Wow, I can't believe that it's only one week until Christmas 2010! Where has the time gone? Not only that but I am slightly disorganized and therefore behind this year. I'm usually very much on the ball and ready for the holiday season in advance but this year I seemed to have a little trouble. I'm sticking with the fact that the little bundle I have growing in my belly has caused me to be more tired than usual and is taking it's toll on my energy level.
With all that being said, I have managed to get all of my Christmas cards and gifts in the mail...hopefully in time so that their recipients will receive them before Christmas. Although, I have to admit that a couple of our friends who live in the North may not get their cards until after the holidays...oops!
The past couple of years at Christmas time I have done lots of baking and made up little tins of goodies for our SK "family". However, this year I've been struggling with whether or not I would do this again because I just haven't had the energy. After thinking it over and over and over and over, I have finally decided to take the bull by the horns and tough it out for at least one day of baking. I figure if I don't go overboard and just make a few different treats that I should be able to handle the work. I've also instructed Cory that his assistance will be required. So, tomorrow will be my one and only baking day. Whatever gets done tomorrow, is all that I am doing this year. To be honest, it's not the baking that I find so tiring because I very much enjoy that part...it's the cleaning that goes along with it that I despise.
My goal for tomorrow is to bake 4 different kinds of yummy treats and put together the Christmas gifts for our friends. I'm confident with a little help, that I can get it all done in one day and I hope that our friends will be pleased with the outcome. So, here's to Christmas baking!!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Ellen Show - Can Andy Say That?
I was perusing my friend Amber's blog and I came across a very funny video clip from The Ellen Show. I laughed my butt off so I just had to share and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! I love The Ellen Show but unfortunately I don't get to watch it as often as I would like. I suppose I could take advantage of the fact that we do have a PVR and I could record it every day. Maybe I'll make that one of my New Year's resolution ;) Enjoy!!
"I'm running away!"
So, I knew it would happen eventually but I honestly didn't think we'd hear the phrase, "I'm running away" from Cameron at the age of four. However, it has been said a few times this past week.
The first time I heard it was pretty amusing. You see, I had let Mr. Cameron stay up late to watch a couple of shows on TV...G.I. Joe and Inspector Gadget so you can see why he didn't want to miss those! Anyway, it was 10pm when I finally told him he had to go to bed. Of course, because he was then overtired he started to put up a little fight. He then said that if I didn't want him anymore that he was running away. I certainly didn't tell him that I didn't want him. I simply explained that it was way past bedtime and that he had to get ready for bed. "I'm running away" was the next phrase out of his mouth.
I refrained from laughing and explained how much Mommy and Daddy would miss him if he ran away. I then asked him where he was going to go if he didn't live with us anymore. To my surprise, he had a plan already in place. He informed me that I had to take him to the airport in the morning and that he was going to live with Nannie (my mom)! I asked him what he was going to do if he lived there and he then said he was taking a big box of toys with him. I decided I should break the news that Nannie has to go to work every day and I asked him who would look after him while she was at work. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and stated, "I'll stay with Grampie while Nannie is at work."
I thought he was very inventive and had quite a plan for being such a tire little boy. I managed to get him settled and into bed with the promise that he could call his Nannie and talk to her on the phone the next day. He seemed pleased with this idea and decided he wasn't going to run away after all...until the next day when he didn't like being told to pick up his toys and he stormed off to his room while yelling, "I'm running away!" The joys of children :)
The first time I heard it was pretty amusing. You see, I had let Mr. Cameron stay up late to watch a couple of shows on TV...G.I. Joe and Inspector Gadget so you can see why he didn't want to miss those! Anyway, it was 10pm when I finally told him he had to go to bed. Of course, because he was then overtired he started to put up a little fight. He then said that if I didn't want him anymore that he was running away. I certainly didn't tell him that I didn't want him. I simply explained that it was way past bedtime and that he had to get ready for bed. "I'm running away" was the next phrase out of his mouth.
I refrained from laughing and explained how much Mommy and Daddy would miss him if he ran away. I then asked him where he was going to go if he didn't live with us anymore. To my surprise, he had a plan already in place. He informed me that I had to take him to the airport in the morning and that he was going to live with Nannie (my mom)! I asked him what he was going to do if he lived there and he then said he was taking a big box of toys with him. I decided I should break the news that Nannie has to go to work every day and I asked him who would look after him while she was at work. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and stated, "I'll stay with Grampie while Nannie is at work."
I thought he was very inventive and had quite a plan for being such a tire little boy. I managed to get him settled and into bed with the promise that he could call his Nannie and talk to her on the phone the next day. He seemed pleased with this idea and decided he wasn't going to run away after all...until the next day when he didn't like being told to pick up his toys and he stormed off to his room while yelling, "I'm running away!" The joys of children :)
Friday, November 26, 2010
Portable North Pole
This is so much for kids of all ages...I mean who wouldn't want a personal message from Santa.
To create your own go to:
http://www.portablenorthpole.ca/
To create your own go to:
http://www.portablenorthpole.ca/
We're having a baby!
The cat is out of the bag...so to speak!
As many of you most likely are already aware, we are expecting our second child. Last week we decided it was time to share the exciting news with our family friends. To be honest, I wanted to wait a few more weeks but Cory simply couldn't wait any longer. I ordered the cutest big brother t-shirt online for Cameron for our big announcement and the day that the t-shirt arrived in the mail Cory thought we should just tell everyone our news!
I took a picture of Cameron wearing his new big brother t-shirt and emailed it to my parents. I called to tell them that I was sending a picture that I thought that they would like so that they would check for it right away. While my parents were viewing their email, we were chatting with Cory's parents on Skype so Cameron modeled his t-shirt for them. Our parents were very surprised with our news and also very excited.
You see, we had convinced our family and friends that we had no intention of having another baby. Little did they know that we had decided over a year ago that we would have one more when the time was right. Last fall we decided that we wanted to take Cameron on a really fun vacation before we added to our family. Disney World in Orlando, FL was obviously our choice and we had decided that once we went on our family vacation we would be ready for baby number 2. To our surprise, I discovered I was expecting just one week after our return from Florida and of course we were very excited!
I am almost 9 weeks, so it is still very early but everything seems to be going well so far. I feel very similar to when I was pregnant with Cameron. I don't have any morning sickness but I sure do have afternoon AND evening sickness almost daily! I've been a little tired as well, but overall I really can't complain. Cameron is having a little difficulty understanding the whole concept of a new baby in the family and that he's going to be a big brother but I'm sure he'll start to understand soon.
A funny thing happened the other night actually. Cameron gave me a big hug and squeezed me so tightly. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling the best (a little queasy) so I just asked him not to squeeze too hard because my belly was feeling a little sick. He then questioned as to why my belly felt sick and I reminded him that there is a baby growing in my belly. He gave me a funny look and then asked to see my belly so I lifted my shirt so that he could take a look at my belly. Obviously, there is nothing to see and I'm certainly not showing. He took a look anyway and informed me that he couldn't see the baby and then he put his ear to my belly and told me that he couldn't hear the baby. I thought this was pretty cute and then he looked up at me and said, "I guess the baby is sleeping."
As many of you most likely are already aware, we are expecting our second child. Last week we decided it was time to share the exciting news with our family friends. To be honest, I wanted to wait a few more weeks but Cory simply couldn't wait any longer. I ordered the cutest big brother t-shirt online for Cameron for our big announcement and the day that the t-shirt arrived in the mail Cory thought we should just tell everyone our news!
I took a picture of Cameron wearing his new big brother t-shirt and emailed it to my parents. I called to tell them that I was sending a picture that I thought that they would like so that they would check for it right away. While my parents were viewing their email, we were chatting with Cory's parents on Skype so Cameron modeled his t-shirt for them. Our parents were very surprised with our news and also very excited.
You see, we had convinced our family and friends that we had no intention of having another baby. Little did they know that we had decided over a year ago that we would have one more when the time was right. Last fall we decided that we wanted to take Cameron on a really fun vacation before we added to our family. Disney World in Orlando, FL was obviously our choice and we had decided that once we went on our family vacation we would be ready for baby number 2. To our surprise, I discovered I was expecting just one week after our return from Florida and of course we were very excited!
I am almost 9 weeks, so it is still very early but everything seems to be going well so far. I feel very similar to when I was pregnant with Cameron. I don't have any morning sickness but I sure do have afternoon AND evening sickness almost daily! I've been a little tired as well, but overall I really can't complain. Cameron is having a little difficulty understanding the whole concept of a new baby in the family and that he's going to be a big brother but I'm sure he'll start to understand soon.
A funny thing happened the other night actually. Cameron gave me a big hug and squeezed me so tightly. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling the best (a little queasy) so I just asked him not to squeeze too hard because my belly was feeling a little sick. He then questioned as to why my belly felt sick and I reminded him that there is a baby growing in my belly. He gave me a funny look and then asked to see my belly so I lifted my shirt so that he could take a look at my belly. Obviously, there is nothing to see and I'm certainly not showing. He took a look anyway and informed me that he couldn't see the baby and then he put his ear to my belly and told me that he couldn't hear the baby. I thought this was pretty cute and then he looked up at me and said, "I guess the baby is sleeping."
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Florida Family Vacation Blogging Complete
I finally finished writing/copying from my journal to recap our family vacation to Florida. I'm really not too sure how many people actually read this blog and I'm also not too sure if any of you wanted to know the day to day routines of our vacation...but you have it to read now or not, your choice :)
I'll now try to be a little more on the ball and keep posting on a regular basis...I hope!
I'll now try to be a little more on the ball and keep posting on a regular basis...I hope!
Winter Wonderland
Well, it would seem that winter is quickly approaching. We did have snow here in Sturgis the last week of October but then it got warmer again and all of the snow melted. I have to admit, I was quite surprised because I was sure it was here to stay. So last week we were pleasantly surprised to have a week full of sunshine and warm temperatures. However, that quickly came to a halt and it started to get colder as each day passed. Which brings us to today...the day started with some lovely freezing rain and then changed to snow this afternoon. I just loved when the roads turn to ice and are then covered with a blanket of fresh white stuff. It makes for such awesome driving! Luckily, I don't have to go too far most days and I get to stay indoors on days like these. Cameron did have school this afternoon but I really can't complain about driving 3 blocks. I know winter is inevitable but I really was hoping it would hold out a little longer...sigh.
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