Domesticating Ari

Ooooh

Things are going to change around here. I'll post back when I get confirmation. And if you know me, you'll know I am NOT pregnant.

I am so freaking excited.

What a day

It's snowing again and let me be the first to say Summer can come at any time. I love Winter and I do love snow but I HATE being wet. We don't own snow pants, snow boots or snow mittens here as they are rarely used. Next year, I am buying gear for the whole family. Next year we'll play and not get wet.

I had my final exam today in English. It was a mock provincial exam and for the last composition I think I did really good. Depending on what I got, I might post the story I wrote. I think it should be a children's story. It made me smile and I saw my teacher reading it as I handed it in and she was smiling to. I am really trying hard to write at a certain level and I hope I have finally achieved that with that composition.

Yesterday I hustled my ass on my treadmill and I felt great after. I did have a crappy sleep and I want to blame it on that but I am not sure that was the reason. Tomorrow I am meeting another mother from and on line group I have been a part of for years. I hope she likes me and vise versa.

Wish me luck :)

Life is good..

Of course if I had loads of money it would be great but I'll take good for now. My laptop had some severe issues and many times I saw that blue screen of death. If you know anything about computers, that blue screen means serious trouble. So I called my Dad and he talked me calm again and gave me some more ideas on what to try. I spent about 3 hours in total on that computer going back and forth doing my research on this on, then goign and trying to see if it would work on the other. Finally I did it. I fixed it. I hope :)

The other day I took some pictures of Emma and I was mesmerized at what I saw. When did my baby get to be such a big girl? She's almost 6 and she is just stunning. I think as I was trying to take these pictures it just made me think of what a good chance in life she will get. Her Dad is as handsome as pie and I guess with a little touch of me, she's got the looks. Not saying I have the looks, but she does. It sucks that life is about looks. Looks are what people base their first impression on and without good ones, your never given a fighting chance. I pray my kids just get that fighting chance.

Now as for today, today is a new day and with a new day come new things. It's snowing yet again and i am not sure if there is even school today. I did not see any kids this morning and even though the website says it's open, I am thinking it's not. I hope not. But tomorrow Emma has her very first play date here. Of course it's with the playdate whore lol but we'll take what we can get. I'll pretend I am the best mom ever. Maybe I'll even bake something lol.

Do you ever wonder if the people in your life were meant to be there or if they were just passing through? Everytime I meet people I am always left questioning them. Why are they here in my life? Are they good for me, for my family, for my life? Do they want what I want? Can they fill my needs of friendship. Girlfriends are golden and all I want in life is that special girl than knows me in and out. That is great for all of the above and really values my friendship. It's amazing how hard it is to find real people out there.

I want to have a big girl sleepover scrapathon... is that so hard to ask for?

Welcome Back God

This morning I went back to church and I finally welcomed God back into my heart. Those of you who know me know how far I have drifted from the person I needed to be but reast assure, I went back. My heart has been prepared for a few days now and we even had such a blessing and found a new church right up the street. Not just any church, but the exact type we were looking for.

I am so ready to show the world what Christ can do but I am even more ready to open up my heart and my life to see what Christ can do for me.

Tonight

Was the first step James. I am so proud of you.

I did it!!!!

I had to drive in the snow today and for once in my life I DID IT!!! I am  so scared, soooo scared to do that but I am so proud of myself to say, I did it. Just thought I'd share. Mind you I was the only one who actually made it to school, but at least I made it.

El No No..

This El Nino weather thing is starting to piss me off. Yesterday we lost power fo quite a few hours and then once it finally came back on, it started snowing. The wind storms we are having actually scare me. The noise is so loud and the force is over 100km/hour. It's hurricane force winds in Langle BC. Unheard of.

So now we are still snowing and of course I have to go to school tomorrow and I will not go in a snowstorm. So please pray it stops soon and that I can go for my last 3 classes without any hitches.

Country life...

On Saturday James and Barkley were outside and Barkley had something in his mouth. So James playfully calls him over and proceeds to grab what's in Barkley's mouth. He pulls out what he thought was a plastic something from a distance, when in reality it was an animal SPINE. Yes backbone. So Emma comes yelling at me int he office saying Daddy got Pooh on his hand he needs help fast, I get up slowly ( have to let him have shit on his hand as long as I can) get the Lysol and paper towel and get to the patio. There at my door is the spine. I almost barfed. I thought Pooh, but no spine. So I pick it up in my paper towel to investigate. It was big and how the hell did my dog get it. What did it come from? Now the kids were outside in boots also trying to look. James is off gagging on the outskirts and I have a spine in my hand. What a family photo.

So once that settles down and the spine goes into the garbage, James and I realize there is fur chunks in various places. Oh no.. It's an animal and it's got more parts somewhere close we think. Now if the spine was ripped out what the hell would the other parts look like. SO we look under the BBQ and voila... There he is.. Mr. Bunny. Well half of him. The top half of him.All there was were some hind leg bones, his top part of his fur and his head still all attached to the top part of that fur. His stomach was laying next to him and various pieces of his intestines were there as well. He was starting at me. Of course James bailed at that point but much like Cindy at the pet store, I decided to make it into a lesson for my kids who were still hesitant at seeing what we were screaming about.

Josh came first and kinda awwww'ed and then Emma came and OOoohh'ed and then we picked him up with a dust pan, flicked him off to the field and went back to investigate his stomach. It was full of food and partially cut open so we could see inside it. The 3 of us investigating bunnies goodies was making James heave over in the corner now..

I guess the fact that Mr. bunny was so fresh and everything was so soft was a little easier than dealing with old dead bunny.

Ahh I think my cat is trying to say he loves me a heck of a lot...

TGIS

Thank God For School!!!! It starts again tomorrow and I don't think Emma nor I could be any more excited. I for having one kids for a few less hours, and she for having us for a few less hours. Speaking of, I need to take some pictures of her and post about it. I'll be back with pics...

WAY TO GO EMMA!!!!!!!!!

3rd times a charm for this girl... She finally allowed me to get her ears pierced again. This was the 3rd and last time we will get them pierced. This was also the most dramatic with one gun at a time....

But dang, she looks amazing with them.

Yay!!

I rocked the workout today. Check out my progress here.