It's the weekend already!!

This week flew by. It was a good week mind you! Yesterday we didn't do much for school. I got caught up in laundry, for today. I also got caught up with the dishes, again for today (that is my downfall).

We have soccer back to back today, 2 vehicles...I don't like that, I really don't. I want us all to be in the same vehicle, and going to the same games, at the same time, but oh well, better get used to it!

We have been banished from our school room for the last month because the rock tumbler Noah got for christmas is in there, tumbling away. And it isn't quiet :( It has kind of been frustrating, but the kids haven't seemed to complain. But as of Sunday, January 21st, we will be allowed to go back in there again!! That is the last day of the rock tumbler, and I CAN'T wait...finally...It will be a LONG time before we tumble rocks again, seriously.

I haven't been very good with the treadmill this week, I think I've only been on it once...I really enjoy going on it, it's just some days are better than others with time and such.

My new favorite game is monopoly! A friend of mine emailed me back at the beginning of January, and said she and her kids had a marathon monopoly game during the day and I thought that sounded like sooo much fun. So yesterday we played monopoly. We started out with all of us at the table early in the morning, and ended up with just me and Em late in the afternoon! It was soo much fun that I made Michael play with me after we put the kids to bed. Not sure if he had as much fun as me, 5 minutes after the game was over he was fast asleep in his usual position on the couch! (insert eyeroll icon here) I'm looking forward to maybe playing with a few of the kids again this afternoon after soccer!!

Have a Great Weekend!!

A funny little quote, that I truly enjoy!
**If you see a home school mom talking to herself, don't interupt, she's having a parent teacher conference!!**

I'm Exhausted!!

Today was a long day, a good day, but long. Phew, I'm glad it is nearly over. We had a really good day! I got up with hubby, read my bible, snuggled with kids as they slowly all crawled into my bed! We never get out of bed before 8:30 (shhhh, don't tell my hubby, by then he's been at work for an hr and a half) Had breakfast and school was started before 9am and EVERYONE got done this morning!!! I also finished painting my bigger chalk board in the school room and did some more organizing in there aswell (we've changed it around a little). This afternoon the girls got squeaky clean in the tub, and the older ones went outside for some fun in the sun & snow with the neighbours (first day out of the deep freeze). Then they came back in and went skating with daddy! They were gone for about an hour and a half, and while they were gone I got on the treadmill and had a shower, whooo hooo, it was sooo nice! I had the hot chocolate ready when they walked through the door and supper half done!

Supper was good too. I made Beef Taquitos and mozza sticks. The beef taquitos were soooo yummy, and I will for sure make them again, I got the recipe out of the Family Fun magazine.

It was such a good day, why can't everyday be like this!! Praying your day was good, and that you will have a great rest of the week!

A simple card, for a not so simple situation

I'm sharing a simple card I made today, I can't upload it onto the site I always go to (no upload sundays), so I thought I would share it here! I got my colour inspiration from the ribbon!

This card is for a woman whom I met last year at a women's retreat, and have got to know a little in the last year. This woman was expecting a baby, and was about 6 weeks from her due date, and had a baby girl, still born. I wanted to send her a card to let her know she was in my thoughts and prayers! I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through, although I have a tiny idea, I had a scary moment when I was pregnant with my third. She was born a healthy 8lb baby girl though. Like any first time parents, they were soo excited! My heart aches for them! If your reading this and believe in the power of prayer, please say a prayer for this young couple!!

We don't have much on for this week. Noah and daddy built a rocket today out of things found in the house, and one of the smaller boxes from our new table. So I think this week we are going to talk a little about rockets! Girls might not be too thrilled, but oh well!

Chow for now!

They won a game!!

We had yet another busy saturday, 2 soccer games to go to! The first one was Noah and Alexa, I think that game was a tie. And Emmalee had a game at 2:50, and as you an tell by the title of this post, THEY WON!! 1st game out of 7!! There record is now 1-6! They played really well again, and it finally paid off!

We had a busy day in between the games and after aswell. We bought a new kitchen table, and then went to Costco and bought groceries and a pedestal sink!! You should see our basement...it is FULL of forts!! In other words, it's full of very large boxes!! I wish that our bathroom was done already, but nothing has been done since Sunday...sigh

Our one and only son is going to be 7 in less than 2 weeks! It is wild, 7 just seems so much more older than 6. I can see changes every day in him. He's growing up so fast! Hubby has the day off and one of our traditions for birthdays is that we get to go out to a restaurant of their choice, and on Noahs birthday we go bowling! I'm looking forward to a fun day, a day not to worry about school or renovations!

Off to get children ready for bed, have a great weekend!

Bless This Chick Icon

You can get your own!! I did, they are sooo adorable!! Thank Bethie {Freckled Fun} for sharing the link!! I look like this everymorning!!!

You can get your bless this chick icon {HERE}

We are back to our regular scheduled soccer games tomorrow!! Noah and Alexa play at 10am, and Emmalee plays at 2:50pm!! Not much else is happening this weekend, Sunday we get back to regular scheduled church services. Kids are thrilled they get to go back to Sunday School!! We are still in need of a plumber, hubby needs to sit down and phone some places. Our tub, tub surround and toilets are all sitting in our basement!! We have a good friend who supposedly does plumbing, so he will get a phone call from hubby this weekend I'm sure! Maybe we will have lunch guests on Sunday!?

Have a great weekend!!

New Glasses!!

Well, after a long wait and weeks of answering 'pretty soon', we finally received our new glasses!! Emmalee, Alexa and moi all got new specs!! This is Alexa's very first pair of glasses! Emmalee had them before, just never wore them often! I also got new frames, not sure if I like them as much as I liked my others...when I get used to them maybe I will post a pic. They aren't a drastic change, unlike Em & Lex!



I stamped a card last night, it was the CC and the SC for this week on SCS!! I'm not too sure if I'm liking these colours all that much, but I do like the layout and the little details I added to the card!! I used Emmalee's new stamps she got for christmas!!





Yesterday I tried doing some excersises on my new excersise ball, and I hardly did anything, but I guess it was more than my body was used to, cause I'm stiff today! I didn't even think I was doing it right! Maybe I will try some more today....maybe! I did however get on the treadmill yesterday!! It was good and I'm helping the south win!! North vs South check it out, you have the chance of winning a $2,000 in motion fitness voucher! Post your progress each day!!

Have a great day!!