Looked like fun!!! ;)

1. How old will you be in five years?33, holy smokes where did the 20's go!!!???!!!
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? My Nate
3. How tall are you? 5'6
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Spending time with family...but mostly Wayne NOT having to go to work and being home with us for 2 weeks...woohoo!!!
5. What's the last movie you saw? Bolt-3D, it was a GREAT show and was cool in 3-D
6. Who was the last person you called? The Discovery Toys lady...she FINALLY got our Christmas presents in
7. Who was the last person to call you? Probably Wayne
8. What was the last text message you received? I don't text, I know, I know... I need to get with the times but this is one of "those" things that I would reather save my money than having, plus, who would I text, Wayne?!? I can just call him.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? Lisa
10. Do you prefer to call or text? I answered that in 8
11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Trying to sleep and Wayne trying to get me up to take out my contacts... I didn't get up until 1:30am hehe..
12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? Married, but not only married they are VERY HAPPILY married
13. When is the last time you saw your mom? Umm... a few weeks ago when they came to our place to visit for a few days.
14. What color are your eyes? Blue/green/grey, depends on my mood and makeup
15. Do you own slippers? Nope, I HATE things on my feet, I like to have naked feet
16. What are you wearing right now? My Lulu pants and a HUGE sweater, oh and my underwear...hehe...
17. What is your favorite christmas song? Oh Holy Night and Silent Night and.... actually I LOVE Christmas music and listen to it ALL year long
18. Where is your favorite place to be?At home with my boys just hanging out
19. Where is your least favorite place to be?Right now, driving the bus....ahhh 2o kids that want to be done school are NOT fun to be driving around
20. Africa-NewZealand-Japan? Africa
21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?Man, I will be a taxi service carting my kids around to all their activities, happily married to my sexy hubby, travelling, working as a nurse and just LOVING life.
22. Do you tan or burn?Tan
23. What did you fear was going to get you as a child?I always had this weird dream that I was in an old creepy house with cobwebs and tons of rooms and I would be running away from something, it was PETRIFYING... finally one day I decided to be brave and turn around and fight whatever was coming after me... I did and I won't go into details but I beat it off and NEVER had that dream again. I also use to get totally scared running up our basement stairs... I would start walking and then run as fast as I could not wanting to look behind me just in case...hehe... oh wait I still do that...HAHA!!!
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?Kids on the bus confusing puberty and menopause, one kid thought that his mom was going through the WORST time of her life, puberty.... they talked about all of her complaints and then both said they NEVER want to go through puberty...hehe!!!
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?2 that we use and one from Lisa and Steven that we aren't sure what we are going to do with yet.
26. When did u last get in a argument?This morning when Wayne, who was VERY late for work, was in my way while I was trying to get ready and not be late.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? We have both, laptop and desktop, I am on the laptop right now.
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? Lately I have been wanting to sleep with nothing on since EVERYTHING feels so tight against my bulging belly...but I sleep in underwear and sometimes pj bottoms, NEVER tops unless someone is at our house visiting
29. What color are your walls?My house could be the coat of many colors, I have a lot of colors going on but I love it....the only rooms I would change are my upstairs living room and kitchen and my basement family room when we get new carpet.
30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Right now I am sleeping comfy again and I only have the one for my head and I hug one, it helps keep me from rolling on my tummy.
31. What is your favorite season?Spring and summer
32. What do you like about fall? All the incredible colors
33. What do you like about winter?Snowmobiling, playing in the snow, sledding, the beautifulness of white, I LOVE WHITE!!!!
34. What do you like about the summer? Swimming, laying on the beach, playing in water, not having to wear a lot of clothes
35. What do you like about spring?I love all the flowers and the newness of everything
36. How many states have you lived in? 2 provinces, 3 states
37. What states have you lived in?Alberta, Saskatchewan, Washington, California, NY
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?Bare feet for sure
39. Are you a social person?Ummmm...do you know me?!? Then you already know this answer,.... I am shy...haha
40. What was the last thing you ate? Honey Nut Cheerios, milk and mango yogurt...mmmm
41. Have you tried escargo? Yep and I love it, Nathan likes it too.
42. What is your favorite ice cream?Mint Chocolate chip
43. What is your favorite dessert?Probably icecream
44. Have you drank a Shirley Temple?Ya
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Raspberry
46. Do you like Chinese food? Yes, but I like Vietnamese better
47. Do you like coffee? Nope, but I like the smell of it brewing
48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? Lot's, probably 8-12 a day
49. What do you drink in the morning?Milk, and water, sometimes orange juice if I have it
50. How often do you shower? body-everyday, hair-every other day
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? If I was looking at the ceiling, the right side
52. Do you know how to play poker? I sure do and I can kick some major butt too...hehe.. I don't play anymore though.

Hero

Last night Wayne came into our room. There were tears in his eyes and he had a huge smile on his face. He had been putting Nathan to bed and while tucking him in Nate said "Daddy, when I get big I want to be like you."

Awww.....it melted Wayne's heart, and mine too.

All little boys need a hero... Wayne is definately Nathan's.


Wayne will probably kill me for posting this pic, but I think it's hot!!! :)

My little date!!!

This little boy is such a sweetheart.



Last night Wayne went to play hockey and so I decided it would be a good night to go on a date with Nate. I told Nate that he was taking me on a date and as we were driving into the city I asked him if he was going to pay for supper. He said he couldn't because he didn't have money. I reminded him that he had a full piggy bank of money (obviously I was just teasing him). He said he couldn't use that money because he was saving it to buy some games. I asked him if he would ever take me out for supper and pay. He said "I will Mommy, I will buy some games with my money in my bank and then save up for 2 more games and a supper for you, is that okay mommy?" It was soooo sweet. I told him for now he didn't have to worry about paying and mommy would cover the cost (I did let him give the waiter the card and push the buttons for debit, he even gave the waiter a BIG tip).

It was nice going out with JUST Nathan and being able to spend time focused just on him. We had a VERY good conversation about Ninja Turtles, Bolt, Preschool, fries and everything that was important to him and I enjoyed every minute with my little stud. Nathan felt it was important that he sit beside me and he kept kissing and hugging me and telling me how much he loves me.... what a date hey?!?

After supper we went to Toy's R Us and were there for over an hour. Normally I just rush through the store and only let him look at a few things, this time I just waited while he looked and touched EVERYTHING. I enjoyed watching his excitement and played with a few things too.

I feel like day to day I get so caught up in getting the house clean, making meals, my job, rushing....rushing.... rushing that I forget to just slow down and enjoy this CRAZY fast changing time with my son. I want to stop and actually LISTEN to what he is saying to me, not just say "Uh huh" as I am running around doing things. He changes everyday and I feel like I am missing out on soooo much with him and I spend 24 hours a day with him. So it's become my personal goal to stop what I am doing and just listen, play or do what my son NEEDS because I don't want to look back in 20 years and only remember having a clean house and good food, and not able to remember what Nathan liked at 3, what his interests were, what a great kid he really is.

Last night was a WONDERFUL night and I think that Nathan and I are going to make Date night a regular thing.

PSA!!!

If you ever want to just kick up your normal day to day mashed potatoes you need to try THESE. They are SOOOOOO good. I have been waiting to try these for a VERY long time, but because of the amount of FAT (mmmm..... fat) in them and trying to lose weight I just didn't think it was a very smart idea. However, now that I am pregnant (yes, I am still eating REALLY healthy for most of the time) I feel that a little indulgence every once in a while is TOTALLY okay.

These potatoes are DEFINATELY an indulgence, but they are soooo worth it (BTW, the first time you make them I would recommend to not skimp on anything, you need to experience the yummyness, after that if you still want to skimp go for it) . We ate them with ham and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, and gravy was not needed. They are creamy, flavorful, just totally yummy. I probably won't make them again for a while, again, once you read the recipe you will understand, but I'm thinking Mom and Dad can make some of their FABULOUS greek ribs and I will make these.... ohhhhh.....Dad I will totally bring an extra box of ribs down if I need to.... my mouth is WATERING!!!!

I just thought I would pass on this awesome find to all my wonderful friends out there in blog land. :) Yes grandma, you can probably make a smaller portion for a few meals for you and grandpa, or just invite over a bunch of grandkids and let them enjoy them as well. :)

Thanks Andy!!!

Writing a blog can be intimidating sometimes. There are lot's of different things that run through my head during the day and most times I can't think of the "perfect" way to write it so I don't. Andy really inspired me to just put it out there, so I will.

First off I want to say a HUGE thankyou for all the support and love that you have all shown me, but especially over the last week. It's amazing how so many people come out of the woodworks to show their support and show that they care and have been hoping for my happiness.

Also, Nathan and I have spent the last 3 years at home and he has never been to daycare, other than nursery and playdates he didn't get a lot of socialization with other kids. I think as a mom you always wonder if you are doing what is right for your child, and Wayne and I made the decision years ago that I would stay home with our kids if at all possible. However, I've wondered if sometimes it would be good for him to be in a daycare setting every once in a while to get used to dealing with other kids. I wasn't sure how Nate would do in Preschool since he can definately be bossy and stubborn. However, I talked with his teacher this week and she said that he is such a wonderful little boy (which I already knew), that he is very mature and smart (again, I totally knew this...hehe.). I asked her about how he acts with the other kids, is he bossy, aggressive... she said not at all. That he is the PERFECT combination of passive and aggressive...he doesn't let kids push him around, but he isn't mean. PHEW... that is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear. I am okay if Nate isn't the smartest person out there, I am okay if he wants to grow up to be a doctor or a hairdresser, I'm okay with him being ANYTHING but what I want is for Nathan to be a "strong" person. I don't want him to be mean or a bully, but I want him to stand up for himself and not put up with crap from people that are being bully's. I want him to know who HE is and be okay with that. Even though I know that Nathan is a GREAT kid it's nice to hear it from someone that is impartial. Plus, Nate was soooo proud of himself that his teacher said nice things about him, he kept telling me he is so smart...haha....ya, your smart buddy and cocky!! :)

I looked at a chinese gender prediction calendar today....okay, I actually looked at 4 different ones, and 3 out of the 4 said I am having a boy...but 1 out of 4 said I'm having a girl...hmmmm.... I wonder what it will be. I also tried the wedding ring swinging over your tummy thing. If it swings back and forth it's a girl, if it swings in circles it's a boy.....My ring would only swing back and forth even when I tried to swing it in a circle it would instantly go back to back and forth. Of course, I think it would be a LOT of fun if I had a girl, because hello, girl stuff is WAY cuter than boy stuff. But I will be happy with ANY gender of baby that I get... seriously, I just pray for a healthy baby, that's all that really matters right. Oh and just to let you know, I feel like it's a boy, in fact the other day I was talking to my mom and I said something about the boys going to daycare when I am working again. I caught myself and changed it to boy and girl but boys is what usually slips out of my mouth and what is in my mind. I KNEW that Nate was a boy (we could never see through ultrasound, I just always thought of him as a boy). We want to find out what this baby is, Wayne and I both don't really like surprises so why wait?If we can't find out, oh well, we will know in 6 months...hehe. Do you think it's lame that I already bought a few girl outfits though?!? I figure I can give them away as baby gifts if it's a boy again. :)

Hmmm... Oh man, I think there was more that I wanted to talk about but the mommy mush brain is coming back and I can't remember what it is. ;)

Oh well... I'll do more posts that I just put it out there... great idea Andy.

I DID IT!!!

Well I did it!!! I passed my Accuplacer!!! I am not sure if I wrote about the Accuplacer but if you don't know what it is, it is a test that allows me to challenge my Grade 12 Math class. I was told that my Alberta Math 33 class was not good enough for Saskatchewan standards. So instead of having to retake a Math class I challenged the Accuplacer. You have to pass 3 parts of the test (there is a minimum mark to pass but I don't know what it is) , Math (which can be anything from Grade 10 Math to Advanced Grade 12 Math), Sentence Structure, and Reading Comprehension. If you pass these 3 parts then you write an essay. If I pass all 4 parts then I won't have to retake the Math class.

I took the Accuplacer about a month ago. I passed the Math part with 94%!!!! I was sooooo excited because I was REALLY worried about the Math since I hadn't taken a Math course in 10.5 years...AGGGHHH, but I totally KICKED it's butt. I got 86% (or something, I don't really remember the EXACT mark) on the Sentence Structure part. I missed the stinking Reading Comprehension by 1 MARK!!!!AHHHH. I was pretty upset. I had 1 more chance to retake the Reading Comp. part and if I didn't pass I had to retake the Math class... I know passing the English part to not take the Math part doesn't make sense, but it's what I had to do.

Last night I was trying to study the reading comp. stuff but really wasn't doing too well and was getting a little stressed. My fabulous husband gave me a beautiful blessing and I felt instant peace... I didn't know if I was going to pass, but I knew that whatever was meant to be would be.

This morning I retook the test. I got 96% on the Reading Comp..... WOO HOOO!!!!! I then had 2 hours to write the essay. I LOVE writing essays... I am a fabulous BS'er, but I haven't written an English essay in a LONG time. The topic was what Technology has helped change our country or something like that. I wrote the essay, kicked it's BOOTY and got 100%!!!! YAY!!!!

I am sooooo stinkin pumped!!!! Having passed this exam means that there is NOTHING else that I have to do to get accepted into Practical Nursing!!!! So now I just have to wait to see when I am accepted.

I have NEVER felt so strong, smart, in control and powerful in my life. I feel like I am finally taking control of MY LIFE and I have done the hard work to get to this goal and I am seriously sooooo proud of myself. I have always wanted to have an education. I am a hairdresser, and I like hairdressing... it definately wasn't what I wanted to do for the REST of my life. I want to be a nurse. I want to be able to take care of my family if something were to happen to Wayne or his job. I want to be able to teach my children about furthering their education and being able to be an example of this. There is NOTHING in this world that would make me regret being a mom, or taking these last 3 years to be with Nathan, that is BY FAR THE BEST thing I have ever done.... but it feels amazing as a woman and as ME (not Mommy) to be doing this for ME!!!! Yes, there are definately those moments when I think about all the time that I am going to have to miss with my kids because I am in school or because I am working. But I KNOW that I am doing something that will make me feel better about myself, will help me grow and be ME and doing something for myself, and in return will WONDERFULLY affect my family. I am SERIOUSLY soooo excited!!!! Can you tell??!

Everything that I have worked SOOOOO hard for these last few years are finally happening. I am soooo excited to start this new part of my life with another beautiful baby, my wonderful husband and cute little man and the start of an education that I have ALWAYS wanted.

Nate got a new shirt!!!

Nathan LOVES his new shirt and I thought I would share it here:















Hahaha!!! Yes, all my devoted blog friends, I can FINALLY tell you all the VERY exciting news. After 3 long and trying years we are finally expecting baby #2 on May 30th 2009!!!! We are BEYOND excited and I've been waiting for 8 weeks to finally tell everyone. We wanted to wait for the first trimester to be done since I have had 2 miscarriages in the past and we had a little scare at 7 weeks with this baby. Today I am 12 weeks PREGNANT!!!! WOOHOO!!! It feels SOOOOO amazing to finally be able to say that.

I was starting to get worried that people were going to start asking me if I was pregnant or just getting fat since I am starting to get a good little ponch on me. ;)

This pregnancy has been totally different than Nate's. With Nathan I was nauseous ALL day long but would never puke. This time I've been fine and then the littlest smell or thought of food would keep me hugging the toilet for quite a long time. But it's all been worth it to know there is a tiny little baby growing inside me.

Like I said we had a scare at 7 weeks when I woke up and was bleeding. I did my bus run and then Wayne came and got me and we rushed into the doctor who checked me out and then had me get an ultrasound. I felt like I couldn't breathe the whole morning while we waited.... I couldn't go through this again, I couldn't have tried for soooo long to finally get this baby and to lose it just like that. I laid on the table and the Dr. found the little blob INSTANTLY, there in the blob was the most BEAUTIFUL thing I have EVER seen, a heartbeat. I started bawling, it was THE MOST beautiful blob I have ever seen. After I gained my composure I had the Dr. really check to make sure there was just the one heartbeat and that's all there was.... we are having 1 baby. :)

Anyways, Nathan really does love his shirt and that's how we told both sets of parents. We sent Nate upstairs to show my mom his new shirt, which she said was her "Most Favorite shirt EVER"!!! My dad said, "What does this mean?" hahaha. Nathan had the shirt on when we went out to Wayne's mom and dad's. He was hanging out with everyone for almost 30 minutes and NOONE noticed, so finally Wayne had Nathan show Grandma and Grandpa, they liked the shirt too.

Remembrance Day

Yesterday as I sat for the moment of silence I couldn't help but feel an amazing amount of gratitude for those that have risked their lives, and are risking their lives for us and our freedom.

When I lived in New York I worked for a family that was Jewish. I learned an incredible amount of things about their religion and I had some really neat experiences that I will remember for ALL my life. One of the amazing experiences I had was I got to spend time with this family's Zadie and Bubie (Grandpa and Grandma). They would come over quite often and then one day I noticed some numbers on Zadie's arm. I had NO idea what they were and I asked him about them. He told me that these were the numbers that were his identity as he was in the concentration camps. He wasn't a person, he was a number at that time and these numbers represented that. I don't know if all of the prisoners received one of these tatoos but I know many did and Bubie showed me hers as well. WOW!!! That one moment made me feel like all that history that I had been taught in school was REAL. That there REALLY were "those" people out there and that I now knew 2 of them.

I didn't know if it would be disrespectful to ask a lot of questions but over time I learned a bit of Zadie(Grandpa) and Bubie's(Grandma) stories. They were VERY young when their families were captured, they were taken to the camps and seperated from all of their siblings and parents. Zadie was put to work... I don't know what he did, but he was strong so he was "needed". I heard that they saw THE most HORRIBLE things. I heard stories of rape, of beatings, of torture, but also of hope, of belief, of determination, and of love.

They were finally let go, I assume after the war was over, but I don't know (or remember). They moved to the USA at an incredibly young age, Bubie was only 14. They instantly started working, and working INCREDIBLY hard and tried to make a better life for themselves. Bubie somehow found one of her sisters, whom she had thought she had lost forever, the rest of her family she never saw again. I don't remember if Zadie ever found anyone, but I don't think he did. They eventually met, fell in love, and started their family.

I wish that I would have respectfully asked more questions and actually taken the time to write down the details. However, some of the details I will always remember. The details of how grateful they were for those who fought SOOOO hard to help them, complete strangers, but people that deserved to live. The details of how Bubie's eyes glazed over as she told me of the conditions of the places she was kept, to say they were kept in places and treated like animals would be a HUGE understatement. The detail of the numbers that are forever printed on their arms as a constant reminder of where they came from and where they are now. The numbers that were hidden from the world under long sleeved shirts at all times to help these people to keep their secrets.

I will never forget those details.

I am Grateful and I will REMEMBER.

Christal did this on her blog and I thought it was cute!!! Plus, since I haven't been the most faithful blogger I needed something to fill my blog with!! :)

1. I've come to realize that my last kiss: was pathetic since I have a HUGE coldsore and can't be kissed on the lips... Pathetic.

2. Last night: I should have just gotten up and gone to the bathroom rather than trying to sleep with a full bladder.

3. I drink: water, milk and sometimes juice but rarely drink pop and if I do I shake out most of the carbonation.

4. I eat: almost everything. My mom taught us as young kids that we had to try everything and I still STRONGLY believe that. I try everything and most of the time I like it, sometimes...not so much, but most of the time stuff is pretty good.

5. I love: my boys.

6. My bedroom is: a mess right now. It's full of clothes and suitcases that I am trying to get cleaned up, but obviously I'm taking a break from that.

7. My love life: is......hmmm...... not appropriate to talk about on a child friendly blog :)

8. I hate it when people: think they are better than other people.

9. Love is: Wonderful!!!

10. Marriage is: a journey, sometimes there are hills/mountains that need to be climbed and sometimes smooth roads but when you have your love there to hold your hand and go on the journey with you it is all worth it.

11. Somewhere, someone is thinking: about who they REALLY are.

12. I always: say I love you to Wayne and Nathan multiple times a day.

13. I have a secret crush on: Brad Pitt....mmmmm....

14. My cell phone: is a pain in the BUTT.... I will NEVER use Telus in Saskatchewan again.

15. When I wake up in the morning: I lay in bed for at least another 5 minutes and have to talk myself into getting up into the cold house maybe I should set the thermometor to warm up the house a little earlier so I can get up into a warm house.

16. Before I go to bed I: read my scrpitures, write in Nathan's journal, sometimes write in my journal, say my prayers, check my emails, and go to sleep.

17. Right now I am thinking about: how sore my lip is... I haven't had a coldsore in 6 years and I guess I am making up for the last 6 years.

18. Babies are: such an INCREDIBLE gift from our Heavenly Father.

19. My house: is cold... I think I need to turn up the heat.

20. Today I: don't have any patience, so please don't bug me. :)

21. Tonight I will: have to go grocery shopping since we have NO food in our house.

22. Tomorrow I will: clean house, top to bottom, EVERYTHING needs to be deep cleaned again... why can't dust just stay away while we are gone on vacation?!?

23. I really want to: climb in bed and go back to sleep.

I LOVE this girl!!!

This girl is my BEST friend!!!

Our history:

Shortly after I had Nathan I decided to join the Parent Talk group. For any moms who are having their first baby, I would HIGHLY recommend the Parent Talk group. You can meet new moms and get some awesome advice from a nurse as well.

Anywho, the very first day there was this girl sitting across the room from me. She was very outgoing, funny, kind, and just seemed really cool. Instantly, I wanted to get to know her. Haha...this almost sounds love a romance story...hehe....

We did meet, we also met another fabulous lady Christine that we've been friends with since as well. Jen and I just seemed to REALLY click from day one. We did the time in the Parent Talk group and then Jen, Christine and I decided to start having a girl's night every month.

Well 3 years, tons of chick flicks, and FABULOUS restaurants later we are still fabulous friends. Jen and I started doing playdates with our boys, and from the VERY beginning we just fit. I seriously feel like she is the older sister that I ALWAYS wanted, but not just a sister my best friend. I KNOW that I knew Jen in Heaven before we came to this earth, and I KNOW that we were best friends at that time as well. I can't explain but she is the ying to my yang, the icecream to my pie, my personal home decorator/organizer, the person that kicks me in the butt when I need it....haha...J/K. She really is just one of those friends that I can't wait to grow old with.

How could you not be friends with someone like this?


I wish you all could get to know Jen as well as I do. You would love her to death too.

Her family's pretty great too.

Nathan's funny

A few weekends ago our AWESOME friends Mark and Jen watched Nathan for us while we did another round of delivering phonebooks (that is a WHOLE other story). Anyways, Mark, Jen, and Liam took Nathan to the zoo with them. Jen called me laughing and told me this story. After looking at many of the animals they decided to go and feed the animals. There are those little "candy" dispensers that have the food in them. Jen asked Nate if he wanted to feed the birds, Nate said "Yes". Jen put the money in the dispenser, turned the dial, retrieved the food in her hand and gave Nate a small amount of the food. Instantly, Nate popped the food into his mouth. HAHAHA. Jen said that it was like watching it happen in slow motion. She saw the food in his hand, him lifting his hand to his mouth and putting the food in his mouth all before she could react. Jen said that she told him to spit it out, which he did, and then didn't really know what to do.... HAHAHA!!!! Oh Nate. I'm thinking that because every once in a while we will get some candy from one of those machines. Nate must have thought that it was candy.

The other night Nathan and Wayne were playing hide and seek. All of a sudden Wayne comes ripping into the kitchen "Jackie, hurry and come see where Nate's hiding." I quickly followed Wayne and there in his tall skinny laundry basket were Nathan's legs hanging out the top. Where was his head? Oh, way down in the bottom of the basket... HAHAHA.... In his rush to find a hiding spot, Nate decided that it was a great idea to hide in the basket. However, Mommy or Daddy usually lifts him into the basket, feet first. Nate I guess decided he could do it himself, so in he jumped (he would have had to jump to get in) head first. HAHAHA!!!! By the time we stopped laughing he was wiggling around trying to get himself out. It seriously was the funniest thing I have ever seen. It was one of those moments when I actually debated grabbing the camera and making him wait, but the good mommy in me pulled him out by his feet..hehe..

Update #1 of how many???? I don't know.

Well after crying/bawling for almost 2 hours I finally got myself under control enough to get on my knees. The first time I prayed, I prayed that I wouldn't be angry with Heavenly Father...the second time I prayed, I prayed for patience and understanding.

I finally felt like I could call admissions without breaking down into sobs. I called and got Wendy, yes the Wendy that had given me the wrong information. I told her my name, asked if she wanted to open my file before we started talking and she said she didn't need to because she knew who I was. Okay, I informed her that I was told months ago.......blah...blah...blah....if you've read my last entry you'll know what I was told. BTW, I was not rude at all.... I was blunt, and said EXACTLY what I felt but not rude, just strong. Instantly, she was EXTREMLY rude, told me that if I hadn't taken my Bio. I would have had to get a crazy high mark in Math to make up for my highschool bio's low average "and well, getting those kind of marks aren't guaranteed". She told me that there are human errors...She also started going into even though I was given the wrong information my grades were what was holding me back....blah...blah....blah....

Well that was where I couldn't bite my tongue anymore. I said "You need to stop right there, you were the one that gave me the wrong info, you were the one that told me that my math was fine, you were the one that told me I didn't need to upgrade, you have some NERVE to try to turn this around on me when you were the one that gave me the wrong information. If I had KNOWN that I needed to take my Math I might have done things differently, I could have AT LEAST gotten my Math done and if then I needed to raise my average I could be in a Bio class NOW not next semester. Yes, I understand there are human mistakes but when you guys lost my transcripts didn't inform me of this, and now I am learning that because of other HUMAN MISTAKES I was given the wrong info... well do you understand why I am just a little frustrated????? In highschool I messed around and I regret that now everyday, but I am a very smart person and I am doing EVERYTHING I can to get into this program and yet I feel like everything is waying me down and holding me back."

At this point I broke down... I couldn't stop... the tears started pouring, my voice totally cracked...I could only get out a quiet whisper "Just one sec."..... I sat there breathing deeply trying to get control of my emotions.

When I got back on with her I asked if she understood why I was upset, and her tone was 100% different when she answered. She understood how this whole situation could be VERY upsetting. She talked to me about my options, I got exact answers from her and I asked EVERY little question I could so I was VERY clear on what happens now, in fact, I asked the same thing a few times over.

By the end of our conversation she apologized for giving me the wrong information, and I thanked her for that...because really that's all I really wanted... I just wanted a sorry. It sucks that I have to upgrade my math and that I just found out about it, but at least she owned up to her mistake. We joked about her making sure when she sees my name again come across her desk that no more mistakes happen. I apologized for getting cranky with her and she said she understands why I am so upset. She thanked me for calling and getting it cleared up, and again I thanked her for owning her mistake and how much that meant to me.

I hung up the phone feeling such a weight lifted off my chest. It REALLY sucks that I have to do Math now, but I'm going to take the Accuplacer (a test that allows me to challenge my Math scores). If I pass the Accuplacer then I will instantly be accepted into the program because my average is high enough, I just have to get the Math. Now I get to go back and try to remember Grade 12 math information and Study, Study, Study hoping I can pass...ohhhh how fun!!!

So all in all I am feeling better about what has happened. I don't like what happened, but I now can deal with it because I feel like I was TRULY heard.

I HATE SIAST!!!

A little history that you might know if you've been following this blog..

I applied for the Practical Nursing program in February, I knew I wouldn't get in because I didn't have a high enough grade. I didn't get in. So then after speaking to the counsellors for quite a while I was told to speak directly to Nursing admissions. In highschool I took Math 33, which was a lower level math. However, I SPECIFICALLY asked Wendy if my Math 33 was good enough and I was told it is.

So after some serious thinking I decided to upgrade my Biology since I thought reminding myself of my science might be a good idea since I was going into that field of work. Plus, my Math mark was high so I figured I didn't need to raise it more, and I didn't want to upgrade my English...yuck I hate english..hehe.

Now to 8 weeks ago. I applied for practical nursing at both Kelsey campus and Regina (online course). I got a letter 2 weeks ago from Regina saying that they didn't have my transcript, which they were suppose to request from Kelsey campus. The admissions in Regina called admissions in Saskatoon and Saskatoon told Regina that they didn't have my transcript!!!! Ummm...hello....you do have it, you denied me in Feb... accepted me into the Biology class, you have to have my transcript. I then called Saskatoon admissions and tried to convince them that my transcript was there, I am not sure why it's not now but that's not my problem. She (the lady I was talking to) decided that the file must have been pulled by someone and not put back...I am not sure how that happens when everything is computerized but whatever. So they accepted a copy of the transcript that I have.

Okay, now please remember that the Practical nursing program is a first come first serve basis if you qualify for the program. So now I am at least 6 weeks behind other people because someone at Kelsey screwed up.

On Friday, I got a letter from Regina saying that I "do not cureently meet the regular admission criteria for the program". I was upset, but figured they must have not got my Biology mark and so yes, my average wasn't high enough. I called this morning to ask her why I didn't meet the qualifications, thinking she would say that my average was too low.....OH NO!!!!!! It's because my

MATH 33 ISN'T CLASSIFIED AS A 30 MATH!!!!!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!????!!!!!!

Because someone TOTALLY SCREWED up and told me false information, I wasted 3 months of my life (which if you have been following this blog you know that I had a hard time going to school and missing out on being with Nathan while he started his first sport). If I would have known my MATH 33 wasn't good enough I WOULDN'T HAVE UPGRADED BIOLOGY!!!! I WOULD HAVE DONE MY MATH INSTEAD!!!!! ARRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!

So here I am BAWLING, devastated, FURIOUS, and I don't know what to do.

I have 2 choices now.... I can either upgrade my Math(again I am going to have to waste AT LEAST 3 months, if there is even a nighttime class) and I probably will have to wait AT LEAST until next semester to do it..... or I can take the Accuplacer which is that I can pretty much prove that I am smart enough to get into the program. Yes, this sounds like the better way....however, remember I haven't been in school for 10 years, and I will be challenged on things that I should have known in highschool. So again.... I now because of the freaking admissions at Siast waste more time studying my BUTT off to do this.

ARRGGGGG!!!!!!

I am sooooooo angry!!!!!!

Seriously, can ANYTHING else go wrong in my life?!?!?!?

My little man!!!

Well today was Nate's first day of Preschool!! I woke up this morning bright and early and Nate was laying there right beside me. We cuddled for a little while and then I asked if he was ready to go to Preschool today. He said that he just wanted to stay home with me and go to Preschool on Friday...I'm sure he was a little nervous. We talked about how fun Preschool was going to be, that he was going to have a really nice teacher, that he was going to meet lot's of new friends, that there would be LOT'S of new toys to play with, and that it was going to be a lot of fun. He decided that maybe it was going to be okay and then instantly wanted me to get up and make him some pancakes. :)

Here's Nate making the pancakes (please don't mind the ugly countertops, someday they will be changed).


Nate requested "name" pancakes, which is my mom's special way to make pancakes...she use to make our inital even when I was a little kid and I was MORE than happy to carry on the tradition with Nate.
"N" for Nathan


Eating those yummy pancakes


Here's what Nate chose to have for his snack on his first day. Crackers, cheese, raisins, and apple juice...very yummy.


We then got dressed, and left for our bus run. When we got back we finished getting ready and went outside to take pictures, cause what's a first day of school without pictures :)

"P1" (I saw this idea of holding up either fingers or a sign to remember what year it was and I LOVED it)


Okay, start posing.


Quick sneeze.


Back to posing.




Then it was time to get to the school. We went in, took off Nate's shoes, put on his NEW shoes, hung up his backpack, coat and lunch kit, got his nametag, and off he went. :( I made him give me a kiss and hug goodbye, and then he left. It was SOOO awesome seeing my big boy excited to be at school.

The last peak at him and then I left.


When I picked him up he was SOOOO excited to see me and tell me all the fun they had today. They played, painted, ate snack, sat in circle time, sang songs, and then had train time. A super fun day and now he wants to know how many sleeps till Friday!!!

Ohhhh the trial's we go through!!!

We have been going through a "phase" with Nathan that is far less than desirable. He can be soooo moody, whiny, stubborn, a total spaz, and just down right naughty, yes a 3 year old!! :) However, there are those moments when he is wonderful, loving, sweet, gentle, obedient, and just WONDERFUL, these moments aren't as common as I would like them to be though.

I have been pulling out my hair trying to figure out how to handle him, he seriously is one of THE MOST stubborn kids I have EVER met. But I FINALLY got on my knees and prayed for help. Yes, I know it should have been the first thing I did but I'm still learning. I've prayed for many other things but I just haven't thought to pray for Nathan and patience for me...again, I know, I know.

Well the funniest thing happened this morning. Nathan started screaming, fake crying, and just being ridiculous because he didn't want to sit in his carseat on the bus, too bad, this isn't one of those times you get to make the decision, sorry buddy. Lately when these moments happen I would have gotten just upset as him and would react to what he was doing, but today was different. Today I quietly/calmly said to the little boy that if he didn't stop spazing there would be no cartoons this morning once we got back home, and that he could make the choice to behave or no cartoons. Unfortunately, the little man kept freaking so no cartoons.

I think at this point he became the Tazmanian Devil...oh boy...did he really try to pull out every trick he has. So again, I informed him that if he didn't stop he was going to have to sit in his room when he got home. Again, the freaking out didn't stop....at this point I started to get angry, but I also had the thought going through my mind over and over again.... "Just take a deep breath, Take a deep breath.....all you need to do is take a deep breath." Anyone that has "dealt" with my child knows that at this point taking a deep breath is not the easiest thing to do, but that's what I did.... I took THE deepest breath I could, and do you know what???!??? I completely calmed down. Crazy hey!!!???!!! For all you perfect parents out there I know that I am behind the times but again, I am trying to learn and grow too :)

I sat there and just ignored the screaming, in fact I hummed a few hymns one being Did you think to Pray...hehe...the spazing got worse than it ever has before, and then all of a sudden it stopped. Oh the peace and quiet, and it wasn't a second too soon because I then opened the door to let my first kids on the bus.

When we got home Nate went into his room and had to miss watching his favorite cartoon, but he has been a WONDERFUL little boy this morning.

Someday, maybe when he's a teenager, I am sure I will look back and laugh, maybe, but until then I will just Remember to Pray!!!

Some of my favorite websites!!!

I have a few websites (Wayne might disagree with a few though) that I LOVE to check out and I thought it might be fun to share them with you...maybe you can enjoy them too.

This first website/blog is BY FAR my favorite.... The Pioneer Woman also known as Ree is HILARIOUS. She is blunt, quirky, caring, city girl turned country wife (oh,the things she has had to learn).... I could go on and on but you just have to go and see for yourself. **Just a little warning, all dial-up users, Ree is picture happy***She has a "confessions" part which is the day to day life of the farm/family. She has a cooking section that oh my goodness....if you don't want your arteries to clog then don't bother cooking most of her recipes.....but let me warn you, they are SOOOO good.....Penne A La' Betsy is my FAVORITE....SOOO YUMMY!!! She has a photography section that teaches you photography tricks (go figure) as well as Photoshop tricks... very fun!! And she has a Home/Garden section where recently she has been showing the renos of the guest ranch house....SERIOUSLY I love this website.

Another website that I LOVE is Tip Junkie. The website is well...filled with tips. Laurie covers everything from baby showers to yummy foods (the tips are submitted by all the creative people in the world). It is filled with AWESOME tips, I seriously have found TONS of neat things, and wonderful ideas. Ohhhh... if only I had 30 hours a day...I could actually use some of these awesome tips.. someday....

A website I just found but really enjoy is Food and Garden Dailies...She has a BEAUTIFUL garden but the reason I LOVE the blog is because of all the yummy freezer meals she has. What is a freezer meal you ask?!? Well if you've ever made a meal and made a 2nd batch of it to freeze, that's a freezer meal. I LOVE making freezer meals...Another way you can do freezer meals I did a few years ago...I found about 5 recipes that could be frozen (they "looked" yummy). I bought all my ingredients (you bulk buy things and try to use the same ingredients in multiple meals, like chicken in 3 recipes, etc.). I decided I was going to really get a good bang for my buck and quadrupled all the recipes. I spent a WHOLE entire day chopping, sauteing(sp?),cooking, tasting, washing pots/pans/dishes, and making enough food to feed 100 people for a week. I froze all the food in ziploc bags, and fell in bed exhausted. A few weeks later I was ready to see the food again and took out some chicken "pocket" type things with a cream cheese/chicken filling....they were DISGUSTING!!!! Seriously...they were SOOOO gross. The other meals were just okay, and I vowed to NEVER make a recipe in bulk sizes until after I had tried them on a single meal size first. I finally have gotten the nerve to start testing recipes again and today I made twice baked potatoes and flash froze them (I'll fill you in on that one later) so we will see how they turn out after I thaw some and cook them. In the next little while I'll post some of the yummy foods that I have tested, that work and stay yummy after frozen. I love cooking like this because it's nice after a long day to be able to pull something out of the freezer, cook it and have a simple dish and no pots and pans to clean later (usually).

So these are just a few of the many websites I LOVE.... I look at quite a few friend blogs on a regular basis, and especially LOVE photography blogs but I'll save those for another day (maybe).

So leave a comment and link me to some of the websites that you like to look at... I always enjoy fun finds.

Just a test!!

I am trying to figure out some of the "tricks" of the blogging world and have seen people link to other's websites all the time so I figured I would try it.

So this is a website that I LOVE. The Nester has such creative and a neat style and I really enjoy her website.... I wish my house could be as pretty...maybe someday...

Well hopefully that worked... I guess we will see... I actually think it would be fun to show you guys some places that I like to spend my online time...I think that will be another day because a nap is calling me.

This is one post that I hope NEVER happens....well....kinda....

I wasn't going to post this cause I am hoping not to jinx us, but it's been happening too much lately, and I want to look back some day and say either... "I told you so", or "Thank goodness"

A few weeks ago my mom called me and while we were talking she informed me that at church she was just sitting there and all of a sudden she had an "inspiration"/feeling/whatever. She said that just as clear as day she felt....Jackie is going to have triplets, did you catch that TRIPLETS!!!! AGGGHHH!!!! Now my mom has always known what we are all having...did she know Eli was a boy... I don't remember...but she knew Kar was having a girl, a boy for us and I'm pretty sure she knew Ethan was a boy.

What really freaked me out was that the day before I was just thinking about random things, and then I thought...hmm.... I wonder if my mom is going to be able to take off 6 weeks of work when we have the triplets, are they going to pay her, will she be able to stay the whole time 'cause I'm going to need her.... I stopped myself in these thoughts because well.... I felt like puking...hehe...sort of.

My mom had a good laugh at my expense when she informed me of her feeling, I didn't think it was that funny. She'll be the one laughing when she is holding 3 screaming babies.

So I just let this all pass and haven't really thought about it too much...until tonight....

Wayne informed me that today as he was walking down the hall at work he thought "Hmmm....I can't wait to tell everyone at work that we are having triplets!!!" AGGHHHHH!!!!! I think I am going to go the nun route....celibacy sounds GREAT right now...

I am not sure if Heavenly Father is preparing us for having 3, so if we see 3 heartbeats at the ultrasound our hearts don't stop... or if it's just one of his little jokes (I totally think Heavenly Father has a sense of humour)....but whatever it is it sure is making my beautiful hair turn gray. :)

Now to be completely honest with you... I would LOVE to have twins or triplets. No, I am not dillusional right now, I have always wanted 4 kids, and well Wayne and I are tired of trying so why not have just 1 more pregnancy and have 3 and there you go 1+3=4!!! I am sure that it would be CRAZY amounts of work but I really think it could be a ton of fun. Maybe I am dillusional.... whatever it is... when we finally get pregnant I can guarantee you I am going to be FREAKING out when we go for the ultrasound!!! :)

WOW!!! I must be making up for the last month.

I feel like I have been posting like crazy the last few days....oh wait... I have been posting like crazy. There are sooooo many thoughts running through my mind right now... I have soooooooo many pictures that I want to post from our adventures in July.

But in the meantime... I found this fun little questionare. If you want to do it as well on your blog, let me know you did so I can see the fun stuff about you.

Q: What television show or movie did you want to be in when you were little?
A: I TOTALLY wanted to be in Dirty Dancing....isn't that horrible...I LOVED LOVED LOVED the dancing, especially the skanky club scenes ;)

Q: Which character or star did you want to be when you were little?
A: I again wanted to be Baby.... the water scene was just too much.... RRAARR!!!

Q. Most embarrassing moment your friends will never let die?
A. Oh I am sure there are A LOT of embarrassing moments that many of my friends won't let me forget...I can be a TOTAL blonde sometimes... but I have great friends that let me pretend like I am normal. (If you want to share a few of my embarrassing moments....here's your chance)

Q: Your proudest moment or accomplishment?
A: Wow, probably being a mom is my biggest accomplishment. A recent proudest moment for me was right before we came home from Alberta, my Grandma and Grandpa Butler stopped by to say Goodbye. My Grandpa (Grandpa Great) had gone with my Dad and Nate to go fishing (a special tradition that happens when the kids turn 3). I was really worried that Nathan would misbehave, but my Grandpa calmed my fears. He pulled me aside and said how impressed he was with my little boy, Nathan was incredibly polite and was always saying "Yes please" "No Thanks" I can totally admit this was a mommy proud moment...Great Job little guy!!!

Q: What adult did you have a crush on when you were little?
A: Again, Patrick Swayze (I still think he's hot).

Q: What habit or personality trait do you have of your mother?
A: I am calm, stress free, and patient just like my mom....haha...NOT!!! My mom is DEFINATELY those things, I am exact opposite, but I would love to be like that. I think though that I get my caring heart from my mom, she REALLY does care about everyone... she is the kindest person I know.

Q: What did you want to change your name to when you were little?
A: Hmmm.... this is a good one... I actually remember signing my name to see how it would "look" with EVERY boyfriend I ever had.

Q: Who was your first kiss?
A: First real kiss was a guy named Mike H. My first kiss that I truly enjoyed was with a guy named AJ L.

Q: What are 3 adjectives that someone from high school or middle school would use to describe you?
A: Outgoing, Missing, Fun (are those adjectives ?) :)

Q: What hairstyle, clothes, or other accessories did you rock back in the day when it was cool?
A: Oh I had older cousins that were soooo cool so I copied EVERY style they did... I had the tie-dye shirts, the huge socks that were pushed down, the folded and then rolled jeans (if you even know what I am talking about you were around in the 80's), the big wave of bangs, the wings...oh I could go on and on and on...but I think that's enough embarrasment for one question.

Q: What job did those long and annoying surveys in school say you would be good at?
A: Hmmm... I think it actually said a hairdresser, or another profession that worked with people. I am a hairdresser, and I will be working with people as a nurse so I guess it was true.

Q: And what did you try and make the test result outcome be?
A: A doctor.

Q: What made you laugh harder than you have ever laughed before?
A: Wayne's dances... Roaring... cruising in Lethbridge...

Q: Favorite memories of hanging out with your best friends?
A: Karaoke and King Crab legs, Roaring, Friend's night with our big coffee cups filled with hot chocolate/hot apple cider.

Q: What is the most trouble you have ever gotten in with your parents?
A: Oh man, I was not a good teenager, so I am sure there were plenty of times. I really don't remember anything in particular.....maybe I have blocked out those painful memories.

Q: What was your 5-year plan when you had to write it out in high school?
A: I wanted to be a teacher for kids that are deaf....probably wanted to be married, and already have 3 kids.. :)

Q: What is your 5-year plan now?
A: Get my nursing degree, have another baby, enjoy my family, go on a fun trip with just Wayne, but mainly be living the life I am right now.

Is it bad to ask for prayers again?!?

I feel like I am being selfish, but the prayers really seemed to work when I had my surgery so maybe it can definately work for us now. :)

Today I went to see our Specialist again. We are finally moving on in our journey towards having another baby, which I am soooo relieved about. We are going to be doing Intrauterine Insemenation. From what my dr. says
****Disclaimer**** If there are any guys reading this or girls that don't like to talk about "that" stuff you might not want to read this next part :) Just so you are warned!!!

What happens is at the beginning of my cycle I take Clomid (that's what I have been on for this last year) which will help my follicles (where the eggs are) start developing and cooking the eggs. I will then have an ultrasound to see how and if any follicles are developing. If there are some follicles developing then I will get a shot in my muscle which will hopefully make those follicles pop and let the egg/s start going on their trip..:) Now, 24-48 hours after the shot a sperm donation will be made on behalf of my sweet hubby, this will be "washed" ,the sperm will be seperated from the semen (did you know they were different things?) the dead sperm will be removed and only the striving strong sperm will be kept. (Did you know they can also seperate the male sperm from the female sperm at this point? Hmm... I wonder how much I would have to pay off the people to only insert female sperm :) J/K..I'll take whatever I get!! ) The sperm will then be put in a turkey baster(not really, but close enough) and put into my uterus. So this is the procedure...my oh my... it seems like a lot of work.. I will definately be spending A LOT of time at the dr.'s office/hospital during this time, but hopefully it will FINALLY be all worth it.

I am very VERY excited about moving on... and I hope and pray this step works because unfortunately this is the last thing that we can do before IVF (Invitro Fertilization) and if you know anyone that's done this you will know that you pay A LOT of money (which we don't have right now) to hopefully get pregnant (like $10,000 per try).

So this is where the prayers request comes in again. We would really appreciate if you kept us in your prayers and thoughts hopefully things might happen!!

Pirates of Lake Koocanusa

For my parents 30th wedding anniversary, my parents, all my siblings, their spouses (and soon to be spouse) ;), and all the kids spent a week together in a houseboat at Lake Koocanusa. I must say that it was one of the BEST holidays I have EVER been on. It has been YEARS since my family has gone on vacation together... in fact, I think the last time was when we took Russell to the mission home. So it was just a lot of fun spending time together, not only as our original family but also with all our loved ones that have joined our family over the last 5 years.

The houseboat was (I believe) a 15 passenger boat, we had 10 adults and 5 kids, 2 of which were babies. Each family got their own room which was soooo nice, and then there was a fair size kitchen/living room area, 2 bathrooms, and an upstairs deck that even had a hottub which was used quite a bit.

The first day we got there we unloaded the vehicles, loaded the boat, picked our rooms, Dad was taught how to drive and then we were off. We found a GREAT beach, docked the boat in the sand (it was fun watching our big tough husbands anchor the boat to the beach) and then we started our week of fun.

We spent a lot of time playing on the beach, floating in the cool water, cooling off in the houseboat, watching movies, napping, eating (oh the food was SOOOOO good), and just having a grand ol' time.

We had a few accidents, Steven tried to kill Beth but Beth won (FYI, Steven is probably double the size of Beth, but Beth is FEISTY) Because of this altercation a hospital was visited which was good 'cause Lisa and Mom learned how to do stitches. Then Eli decided to prove that the fireplace hearth was not a good place to fall, but all in all, everyone came home in one piece probably a lot fatter but in one piece. :)

I took some pictures with my camera but I used Lisa's and Dad's (aka, spoiled brats...j/k) new cameras to take most of the pictures of the week. So until I get a cd of the pics...hint hint Dad... I can only post the ones I have from my camera. Probably the best part of the week (other than being with family) was when the kids found a TREASURE MAP... but stayed tuned.... that story and pictures will have to wait... again until I get the cd... :)

I should add the theme of the week was PIRATES... Beth and I made an AWESOME pirate flag, Mom and Dad(mostly Dad) went overboard on the pirate gear (swords, hooks, eyepatches, etc. etc.) and the kids went CRAZY!!!! Seriously, they all LOVED playing pirates, well I guess the big kids did, the little guys were happy eating sand, right Ethan. :)

Pirate Grandma on the prowl:


AHHH Protect your fort (I love Nate's look in this pic)!!!:


ATTACK!!!:


What a cutie, seriously, this kid is such a poser, everytime I would pull out the camera he'd give me this face.... such a sweetie:


The whole family (minus Dennis, Karalee's fiance) on our last day, right before heading back to reality:


We also stopped in Sparwood to take pictures by the world's biggest truck, Nathan thought it was a big Tonka truck.


Again, what's with this cute kid popping up in all my pics?!?:


The 3 cousins (we were missing Destiny and Ethan, they were party poopers... or at least their parents were):


Seriously, stay tuned... we had a lot of fun that week, and there are TONS more pictures and stories that I would LOVE to post.

Memory Tag!!!

MEMORY TAG!!!1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. I can't wait to see what people remember.

***If you haven't ever met me, I would love to know what your favorite post has been*** :)

I have been SUCH a slacker!!!

After some people thought I fell off the earth I realized that I haven't posted here for over a month!! So much has been happening this last month: we spent a week on a houseboat with my whole family, that's right 10 adults & 5 kids... it was SOOO much fun!!!, I spent an additional week at my parent's house which is ALWAYS nice, Nathan got to go fishing all by himself with Grandpa Butler and Grandpa Great Butler and caught 3 FISH!!!, we came home and have now started taking care of one of my friend's 2 kids Decie & Dayton.

We have been SOOO busy trying to get house projects done that we've been putting off....hint hint Wayne... I would really like my 2nd bathroom back!! ;)

I have TONS of pictures I want to post about all our little adventures, but I haven't even put them on my computer yet...I'm so bad. So stay tuned!!!

Thankyou!!!

Well I had my surgery yesterday and it actually went pretty well. I was extremely nervous to go in but they put the IV line in quickly and next thing I knew I could taste garlic (that's what I always taste when the anesthetic starts kicking in). I said to the dr. "Are you putting me to sleep already?" They said yes, and all I had time to say was "See ya later" and I was asleep.

I woke up a few hours later and actually felt really good. So here's where the thankyou comes in. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, I have been under anesthetic 3 times previous to this time and everytime I have been EXTREMELY sick afterwards. But this time everything was different. I wasn't nauseous at all, I was tired but after resting for awhile felt pretty great. I am pretty sore so they must have done quite a bit of work on me, but hopefully it means that things will start working like they are suppose to.

So again, thankyou so much, I am feeling pretty great and I really am glad this happened when it did and we didn't have to wait 6 months for it.

Would ya, Could ya??!??

As you know on Tuesday I am going in for surgery, and I'm wondering if you could all could pray that everything will go well, I'll heal quickly (I want to go tubing/waterskiing/wakeboarding in 2 weeks), and that it will work and we will be able to have another baby!!!!

I would REALLY appreciate it!!!

I'm DONE!!!!

That's right, I am finally done my Biology class!!! It is soooo weird to not have to go to school tonight... I don't know what I am going to do with myself.

I really don't care if I am bragging or not, but I finished with a 94% average!!!! I am soooo excited. I brought my highschool average up 7%.

This class has meant SOOO much to me... as I have said before I skipped a lot my last year of highschool, and my average was VERY low. For years I have known that I am smart, but having those low marks hang over me has made me feel like I wasn't and that I couldn't ever get into anything that I really wanted to. I needed this class to prove to myself that I am smart and that I can do WHATEVER I want in life. My mommy brain is gone and now I have a functioning, able to remember things longer than 20 minutes brain.

Our class was fabulous...there were a ton of really fun girls and 2 guys in our class that made for such an enjoyable time... I actually am going to miss seeing everyone. Last night we went out for "drinks" to celebrate being done, it was a lot of fun and our teacher even came and joined in the festivities!!!! Speaking of my teacher, she was AWESOME!!! She really cared about how we did and made it so I enjoyed learning about Photosynthesis, and Cell Structure...hehe...

Anywho...I'm done, and now to apply for NURSING!!!! YAY!!!!!

Well this is it!!!

I just got a call from my specialists office and they told me that there was a cancellation on the 24th and they can move my surgery into that spot, I was suppose to be waiting for 6 months.....AGGHHHH!!!! I am freaking out...there is sooo much to do in the next 1.5 weeks.

The surgery I am having is an exploratory surgery, it's going to be laproscopic and they are going to be looking in the uterus as well as at my ovaries to see if they can see why I haven't been able to get pregnant. If they find problems they will also be fixing them at this point, for instance, if I have quite a few cysts(sp?) they will remove them.

I HATE having surgery....I get REALLY sick from the anethesia and this last time I went under (when I got my gallbladder removed) they had a hard time waking me up, I remember the worry sound of the nurse as she firmly and quite loudly was telling me I needed to wake up and shaking me....now that I am a mom the thought of going to sleep and not waking up again is EXTREMELY worrying to me. I know that I am probably just freaking out but it's just an intense worry I have.

I am nervous too because this is THE NEXT STEP!!! This is the step that we have been waiting for for over a year and now it's here. I was hoping/praying that we would get pregnant in these next 6 months so that I wouldn't have to go through this, but now there's no time. I am hoping more than anything that it's going to work and we'll get pregnant, but I am SOOOO nervous that it won't!!! I know it's worth every moment of pain and worry that I might have however the thought is always in the back of my mind that I shouldn't get my hopes up, because who knows.

Okay, I am just really nervous and really needed to "talk" so I figured I "talk" with all my blogging friends. :)

Today

Today I feel: like if I could look into the future then my soul would be at ease. Unfortunately, I can't do that so I have to put my faith in my Heavenly Father, and today I feel that I am too weak to do that. So today I will just pray for the strength to keep going, and I know maybe tomorrow I'll be able to be stronger, just not today.

Today I see: a clean, freshly washed earth, luscious green grass, an incredible blue sky masked by quickly moving marshmallow clouds, you know the ones that you would love to just fall asleep in because they have to be so comfy, if only.....

Today I need: my husband, I need his strength, his kindness, his loyalty, his dumb jokes, just him.

Today I want: to enjoy my little guy. Enjoy his hugs, his kisses, his twirling of my hair, his smell, his smile, just every bit of him.

Today I hope: for one more day, so that I can learn and grow, love and enjoy, laugh and cry, kiss and hug, be.

I'm on a roll!!

So I'm copying Christal again but I thought it would be fun to have Friday be Favorite Things Friday!!!

I was looking through some quotes the other day and came across this quote :

Live like noone else, so someday you can live like noone else.

I REALLY needed to read this quote especially lately. Wayne and I are VERY blessed to live a very comfortable life, however, we live within our means. My biggest thing lately is I really WANT new furniture for our basement. We have some passed down, old, ugly, ripped fabric, stuffing falling out coaches downstairs that we got shortly after we got married, and have really appreciated for the last 5 years. Everytime I go downstairs though I cringe, I really hate the couches, but right now buying ourselves new couches is not in the budget. Yes, we could go and get credit from a store and "buy" the furniture but Wayne and I both intensely feel that we don't want to go into debt about our wants. This is SOOOOO hard though. I see soooo many people around us that have beautiful house, beautiful furniture, perfect clothes, fake nails, etc. etc. and I would LLLLOOOVVVEEEE to have all these things but that is totally my natural man/woman coming out in me. Don't get me wrong, I do feel that it is important to have the nice things in life but I also think it's important to have savings, have security, have investments, invest in Nate's schooling, and be debt free. We chose to lose an income so that I could stay home with my son, and we had to make some changes in our lifestyle but there is nothing better than knowing that we were able to do it and I am doing what I have ALWAYS really wanted to do. So yes, we are living like noone else (or at least not like the majority of people in the world) so that someday we can live like noone else.

Okay, now that my rant is over there are some things that I really do covet and someday when I am finished school and working again maybe, just maybe I can splurge a little bit. :)

Oh be still my beating heart!!! When I decided to do this Favorite Things Friday list I knew INSTANTLY what my first thing would be. AMY BUTLER FABRIC!!!! I am IN LOVE with beautiful fabrics!!! I have been coveting Amy Butler fabric for the last...oh I don't know...5 years 6 weeks and 2 days....hehe...just kidding but I really do LOVE her fabric. The colors are always SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! the fabric feels top notch quality, I just really love the fabric. However, this is one of those things that right now is a TOTAL WANT not a need as this fabric is quite a bit more expensive than the fabric I normally buy. I have SOOOO many ideas in my mind about the beautiful things I could make with all this fabric, if I have a baby girl, this want maybe become a need....hehe... Here are just a few samples of her gorgeous fabric, if you want to see more you can google Amy Butler.


This is another want that I haven't fulfilled yet, but this is something that I really really might have to save all my pennies to get...hehe. The other day I saw a lady at Costco wearing this and I fell in love with it instantly. It's a lululemon jacket, looks pretty normal in the front but in the back is a beautiful little ruffle detail midback (I can't copy the pic, but here's the link:http://www.lululemon.com/products/womens/tops/jackets_vests/glamorous%20jacket). I LOVE the back and again this is on the top of my favorite list!! :)


Now some of my favorite things that I actually do own :)

I have eczema and if I am in soapy water, or anything that has chemicals in it too long the eczema really flairs up. I have tried for years and years to find a handsoap that doesn't kill my hands and Fruits & Passion's Cucina handsoap (I LOVE the lime zest & cypress fragrance, it's green) this is the first soap that works, doesn't react with my skin, it contains olive oil which leaves my hands soooo soft, and smells INCREDIBLE.


I stopped in the Adidas Outlet store a few weeks ago looking for shoes for Nate and found some super cute shoes for myself. They look very similar to this pair but my stripes are green and blue plaid.....I LOVE THEM!!!!


Well, Nate's up now so I should skadoodle!!

A new woman!!

I am now officially 5 lbs lighter than Wayne has ever seen me.... actually 5 lbs lighter than most of you out there have ever seen me before. I am feeling great, and only have 12 lbs to go to hit my goal weight. Now that I am getting to this size though, I think my goal weight might be changed to less because I still feel like I have quite a ways to go.

I know that I will NEVER be skinny skinny because I don't have that body type, but I am still really jiggly and smooshy(I have been working on that though) and I really want to look and feel the best that I can. Who knows, maybe in 12 lbs I won't want to get any smaller and will be happy where I am .......12 lbs.......that's sooo not far off after losing 34 lbs. 12 lbs is about a 1/3 of what I have already lost.... WOOHOOO!!!

YUMMY!!!!

So there's this big health craze going on that I have been WAY too scared to try, but today I took the plunge and boy oh boy!!!!!.........I am sure glad that I did.


What is this big scary thing you say?!?

Well it's.......




Green Drinks!!!!(this picture is not my drink but looks JUST like the drink I made)

Now before you run out of here screaming, hear me out.

First, I'll tell you about the health benefits of drinking these regularly, some of the benefits are:
-they contain high amounts of fiber
-they contain chlorophyl, which is very good for the blood
- they are great for immunity and help to heal diseases
-they help cleanse the body of bad toxins
- they don't contain oil or salt and only natural sugars

Plus, they taste FABULOUS!!!, they are crazy easy to make, it makes me feel sooo good that I know that I am putting good food into my body, if you call it green slime your kids might try it and then once they do they are stuck as they are sooo yummy.

So how do you make green smoothies. I made mine by taking 3 big handful of fresh spinach...yes spinach,I love the big bags from Costco ,I think it's like $4.00/bag. Now I did this in little handfuls at a time because my blender sucks, plus I added about 1/4 cup of water(only add the water once) to help it blend better and continue doing this till all the spinach was blended smooth. I then threw in chunks of fresh pineapple (about 1.5 cups) but you could totally put in as much as you want, and 2 ripe bananas (the bananas add the sweetness to the smoothie, and when they are ripe they have more antioxidants in them than unripe bananas). I blended this all together until it was smooth and then enjoyed!!!! It made a huge glass, plus a little extra for Nate. Next time I will make it early and then throw it in the fridge to chill, but I couldn't wait it was soooo good.

You can make this with any fruit or any green leafs you like and if you google green smoothis the possibilites are endless. Here's a link to some ideas:http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2574925

I hope you trust me and try it, I am sure you will like them, plus it's the perfect time of the year for yummy cold smoothies especially if they will help you look better in your swimsuit ;)

Just something to put down

Christal did this little questionnare and I thought it was sort of fun so since I have been trying to figure out things to write on here so why not do this one. :) If you want to do this one too all you have to do is answer the question only using one word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? upstairs
2. Your significant other? fencing
3.Your hair? messy
4. Your mother? PERFECT
5. Your father? Hardworker
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? weird
8. Your favorite drink? Virgin strawberry daiquiri (sp?) Sorry that's 3 words ;)
9. Your dream/goal? Happiness
10. The room you're in? boring
11. Your children?WONDERFUL
12. Your fear? Failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Secure
14. Where were you last night? Supper
15. What you're not? Finished
16. Muffins? Pumpkin Spice (sorry that was 2 words)
17. One of your wish list items? Baby
18. Where you grew up?Alberta
19. What you read last? Blogs
20. What are you wearing? PJ's
21. Your TV? boring
22. Your pets? dreams
23. Your computer? Useful
24. Your life? Busy
25. Your mood? emotional
26. Missing someone? Hubby
27. Your car? LOVE
28. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
29. Favorite Store? Pottery Barn
30. Your summer?.Busy
31. Like someone? Hubby
32. Your favorite color?Blue/Pink
33. Last time you laughed? Tonight
34. Last time you cried? Today

98%

That's right.....



98%


That's what I just got on my exam from Monday!!! Let me just say it again 98%!!!! Plus, this was the hardest test for the class so I am BEYOND excited!!!!! That gives me a 91% average so far in this class.... ohhh if only I had a 91% average in highschool...oh well....

Did I mention I got 98%!!!!!

Half way done!!

Well I am officially half way done my night course and let me tell you, I think that I am going to actually miss going to class.

For anyone that doesn't know (because I don't know who reads my blog so I don't know if you know what happens in our everyday lives) I have been upgrading my Biology 30 class. Unfortunately, in Highschool I had a lot of fun, especially my last semester, and well fun didn't include schoolwork, or going to class for that matter. Do I regret not trying harder in school?!? Absolutely!!!! But you can't live in the past....and it was time to get things moving along. So for the last 5 weeks I have been going to school every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 6:45-9:45.

I really have enjoyed my class. My professor is FABULOUS!!! She is funny, but so smart and you can tell that she REALLY enjoys being a teacher. I am also so happy I took this class when I did because my teacher has been teaching nightcourses for 9 years and so this is her last night class she'll be teaching. The other students in the class are great as well, and there are actually 2 other people from my church that are taking the class as well, so that's fun to get to know them better.

The best part of this class is that I feel like I am taking control of my life and accomplishing some of the goals that I have for myself. I REALLY want to be a nurse and this was the first step that I needed to take and it feels GREAT to finally be taking that step. Plus, my Mommy mush brain is finally being able to think again. I can actually remember things for more than a few moments, in fact I have gotten in the high 80's for my last 2 tests which is awesome when the class average for these tests were 57% and 67%.

I have A LOT of work to do in the next few weeks, 4 big assignments that are due and 3 more exams, but I can't wait. It will definately be nice to have a break from class, and to actually spend some time in the evenings with my hubby and son, but I really am going to miss going to school......oh well, I am sure I will get over it soon enough when I get into nursing and really have to go to school..hehe..

Oh he tears my heart out sometimes.

This little boy sure knows how to pull at my heartstrings. Today Nathan had been sent to his room for a time out and when he came back into the kitchen he had some pretty good crocodile tears on his face. He then turned to me and said, while wiping away his tears

"Mommy, my sad is leaking out."

HAHAHA!!! Are you kidding me?!? It was sooo sweet and of course made me feel like a horrible mother making my poor boys sad leak out...hehe... so funny.

Thankful Thursday!!!

It feels like I haven't had a whole lot of time to write on here lately, but today all I'm doing during the day is cleaning house, and well.... I am trying to come up with any excuse to not wash floors so I figured I should write on my blog!!!!

So since it's Thursday I would love to slow down and think about the things that I am thankful for.

1. I am SOOOO thankful for a body that I am able to do things with, did that make sense. Last night Wayne, Nate and I met up with our rec league baseball team to practice ( I didn't have school last night which was SOOO nice). I was playing shortstop and waiting for things to happen when I started thinking about how grateful I am that I can play ball, that I can move my legs, that I can move my arms, that I can run, skip, hop, twirl, anything I want because I have a body that works. When I broke my ankle over a year ago, it was amazing how hard it is to do ANYTHING. I had to crawl everywhere, or use crutches which suck. I could only do dishes or anything for a short while because my "good" leg would get so sore. It really made me grateful for 2 good legs.

2. I am thankful for having monetary means which enable us to do the things we want to do. Yes, we have to budget and we do have to give up some things that we would like, but we are able to have fun, do things we want, and know that we will have 3 healthy meals a day. I hate Saturday morning tv because the shows on 3rd world countries are always on, and I always get sucked into watching them, and then I end up sobbing because I truly feel for those people. I can't imagine not knowing how I was going to feed my child day by day, and then just having to sit there while my child cried because they were so hungry... ahhhh... it's making me sad. So yes, I am grateful that we can put Nathan in Preschool, in soccer, swimming, anything we want but I am even WAY more grateful that we can feed and cloth our child.

3. I am thankful for good friends, I might have talked about one in particular before but I would love to tell you a little about my best friend Jennifer P. When Nathan was a tiny baby I went to a thing called Parent Talk group. There were a bunch of woman and babies and I remember noticing Jen because she was VERY much like me. She was very outspoken, funny, loving, caring, blunt, a little crazy ;), and just a wonderful person. I was instantly attracted to her personality. We over the last 3 years have become WONDERFUL friends, but I feel (and I know she feels this way too) that it's more than that, we are sisters. I KNOW that Jen and I must have been incredibly close in Heaven before we came here because we have just clicked from the VERY beginning, it's like I already knew EVERYTHING about her but had just forgotten and now I remember it again and again and again. She is a wonderful mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend. I have been MORE than blessed to have found her. She is always there for me when I need to cry, complain, laugh, freak out, scream (okay I haven't done that but I have been close...hehe..), disagree with, agree with, did I mention laugh. I am soooo thankful for Jen and all that she has done for me and all that she has helped me to become. I love you Jen. <3

4. I am thankful for a mom who taught me how to do things for myself. I am thankful that when I complained that I never had clothes at the fabulous young age of 11 that she taught me how to wash my own clothes...hehe... ohhh I didn't like her very much right then, but I appreciate it now. I am thankful that she taught me how to cook and allowed me to experiment with food (even though some dishes were nasty) because now I LOVE to cook and share my experiments with friends and family. I am thankful that my mom didn't do everything for us, she allowed us to learn how to do things by ourselves but helped us along the way. Now that I am married I appreciate my mom making us do things around the house and teaching us how to do it properly regardless of whether we were boys or girls, and I now enjoy teaching Nathan the same way.

5. I am thankful for warm weather, and I can't wait to have grass again so Nate and I can play outside more often.

Well, I really should go wash floors...blah....toodaloo!!!

Okay, sexy hot running ladies I need some advice!!!

So Wayne and I have decided to start running and I'm SUPER excited, however, I am SOOOOO out of shape. I use to love running, haha, that was 10 years ago though...hehe....

Anyways, I am really wanting to do this but I need TONS of advice, and since I know that there are tons of you out there that are runners, could you please give me advice?

I am wanting to know how to start, what clothes should I wear, what shoes are good, how many days can/should I run a week, links to good websites, links to half marathons or marathons dates or ANY other advice you may have.

Thanks a lot!!!!

I make mistakes too!!!

All I have to say is if I have ever hurt or offended you, I am sorry.


I wish we could get past that moment that I regret, and I'm ready too but I'll wait until you are ready.


I hope it's sooner than later.

Call me, let's talk about it.

YAY Nathan!!!

This is TOTALLY a Mommy brag post but I don't care.

So Nathan has been potty trained for a few months now and we have only had a few accidents, which happened because he was too busy playing. It's been fabulous!!! I hardly ever even mention potty time anymore, I'll be busy doing something and I'll hear Nathan flush and then he'll yell for me to help him wash his hands, lately he's been trying to convince us he doesn't need to though.

Anyways, as any parents know pull-ups are expensive and I hate throwing them away unless they have been wet in, because I HATE adding needlessly to the landfill problem. Nathan has only been wearing pull-ups to bed and he hasn't been wet for I don't even remember how long. So we have been reusing the pull-ups, is that gross, I don't know, he only wears them at night and he's usually had a bath just before he puts them on so really he's clean right?!? Well, I'll keep telling myself that. :)

For the last couple of weeks I have been debating whether to try not wearing pullups or not and last night we took the plunge. You should have seen W's face when Nathan told him that he didn't have on a pullup...hehe...it was a TOTAL look of dread. :)

Nathan slept last night for the first time without a pull-up and he did AWESOME, he was dry this morning!!! YAY!!!! We have a plastic sheet on his bed, but Nathan ended up on our floor at 6 this morning and yes the thought crossed my mind to get a garbage bag and put it under him. Then I figured we would just have to rip out this stupid carpet if he peed on it, so then I smiled, handed Nathan a big drink(just kidding), and fell back asleep.

Thanks for making it this far, this is one of those moments that only mean the world to Mommy and Daddy but it's worth remembering.

Good try buddy!!!

Nathan has been fighting the beloved nap time lately, which is a TOTAL no go for me!!! I NEED nap time!! Plus, Nathan is not really ready to give it up yet, he just doesn't want to stop playing for 5 mins to lay down.

Anyways, today I convinced him to lay down and have a rest, if he wanted to just lay there and read books that was fine too. Anyways, not even 5 minutes later I hear his door open. I went to check and see what he was doing. He was standing in the doorway, ball in one hand, book in the other and said, "Good morning Mommy, I am SOOOOO rested, now it's time to play."

Good try little guy, I don't think so.

Not so sure.

I wasn't too sure if I wanted to document this phase that Nathan is going through, but this blog is to help me remember all the stages, and moments, good and bad that our family is going through. Plus, someday I will totally use this against the little man... :)

This morning Nathan and I were cuddling, watching cartoons in my bed and he looked up at me and said "Mommy, I want you to leave, I don't love you."


{Insert tears here}


Oh my freakin' goodness, are you kidding me?!? I knew when we hit the hormonal teenager phase that I would probably hear those words, but not out of my sweet, innocent, 3 year olds mouth.

My heart seriously broke.

Should I send him for a time out? Should I get up and leave? Should I cry, get mad, laugh? Ohhhh... I think I am going to cry....don't cry....teach....

I told Nathan that saying he doesn't love me and wants me to leave really hurts my heart and makes me sad and he shouldn't say that anymore. Of course, he said "Why?" So again, I explained how it hurts Mommy's heart and he doesn't want to make Mommy sad does he? I then was practically suffocated from his big hug and kisses.

I know that he doesn't really know what he was saying, and I know that he wasn't trying to hurt me. I know that he was just expressing something that he was feeling, maybe he really did want me to leave so Daddy would be here and they could spend some alone time together.

I don't know.

What I do know though is that no matter if Nathan "loves" me or not, I will ALWAYS love him, I will ALWAYS be here for him no matter what....that I know....so sorry little guy, your stuck with me forever whether you like it or not.....

Thankful Thursday.

I have seen a lot of people doing Thankful Thursdays and I think it's a GREAT idea!!! So I am going to try to remember to do it each week.

1. I am sooooo thankful for spring.....finally!!! I (and I'm sure almost everyone else too) am SOOOOO tired of snow, cold weather, gloomy days, sloppy roads, yucky weather. I am so glad that it's +5 outside right now, yes Alberta readers, I know that it's probably +40 there right now you don't have to rub it in ;).

2. I am thankful for a wonderful mom that isn't afraid to be blunt with me. If it came from anyone else I would not be very impressed but mom's know best right?!?

3. I am thankful for wonderful friends, but especially my best friend Jen. I really believe that Jen and I were best friends in Heaven because from the first day I met her (at our parent talk group) I've always felt like I've known her Forever. She's like the big sister(but better) I always wanted and I'm soooo glad that she's in my life. You sexy lady you!!!

4. I am thankful for having a healthy child. There are so many kids out there that have troubles with physical and mental health, and I am sooo grateful that I have a son that so far/hopefully never has to go through these trials.

5. I am thankful for my bed. Even though it was SUCH a pain in the butt to get it here finally, I LOVE IT!!! I am glad that Wayne and I spent the money and got a bed that really truly feels like heaven.

MMMMMMMM...wipes up drool....MMMMMMM

Okay, so the other day I was going through my cookbooks and found a BBQ sauce recipe from a lady I use to nanny for. I made them in the oven and they were okay, and then yesterday morning I threw everything in the slow cooker and ohhhhh mmmmyyyyy...... let me tell you.....


These are SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!! Plus, they are super easy. This isn't a "healthy" meal but it's sooo worth it, plus I am a person that needs variety or I go CRAZY, and you don't want to see CRAZY ;)




Caroline's BBQ ribs!!!
1 cup ketchup
1-1.5 tbsp worcestershire sauce (I used less than 1 tbsp of this cause I don't love worchisiodiaosidoji sauce)
1 cup brown or white sugar
3/4 cup vinegar (again I used a little less than this amount)
1 tsp. (heaping) dry mustard
1 small onion cut into large chunks
salt & pepper to taste
(I also added about 2 tbsp low sodium soya sauce)

Mix together, pour over ribs and cook in slow cooker for anywhere from 6 plus hours on low..... and then sit back, put on one of your kids bibs, and act like a caveman because these are that good.

I served them with yummy roasted garlic mashed potatoes , and corn (I wanted to do a different veggie but I didn't have any, that reminds me I need to go grocery shopping)

You can also cook them in the oven if you don't have a slowcooker, but I would try to cook them as slow as possible for as long as you possibly can. The recipe says 325 degrees for 1.5-2 hours but the ribs weren't fall off the bone yummy.

I hope you enjoy them.