BIG NEWS

I just got some very exciting news! I am going to be an Aunt again in February. Big congrads to David and Oksana!!!

Busy day today. Spent the morning at the park with Nathan. What a great place to blow a couple of hours. I went with some friends so I had the time to chat and Nathan had the space to play. Perfect!

Roberta came over this afternoon for tea and I was able to convince her to hang around after the girls were finished school and have supper with us. Darren is travelling and Mike is busy working so it worked out well. For me it was great to have the company as well as an extra pair of hands at supper time.

This evening Jade and I spent some time playing the board game "Aggravation". Excellent game even if I did lose.

The picture above is one of Nathan with two of his favourite animals. He is really into seeing his picture on the computer and wanted to see himself with "Duck and Sheck the turtle). So cute!!!

A tribute to a Sister

Tonight on my walk I had the opportunity to talk to a woman that lives a couple streets away. She was working in her garden and the results were beautiful! When I commented she told me her reason. She was trying extra hard this year because she had lost a special sister that was a fabulous gardener. The lady was missing her sister but was using the garden tools that her sister had given her. I think the tools must be guided because the garden was coming alive. What a nice tribute to her special someone. Every time I look at her garden I will see it for it's beauty and remember the reason.

The picture above is one of Cliff's. Beautiful!

Eight years ago

Tonight I was able to take the time and go for a long quiet walk with the dog. My mind wandered back to eight years ago and I thought about when my life was so different. Life today still has struggles but the difference is now the struggles are not done alone. I am truly grateful to be married to a great partner and have a fantastic group of friends.

My family has changed in the last eight years. I have lost siblings but have gained a beautiful son and husband. I have also gained a whole new circle of girlfriends. With that the circle increases with their mates and their children. Their kids are friends for my children...Life is good! I am truly content, blessed and amazed at how quickly life can change. Time to be grateful which is exactly my purpose for this blog.

The weekend

Excellent weekend! The sad thing is it goes so fast! Yesterday the school had a garage sale. it turned out profitable, I made $200 and I got to hang out and chat with my friends Rupi and Claudia. The community center was also having a fun day so Jade was able to hang out there with a friend. The weather was perfect all weekend. Today we went as a family to the sprinkler Park. Nathan also made some progress with the toilet training. Very exciting! I am hoping our pull-up days are coming to an end.

More pictures

Fun in the heat

I spent lot's of quality time with the little guy at the park today. The weather was +30 and he had a blast at the water park. I should score some Mom points for that I would hope. I went back to the park later with Jade so I got the fun twice. Next time I am wearing my bathing suit and running through the water. I don't care how embarrassing it may be!!! Here is a picture of him this morning. VERY WET!!! (He chose to wear his boots-good choice considering he spend so much time in the water).