I don't have time for this....

I broke a bone in my foot.....ya, 2 weeks before Christmas...I don't have time for this right now, you wanna know why? Well I'm going to tell you why, you may or may not care to know, but I feel like if I write it all down, maybe it won't seem so bad??

• I have tons of baking to do: crookies, chocolate covered pretzels, candied pecans, chocolate bark, carmel popcorn, cheeseball, sugar cookies
• I still have a few presents to buy: gift for my mom and dad, a few more things for the kids, stocking stuff for my husband and kids
• cleaning, laundry, Christmas cards, laundry, cleaning, everyday things you have to do when you have 4 kids, school
• Noah has one more hockey skills class and then his outdoor hockey starts this week, Emmalee has one more guitar lesson, Alexa and Breanna have a school trip on Tuesday

So, there it is...and I don't know if it has helped at all, writing it down. Maybe once I get a cast it will be easier?? Using crutches is really uncomfortable!!! I'm off to veg on the couch and watch some TV with the kids!! Cause that's all I can do...

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas

Well, around here it is. We have our tree up, bought it and set it up on the 7th, and decorated it that day as well!! I really like how it turned out this year! We decorated the house with a few other things, so it looks festive over here, mostly. Sorry, I don' t know how to flip pictures from this camera...

The kids had their Christmas play last night, it turned out really well. They all were in it, and they all did well with their parts. Emmalee was an angel, she had 18 lines she said. Noah was a priest, and he had 5 or 6 lines, Alexa was passerby and she had 1 line, and her and Breanna had a line towards the end with all the other angels and choir people.

We've had a few busy days with a school trip, outdoor hockey tryouts, and a earache thrown into the mix of it all. Things are winding down for the year shortly. The kids no longer have Wednesday nights, not till Jan 7th. Emmalee has one guitar lesson left, and Noah has one power skating/hockey skills class left, then he starts outdoor hockey, on Thursday the 18th or Friday the 19th. Breanna's soccer is done till January as well! We have one more school trip for the little girls, and a few other things on the agenda, and then it is Christmas. The kids are excited, of course. They used their own money this year to buy each other gifts, and it was a neat experience going shopping with them. They pretty much knew what they wanted to get each other. To see their excitement when they pulled out their own money to pay, it was something that will be stored in my memory bank for ever! They never even complained once!! Precious little hearts.

Houston, we have a baby!!!

And it's A BOY!!!!! Yeah!! He was born today, December 3rd at 10:12 am, and he weights 7lbs 5oz and is 20.5inches. His name is Boedy Gavin, and he is a cutie!!! It went well, my sister did amazing, and what a true blessing it was to be in that room when it was announced that he was a boy, wow, what emotion!! His mom and dad are thrilled!!! His big sisters adore him and so do his cousins!! That is the first boy in 8 yrs on my side of the family. It has been all girls for the past 7 yrs, 6 girls to be exact. And there is something about the letter A and B, we have 4 A's and 3 B's out of 11 grandchildren on my side.

Here is the proud mommy shortly after giving birth, isn't she beautiful!! She looks pretty good for just going through about 5 hrs of labour! Her water broke at 4am, and she was at the hospital about 5, and she was already 6cm, she got the epidural and reached 10cm in less than 3 hrs. About 3 good pushes and he was out!! The cord was wrapped around his neck pretty tightly, but he is doing well.

Here is the proud daddy and big sister!! Too precious for words!!

Yeah for babies!!!

Still No Baby....

I think she's faking it all ;)

Anyday now...

There is going to be a new member to the family, my little sister is expecting her 3rd baby any day now. Her due date in the 29th, but her first two were early. Soooooo we are expecting this one to come early too!! It might not, but we want it too!! I get to be in the room again, to take pictures and videos. It's such an amazing experience, I'm there when my niece or nephew takes their first breath into this world. It's cool. Thanks Cari for having me in their to share in this miracle!! We made guesses, but I don't know what happened to the paper, I guess boy, Nov 25th. Michael guesses boy too, and two of the 4 kids are with us, but the other 2 think girl. We'll see soon!!! I can't wait!!! Another new baby to hold and snuggle!!


Sadly Alexa has had to stop horse riding lessons. The place we've been dealing with, the people who ride there and keep their horses there, were giving Alexa's trainer some grief. So it was either horse riding or church, cause that was the only time that worked. So, we chose church. Of course. It was sooo sad though, because Alexa was doing sooo well, and loving it so much. We hope to phone some places in the new year, or go back to this place in the spring. We'll see, maybe we can find something to occupy her for the next half of the winter season. Noah is almost done his power skating/hockey skills class. He's done well, and we registered him for outdoor hockey. Breanna has been doing well with soccer, she scored 4 goals her first time playing. Very impressive, since she has never played before. She loves it. And Emmalee is really enjoying guitar!! She is moving along well I think and really enjoys taking lessons from someone she knows!


School is going well too, I've started something new. That's what I love about homeschooling! We are trying to do math, science, geography, social on Tuesdays and Thursdays only and phonics, spelling, art and misc. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. So far it's going well. I just felt soooo overwhelmed with trying to do EVERYTHING in one day. It was just too much. So I hope this works. I like having structure, and a plan. It makes day to day life a little bit easier! I also have been doing somethings to get house work done too, especially laundry. So far that's about all I've got organized. It happens on Wednesday, Wash Wednesdays! That also means clean sheet day!!!! Love clean sheet day!!


I have to share a photo, if you've made it this far in my novel, humor me ;) I'm hoping this will maybe motivate me to do more...mmmm, maybe this is what I should do Sunday afternoon!!
Doesn't it look mouth watering!?! It's homemade (not a bread machine) multi grain bread!! Yumm-o!!

A fun getting to know you/me quiz!!

I stole this from a friends blog. A little quiz to get to know more about me, maybe something you didn't know before. If you don't have a blog, copy and paste this and send me an email makeffer1234@hotmail.com

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars-->does sleeping in a tent count?
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked->not me, but it is how my parents met!!! ;)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle –it was a quad (same thing to me)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper-->wrote an article and had my name in the paper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life --> see #64 (I'm assuming I have saved someones life, that's what they tell you to get you to donate)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee