Lest we forget...

Let us never forget.....

This was also a special day for our family, it was three years ago today we got the call for Jillian's referral. What a special little blessing you have been to your Mommy, Daddy and big sister. We love and adore you.

Preparing for Winter.

Looking at the tree house reminds me that winter is on it's way, took down the window boxes yesterday, cleaned up the inside and soon will decorate it for Xmas.

It looks so different not hidden by the leaves, I love this little house Superman built.

We will probably have to paint it in the Spring, Superman wants to keep it pink, I want it a different color.

Superman is replacing an old hedge we ripped out while building the Garage Mahal, LOL.

The garage is a three and half car and guess what, I don't think I'll get my van parked in there this winter?LOL. Men and their toys....

I love to watch this man work, heck, I just love to watch this man...

We have been having some very nice, warm sunny weather so we have been able to do some yard work and get ready for the colder weather. The girls are fighting a bug, I have kept them home from school this morning. I hope it is short lived.

Have a wonderful day, enjoy the beautiful weather!!

Under the big top.

This is how I see clowns, they terrify me, always have and probably always will.
Even as a child my parents recall me screaming at the sight of one.
You can imagine the horror when I asked Jillian what theme she wanted for her 4 th birthday party and she sweetly replied that she wanted clowns!!!
I am a big girl and yes I can do this, okay this is what I keep telling myself, LOL.
For now, I am planning on having an "Under the big top" birthday theme and yes, the kids are going to dress as clowns, ahhhhh...
I can do this, I can do this, breath....

I have been tagged...

Viv at "life with Kerri" tagged me. I have to list 7 things that make me quirky or 7 quirks I have!

Here it goes..

1. I have a male inherited blood disease, affected female carrier of the disease Hemophilia.
2. Have one pupil larger than the other, freaks Doctors out!
3. Was the first girl in 3 generations of men on my Father's side of the family, to say I was spoiled, would be an understatement!!
4. I love pouring salt on everything, thank goodness I don't have high blood pressure!!
5. Have to sleep with ear plugs in, has to be completely silent, I do not sleep well when Superman works nights, I can't wear my plugs!!
6. Can't swim a stroke, sink like a stone. Parents enrolled me in lesson after lesson...
7. Can't carry a tune, even if it had a handle!! I think I can sing!! I sing to the radio, know every song, my kids beg me not too, LOL. This will be embarrassing for them when I car pool or for their sleepovers, wink...

If you haven't been tagged for this, your it!!

Halloween Wrap up.

Trying to take chips from her big sister's pile, LOL..

Can you believe how much candy is on our kitchen table, happy girls.

Half of their stash is donated to our local Women's shelter, courtesy of Superman's company.

The Munsters, nice family photo, think we should use this shot as our Xmas card, LOL...

Off we go...

Cute little witch.

Boo!!

Carving out our pumpkins.

Pumpkin goo, yuk!!!!

Jillian enjoyed scooping out the pumpkins, love the feel of the slime, had it everywhere.

Hope you had a safe Halloween, full of treats and no tricks, wink...

Happy Hauntings tonight!!

We are geared up for tonight, the girls are so excited!!
When Puddin' Pop gets home from school we will carve pumpkins and decorate outside.
They will get dressed in their costumes and start going door to door and hopefully in their beds by 9pm.
I am sure they will full of candy so bedtime should be fun, LOL.
Hope you have a safe and fun Halloween.
BOO!!!

Snow on the pumpkins!!!!

My morning started at 4 a.m., I awoke to blood curdling screams from two terrified little girls.
A catastrophe had occurred, someone(a ghost they claim) had turned out their flower nightlight.
I shook myself out of a nice slumber(Superman was working nights, it was my turn,LOL)hurried into their room to discover the hydro had gone out. Having a hubby in the business he has us prepared for such events, I ran to the cupboard grabbed the crank flashlights and lanterns. I put the lantern in the girls room, stumbled back into bed thinking I could pull the covers up and get a couple more hours, wrong!!
Just as I snuggled back into my warm spot, lights began flashing around the house!!! The girls started screaming, they said the house was haunted(too much Halloween you think???). The utilities truck was outside the front of our home troubleshooting the line problem with a huge spotlight. I instructed the girls to look out their window to see what the light was, thinking they would settle down and Momma bear could get back to her den. Wrong again, now they sat up taking in the sights of two men fixing the lines. I told them to get back to bed school would be here before we knew it.
We got up to the sound of Superman opening the deadbolt on the back door, the girls rushed to tell Daddy their story, after he listened he told them to look out the kitchen window.
More screams, this time with excitement!!
Yes, the root of the problem, SNOW!!!! It was heavy and causing havoc, Superman had a terrible night at work, he was so busy with outages, he is now sleeping like a baby.
I am here watching the snow melting on the pumpkins....