merry christmas

so we leave tomorrow up to big white so i will be without computer for 7 days so i would like to wish everyone a HAPPY and Safe Christmas and cross your fingers we survive without breaking any major bones.... above are pics of the kids during their christmas concert ...matthew is really concentrating hard....the bottom 2 are before we left the house.

that's it till the new year!!

I finished my last shift now until january 1st!! woohoo, what a tiring 2 nights i just worked. We are overflowing....literally there was not a bed to be had this morning. Now I need to focus on getting my butt in gear for Christmas and Big White.
Not much else going on around here....darren, the kids and I went out friday night for my birthday....ugh I hate being old! other than that and work not so much going on. The kids of course have there christmas concert this week at school and then the pancake breakfast with santa Thursday morning which means i need to be there around 6:00 to help set up and assume my responsibilities as whip cream girl. If I don't talk to you before Christmas I hope everyone has a Happy, Healthy and Safe CHRISTMAS and nothing but good wishes for the NEW YEAR.

Oh by the way...check out how much my monsters have grown...the pic is the kids in 2004 Boxing day the 2nd 2005 Boxing day
Merry Christmas !

15 days till christmas!!

so it would appear I have been very neglectful with respect to this blog but I really don't have an excuse other than life happens......
The snow has all melted so soccer was back on today for Taryn....
Trying to figure out what we need to take up to Big White, what to get the kids for christmas, what to get Darren???? have pretty much finished with Mom and Dad, helen, troy & kids etc.
The next couple of weeks tend to be busy with school events etc. Am dissappointed to hear that Taryn's class is doing the same song that the grade one's did last year...even the same costumes. Apparently there are a few teachers who do the same thing every year....how hard is it to pick a new song?? Matthew however will be playing the "ultra glockenspiel" what ever that may be for his songs class.......
Bye for now.

snow snow snow and more snow

the snow here is crazy....well for here it is anyway... the kids are loving it! But now the meltdown begins...2 trees in our complex came down last night....I really need to get my butt in gear and start the christmas countdown.....still not sure what to do about decorating??? Really need to figure out what to take to Big white also........way too much to do!!

here is a funny I borrowed from a friend

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!
1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.

2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.

3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.

4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.

5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own.

6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in._________________


hahahaha

too much christmas cheer!!

well we had our work christmas party last night and had a blast.....set up was easy this year, good thing since only 3 of us were there....food was awsome, band was great, bartender a little too great, overall a fantastic eve.....and now i am paying for it...my only saving grace is that my wonderful mother took the kids last night and then kept them and took them to the ice capades-ooops sorry i mean disney on ice......off the try and eat something enjoy your weekend it is cold here-slight snow.......

it's raining it's pouring.......

Rain rain and more rain!! uuuck! so unfortunately the class i was going to take was cancelled so now i will be working tomorrow......was feeling guilty about calling in sick anyway......not too happy though that i short shifted myself, silly me worked last night(thursday) and now am working a day on saturday and then 2 nights......Hopefully the rain will stop long enough to play soccer on sunday.
Found this interesting web site with quizzes that tell you things....apparently if i was single i date like i am 35yrs old, woo hoo younger than i am. Here is the website,http://www.quizgalaxy.com/quiz.php?id=144 there are some funny things there.....here is my obituary
Imploringly while trying to recant, jenn
died with a smirk on her face.
jenn will be terribly missed by darth vader.

anyhow have a great weekend--try not to drown.

back and the busy season begins!

tuesday Suzanne and I went to the outlet mall near seattle....fun but apparently my calves are too big for most dress boots!! I did manage to purchase 2 of the cutest purses though and some smelly stuff from the gap.we were staying the night so after checking in we went to the casino for the buffett dinner....not the best, then i lost some money on the slots...a whole 6$, hold me back!! I did however have a great sleep, i quite like a big bed all to myself with no snoring or kids waking me up....wednesday we decided to drive to the "Supermall"-not so super. then up to Bellis fair on our way home. The problem being we were in the storm of the century, the power kept going out in the mall every 8 minutes or so which meant darkness then having to wait for the tills to reboot....it was not meant to be. we had dinner then drove home throught the power outages and raging winds. this actually is quite comical since our origional plan was to go to Tofino for a few nights and watch the storms....people bailed so shopping was our next option.
i am working tonight and then the weekend but am managing to take in an Allie Edwards class so that is cool. Next week is the christmas party for work so i really need to find something to wear!!! then the christmas push is on to get presents, skis etc organized before we leave for Big white. Have a great weekend, think of me in the cold windy rain on sunday for Taryn's soccer game.

here are some layouts i did.... i can never get a good shot of Jackson- he is in the scowling phase when i take his pic -so that is why there are never layouts of him...i will work on it!

Jenn

neglectful....

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog but there really hasn't been anything too exciting to talk about. I had my stint as a guest designer for scrapbooking store. went ok, I am always my worst judge.....
Nothing new with the kids........rain rain go away........
went to the airport today to drop my dad off-apparently a trip to england to watch some soccer is part of his retirement plan.
went to the Dixie Chicks last night....great show...very funny slagging bush.

that's it for now.

sugar coma!!

so last night was a very cold Halloween!! trick or treat! I ate way too many coffee crisps now my tummy hurts, oh well. I have to work tonight so this is a quick entry, sorry for being bad. Hopefully i will get my break at the same time dancing with the stars reveals who gets voted off!
here are some pics of the kids, Taryn was a pirate girl and Matthew a vampire!

yuck

I haven't really written lately, been too busy with the harvest fest stuff....but now it is over !! I feel yucky today though, snotty, headache, just plain yuck so I plan on laying on the couch all day!
TV sucked last night -- all repeats! thank god Jerry springer finally left dancing with the stars, it was becoming painful.
this weekend is soccer, soccer pics and Taryn has a costume bday party. I need to finish her costume...she is being a pirate girl, Matthew is a vampire....again, oh well easy. We are suppose to go to a party saturday night but I have no idea what to be?????
Enjoy your weekend!!

pro-d day again

well...here we are again at yet another pro-d day. why is it my kids always pick this day to be the most horrible?? I was a bad mom today and completely lost it.....i hurt my throat i yelled so loud, but now all is quiet......so i guess it worked.
went to the pumpkin patch in the rain this week, not so bad, the kids actually behaved fairly well. Didn't really get any good pics though, I took Darren's camera and it is just not the same as mine. oh well
Off to a scrapbook thing on saturday with carrie and then working o sunday.
Enjoy your weekend!

hi

hi, this week is all about the harvest festival--trying to get games together and do some posters etc. Yet again I have got myself into the doing too much cycle.
The other night we made a list of everything that needs to be done around the house......all that it needs is money......oh well.
Hoping to make some changes in the near future, will keep you posted on that but don't want to say too much......

enjoy your week!!

Holy.. that week went by fast

Friday again, spent most of the day at school dealing with hot lunch. Then went to buy a new fridge and stove for the PAc kitchen--it is amazing how easy it is to spend other peoples money.
Tomorrow we have soccer and then 2 bday parties. I will have to miss the 2nd because i am working.
sunday is soccer again-hopefully i will stay awake throughout the game.
Next week is all about the harvest festival--really need to get my ass in gear and make some signs and paint some of the games we still have to make eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
loving Tv last night-mcsteamy
enjoy your weekend!

tuesday!!

hello, hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend. We had dinner at my mom's on saturday- the usual gang was there plus a cousin of my dads and here hubbie visiting from england. The kids were, for the most part, all behaved. I also had a visit with Carol from the island. It is funny how although we have both grown older,
moved apart, had kids we can still fall right back into conversation--makes me wish we lived closer....
this week it is back to the grind, soccer,lacrosse, pac,dance, hot lunch blah blah blah......Here are some pictures i took this weekend at my moms. Enjoy your week everyone.

happy thanksgiving

hi. on the verge of a long weekend after working a crazy buzy set at work. It's always weird when you know your pt outside of work--hi hows work,the dog, your mom--- let me stick my hand inside of you.....oh well i digress. Hopefully this weekend i will get to see my long lost friend Carol. She is coming over from the island and i hope we can meet up somehow.
Saturday is turkey day at my parents with all the usual kaos that comes with that. wish me luck! Enjoy your holiday everyone!

jenn

October already??

I can't believe that it is october already...crazy. The weather here is great, sunny and crisp. My plan today is to organize the kids closets, right now they are a nightmare. The dressers are to small and so I think I am going to put in some shelves for their clothes....wish me luck.

enjoy your week!

tgif????

tgif??? well not really. All that means is a million and one things todo with the kids hanging around. I have to be at the soccer field at 8:30 to set up for the U5 program and then apparently run it because the guy who I commondeered (sp?) to do it is away. Yikes, still need to think up one more drill??!! After that it is off to Matthew's soccer game. Sunday, its Taryns game in the morning and then Matthew's field lacrosse in the afternoon. Thank god next weekend is thanksgiving so we have no games woooohoooo!
Darren is sick, snotty, whiney sick. He should of stayed home but they had a meeting today he HAD to go to. He should be home soon all whiney and miserable. It's a cold man -- you will survive. I guess this means no working on the bathroom again this weekend-there is always something.

On a sad note--my old roomate from University -Pete- his wife passed away last week from cancer-very sad, they have a 2yr old. I could not imagine what he is feeling right now.

Grey's was funny, George is a hoot. Survivor--boring. Er- how does a preemie baby with a million and one issues end up at home and big at the end of the show?? did I miss the part where 6 weeks quickly passed by??? Continuity people???
Enjoy your weekend!!

thursday....

things are starting to calm down around here now. Still a million and one things to do and places to go but we are now getting into a groove. Still not happy with work, why is it only stupid people are having babies?? seriously, I wonder how some of these people survive day to day life.
Tonight, greys anatomy is on, interested to see which show they will air since the screw up last week??
Here is a random thought for the day>>>>why is it that 2 kids and 1 husband feel the need to leave their socks, tshirts, pants, undies in the living room?? why can't they a) get dressed/undressed in their rooms & b) if they can't do (a) then atleast remove the above items to the laundry basket???
Oh well, enjoy your day I am off to Costco to get my usual supply of non-naturally occuring foods (granola bars, fruit strips etc).

what to do?

Seriously considering my career choice...yesterday at work sucked! People are annoying me more and more. The big question is: what else could I do were I make the same great wage. Really I do like my job I am just tired of all the excess crap that comes along with it it is starting to make me wonder if it is really worth the money. But as Darren always says I am halftime Jenn with fulltime Jenn wants.....must keep working.....
Back to work again tonight after soccer practice then the usual for the rest of the week, run here run there.
Enjoy your day!!

reunion night!

So last night was it...my 20 year reunion. What a hoot! First:kudo's to the organizers for making it casual. So the night started with Darren, Fin and I taking a cab (safety first) to the establishment where it was to be held. Our first minute there was hilarious, the girl taking the tix reads the back and says "too funny, there is a guy we went to school with this name....darren caseley...." yes i reply that's him.....hahahaha she could not believe that was darren. we then moved upstairs whereby we encountered person after person from our past. It was really nice to see some who I really hadn't seen in 20 years. some looked exactly the same--apparently me being one of them, Darren not so much. Others I had no idea who they were???? Overall it was a great evening. I was pleasantly surprized to discover that chubby old me was one of the smaller girls there. All the skinny minnies from high school had chunked it up--I know that was very "mean girls" of me but oh well it was a great ego boost for me! Some people looked a little weathered and a couple looked "fake" in the boob area if you know what i mean......Overall a great time was had by all but i wasn't feeling all that hot this morning when i had to go to the soccer field to get the u5's started. Very tired and probably a wee bit drunk still........Darren is not doing all that great either.....hahahaaha
In other news: Matthew had a great game today and was so close to scoring a goal, very proud of him. Let's hope Taryn's game tomorrow goes as well.

pro-d day

why do we have to have a pro-d day only 22 days into september? they have only been in school 11 days! actually 101/2 but who's counting. Still have my cold, snotty chesty thing i am with a voice that borders on a transvestite.
Tomorrow night is the old high school reunion- I made the mistake of asking someone what to wear and she said "bar clothes" like I know what the heck that is??? This weekend consists of soccer on both days and lacrosse on sunday. Enjoy whatever you are doing this weekend!
Pic is of the crazy kids and grandad awhile ago.

the blahs

feeling rather blah today! sore throat, itchy eyes.....this weird twitch in my left eyebrow that is plauging me since last nights Pac meeting....I have decided that there are far too many meetings this time of year. Why? Do we not have all year?? have finally figured out the U5 teams and have got enough coaches--you guessed it another meeting wednesday for that.....
On a good note...one of my layouts was picked up for a newsletter-does this count as being published??? It is the one of Matteo eating a popsicle I posted earlier.
I really can't think of anything else to say right now.....must figure out what to wear to this reunion coming up-that and decide when to fit in dying my lovely grey hair.
have a great week-- grey's anatomy starts this week woohoo!

friday night is here!

Looking forward to some of the girls coming over tonight although now i have to clean...oh well.
Survivor was intersting last night, the "asian team" has a fit bunch of people on it. Did anyone else notice that there weren't any "old" people or any completely out of shape. Love the chicken and the fact that the chickens got away, too funny.
Now my snarky comments for the day: why do people assume that when they put their kids in U5 soccer that they should be getting professional paid coaches not volunteers. Do they really think i get paid for dealing with their bad behavior and bitchiness? NO, suck it up people without volunteers kids sports in general would not exist! Besides that.....they are 5!!! Little Jonny will be lucky if he is able to run and kick a ball without falling over or stopping to look at a slug crossing the grass!! ok i am done now.
The layout depicts my very LONG summer! Enjoy your weekend!

hump day!

woo hoo! so this our first real week to see how the schedule is going to work and so far so good. Between the two of us we have managed to get everyone where they are suppose to be on time. Let's see how it works when I have to work though....back into soccer practice. My 8 sqealing girls where a wee bit hyper last night!! My new asst coach Shane is dealing well considering he was forced into it, hahaha thanks michelle. I know he really wants matching outfits like the ones in kicking and screaming (wil farrell) but i can't do it. the team name is even the same and the colors also but.........no. Tonight taryn starts her acro class so with that and her jazz class she should be well on her way to having a backup career as a pole dancer if need be.

This morning i took advantage of some free time since i had already finished the pac newsletter and went shopping for some much needed brassires. why is it that in the last 3 weeks every bra that i owned popped an underwire???? why is it that i am different sizes dependent upon the different companies-that really doesn't make for quick shopping.....

Wonder who will win rockstar? bb-boogie, not a fan but he was my pick in a pool we have so I won 70$ Dancing with the stars???not sure, who new emmitt smith could dance? Some of these people though are sad.....not that i could do better i am sure. Survivor starts thursday and amazing race after that.....that is a whole lot of mindless tv for me to enjoy!!

Can't wait till friday when a few girls come over for some drinks under the pretense of scrapbooking..... But, alas now i must get back to the dreaded U5 soccer co-ordination of teams, why did i do this to myself?????

what the %^&*%&%&%

Feeling a bit overwhelmed this morning....Why can't I just stand back like all the other parents??Do i not have enough to do with soccer and the Pac already? so now along with coaching Taryn's soccer team I am now the U5 co-ordinator, what the %^$&*??? not even sure how it happened? I don't have time for this, as it is i will have to pee on wednesday's between 6-6:30.....so now all i need to do is find 4 coaches and divide up the kids, organize a schedule, get uniforms ....not so bad....except no on ever wants to be a coach. "I am too busy, I am not going to be able to be there, blah blah blah" these are the same people though who are there every single weekend making "comments" about the people who do step up and how they do things....Without a coach I can't make up a team! aaaaaaaaarrrrgh I am going to need a 12 step program I think - JUST SAY NO- it seems to work for everyone else.
Enjoy your day!

hmmmmm

so, here we go again. Back into the endless cycle of practices, games, classes......there is not enough time for it all. my biggest pet peeve though has to be early dinner. I absolutely hate having to eat at 4:30/5:00 so that everyone can get fed before venturing out!
Also back into the work thing....worked yesterday, work tonight and saturday night. I guess this atleast pays for all the other stuff!

In case i hadn't told you we are going to Big white this christmas, very excited. Kids will learn to ski(taryn) and snowboard(matthew) should be fun. Friends of ours are also up there at the same time so the kids (parents) will be occupied.

Have a great day everyone!!In keeping with my posting a pic......here is one that makes me laugh everytime i see it....matteo had a popsicle and was torn between loving the sweetness and hating the brain freeze....there are actually about 20pics documenting it but here is one i did a layout with.

woohoo

First real day of school!! WOOHOO!!! I am going for lunch not because i want to but because I can!!
so......it is now 3:45 and the little darlings are home. Taryn got in a straight grade 1 class which i am shocked since she is such an amazon I for sure thought she would be in the split 1/2 class and Matthew was over the moon highfiving his buddies because they, for the most part, were all in the same class. Ok, i don't usually gush about the kids but i was very proud of Taryn today. there was a shy little girl whose mother was very upset because none of her friends were in the class and Taryn took her by the hand and stayed with her all day. Her mother was very thankful Taryn took her under her wings and i was very proud that she saw someone who needed a friend and responded in the appropriate manner.
On another note we are not with my fave Erin....how weird, they have always been together since Pre-school.......whatever will me and Sharon do when we are on field trips without each other????? I guess we all have to grow up someday.....

on a completely different note...what is up with that baby suri....looks slightly asian....does anyone else see this????

last weekend before school!!

this is it! we are on the home stretch!! today was most likely our last trip to the beach before school starts again. lovely and hot! this picture is indicitive as to why I am so happy that school is starting back up again...

the Pac is also starting up- had a meeting last night but alas it was the same people again, the same people for pac, soccer, lacrosse, dance--apparently we have suckers written all over faces. why o why do we do this to ourselves--oh that's right if we don't who will??

have a great longweekend!

feeling like a big lump today! I really need to get off my fat ass and do something before it becomes to big to move!!

only 7 more days till school starts!! woohoo!! I know I keep harping on this but I really am looking forward to some quiet time without the kids!

end of vacation

so this is my last day of vacation...the kids drove me absolutely batty this morning, who am I kidding they have driven me crazy for the last week. so ready for them to go back to school.

we packed up and went out to the beach (sasamat) it was stinking hot!! here is my thought though...why do people feel the need to sit right next to you. I understand this if the beach is packed but why when there is a tonne of space do people feel the need to park themselves 6 inches from me and then proceed to set up there kids to dig a hole 2 inches from my left toe??? Why not move 5 ft over and have a whole lot of beach to yourself? Have they not heard of personal space!!

feeling rather old and weathered today..we recieved an email about our 20th high school reunion, how scary is that?!
I am undecided as to wether or not i want to go. I see all the people I want to-- or atleast I think I want to. Through work I see alot of different people too, sometimes more than them than I wish to...besides do I really want to remind myself how old I am?
something to ponder before they sell out of tickets.....

here are some pics of the kids taken at my dad's retirement bbq a few weeks ago. It is amazing to watch their different personalities come out as they get older. Had to put two in of Matteo- he cracks me up!

so.....

my first attempt at creating a blog did not go so well as after my first post I was not able to repost in it so here we go again.
As I said before I still have no idea what I am going to say....

I will say that my new Favorite show is "Family Jewels" with Gene Simmons. That family cracks me up! What is with Gene Simmon's hair though?
Big Brother is getting annoying although Will is amusing...New Survivor and Amazing Race should be starting soon...as you can tell I do enjoy my television.

I can't wait till school starts. This year will be the first year with both kids in school all day so as you can imagine I am quite happy....so happy that for those who know me I have been counting down since 425 days...only 14 to go, woohoo.

here are 2 recent layouts I have done that I quite like

well, my plans for this blog are mainly to babble and to keep my friends and family updated on my life and the goings on with the kids, dog, darren etc.