Slacker

I have been slacking off.
I will be the first to admit that blogging has taken a backseat to Summer. I have been visiting but do not always have the time to leave comments.
We are trying to get ready for our holidays, we are travelling out to the East coast, can't wait to dip our toes in the ocean!!
I leave you with a view from our sun room, this is Ruby as the girls call her, we love our Summer visitors!

Dare not go there..

I have told myself that I would dare not to go there, politics and religion would not be discussed on my blog, well ,a woman can change her mind.
Look at the above picture, our Prime Minister. Newly elected, Progressive Conservative minority government, can you say Deja vu, yeesh....
In the Presidential debate last evening there was mention of "Joe the plumber" 25 times, maybe he should be a candidate...

The above was not meant to offend, please don't send me mean old mail, wink...

Routines, routines...

It has been pretty quiet here this last week, routines have been established once again, homework being brought home, lunches and backpacks being packed and early bedtimes.
I am getting used to having a day to myself, I actually went to the mall today and shopped this morning, didn't have to deal with tantrums, no one having to go to the washroom and not one article of clothing was pulled from the rack by tiny fingers, yes, it was bliss, LOL!!
Just added a few pictures from a the Western fair, the girls enjoyed it , rode all the rides at least twice and exhausted their parents!
Hope your week is going well...

Crazy Cravings..

This is one of the hardest things I have done in a while, silly to some, but I have been advised(no told) that due to health issue brewing I must give up Co*ke. I have been sucking all that sugar and caffeine since I was in my early teens(or before), so to stop has been very difficult.
I am still getting some caffeine drinking one or two cups of coffee a day so I have not been experiencing the withdrawal headaches ect. I still am having the cravings, though not as often, they still hit me especially in the early afternoon when my batteries start to wear down.
I can't believe that pop is everywhere, all the check out counters, vending machines on every corner calling to me, luring me to spend my loonie.
There is an upside to cutting down on all that sugar, I have lost five pounds, not changing anything else in my daily activities, just not guzzling the pop, this is pretty great.
I still sit here typing wishing instead of my fizzy Pelegrino mineral water(still want the fizz of the pop too)I was enjoying a pop, I am determined not to fall off the wagon.
If not for me for my family, it's too crucial at this time, can't go out of remission, the virus must stay inactive.....

The waiting Place

You can get so confused that you'll start in to racedown long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

The Waiting Place...

Life Lesson.

The last two days the girls and I have played outdoors, the weather has just been extraordinary, sun shining and the temperatures plus 4.

We have 3 bird feeders and with the gorgeous weather our fine feathered friends have been eating non stop.

They empty their feeders twice a day. I asked the girls to help me fill them this afternoon, knowing full well there would be a show in a matter of minutes. We enjoy our birds, we live near a river, have a lot of shrubs around us so we have a great variety. The girls have learnt to pick out the type of bird using a beautiful bird book given to them by their special Aunt H.

We hung up the feeders and went to the deck, sure enough, the birds started to come , the show was about to begin, oh we had no idea.

About 5 minutes into our bird watching a Sparrow Hawk flew into the flock of sparrows , clutched one in his talons and gave in a quick shake and flew off to a pine in the next yard.

Standing in shock, all quiet until Jill let out a shriek and started to cry. Jen on the other hand started to get angry and told me she was going to get that bad bird. I am still standing with my mouth open, total shock to what I have just witnessed.

We went in , I explained nature and that the hawk had to eat.

Some life lessons can be so hard especially when your 3and 5.

Dreams

Here I am at fours years old cradling one of my favourite dolls. I always had a baby doll in my arms, it was my favourite pastime as a child. I never had a favourite, I had many, they all had a name and a special outfit, but I was always their Mommy.
Andy M, my neighbour was always the Daddy, poor little guy didn't have anyone else in the neighbourhood to play with!! We would walk our babies up and down the street(lived in small town, never any traffic on the roads), fed them and carried them everywhere we went.
As I got older the baby dolls sat on my bed,got pushed into a corner as I grew and moved on to Barbie. I can remember packing them away in a box to give to my cousins to play with, not upset because I felt I was too big for dolls.
As my hubby and I completed our adoption and we received our referral photo for the first time I can remember thinking how I couldn't wait to buy Jennifer her first doll.
My Aunt made her tons of beautiful handmade doll clothes, knitted them little sweaters, smocked little nightgowns and made them quilts.
The first doll purchased will always be remembered because we were caught by the local television station and put on the 6 pm. newscast(it was close to Xmas and they were doing a story on popular toys).
As I sat on the floor to show my daughter how to hold her baby ,feed it, cuddle it, nurture and love it, I was flooded with childhood memories. I had dreamt of playing dolls with my daughter.
I am making a plea to those waiting Moms out there, in the constant roller coaster of emotions that adoption can lead you to, don't give up on your dreams they do come true, I promise.

Jillian with her doll she calls"Baby"



Jennifer calls her doll "Oprah". (Mommy is a huge Oprah fan, one wish in life would be to meet her)

Camp Day

Today is camp day at my favourite coffee spot Tim Hortons. I f you purchase a coffee there today 100% of the proceeds goes to sending underprivileged children to 6 upscale camps. These camps are located in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Nova Scotia and one in the U. S. in Kentucky.
Tim Hortons was founded in 1964 by Tim Horton, a player in the National hockey League(yes, us Canucks are known for hockey and Timmie's). He and a partner operated the company until Tim Hortons tragic death in 1974(car accident), at this time his partner bought the franchise from the Horton family.There are presently 3000(we love our coffee)stores in Canada and 336 in the U.S. and 1 just outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Well there you have it , some useless facts for the day. I just wanted to post to remind everyone to go and order a coffee in support of the Tim Horton's foundation and send a kid to camp. Hey in the spirit of my friend Sen buy the car behind you a coffee too, it 's a great cause.

Just a quick note, I took the girls to camp day with me at 10 am. this morning. in the drive thru they had window washing set up for a donation so we got washed for a Loonie. Then at the window we purchased a "tent" for a Loonie. They gave us our order and we are driving away from the window and Jennifer pipes up,
"Mom, did I miss something here, where's our tent, they forgot to give us our tent".
Still grinning at her three hours later.

Happy 5th my Princess

On May 26th my Princess turned five years old, it's so hard to believe. As her Mommy it seems like yesterday our CB group all piled into a very crowded and loud motel room. This is where you were placed in my arms for the first time, you were the most beautiful (still are)child I had ever seen, I had dreamt of our meeting , how Mommy would cry with overwhelming joy. I was so overcome the tears couldn't even flow, here I was looking into the eyes of an angel, you were the most adorable child I had ever seen, lots of shiny black hair, chubby cheeks that hugged the sweetest dimple(a kiss from an angel).
So as I reflect on our first meeting, I can't help but wonder today of the mother that held you for the first time, looked into your eyes and saw the life that she grew inside of her. I want her to know how much I love her and thank her for for her wonderful gift. I want her to know how much we cherish, treasure and love her baby, how we will watch her grow in to the woman you wanted her to become. Please know that we are one in thought today as our baby celebrates five years of life. A beautiful life because of you, thank you.