Jacquelyn and Wes Wedding

 

And so it goes that in life that one day we embark on life's journey of marriage. James sister got married on the 13th of April and we were very thankful that we could be there for them. James and I are coming up on ten years, it's shocking to think that we've been together for so long but then I think ten years is not so long. What do we need to do to make sure that we always put each other first? It was wonderful to hear the promises in the temple and think about what they all mean, I love the feeling that I felt and the memories of James and I only ten years ago kneeling in the same room making the same promises to each other. It helps put fights into perspective. I did not like our receptions but I did love the wedding ceremony. I even named Greg after our temple sealers.

The new House!!!

Here is the new house. This past weekend James and I flew to Alberta to attend his sister's wedding and buy our new house. We also ended up crashing our dearest friends sister's wedding (I've always wanted to be a wedding crasher)
It was a lot of hard work finding the right house but boy did it feel great to buy it. So now we head out to our new life on the 15th of April Alberta beware the Northcotts are coming!!! I have mixed feeling now that it is here I did cry when I went to school today and told all the teachers. I wish my kids could finish off the year here but not all things have worked according to my wants. We did sell our house quickly buy a great house and all with in the budget James gave me so apparently heavenly father is helping us out. Hope you all had a great Valentines day James and I bought our house that day. Life is really pretty good I will be pretty stressed out for the next couple weeks until we are settled into the new and then my kids have to start fresh smack at the end of the year, I fell so bad for them but hopefully September will be a smooth transition?

The new and much improved me!!!

 

I forgot that I was going to post this beauty, after we got back from the cruise and I was looking at the pictures I HATE my hair I can't believe that I let myself go off on a romantic holiday looking like that......maybe that was our problem! No but still did not like my hair at all so I got myself a hair appointment and headed back to the land of BLONDE. Now my hair dresser was AMAZING I can't remember the last time I had such a great experience getting a new do, and best of all I got my eyebrows done at the same time so I felt like a new person even if I'm not. So go out and have a day all about you and hopefully you will feel the same way I did.

We Have To Be Out By June 1st

Sometimes I know God has a hand in my life when I started to have panic of selling the house and running my daycare. Good new we didn't even have to list our house it sold last week and all the papers are in on the lawyers desk ......... YEAH .... ...... now all that is left is buying a new house and getting the movers in here to pack us up and head us out to the west..........it has been a long time since I lived out there, when your away from family for so long it weird to think that I will have a grandma cousins and more cousins, aunts and uncles all close by again. I realize that many think that we are followers and I'm ok with that, I believe that this is going to be a good move for my family and no matter what we are finally going to be just James and Tricia Northcott no strings attached. I have been in Winnipeg for a long time married time alone is ten years this April. I have had many friends come into my life that have left a part of themselves with me no matter if we have had a fight or never uttered a harsh word I am greatful for all of them. Now having said that three of my friends as of now are getting themselves ready to move next summer, followed by the rest within the next couple. Now some may think this is not so bad but this means that I have to start from scratch and make new friends, and I am afraid that my heart is finding it harder and harder to do that not to mention that the families that are moving in are now starting to be younger which means that James and I are starting to get older, so we are starting to find it hard to have friends in the same stage of life as us with kids our kids age. I'm afraid that this bird has finally hit rock bottom and is ready to fly her coop and try my hand at another spot. Now yes I realize that life is never going to be the same but maybe just maybe I can have a little more peace in my heart? Maybe I am just playing games with my mind but I AM SO EXCITED that I am finding it hard to wait four more months for the big move. Now some of you are thinking about my dear parents YES YES it is going to be very hard to leave them but I will always have them and we will come and visit and I expect for them to come visit us too and MOVE out to Alberta too am I dreaming perhaps but only time will tell..........

7 days and we are all still alive

Tonight is my 7th trying as I my to get Jewels to sleep through the night!!!!!! I know that I went trough this with my kids but I honestly don't remember being so tried and I think on a good day I might have only washed my kitchen floor five times. You never have to wash your floor this much even with four kids running around and a full daycare. The good news is she went into her kennel for a hour this afternoon and I got a shower while the kids were watching a Barbie movie.....remember when we all use to do that when the baby slept with the older children I even felt a little guilt for doing it, but I wanted no needed a hot shower so I could make it trough the rest of my day.
Another break trough is she actually pooped twice outside today cold weather and all I can't wait for it to be nice outside so she can be out there more. Seven days in my floors are clean yet again , the laundry is all caught up and my kitchen is looking pretty fine!
Tonight I bought myself some ear plugs so hopefully I can get a couple hours of sleep instead of two....

We have grown by one!!!

 

 

So this past thursday my Gregory turned the big Nine. What a time to reflect on all that has happened in our lives with this bundle of boy. He has such a soft heart for everyone, he has been begging for a dog since he could walk so I took him to this animal shealter and we brought home Jewels. She is quite the dog (a real mutt)and really looking at Greg could you make a little boy any happier. How ever I am trying to kennel train her and potty train her does anyone out there have any suggestions how to do this and not loss my mind in the process!!!!