Another week done, but nothing too exciting to report. Steph had a two day retreat about an hour from here at a cute cottage place. He said that he had a great time - good to mingle with the local people so to speak. And he said that the view was unbelievable. Waking up on the edge of the ocean was breath taking.
So it meant that i spent my first night alone here with the girls. Went as well as expected.
Kat is really enjoying school. She brings home several french words each day. And talks about this friend or that friend.
We found out this week that our house is under new management (rental management). So we will be sending them an email about the work that has to be done around the house. And hopefully they are speedier than the last management. It's nothing major though, but just stuff that would be nice to get done. And we will be waiting to hear from them regarding how they will "pay" us for the painting that we will be doing.
If i can get a picture of a recent visitor to our bird feeder, we will be playing a "who is it?" game on here. Very beautiful bird nonetheless.
I've started on some basic craft projects to keep me a little busy (when i am tired of cleaning the house). Right now i'm working on a shelf for Dani's room. :) Hopefully it will turn out really cute :)
Weekend plans revolve around our usual stuff.. shopping around at the sales, cleaning the house, making the house more like a home.. and a trip to the library! :) Girls are pretty excited to get some new books. We got a chapter book about Arthur last time that we would read at bedtime. Took us probably 6 nights to read it, but it was always something to look forward to.
TTFN! :)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A Newfie Car.
LOL Couldn't resist the title. But our car has Newfoundland Plates on it now. (because it's a lease we had to wait for a Power of Attorney letter from GMAC since technically they own the car).
The weather is getting chillier. The birds have found our feeder. Last night there were several Blue Jays plus several little birds that were visiting the feeder. The girls are loving it. And Azzie is "loving" it too. ;)
Kat and Ellie have been missing their families back in Ontario, and they would really appreciate any snail mail letters that anyone would like to send. And maybe adding little tokens (stickers, pictures, magazine clippings, etc) would be very nice too. They get to check the mail every day because that is where the bus stops to pick Kat up.
The weather is getting chillier. The birds have found our feeder. Last night there were several Blue Jays plus several little birds that were visiting the feeder. The girls are loving it. And Azzie is "loving" it too. ;)
Kat and Ellie have been missing their families back in Ontario, and they would really appreciate any snail mail letters that anyone would like to send. And maybe adding little tokens (stickers, pictures, magazine clippings, etc) would be very nice too. They get to check the mail every day because that is where the bus stops to pick Kat up.
Monday, September 24, 2007
A little more "home"
After a busy Saturday of running around getting some good deals on things, we spent just a little bit of Sunday shopping. And spent the rest of the day doing some house stuff.. Got all the stuff hung up in the dining room (pictures, shelves, etc).. Got some pictures hung up in the hallway.. Got a birdfeeder installed on our deck (which was visited by 2 bluejays this morning). Got a coat rack installed for the girls. Got a shelf installed in the girls room. And we started getting the stuff installed in the livingroom.. So while the walls are not painted in the colours that we would like, it starting to feel more like Home. :)
In our good deals on Sunday we got a great little thing for Ellie. A kindergarten learning kit which included about 8 learning books, a DVD, a CD, a CD-Rom, a Bingo game, 2 sets of flash cards, and markers - all for only 24.99$!! That's enough to teach Ellie all of the kindergarten stuff.. and there was a grade 1 set too, so if we finish the kindergarten stuff, we can move onto the Gr. 1 stuff. :) Good stuff! :)
We went to see our Ducks at the pond last night. A short visit. Either they were already fed, or It was too cold for them to come out of the pond, but we didn't get a greeting outside of the pond. So we threw their treat into the pond for them to enjoy. I don't know if we will see them much longer though. But i'm glad they were still there last night. The girls will be very excited to have them back in the spring!
In our good deals on Sunday we got a great little thing for Ellie. A kindergarten learning kit which included about 8 learning books, a DVD, a CD, a CD-Rom, a Bingo game, 2 sets of flash cards, and markers - all for only 24.99$!! That's enough to teach Ellie all of the kindergarten stuff.. and there was a grade 1 set too, so if we finish the kindergarten stuff, we can move onto the Gr. 1 stuff. :) Good stuff! :)
We went to see our Ducks at the pond last night. A short visit. Either they were already fed, or It was too cold for them to come out of the pond, but we didn't get a greeting outside of the pond. So we threw their treat into the pond for them to enjoy. I don't know if we will see them much longer though. But i'm glad they were still there last night. The girls will be very excited to have them back in the spring!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Just a quickie
Everyone here seems to be getting over the cold.. so you know what that means, it's mommy's turn. I've had the starting symptoms for the past day or so, so guess that means i'll be hit hard soon enough.
Dani is going for naps and going to bed without a single tear. (yah) and she hasn't asked for
"num nums" in 5 days now (during the day that is). She just "asks" for her cuddles with mommy, and will quickly find a comfy spot and fall right to sleep on me. so sweet! :)
Kat has school pictures today. We have ordered the biggest package, so i'm sure there will be plenty of pictures there for the family.
One thing i am having the most trouble getting use to over here is the time change in relation to the tv shows. For instance : Prime Time shows start here at 9:30 pm. So last night's survivor starts at 930, and with my being exhausted (due to the cold starting), i wasn't even able to watch the end. geez.. and forget about the normal 9pm shows.. they start at 1030! Guess we either have to get a PVR or i'll have to start downloading the shows so i can continue to enjoy my favourites. LOL
Dani is going for naps and going to bed without a single tear. (yah) and she hasn't asked for
"num nums" in 5 days now (during the day that is). She just "asks" for her cuddles with mommy, and will quickly find a comfy spot and fall right to sleep on me. so sweet! :)
Kat has school pictures today. We have ordered the biggest package, so i'm sure there will be plenty of pictures there for the family.
One thing i am having the most trouble getting use to over here is the time change in relation to the tv shows. For instance : Prime Time shows start here at 9:30 pm. So last night's survivor starts at 930, and with my being exhausted (due to the cold starting), i wasn't even able to watch the end. geez.. and forget about the normal 9pm shows.. they start at 1030! Guess we either have to get a PVR or i'll have to start downloading the shows so i can continue to enjoy my favourites. LOL
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Wild Kingdom
A blog all about the animals..
Let's start with the family pets. Inka, well Inka is her regular self. Steph and I see her after the girls go to bed. Sometimes we will see her sneak downstairs, avoiding the girls at all costs. Sometimes she will forget, and let the girls *gasp* get close to her.
Azzie, now he has a whole other story to tell. Something happened between the time that he left in my parents car, and when he arrived here. He is still the loving, social, needy cat, but something is different, and yesterday, we found out what. He is Brave! He ventured OUTSIDE! In the late afternoon while i make dinner, i leave the kitchen door to the deck open. The girls are free to play out there, stay inside, or make laps from the livingroom to the deck and back again. They love it. While i was watching them, Azzie went up to the door. This is something that he has done before. He will sniff the outside air, but will quickly head back inside again. So i thought nothing of it, until he slowly crept out the door. Okay, fine. He got to the end of the door, got spooked and bolted back inside. I thought for sure it was the end of that, and went to make dinner.
Several minutes later, Steph went out to make sure all the light toys were in, and lookie lookie who was coming up the stairs!!! *gasp* he had gone outside without us seeing and gone to the bottom of the stairs.
Tonight, i tried to keep a close eye on him while the door was open - and how could i not open the door - it was a beautiful 18C out there!! Didn't see him go out, but thought for sure i had missed him, but he came out of our room when Steph got home. I didn't think much of when he went on the deck a little later.. Thinking, he may be brave, but he's not that brave. We would keep an eye on him while he explored the deck and stairs. Well the little bugger not only went to the bottom of the stairs, but he got off, wandered around the bottom of the stairs and then headed through our back yard. We tried to coax him back, but fearing he wouldn't come back, and with Dani and Kat freaking out at him from the deck, i went out to get him. He had left our property and was in the neighbour behind us smelly their fence. Geez.. just what we need, a brave cat. It was better when he was fearful of the outside. ;)
Azzie's Adventure Pics
So now you are asking yourself.. what other animals could i possibly talk about? Did we make a trip to the ocean and see wildlife there? Nope. These next animals live just two streets down from us. A very easy walk through the park on beautiful pathways.
But i think i'll let the pictures do the talking, so take a look at these!
Our Local Gang
And now since it's almost 11pm local time, i am heading to bed, and will write about our local gang tomorrow. LOL
Let's start with the family pets. Inka, well Inka is her regular self. Steph and I see her after the girls go to bed. Sometimes we will see her sneak downstairs, avoiding the girls at all costs. Sometimes she will forget, and let the girls *gasp* get close to her.
Azzie, now he has a whole other story to tell. Something happened between the time that he left in my parents car, and when he arrived here. He is still the loving, social, needy cat, but something is different, and yesterday, we found out what. He is Brave! He ventured OUTSIDE! In the late afternoon while i make dinner, i leave the kitchen door to the deck open. The girls are free to play out there, stay inside, or make laps from the livingroom to the deck and back again. They love it. While i was watching them, Azzie went up to the door. This is something that he has done before. He will sniff the outside air, but will quickly head back inside again. So i thought nothing of it, until he slowly crept out the door. Okay, fine. He got to the end of the door, got spooked and bolted back inside. I thought for sure it was the end of that, and went to make dinner.
Several minutes later, Steph went out to make sure all the light toys were in, and lookie lookie who was coming up the stairs!!! *gasp* he had gone outside without us seeing and gone to the bottom of the stairs.
Tonight, i tried to keep a close eye on him while the door was open - and how could i not open the door - it was a beautiful 18C out there!! Didn't see him go out, but thought for sure i had missed him, but he came out of our room when Steph got home. I didn't think much of when he went on the deck a little later.. Thinking, he may be brave, but he's not that brave. We would keep an eye on him while he explored the deck and stairs. Well the little bugger not only went to the bottom of the stairs, but he got off, wandered around the bottom of the stairs and then headed through our back yard. We tried to coax him back, but fearing he wouldn't come back, and with Dani and Kat freaking out at him from the deck, i went out to get him. He had left our property and was in the neighbour behind us smelly their fence. Geez.. just what we need, a brave cat. It was better when he was fearful of the outside. ;)
Azzie's Adventure Pics
So now you are asking yourself.. what other animals could i possibly talk about? Did we make a trip to the ocean and see wildlife there? Nope. These next animals live just two streets down from us. A very easy walk through the park on beautiful pathways.
But i think i'll let the pictures do the talking, so take a look at these!
Our Local Gang
And now since it's almost 11pm local time, i am heading to bed, and will write about our local gang tomorrow. LOL
Monday, September 17, 2007
First day of "normal"
Steph headed to work this morning at 8am. And by noon, he already had his email address, phone number and parking spot all set up. So sounds like his first day is going well.
Here, it means that I am home alone with the three girls, trying to find the best routine for us. Kat has started her two weeks in the afternoon schedule at school, so she gets picked up at about 1245, and is home at about 315. She is starting the signs of the cold (sore throat and some coughing), so fingers are crossed that it goes away as quickly as it did for the other girls, and Steph. We will be discussing the possibility of starting her on the inhaler treatments sooner rather than waiting it out.
We started Dani in the crib last night.. And boy, does that girl ever have a temper. But good news, is she cried a lot less in the crib than she did in our arms the previous few nights. She only cried for about 20 minutes, but the poor thing fell asleep standing up in the crib, so we had to endure another few minutes of crying after i put her back onto the mattress. But she slept a good 5 hour stretch, so we will keep at it. She hasn't nursed before bedtime in a week now, and hasn't nursed for naptime in 5 days. Today will be the ultimate test for nap time since i can't count on a car trip at nap time. But she slept in til 9am this morning, so maybe she can make it to 730/8pm without one.
The weather in the evenings have been quite nice the past couple of nights, so we have been enjoying a nice walk as a family. We have found a few paths close by that lead through the park (baseball, soccer, tennis, and basketball there), and through some forests. Very pretty with all the streams, and bridges, and whatnot. I'll have to remember to take my camera next time.
Here, it means that I am home alone with the three girls, trying to find the best routine for us. Kat has started her two weeks in the afternoon schedule at school, so she gets picked up at about 1245, and is home at about 315. She is starting the signs of the cold (sore throat and some coughing), so fingers are crossed that it goes away as quickly as it did for the other girls, and Steph. We will be discussing the possibility of starting her on the inhaler treatments sooner rather than waiting it out.
We started Dani in the crib last night.. And boy, does that girl ever have a temper. But good news, is she cried a lot less in the crib than she did in our arms the previous few nights. She only cried for about 20 minutes, but the poor thing fell asleep standing up in the crib, so we had to endure another few minutes of crying after i put her back onto the mattress. But she slept a good 5 hour stretch, so we will keep at it. She hasn't nursed before bedtime in a week now, and hasn't nursed for naptime in 5 days. Today will be the ultimate test for nap time since i can't count on a car trip at nap time. But she slept in til 9am this morning, so maybe she can make it to 730/8pm without one.
The weather in the evenings have been quite nice the past couple of nights, so we have been enjoying a nice walk as a family. We have found a few paths close by that lead through the park (baseball, soccer, tennis, and basketball there), and through some forests. Very pretty with all the streams, and bridges, and whatnot. I'll have to remember to take my camera next time.
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