Today

It seems like nothing can get done today. Every time I think I'm done, I turn around and see something else and it all comes at once. It doesn't make things better either when your too sore from all you have done to move. Today has kinda just been one of those days and tonight, I think, is gonna be one of those nights where I'm going to watch all my tv shows, in peace, with a DQ blizzard. I think I will make it a large and defiantly full of chocolate.

Power Outage

What do we do when the power goes out??

Have a fire in the fireplace

We hang out and snuggle

Play battery operated toys until they die

and have slumber parties in the livingroom

and take pictures of the beautiful sunshine in the morning after power was restored

Yesterday really was a wonderful day. There was no TV, no computer, no phone (until we got out the one we had that only plugs into the phone line and runs on battery), Daddy came home from work and we snuggled by the fire (oh and I know there is no fire in the fireplace picture but if you look closely you can see the ashes so there is proof it was there), played games, took naps, made food together and had a really good time. Sometimes it's nice to not have anything to distract you and just have a good time with your family, even if it takes a snow storm and power outage to get there.

You'll Be So Glad You Read This

I couldn't find Jared this morning. After playing "marco/polo" for a few minutes, this is where I found him.

Yes, he is naked. He has to be in his birthday suit while doing his business. I'm sure there is a very logical reason.

I guess the DS is the new "bathroom read". Forget about magazines and newspaper, this is a whole new generation.

Loving It!!!!

Today I am blogging about my kitchen. I was gonna wait until it was all done before I did but I'm so excited about it that I just couldn't help myself. I'm kind of a nerd like that.

For 3 years, I have been on James' case about doing some updates to our house. I don't love my house, it's a nice house and it has defiantly grown on me but it looks like 1993 powder blue puked all over it and by all over I mean, ALL OVER. The carpet, the countertops, the backsplash, the linoleum, not only in the kitchen but also in the bathrooms and laundry room to match. I've had plans for almost 3 years of what I wanted to do. It was nothing major, just some upgrades but it never got done. At the time to, we weren't sure if we were staying here that long, with James' job, so I put it to the back of my mind until we knew what was going on. Well now that James got the new job and I know I am stuck here for a while, I was ready to move in full force. James?? Not so much. So one night I said to him "tomorrow I'm taking down the dropped ceiling in the kitchen." He didn't say much. Mostly "ok" with the tone of "I'll believe it when I see it". So my good friend Mishel came over and we went to it. It was fun.

Here are the before and after of the ceiling. I forgot to take a before pic of the whole kitchen which annoys me but there's nothing I can do about it now.

Well, opening up that ceiling opened a small can of worms. You see the wood above the cupboards in the picture just above?? Turns out, thats not the wall like I thought. It's just pieces of wood they nailed to the wall so they didn't have to put the dropped ceiling all the way over the cupboards. The bonus part is that the ceiling was finished under them so that wouldn't have to be fixed. Once we realized this, Mishel and I looked at each other and after a little hesitation (on my part) and a lot of convincing on hers, we got the hammer and crow bar, and took them down as well. Hence, the next picture. James came home half way through our ripping down of the wood. He look less then impressed, a little shocked and dumbfounded that his 6 month pregnant wife was up on the cupboards with a crowbar and hammer pulling nailed wood out of the wall. Oh well, he got over it and likes it now. Doesn't it look so much better and open??

Then after that, I wanted to take down the floating cupboards. If you scroll up to the picture above the above picture you can see which ones I am talking about. They are the ones you are looking right at, with the corner cupboard and "L" shape on the left of the sink. I've always wanted to take those down. Open up the kitchen to the rest of the house and there were so many cupboards that getting rid of 3 wouldn't hurt anything. So after some investigation, it was a lot easier than expected and down they came! This is where I just get all giggly inside. I know, I'm a dork. But I just love it so much and it's not even done yet. We had a friend come over and help James take them down and this is them mudding up holes on the wall after all is done.

Then I cleaned it all up and made it look pretty. I was so excited I wanted to make it look like it was done and pretend it was, when it wasn't. It's the inner dork. So here are my after pictures.

Doesn't it look AWESOME??!!!!!!?????

I can't wait for it to be done. The fluorescent lights are going and we are putting in 2 ceiling fans and above the table will be a new light. New hardware is going on the cabinets and then I am painting ( I want green but we will see), new countertop and new laminate floors a long with the little touchups. I am always itching to work on it but I have to buy stuff and the good stuff for a lesser price is all in Lethbridge so I have to make it worth my while. But I'm going Thursday and Home Depot, here I come. So excited. There will defiantly be more pictures when it is done and I've already got plans for my bedroom. New bedding has already been purchased. But that will wait until the kitchen is done and the new carpet is in. I've totally caught the reno bug! It is a dangerous thing!

YAY ME!

Today, while talking to my good friend Mishel, I realized that in the last 2 weeks, I have kept up with every chore in my house.....even laundry (which is a HUGE accomplishment for me since I hate laundry with every fiber of my being and growl at the machines when I go in there. I just really hate them that much).

I see something dirty, I have to clean it.

And as some of you know, this is not a common occurrence in my home. If I don't feel like doing something, I won't. If I feel like I want to sit on my trash all day and do nothing, I will, even if my house does need a little TLC. I make sure the kids are dressed, fed, and not dead. As long as they are ok, that is all that matters.

Is it early nesting??

As I pause and look around at my house, I notice my walls. They need to be washed, all of them. (Jana, send over your kids, I will pay them)

Then I realize I haven't touched the basement in a while and that even though everything looks really nice, once you open a closet you quickly realize where it all went.

So nesting??? I think not. If it was, my basement would be clean, my closets organized and I wouldn't be hiring out the wall washing.

Now I don't feel so accomplished. Actually, I lied. Yes I do. The laundry is all clean and folded and put away and it has been for 2 weeks. For me, that is pure awesomeness.

Year 6

Today is our 6 year anniversary. It went by really fast. In 6 years we have lived in 1 city, 1 town and 5 houses. We've had 6 different jobs (between the 2 of us), 5 cars and 3.5 kids. We've had good times and bad, laughter and tears, joys and upsets but overall, it's been great. Here's to many more years of driving each other crazy but there is no one else I would rather want to make me crazy than him.

Ummm....what??

I had my ultrasound on Monday. The verdict is.....

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PINK

So sure I was gonna have another boy.....sometime. Maybe still. It could always be wrong, right? This is the last one so this is the last chance. Jared was sad when I told him, he cried. Poor guy, he wanted a brother. But then we talked about how he will be such a good big brother and take care of all his sisters and that he can be the only boy with daddy and do lots of fun things together. That made him feel better.

Now for the next part.....the name. Good luck to us. I need both names cuz you never know. I'm still on the fence about believing this one is a girl but at the same time have come to accept it. We suck at coming up with names. I guess that's why I just steal all of Jana's that she didn't use (so she says anyway)