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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!