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On Location

Posted by on June 26, 2007 2 Comments

Im writing to you on location from the big city of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, North America, The World, The Universe, Chunk of Creation. We are spending the next couple of weeks down here with my in-laws. Its Moe’s birthday and we have some time to get away. It’s really nice. Morgan will have to go back up for work on friday, but he’ll come back down next week for another day or two. I’ll stay down over the weekend for the Party and fun fun.

So the last couple of weeks have been oh-so-crazy. With the Relay for Life and normal life to deal with I havent had much time to blog. So I’m trying to catch up.  Heres my favy story from the Relay.

While hanging out at the Relay with some friends, my “Extra Parents”(Mark and Shannon) came up to say hi. I noticed Shannon had a travel mug in her hand. She walked up to me and reached out to hand it to me. It smelled amazing. A London Fog!! I thought to my self.” Awe how sweet, they brought me a London Fog. How did they know that would be the perfect thing in this chilly weather.” Thats when Shannon(My extra Mom – I practically lived at her house in high school, I did chores!) Walked right passed me, and my hand hanging out like an idiot, and handed the mug of delicious hot London Fog to this Lady she hardly knows. I then proceeded to pull my hand back all awkwardly like I was sort of waving or something. Could I possibly be more awkward. Um no. After I cried, I got over it and now find it mildly funny. Ha Ha.

Well sounds like we are going out for Breaky so Id best go. *kiss kiss*

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You Are a Credit to Your Race.

Posted by on June 16, 2007 4 Comments

This week is still going good on the Kick my Butt plan. I slowed a bit in the last two days, but that would be due to me drinking less water and a delicious London Fog. I’m drinking alot more water today so thats good. I really wish it wasn’t raining. I want to take Emily for a walk sooo bad, but its so yucky out.

I just put her down for a nap. She was starting to get whiny and came up to me saying “nigh nigh” over and over again. It was so cute. Needless to say she fell asleep really fast and Mommy is enjoying some down time. Wahoo! So I put some laundry in and snagged a bottle of water from the fridge and came upstairs to type away. I turned on itunes, but didn’t really feel like listening to anything in particular so I decided to enjoy the silence. Definitely weird for me.

Relay For Life is coming up next week. I’m not doing as good as I was hoping on my fundraising. I’m at $285 right now. I usually hit $400. I guess I have one more week to go, so we’ll see. It’s probably because I didn’t just have an o-so-cute baby this year. Thats ok with me. I’m glad I didn’t. Cause then I might look like I did in my last years pictures. I have come so far. I decided I was going to post my last years Relay picture along with a recent picture. Its hard to look at, but one does need to every once in a while. I was still me, but there was alot more of me to love last year. 48 pounds more. Kinda makes me shudder.

I’m trying to decide if I should take this running challenge I found out about. Its a podcast that can get you from the couch to 5K in like 10 weeks. I think I’d like to do it, but I’m not sure how Ill be able to time wise. I guess I managed to make time for the gym so maybe…hmm. It’d be neat to be able to run 5K. I never thought running was worth doing unless you were kicking a soccer ball, but now I see it as a time to get outside and enjoy where I live. And I’d get a chance to be alone! gotta take those chances when you get them.

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Emily’s first time Colouring. “Not in your mouth, on the paper!” She loved it.

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Kick the ball!

Posted by on June 8, 2007 2 Comments

I stayed up way too late last night. I was actually working on my story. I even made it into the next chapter. Who knows maybe I’ll finish my book yet. It’s not like it’s supposed to be long or something, it’s a children’s book. I’m pretty excited about it.

Emily made me so proud yesterday. I put her soccer ball on the floor and said “kick the ball”. She dribbled it all the way across the room. Way to make your momma proud! What 14-month-old baby can kick a soccer ball like that. Mine! Next I’m going to teach her to play the drums. She’ll be the only 16-month-old, who can play in 4 4 time. That will be fun.

All I want to drink today is iced rooibos tea. The last time I made it, it sucked. I need Leah’s help. She makes it the best ever. Or I can just figure out how to make my own London frosts. HMM. Maybe I should do that.

I spent about half an hour on the telus website looking for a good ring tone for my text messaging. I couldn’t find anything I liked. All I wanted was one that went beep. Just something plain. Not some crazy song or some comedian saying something stupid. Just a beep. How hard is that. Seriously. For an Internet seller, their website is the slowest on the planet. I gave up. The stupid thing just ticked me off. Fine. I’ll stick with my cheesy ring tone.

I’ve been drawing again. I’m still not that great, but I’m enjoying it so much. I see these pictures in my head and want to get them down on paper. I guess it’s okay with me that they don’t always come out as cool as they are in my head. At least it gives me something to aspire to. I found my sketchbook and my pencil kit so I’m good to go.

Elisha know will be here today so I better go get stuff ready. Fun fun.

First Step
My grandma figured out how to get pictures offer camera, so she just sent me this picture of Emily’s first step. I always thought it would be cool to actually get a picture of her first step. And we did. So maybe a few months late to put it on my blog, but it is what it is.

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London Frosts

Posted by on May 26, 2007 1 Comment

Emily had her first skinned knee today. I’ve been letting her walk about more when we are out and having her hold my hand. Today she tripped and skinned her knee. I was almost nothing and she didn’t even whine, but I felt bad for her. My shiner from the other day didn’t turn into anything. YAY! I was a bit worried I’d look like a battered wife. Since its all about the appearance anyways…haha.

We went to a wedding today. Em was a little rotter. She did great when we went out for lunch, but come wedding time, no such luck. We sat in the nursery while she whined and whined. Then we brought her home and she collapsed into bed. Poor tuckered out little goose. I’m feeling much the same today. I think we are going to try and get a babysitter and take the night off. Morgan and I have been just missing each other for the past week. We haven’t really got a chance to talk since before I left for Avalanche. So I’m looking forward to a night off.

I’m almost finished this movie I’m making for church tomorrow. Its pretty simple, but its the first movie Ive ever made in Premiere. I watched and helped Leesh make 2 movies and now I’m trying this one by myself. It has a couple of glitches, but Leesh is here right now so she can help me out if I get really stuck. Anyways. I need to go chill out. Maybe Ill go get myself a London Frost. MMM. Yeah thats what I want to do!

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MLE

Posted by on May 25, 2007 2 Comments

Today M.L.E.(just figured this out playing with her blocks…sound it out) Gave me a shiner. I was laying on my back on the floor playing with her and she was all cuddly which doesn’t happen very often. Then she said “up”(her newest word). She stood up tripped on her own leg and came crashing down on my face. She sent my glasses flying which cut my eyelid(stings like a…something that stings).They she was so excited to go grab my glasses that she didn’t even cry. My mom was on a conference call so yelling “I hate Pain” (thanks for that one Heidi) was out of the question. Ill have to remember and do that later.(I’m feeling bracket happy today)

Yesterday we went to the park with Georgia and Flynn. Oh but first a musical interlude…”don dun daaaaah”. We stopped at the moose and I whined to the lady about wishing that you could get a cold London Fog like how you get Chai Frappe’s. She was like oh. We could make that. Its a London Frost. I proceeded to jump up and down and spin around and sing “I’m a little teapot” at the top of my lungs. Or I said “YAY!” and ordered a London Frost, which I will be ordering for the rest of the summer as a healthy alternative to slushies, which suck! Ok back to the park.

We put the tiny tots in the swings and then let them go down the slide. They loved it. I have the hardest time keeping MLE from eating the pea gravel. She’s still teething and still has only 2 teeth. Then we took them down to the creek to let them play in the mud. MLE was in her element. Nakey as the day she was born and covered in MUD. Flynn was in baby hell. He apparently doesn’t like to be dirty or touch grass. Poor little guy was not so excited to be dirty. We’ll have to work on that. I have a couple of good pictures from playing in the park.

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African Haze

Posted by on May 2, 2007 2 Comments

Well I wasn’t away, but kind of took a break from typing things and just spent so time reading. It’s been very restful. I’ve been trying to allow myself actual rest time. It’s not easy. I’m not very good at resting or sitting still. You’d think I was ADD or something. I’ve been making a point of not just working of stuff because there is time to, but setting aside time to accomplish things and to rest.

I’m currently enjoying an African Haze. I think I might have switched from London Fogs, well no I’m sure I haven’t switched I love London Fogs, but an African haze is really nice. Its good too because there is less caffeine. Gotta love Rooibos Tea. I go through phases where I only drink one thing. I need to go through another water phase!! I was thinking about how much coffee I drink the other day. I realized it would be much harder for me to quit drinking coffee if I was to get pregnant again than it was the last time. I enjoy my cuppah way to much.

Last night I went out with the girls to play games at Timmys. It was sooo fun and funny. But the funniest part happened before anyone even got there. I was sitting at a table by myself. I got there early to work on my sermon for youth tonight. With my ipod blasting in my ears and my pen tapping on the table I was deep in thought. Directly across from me sat a well dressed guy about my age reading a news paper. As I’m sort of staring out the window thinking I notice that this guy keeps looking at me. It was really weird. I was like “what is he looking at?”. I started to feel all awkward like I was being checked out. I shifted in my chair and moved my hand so my wedding ring was well visible because as much as being checked out is flattering, and I’ll admit my hair did look really cute, I am taken. It was then that I realized the guy wasn’t checking me out. He was really annoyed that my cell phone kept ringing and I wasn’t answering it. He was really just trying to tell me to turn the stupid thing off. Now I feel like sinking into a hole. Man I’m glad my thoughts aren’t played on a screen sticking out of my head or I’d feel awfully foolish.

Slow

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