Oh What a Wonderful World!!!

Oh yes I am singing!!!  Today my best friend was repaired....

                                                                       

                                                            

                                                                 

my dishwasher!!!

Oh I know, Kimberly, whatever!  I am once again in heaven!  After 3 weeks of hand washing my damn dishes we are finally back in business!

And to top that great news off, my kids are in bed (7pm) and my husband got called back to work

(too bad for him, good for the old paycheque!). 

So here I sit in the silence before I go and iron the necessary clothes for school tomorrow. 

Oh I LOVE my LIFE!!

What a Wonderful Day!

Wednesday was the first day of school for Jack! He was so excited!! Us too! Once he was safely deposited at Kids Are Special this is what we turned around to see...

So what to do....hmmm....

Go to Colossi's for coffee! It was wonderful! No kids to correct or order for - just a room full of Moms (and one Dad! ) hanging out and sipping some Joe!

Then home we went so I could do farm books - yay!

The 2 hours flew by and before we knew it it was time to go and pick up Jack.

He had a wonderful day at school and now had only one request...

bubble gum ICE CREAM!
So back downtown we went!




One happy little man!
Hope he doesn't expect this treatment every day after school!
Guess we will see tomorrow!

10 Randoms ~ What I Learned This Week!

Well the first full week of school is officially under our belts! Here are a few things I learned this week...


1. As much as my daughter has always LOVED school - I think that the 5-day-a-week routine proved to be too much for my little girl!

2. I too am not a fan of the 5-day-a-week routine! For almost 6 years we have had our own routine:sleep when we want, go where we want- whenever, eat whenever, pretty much take the day as it comes.....well not any more hunny!

3. Laundry has never been a time issue. Now Mardi needs her clothes ready for each day - unlike preschool and kindergarten we don't have a day between classes to figure out what she is wearing!

4. As much as I enjoy the one on one time with Jack this week has shown me that because he enjoys it so much too it makes it harder for him and his sister to be in the same room after being apart for 5 days!

5. My daughter now enjoys us attending stuff at her school. Last year she barely could squeeze out a smile and a wave when we would show up for presentations (mainly because she saw us way too often), this week she couldn't wait until we came to the flag raising ceremony on Friday morning. Ahhh I think she may miss me!

6. She is way more independent! This year we are sending her to school on the bus, unlike last year when it was all I could do to convince her dad to let her ride the cheese wagon home!

7. I am thoroughly enjoying the new sleep schedule. The kids are in bed by 7:30pm and not up until 6:15am! I love having the evenings to myself (as their father is on their schedule too!)!

8. I have to admit I am apprehensive when it comes to staying home..because I have to. I am used to picking up and going places at a moments notice and especially when my hubby has 6 days off in a row every 2 weeks. This will be a learning curve for both of us!

9. I never realized how ready my son is for school too! Last year he never thought about it, but this year he wants to go...apparently I am not as stimulating for him! I will be happy for him to go too - he needs to play and fight with other kids, and he needs to have his "own thing".

10. And finally I have learned this week that my kids are growing up too fast. Yes I love the fact that we are diaper free and we all sleep through the night now but with that comes these new experiences that I find myself not quite ready for. These two sweet children are my babies and I am finding it hard to let go. I have always said that my favorite stage in their lives was the "newborn" stage - I absolutely loved that they were totally dependant on me for everything. Now they are growing up and needing less of me and deep down that sucks. What I have worked so hard doing for the last 6 years is walking out the door to catch the school bus and although I am so proud of them and how they have grown into such great kids, I kind of want those years back. Treasure every moment because the bus will be arriving at your house before you're ready too.

One Down - One to Go!!!

The carseats are a little emptier today! Next week they will be really empty!! Much to Jacks' dismay his school days don't commence until next Wednesday!!

Here is my big Grade One-er! So excited to go today - I am so excited for her too! She loves to socialize! I told her she had to eat all her lunch because her brain needs the food to help it think....her response was "yeah like when I am trying to think of new games to play at recess"! Oh dear...

Here she sits, at her desk! Surrounded by BOYS (her favorite distraction)! That is going to be a PROBLEM - I am sure she will get moved - if not today - tomorrow!

Great Day with the Family!

Kids are loaded and excited to be going to Calaway Park (they've never been there before!)!
Didn't take long to start having a blast!

I am sure we hit every ride they could do ~ twice!

Dad even jumped on a few - had to fold those legs up a little though!!

We had a fantastic day! Definitely going back next year - thinking about the yearly passes for sure!

We're Back!

Well our camping weekend was fantastic! The weather, however, wasn't so wonderful! Inches of rain lead to a lot of time under tarps! As soon as we pulled the trailer into the campsite the rain started. It did let up a couple of times and the sun actually shone through the trees on occasion, but when my son awoke on Monday morning here at home the first thing he said was "sun?"!!! He hadn't seen it in so long he was shocked!

Tarp central! Making stew!
Washing the loader!

Trenching the water away from the sitting area! The cooler full of rain water - emptied 4 times!
She doesn't like her marshmallows cooked - just slightly warmed!
Playing in the rain! That tote was also filled and emptied 4 times!

We're Outta Here!

The Official Return to the Reunion starts today! We are making our way west to the Livingstone campground for a weekend of laughs with all the people we grew up with! Even with the nasty forecast ahead we are still pumped! That rain is nothing that a few tarps and layers of clothes can't fix! See you on Sunday night! Have a great weekend too!