Hello, Is Anyone Out There????

I've been wanting to put up a new post for a long time, but not quite confident that I really had anything worth the time and energy. Sorry, it's been so long.

Summer...it's a fun time, camp, sleepovers, late nights, bike rides, walks, beach.......

I've really enjoyed this summer dispite the fact that my husband was only home for three weeks of it. The kids are having a blast. I get to go pick them up from camp on Saturday, I actually miss them!!

Went to my brother-in-laws wedding a few weekends ago, it was great. They are in Paris right now enjoying the sites. I really wanted to go along, but some how it just didn't seem right, so here I am at my computer in my kitchen. I now have a wonderful, beautiful and intellegent sister-in-law that I love! I'm axiously awaiting my new nieces and nephews now!!

I've been painting a mural on the church nursery walls, I'll take some pictures and post them another day. And of course, work, work, work!! Yeah! :)

And we've celbrated Kenya's 10th birthday too. Kids grow up way, way to fast.

So, as you can see, I don't live a very exciting life, but it's my life and I like it.

What have you done all summer long???

HELP...I'm a Mother in need!

Hi everyone,

It's been a while again, I know. Don't think I haven't thought about writing, just can't find the time. Most days I'm lucky if I check my email. Any ways, I was hoping someone out there in bloggerland would be able to help me. I am looking for a dirt bike for my son and I just don't know where to look. Either new or a good used one. If anyone out there has any suggestions for me I sure would appreciate it. I don't like doing "Dad" things to begin with and this one is really hard. I just don't know enough about things like this to be of any good.

Well, thanks in advance for helping if you can.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone!

And the winner is....

Hey everyone, I'm not sure if anyone one out there in blogger land is even checking my blog any more. Not that I would blame you, there hasn't been anything to see for many, many months now. The reason for this is because I wasn't so sure I had anything of value or interest to say to anyone, so I decided not to "say" anything. To be honest with you, I haven't really missed it, I've been working two part-time jobs and taking my kids to all kinds of places so I haven't really had time to think about it much. Not to say that there were not times when for a split second I thought, "Gee, it would be nice to work on my blog" but all to quickly the thought would pass and I would g0 on with my some what busy schedule.

Any ways, enough of that. I do actually have exciting news to share. Well, it's exciting for us any ways and weather you think it's exciting or not, I choose to share it with whoever may still be out there checking on this blog once in a blue moon. So here you are....

My son started taking Olympic style wrestling in November of 2007 and has participated in some tournaments in the past five months. At his first tournament he managed to come home with a bronze medal. We were very excited and quite proud of him for doing so will in such a short time (at this point he had only been wrestling for about 1 1/2 months and went up against some boys who had been wrestling for a few years). His second tournament he managed a silver medal, again our excitement rose and we were shocked and amazed! Third tournament, gold, a little shocking, but he had improved so much over the few short months that he had practiced and he really seems to have a natural ability for this. So last weekend were the Provincials, there were kids from all over, The Pas, Flin Flon, different clubs from Winnipeg etc. So, we were not to sure how he would do, but he managed to walk away with a gold medal! We were so very excited, I could hardly believe it, but it's true!! The other exciting thing is that there were 7 other kids from our club that got medals at the Provincials and also throughout the season, so they all did really well. And we all, by all I mean kids and parents had a lot of fun!!

Now I know this seems to be a lot of bragging on my part, but I think sometimes our kids deserve to be told they did well and maybe, just maybe they even deserve for it to be plastered all over blogging land.

So, thank you for listening to me rant about my son and his wrestling team and have a great day!!!

2008

Hello all my friends, I know it's been a while, haven't been sure what to post on so have decided not to post. Lately I've been tired, physically & emotionally. I want my hubby home, I don't want him to leave any more. He was here for Christmas for about 7 days and we had a wonderful time together with the kids. Then he left again, I'm tired of the leaving, but always happy to have him home, I just wish he could stay home when he comes. Alas, that is not to be just yet and so time keeps ticking and the world keeps on spinning and we keep on living. On the bright side, God has really been revealing Himself to me and that has certainly been encouraging! My greatest desire for 2008 is to learn to be more like my Lord, how I do love Him and the best part is He NEVER leaves! I know that He will also prepare our home for a day real soon that my husband will be able to be home with us and not leave too, until then, I lean on my God. So, to all my friends and family, I wish you all a blessed new year, with lots of love, good health and extreme happiness! God bless you all!!

SNOW DAY!!!

This is the day kids live for. SNOW DAY!! My son is celebrating the fact that he can be a bum all day today and lay around in his underwear. He was kind enough to wake up his sisters at 7:30 a.m. just to tell them they don't have to wake up because school has been cancelled. I on the other hand have to go shower and get ready for work (I don't mind because I love my job and it's right here in town so I don't have to travel far) , so I think I will give them a few chores to do while I am away...maybe, just maybe they'll actually get done too. Only time will tell!

A Christmas Story...

Once upon a time.....in a little cottage, in a little kitchen, on a little table there was told of a baby born who would one day be King!!!

The villagers were shocked and amazed and wondered who this King could be.

Could it be Elvis they wondered? Surely he is not the king they speak of....

(in case you didn't notice, this one has "Elvis" hair and so named Elvis)

An angel appeared and assured them that Elvis has left the building and won't be coming back. He then told them that this King they heard of was named Jesus and He would be the Savior to all mankind. They should worship Him and bow down to Him and He would lead them into righteousness.

Everyone rejoiced and sang praises to God.

There was great peace in the cottage and everyone had a wonderfully blessed Christmas!

THE END

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

Family Pictures

While my husand was home I gathered everyone together and had my brother-in-law take some family picutres of us. We don't do this often enough, everyone complains the minute I start talking about it, but sometimes I just do it any ways because I want to and I'm the mom and they have to listen, it's just the way it is. So... here is one of the better ones, I think I'll use it for our Christmas card this year...