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I apologize for slacking when it comes to posting on here of late. I have been a sick puppy. With a house full of kiddos. :p Brandon's had a long weekend (UEA) and the other 2 still have a week or so to go off track. It's been nice having B home. Yesterday when I had a horrid headache and was sure I was going to throw up he watched the other kiddos for the afternoon so I could have a nap.
Today I'm just sniffly, nauseous and tired. And grateful for my blanket. Brrrrr...
It must be time for hot chocolate. And maybe an afternoon nap again.

Have a great day!

Five slices of Heaven

...and it's not even 2 pm yet.

I slept in. So did my babe. (It was partly his fault - he didn't fall asleep last night until crazy late.)

This was my breakfast.Hot chocolate, whipped cream, cinnamon. Mmmmm...

Time on the treadmill before I showered today. I need to get back into the habit of doing this daily. Nothing beats the energy you get from a good workout. I could use some energy most days. :p

Enjoying a beautiful 60-something degree day with my kiddos.Can you guess what Ej was telling me? Nononono...

My kiddos are headed to frost pumpkin-shaped cookies with their Aunt Lauren. (I'm thinking of celebrating this with a nap. It's either that or some AV. :p)

Girl talk.

Last night instead of logging back into WoW like I had planned I ended up hanging out with Kirsten. We talked about everything under the sun & she ended up staying up way later than a 10 year old should. lol
It was awesome to just talk to her. She's strong & smart. She's a good friend and a caring person. I was able to hopefully help her with some things and through my sometimes not so great example give her some ideas that will help her to be safe and happy.
It's amazing to watch your kiddos grow up and go through similar things that you did. Kirsten has had some better luck than me in some areas. She has a little more confidence than I did at her age. It's awesome to see the strength that comes out of that. She's a good kid. She drives me nuts at times, but considering what I did to my mom when I was younger I figure it's par for the course. I'm pretty lucky. She's pretty awesome.

My Sunday Meme

...that I totally stole off of Erica's blog. ;)

The ABC's of Me

A-Attached or Single: Duh...

B-Best friend: Jody

C-Cake or pie: Both :p I've been craving lemon meringue pie though so we'll go with that.

D-Day of Choice: Sundays - I love my Sunday naps. :)

F-Favorite color: Today it's light blue.

G-Gummy bears or worms: Bears!

H-Hometown: Willowdale/North York

I-Indulgence: Tootsie Rolls lately :p

J-January or July: July all the way.

K-Kids: The cutest ones ever! Four of 'em.

L-Life is incomplete without: The people that I care about.

M-Marriage Date: October 9th. (Yep, we just celebrated 11 years)

N-Number of Siblings: 2- Robin & Aaron. I'm the middle child.

O-Oranges or Apples: Apples

P-Phobias or Fears: Um, snakes.

Q-Quote: The first one to pop into my head is "Do or do not. There is no try." ;)

R-Reason to smile: Kisses from my kiddos.

S- Season: Summer.

T-Tag three: Julie, Holly, Kristi

U-Unknown facts about me: I'm an open book. Ha! Okay, I was an A student in Jr. High and College but I dropped out of High School.

V-Vegetarian or oppressor of animals: I eat meat, I'm just picky about it.

W-Worst habit: Procrastination & taking things too much to heart.

X-Xrays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds are fun. :)

Y:Your favorite food: Today? Well lots of days I'd say perogies.

Z-Zodiac: Leo

Saturday recap. Of sorts. :p

This little cold is threatening to kick my butt. :p I'd say that it's more from being dead tired than anything else. What a funky sort of way to end a good week. >.<

~My 2 elementary school aged kiddos went off track. They'll be home all day for the next 3 weeks.
~We bought the kids' Halloween costumes. They're all happy and lookin' cute.
~Omega Co. finally downed the curator. I was so proud of us. :) An impromptu kara run last night went well too. The chess event is kinda fun. :)
~Vern took Wednesday off from work. Not only did I get out of the house while the kiddos were at school, but we went out for some yummy lunch. :o)
~I'm sure there was more but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. That's okay, I think Ej and I are ready for a nap.

Oh yeah...
I'm not sure what was up with the serious face but here's my little Jedi. :o)

The cutest little engine.

Elijah loves his costume. :) Wearing it makes him happy. Well, until it's time to take it off. He liked holding Thomas' face up to the camera to show me. lol He's just the cutest.
If you know my kiddos then I bet you can guess what LV is being. I'll share what his costume is soon too. Kirsten's is awesome except that she looks way too grown up and beautiful.

2 cute kids & 1 huge pumpkin

Uncle Glen grew some pumpkins this year and we landed a huge one. The 2 cute kiddos (who are now off track for 3.5 weeks) offered to pose to show actual scale. lol
I do have a feeling it's going to be a crazy few weeks with 3 of 4 kiddos home all day.
Elijah's going to have a blast though. :)
Have a great day!

It smells like Autumn

My house smells so good today. It smells like autumn. :o) I made rolls. (Which we've thoroughly enjoyed - they were gone so fast when the kids walked in the door. lol)
I'm thinking I want to make some apple crisp today too. We have a ton of apples and that just sounds so good right now. Yum.

Outside seems more autumn-like today as well. We enjoyed walking through our first crunchy leaves on the way to school. The trees in the valley are finally turning. Slowly but surely they're dropping from limbs to decorate the ground.

I truly do love October. I'm sad that I didn't get a picture of the humungous pumpkin on our doorstep or the mountaintops to the east all covered in snow, but I guess there's no harm in saving something for later.

I'm off to slice apples. Have a great day!

It's Friday!

I love Fridays!!
It's gray and cool outside today. Kinda feels like a storm is coming. I'm thinking of celebrating with my blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. Oh, and a book. :o)
I started reading some fantasy book B got from his school library last night and am almost done. I don't even know the title - just picked it up and started reading. I'll finish it after Elijah & I are done playing Caillou's Kindergarten. He loves to color and play the matching game. It's a lot of fun to watch him. He's growing up so fast. *sigh*
Well I'm looking forward to keeping warm and enjoying some reading time.
Have a fabulous Friday!

Happiness is...

Hangin' with my babe.
A full glass of diet Pepsi.
Nap time.
Actually, Happiness is oodles of pictures of Elijah. :o)I've been taking lots of pics of my babe lately. Today at lunch was awesome - I was able to catch some of his goofiness on film. :o) That's where 4 of these shots are from. I took over 100 photos in the space of 15 minutes or so. I did stop partway through and wipe some of the evidence of his pb & j sandwich off of his face - other than that little cheat this is lunchtime at it's best. :)

Happy Monday!

It feels like I haven't posted an entry here forever.
It was a busy sort of weekend with family stuff going on. Brandon had a 4-day weekend - he goes back tomorrow. It's looking like a slightly busy week ahead as well. Fun stuff. :)

Since I didn't get my Sunday meme in I'll do a very quick one here.

Growing up what was your favorite meal? Perogies & borscht. I know that's 2 things, but both are so yummy. Especially when my mom makes 'em.
Are you blonde, red or brunette. Is it natural? I'm a natural brunette these days.
Free t-shirt coming your way. Your color choices are lime green, bright red or mocha brown. Pick one! Hmmm... today I'd pick the brown one.

Happy Monday!

Yeah...

I really don't have anything to say today. :p

Have a good one! :o)

Happy October!

October started on a very windy sort of day. It was beautiful out for our daily walk to the elementary school - sunny with quite the wind going on. Loved it. :)

This entry will be quick, I have cookies baking. (Strawberry cake mix cookies - yum!)

My big sis recently e-mailed me some pictures from when she visited my mom. I cried when I saw them. I love this woman. I haven't seen her in over 11 years. She looks happy. That's the most awesome thing. Hi mom! :)
Another happy: My fil seems to be doing well. He's working from home and more importantly, working on getting better. Life sure has changed for our whole family with his illness, but we're sure grateful he's fighting this and doing his best to stick around.
I always mention how Elijah likes to sit with me at my computer whatever I may be doing. I decided to take a shot of him just now (icky lighting and all) to share what greets me every time I sit here. I'm so lucky that he likes to hang out with me. Could you refuse cuddles from this little guy? lol
Well, the cookies are done, so Ej and I are off for a treat. :)
Have a great day!