MUD

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

THE GRASS HAS RIZ

LOOK WHAT A MUD PIT MY DRIVEWAY IS!

Before And After

Bronte needed a hair cut. For the first time I thought it would be cheaper and easier if I did the job myself. It might have been cheaper to buy the clippers and do it myself in the long run, but easier No Way. It started off with me gingerly cutting around his eyes and ears. It was so stressful worring that I might cut him. Finally I felt brave enough to drag out the 5lb. clippers. Bouvier coats come off like a sheeps fleece so it needs to be shaved and peeled back all in one piece. So I began ever so carefully worring all the time. About a half hour in Bronte looked up at me as if to say that he had had enough. So he finally stretched out his neck for me to cut and then his leg. He continued to show me what to do next and grew impatient when I took to long on one spot or another. He never once nipped or complained. I'm glad that some days the dog is smarter than I am.

Time for a Break

I am so looking forward to my up coming break. Angie and Rhon will be here this weekend for their visit and then the kids and I pack up for our trip to BC. I am so looking forward to the rest. It might not seem like a rest to travel 10 hours in the truck with 3 kids but when we arrive it really is. Jesse and Bailey will have a playground just across the street to play at and Meghan and Nickole to play with. Micheal will have his Grandmother Norma to play with and the store to hang out at. When your nearest relative is 10 hours away there is plenty of people to visit.

Skating Carnival

The skating carnival went off without a hitch. The children remembered all their moves and didn't fall. They needed to skate backwards, glide on one leg, turn, spin, and make a two foot jump. They completed them all. Jesse was moved up to Stage 4 and Bailey was given an improvement award as she had just moved into Stage 3. In the picture they are dressed as pirates as the theme was the Pirates of the Carribean. Jesse in the red shirt and Bailey in pink. Way to Skate my babies.

My Poor Baby Is So Sick

Bailey and I have had a bad cold for a couple of weeks now. I was really bad one night with vomitting, fever, diarhea, and the chills. She was scared for me because I looked so bad. Now tonight she has all these horrible symptoms. I feel so bad when the kids are sick. I hope that she will feel a little better in the morning like I did. All she can think of is that she will miss her swimming lesson tomorrow if she can't go to school. I hope that she will feel like eating something tomorrow because I'm making her favorite moose stew. Well all I can do is pray for her healing and get some sleep while she does. May God please heal her cold. If you read this tomorrow please keep her in your prayers.

I'm so silly some days

I feel really dumb today. I had to call out the tow truck because I backed into the snow bank coming down my driveway. Not just a little but a good 5 feet in. The poor driver was the same boy (probably only 20) who had to come out when I forgot to plug in my truck and killed the battery. I felt so bad that this poor boy must come to my rescue but I guess thats what AMA is for. It is definitely been worth the 88 dollars. One day soon I hope to learn how to back up but until then maybe I should park at the bottom of the hill.

It's Ok I'm Still Here

I haven't run off to join the circus just yet. I had a really bad cold for a couple of weeks and so did Bailey. I spent 5 days in bed which is unheard of for me thankfully the kids are old enough to take care of the basics and Micheal can make a hot meal with minimal instruction. I am so glad I taught the kids to cook, make lunches for school and do laundry at a young age. I thought I was preparing them for life and it turns out it was just for my bad cold. Ha Ha. This week is crazy busy because I need to bake for the bake sale at school, finish making 75 fabric name tags for the skating carnival, Ju Jitsu class, skating dress rehersal, 3 Aqua fit classes, swimming lessons for Bailey, Fiddle: guitar: piano lessons, driving lessons, bible study and get ready for Angie and Rhon's visit and I'm still not quite over my cold. The circus isn't looking so bad after all. After all this Shawn will phone home and ask me what I did today and of course I'll say nothing. I need to come up with a better answer without giving him my mind numbing todo list. Maybe when he asks what I did today I'll just say everything. Ha Ha