A New Year

I don't make new yr resolutions, I just never have, because I didn't like the pressure of it all. This year I have made one, with no pressure. I'm going to keep it to myself for now, cause I don't want a bunch of people watching and waiting to see if I fail ;) Instead, if you can, pray for me that I will have strength to keep up with my new yrs 'goal', I like that word better, my New Years Goal!!

We had a great Christmas, we did the usual. Christmas at my parents with the whole family (19 of us for now) on the Sunday before Christmas. Then Christmas Eve here, pizza for supper, going to church, coming home and opening a present (new PJ's). Staying up way tooo late on Christmas eve, and waking up waaaaaaaay too early on Christmas morning (this year they tried to get away with 5am, NOT). Then heading out to my husbands childhood home for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Fun times!!

Then this year was different, a week after Christmas our oldest 'baby' was turning double digits!! She is now 10. Very hard to believe! We planned a party with 4 of her friends, and we crafted. Then, about when the last guests were leaving, I crashed.....and am still sick. I got the flu, not a fun way to ring in the new year! Was able to stay up till midnight, and then went to bed at 12:01, even brushed my teeth before midnight so I could just crawl into bed after the clock struck 12. Noah was the only one able to stay up till midnight. Bre crawled into bed around 10:00, Em and Lex went to bed at 11:30.

We don't have alot planned for this year yet, more camping of course, and finishing up the house list we didn't finish last year. What are some of your new years goals??

Happy New Years one and all!!! Hope this year is filled with love and memories to last your lifetime!! Wishing you many blessings!!

I need to vent for a minute.

Please bear with me while I vent.

So, I'm sick, whatever, life goes on. I can barely keep my eyes open, they are watery, I'm blowing non stop, and sneezing more than usual. I don't like taking drugs, but will if I need. I however would like a little bit of lovin from the man of the house, my best friend and life partner. Why is it that when we are sick, we being moms and wives, it's like 'how could you go and get sick and stop doing what you need to be doing to keep this house running?' and when they get sick, they being spouses, it's the end of the world as we know it. I would just like a little back rub, or a shoulder squeeze asking if I'm OK.

As for the drugs, you know it's bad when you go to use some vapour rub and it's expiry date is November of 2003. And the lemony drink, is July of the past year. Now you know that I truly don't really rely on drugs, and speaking of drugs, I think I will go out and buy some more of the expired things this evening, whether I want to or not, I need to, I have too many things to do this week, the week before Christmas. If you could, please say a little prayer for me that I will be all better, soon, and that no one else gets it!!

Thanks and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

The Adventures of Life as a Mother and a Wife

Wow, what a title. But lately I've been thinking alot about being a mother and a wife as well as a daughter, sister and friend. But first and foremost, a mother and a wife. What an incredible experience, it truly is. My husband and I have had some interesting conversations lately about life, and sometimes I wonder if we are the only ones who go through some of these conversations, over and over again it seems. Do you have the same conversations over and over again with your spouse? Or is it just me and my darling husband. Please tell me you do...please. My husband works early in the morning, I however, cough cough, get to 'sleep' in. So when it come to time together to chat or what not, he's tired, and ready for bed. I, well, I could stay up till 1am, not good for me, but I just truly love the quietness that happens at night. Even if the TV is on, which it usually is, I love the quietness that happens at night. Nobody is fighting, nobody is tattling, nobody is crying, nobody is not listening, they are all sleeping soundly in there beds! I LOVE IT!! So anyways, one of our ongoing conversations is about him going to bed earlier than me. Just something that we need to work on, me not being upset that he's in bed and not out here talking to me, him not being upset that I'm out here and not in bed with him.

Anyways, For those who read this, and don't live in Canada, you may have missed the fact that the SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (our local football team) WON the ultimate in championships, they WON THE GREY CUP!!!!! It was a party in Saskatchewan that night!!!! So fun, sooooo soooooo much fun!! We took in the celebratory Parade and saw the players and mascot, and the CUP!!! It was fast and fun, even if it was -35C with the windchill!!

Speaking of windchill, eeeek, Winter has hit and it has hit us hard!!! Yuk Yuk Yuk. The weather has been in the -30 (plus) with the windchill. I can't wait till spring, when we can go Camping again. We totally miss our trailer. We went to 'visit' it the other day, to take the battery off and put in some bounce sheets to help keep the mice away (thanks Laura). That night my husband looked at all the camping pictures from this past summer!!!! Too fun!

Keep warm, where ever you are reading this from!!

Saskatchewan Roughriders!!

Whoot Whoot!! (is that how you say it?) Oh ya, go Green!!!

Yes, the Saskatchewan CFL football club has made it to the West Semi Final. They will be playing on Sunday, and our family will be watching, yah. I'm sooo excited! We were able to take our family to the last regular season home game, and it was C~O~L~D!! I was walking out the door thinking I should grab the mitts, just in case, ya, sure the sun is shinning, but hey, it is November....Well I listened to my husband, that was the first thing I did wrong ;) (love you hun) and I never took the mitts. I need to listen to mothers instinct more!! We froze, and left when there was 9 mins left in the game. But we had lots of fun...just being there all together is fun, seeing the kids learning the game and showing some RIDER PRIDE!!!!! LOL Come on, you knew it was coming...

Okay, so it's not letting me upload the pictures from the game...oh well.

So anyways, enjoy a little football this weekend, and maybe get out and enjoy the last few days before we get some yucky weather. Hey, I'm still wearing my berks, oh ya...and I even stepped into a little snow blanket the other day...a tad bit cold, but I hate wearing socks!

{Our Date}

Was awesome!! It was amazing, so glad we went and splurged on ourselves, I think it has reconnected us a little, and made us thankful in alot of ways too. We sure missed our kids! But they did super fine here without us, and a sweet reunion was had at the airport on Monday evening when we landed! I have soooo many pictures to share, and it takes forever to load them onto here (I think most of my readers have me on facebook and have seen them anyways, if not, and your on facebook, add me and you can see about 95 pictures). The one to the left there is on the Maid of the Mist boat ride, and we got soaked!!! We were right under the falls at this time!

<---This here was the view from our room!! Very nice to wake up to every morning, for 3 mornings!

The pic on the far left is a close up of the falls from our room, and the middle is a rainbow obviously, also a view from our room (we did leave the room, seriously) and the last was the view from our seat on the plane, my hubby took it cause I was too sick to look out of the window!!

We went to this amazing Brazilian Steak House! It was sooo good! You have unlimited sides on a salad bar, and waiters come around to your table with meat on a skewer and cut off a piece. In the end we tried about 10 different tastes of meat!! Fabulous!! We went on a wine tour and tried the wonderful Ice Wine, mmmm, but it's incredibly expensive to buy here. Cheap to buy in Ontario, and they don't ship to Saskatchewan (or anywhere in Canada), but get this, if your in the Toronto Airport and you are flying to the states, or another country, you can get all the wine you want (well 6 bottles 3 each) at the duty free shop, and carry it on the plane with you, but if your a Canadian flying within Canada you can't shop at the duty free shop!! How bad is that.

I'm already looking forward to our next 'date'. But in between now and then I'm also looking forward to taking a family trip somewhere fun and new, a place we all haven't been to. Not sure yet where that will be, but I can't wait!! Tell me about your exciting future plans!

A Date!!

My husband and I are going on a date, to Niagara Falls in Ontario!! Breanna, the youngest, was the one who called it a date!! You can call it a date, a third honeymoon, or a mini vacation, whatever it is, we are flying there for 4 days and flying home! We are sooo excited, and nervous at the same time! It's been a while since we've flown, 9 yrs! Ya, I know, it's only 4 days, but still....We need it though, every husband and wife need something like this every once in a while! To reconnect and to recall the days before children!! It's necessary!!

My mother is blessing us by caring for them while we are gone, and doing the running around with them as well to there activities! I'm so thankful for her, and the kids are thrilled to have the chance go to her house as well, they love it there!

It's been really busy around here with all different kinds of activities, birthday parties, activities, van maintenance, shopping, never ending house work, childcare, schooling, and all the other things that life throws at you when you least expect it! I am sooo thankful for God in our lives to set us straight once in a while and to make sure we are grounded, without Him, I'm sure i would be the frazzle dazzled mom and wife that no one likes or wants to be around. When you have a moment, thank God for all you have been blessed with in your life, it feels good to be thankful!!

God Bless!!