Jacob Duane

This is my new baby boy, Jacob! Born September 28th at 8:30 am weighing 6lbs 10 ozs. He is so sweet and Nate is so happy to be a big brother.

Happy Birthday!

Today is my little boys 3rd birthday! I can't believe it, he's growing up so fast!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mom, we love you!

Nate and Santa

This is the story of how Nate saw Santa this year...

Nate wanted to see Santa. It was all he talked about, but every time his parents or anyone else took him near Santa he got scared and didn't want to go. So, on Saturday evening his Mommy and Daddy decided to take a drive out to Cornwall for some supper. Nate was sitting in the back seat of the car waiting for his Daddy to come back with supper, all of a sudden he heard faint sirens. "What is that Mommy?" Nate said. "I think that's a fire truck" Mommy answered. "Oh, they are going to help someone" Nate told his Mommy. Suddenly what pulled in the parking lot but two fire trucks decorated with tons of lights and Christmas music playing loudly. When Nate's Daddy got back to the car he picked up his boy and took him to get a better look at the fire trucks. "Why don't you go around back and see Santa?" Asked one of the firefighters. Well Nate and Daddy climbed into the back of the fire truck and there was Santa! Nate sat on his lap and told him what he wanted for Christmas. What better way for a little boy to see Santa then in the back of a fire truck?

Unfortunetly we didn't have our camera so, the picture was taken on Daddy's cell phone.

Twilight!

Ok, I am a huge fan! I was recently reading a few negative things about the series and I wanted to put in my two cents. Why is it that we live in a world where everything has to be taken so seriously? Everything has to have some lesson for the kids and some profound moral to the story? What ever happen to books being an escape? A place where you don't have to think about what everyone else wants in you or out of you. I've read the series 3 times all the way though and in my opinion it is exactly what we need. Kids, teens and even adults need something to take their minds off of all the craziness in the world and Twilight was that for me. These books are a place where I can take my mind off all the sad things around and just let myself be absorbed in the story. I didn't take it seriously, it's not War And Peace, it's a book written for teens! It's supposed to be silly, if you saw the movie you would see what Stephenie Meyer had in mind when she wrote it. It's for entertainment not to learn lessons.
Ok, so that's my 2 cents.

Christmas 2008

I put up the tree this weekend, and there are a ton of lights on it! (all LED). I have most of the other decorations put up too, all except the ones that I need hubby to do because I'm too short. (HA HA HA), and I'm pretty much done of my shopping! It's so awesome to start early!

We have them!!!

So we have our tickets to a Montreal Canadiens game! We going Monday April 6 to see the Montreal Canadiens take on the Ottawa Senators! I'm so excited, can you tell?

I did it!!

So today I went out and cut my hair for locks of love!! I got it done at Sears hair studio (by Ann) Nate thought it looked like so much fun he got in on the action too!

Locks of love

Ok, I know that my mom and sister will freak but I was thinking about cutting my hair and donating it to Locks of love. Comments please!

How's the trip planning you ask?

Well, we are having trouble saving money (I told you that before) and now we are doing research on where to stay. Here is some of the problems: Cari and Jason want their own room, We are looking for something $100 or a little bit over, we basically just need a place to sleep since we have a lot of stuff we want to do, and we want to stay somewhere that's not gross! Most of it depends on when we can get tickets to a Canadiens game and we want to go to La Ronde (six flags) so it has to be a weekend in September or October. Anyone ever been to Montreal and know something that we just have to do? I would love to hear from you.

Wow! I wish I had more to say!

It's been a long time since I wrote anything! It's really hard to sit down and come up with something to say, but I'll try to do it some more since you took the time to come here. Everything is pretty much the same around here except that our downstairs neighbors are driving me absolutely nuts. The man snores so loud we can no longer use our bedroom, and to top that all off they have got to be the loudest people on earth, they have no volume control what-so-ever! We're are really considering moving! Well thanks for letting me rant. I'll try to write more often.

Montreal!

So we're trying to save enough money to take a trip to Montreal with Cari (my sister) and Jason (her boyfriend). Mike hasn't been outside of the Maritimes and wants to see a Montreal Canadiens game (and so do I!). Anyway I was wondering because we suck at saving money I need help, some little tricks to save money anything will help! We have about $300 in a Canada savings bond and $100 goes into that every payday, but we're very known for dipping into that! So any help will do...

SNOW!

Please stop snowing already!!!

Christmas

Well Christmas around here was just awesome! Here are some pictures!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy birthday Mommy! Hope you had a great day

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Auntie Shirley! Love you xoxoxo

A Christmas meme

From Mom's blog

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I like wrapping paper better! Looking out at the sea of pretty paper on the floor after opening all the presents just screams Christmas to me!
2. Real tree or atificial?
I have a fake one because we live in a apartment but as soon as we get a house real one all the way!
3. When do you put up your tree?
As soon as Hubby will let me! (ha ha ha)
4. When do you take the tree down?
Sometime after Jan 1st
5. Do you like Egg Nog?
Love it!
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
I love them all! I like the ones that take a lot of thought!
7. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes.... I wonder where I put it?
8. Hardest person to buy for?
Hmm.....probably Mom
9. Easiest person to buy for?
Nate, I just pick out what I want him to have (ha ha)
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I've loved them all!
11. Mail or E-mail Christmas cards?
neither...don't do them!
12. Favourite Christmas movie?
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
13. When do you start Christmas shopping?
First payday in December
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
I'm giving my mother a toaster oven I got last year, long story short I ended up with two!!
15. Favourite thing to eat at Christmas?
Candy Canes!
16. Clear lights or coloured?
Coloured definitely
17. Favorite Christmas song?
Baby, it's cold outside
18. Travel or stay home at Christmas?
Travel to my mom's and hubby's
19. Can you name all of Santa’s Reindeer?
Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen and Rudolph
20. Angel or Star on the top of the tree?
A Star!
21. Open Christmas Eve or Morning?
Mike and I open our presents to each other Christmas eve, the rest Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
All my shows are repeats!
23. What’s the corniest family tradition you do or miss doing?
I miss Father Time!
24. What’s the worst thing you’ve seen related to Christmas?
Charging you to have your picture taken with Santa!
25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?
Depends on the style of the place it's in
26. Gingerbread or Sugar Cookies?
Sugar cookies!
27. Do you like fruit cake?
Nope

17 Days!

Ok so it's 17 days till Christmas and I still have 3 or 4 gifts to buy! I'm starting to freak out a little (will I have enough money etc.) My decorations are all up, tree looks nice, menu planned for Christmas Eve supper...I feel like I'm forgetting something but I have no idea what....

Is it too early?

I spent this weekend cleaning and putting up some of my Christmas decorations! I haven't put up my tree yet, Hubby thinks it's too early! Is it? I feel like this is always when we put up the decorations and the fake tree. Maybe it's hard for people to get in the mood now because we don't get snow until so late in the season. Tell me what you think.... Is it too early to think about putting up the Christmas decorations?