what a day

saturday was the buziest day ever i went to lethbridge with amanda to get my mom a birthday present cuz sunday was her birthday. then we went to get some groceries. then we rushed home to save mike from the kids, he was tring to work on the house and the kids were driving him crazy. oh ya on that note- we started building our house i am so excited about my concrete walls i know that is so pathetic but when i have been waiting for almost a year to get started the concrete is really exciting. well back to saturday then after picking up the very muddy kids i rushed home feed them and got the ready to go to tys babtism. next it was a rush to the moonlight run. and i suscessfully ran the 6k run and yes i finished. what an awsome feeling it is kind of like a rush to finish a race. now it is time to train for the next run and just so you know dan and andy there will be no getting out of the next one. by the time we finished the race and got our kids home to bed it was 11 and we were all very tired. what a day

the things that make me cranky

the other day i was so cranky i thought i should write about the things that make me cranky
-tring to nurse with an exersice bra on oh i mean 2 exersice bras on
-asking my 4 year old to put his pants back on at least 10 times before he even thinks about it
-wearing sock i love bare feet that must be were my kids get it, they take there shoes and socks of the minute the get in the house
-slow computers that randomly shut down when you are in the middle of something
-taxes need i say more
-gst cuz we are way to far behind ( not my fault of course)
-living in a rental house
and i could probably go on but enough said

and for the things that just make my day
-getting to exersice in the morning
-hearing drew say "i like you mom"
-the smell of a fresh clean baby
-nap time
-when madison walks in from school i love having my kids home
-when madison and drew decide to play happily together
-kisses from a 4 month old (you know how they are nice and slobbery)
-hearing the words i love you when i tuck my kids into bed at night
-having my husband do the dishes without me even saying a word (thanks mike)
-wearing sweat pants
-seeing how much madison has inproved in school
and i could go on and on but i won't bore you any more

i need a name

i need all of your ideas for a name for a dance studio please write as many as you can think of

the new year

once again it is time for a new year. i have a really hard time letting go of the old year and moving on to the new one. some of the things that happened to us in 2008
-we sold our second home which i am so sad about because we loved that house and now we are living in a runned down rental that i can't stand but only while we build so i guess i can handle it
-we had another baby so now we have three kids
-my oldest started grade one that means all day school i can hardly believe it
-we payed off both of our vehicles that is a awesome feeling
know for the goals that i hope to accomplish this year. i want to read the b of m i always start but have a hard time finishing. pay more attention to my kids and husband for that matter. read less so that i can accomplish the last one. get out of dept, i hate credit cards. have a home maid christmas which i am super excited about, and take my kids to do things one on one so they can spend time with us by them selves. and last of all build a new house.

christmas was so fun i love christmas time. i thought i would say some of our family traditions at this wonderful time of year
lets start with we love picking a family to secret santa it is alot of fun to go and pick out stuff that that family would enjoy and running to drop of the gift with out being caught
we also get to open one gift on christmas eve it is always the same thing can you guess yes pj
i started a tradition of making my childrens pj what a mistake i am always up all night the night before tring to finish them
we have foundue which is so tasty
we read a letter that my grandma gives us about her youth with a love token (tree decoration)
but the most important thing that we do is dress up and act out the nativity and talk about the true meaning of christmas and why we celebrate at this time of year. how blessed we are to know of our saviour jesus christ and the things that he did for us.

help

help

i am the ctr 6 teacher in primary and i need some idea of something little to give them for christmas. i also need an idea of something to give to drews primary teacher. any ideas. it is almost christmas and i have not bought that stuff yet and just about forgot.so help help help!!!!

christmas time

this is drews rosy cheeks after playing outside in the snow so much fun


why do i take on so much that i can't see above all the projects. but really i am not complaining i like to be busy. this is probably my most favorite time of year. i love the christmas lights the snow the rosy cheeks of kids playing out side. i love the excitment of the kids and my husband. i love the sewing projects. but most of all i love the spirit of christmas. i feel so lucky to have the gospel in my life.

this year for christmas we are going to my moms but everyone else is going to the other side of there families. and i am kind of sad that there won't be as many people around i look forward to the business of the season. but i am alittle excited for the relatationjavascript:void(0) of it all it will probably be alot quieter.

my biggest project this year is tring to make a sleeper for nixon the other pjs are just routine but a sleeper with out a sleeper pattern has been a little more difficult.