The Stairs

 
 
Well the house renos are still going it is hard to do nothing but work on the house so it seems to be spread out, here are our front entrance stairs. The stair noses are a shade lighter but you can't get them to match. We even spiecial ordered them in. It's amazing to me that James can't picture a color change on the walls or how furiture will look before it is put in but he saw how he wanted to do the stairs and did them pretty much dead on. Not bad for his first try, I feel pretty spoiled for him to makes my dreams realility. Next my crazy kids are here playing in their swim suits. We fianlly are out of the minus 50 and they all think that their swim suits should be out and in them. Hummm do you think maybe winter has been a litlle to long for even the kids? It's when the weather is like this that you start to question the insane who choose to live here in wintepeg. James is among the crazy. I still think that maybe we should break free from this hole and try life out there in the big unknown with just our family and somewhere WARMER. Yes I think I would like that alot. But then I'm not James and even I don't understand his reasoning for staying here. It's not like his company is even here in Winnipeg. But here are my kids as a reminder that maybe the warm weathe will again return to us and hopefully sooner then later...............ttfn

THe Kar Rally

 
 
LAst night maks ou first cub kar rally, our house was buzzing with excitement. Greg could not wait for the races to stat. We had dance and piano to help keep us busy until the dreaded 5pm finally came. First there was a potluck dinner and anyone who knows me knows I hate potluck. I can't eat food that I don't know where it came from. So I stuck to salad and three small meatballs. I brought kfc because I am a sucker for easy, I don't want to have to haul dishes and remeber to pick them up. However I also hate kfc, so maybe I need to find an other alternative so I can acaully eat something. After dinner the much waiting came to an end the rally started. Greg and I were pretty nervous. I really did want him to do good but I was scared he would get disappointed and I wanted this to be a great first run. So his car got called and up he went, and his car did really well. He won every race he was in except one. For the finals he took second, his cousin took first,so how can you be sad when it's a cousin who you want to do good too. His buddy Nolan took first in design and that was very exciting to every one who is important that every one we love so much came out with smiles. And yes fun was had by all, even me yeah!!!!!!

An enjoyable evening

 
 
Last night was a Ticia night, I signed myself up for another glass block painting this time I painted the butterfly egg nest. I just love doing these. I am slower then molasses as it takes me the whole four hour class to do the painting. Last night's teacher was a new one for me and she was very blunt about what she liked about each of our painting technique and what she thought needed improvement. This was great for me because I want to be a great painter, she thinks you should learn the right way right away and so wouldn't let us be just satisficed with getting it done. I think is my best one so far. I signed up for another painting in March this time on a wine bottle ( don't worry she provides the bottle so there won't be any drinking going on in my house) The dragon block was my first one I did this for the boys room and they love it. They all have holes in the back that you can put lights into, so Greg and Spencer use it as a night light which is pretty cool because Geg doesn't like light and Spencer does. This one gives off a red light so it is a soft glow rather then a bight white light. I am very pleased with my new hobby but James said we are going to have to start budgeting these!! I'm not sure how I feel about this but I do love to paint. So here is to another wonderful class last night. Now all I need is a patner in crime who wants to come and join me........

My New Toy

Well I know that I am late to jump the bandwagon but I am here, I just bought myself an ipod. I have wanted one for a long time but James doesn't understand the logic of one. Anyway I used my air miles to buy one this way I won't get into trouble about spending the money. I think I am INLOVE!!!!!!!What can I download and play? Well maybe this will take up a little bit more time then James want me wasting but how can I resist the hours of play time that lay instore for me. And yes for any out there I did get the blue one, which yes does make it that much better in my opinion

My Lesson

I was asked to teach Relief Socitey on Sunday, the lesson is from Henry B. Eyring talk called O Remember, Remember. I found that it talks alot about writing down what happens every day and by doing so we will see the hand of the Lord in our lives. As I have sat and pondeed on this I thought I would go through my Blog and see what I had shared with the blogging world and see if I can see how the Lord has blessed my life and the life of my family. As you can imagine with a couple years of doing this I have lots of examples even in my life of help that we have recieved. I have looked at doing a blog book, I don't feel that I can handle doing it right now so I just formatted my blog pages and printed them off. I am going to put them in a pretty binder and presto I have a journal. I always thought of my blog as a journal but I never go back and read it. Somehow having it on paper gives me more pleasure or something and I have lost hours in reading about my life. There are lots of funny random days that I have shared. A special thanks to my dear friend Christie for sharing the blog article that she came across I am using that aswell to show that it is important to everyone to perserve memories with your loved ones, and how through blogging you tend to share more of the nity grity day to day life that is not shared in scrapbooking. I love how it is put that we don't always remeber how God has touched our lives and that the holy ghost helps us see the goodness in our life, and how through journaling we can always be learning form our past. Thanks to all you bloggers out there who share you trials and bliss with us. I think we draw stength from each other and I know that it lifts my spirit when I am having a down day and i can read something exciting happening to one of you out there. I have been overwhelemed with way to many kids the past two days and can't wait for Friday I only have two extra and they are my girl friends kids from across the street. So here comes party day for the whole day. Then I get to go and paint another glass block at Micheals for Ticia time YEAH!!!!

My Best Friend

On Saturday marks the nine years ago that James proposed to me. Since the theme that I'm seeing on others blogs is about their husbands as it was Valentine's I feel that it is my turn to share with the blogging world what I love about James. First we have knowen each other since we were 12 not that we hung out but I always knew that he was around case closed. When we were 18 we both started going to the young singles branch, he was the guy who always stood along the wall and listened to all us girls talk before church started. he was anice guy but I always that he was a guy of few words, since he never talked to us just put his two cents in here and there. Then came the mission, he went to madagascar not bad, he had written my brother and I a letter and I thought well I guess I can write him a letter back. Well we ended up writing each other a couple letters. Two years for me went by quick I was living in Lethbridge having a wonderful party life. It was coming up on my twenty first birthday and I had a boyfriend just leaving on a mission so I thought I could go on one two, I'd get home and have half a year to earn money waiting for him to come home. So the big move back to Winnipeg was on to get me ready for a mission. I got a good job and started saving, then James came home I was super excited for some crazy reason, I thought he could help me get ready for my mission and we could be friends after all we did write to each other. So here we are hanging out lots and we have lots in common just a little werid right? Well wouldn't you know it I start to like him and not just a little, so I write to Cliff who tells me to go on my mission adn forget about him, I apparently didn't listen. James and I started to see alot of each other and then he told me he didn't want me to go, then he told me he didn't want me to go or he wouldn't wait for me I had to write my dear John letter and then James and I got serious. He was no romantic it took him a month after we started to see each other before he even tried to kiss me in fact I made the first move. He never wanted to be at his house which was a mistake because I never got to know his family. He also never really bought me anything for our first Valentine, it broke my heart and we had one of our first fights. Well two days later we were out shopping he had a meeting with the stake president at 9pm so he needed to get me home so we get in the car to head home and he gave me my ring and told me he needed me in his life for ever. Here we are nine years later, four amazing children, a home business and we are still in love with each other. He treats me like a princess, he surprises me with presents when I least expect it. He does house project after house project when ever I ask him to. He lets me be me and really that is the most important quaility. I love the husband and father that he is and he is truely my best friend. I can tell him anything and he is always helping me to be the best that I can be. I love you James

The ear ring is gone yeah!!!!!!

Alina surgery went great, they had barely put her to sleep when the doctor had the butterfly out and we were getting her back in her room to recover. The fisrt thing she said when she came to was "my mom is taking me to mc danolds" she just layed there for them to give her her "i.v." and she was super happy the whole the day. I was a little worried how she was going to do and it was me who had the hard time. I got a hugh cold sore on my lip from the stress. Of all things to get this is my curse of curses. I always get them, sucks to be me. Alina on the other hand had a positive experiance and doesn't seem to mind that she lost 1/2 hour of her life. Now we can have the next adventure of our family!