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it's been a while.....

2010-07-13T11:08:00.000-07:00

ha! school had just started with that last post and now it is summer......
the year definitely was a busy one and the summer is much more of the same. I am officially on vacation from the hospital but picked up a few shifts as we weren't going to do anything till the end of the month and a paycheque with only 2 days on it is a less than desireable.

this week.....plan to deal with kid's clothes, the locker room(oops i meant the living room), having taryn's bday party on thursday...i know it was in march but life got in the way.....

next week....matthew has provincials....that pretty much sums it up........

i hope to be more exciting with this but don't hold your breath....

week one done

2009-09-13T13:40:00.000-07:00

well...the first week of school is over and somewhat anti-climatic....neither kid knows what class they are in yet...hopefully by monday. In reality this week is the "REAL" week. Dance starts, soccer starts, field lacrosse starts...you get the idea.
Matthew is loving middle school...not that they have done anything other than play games and run up the crunch(lol). He came home after the first full day wanting to join everything...cross country, rugby, track and field etc etc etc. We(meaning I) had to tell him that he needed to make a choice...if he wanted to do all these things then something else had to give... soccer would be 2 practices and a game and field was a practice and a game so there was not much room for anyhting else coupled with the new homework he would be getting. so, after thinking about it all night he chose to drop soccer...he can always pick it up again next year so no biggie.
I guess we will have to see how this week works to see how back to school really goes....

12 MORE days

2009-08-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

12 MORE days........does that make me a bad mom? although I love summer and the freedom of it all i am totally looking for some scheduled days.The kids have been all over the place with their bedtimes and getting up at even odder times.They need to go back to school...I need them to go back to school....it means more work for me in the long run but atleast it is predictable. I still need to figure out what to make for school lunches and get Matthew organized. Taryn's schedule is already done with soccer and dance. Matthew is the big unknown...field lacrosse and soccer......
Today we made the trip for school supplies and 118$ later we have 95% of it...that doesn't include new backpacks, clothes, shoes or lunchkits...just paper and pens etc.

got my Canadian Scrapbookers magazine and Yep i am in it....at the end...on the lighter side...funny they would use a funny/sarcastic layout of mine...so unlike me.......

almost august

2009-07-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

I can not believe it is almost August! It is stinkin' hot here..apparently we are in a heat wave.....my fans are not cutting it but oh well.

July started out with us heading to Kelowna for a dance competition. They did well...gold in jazz and ballet and silver in tap(or what i like to call the train wreck). We had a great time staying in a fabulous hotel which served great blended drinks by the pool(Taryn enjoyed them a bit too much). Basically our days revolved around food, the pool and the dance.

here are some Pics of Taryn and buddy Alyssa enjoying the pool and Matthew happy to be at the pool and not watching dance

We then headed home for a short week before heading off to our usual camping trip to Oroville. Met up with the O's there, took Alex for some of it till he missed home and tammy had to come get him. Again a HOT week ending up with thunder, lightning and rain....here are some pics from the campsite and then our visit to Chelan and the h20 slides

Monday found me back at work....that's it in a nutshell

h20 slides

2009-07-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

we went to the h20 slides today for Colin's birthday...i was volun-told that i was going with the plethera of 11 yr old boys and taryn. It was actually fun...took a tonne of pics, most of them of taryn and her buddy kalen because she stayed on the mini slide with him and they went slow. i even managed to get a pic of the trolls together and smiling...holy!!

2009-06-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

busy busy busy!!

here are some pics from the district track meet.

officially i am on vacation....but...there is always a but....I did a shift change so i could get tonight off to take Taryn to the Jonas Bro's so i am working on Saturday.

School is out and this week is full to the brim with things to do....Taryn has rehersal for the competition in Kelowna and Matthew has a Bday party on Friday which i will be attending at the H20 slides...then saturday Taryn is performing at Golden Spike Days. Tuesday we are all off to Kelowna to her competition.

Unfortunately, Matthew's team did not make it to Provincials so we will not be going to Prince George. Poor kid...game 1 he had 47 shots on him, the other goalie 13...we lost 11-7. game 2 was more of the same--40+ shots on him and under 20 for the other and they lost 12-5. He played his wee little heart out. oh well, there is always next year.

here are some pics of grade 5 leaving ceremony(middle school-here we come). As you can tell by the 2nd picture he was thrilled with his diploma. The last one is the best we could get of him and Jordan--they have know each other since they were 3 and have been in school together since. we keep saying they will marry one day but they aren't buying it right now.

that's all I have for now....I am preparing myself mentally to endure the Jonas Brothers Concert tonight with taryn.

Bye:)

idiot

2009-05-26T11:05:00.000-07:00

I am an idiot! it is official! i somehow managed to lock the car keys in the car...not my keys or my car though....my mom's keys in her car. She has the other set but is not around anywhere near me....crap. So.......that leads me to the posting.....what else would one do on a rainy day with no car keys? blog of course! It was either that or clean the messy house.

Here has been a bit hectic lately. Lacrosse season is in full swing and if you have kids that play you know that they squeeze every ounce of free time out of you in a short period of time.
here are some pics of Matthew at a tournment

On top of that Taryn has been in dance competition......they got gold in all 3 dances and even made top 5 over all in their division(a big deal as they beat a whole lot of older kids) and got to perform in the Power Championships. They didn't win but we didn't expect them too....they were competing against a group of hip hoppers(18yrs old) who basically could of been on "Americas best dance crew". Funny how they are div 1(they are divided into divisions based on years of "formal" training and hours of dance per week)... Regardless the girls beat out 114 other groups to make it and were fabulous next to all the BIG kids. I have posted some pics of Taryn and her friends in Carwash and ballet and the one with the blue dress is her bestest friend who competes against her. They are from the last comp but i haven't got the others loaded yet...when i do i will load some.

PLus we had activity day (sports day for all you oldies)

and school and work and field hockey and Matthew's birthday.......let's not forget Taryn has her ballet exam on Wednesday and on Thursday both kids qualified for the district track meet....Matthew in the 800m and medely relay and Taryn in high jump, long jump, 4x200 and the medely.

Coming up....tap exam, year end recital, playdowns for provincials and then july we are in kelowna for a dance comp and if matthew's team makes it...Prince George for provincials......fun times.

For Matthew's bday we are taking the easy way out....pizza then taking them to a Adanacs game. we are making it a combo with Alex who also has his bday...fun times.....14 kids though so it shouldn't be so bad. I can not believe he will be turning 11....going to middle school next year and almost taller than me(not much of a feat but still...)

ok...so now i have not much else to say...i PROMISE to be more diligent in my postings to keep you all thoroughly entertained.
....almost forgot....one of my scrap layouts(old) got picked up to be in Canadian Scrapbooker in the fall.....

2009-01-14T14:45:00.001-08:00

so it is official i really do suck at the whole blogging thing...but really who reads it? it is mainly me babbling about nothing......
january is here and the snow is still here....did i forget to mention it snowed all of christmas...ooooodles and oooooodles.....
no soccer due to the above
no lacrosse du to the above
mom going crazy with 2 kids with pent up energy due to the above.......
thank god for dance starting up again that takes care of one of them......

2008-12-17T19:37:00.000-08:00

I never thought i would ever be saying this.....I am now 40 years old! yikes. Having some trouble with it. i never thought i would...afterall it is only a number, right? oh well, i don't think i look 40 and for the most part don't feel 40, or atleast what i thought 4o would feel like......

okay enough of my rambling .....

christmas is almost here which means christmas concerts....4 in total........the school divides up and of course they are on 2 different nights plus the daytime shows...yikes! plus Matthew is the MC for them so he is there for all four.
so cute....him and miss Jordan are co hosting. cute since they have known each other since they were 3yrs old at preschool and matthew had a wee crush and perhaps it was mutual...regardless now they pretend not to know each other unless forced.....i tried to talk them into matching sweater vests but no dice.
i did opt out for tonights show, darren went solo...i have a headache and really couldn't stand to go again....bad parent perhaps but my sanity is worth it!!

2008-11-26T09:52:00.001-08:00

here is me jumping on the bandwagon....copying Erica, Anna and Sonja

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ....does the recorder in grade 6 count? or rockband
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9.Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo....in the car
11. Bungee jumpe
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice...assuming vegas counts
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (just indoor)
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle...dirtbike counts right?
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating...fishing counts???
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

how did it get to be november already??

2008-11-09T13:57:00.000-08:00

it would appear that the year is flying by and almost over...when did that happen? the monsoon season is upon us so soccer was cancelled this week with the flooded fields and all......I really need to get some work done on the papers i am supposed to be handing in for the courses i am taking but i worked last night and only slept for a few so really am not interested in actually doing any work......
must start thinking about christmas......................

things

2008-10-26T12:48:00.000-07:00

so as the year progresses it would appear that time is becoming more of an issue. we are here there and everywhere on a regular basis but the schedule is now somewhat together. one thing i have added is the gym....mondays while taryn is in dance another mom and myself go to a circut class at this wee little gym a block away. it kicks my ass- even more demoralizing is the fact that we are by far the youngest participants! we also have a personal trainer on Thursdays who also kicks ass.....i have been by myself since Chris was in Vegas and OH MY!
perhaps i will lose a few....
soccer is time consuming and becoming more frustrating as the girls have started to not listen....hello people get your kids in line, i am not a babysitting service! we had a bye this weekend and they were shocked that i decided to take the day off...sorry i do have a son who plays lacrosse on sundays and would like to see him play on occasion...

the faker

2008-10-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

I am home today when i should be running a million errands and the cause....a faker....matthew woke up this morning complaining that he didn't feel good...his tummy hurt etc. i knew right then and there he was faking but when pushed to go to school the meltdown ensued.......fast forward....the faker is caught....i pretended to leave to go vote but stood by the stairs...out he came down the stairs skipping and humming only to find ME...hahahahahahaha caught. I am way smarter that a 5th grader!
hope everyone had good turkey!

2008-10-03T12:50:00.000-07:00

I really do suck at this whole blogging thing....today I am home sick with the cold I have been fighting off for 2 weeks but alas yesterday it caught me.....

Back to school came and went and now we are into the nitty gritty of schedules...drop here, pick up there, go back and get from here...the taxi service is now open for business.
I see other families all organized and happy and then i see us in a constant state of kaos. I have made the schedules, the meal plans, the chore lists and they work for a bit but then something always arrives to mix it all up.

On the 17th Darren and I are heading up to Whistler for the weekend. Darren is going to the BCMLA general meeting and i have decided to tag along for a mini vacation. I have to thank my mom for this because she is going to have to deal with the kids and their crazy schedule. It will be nice to not have to go anywhere and do anyhting if I don't want to...perhaps I will visit a spa or even just lay in bed all day and doze while Darren is at his meetings.......

okay the neo-citron is setting in and i believe i am going to go lie down now...take care

rain rain go away

2008-08-01T11:10:00.000-07:00

nothing like a week of crappy weather and rain to drive a family mental!! I even worked the first 3 days of this week at the clinic so i wasn't even around for much of the kaos....apparently my children behaved with whomever they were sluffed off on however when i appear their wee little heads spin around and they become evil little things........
i work tonight and then don't work again till wednesday so it should be a nice break... not really too much else to report, summer is almost over (4 weeks) and we really haven't done a whole lot.....

oooops!

2008-07-23T12:45:00.000-07:00

oooops! It would appear that I have really neglected this sad little blog.....then again I am not sure anyone even reads it so...oh well.

some happenings:

I am now working Mondays at the obstetrical clinic...it is meant so that now i don't need to pick up any extra night shifts---how much do i hate nights!!
summer vacation is here...well it was I should say. I went back to work yesterday so it would appear that it is over. We really didn't do too much....matthew had a tournament up in Kamloops so we went there and then last week we made the trek to Orville(osooyoos) to camp and then up to Kelowna to see uncle phil and aunt olga.
we are hopefully going to buy a new coach
have decided to do the one room at a time thing.....figured we would start small so the first room is the entry hall....the base board has been bought but is still sitting in the living room or as i like to refer to it the locker room.

how sad is that......i really don't have a whole lot to report, oh well.

WTF??!!

2008-03-28T11:30:00.000-07:00

snow? snow? seriously...it is the end of march almost april. It is NOT supposed to snow in March. I am at a loss for words....so annoyed with the weather I went and bought tanning minutes.

Having some issues with planning summer vacation also.....what to do?? Thought about camping down to disneyland...flying to disneyworld and then out of nowhere though Hawaii......this will take some more thought....any imput would be greatly appreciated....

off to work tonight then soccer appreciation/beer night tomorrow night.

thinking of doing a bootcamp-just have some concerns about running on my ankle......

enough babble...off to load the dishwasher

tootin' my own horn

2008-03-05T10:12:00.000-08:00

so this past weekend we had the mini tournament, 28 teams u5-u8 from 9am to 3pm soccer, soccer and soccer. it was fabulous. we got so many compliments from parents, coaches etc. many from teams outside of our club. Funniest one ever said congrats to our "team" hmmmmm that would be team of 2...tammy & myself......for running the most organized tournament he had been to....warms the cockles of my heart it does...
okay so enough about soccer.....it is almost over. both kids are in a tournametn this weekend and then we are DONE.....atleast till tryouts.......
the weather here today rocks....beautiful sunshine....i was once again a coffee whore and took tammy some since she is trapped at home with sick boy alex......
now i am going to clean my kitchen and then tidy upstairs.........
have a great day!

what's new

2008-02-27T11:45:00.000-08:00

what's new around here...???? well not a whole lot. Soccer is winding down with a tournament this weekend and another next...this weekend is mine and Tammy's so i have been super busy. Our living room right now is packed with goodie bags, i am not exaggerating, you can't even walk through the room. "bitch alert" I have issues with people not stepping up. we have a total of 28 teams in this tournament and so far the parents have been asked for nothing...no money...no time...nothing. For the tournament to run we have asked each team to supply 2 volunteers to fill one tiny little half hour shift....do you think people are stepping up?? nope...seriously 30 minutes and not even when your kid is playing so they won't miss a thing. i made the schdedule so their shift was the 30 minutes before or the 30 minutes after...some coaches have had to say they will do it which makes me so mad. don't they already do enough with coaching?! okay end of bitch alert!

other than that....soccer ending .....lacrosse and field hockey starting.....

what's up

2008-02-10T16:34:00.000-08:00

what's up........soccer has been snowed out for what seems like forever......it has been 3 weeks without a game and the kids are driving me bananas. yes it is nice to sleep in a wee bit and not have to go out in the cold and rain however the kids need to run.

Some coaches seem to think i have control over the snow melting....ummmm nope.....perhaps i should get my heat gun out and start melting it......

why do people seriously need to ask if the game is cancelled??? 3 ft of snow on the field people.......

okay enough of my bitchiness.............our food/dinner experiment is still going strong. we did have sushi last week but other than that we have eaten at home....clarification...dinner has been eaten at home. i have been out to lunch with suzie and my mom..how can you turn down lunch with mom---she pays.

hoping to get my bedroom organized this week....too many clothes that don't fit or are past their prime.......

that's it for now

ttyl

snowpants required...

2008-01-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

yesterday it snowed here...snowed and snowed and snowed...weird becasue apparently it didn't snow in vancouver..oh well. Really doesn't make that much of a difference in my one car life but for those that need to drive it sucks.
this morning we had the ususal fight...wear boots and put your snowpants on.....taryn no problem, matthew problem--he is far too cool....suck it up buttercup and put them on.
it is supposed to snow more today.......

we have survived the entire month without eating out except for thursday when we didn't get home till 6:15 and i had to leave for work at 6:45 so mCd's it was....oh well. i still think we have done well.
i am becoming quite the martha....i have made homemade mac & cheese, homemade tomato soup, homemade doubledipped buttermilk chicken strips with homade blue dressing dip, homemade pizza, a yummy sheppards pie make with turkey instead of hamburger-tastes a bit like chicken pot pie/soup, today it is a chicken caccitorre soup....i have done other stuff but can't remember now what the heck it was..............................i am freaking people out but honestly i must admit it is kind of fun to find different recipes ..................I think i am going to start baking soon.......
the only tthing i really want is sushi....i miss my sushi....oh well, maybe as a treat in february....

hope everyone is enjoying 2008 so far...ttyl

and we are off........

2008-01-09T10:07:00.000-08:00

so my big plans for being organized, healthier etc for this year are a bit in a shamble already. January 9th and already screwed...how sad is that?
I did make a meal plan for the week and so far we have stuck to it, we even have all the groceries for the meals so i shouldn't have to go out and get them....this leads to random food in my house.
Sunday night i worked adn then began what turned out to be a nightmare ride home....1 hour and 10 minutes it took me....all the hills to my house were backed up...and to make matters worse i had to pee! Luckily because i didn't get home till 8:50 darren decided to work from home...good thing because when i got up at 2 Taryn was home.....apparently the poor girl starting puking at school. I say good thing darren was home because i turn the ringers off so wouldn't of heard the phone.....she is a very good puker-doesn't freak out and when she is done rinses her bowl and mouth out. I had to work again Monday night and was not looking forward to spending my sleep day await with a pukey kid.....luckily darren was feeling not so hot so he worked from home again.
Today we are back to normal.....i still have mom's car though but she should be getting it back today so then we become the one car family...i see a whole lot of walking in my future.
i have started the painting of the trim...the entry way needs one more coat...when you see the white you really notice how dingy it looked before.

2008

2008-01-02T10:01:00.000-08:00

2008 who would of thought this would be here so quickly? I think this year I really need to get off my fat ass and start focusing on some things. First I need to figure out what the heck i am doing with this house, not just the physical house but how we live. I have decided to start back up with the weekly meal plans and stick to them, along with this i am hoping to set up some sort of cleaning/organizing schedule ......hopefully this will make me a happier person. i also need to get my ass in gear and start loosing this fat which seems to have piled on in the last year or two..ugh. Off to try to figure out how to acomplish these goals and get started..........wish me luck.

today....i am old

2007-12-15T12:22:00.000-08:00

Today I turn 39.....that sounds so old. Not sure what I expected but.....

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

2007-12-08T12:27:00.000-08:00

it is a beautiful sunny day here but man is it ever cold. Hauled our butts up to Matthew's soccer game but it had to be cancelled due to frozen ground. Now i sit here wasting time till i have to take taryn to erin's birthday party......

Darren is attempting to hang the christmas lights but is having some issues and consequently feels the need to drag me outside every 7-8 lights to have a discussion---just put the things up already!

Here are some pictures of our snowfall last week.....

been awhile

2007-11-12T15:09:00.001-08:00

oooops, bad blogger that's me! not really too much to tell.....renovations at a stand still, not really sure why.....kids busy=me busy...that is about it....feeling old..............................

you may want to sit down...

2007-10-03T17:46:00.001-07:00

You may want to sit down for this one...................................i actually have a working kitchen!!! my counters came on friday and they are beautiful!! as my friend tammy says it is obsence the way i keep molesting them. so now all that is left are the little jobs-finishing up putting handles on and the crown and baseboard-knowing darren this will take a while so in the meantime i will take what i can get. I will post pics as soon as i find my camera.

The "schedule" is now in full effect with me and darren running here, taking the trolls here and there with practices and what not. I am looking forward to a quiet weekend without any games(soccer or lacrosse)---gotta like thanksgiving.

nothing much else to report.....except for the fantastic Sonja asking me to be guest DT at the wonderful sandra's Pick of the Patch. Love the kit and now that i am finished my set of 3 I can not wait to dig into it.

I have also become a project....Sharon has decided i am "frail and fragile" since my recent bone issues so has taken it upon herself to get my fat ass to the gym. She even paid for my card to guilt me into going. It is a good thing-muscles here i come! We went today and I know she took it easy on me (thanks) but I didn't do too bad.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday weekend and think of me on Monday when you are all relaxing and i am slaving away at work....atleast i get paid extra-love those stats!!!

no way............

2007-09-14T12:48:00.000-07:00

as if having to wear a skiboot for my ankle wasn't enough, i have now broken my toe....yup i kicked matthew and broke my little toe. okay so i didn't mean to kick him. we were walking up the stairs to taryn's dance class...he stopped-i didn't. then i proceed to squeeze my sore toe into runners for soccer practice where i hobbled around.....got home took off my shoe to find this beautiful black and purple mass........
fun!

update on life

2007-09-11T13:00:00.000-07:00

so it would appear that I have got the cold/cough that never wants to go away, 2 weeks later after our initial meeting i am still coughing up, for lack of a better descriptive word, lung butter. Not the same shade of green but slightly lighter than when i started.

The kids are back in school which is good but with that comes the neverending schedules....dance, soccer practice, field lacrosse practice, soccer games, lacrosse games, more dance, school events, birthday parties....it never seems to end.

It amazes me how year after year people put their kids into activities and then just stand back....hello people volunteer run.....if you are seriously going to come to every practice/game and then just stand there then seriously would it kill you to help out a bit. Not my team-my parents rock however in trying to deal with all the girls teams u6-u10 I have discovered that people pretty much suck.. not everyone but most.
I am not paid to do this so please do not yell at me.
Even at school ... people have the nerve to ask me who is going to do this....that....etc.....HELLO your kids go here too, why not you??????

okay ranting over, off to attack my mountain of laundry to be folded. I do have a new plan though for socks.......i have what amounts to a laundry basket full of unmatched socks which we dig through every morning to find matches...I now have decided to throw in the towel or sock if you would have it and just throw them all out!
wastefull yes but my sanity is worth more than this i have decided.
I have also discovered that Matthew, Taryn and myself are able to all wear the same socks so that is my plan buy a batch of socks we can all wear---Darren can fend for himself of course.

ooops almost forgot my adventure. Myself and some friends from work went riverrafting. So much fun-scary at times - but well worth the fun. I think i will have to do it again.

enjoy your week

here we go again....

2007-08-31T09:46:00.000-07:00

school is starting again.......yippee on one hand but ugh on the other. Now comes the scheduling issues and the events and activitites and being pulled in 20 different directions all at once.

almost forgot

2007-08-13T10:23:00.001-07:00

i was the layout of the day at pick of the patch for this:

and i love this layout i did

hmmmmmmmm.............................

2007-08-13T09:57:00.001-07:00

so my life really isn't that exciting to warrent a blog i have decided but onward i go.

i am now back at work-i actually don't mind it but really think i need to start thinking of something else i can do. I don't necessarily mean l & D because I do love it (and i think i am good at it) but I am thinking I may need a little side career to keep my brain moving. I had a great idea in January to start a pre/post natal fitness business but didn't follow through gung ho and in the end someone else is now doing it in Coquitlam---i saw their ad in Starbucks--oh well, snooze you loose!

Just for intrest sake I did some research on design school-yikes 4 yrs-not sure if I am willing to go back to school that long......I need a work from home business....let me know if anyone thinks of something besides internet porn.....

my leg is doing ok, only a few shifts when it swelled but i discovered a new use for the frozen "pads" we give the ladies for their hoo's----they fit nicely in my sock and help with the swelling.

ooops almost forgot-Taryn has been published in a scrapbooking magazine-she was paid 75$ for her layout-it is with a letter from me-one which i didn't write-let's call it creative editing-if you know me you can tell right away. Have you ever heard me use the word "inspiration" - I think not...hahhahahhaa

Here are some pics of the family from my mom's 60th

bad blogger!

2007-07-26T18:13:00.001-07:00

so it has been a while since i wrote anything......bad old me. let's see, cabinets in, oven and fridge in, waiting for counters(went with the granite) floors done.....still haven't unpacked any boxes-going with the minimalist look....

ankle has actually been feeling good, took the cast off last week and have now got the okay from dr to return to work so we will see how it goes on saturday.

Had mom's 60th bday party and now she is retired.....good friends Craig & Shauna and their kids have moved back to bc from bermuda, nice to have them back.

went to the beach today-hot hot hot- much better than the yucky rain of last week.

darren was a good husband and finished up my crafty area/room/closet for me-love it!

that is about it for now.....................

facebook

2007-07-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

so a while ago i did the whole facebook thing and not too many people i know where there but now ....holy! there are a million people! i found my dear friend Muz(still crazy) and some old roomies(janet & autumn) and all the girls from work......it is funny how you find people you know on someone elses list that you didn't know they knew.......

house update: the cupboards are in - there were some missing pieces so they had to reorder and they will come back to install

- the floors will be finished on monday

we can move back downstairs next week woohoo! i was getting so tired of living upstairs and eating out!

off to paint now....

here are some pics from the lake on tuesday-why the need to wear goggles when not under water is a mystery to me- freak children

summer vacation is here....

2007-07-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

well today was the first day at home for the kids on vacation....friday was the real one but we were in a border lineup going down to the Evan's trailer.....not something i enjoy, the line up that is...3 hrs basically stopped with 4 kids trapped in a minivan......
today we waited all day for the kitchen installation guys to come only to be told that there was a mix up and they are coming tomorrow instead.....
the 7-11 down the way is the only one in canada changed to a kwik-e-mart for the simpsons promo-looks cool however very busy....
this week we don't have much planned but next week the kids are in swim camp in the afternoon so i will have fun unpacking stuff into my new kitchen/house......still need a countertop though.....
that is about it for me..........

Tag-random things about me

2007-06-26T15:40:00.000-07:00

apparently i was tagged by Anna and didn't know it until today so here goes.....

6 random/weird/quirky things about me...

1. really really really afraid of clowns
2. weigh more now than i did when i was pregnant
3. lived with guys the first 3 yrs i was in university (3,5,4)
4. am a pro at the "bump & spill" (accidently knock into someone and spill either my drink or their drink on them)
5. have never in my life eaten a peanut butter sandwhich
6. do not like bananas at all- so much so that i hate even giving them to my kids
7, love really bad tv/movies-i will watch just about anything(perhaps this explains #2)

ok that being said i tag helen and carol...

FINALLY...

2007-06-25T10:49:00.000-07:00

the drywall guy has left my house...somehow 5 days turned into 19. It reminded me of Murphy Brown and the painter guy Elvin who lived in her house....now we need to get priming then painting as the cabinets are going to be installed next week!
then the floor guy comes back on the 9th to buff, shine etc then all we need to deal with is the counters, moldings decorating etc.
i am so sick of eating out! woohoo kitchen here i come!

a scene from csi.....

2007-06-13T19:42:00.000-07:00

so......the 2 floor guys were here yesterday to finish up. Picture me upstairs on the phone when all of a sudden a BLOODcurdling scream--you can see where this is going- so i run down to find #1 taking #2 out the door in a rush. It would appear he met the saw and the saw won.....my new wood floor had blood all over it, the cement outside-bloody all over, the window had some spray.......anyhow long story short: it was the last piece of wood on the last day of work and now he won't be able to move his index finger.....cut through the tendon to the bone...he is a fireman working sidejobs laying floor.....poor guy......
on a good note my floor in finished except for the final buff and coat which they will do after the kitchen is installed.........

the ski boot

2007-06-07T11:57:00.000-07:00

It has been quite some time I see...OOOOPS, bad blogger me!
Life is a bit chaotic right now, for all intents and purposes we are living upstairs.....the drywallers didn't come when they were supposed to which screwed up the kitchen and the floors so as it stands now the drywallers are still here....apparently when they say 5 days they really mean 9 and still counting....the floors are being delivered today but god knows when they can do them. All my pretty new appliances are sitting in my garage still in their boxes. My couches are outside getting wet i am sure....yep i pretty much have had enough.........
Then there is my ankle.....still wearing this lovely ski boot contraption and i am supposed to be using my crutches but i hate them so i don't. BAD patient! I am planning on bedazzling it so that may improve it......

Here are some pics of the kids

One of Taryn's dance costumes & Matthew and friends on sports day

may long weekend

2007-05-20T08:29:00.000-07:00

you would think that the long weekend would bring about fun and frivolity.....but nope here it brings an endless stream of lacrosse games. Matthew is in a tournament so between the games and the volunteer shifts we are assigned there is not much time for anything else.

my ankle is still swollen and sore and i hobble everywhere. I went for my soccer coaching certification yesterday which was great except i had to stand on the sidelines for all the practical part which sucked and byt the end my foot was still swollen even more!!!
I go for a bone scan on friday so we will see what happens........

The house is moving oh so slowly, things weren't ready so other things had to be pushed back so still living in a mess.......

Matthew's birthday is coming up so i need to figure something out--shrek perhaps....

have a good week

this cracked me up.....too funny

2007-05-08T11:00:00.000-07:00

WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE READY TO HAVE CHILDREN

MESS TESTS
smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

TOY TEST
Obtain a 55-gallon box of LEGOs (or you may substitute roofing tacks). Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream because this would wake a child at night.

GROCERY STORE TEST
Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.

DRESSING TEST
Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all the arms stay inside.

FEEDING TEST
Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor.

NIGHT TEST
Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8-12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 3:00 p.m. begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 p.m. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 p.m. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen moreand sing these too until 4:00 a. m. Set alarm for 5:00 a.m. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.

INGENUITY TEST
Take an egg carton. Using a pair of scissors and pot of paint, turn it into an alligator. Now take a toilet paper tube and turn it into an attractive Christmas candle. Use only scotch tape and a piece of foil. Last, take a milk carton, a Ping-Pong ball, and an empty box of Cocoa Puffs. Make an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower .

AUTOMOBILE TEST
Forget the BMW and buy a station wagon/minivan. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there. Get a dime. Stick it into the cassette player. Take a family size package of chocolate chip cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car. There, perfect.

PHYSICAL TEST (Women)
Obtain a large bean bag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months.
Now remove 10 of the beans.

PHYSICAL TEST (Men)
Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time.

FINAL ASSIGNMENT
Find a couple who already have a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training and child's table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run wild. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers.

that gave me quite the giggle---how true.....

may already!

2007-05-07T16:20:00.000-07:00

This year is just wizzing by!
So I have had a bit of a setback.......apparently i have screwed my ankle up, can't really walk on it. Dr sent me for xrays and it is not broken-most likely tendon or ligament. Not really sure how i did it. Went running thursday night- took a step and owwwwwwwwwwwwww hurt but it went away and by sunday felt ok to try again. A bit into the run and oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww well that was the end of that--just call me hopalong.....that's what i get for trying to be active-back to sitting on my ass i guess.....
that's about it......
talk to you later.

shocking...................

2007-04-25T16:34:00.000-07:00

I have actually lost 5 lbs! I am assuming it is from the running since the only food thing I have changed is my vanilla lattes have become nonfat sugarfree lattes.

Canucks made it to round 2 woohoo

love this

here are some layouts i quite like of late:

the beachbum one and this one were picked for the Basic Gallery

update

2007-04-21T08:43:00.000-07:00

YIPPPEEEE! we have a date for our kitchen cabinets installation...may 22. i know that sounds like a long way away but hey i will take it.

Carrie and i are still running(run/walk) we have gone to 2 with the runners den and done the required homework also woohoo....off to do one this morning also.

what else.......i am running out of time, between soccer, the kids activities, pac, dt assignments and the house, oops almost forgot work....i am becoming overwhelmed.......................................

got this funny video clip sent to me...http://sjl.funnyordie.com/v1/view_video.php?viewkey=3efbc24c7d2583be6925

hope everyone has a good weekend i am at work tonight, hopefully it will be quiet.

life....

2007-04-12T15:52:00.000-07:00

after a really crappy sad day at work I have come to the realization that life is far too short to get worked up about the small stuff!

so.................on the running front. Carrie and I went to our first night of run/walk at the runners den. We did it! woohoo and even more impressive we went out again today, holy crap am i ever out of shape!

work tonight, work tomorrow night, then hopefully will be able to go again on sunday before we up our times on tuesday night.

Go Canucks Go...

couldn't make it, lasted till end of the 3rd ot but then i had to crash!

Talk at you later!

been awhile....

2007-04-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

Just noticed how long it has been since I have written something....bad blogger that I am! Not much going on though....still living in reno chaos, kids are the same: soccer done now into the land of lacrosse and field hockey...work is work....Darren is Darren....I visited some friends in Hamilton...not the nicest place to visit but had a blast anyway. Did get 2 layouts picked for the Basic Grey gallery.....extended one guest DT gig (Lovebug) and did another for a different site(Scraphoria).
That is about it...................................did miss seeing Carol when she was over though.

need to do lose some major pounds.....starting the run walk thing at the runners den again with Carrie.....

ok now i am done.

in

2007-03-14T23:14:00.000-07:00

so we are in......what a nightmare! oh well it will be over sooner than we think.
was sent this by my friend dawn - funny. It has pics also but i was too lazy to upload them all.

Okay, some of us weren't exactly "little" but it brings back some memories....and if you can't remember just ask the magic 8 ball...

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide", on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once !

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle).

You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson!

(so sad but so true)

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of !

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket. When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off"

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?"

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics. (?? its not??)

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or r a i n b o w designs.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real" perfume you ever owned.

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off.

sadly i am guilty of all of the above.

holy crap!!!

2007-03-04T08:12:00.000-08:00

so we now have possession of the new house and it is uglier than i remember, good lord what have we gotten ourselves into?? check out the carpet.

They so thoughtfully also tried to match the carpet to this lovely paint color in the living room and dining room.We have already ripped out all the carpet, taken the kitchen cabinetsout and torn down the fake brick on the fireplace. The hardwood has been ordered but will take 6 weeks and i am off to order the new kitchen cabinets today. the house also has these hideous intercoms throughout the house which will need to be taken out and patched, even in the bathroom.....speaking of the bathroom look at this

nightmare...i know you are all jealous!

you should be dancing.....

2007-02-21T10:26:00.000-08:00

hack cough cough-yuck still sick but joy my fave show is coming back on......Dancing with the stars!! even matthew likes it.
here is who is on it this time round

LAILA ALI
BILLY RAY CYRUS
CLYDE DREXLER
JOEY FATONE
SHANDI FINNESSEY
LEEZA GIBBONS
HEATHER MILLS
APOLO ANTON OHNO
VINCENT PASTORE
PAULINA PORIZKOVA
IAN ZIERING

now that is an interesting bunch although they seem to have kept the combination
beauty queen, talk show, boy band, country singer, sports guy....although i have to say apolo intrigues me and what the ???? heather mills????

my midlife crisis........

2007-02-19T13:56:00.000-08:00

for awhile now I have babbling on about how Ineed a new job/career but now I reallythink I want one! I love my job-the having babies part- but the rest is killing me. I hate working nights, I hate working 12 hrs,I hate the politics of working where I work...aaaarrrrrgh. what to do what to do???? I do however like the money and the time off.....hmmm I think I need to win the lottery. Anyhow, if anyone has an idea as to what i could do let me know. I have a few ideas but will have to do a bit more research...................or perhaps this is my midlife crisis and it will pass.

it finally caught me

2007-02-18T19:26:00.000-08:00

so i managed to fight the flu off...or so i though. Friday i went to work, feeling ok, slight headache by the end of work but that is the norm lateley. Came home feeling tired so went to bed early.....fast forward to 3am awake and freakin' freezing, shaking I remember being cold but apparently i was "on fire" and slightly delerious according to darren. I yelled a few things, woke up feeling like crap and progressed from there. Needless to say i did not go to work saturday night and there were some not so happy people but believe me i would rather be at work than feeling like crap like i did. Today i am congested but the fever seems to have broke....or so i think-- according to suzie it rears it's ugly head again jsut when you think it is gone.
we are still going back and forth on the flooring and now appear to be back onto laminate.
Also having some issues with painting- I really can't justify paying some guy $3000+ to paint our new place. the claw will be back, i may try spraying though......
hope you all have a good week.

rain rain go away

2007-02-15T09:02:00.000-08:00

so it would appear that I am still fighting off the evil sickness....Matthew however is not so lucky. He woke at 5 this morning barking like a seal-if he was younger i would say croup-poor kid-poor me! He always seems to get sick when i have a million things to do...oh well it will be a fun filled day full of nothing......he is a typical sick "boy/man" whiney, pathetic in fact, "wo is me" you would think he was on his last breath. Taryn sick is completely different, she parks herself on the couch with a blanket, juice, book, doll and remote and is good to go.......
hope everyone enjoys their day!

oh before i forget ....guess what i got darren for valentines day?
a new house, hahaaha i crack myself up.
Darren however was very sweet, or sucking up and got me 1 dozen white roses(my fave) and some chocolates.......think he was looking for some action.......too bad it is "the time"

adios!

yuck...

2007-02-13T10:54:00.000-08:00

starting to feel yucky, i have been fighting it off for a while now but apparently this is the downward spiral....Taryn had a fever last night and matthew had a cough this morning so you know it is heading my way....

toot for me

2007-02-11T12:56:00.000-08:00

so I was extremely excited to do my Guest DT gig for my fave lovebug for 4 months and now I have been asked by another online team to be guest designer for a month-how cool. I will post more info when I know.

there is a challenge now to do a BOM (book of me) at Lovebug. Here is my title page-notice how i managed to do it without a pic of me, hahahha.

We think we have picked our floor for out new house.....think being the operative word. This time we are going with hardwood instead of laminate, leary at first because of the scratches from Row and the kids but we are thinking about an "oiled" hardwood which means it does not have that super glossy look so you don't notice the scratches if there are any....we hope. It is twice as much as laminate but looks so nice it is hard to not get it......ooooooh what's that.......me hemmoraging money.......think we have a tentative layout for the kitchen too-all depends on exact measurements when we get in there.

how cute is this!

2007-02-10T09:52:00.000-08:00

Taryn decided she was going to copy a layout from a magazine. She went through the mag and found the perfect layout and then "scraplifted" it.

monday.....

2007-02-05T12:46:00.000-08:00

this weekend was a wet one! It rained saturday for Matthew's soccer game and again sunday for Taryn's- i was a drowned rat.
Need to really start to get ready to move-order dumpster for new house, move all utilities etc.....tonight have shower for some of the girls at work...more to follow.....so much to do so little time.........
Am starting a bom (book of me-for all you non-scrappers) not sure how this will go but hopefully will make me step outside my box.....

to pack or not to pack

2007-01-30T12:02:00.000-08:00

in a quandry as to wether or not i start to pack now. I don't want to pack too soon and then have to go on the hunt to find stuff but then i also don't want to wait too long........If anyone watches the newshour..sunday night Mike McCardle did a spot which was about my nephew Jackson and his attempts at shooting hoops--so very cute.
that's all for now, off to ponder.....

it's official

2007-01-27T22:30:00.000-08:00

It is official! we have now sold our place and bought a new house. All the subjects on both places have now been removed. We take possesion on the 28th of Feb and they take possession of ours on March 14th so we have a few weeks to rip out the ugly carpet etc.

ok so is it sold or not?

2007-01-26T23:47:00.000-08:00

apparently when you buy or sell a house certain criteria need to be met....why does it take so damn long to get it all figured out??!! hopefully by tomorrow it will all be done and I can start dealing with the fact that I have to pack all this stuff!! I am quite enjoying my finished house though...and after 3 yrs of waiting it got finished in 1 week!! it has also-amazingly-stayed clean!
Here is a layout I did of matthew snowboarding that I love.....
enjoy your weekend everyone!

woohoo!

2007-01-22T10:03:00.000-08:00

1st open house---offers----sold!

almost.......

2007-01-19T12:38:00.000-08:00

almost done that is! We have been working so hard all week trying to finish up the house before the open house on SUNDAY! I now refer to my hand as the claw as it is swollen and so very sore from all the painting. The new carpet looks so good! The tiling is all finished and grouted. We went the extra step and also put laminate in the basement-looks great also. Today i am going around and doing all the touch ups with paint. This afternoon all of the baseboard should be finished and then it is just a matter of hanging the towel holders etc and cleaning cleaning cleaning. I am pissed i couldn't get tomorrow off and i went about it through the proper channels-shift trade no luck so then asked for vacation......denied! Apparently I now have to do what everyone else does and call in sick next time i need a day off.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, cross your fingers for us that we have a great open house and sell this puppy!!

i hate taupe!!!!

2007-01-15T14:14:00.000-08:00

so i have spent the last 5 days painting....our bathroom, bedroom, mainfloor and all the trim work. my hands are killing me!!! we had to paint the bathroom a taupe color to hide the ugly pinkish tiles, how boring is that!!
saturday i took a break and went to a fantastic class with Ali edwards, got some great ideas. Small world-ended up knowing so many of the people there. Also managed to start no finish two great mini albums.
worked last night so not really feeling like picking up that paintbrush but duty calls---wish me luck.

Jenn

somewhat exciting news......

2007-01-11T21:34:00.000-08:00

Did I peak anyones interest yet?
There is this cute cape cod house in our neighborhood which went up for sale, somehow I talked Darren into looking at it and then..........we put an offer in.....which was accepted!! now all we need to do is sell this place which means work, work, work to finish all the unfinished reno things. eeeeeeek!
The house is great on the outside, great location across street from friends, next door to one of Taryn's best friends. Backs onto park......sounds perfect! One tiny issue.....inside is hideous! Brown mottled shag hideous, blue toilet, turquoise tub hideous, ugly white cabinets with brown inlay pattern hideous so there will be a bunch of things we need to do before we even move in meaning rip out that carpet(they had cats so since Darren is deathly allergic no argument there. It also needs a new kitchen so we will have to do it at the same time as the floor to get a good flow......
Wish us luck as we still need to close and sell here before it is 100% official.

Happy New Year!

2007-01-02T21:23:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone had a great christmas and is starting the new year off right. We had a fantastic time up at Big White. The kids loved skiing and snowboarding and now that is all they want to do. When i get organized i will post some pictures. I had to work Jan 1 and today so New Years for me meant bed at 10:30, how sad is that? It used to be that I didn't go out till 10:30 now in bed by 10:30....yikes!
My new years resolutions are the same as every other year........get organized, lose weight......
For those that scrapbook i have some exciting news....well i think so at least. I am going to be a guest designer for Lovebug scrapbooking(an online store).
Bye for now!

merry christmas

2006-12-21T15:02:00.000-08:00

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!!

2006-12-18T15:00:00.000-08:00

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!!

2006-12-10T15:08:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-30T09:52:00.000-08:00

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!!

2006-11-25T16:53:00.000-08:00

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.......

2006-11-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

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!

2006-11-16T14:16:00.000-08:00

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....

2006-11-09T13:30:00.000-08:00

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!!

2006-11-01T16:45:00.000-08:00

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

2006-10-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-17T12:57:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-10-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

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??

2006-10-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

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????

2006-09-29T10:37:00.000-07:00

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....

2006-09-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

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?

2006-09-26T10:31:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-09-23T16:30:00.000-07:00

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

2006-09-21T15:32:00.000-07:00

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

2006-09-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-09-15T10:43:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-09-13T13:40:00.000-07:00

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 %^&*%&%&%

2006-09-12T07:56:00.000-07:00

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

2006-09-08T09:25:00.000-07:00

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

2006-09-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-09-01T16:40:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-08-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

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

2006-08-28T19:21:00.000-07:00

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!!

2006-08-27T17:20:00.000-07:00

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.....

2006-08-23T19:12:00.000-07:00

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.