutes and is a total basket case come the end, but it was worth it to see the little people dance their little hearts out. I appologize at the lack of Owen pictures tonight... that was due to one certain little Miss.... :)

Valentines treats and running around.....

Been a busy, but productive morning so far.... went out and did some running around to get the kids registered for school this afternoon and did something for myself that had to be done and came home and finished up the kids Valentines bags for daycare. I am letting them make the attempts to write names clearly on the little Valentine cards, but though to save an argument over who wants what in their bags, I would do it myself. The turned out alright too... and I think I even did all them without eating more than two peices of the chocolate.. whoo hoo... my thighs will be thanking me someday ;)

The weather seems alright today too.. still a bit bitter, but bearable for being out and running about. Hope everyone is enjoying their afternoon... I'm off to finish the regestration for Owen and Shelby to start school in the fall and then ballet after dinner...

Finally getting to post...

Okay... so yeah, I know that it has been a few days, but my lack of time being on 12's and trying to work through the stomach flu have left me not wanting anything other than my bed! I think I got lucky this time with getting sick, in that I wasn't left to fend for everything on my own. The MIL was in town watching the kids while I worked and she just kinda carried on while I went to bed and slept in. So super nice of her, and today I am starting to feel somewhat better, still limited on the food intake as everything is still making me quesy, but were getting there.

So today we made cookies and had friends over for a light dinner. More so just so the kids could play and I could get a little adult time in... but either way it was nice. I'm off for a few days, but am taking the kids to get registered for school tomorrow and then off to the new daycare for a visit on Tuesday... gotta love that... I hope the transition is a smooth one.

Pictures aren't all that interesting today, but it was all I could come up with... Shane forgot the charger for the camera in his bag when he went back for work a couple weeks back and I've been left with one bar on the battery, so I kinda just shoot and take what I get.. lol

The yummy oatmeal chocolate chip batter I made..... Mmmmm

And here is one of Shelby and her little "boyfriend" Landon... so sweet

Quiet morning....

It's started out quiet so far, and I'm hoping it stays that way! The little people slept until just after 10 (I let Owen stay up and watch a movie in his room so he would hopefully sleep in a little and allow Shelby some much needed rest... and it worked!). They've just been snacking lightly and watching movies, cuddling on the couch, not together of course.. lol


Should be a quiet afternoon, which will be nice... I started the laundry last night, but there is a tonne more from her little episodes last night... till then....

Sick little lady....

No pictures tonight... been dealing with a sick little girl all evening, but now that she is finally sleeping between the vomiting I just wanted to update. I'm not sure what the night is going to bring, but I'm taking her sleeping and empty stomach and hoping that this will pass overnight... boo to you, you silly flu bug!

Busssssssssy day....

Another looooong and crazy day and another 12 hours in at the hospital. I am really enjoying my time there, but sometimes the days are so long!

The kids are doing well and getting along somewhat... but what 5 year old boy wants to get along with his 3 year old sister!? There are just so many things that are more important than including her in anything he wants to do... lol.. unless of course he needs her for an experiment of some kind or a game... then he's mad because she has decided she no longer wants to bother.... ohhhh.... the life of a preschooler!

It's nice to get a few days off... things have been hectic to say the least. I think that I sometimes take things for granted and have really been having issue about being the only one home right now with the big man away for work. I manage fine, but it's just not the same :( We're managing though... and I know we will get through it and be stronger for pushing through.

Nothing much else is new... although I am looking forward to getting this camera outside and get some prictures of something other than the kids and the cats... lol... I love them and all, but I really want to test this thing out!

Just another.... Monday

What a looooooooooong day! Up for 5am and here it is 11pm and I still have to do it all over again tomorrow. I have 12's at the hospital this week... and my lovely 3 day stretch of 12's this weekend. I'm really loving the experience though and can't wait to be done and registered and WORKING!!


I don't really have much for pictures today.... been crazy busy around here tonight and I'm only now getting a chance to sit down and update things for today.. just another one of the crazy new kids cat... Max!