Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Day With Mom
Yesterday Calum was sick so I brought him to work with me. He was a trooper and didn't complain once about being bored. He brought his iPod and he drew and made stuff with paper. We went for a walk to the bakery for a snack and later we had lunch at my desk together. He showed me some videos and we ordered him a new case for his iPod. Needless to say he wanted to come with me again today, oops!!! Maybe we had too much fun! But he's still not feeling well so he needed to rest at Grandma's house! I love that boy to bits!!!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Our Cat
I was going through the pictures on my phone and have come to the realization that we have a very spoiled cat!!
All the kids love him to pieces and Jared too!! If you ever want to hear Jared talk cutesy to something listen to him talk to our cat!! Usually Marshmallow curls up with Jared on what we've dubbed their favourite chair. But the positions he can put himself in are very mind boggling! There is also a fight most nights on who gets to sleep with Marsh. Funny enough he usually ends up sleeping with Jared and I, curled up between my legs, making it very uncomfortable to sleep!
But without this cat in our lives our home would not be the same!! I feel it gives our kids a sense of responsibility when it comes to caring for Marshmallow. Now that is getting nicer outside we find our kitty is out exploring more and playing like he really is a cat!! None of this sleeping all day and all night anymore. We sure love our cat and couldn't imagine life without him!
All the kids love him to pieces and Jared too!! If you ever want to hear Jared talk cutesy to something listen to him talk to our cat!! Usually Marshmallow curls up with Jared on what we've dubbed their favourite chair. But the positions he can put himself in are very mind boggling! There is also a fight most nights on who gets to sleep with Marsh. Funny enough he usually ends up sleeping with Jared and I, curled up between my legs, making it very uncomfortable to sleep!
But without this cat in our lives our home would not be the same!! I feel it gives our kids a sense of responsibility when it comes to caring for Marshmallow. Now that is getting nicer outside we find our kitty is out exploring more and playing like he really is a cat!! None of this sleeping all day and all night anymore. We sure love our cat and couldn't imagine life without him!
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
35 Years Old
How in the world am I 35? It feels like I just graduated high school!! I have so much to be thankful for this year, it truly has been a good year! Every year I like to reflect on the blessings I have been given and the things I love and this year is no different!!
1. Jared, he truly is my best friend and I couldn't imagine life without all his crazy antics and insistent teasing!!!
2. Our three beautiful children!! Yes, they run me ragged but I love them so much!!
(Emry for her maturity and her never ending help.
Calum for his thoughtfulness-at the Kindergarten Supper Jared bought tickets for the bucket draws and gave 2 tickets to each kid. There were lots of great things for kids to win-Lego, toys, stuffies-but Calum chose to put his two tickets in the bag to win a ring for me!!! He is so tender hearted, thinking of this still brings tears to my eyes!
Armin for his spunk, he is quite the comedian and I love how he can always make me laugh!!!)
3. My membership in a wonderful Church. I honestly couldn't imagine where I'd be without such a wonderful purpose in my life!
4. My Savior, knowing that there is a plan for me and I'm not just here by chance really puts everything into perspective. It is wonderful knowing there is more to this life than just existing and it is because of our Savior and His Atonement.
5. My mom and dad! They have given me so much and I know they are always there for me and they are wonderful friends and examples to me!
6. Myrna!! She is such a wonderful Mother in law and a great friend! I also admire her faith in the gospel and I hope one day to be as strong as she is!!
7. My sister!! She is such a great example of hard work to me, and is a great friend, she's always there when I need a shoulder to cry on and I love her for it!!
8. My extended family! I am thankful for the examples of each of them! I have some pretty awesome nieces and nephews and great sister and brother in laws! They truly are my friends and I consider each one very special!
9. Our home! Even though it is usually a disaster, I love making memories there with our kids.
10. My job at Rainbow Literacy. I love the ladies I work with and the job has really made me stretch. I am thankful I have had the opportunity to learn and grow!
11. The land we live in, I enjoy so many freedoms here in Alberta! I love looking out my window and seeing nothing but fields and blue skies!
12. Spring!!! I love this time of year when new life takes place!!! We will be having calves soon and I love witnessing their birth!
13. Our community! I am thankful to be apart of wonderful people who are always looking out for each other!
14. Massages!
15. New clothes!
16. Technology! I love having access to what others are up to right at my finger tips!
17. Camping! I look forward to camping with our kiddos again this summer! We always have such a great time exploring new places!
18. Trek! I am super excited to be apart of Trek this summer with our Stake. I am nervous about being a Ma to some of the youth but I am grateful I get to do it along side Jared! The youth of our Church are so strong, I just hope I can be an example to them!
19. Chocolate Milk or anything chocolate in general!!! It always makes me feel better!!!
20. Reading! I love to read any type of book!
21. Writing! I love to write, I guess that's why I do my blog!!
22. My favorite season is Autumn, I love how the colors change from green to yellow and orange and brown! I love the long Indian Summers we often get throughout the Fall!
23. Music! Jared has gotten me liking some pretty funky bands that I never would have discovered without him!
24. Movies! I love our Sunday ritual of watching movies as a family.
25. SLEEP!! I love sleep, especially in my super comfy bed!
26. Weekend getaways! I'm thankful Jared knows that sometimes I just need a break away from everything except him! Even if its only for one night!!
27. A clean house. It really brightens my mood and everything seems to run much more smoothly when our house is clean!
28. Walking! I hate to run but I really enjoy going for walks!
29. The smell of cinnamon! I could smell it all day and never get tired of it!
30. Trying new recipes.
31. Our little School! I love the small classes the kids are in and the new opportunities they have each day to learn and grow!
32. Christmas! I love the sights, the sounds and the smells of Christmas. I love spending time at home with my family!
33. Warm sweaters and cozy slippers!
34. Our pets! I love that our dogs guard the farm and bark whenever someone strange comes into the yard. And our cat, Marshmallow!!! I love how he curls up between my legs at bedtime!
35. Another year to celebrate who I am!
That shouldn't have been as hard as it was! But I am grateful for it all! I am grateful to be me and for the opportunity I have to learn and grow in different ways each year!
1. Jared, he truly is my best friend and I couldn't imagine life without all his crazy antics and insistent teasing!!!
2. Our three beautiful children!! Yes, they run me ragged but I love them so much!!
(Emry for her maturity and her never ending help.
Calum for his thoughtfulness-at the Kindergarten Supper Jared bought tickets for the bucket draws and gave 2 tickets to each kid. There were lots of great things for kids to win-Lego, toys, stuffies-but Calum chose to put his two tickets in the bag to win a ring for me!!! He is so tender hearted, thinking of this still brings tears to my eyes!
Armin for his spunk, he is quite the comedian and I love how he can always make me laugh!!!)
3. My membership in a wonderful Church. I honestly couldn't imagine where I'd be without such a wonderful purpose in my life!
4. My Savior, knowing that there is a plan for me and I'm not just here by chance really puts everything into perspective. It is wonderful knowing there is more to this life than just existing and it is because of our Savior and His Atonement.
5. My mom and dad! They have given me so much and I know they are always there for me and they are wonderful friends and examples to me!
6. Myrna!! She is such a wonderful Mother in law and a great friend! I also admire her faith in the gospel and I hope one day to be as strong as she is!!
7. My sister!! She is such a great example of hard work to me, and is a great friend, she's always there when I need a shoulder to cry on and I love her for it!!
8. My extended family! I am thankful for the examples of each of them! I have some pretty awesome nieces and nephews and great sister and brother in laws! They truly are my friends and I consider each one very special!
9. Our home! Even though it is usually a disaster, I love making memories there with our kids.
10. My job at Rainbow Literacy. I love the ladies I work with and the job has really made me stretch. I am thankful I have had the opportunity to learn and grow!
11. The land we live in, I enjoy so many freedoms here in Alberta! I love looking out my window and seeing nothing but fields and blue skies!
12. Spring!!! I love this time of year when new life takes place!!! We will be having calves soon and I love witnessing their birth!
13. Our community! I am thankful to be apart of wonderful people who are always looking out for each other!
14. Massages!
15. New clothes!
16. Technology! I love having access to what others are up to right at my finger tips!
17. Camping! I look forward to camping with our kiddos again this summer! We always have such a great time exploring new places!
18. Trek! I am super excited to be apart of Trek this summer with our Stake. I am nervous about being a Ma to some of the youth but I am grateful I get to do it along side Jared! The youth of our Church are so strong, I just hope I can be an example to them!
19. Chocolate Milk or anything chocolate in general!!! It always makes me feel better!!!
20. Reading! I love to read any type of book!
21. Writing! I love to write, I guess that's why I do my blog!!
22. My favorite season is Autumn, I love how the colors change from green to yellow and orange and brown! I love the long Indian Summers we often get throughout the Fall!
23. Music! Jared has gotten me liking some pretty funky bands that I never would have discovered without him!
24. Movies! I love our Sunday ritual of watching movies as a family.
25. SLEEP!! I love sleep, especially in my super comfy bed!
26. Weekend getaways! I'm thankful Jared knows that sometimes I just need a break away from everything except him! Even if its only for one night!!
27. A clean house. It really brightens my mood and everything seems to run much more smoothly when our house is clean!
28. Walking! I hate to run but I really enjoy going for walks!
29. The smell of cinnamon! I could smell it all day and never get tired of it!
30. Trying new recipes.
31. Our little School! I love the small classes the kids are in and the new opportunities they have each day to learn and grow!
32. Christmas! I love the sights, the sounds and the smells of Christmas. I love spending time at home with my family!
33. Warm sweaters and cozy slippers!
34. Our pets! I love that our dogs guard the farm and bark whenever someone strange comes into the yard. And our cat, Marshmallow!!! I love how he curls up between my legs at bedtime!
35. Another year to celebrate who I am!
That shouldn't have been as hard as it was! But I am grateful for it all! I am grateful to be me and for the opportunity I have to learn and grow in different ways each year!
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Kub Kar Building
This year Calum is old enough to participate in the annual Kub Kur Rally for Cubs!! He is so excited! He and Jared got to work looking for ideas on what shape to cut into their block of wood. Calum had grand ideas of objects from the Legend of Zelda game that Jared had to gently talk him out of saying it would be impossible to cut those from the block of wood they had!!! Jared suggested the shape of the electric guitar he got for Christmas and Calum readily agreed!! Jared drew the design on the block of wood and together they went out to the shop to cut and sand it!
After the sanding came the painting, Calum chose to paint the body of the guitar orange and the neck brown! Calum was very meticulous with his painting and did a great job!
Finally the trial race at the Church came and Calum had fun racing against his friends! His car wasn't the fastest but he was loving every minute of it! After the races were all done, a friend suggested Calum turn his car around and race it backwards, keeping all the weight in the back. So he tried it and it turned out to be much faster, neck and neck with Blake's car whose was the fastest!! Too bad we didn't think of that for the actual races! Oh well, the Stake Kub Kar Rally is still to come and he will race it the fast way that day!
He had so much fun with his Dad building this car! Armin was quite put out that he didn't get to build one but his time will come and for now I'm glad Calum had this time with his dad!
After the sanding came the painting, Calum chose to paint the body of the guitar orange and the neck brown! Calum was very meticulous with his painting and did a great job!
Finally the trial race at the Church came and Calum had fun racing against his friends! His car wasn't the fastest but he was loving every minute of it! After the races were all done, a friend suggested Calum turn his car around and race it backwards, keeping all the weight in the back. So he tried it and it turned out to be much faster, neck and neck with Blake's car whose was the fastest!! Too bad we didn't think of that for the actual races! Oh well, the Stake Kub Kar Rally is still to come and he will race it the fast way that day!
He had so much fun with his Dad building this car! Armin was quite put out that he didn't get to build one but his time will come and for now I'm glad Calum had this time with his dad!
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Kindergarten Sweetheart Supper
Saturday was Armin's Kindergarten Supper, a fundraiser held each year to raise money to keep our private kindergarten private! We need funds to pay our teacher and classroom assistant, and to buy supplies for the kids. Not a lot of expenses but enough that we still need to fundraise.
The theme for the evening is usually a Sweetheart theme because it is held near Valentine's Day. All the parents help in some capacity, decorating, food prep, buying items for the auction and going to local businesses to get donations for the night! We were supported really well by our community and had lots of items for the auction and the bucket draws. We even had lots of items for door prizes as well. I was able to go and get items for the auction with cash donations we were given and I had lots of fun doing that!
Armin was beyond excited for this night, he got all dressed up in a shirt and tie and looked so handsome! His class is quite small this year, only 5 little kids and one of those 5 is away in Mexico for the winter, so 4 of them performed at the fundraiser and did an awesome job! They have been learning a lot about polar bears these past few months so they chanted a poem about polar bears. Each kid had a part to say on their own. They also did a song that is quite popular:
"Hey Armin?"
"Hey What?"
"Are you ready?"
"For what?"
"To Pop!"
"Pop what?"
"Pop c co!"
"My hands are high, my feet are low and this is how I pop c co!"
And then they do some action, Armin chose to snap his fingers while jumping up and down! The talent that kid has! And for the four of them they were so loud, they didn't even need to use a mic!
We were able to raise a good chunk of money despite the low numbers we had out to the dinner. It was a great night, with fun had by everyone there!
The theme for the evening is usually a Sweetheart theme because it is held near Valentine's Day. All the parents help in some capacity, decorating, food prep, buying items for the auction and going to local businesses to get donations for the night! We were supported really well by our community and had lots of items for the auction and the bucket draws. We even had lots of items for door prizes as well. I was able to go and get items for the auction with cash donations we were given and I had lots of fun doing that!
Armin was beyond excited for this night, he got all dressed up in a shirt and tie and looked so handsome! His class is quite small this year, only 5 little kids and one of those 5 is away in Mexico for the winter, so 4 of them performed at the fundraiser and did an awesome job! They have been learning a lot about polar bears these past few months so they chanted a poem about polar bears. Each kid had a part to say on their own. They also did a song that is quite popular:
"Hey Armin?"
"Hey What?"
"Are you ready?"
"For what?"
"To Pop!"
"Pop what?"
"Pop c co!"
"My hands are high, my feet are low and this is how I pop c co!"
And then they do some action, Armin chose to snap his fingers while jumping up and down! The talent that kid has! And for the four of them they were so loud, they didn't even need to use a mic!
We were able to raise a good chunk of money despite the low numbers we had out to the dinner. It was a great night, with fun had by everyone there!
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