Thoughtful

             {LOVED}
Getting a random thoughtful gift from a friend for no reason but because she misses me 
Extra special because its hand made . 
That's the way to my heart . 

Weekend FUN

We had a friends wedding to attend ,so we made a weekend of it . Aside from yesterdays events we decided to cancel some family photos and enjoy the day .
The kids lounged around .

We had friends come for a swim with us. This was so darn cute because they were looking out the window saying they can see the world.

We took in a walk down by the river , went shopping Addy and I picked up a pair of shoes then headed back for a nap and off to the wedding .
I captured a few pictures.

Addy posing in her dancing dress and new shoes she picked out.

Izzy hamming it up every time I look at her .

Vann loves wearing his hats .

Here we all are . This was not the dress I wore all night . This was the one I didn't mind getting my crack sweat in during the outside ceremony .So sadly I did not get a picture of my other dress.

Wonderful women ~ Wonderful Weekend

                I spent my Mothers Day weekend with this group of wonderful women .

What a inspiring bunch we had attend our 2nd annual Scrap Away Retreat held in Glen Ewen this year . I will share more details with you all real soon .

Gratitude Gifts for friends

Here's a gift to a friend that I had misplaced a item for quite sometime , which I hope I can blame on my baby brain right now . So I did appreciate her patience for me .

This was for a friend that is AMAZING and inspiring to me !!! I always appreciate her generosity that she gives to our family , her skills and her friendship .

Thanks to having wonderful women in my life .

Show gratitude to someone in your life .

I must say there is more gratitude gifts to come to more people in my life too !!!

Top 10 Important things to ME .

TOP 10 things important to me and all that you have missed out since the last post .

1.FAMILY. I love when we are all together and cannot wait for our little man to arrive when hes suppose .

2. Friends. To have good ones that will do anything for you when needed and you can always have a good time with them

3.Moments. All the in between things that happen not the big things but the little ones .

4. Food good wholesome food and able to feed my family like I like too.

5.Fun, crafts, activities ,projects ,outdoors ,sports,school and all the good things we do  .

6.Time . The time we are given and what we do with it .

7.Home . That has been turning into a home not a house that someone else lived in but our home .

8.Photos . To capture most of these moments when we are all together .

9.Love . All the love that we get and give our children and also have surrounding us by others .

10. My husband. That stands by me in all these times when I am at my worst and best and he is still here with me .

These are all the things that I have been doing so pardon my absence .

But I am back .

I get by with a little help from my friends . -John Lennon-

NEGATIVE NEGATIVE energy got the best of me today . We all of had them . Everything just goes wrong you hear stuff that you just don't want to or need to hear ,the feeling of being suffocated by others when they really need to back off, sick kids and you feel helpless, the feeling of your whole world falling down on you  ,you want everyone to feel sorry for you ,everyones picking on you , life is just not going according to plan . YES people pregnancy hormones mixed one of these days means the big bad "UGLY CRY ".
But knowing how I can get my day back on check after one kid puked all over the table and clean up called a GOOD friend and didn't really ask but told her I was coming for tea and bring the kids for a play . A good old vent and a couple deep breaths and my world was back on check for now all before lunch that was not too bad. Another call with another good friend to insure life is all good and could be worse . I feel good none of negative stuff is really gone but I can deal with it .
So do all the Pretty Ladies in my life that helped a girl like me today .
THANKS a Billion !!
Life is so much better with friends . REAL friends that pick you up when you fall .

Small Stuff - Gratitude

One of my New Years Resolutions was to get rid of FB ( face book) . I was sick and tired of the DAILY negative energy that was constant in some peoples lives . There are some perks of having a daily part of family and friends daily life but right now in the life I am leading right now I had more cons adding up to the FB world . I have learned alot since my absence of FB . Some FB friends were just FB friends nothing else then a # status they have going on sad but really true . I have been better off without those people and really the true real friends I have are all I really need any how .They are the ones the bring up from those dark days when you need help . I have found that my few minutes of peace and quiet computer time in the morning before anyone else was awake I was on FB reading negative FB status really reflected my day how I thought and carried myself for the rest of the day . I did not like the negative energy it carried on my daily life something I oblivious have issues filtering out . (working on it now ) .
I have recently started keeping THIS gratitude journal .

It's been a blessing and makes you think of the small good things that happen each day .Such as the grass starting to peek through the snow in the front lawn , husband getting home earlier so I got to have a long hot shower solo , noticing the bond my girls are gaining each day by watch for the small things that I would miss out ,getting the opportunity to have a nap one afternoon with my girls the things I take for granted because I would focus on the milk that got spilled at breakfast or the time my husband was late , or  the dog leaving muddy paw marks on the floor you see what I mean  . You do not jot down your daily happening not what you bought or where you went but the little big good things that you are grateful or bring you peace just a few lines . It really changes your day and out look on daily life . Don't get me wrong there is going to be those days you know the ones I mean when life just lets you break down and do the "ugly cry " but right now I am enjoying life and all the small missed details I took for granted !!
In the above picture I also have started another book called one line day it was what I got in substitute of A Moms one line A Day . Its a little book to keep track of one line of a memory of a child for 5 years . I know another huge under taking with Project life and all my other projects but they all help each other out and since I have been bad a documenting my kids life's like I would like I have this to help you later on when I get back on track if I miss a day its NO huge deal . YES I plan on doing one for all the kids too . So far no days missed on Isabelle's still have to get all the others kids theirs now  that I know it is doable .

You heard it here FIRST ....

YES the 2nd Annual Scrap Away Retreat .

May 7th 11am - 1am

May 8th 9am - 4pm

Get away on mothers Day weekend to preserve those memories you never make time for or sewing or make cards do whatever crafty hobby you do .We all need to make time for ourselves .

$50.00 Whats included ??

Supper on Saturday

Lunch on Sunday

Door Prizes

Coffee and Juice

Fun and friendships (new and old )

Come alone or bring some friends or your mom !

Contact myself (204)686-2362

or my sister(306)483-2324 for more details or to reserve your spot.

JUST because .......

I was having one of those mornings that started the night before . I had found out that my grandpa was heading back to the emergency room again . I was getting the girls ready  to head to Addy's music class but also packed a bag just in case I needed to stay in for the night to help out .So i packed up stuff for all three of us girls and the dog . I had been solo parenting all week exhasted, tired ,stressed out , raging hormones and had no breakfast . SO got everyone in the truck by 8:00 am and here were three heart cookies .This was just what I needed . These cookies made me cry it was one of those days were you need something to happen to make your day better . So the strange thing was these cookies were not there when I started the truck at 7:30 to warm it up they appeared sometime between 7:31 - 8:00 .     I was so grateful or the cookies and not just because they tasted absolutely amazing but because they were there on this particular day .I must mention that by noon this day I also had found out that Jeremy's grandpa had passed away . It was not a good grandpa day for us .  SO these cookies made my day just alittle brighter .
Thanks to my mystery friend .
SO leave a surprise for someone .You just don't know when they really could use it .

Oh Sunday !

We started our weekend out rocky with going to the farm to "TRY " to set up the new trampoline and ended up sucking water out of the basement . Although on the up side.(WAIT I know what you are thinking water in the basement and there is a Up side . Well my girl Addyson at 2 weeks old made us realize things can always be worse ,so LOOK for the upside my friends .) it seems that it was just caused by the power being off for quite sometime ,so the SUMP was not able to run .SO for future reference when power goes off get our butts down to the farm .
So Sunday we had a great time as we were invited to some friends for a BBQ .
Here's a picture of Izzy and her dad hanging on the deck while the rest of the kids ,ran ,dug ,jumped and screamed of FUN !

Our wonderful supper grilled salmon ,caesar salad,garlic toast and asparagus!!DELISH !

Their dog Bingo that was hanging out on the deck with us .BINGO enjoyed having Addy as a supper guest.HEHEHE!

One thing Addy and there son Jimmy have in common they both love HOCKEY !

THANKS to the Johnson Family for having us over .What a great way to spend our Sunday night !