A friend of mine just did this and I thought it was a cute idea so I thought I would copy it.
What is his name? Wayne Louise Shutra
How long have you been married? 4.5 years, man I can't believe it's been that long already!!
How long did you date? We dated for 4 months and then were engaged for 6 months, sooo short but when you know you know!!!
How old is he? 27, he's 5 months younger than me.
Who eats more? Wayne, by far, well as long as it's not treats, he isn't a snacker usually, oh and I kick his butt at popcorn eating.
Who said I love you first? I kind of did, I was talking to a friend on the phone just a few weeks after we met and I was doodling on a paper, I wrote, I (heart) you. At first I didn't realize what I had done, but when I did I scribbled it out but the "damage" had been done....hehe.... I am sure that I said it for real first though.
Who is taller? Well if you have seen the two of us, me....hehe...just kidding Wayne. But my torso is the same length of his, his legs are just WAY WAY longer than mine that's where he makes up the difference.
Who sings better? I love you Wayne, but me. However, Wayne makes up the best songs.
Who is smarter? Wayne is probably schoolasticly smarter (haha, I don't even know if that's how you spell it), I am wordly(if that's the right word) smarter, I could totally get around places and figure things out faster than Wayne.
Who’s temper is worse? It depends what it's about, normal day to day stuff-Me, Sports-Wayne.
Who does the laundry? That would totally be me.
Who does the dishes? Lately, me!! Wayne will unload and load the dishes but HATES washing pots by hand so I do that and the table and counters.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are laying in bed looking at the roof, Wayne sleeps on the right, I don't know why though I like sleeping on my left, he likes sleeping on his right but we like cuddling, maybe we should switch sides.
Who pays the bills? Wayne
Who mows the lawn? Usually me. I like doing the outdoor stuff during the day so I can water
the lawn at night. I LOVE this kind of stuff though, I would much rather be outside than inside.
Who cooks dinner? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, this is a HILARIOUS question, if you want to know Wayne's cooking abilities ask him to make you his specialty, Froot Loop surprise (Mac N' Cheese with Froot Loops in it), don't ask, I have NEVER tried it and NEVER will.... soooo I do the cooking.
Who drives when you are together? Usually me because I am a HORRIBLE back seat driver and if he drives we usually end up arguing.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me, even though I am not wrong very often...hehe...
Whose parents do you see the most? His BY FAR, my parents live 8 hours away.
Who proposed? Wayne, he had a big plan with one of his friends, we stopped by their house and then they had to "take a movie back". They took FOREVER, we left and were going to go do something but Wayne said he had to stop at his house and call his mom (he had a cell phone but didn't want to use it). I was just going to stay in the car but he said I should probably go up and go to the bathroom just in case we would be gone for a while, so I went up with him. When we got up to his apartment there were streamers and candles everywhere. On one wall he had a HUGE heart that said 36 reasons why I love Jackie...and then there were 36 little hearts around it that had the reasons written on them. He then sang my favorite song to me and we danced for a while and then he got down on his knee and proposed.... IT WAS SOOO SWEET!!!
Who has more friends? Ummm...hehehe again, this is a funny one. I have a lot more friends than Wayne, I am way more outgoing and I have lived in many places so I have more. But I sure love his very best friend, Jon, he's a sweetheart!!!
Who has more sibling? Oh, we tie, we both have 3, I have 1 brother and 2 sisters, Wayne has 3 brothers, and we both are the oldest.
Who wears the pants?I would say me, but I like putting the skirt on every once in a while and letting Wayne take over...actually, lately we both have been sharing the pants....rrrraarrrr :)
That was REALLY fun!!!! Thanks Laura!!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
WHY OH WHY!!!!
Why is it that when I am just feeling comfortable with my parenting skills the little punk throws a stick through my spokes and I tumble to the ground, not sure whether I should get up or just lie there and cry?!?!
Why is it that when I am finally starting to enjoy going out with my little punk that the temper tantrums and spazzes start up again?!?!
Why is it that parenting is just one HUGE guessing game and that I am CONSTANTLY making mistakes?!?!?!
Lately, Nathan has REALLY been testing his boundaries and I am REALLY not enjoying it. Wayne has been working late almost every day and so I am a single parent from 7 am till at the earliest 8 pm....I now have a greater respect for single parents and student wives. We have started doing time outs again, which we haven't done for soooo long since he usually is really well behaved, and they don't seem to be working as well as they use to.
He has started saying "NO" but with MAJOR MAJOR attitude, I swear he is a 16 year old girl sometimes. Then the other day I asked him to do something and he said "Ummmm,.........NO" Are you kidding me?!?! This is what I say ALL the time, but it's when I am kidding not when I am being a bum. It was SOOOO funny but let me tell you he never knew that I thought it was funny. I guess I better watch what I say.
Humph, I think I am going to climb into bed and sleep until he is married with little punks of his own to terrorize him.
Why is it that when I am finally starting to enjoy going out with my little punk that the temper tantrums and spazzes start up again?!?!
Why is it that parenting is just one HUGE guessing game and that I am CONSTANTLY making mistakes?!?!?!
Lately, Nathan has REALLY been testing his boundaries and I am REALLY not enjoying it. Wayne has been working late almost every day and so I am a single parent from 7 am till at the earliest 8 pm....I now have a greater respect for single parents and student wives. We have started doing time outs again, which we haven't done for soooo long since he usually is really well behaved, and they don't seem to be working as well as they use to.
He has started saying "NO" but with MAJOR MAJOR attitude, I swear he is a 16 year old girl sometimes. Then the other day I asked him to do something and he said "Ummmm,.........NO" Are you kidding me?!?! This is what I say ALL the time, but it's when I am kidding not when I am being a bum. It was SOOOO funny but let me tell you he never knew that I thought it was funny. I guess I better watch what I say.
Humph, I think I am going to climb into bed and sleep until he is married with little punks of his own to terrorize him.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
For all you lurkers :)
Quite a few people will send me messages at my email account wanting to leave comments on this blog but since they don't have a blogger account they can't, well you actually can. There is an option of choosing anonymous and this doesn't require an account.
So go ahead,
Click on the anonymous,
sign your name (unless you are leaving a nasty comment and that might not be a good idea)
and I will be able to see what you say!!!
So go ahead,
Click on the anonymous,
sign your name (unless you are leaving a nasty comment and that might not be a good idea)
and I will be able to see what you say!!!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Sweet little hand
Daddy had to work late tonight so Nathan and I decided we were going to have our own date night and we watched a movie (Cars). When the show started I half jokingly said,
"Nathan can I hold your hand?"
He said "Sure" and he slipped his tiny little hand into mine.... sooo sweet. My hair was in my face and I wanted to move it so I let go of his hand he said in the sweetest little voice,
"Mommy, my hand misses yours"
Okay, total mommy melt moment. These are the moments that slip out of my mind after a few months, and THESE are the moments I want to hold onto FOREVER!!! Someday, Nathan is going to be a grown boy, and it won't be cool to hold his Mommy's hand anymore, and when this day comes
my hand will miss his.
"Nathan can I hold your hand?"
He said "Sure" and he slipped his tiny little hand into mine.... sooo sweet. My hair was in my face and I wanted to move it so I let go of his hand he said in the sweetest little voice,
"Mommy, my hand misses yours"
Okay, total mommy melt moment. These are the moments that slip out of my mind after a few months, and THESE are the moments I want to hold onto FOREVER!!! Someday, Nathan is going to be a grown boy, and it won't be cool to hold his Mommy's hand anymore, and when this day comes
my hand will miss his.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
My future little artist!!!
I was editing some photos on the computer the other day and Nathan was sitting on my lap. He had some paper and a few highlighters and a pen. I looked to make sure he wasn't doing some body art and this is what he had drawn:
Here are a few that he has drawn since then, notice the 3 legs, for some reason every little guy he draws has one, I guess they are all male....lol, just kidding!!!
I love the hair on this little guy!!!
Nate told me that this little guy is sticking out his tongue :)
Here are a few that he has drawn since then, notice the 3 legs, for some reason every little guy he draws has one, I guess they are all male....lol, just kidding!!!
I love the hair on this little guy!!!
Nate told me that this little guy is sticking out his tongue :)
Monday, November 5, 2007
I've been tagged!!
Well, even though I have already made long list I thought it would be fun to complete the tag. So here we goes Six things/habits that most people do not know about me:
1. I love to crank up booty shakin music and dance around my house like a crazy lady, Nathan joins me and we have a riot. One of my favorite songs to dance to is Tamborine by Eve.... Love the beat, you can really get things shakin to that song.
2. I think best late at night, I don't know if it's because there are no distractions or if I have troubles falling asleep so I might as well think. I come up with the weirdest ideas, like getting rid of our bed and making one huge hammock for us to sleep in... I know, I know it's weird but have you ever slept in a hammock, it's like sleeping in a cloud?
3. I was engaged when I was 19 years old, yeppers and let me tell you I am soooo glad that I didn't marry that guy, so is my family.
4. I LOVE LOVE LOVE cheese. This could be because my dad is the cheese man and we always had good cheese in our house growing up, but I love a good cheese. Bulk Cheese Warehouse is one of my favorite stores EVER!!! I could sit and eat a bunch of yummy cheese and good crackers and be in heaven.
5. I know how to tatt, it kind of looks like crocheting but WAY more delicate looking. My grandma taught me when I was young and tatting is becoming a lost art, and let me tell you, I am sooo glad that I learnt it. I don't tatt anymore but some day when I have a little more time I would like to start it up again.
6. I have a thing for a man with tattoos, rrraaaarrrrrr!!! I totally find them hot, maybe because it's part of the bad boy image or maybe it's because I always wanted one but decided against it, I'm not sure but I think they are hot.
So now I tag 6 people: Laura, Erin, Andrea, Liam, Lindsay, Karen
The Rules1. The player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves - try to find 6 you haven't already posted about.2. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, and then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for the rules.
1. I love to crank up booty shakin music and dance around my house like a crazy lady, Nathan joins me and we have a riot. One of my favorite songs to dance to is Tamborine by Eve.... Love the beat, you can really get things shakin to that song.
2. I think best late at night, I don't know if it's because there are no distractions or if I have troubles falling asleep so I might as well think. I come up with the weirdest ideas, like getting rid of our bed and making one huge hammock for us to sleep in... I know, I know it's weird but have you ever slept in a hammock, it's like sleeping in a cloud?
3. I was engaged when I was 19 years old, yeppers and let me tell you I am soooo glad that I didn't marry that guy, so is my family.
4. I LOVE LOVE LOVE cheese. This could be because my dad is the cheese man and we always had good cheese in our house growing up, but I love a good cheese. Bulk Cheese Warehouse is one of my favorite stores EVER!!! I could sit and eat a bunch of yummy cheese and good crackers and be in heaven.
5. I know how to tatt, it kind of looks like crocheting but WAY more delicate looking. My grandma taught me when I was young and tatting is becoming a lost art, and let me tell you, I am sooo glad that I learnt it. I don't tatt anymore but some day when I have a little more time I would like to start it up again.
6. I have a thing for a man with tattoos, rrraaaarrrrrr!!! I totally find them hot, maybe because it's part of the bad boy image or maybe it's because I always wanted one but decided against it, I'm not sure but I think they are hot.
So now I tag 6 people: Laura, Erin, Andrea, Liam, Lindsay, Karen
The Rules1. The player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves - try to find 6 you haven't already posted about.2. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, and then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for the rules.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Tick-or-Teating
This is what Nathan and his little friend Liam would yell when people opened their doors. We had a fun time trick-or-treating, the boys learnt quickly what they had to say and what they got. At one house after Nathan had been given the candy we said, "What do you say Nathan?" He said, "Next one"....LOL It was soooo funny!!!! Of course, we made him say thankyou but it was too cute. The night was absolutely beautiful, the last 2 years have been freezing so this was a nice change!!
Here's a few pictures from last night:
Our little frog!!
Our little frog trying to hold up that heavy Beefeater, isn't Eli ADORABLE, Beth made the costume!!! :)
The gang that dressed up, the rest of us are party poopers. (Jen, Liam, Nathan, & Eli)
Nathan and Liam in action, notice Liam's foot, he was going into the lady's house...hehe
Here's a few pictures from last night:
Our little frog!!
Our little frog trying to hold up that heavy Beefeater, isn't Eli ADORABLE, Beth made the costume!!! :)
The gang that dressed up, the rest of us are party poopers. (Jen, Liam, Nathan, & Eli)
Nathan and Liam in action, notice Liam's foot, he was going into the lady's house...hehe
Twas the night before Halloween
And all through the house multiple creatures were stirring, just not a mouse. The faces on pumpkins were carved in care with hope to give children quite a scare.
Nathan and Daddy figuring out a game plan.
Uncle Russ & Eli being the cheerleaders.
Our SCARY pumpkins, notice our 2 anemic pumpkins....hehe..
We had fun carving the pumpkins, you can tell which one was done by artist Beth...I think Nathan's is the cutest though.
Nathan and Daddy figuring out a game plan.
Uncle Russ & Eli being the cheerleaders.
Our SCARY pumpkins, notice our 2 anemic pumpkins....hehe..
We had fun carving the pumpkins, you can tell which one was done by artist Beth...I think Nathan's is the cutest though.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
I LOVE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!
I really do, I love it, Wayne sure doesn't seem to appreciate my love of it as much though...hehe.. I know, I know it's not even close to Christmas yet but I wanted to get as much Christmas shopping done early as I possibly could so that it wasn't a mad dash the day before we left for Alberta.
So why do I love Christmas shopping:
1. I love going to the stores and seeing all the Christmas decorations, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE decorating for Christmas and could set up my tree tomorrow if Wayne would allow it. I would LOVE to put all the pretty lights up on our house, but this year we are waiting till after Christmas and buying them at half the price, I know we are thrifty.
2. I love the feeling of Christmas. I love that people seem happier (it's probably because they are spending money, funny, people in January seem so cranky they must have gotten their credit card bills..tehe).
3. I LOVE Christmas music. Seriously, I play it ALL year long. Some of Nathan's favorite songs are Christmas carols, especially Jingle Bells. Some of the most Beautiful songs are Christmas songs, Oh Holy Night is my favorite.
4. I love trying to think of the "perfect" gift, this sometimes is also my nemesis because I really do try to get the "perfect" gift. I am ABSOLUTELY okay with getting a gift card as a gift for myself because I am quite picky, but I would prefer not getting one for others. I envision Christmas morning the person I bought for is given my gift, a glorious light surrounds them as they open the gift, their face is shocked and them beaming, they slow-motion run across the room and embrace me in their arms... okay, I am exagerating but I really do love it when I get the perfect gift for someone I love.
So as of now I am done shopping for all the kids (except Nathan) and now get to shop for the adults, and I am hoping to be done before December 1st. Wish me luck.
So why do I love Christmas shopping:
1. I love going to the stores and seeing all the Christmas decorations, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE decorating for Christmas and could set up my tree tomorrow if Wayne would allow it. I would LOVE to put all the pretty lights up on our house, but this year we are waiting till after Christmas and buying them at half the price, I know we are thrifty.
2. I love the feeling of Christmas. I love that people seem happier (it's probably because they are spending money, funny, people in January seem so cranky they must have gotten their credit card bills..tehe).
3. I LOVE Christmas music. Seriously, I play it ALL year long. Some of Nathan's favorite songs are Christmas carols, especially Jingle Bells. Some of the most Beautiful songs are Christmas songs, Oh Holy Night is my favorite.
4. I love trying to think of the "perfect" gift, this sometimes is also my nemesis because I really do try to get the "perfect" gift. I am ABSOLUTELY okay with getting a gift card as a gift for myself because I am quite picky, but I would prefer not getting one for others. I envision Christmas morning the person I bought for is given my gift, a glorious light surrounds them as they open the gift, their face is shocked and them beaming, they slow-motion run across the room and embrace me in their arms... okay, I am exagerating but I really do love it when I get the perfect gift for someone I love.
So as of now I am done shopping for all the kids (except Nathan) and now get to shop for the adults, and I am hoping to be done before December 1st. Wish me luck.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
I LOVE MY NEW WARD!!!
Seriously, I really do love Waneskawin ward!!! Not that I didn't love Wildwood Ward because I did/do and I love sooooo many people from that ward and so when I was getting ready to move into this new ward I was a little worried. I am such an outgoing person and I love meeting new people and moving to new places and doing new things but it's still a little unnerving to do all these things. But I have to say that I really do love the new ward. I probably knew about a quarter of the people that live in this ward since I have lived in Saskatoon for almost 9 years. The people, especially the women, have really made me feel so welcome, I feel like it's my home ward. I love just the feeling that this ward has, I haven't been in it for so long but everyone seems to be friends/get along. Anyways, I really do love my new ward.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The joys of being an owner of the house
So we have been finding just stupid, stupid things that the previous owners of this house have done. Not a big deal usually just dumb stuff that's easily fixed. Well the shower downstairs has been leaking. Wayne tried to seal it up with caulking, it still seemed to be leaking, so I went over it again and did it "properly"...hehehe... I don't know if it has been fixed because Wayne hasn't checked where it was leaking (I don't know where it leaks from). Anyways, we noticed a little bit of mold under one of the baseboards, I pulled off another baseboard today and it looks like the water has been leaking behind the drywall and we might have a BIG problem on our hands. We have decided that we are going to stop pulling off stuff because if it is Stachybotrys Chartarum (a type of toxic black mold which is VERY dangerous) we don't want to get it airborne. So we are probably going to have to hire people to come in and check and see what type of mold it is which can be SOOO expensive.
I have NEVER been more worried in my life. I am very scared about our health right now because if it is the dangerous mold then we need to get it taken care of now and as safely as we possibly can. From everything that we have read and studied about this mold as long as we don't bother it right now we should be fine but as soon as we start moving stuff that's when we could be getting into trouble. So until we get someone in here we will no longer be using the downstairs bathroom.
Anyways, enough with my rant... send your prayers because we are REALLY hoping thatthe mold isn't all throughout our bathroom and that it will be a relatively easy fix. If you have any advice or know someone that does this type of stuff, please let me know because we know noone.
I have NEVER been more worried in my life. I am very scared about our health right now because if it is the dangerous mold then we need to get it taken care of now and as safely as we possibly can. From everything that we have read and studied about this mold as long as we don't bother it right now we should be fine but as soon as we start moving stuff that's when we could be getting into trouble. So until we get someone in here we will no longer be using the downstairs bathroom.
Anyways, enough with my rant... send your prayers because we are REALLY hoping thatthe mold isn't all throughout our bathroom and that it will be a relatively easy fix. If you have any advice or know someone that does this type of stuff, please let me know because we know noone.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Hmmm... what was I doing?
I saw this on another girl's blog and since I haven't written on here FOREVER I figured it might be fun to do.
What I was doing 10 years ago: Well I was in my final year of highschool, I was probably thinking of some way to skip out of school with Lindsay Bevans (yes, I was REALLY bad). I was working at Subway, which I actually really liked because one of my best friends Jen Layton worked there as well and we had SOOOO much fun together. I was on the dance team, it was kind of like cheerleaders but we didn't cheer, we danced. It was SOOOOOOOO much fun. We practiced hard, shook our booties like crazy and just had tons of fun just doing something I LOVE, dancing!!! Hmmm... I wonder if there is still a video out there of us dancing? 10 years ago my only concern was who I had a crush on, how my hair looked (oh wait, I still care about that..hehe), where we were going to hang out on the weekend, and just having fun..... Ohhhh the good old days... even though it was so fun being young, I would NEVER want to go back to that stage of life.
What I was doing 5 years ago: I had just moved back from NY, I had spent the summer boating with my family and friends, hanging out with the YSA kids, working at GAP, and just having fun. Almost 5 years ago to the day, Wayne and I had our first "magical" date... seriously, we hit it off instantly, I never would have thought that the guy that took me to supper and would put his utensils down to listen to me talk was going to be my husband of now 4 years... oh, btw, he doesn't put his utensils down anymore. :) 5 years ago, I was enjoying those firsts with Wayne, first time we saw eachother, first time we held hands, first time he opened the door for me, first time we danced under the stars on top of a hill out in the middle of nowhere,, first time we kissed, first time we made out...hehe... I think I need to go kiss my husband for a sec. ;)
What I was doing 1 year ago: I was doing pretty much what I am doing now, being a mom. I was driving a big 72 passenger bus here in the city, which was actually quite fun. In a couple weeks a year ago, I was late for my run in the morning, Karalee was over watching Nathan that morning and I ran out the door, jumped off my stairs, landed wrong on the rocks and broke a big chunk of bone off of my ankle... arrgggg... it hurt soooo bad.
What was I doing yesterday: I went to my first Super Saturday and made some AWESOME crafts, and met some really cool girls from my new ward. I really LOVE my new ward, the people seem so friendly.
Well that was fun trying to think back over the last 10 years, man time goes SOOO fast.
What I was doing 10 years ago: Well I was in my final year of highschool, I was probably thinking of some way to skip out of school with Lindsay Bevans (yes, I was REALLY bad). I was working at Subway, which I actually really liked because one of my best friends Jen Layton worked there as well and we had SOOOO much fun together. I was on the dance team, it was kind of like cheerleaders but we didn't cheer, we danced. It was SOOOOOOOO much fun. We practiced hard, shook our booties like crazy and just had tons of fun just doing something I LOVE, dancing!!! Hmmm... I wonder if there is still a video out there of us dancing? 10 years ago my only concern was who I had a crush on, how my hair looked (oh wait, I still care about that..hehe), where we were going to hang out on the weekend, and just having fun..... Ohhhh the good old days... even though it was so fun being young, I would NEVER want to go back to that stage of life.
What I was doing 5 years ago: I had just moved back from NY, I had spent the summer boating with my family and friends, hanging out with the YSA kids, working at GAP, and just having fun. Almost 5 years ago to the day, Wayne and I had our first "magical" date... seriously, we hit it off instantly, I never would have thought that the guy that took me to supper and would put his utensils down to listen to me talk was going to be my husband of now 4 years... oh, btw, he doesn't put his utensils down anymore. :) 5 years ago, I was enjoying those firsts with Wayne, first time we saw eachother, first time we held hands, first time he opened the door for me, first time we danced under the stars on top of a hill out in the middle of nowhere,, first time we kissed, first time we made out...hehe... I think I need to go kiss my husband for a sec. ;)
What I was doing 1 year ago: I was doing pretty much what I am doing now, being a mom. I was driving a big 72 passenger bus here in the city, which was actually quite fun. In a couple weeks a year ago, I was late for my run in the morning, Karalee was over watching Nathan that morning and I ran out the door, jumped off my stairs, landed wrong on the rocks and broke a big chunk of bone off of my ankle... arrgggg... it hurt soooo bad.
What was I doing yesterday: I went to my first Super Saturday and made some AWESOME crafts, and met some really cool girls from my new ward. I really LOVE my new ward, the people seem so friendly.
Well that was fun trying to think back over the last 10 years, man time goes SOOO fast.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
A blast from the past!
I was trying to find some pictures today and came across these old ones from my parent talk group. I believe Nathan was about 8-10 weeks here, so tiny, boy how they change.
All the babies, it was so funny, one baby started to cry then it was a ripple effect, all the babies were crying except Drew and Nathan:
Drew, Nathan & Isaac:
Moms and babies (Hi Jen and Christine):
All the babies, it was so funny, one baby started to cry then it was a ripple effect, all the babies were crying except Drew and Nathan:
Drew, Nathan & Isaac:
Moms and babies (Hi Jen and Christine):
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
What an end to an exciting summer.
This weekend was the last weekend that we had anything "officially" planned. On Saturday morning I headed off with Russ, Beth and Eli down to the Regina temple. Beth and I went through the session which was really nice since we hadn't gone through together since she went through for her first time, and it was wonderful as always, and Russ stayed in the waiting area with Eli. After the session, Russ and Beth helped clean the temple and I was able to spend some quality time with my sweet nephew. It was SOOO much fun being able to just sit and "chat" with the little guy, and he talked my ear off, in fact I was smiling so much that my face started to hurt. ;)
After the temple, Beth and Russ took me to the hotel where Wayne, his brothers and Nathan were waiting for me. We bummed around for a few hours, Brian, Charlene and Andrew came and met us, we had supper and then walked the 8 blocks or so to the game. We enjoyed the first 3 quarters of the game and then in the beginning of the 4th quarter it just started to pour. Nathan had just fallen asleep and I was trying to keep him out of the rain but when the blanket that I was holding wasn't protecting us anymore Charlene, Nathan and I went under the bleachers hoping for some shelter, which didn't happen. Charlene went back to find the other boys when all of a sudden there was a HUGE lightning strike and the power went out. People started screaming and pushing and I was afraid that I was going to get knocked over so I dug my feet in the ground and just started elbowing anyone that dared to push me. It is amazing the strength you have when that momma bear instinct kicks in. Charlene found us again and we headed to the hallway by the bathroom. We got in and then I went back out to try to find the boys so that we wouldn't get lost from eachother. I couldn't find them so I went back into the hallway. When I tried to go through the door some people wouldn't let me in because some girl was "passed out" on the floor. I finally convinced them to let me in because my baby was in there, well low and behold the boys were in the hallway the whole time. We were standing right beside the door and the "passed out" girl when two people tried to leave. Guys were yelling for everyone to be quiet so they could talk to the 911 dispatcher, and then yelling at these 2 to wait for a few minutes while they tried to help this girl (her legs were kind of blocking the doorway). Anyways, these 2 people started yelling and swearing and then the guys that were trying to help the girl started yelling, and I was sure that a fight was going to start and I was going to get hit I was that close. Anyways, finally the 2 people left and people calmed down again. A few minutes later I found out that the "passed out" girl had been trying to enter the bathroom when someone from the top balcony(which is about 3 balconys up) had dropped a full beer can and it had hit her on the head. I went over to see how the girl was doing and realized that she was laying there in the water without anything on her so I put my coat over her. The police came and were telling people to leave but because my coat was on her we were allowed to stay in the dry hallway. The paramedics finally showed up, I got my coat back, and then we tried to figure out how to get Nathan home since it was still pouring outside. There were these 2 old ladies (who by the way were season ticket holders) that were standing by us and they offered to give us a ride back to the hotel, so Charlene, Nathan and I went with them. We had just gotten into the car when they announced that the game was back on. We made it back to the hotel, thanked the sweet ladies, and then went into a hotel that was dark because it's power was out. :) We climbed 5 flights of stairs with heavy Nathan and soaking wet blankets. We finally made it up to our room where there was a sweet old Japanese man that spoke not a lick of english in the hall. He was there with his daughter and her two little kids and they were trying to find a flashlight, so I went back down the 5 flights of stairs and tried to translate what the man was saying to the front desk clerk. (The Japanese man had a pocket translator that he was using). We finally got them a flashlight then Charlene (who had come down by that point) and the man went out to her car to get us a flashlight. I went back upstairs with Nathan and the next thing I know Charlene comes in holding a few items with the Japanese man loaded to the top with tons of stuff quite a few steps behind her. He looked like a pack horse and he said "She speedy" hehe... it was sooo funny. The poor guy went out to protect her and came back in carrying everything from the car. Anyways, we got dried off, hung out in the windowsill eating chips and pretzels and waited for the boys to come back (they had stayed to watch the ending of the game). When they returned we all went to bed and had a REALLY good night sleep. By the way, the Roughriders won 39-32. Though we had a fun and eventful summer, this was just the perfect ending to it all.
After the temple, Beth and Russ took me to the hotel where Wayne, his brothers and Nathan were waiting for me. We bummed around for a few hours, Brian, Charlene and Andrew came and met us, we had supper and then walked the 8 blocks or so to the game. We enjoyed the first 3 quarters of the game and then in the beginning of the 4th quarter it just started to pour. Nathan had just fallen asleep and I was trying to keep him out of the rain but when the blanket that I was holding wasn't protecting us anymore Charlene, Nathan and I went under the bleachers hoping for some shelter, which didn't happen. Charlene went back to find the other boys when all of a sudden there was a HUGE lightning strike and the power went out. People started screaming and pushing and I was afraid that I was going to get knocked over so I dug my feet in the ground and just started elbowing anyone that dared to push me. It is amazing the strength you have when that momma bear instinct kicks in. Charlene found us again and we headed to the hallway by the bathroom. We got in and then I went back out to try to find the boys so that we wouldn't get lost from eachother. I couldn't find them so I went back into the hallway. When I tried to go through the door some people wouldn't let me in because some girl was "passed out" on the floor. I finally convinced them to let me in because my baby was in there, well low and behold the boys were in the hallway the whole time. We were standing right beside the door and the "passed out" girl when two people tried to leave. Guys were yelling for everyone to be quiet so they could talk to the 911 dispatcher, and then yelling at these 2 to wait for a few minutes while they tried to help this girl (her legs were kind of blocking the doorway). Anyways, these 2 people started yelling and swearing and then the guys that were trying to help the girl started yelling, and I was sure that a fight was going to start and I was going to get hit I was that close. Anyways, finally the 2 people left and people calmed down again. A few minutes later I found out that the "passed out" girl had been trying to enter the bathroom when someone from the top balcony(which is about 3 balconys up) had dropped a full beer can and it had hit her on the head. I went over to see how the girl was doing and realized that she was laying there in the water without anything on her so I put my coat over her. The police came and were telling people to leave but because my coat was on her we were allowed to stay in the dry hallway. The paramedics finally showed up, I got my coat back, and then we tried to figure out how to get Nathan home since it was still pouring outside. There were these 2 old ladies (who by the way were season ticket holders) that were standing by us and they offered to give us a ride back to the hotel, so Charlene, Nathan and I went with them. We had just gotten into the car when they announced that the game was back on. We made it back to the hotel, thanked the sweet ladies, and then went into a hotel that was dark because it's power was out. :) We climbed 5 flights of stairs with heavy Nathan and soaking wet blankets. We finally made it up to our room where there was a sweet old Japanese man that spoke not a lick of english in the hall. He was there with his daughter and her two little kids and they were trying to find a flashlight, so I went back down the 5 flights of stairs and tried to translate what the man was saying to the front desk clerk. (The Japanese man had a pocket translator that he was using). We finally got them a flashlight then Charlene (who had come down by that point) and the man went out to her car to get us a flashlight. I went back upstairs with Nathan and the next thing I know Charlene comes in holding a few items with the Japanese man loaded to the top with tons of stuff quite a few steps behind her. He looked like a pack horse and he said "She speedy" hehe... it was sooo funny. The poor guy went out to protect her and came back in carrying everything from the car. Anyways, we got dried off, hung out in the windowsill eating chips and pretzels and waited for the boys to come back (they had stayed to watch the ending of the game). When they returned we all went to bed and had a REALLY good night sleep. By the way, the Roughriders won 39-32. Though we had a fun and eventful summer, this was just the perfect ending to it all.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Nothing is mine anymore, nothing!!
Not even my cleavage...hehe.. Nathan has figured out that it is a great holder for different things. He sneaks up to me and pretty much shoots the stuff in there...such a guy!! Tonight he decided that it would be a great holder for his toy spoons while he was making Wayne pretend food. LOL Even though it's a little embarrasing, these are the little moments that I want to remember about the innocence of a child, plus I am totally going to embarass him when he is a teenager. I should add that the stuff doesn't get to stay there.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Go Nathan Go Nathan GO!!!
Nathan is now being potty trained and he is doing SOOOO WELLLLLLL!!!! We started on Tuesday and he had about 5 accidents that day, then Wednesday he had about 3 accidents, Thursday 1 accident, Friday 1 accident because I wasn't paying attention and he had tried to tell me he needed to pee, Saturday 0 accidents, and Sunday 2 poop accidents. Not only is he getting the pee thing but we don't have to put him on the potty all the time he just tells us when he has to go, it's SOOOOO nice not having diapers anymore. In fact, yesterday when we were driving home from the lake Nathan said he had to pee and then yelled to Wayne "Stop Daddy, STOP NOW!!!", it was so funny, Wayne pulled over, I pulled down his Pull Ups and Nathan watered the grass...hehe. I would love to keep him a baby forever but I am so proud of him and I love having a big boy. So GOOD Job little buddy, you rock!!!
We are finally home!!!
We are almost done vacationing this summer, thank goodness, only the Roughriders game this weekend and then no more holidays....YEAH!!! Well we got home on Monday after a very scary plane ride into Calgary. I guess we were flying threw a storm and while descending the turbulence was really intense (I HATE descending, so this was not fun), even while we were almost touching down the plane was bouncing all over from side to side and up and down, we were VERY happy to be on the ground. I was ready to call my Dad and have him come pick us up and drive us back to S'toon, but we made it, in fact the flight to S'toon was really nice. We LOVED the holiday but next time we do this we won't be going after already having a full summer of activities and travelling.
So we were home for 3 days and then off again to the lake with the Shutra's. Wayne and I debated going up but I am really glad that we went. Wayne's uncle Roseaire(sorry I don't know how to spell your name :) ) Aunty Leah, Jordan, Dustin, Mathew, Granny Anny, and Grandpa Joe were all there as well and so it was really fun to catch up with all of them since we don't get to see them very often. We did a lot of fishing off the dock but I didn't catch a thing, however my rod was very lucky to others. Roseaire asked to use my rod for a few minutes and with his first cast he caught a fish, the next day his son Dustin asked if he could cast once and guess what the little stinker caught a fish, but there is no way I could possibly catch any. We also went out in Tenechuk's (don't know how to spell that one either) boat with just the brother's and Kyle and not one of us got a fish into the boat, I think Aaron caught one but it got away, and the rest of us only got "bites". I think that I am the bad luck one, so I am lucky they didn't throw me overboard. I was a fun weekend, but I am SOOOOO happy to be home, and can't wait to get back into routine.
So we were home for 3 days and then off again to the lake with the Shutra's. Wayne and I debated going up but I am really glad that we went. Wayne's uncle Roseaire(sorry I don't know how to spell your name :) ) Aunty Leah, Jordan, Dustin, Mathew, Granny Anny, and Grandpa Joe were all there as well and so it was really fun to catch up with all of them since we don't get to see them very often. We did a lot of fishing off the dock but I didn't catch a thing, however my rod was very lucky to others. Roseaire asked to use my rod for a few minutes and with his first cast he caught a fish, the next day his son Dustin asked if he could cast once and guess what the little stinker caught a fish, but there is no way I could possibly catch any. We also went out in Tenechuk's (don't know how to spell that one either) boat with just the brother's and Kyle and not one of us got a fish into the boat, I think Aaron caught one but it got away, and the rest of us only got "bites". I think that I am the bad luck one, so I am lucky they didn't throw me overboard. I was a fun weekend, but I am SOOOOO happy to be home, and can't wait to get back into routine.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
So much fun!!!
That's what we have been having!!! Only 2 more sleeps until we head home and even though I will be so sad to leave I know that we are SOOO ready to be home. We have been travelling so much this summer, which has been really fun, but we are all ready to just be home and enjoy our new house (which still has a lot of work that needs to be done on it) and to get back into a routine, poor Nathan hasn't had a set bedtime for almost the whole summer. However, we really have enjoyed our time away especially being down here in Seattle. I don't know if anyone knows but Wayne has never left Canada before so this has been really fun, plus it's been a very interesting experience for him being in a REALLY BIG city. In fact, on Friday it was Wayne's day to drive and after repeating myself many times for him to make sure he got the directions to the hotel we were staying at before we left, we found ourselves REALLY lost with no directions...I can laugh about it now but it was NOT funny at the time. I am finally ready to admit that I am a control freak. I want to be in charge, or at least know what is going on, and Wayne is as stubborn as I am, just be glad that you weren't in the car with us while we were trying to find the hotel. But I am happy to say that we did find our way and we have made up...hehe. Yesterday, we went to the Children's Museum and it was FABULOUS. If anyone has kids between 2 and 10 this is the PERFECT place to go when you are in Seattle. It has all these neat areas that are like miniature places just for kids. One of Nathan's favorite rooms was the grocery store. It had tons of plastic food and boxed goods, there was a cash register, a debit card machine, phone and a scanner. It was SOOO much fun. Each room is made to be explored and things are to be touched and the more imagination that is used the better. Seriously, Wayne and I had so much fun playing with Nathan and I know that Nathan loved it too. Today we took in the Mariner's game, and even though the experience was fun, I definately like my hitting and fast paced sports, in fact I watched people in the crowd more than I watched the game. The Shutra boys will be shocked but I don't even know what the score was. We took a shuttle to the game and then decided to walk back and take in Pike Market. It was about a 1.5 mile walk to Pike Market and it wasn't what I remembered it to be, plus I was not in the mood to smell fish and that's what it smelled like. We then continued on for another probably 2 miles and finally found a restuarant that was recommended to us from the front desk girl(by the way, if you are ever in a city that you aren't familiar with, ask the front desk people where to eat because they really do know the good places). We had a FABULOUS dinner at a restaurant called 13 Coins and then made our way back to the hotel. We went for a swim tonight and have been bumming out since. In fact, it is only 10:30 here Nathan and Wayne are passed out for the night and I am going to be joining them soon.
Tomorrow we have decided to just leave early and try to find some good outlet malls and then head back up North. I am excited to go home and I am even looking forward to the heat as it has only gotten up to about 25 degrees here and I have been FREEZING!!!
Tomorrow we have decided to just leave early and try to find some good outlet malls and then head back up North. I am excited to go home and I am even looking forward to the heat as it has only gotten up to about 25 degrees here and I have been FREEZING!!!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
UH OH!!! I've got the bug!!!
I do have the bug but it's the travel bug!! I forgot how much I love to travel but now that we are on the West coast I remember why I loved travelling all over the states for so many years!! Our adventure is just beginning but we have already been having so much fun. Our friend Carla, and her daughter Decie drove us to the airport in Saskatoon. Nathan really liked taking off and he enjoyed paying attention long enough to wave at our house and Grandma Shutra's house and then he didn't care that we were 1000's of feet in the sky. He didn't care that the fields were BEAUTIFUL, or that we were above the clouds, and he didn't even care about the fabulous mountain range, but I sure loved it. We had a little layover in Edmonton which was just long enough to let some people off and pick up some more people. Nathan was able to go up and meet the pilot which was SOO much fun. I am amazed that every plane doesn't crash because there are so many buttons and switches that it is just totally overwhelming in there, and that is just one of the millions of reasons why I am not a pilot. We arrived in Vancouver, got our bags, got our car and headed out to our hotel. Luckily, the hotel was easy and close to get to and we made it without too many arguments. We then went for supper but by this time Nathan was done and even though the food was FABULOUS we didn't get to really enjoy it with a screaming/cranky toddler. We went back to the hotel, went to bed (which btw, Nathan got to sleep in bunkbeds but mean Mommy would only let him sleep on the bottom bunk). We slept in, had breakfast, bummed around (because that's what you do when on vacation) and then packed and left. We had lunch and then headed on our way to the border. It was a quick ride to the border and then we got stuck in holiday traffic and waited almost 2 hours before we finally went through customs, luckily Nathan slept for most of the time. We were driving along, and following the directions for Mapquest but got lost because there are 3 highways that are all named the same thing Highway 20 and we didn't know where we were going. So I went into a car body repair shop and the nice men told me where to go and printed off a new and correct map for me. We then shortly found our way again and finally made it to the Port Townsend ferry. We played on the beach for a while as we waited for the ferry to come and then drove on the ferry and went to the deck to watch as we went out onto the water. Nathan LOVED going out on the water but Mommy was in a skirt and it was REALLY windy so we decided to just watch from in the cabin. This is where we are now, Port Townsend. Port Townsend is the first place that I lived and nannied at, and this town has hardly changed in 10 years. We have already some good clam chowder and oysters, clams, fresh fish, and scallops. Anyways, it is time to go to bed because we have a CRAZY day tomorrow, I can't wait.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
It's all worth it....repeat again, It's all worth it.
Well it's the 2nd round of treatments and Dr. Gilliland decided that we should up my dosage. Well I thought that it would be like last time... NOT!!!
Everything makes me cry, in fact I started crying at the taco commercial where the little boy invents the flat bottomed taco (I'm sooo proud of that little guy)... I know, it's totally lame. I will be laughing one minute and then pulling a Cruella Devil mood the next, and my poor husband is the one that usually gets the joy of dealing with me.
I don't think that the body is suppose to be forced into doing things that it doesn't want to do, and my body is as stubborn and cranky as I am. Have you ever been on one of those spinning teacups at the fair? Well that's the fun I get to experience when I stand up too fast, wheeeeee.
Anyways, when I am sitting on the floor crying, in pain, and going for the fun ride, I just keep saying that it will all be worth it when I finally have a baby....and I hope it happens soon. I guess Heavenly Father is really testing me this time around, and man I better have 2 or more babies because my patience is ASTOUNDING...hehe.. btw, that's just a joke.
Everything makes me cry, in fact I started crying at the taco commercial where the little boy invents the flat bottomed taco (I'm sooo proud of that little guy)... I know, it's totally lame. I will be laughing one minute and then pulling a Cruella Devil mood the next, and my poor husband is the one that usually gets the joy of dealing with me.
I don't think that the body is suppose to be forced into doing things that it doesn't want to do, and my body is as stubborn and cranky as I am. Have you ever been on one of those spinning teacups at the fair? Well that's the fun I get to experience when I stand up too fast, wheeeeee.
Anyways, when I am sitting on the floor crying, in pain, and going for the fun ride, I just keep saying that it will all be worth it when I finally have a baby....and I hope it happens soon. I guess Heavenly Father is really testing me this time around, and man I better have 2 or more babies because my patience is ASTOUNDING...hehe.. btw, that's just a joke.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Home again, home again, jiggity jig.
We are finally back home from Alberta and it is SOOO nice. Even though I miss everyone it's nice to finally be home. I left with Nathan on July 13th, Wayne flew down on July 18th, and we came back on Monday.
Quick notes to wrap up the week:
-Karalee moved back to Alberta and is living with her friend Joella and her kids, it should be good for Kar and Iliegh is learning some fun tricks like saying, "It's not FAIR" and "I didn't make the mess so I don't have to clean it."
-We went to the 24th of July celebrations in Glenwood and saw "old" friends, it's always nice to see everyone, but it's crazy to see how much everyone has changed, especially their kids.
-Saw Lindsay, Jack and Riot, once again it's so fun seeing friends again.
-Lisa and I had a lot of fun together as she took a couple of days off while I was there. We took some maternity pictures of her, it was SOOOO much fun!! We went shopping and just hung out.
-The week flew by sooo fast and I am sorry if I missed you this time, but I will definately have to come see you when I come down when Lisa's baby is born.
-Enjoyed just being with Mom and Dad again, even though I am 27 I still want to be around my Mom and Dad because they are just the coolest.
Now that we are home I have been trying to get the house "organized". There are things that are just piled in areas and I can't stand it anymore so I just started throwing things away and moving stuff and just putting it in it's place. I admit I am not the most organized person but I would LOVE to be.
We are also trying to get as much stuff done as quickly as possible because we are leaving for Seattle soon. I can't wait to go but I am sure ready to come home and stay home. I am tired of traveling, and not being home. We have this new house, and a new yard and I feel like we haven't even been able to enjoy it.
Okay so this blog is SOO boring, my brain is just not thinking tonight. I hope everyone is having a great summer, and I hope that you are all staying cool.
Quick notes to wrap up the week:
-Karalee moved back to Alberta and is living with her friend Joella and her kids, it should be good for Kar and Iliegh is learning some fun tricks like saying, "It's not FAIR" and "I didn't make the mess so I don't have to clean it."
-We went to the 24th of July celebrations in Glenwood and saw "old" friends, it's always nice to see everyone, but it's crazy to see how much everyone has changed, especially their kids.
-Saw Lindsay, Jack and Riot, once again it's so fun seeing friends again.
-Lisa and I had a lot of fun together as she took a couple of days off while I was there. We took some maternity pictures of her, it was SOOOO much fun!! We went shopping and just hung out.
-The week flew by sooo fast and I am sorry if I missed you this time, but I will definately have to come see you when I come down when Lisa's baby is born.
-Enjoyed just being with Mom and Dad again, even though I am 27 I still want to be around my Mom and Dad because they are just the coolest.
Now that we are home I have been trying to get the house "organized". There are things that are just piled in areas and I can't stand it anymore so I just started throwing things away and moving stuff and just putting it in it's place. I admit I am not the most organized person but I would LOVE to be.
We are also trying to get as much stuff done as quickly as possible because we are leaving for Seattle soon. I can't wait to go but I am sure ready to come home and stay home. I am tired of traveling, and not being home. We have this new house, and a new yard and I feel like we haven't even been able to enjoy it.
Okay so this blog is SOO boring, my brain is just not thinking tonight. I hope everyone is having a great summer, and I hope that you are all staying cool.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
GO NATHAN GO NATHAN GO!!!!
Tonight I put Nathan in a nice warm bath and not even 5 minutes later he was yelling that he was cold and wanted out. This is NOT normal, Nathan LOVES baths, the water could be ice, his lips can be blue but he still wants to keep playing. Anyways, I told him to play for 5 more minutes while I cleaned up the upstairs. A few seconds later he says that he is cold and I said to stay in. Then he yells that he has to poop, so I RUN into the bathroom as fast as I could. He is out of the tub standing on the mat in the funniest position (holding it in) so I put him on the big boy potty and he poops!!! YEAH/ PHEW, I am glad I didn't have to catch any floaters in the tub. We do a happy dance, and Nathan goes back in the tub. Not even 2 minutes later he yells that he has to go poop again, so I run into the bathroom, (I have to admit I didn't really believe him) and put him on the potty. We sit there for a minute and then *plop* he poops again. I couldn't believe it. This time I did the happy poop song (sounds like the Dora song but the lyrics are changed to poopy things), and the happy dance.
I am SOOO impressed with him. Not only did he poop in the potty but he made the connection with the feeling that he needed to poop, telling me and then pooping in the potty. I guess we are going to get serious about this potty training stuff soon. In fact, I am going to take the potty on the trip with us, so we can pull over on the road and go poop.
So next time you see Nathan congratulate him on being a big boy and telling mommy that he had to poop and then pooping on the potty.
Good Job little buddy!!!
I am SOOO impressed with him. Not only did he poop in the potty but he made the connection with the feeling that he needed to poop, telling me and then pooping in the potty. I guess we are going to get serious about this potty training stuff soon. In fact, I am going to take the potty on the trip with us, so we can pull over on the road and go poop.
So next time you see Nathan congratulate him on being a big boy and telling mommy that he had to poop and then pooping on the potty.
Good Job little buddy!!!
Finally things are moving along!!
So after many weeks of fighting with contractors to just show up and give us a quote, then we find one, but the day he starts it is pouring rain, I was fed up with all this landscaping crap. ;) However, I am happy to report that the walkway guys came yesterday and have been working like mad men and I can actually see some progress. So hopefully when I get back from Alberta all that we will have to do is lay the sod. (fingers crossed)
Oh, BTW ladies, especially you single ones. If you can get to my house today or tomorrow you should try because these workers are all young, cute, and have, well, good bodies. I have been staying away from the windows so that I don't get caught drooling...hehe... All the other contractors that I have ever worked with have been old, fat, and if they take their shirts off you throw up in your mouth... so this is a nice change. Am I allowed to talk like that? I guess like my mom always said "You can look but don't touch."
Oh, BTW ladies, especially you single ones. If you can get to my house today or tomorrow you should try because these workers are all young, cute, and have, well, good bodies. I have been staying away from the windows so that I don't get caught drooling...hehe... All the other contractors that I have ever worked with have been old, fat, and if they take their shirts off you throw up in your mouth... so this is a nice change. Am I allowed to talk like that? I guess like my mom always said "You can look but don't touch."
Thursday, June 28, 2007
My new addiction
Well after spending hundreds of dollars on scrapbooking stuff and never wanting to pull it all out and do pages, I have decided to dabble in digital scrapbooking. Well let me tell you, I LOVE IT!!! I love that I can open up the files whenever I want, there are so many free downloadable pages and kits so it will be cheap for a while, if I make a mistake and "cut" off too much paper I can just hit the undo button and all the paper reappears, it is easy, and the best of all it is quick. Now the problem is tearing myself away from it and get my housework done...hehe.
Anyways, here is my first page(well the link to my first page). I decided to do this picture because I just love how it looks and this paper was super cute. So let me know what you think.
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=4&cmd=display&layout_id=1182292
Anyways, here is my first page(well the link to my first page). I decided to do this picture because I just love how it looks and this paper was super cute. So let me know what you think.
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=4&cmd=display&layout_id=1182292
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Challenge
Okay now that I've done the 50 I would LOVE to pass on the challenge... so go ahead write down 50 things about you... if you don't blog I would be more than happy if you sent me your list and if you blog send me your link so I can come and read it... :) Have fun!!
About Me!!
So I usually write about Nathan on here and sometimes Wayne, so one of my friends challenged me to write 50 things about me, heck you may learn some things you never knew about me.
1. I crack my fingers when I am nervous, I don't remember exactly when I started this but I remember my Mom telling me to stop or I would get arthritis in my fingers, however, I still do it.
2. I LOVE cooking and think that I am actually pretty good at it too. I like to cook yummy comfort food like lasagna, homemade chicken soup, spaghetti sauce, but I LOVE trying out new things. I am all about quick, easy and usually healthy meals.
3. I LOVE having people over for dinner or even just to hang out. I love feeding people, I guess I find comfort in knowing that when people leave my house they are full and happy. Whenever my family is down the party usually migrates to our house and I cook the supper (with the help of the girls) and I love it.
4. I don't like scary/gory movies, in fact they sometimes make me feel sick to my stomach. Wayne makes me watch them with him every once in a while because he is a big chicken and likes me to be scared with him. However, I NEVER sleep well after I have watched a movie like this which leads me to my next thing...
5. I have an extremely over active imagination when it comes to some things. At least once a week I wake up startled thinking that someone is in my house. I can usually calm myself down and go back to sleep but sometimes I am sooo scared that I have to get out of bed to check. In fact, I sometimes wake up thinking that something hanging in the closet is a person, seriously, I am like a kid that's afraid of monsters in her closet. hehe... I am sooo lame.
6. I love singing in the shower when it's only Nathan and I at home. I use the shower head as my mike and sing at the top of my lungs... let me tell you if Canadian Idol could be held in my shower I would totally win.
7. I love meeting new people. When I was younger I went to EFY and was voted as Most Outgoing person or something like that, I think it was because I was immature and annoying and was introducing myself to everyone but I have run into people that still remember me from then.
8. I am not good at keeping in touch with people. I have the best of intentions but I am really bad at it.... slaps own hand. So if I tell you that we should keep in touch I really want to but I won't be the one to call first, this is something that I don't like but hey I'm being honest here,.
9. I am the WORST back seat driver ever. In fact, I drive most of the time because Wayne refuses to drive with me because I am soooo bad. Even when I am trying to control it I still say things....again bad Jackie..
10. I like to be in control. I don't mind if people make suggestions to me, but I don't like people telling me what to do. I have never liked it and I never will like it or allow it. I am usually a pretty patient person until it comes to this... I don't handle people telling me, or my family what to do.
11. To go with this last one, I don't like it when people tell me how to parent especially people that don't have kids or haven't had little kids in the last 30 years. :) The same goes for this one, I will listen to suggestions, but I don't like being told what to do.
12. I usually don't like surprise gifts. I am pretty picky about things, and I have a certain style that I like and I don't like clutter (plus this house has nowhere to hide unwanted stuff). I would rather someone just ask me what I want, I will give them ideas, and then I am sooo okay with getting what I said. I would rather have 1 thing that I can use or like, than 20 things that I don't like.
13. I like being at home with my boys. I like just hanging out with them whether it be playing or just cuddling on the couch watching a movie, I just like being with them.
14. I don't like snobby people. Noone is better than anyone else, and I don't have patience for people that think they are.
15. I LOVE reading my scriptures. It just brings a sense of peace and understanding into my life that sometimes I REALLY need.
16. I love listening to Nathan pray. He is so innocent and his prayers are so genuine. My favorite so far is thankyou that Mommy is happy today... :) I hope he wasn't saying that because he thinks I am usually not happy...just kidding.
17. I love being close to my siblings. We weren't as close when we were younger but now that we are all more mature it's fun.
18. Wayne always teases me that "all" my family ever wants to do is talk...hehe... and I love that. I remember always being able to talk about anything that I wanted to with my family, whether it was sex, or problems at school or anything. Nothing was held back and I love that we still have open (sometimes too open) conversations.
19. I love going out to eat and the whole ordeal that goes with it. I love to get dressed up, wear my cute outfits, do my hair really cute, wear my "no-kid" makeup(which is anything more than mascara and blush), and then go out to eat. I love people serving me, I love trying new foods, I just love the whole thing.
20. I love chick flicks and sappy songs, and just happy endings.
21. I am totally a cryer. I cry at Pull-Ups commercials because I am proud that the little kid went on the potty.... lame I know, but seriously that is how bad I can be. I take after my mom on this one because she is SUCH a cryer too....well actually my Dad gets stuff in his eyes quite often when something touching happens... okay well there really was no hope for me... I am a cryer.
22. Actually, I am an emotional person. I definately ride the emotional roller coaster. Most people that aren't really close to me don't get to see all my sides, but I can go from being nasty to crying to sweet all in 2.3 seconds.. :)
23. I don't get offended very easily. Lot's of stuff just rolls off my back. Now this hasn't always been the way, I have had to train myself just to not care. Seriously, some things that could bother me I just take the attitude of whatever. Actually, I say that a lot, whatever, and it's usually with a roll of the eyes added in.
24. I sometimes say bad words, and I am REALLY working on this. I have a little helper named Nathan. If I say a bad word, even stupid, Nathan will say to me "Mommy, we don't say that word, we say oh dear." hehe... it helps a lot.
25. I want more than ANYTHING to have another baby. I would LOVE for Nathan to have a sibling. I sometimes feel bad that Wayne has to go through all of this with me, I know that he doesn't care but I know that it's not easy for him either.
26. I fall more in love with my husband EVERY day. This is not because it just happens, I have had to teach myself to look for the good things that he does instead of the things that drive me crazy. It's such a good habit, because now everyday I notice more and more of what he does for me and family and I just get that rush of gooshiness again and again.
27. I don't like my teeth, I wish they were straighter and whiter. I know that I could do something about it but right now that's the last thing I am worried about.
28. I am sooo not a neat freak. I am okay with the dishes being in the sink if it means that I got to play with Nathan just that little bit longer. This is something that I am working on because I love having an organized/orderly house but I don't like spending all day having it that way. Don't get me wrong, my house isn't a pigsty but don't be surprised to find a pile of laundry on my dryer that needs to be folded.
29. I love having good friends. Heavenly Father has definately had his hand in this one. I have met so many wonderful people that I wouldn't have met if I would have made one different choice from what I did.
30. So many people have told me that I am very easy to get along with and open up to and this is something I am really proud of. I am glad that I am the type of person that people are comfortable around. I think this is one of those things that Heavenly Father blessed me with, one of my talents.
31. I definately see the glass half full.
32. I dated a LOT when I was young but have only been truly in love twice.
33. I love buying things and have really tried to get that under control since getting married, but I slip up every once in a while and go out and spend a little too much money.
34. I am sooo glad that after highschool I didn't just instantly go to school. I have really lived a good life and was ready to get married when I did. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything and now I can be Wayne's tour guide when we travel.
35. I am glad that I didn't marry Alex.....blah... I am sooo glad that I called off that wedding, enough said.
36. I could eat popcorn with a little butter and salt EVERY night.
Man, thinking of 50 things is hard.
37. I am frustrated that I have put on as much weight as I have and really want to lose some of it before we get preggers. I had lost 20 lbs going to Weight Watchers and wish that I hadn't stopped going, but now feel like it would be a waste of money to join again especially if we get pregnant soon like I am praying we do. After this baby, I am going to instantly go back to WW and get my butt in shape.
38. I want to start running again. I have bought the shoes, I have the ipod, now I just need to do it. Actually, I was running for awhile but I had the worst blisters ever because I wasn't wearing the right socks so now I just need the right socks.
39. I HATE DIETS!!!! I hate the restrictions, I hate not being able to eat what I want, I HATE DIETS!!!
40. I snore, and I have heard that I snore pretty badly. Maybe that's why Wayne can't hear Nathan at night, because he can't hear him over my snoring... hehe
Oh, only 10 more... yeah
41. I love coloring. In fact, when Wayne and I were first married I would get soooo bored whenever he wasn't around so I bought some pencil crayons and a Winnie the Pooh coloring book and I would color it. Okay that's really lame...
42. I like thinking, this may seem weird, but I like sitting in my rocking chair upstairs when Nathan is asleep and Wayne is out of the house and just thinking. I think of the weirdest things sometimes too, like if bugs have conversations, or just doing math equations in my head.
43. I still make a wish when I look at any digital clock and all the numbers are the same ex. 3:33, 5:55, 11:11.
44. I believe that everything happens for a reason and sometimes we might not know what that reason.
45. I can throw a football with a perfect spiral... Wayne didn't believe me and I proved him over and over and over again, and I have witnesses, thanks Jen and Mark.
Okay now, I am racking my brain, who knew the last 5 would be the hardest.
46. I usually don't take my makeup off at night but I know that I should and am working on that.
47. I LOVE editing pictures so if you ever have a picture you would like me to do some photoshop work on just let me know, I LOVE IT!!!
48. I sometimes pretend like Wayne is hurting me when we are wrestling just so I can get free and then attack him again.. hehe..
49. I notice people's hair first and then will notice their face. I am all about having good hair, I would rather go out in public with my hair done, and no makeup than the other way around, that's the hairdresser coming out in me.
50. I love who I am!!!
1. I crack my fingers when I am nervous, I don't remember exactly when I started this but I remember my Mom telling me to stop or I would get arthritis in my fingers, however, I still do it.
2. I LOVE cooking and think that I am actually pretty good at it too. I like to cook yummy comfort food like lasagna, homemade chicken soup, spaghetti sauce, but I LOVE trying out new things. I am all about quick, easy and usually healthy meals.
3. I LOVE having people over for dinner or even just to hang out. I love feeding people, I guess I find comfort in knowing that when people leave my house they are full and happy. Whenever my family is down the party usually migrates to our house and I cook the supper (with the help of the girls) and I love it.
4. I don't like scary/gory movies, in fact they sometimes make me feel sick to my stomach. Wayne makes me watch them with him every once in a while because he is a big chicken and likes me to be scared with him. However, I NEVER sleep well after I have watched a movie like this which leads me to my next thing...
5. I have an extremely over active imagination when it comes to some things. At least once a week I wake up startled thinking that someone is in my house. I can usually calm myself down and go back to sleep but sometimes I am sooo scared that I have to get out of bed to check. In fact, I sometimes wake up thinking that something hanging in the closet is a person, seriously, I am like a kid that's afraid of monsters in her closet. hehe... I am sooo lame.
6. I love singing in the shower when it's only Nathan and I at home. I use the shower head as my mike and sing at the top of my lungs... let me tell you if Canadian Idol could be held in my shower I would totally win.
7. I love meeting new people. When I was younger I went to EFY and was voted as Most Outgoing person or something like that, I think it was because I was immature and annoying and was introducing myself to everyone but I have run into people that still remember me from then.
8. I am not good at keeping in touch with people. I have the best of intentions but I am really bad at it.... slaps own hand. So if I tell you that we should keep in touch I really want to but I won't be the one to call first, this is something that I don't like but hey I'm being honest here,.
9. I am the WORST back seat driver ever. In fact, I drive most of the time because Wayne refuses to drive with me because I am soooo bad. Even when I am trying to control it I still say things....again bad Jackie..
10. I like to be in control. I don't mind if people make suggestions to me, but I don't like people telling me what to do. I have never liked it and I never will like it or allow it. I am usually a pretty patient person until it comes to this... I don't handle people telling me, or my family what to do.
11. To go with this last one, I don't like it when people tell me how to parent especially people that don't have kids or haven't had little kids in the last 30 years. :) The same goes for this one, I will listen to suggestions, but I don't like being told what to do.
12. I usually don't like surprise gifts. I am pretty picky about things, and I have a certain style that I like and I don't like clutter (plus this house has nowhere to hide unwanted stuff). I would rather someone just ask me what I want, I will give them ideas, and then I am sooo okay with getting what I said. I would rather have 1 thing that I can use or like, than 20 things that I don't like.
13. I like being at home with my boys. I like just hanging out with them whether it be playing or just cuddling on the couch watching a movie, I just like being with them.
14. I don't like snobby people. Noone is better than anyone else, and I don't have patience for people that think they are.
15. I LOVE reading my scriptures. It just brings a sense of peace and understanding into my life that sometimes I REALLY need.
16. I love listening to Nathan pray. He is so innocent and his prayers are so genuine. My favorite so far is thankyou that Mommy is happy today... :) I hope he wasn't saying that because he thinks I am usually not happy...just kidding.
17. I love being close to my siblings. We weren't as close when we were younger but now that we are all more mature it's fun.
18. Wayne always teases me that "all" my family ever wants to do is talk...hehe... and I love that. I remember always being able to talk about anything that I wanted to with my family, whether it was sex, or problems at school or anything. Nothing was held back and I love that we still have open (sometimes too open) conversations.
19. I love going out to eat and the whole ordeal that goes with it. I love to get dressed up, wear my cute outfits, do my hair really cute, wear my "no-kid" makeup(which is anything more than mascara and blush), and then go out to eat. I love people serving me, I love trying new foods, I just love the whole thing.
20. I love chick flicks and sappy songs, and just happy endings.
21. I am totally a cryer. I cry at Pull-Ups commercials because I am proud that the little kid went on the potty.... lame I know, but seriously that is how bad I can be. I take after my mom on this one because she is SUCH a cryer too....well actually my Dad gets stuff in his eyes quite often when something touching happens... okay well there really was no hope for me... I am a cryer.
22. Actually, I am an emotional person. I definately ride the emotional roller coaster. Most people that aren't really close to me don't get to see all my sides, but I can go from being nasty to crying to sweet all in 2.3 seconds.. :)
23. I don't get offended very easily. Lot's of stuff just rolls off my back. Now this hasn't always been the way, I have had to train myself just to not care. Seriously, some things that could bother me I just take the attitude of whatever. Actually, I say that a lot, whatever, and it's usually with a roll of the eyes added in.
24. I sometimes say bad words, and I am REALLY working on this. I have a little helper named Nathan. If I say a bad word, even stupid, Nathan will say to me "Mommy, we don't say that word, we say oh dear." hehe... it helps a lot.
25. I want more than ANYTHING to have another baby. I would LOVE for Nathan to have a sibling. I sometimes feel bad that Wayne has to go through all of this with me, I know that he doesn't care but I know that it's not easy for him either.
26. I fall more in love with my husband EVERY day. This is not because it just happens, I have had to teach myself to look for the good things that he does instead of the things that drive me crazy. It's such a good habit, because now everyday I notice more and more of what he does for me and family and I just get that rush of gooshiness again and again.
27. I don't like my teeth, I wish they were straighter and whiter. I know that I could do something about it but right now that's the last thing I am worried about.
28. I am sooo not a neat freak. I am okay with the dishes being in the sink if it means that I got to play with Nathan just that little bit longer. This is something that I am working on because I love having an organized/orderly house but I don't like spending all day having it that way. Don't get me wrong, my house isn't a pigsty but don't be surprised to find a pile of laundry on my dryer that needs to be folded.
29. I love having good friends. Heavenly Father has definately had his hand in this one. I have met so many wonderful people that I wouldn't have met if I would have made one different choice from what I did.
30. So many people have told me that I am very easy to get along with and open up to and this is something I am really proud of. I am glad that I am the type of person that people are comfortable around. I think this is one of those things that Heavenly Father blessed me with, one of my talents.
31. I definately see the glass half full.
32. I dated a LOT when I was young but have only been truly in love twice.
33. I love buying things and have really tried to get that under control since getting married, but I slip up every once in a while and go out and spend a little too much money.
34. I am sooo glad that after highschool I didn't just instantly go to school. I have really lived a good life and was ready to get married when I did. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything and now I can be Wayne's tour guide when we travel.
35. I am glad that I didn't marry Alex.....blah... I am sooo glad that I called off that wedding, enough said.
36. I could eat popcorn with a little butter and salt EVERY night.
Man, thinking of 50 things is hard.
37. I am frustrated that I have put on as much weight as I have and really want to lose some of it before we get preggers. I had lost 20 lbs going to Weight Watchers and wish that I hadn't stopped going, but now feel like it would be a waste of money to join again especially if we get pregnant soon like I am praying we do. After this baby, I am going to instantly go back to WW and get my butt in shape.
38. I want to start running again. I have bought the shoes, I have the ipod, now I just need to do it. Actually, I was running for awhile but I had the worst blisters ever because I wasn't wearing the right socks so now I just need the right socks.
39. I HATE DIETS!!!! I hate the restrictions, I hate not being able to eat what I want, I HATE DIETS!!!
40. I snore, and I have heard that I snore pretty badly. Maybe that's why Wayne can't hear Nathan at night, because he can't hear him over my snoring... hehe
Oh, only 10 more... yeah
41. I love coloring. In fact, when Wayne and I were first married I would get soooo bored whenever he wasn't around so I bought some pencil crayons and a Winnie the Pooh coloring book and I would color it. Okay that's really lame...
42. I like thinking, this may seem weird, but I like sitting in my rocking chair upstairs when Nathan is asleep and Wayne is out of the house and just thinking. I think of the weirdest things sometimes too, like if bugs have conversations, or just doing math equations in my head.
43. I still make a wish when I look at any digital clock and all the numbers are the same ex. 3:33, 5:55, 11:11.
44. I believe that everything happens for a reason and sometimes we might not know what that reason.
45. I can throw a football with a perfect spiral... Wayne didn't believe me and I proved him over and over and over again, and I have witnesses, thanks Jen and Mark.
Okay now, I am racking my brain, who knew the last 5 would be the hardest.
46. I usually don't take my makeup off at night but I know that I should and am working on that.
47. I LOVE editing pictures so if you ever have a picture you would like me to do some photoshop work on just let me know, I LOVE IT!!!
48. I sometimes pretend like Wayne is hurting me when we are wrestling just so I can get free and then attack him again.. hehe..
49. I notice people's hair first and then will notice their face. I am all about having good hair, I would rather go out in public with my hair done, and no makeup than the other way around, that's the hairdresser coming out in me.
50. I love who I am!!!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Landscaping our front yard
Well Wayne and I must be really tired of waiting for landscapers to call us back, or to show up when they say they will, and we wanted to make a least a little bit of our house look decent. So this weekend we tore out all the nasty dead grass that was right by the house, put in a walkway (the previous owners had little 6inx6in stepping stones spread out about 3 feet apart that you had to play leapfrog on to get into the house, they were taken out the very first day we moved in), put in a border, added some shrubs, and some beautious rocks. It looks really good (in fact it looks like it has always been there so I guess we did a good job) and even though we are tired and VERY sore we are soooo happy that we did it.Also, I hated not having a walkway, and I hated more that we couldn't keep that stinkin grass alive no matter what we did. When we were digging up the dirt to put in the walkway we found out why the grass wasn't living, under the sod was about 2 inches of topsoil and then you would think there should be just more dirt, but no, there was a layer of plastic, so the roots of the grass could only grow down 2 inches and that was all. Sometimes I am shocked at the things people do, especially the previous owners of this house. Oh well, we have it now and this house is seriously going to LOVE us because we don't do things halfway, things are done correctly when we do them.
Also, thanks to Jenn and Liam for taking Nathan for the whole day, it's so nice having good friends that are willing to help out whenever it's needed. We love you guys!!!
Please don't laugh too hard at the baby poop colored shutters, they will be painted soon I hope.
Before:
During:
After we tore out the dead sod, it looked better already.
My pretty plants.
Planted the bushes this was actually a REALLY fun part after hauling the nine 80lb walkway pads. I am sooo excited to see these little guys grow.
Putting out the rocks, I have to say that Wayne did all of this while I did the border.
Notice Wayne is wearing shorts, rraaarrr.
After:
Yeah, it looks way better, no more trashy dead grass spots.
Again, my pretty plants.
Our walkway. We are going to put potted flowers in this flowerbed because we didn't want to put bushes here and block out the sun, I now get to go shopping for pots.
The final product.
Also, thanks to Jenn and Liam for taking Nathan for the whole day, it's so nice having good friends that are willing to help out whenever it's needed. We love you guys!!!
Please don't laugh too hard at the baby poop colored shutters, they will be painted soon I hope.
Before:
During:
After we tore out the dead sod, it looked better already.
My pretty plants.
Planted the bushes this was actually a REALLY fun part after hauling the nine 80lb walkway pads. I am sooo excited to see these little guys grow.
Putting out the rocks, I have to say that Wayne did all of this while I did the border.
Notice Wayne is wearing shorts, rraaarrr.
After:
Yeah, it looks way better, no more trashy dead grass spots.
Again, my pretty plants.
Our walkway. We are going to put potted flowers in this flowerbed because we didn't want to put bushes here and block out the sun, I now get to go shopping for pots.
The final product.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Well I promised pictures so here they are.
Here is baby Eli!! Look at those skinny legs.
Wayne is definately ready for another baby. :)
You can see my new hair cut in this pic too :)
I think that Eli looks like his Daddy in this pic but with Beth's cute nose and lips.
Well here are just a few of the many pics that I have on my camera from Russ and Beth.
It's really neat watching your little brother hold his own child. Russell lived with us when Nathan was born and it was fun to watch him be an uncle, but there is nothing like watching him be the Dad. I know that Russ and Beth will be FABULOUS parents because they are both so kind and loving. Eli is going to have to grow up quickly though because Nathan already has sooo many plans for them. He will say to me at random times "Mommy, when Eli big we go on slide, k, is that a good plan?" or "Mommy, when Eli big he sleep at my house too, like Iliegh, k?" :) I can't wait to watch this little guy grow up and to see what kind of personality he has. One thing is for sure, he is definately loved by many people. Welcome to the world baby Eli.
Wayne is definately ready for another baby. :)
You can see my new hair cut in this pic too :)
I think that Eli looks like his Daddy in this pic but with Beth's cute nose and lips.
Well here are just a few of the many pics that I have on my camera from Russ and Beth.
It's really neat watching your little brother hold his own child. Russell lived with us when Nathan was born and it was fun to watch him be an uncle, but there is nothing like watching him be the Dad. I know that Russ and Beth will be FABULOUS parents because they are both so kind and loving. Eli is going to have to grow up quickly though because Nathan already has sooo many plans for them. He will say to me at random times "Mommy, when Eli big we go on slide, k, is that a good plan?" or "Mommy, when Eli big he sleep at my house too, like Iliegh, k?" :) I can't wait to watch this little guy grow up and to see what kind of personality he has. One thing is for sure, he is definately loved by many people. Welcome to the world baby Eli.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Well I am an auntie again!!
Russell and Beth had a little baby boy, yesterday at 8:35 am. His name is Eli, he weighs 6lbs 12ounces, and is 20.5 inches long. He has the chubbiest cheeks that you just want to squish but the skinniest little legs. He really is a cute little guy. He doesn't really look like either Beth or Russell, but man he is a cutie.
Russell has my camera right now so I am not able to show you any pictures but let me tell you as soon as I get my camera back I will be posting pics of the sweet little guy.
Russell has my camera right now so I am not able to show you any pictures but let me tell you as soon as I get my camera back I will be posting pics of the sweet little guy.
Tomorrow is the big day!!!
Well the day has finally come, we are starting our fertility treatments tomorrow... aggghhhhh..!!! I have been having really mixed feelings about doing this this time, for anyone that may not know the medicine that I am going on helps me ovulate.. great you would think, but you know those families that have the quintuplets? well some of them took the same medicine that I will be taking... Okay, I fainted there for a second.. just kidding but seriously knowing that I could get pregnant with 5 babies at once is really unnerving. Everyone has been teasing us about having 5 babies which I really don't think is very funny, they won't be laughing when they receive a package and it is one of the babies for them to watch until it is out of diapers. :) Wayne and I were talking a while back and I was fretting about getting preggers with 5 babies and Wayne said "Well really, Jackie, what's 5 babies?" (and he was being serious), I started shaking, my usually quiet calm voice ;) turned into a yell and I said/yelled "What's 5, What's 5, are you kidding me, 5.......???" hehe... I know that statistically it is VERY uncommon to have mulitples when on this medicine and if they do happen it's usually twins or triplets, but I am one of those people that the crazy stuff always happens to... being propositioned to be an "escort" in NYC, having to jump on a Ferry to get back into the States as it is pulling away from the dock, etc.etc. , so the thought of getting pregnant with 5 babies isn't that far off.
Now just to add a little note, if we were to get pregnant with that many babies, after the shock wore off I would be very excited and love them all like crazy.. when they were 8... :)
Anyways, so now that the big day has finally come like I said before I was really quite nervous, nervous that we could get pregnant with 3 or more babies, worried that I will be really sick from the medicine that I will be on, worried that I will be SUPER cranky from the medicine(more so than now), but mostly worried that it won't work. I have been praying my little heart out to Heavenly Father pleading for him to make this happen, so tonight while I was reading my scriptures I came across a couple of verses in the Bible that really hit home. You know when you read something in the scriptures and it just feels like Heavenly Father put the words there for you to read right then? Well these verses were for me tonight. It's in Mark Chapter 11 verses 22-23 and I am going to paraphrase them a bit "...Have faith in God.....That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast inot the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart. but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." I know that I definately don't have the faith to move mountains, but I do have faith that Heavenly Father knows what is best for me, he knows that I want another baby more than anything in this world, he knows what my struggles are, he knows that I am scared, but now I know more than ever that I can't doubt him, that I need to put my faith in Him and I know that everything will work out.
So wish us luck... or better yet, offer up a prayer to Heavenly Father for us.... and hopefully the time has come and our faith is strong enough so that we can welcome another special little spirit into our lives.
I love you all.
Jackie
Now just to add a little note, if we were to get pregnant with that many babies, after the shock wore off I would be very excited and love them all like crazy.. when they were 8... :)
Anyways, so now that the big day has finally come like I said before I was really quite nervous, nervous that we could get pregnant with 3 or more babies, worried that I will be really sick from the medicine that I will be on, worried that I will be SUPER cranky from the medicine(more so than now), but mostly worried that it won't work. I have been praying my little heart out to Heavenly Father pleading for him to make this happen, so tonight while I was reading my scriptures I came across a couple of verses in the Bible that really hit home. You know when you read something in the scriptures and it just feels like Heavenly Father put the words there for you to read right then? Well these verses were for me tonight. It's in Mark Chapter 11 verses 22-23 and I am going to paraphrase them a bit "...Have faith in God.....That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast inot the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart. but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." I know that I definately don't have the faith to move mountains, but I do have faith that Heavenly Father knows what is best for me, he knows that I want another baby more than anything in this world, he knows what my struggles are, he knows that I am scared, but now I know more than ever that I can't doubt him, that I need to put my faith in Him and I know that everything will work out.
So wish us luck... or better yet, offer up a prayer to Heavenly Father for us.... and hopefully the time has come and our faith is strong enough so that we can welcome another special little spirit into our lives.
I love you all.
Jackie
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Ode to Wayne
Wayne is such a great guy and I am so in love with him. He is so caring, funny, romantic, stubborn, cute, and just a great guy. Wayne surprises me almost everyday with something that is so sweet. He is such a great father, there is nothing better than to look at Wayne with Nathan, and to feel the love that he has for him. I love watching them play together, read together, even when they watch t.v. together. Wayne is also a wonderful brother, he loves spending time with his brothers and loves to come up with the weirdest sports or makes the funniest trophies for EVERYTHING!!! When Wayne decides to do something he does it 110%. For instance, right now he started a floor hockey league for our old ward. Not only are they playing hockey on Wednesday nights but he has a computer there that they have a scoreboard on, they keep track of the stats and then he made a website and has all the info on there, he has refs, I am surprised that he didn't buy everyone their own jersey...hehe. There are so many more reasons why I love my husband and I am proud that he chose me to be his wife.
I love you Wayne!!!
I love you Wayne!!!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Spring time fun!!!
On Saturday Karalee, Beth, Iliegh, Nathan and myself went to Kinsmen Park for the afternoon. We had a little "picnic" and then went on the rides that are there. There is a cute little train that follows a little track around part of the park, it was fun until we went into the creepy Alice in Wonderland tunnels. The characters looked like they were going to jump out and bite your neck, they were really creepy but since the kids were there we had to pretend that they were cool. We then went on the ferris wheel, yes Beth even though it is a kid's ride it was still scary. But Beth shouldn't talk cause she kept wanting to "take pictures" but I think she was scared too. :) We went on the merry-go-round and Karalee rode the big "rooster". It's funny to watch Iliegh and Nathan, they were scared but loving it and eventually calmed down and enjoyed the ride. All 3 grandkids went for the second trip on the train and I guess loved it, we don't really know how the Butler baby enjoyed it as it is STILL in Beth's tummy. It started to sprinkle so we decided we should quickly go on the ferris wheel before it rained too hard. We were close to the front of the line when it started to thunder and lightning like crazy around us and they shut the ride down, thank goodness Mommy didn't have to go on that one again. We had icecream in the shelter and Nathan, Iliegh and Beth played in the pouring rain. We had SUCH a fun time and still have some tickets left over so we can go back.
Here's some pictures from our fun day!!
On the Train:
On the ferris wheel:
On the Merry-Go-Round:
3 grandkids & Beth on Train:
Playing in the rain:
Nathan & Iliegh soaking wet:
We had a great time, thanks for inviting us Karalee.
Here's some pictures from our fun day!!
On the Train:
On the ferris wheel:
On the Merry-Go-Round:
3 grandkids & Beth on Train:
Playing in the rain:
Nathan & Iliegh soaking wet:
We had a great time, thanks for inviting us Karalee.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Mommy, I look just like you!!!
These are the words my sweet Nathan said to me as he put the bright red headband on his head. I was busy getting ready in the bathroom this morning and Nathan was there brushing his teeth. I put a black headband on and next thing I know Nathan is pulling out the red one. He wore it around the house for a while and when it was time to go shopping I asked him if he wanted to take it off. Nathan very sweetly said "No Mommy I look pretty just like you." OH MY GOODNESS, how can you resist that, so Nathan wore the red headband all day long. We got some looks and I am sure that people were wondering what the heck I was thinking letting him wear it, but I figure he's 2 and he just wants to look pretty like Mommy. It was cute because he kept looking at my head and seeing if I still had mine on and then he would touch his head to make sure his was on. Someday I will tease him about wearing it, but for now I think it is pretty sweet.
Here's the evidence that Nathan looks pretty like Mommy.
Nathan and his headband.
Sweet kiss
Here's the evidence that Nathan looks pretty like Mommy.
Nathan and his headband.
Sweet kiss
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Painting is done
After a week of painting (thanks again Mom) and many sore muscles most of the painting is done. Here are some before pictures:
Upstairs wall between living room and kitchen:
Nathan's Bedroom:
Basement:
Here are some of the after pictures:
Upstairs wall between living room and kitchen:
Nathan's Bedroom: (after a coat of primer, 8 coats of red, and 3 coats of blue, stupid paint)
Basement:
Our bedroom:
So now that the painting is finally done we are able to start unpacking boxes, and getting things put away. But I can't wait till we get to finally start decorating. Right now the walls are so bare and I can't wait to put up our pictures and make it look like our family home.
Once again thanks Mom for helping with everything.
Upstairs wall between living room and kitchen:
Nathan's Bedroom:
Basement:
Here are some of the after pictures:
Upstairs wall between living room and kitchen:
Nathan's Bedroom: (after a coat of primer, 8 coats of red, and 3 coats of blue, stupid paint)
Basement:
Our bedroom:
So now that the painting is finally done we are able to start unpacking boxes, and getting things put away. But I can't wait till we get to finally start decorating. Right now the walls are so bare and I can't wait to put up our pictures and make it look like our family home.
Once again thanks Mom for helping with everything.
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