Random Tuesday Thoughts, Christmas Countdown

9 Days! Can you believe it's only 9 days to Christmas. And today is also Random Tuesday. 1 more Tuesday to Christmas after this one. Does that make it any more crazy for you all? I'm not ready!! And it's snowing. Yep! we are due for some new snow this week. As my Oldest just said "because Snow, in december, so unexpected" (with sarcastic hand motions too). 
I've watched a lot of Christmas Movies and baking a bit but nope not ready. I think the baking is the easy part. It's the trying to come up with gift ideas for everyone is hardest part. They do not want ofr anything, really new undies? Socks but really they don't "need" anything. 
Tonight I took my youngest to his cub meeting they did archery for their Holiday party celebration. I'm quite proud of Mr babe for hitting the balloons on the target board. His First Arrow hit the first ring on the target too. (what? you could hear me cheering?) 
I brought Fudge to this event. I've used Fudge as my go to for the last week for all events. 20minute done. 
Can you also believe that we are in the last 3wks of  2014?  Have you decided how you will end the year? nah me either. 
I guess that's all the random I can think of this week. I'll try to come up some fun ideas for next week. 
 Want more Random? head on over to Stacy's for some links.  

Wordless Wednesday Christmas Kitties!

The 30th!

So the tally for November was 26/30days of posts. I think that must be a record. You saw minimal Chair pics? and I only Elfed once. I think I complained about 5 posts? these things happen, it's part of being a Mom. If I didn't complain I'd be giving you that sunshiny everything is glorious look at life and well that's not real right?

So here's a wrap up, 
The Elf? someone touched her she didn't move Saturday morning, she was still hanging on that nail.  This morning she was sitting on my landline wall phone. I was totally shocked to see this, but what's a Mom to do? I guess she made a call to Santa to get some new or more magic?.Now there are offerings, a pb cup and a candy cane.

Friday I went out with  Hubbie to a Holiday party. So I didn't get around to posting that day. Did you miss me? December's tomorrow. And with that comes more busy.

Saturday? well I missed Friday I was about to give up but here we are Sunday the Last day of the Month and I'm posting.

The Kittens are growing and almost adult size. Lazy but Adult size.


The Chair is snowed in, but it's Raining so I'm sure it will be melted down some.

So I guess I've not met the Challenge this year, but maybe Next year when it's NaBloPoMo. So now my score to beat is 26/30? 

And Then it Happened Again

Last Christmas we got a package on our front door from our Friend. The Friend that Deered our house this year. This gift showed up dec 22nd.  About 3 days before Christmas. I was just in the kitchen and look who dropped in?

Oh Hello Katie

I am curious how Alvin and Princess are going to react to this? I promise not to make this blog over written with Katie pics.

Wordless Wednesday Calendar

Sometimes a Calenar isn't enough, So this is my method.

-each Month is  a different colour
-each Day has a post it.
-when the day ends I pull them off.
-I usually have this done 1/2 a month ahead, the top pink is December the bottom yellows are November.
-some days are the same thing every week.

Random Tuesday Thought

Here we are Tuesday Again,

Cats make some massively stinky poop. I'm thinking Baby Poop stunk less.

Boxes are great fun for cats and kids! I found one of my kids with a Avon delivery Box on his back telling me it was a back pack after I told him to get his Back Pack ready to go out.

There is currently no snow here. Today it reached 15C! a mighty nice day. I went out walking. So nice to feel the sun on your back. This ended the minute the sun went down. Brr!! Snow is expected later this week.

This is not Thanksgiving Week in Canada. Nope! and I am not in a position to make us Turkey day this year because holy Wow! it's hard to plan a Turkey when you're doing all the usual school week things.  I totally need a Holiday.

Got any shopping done? nope me either.. no boots yet either.

Lots of new movies being advertised this time of year. I'm going to have to make notes. Oh there's a gift idea... (shhhhhh! no telling)

Well they are back in the ltter box again.  My nose is not at all happy!!

Holiday Overflowith

I'm feeling the push and the pull of the holidays. It's still November but I know that if I don't do anything at all, December will be here too quickly and I'll be left with nothing accomplished. I'm feeling this year especially that Christmas is coming but it's not letting me enjoy November.  Tonight I was wrapping up Baskets for a Raffle sale, and it's become very apparent by the look of the boxes and baskets that other People are more organized.

There are now. 30days to Christmas Eve!  I'm getting notices in my inbox about sales and some of those emails are talking about "last shipping dates before Christmas" ACK!!! I've still got to get my own winter boots and apparently according to my left walking foot, I need sneakers. I could feel the rocks in the street. When will that happen? I have no idea. There is a Holiday Party on Friday with Hubbie and that's going ot involve Christmas themed meals.  I'm going to have work on a plan for that meal. I seem to recall it will involve Cheese cake. (hmmmmmm have I mentioned that I love Cheese cake?)

Also This! this happened tonight. I was DEERED! And I'm so in love with him! He's awesome.

Dear Church Goer

Dear Church Goer,
Today I ask you to keep your Perfume at home. Wear it out in the fresh air? sure, Wear it at home for someone special? Fantastic but please stop wearing your perfume to church.  My sons suffer every Sunday that they are in church because of the scents you add to the air.  It's hard for a Mom to get her kids to church. They find it boring b ut today and last week? They wiggled and they scratched for 45 minutes instead of praying. Well I can imagine they may have said a silent prayer that you all would stop wearing perfume, but I can't say that for sure as I am not in their heads.   This week I did happen to remember to give Middle son his allergy med before he went to the church but for my youngest, I didn't.  I should have to cloud their  little brains with medication so they can breath. Please Remember that NO Scents Makes Sense!

Signed,
Impatient, and Embarrassed Mom.

ps No the don't have lice, that's the histamines trying to leave their poor bodies.

This is another "What do put here?"

Ideas?

Pictures?

Snow?

Recipes?

Schedules?

oh This is definitely a Day of Writers Block?

Comments, I do Love Comments

So it's become clear that I have followers but you all aren't commenting. Did you know if you comment here I get a email somewhere else that tells me you commented? Almost always I write back unless of course it's rude. I wont comment on Rude. Also don't comment if you just leave me a link to  some far off Internet Rabbit Hole that sucks the non-existant funds out of my pretend bank Account that I share with my Pretend Pool Boy who cleans our fantasty pool.


Come on you know you want to comment, and you know you don't have to agree with me. If I've said something that's "way out in left field" (not that there is anything wrong with Right Field BTW, comment. Talk to me, talk to my readers. 

 I'm on Cat Chaperone Duty today, the fur kids have appointments in 2wks for their Family Tree  Burning Ceremony but I can see it's time! Alvin is stalking Princess. Yes his sister. See must burn *down that Family Tree!



*no real trees will be burned, (spaying and neutering appointments) 

Mom, What Did You do Today?

This is what I did. Well this is what they will understand I did because 2 teens and an almost Tween,  like to eat. They do. It's the growing. So I give you "How I spent my Day" the boys version..

In reality?

I vacuumed the Cat castle, and the hall, even found the attatchment for the vacuum.
Cleaned the toilet.
Made my Bed,
Did 3 loads of laundry (we just got a dryer last Friday after old one died, so I'm catching up)
Sorted some clothes I wont ever wear again, and summer shorts.
Delegated some people to eat my Birthday Cake so I wouldn't.
Shopped for a few ingredients for supper picture above,(and a few things for tomorrow)
Cleaned the top of the stove,
Hung up various jackets found laying on floor by front door. ugh! why why why?
 

Random Tuesday Thoughts

Hey look it's Tuesday. Time to pull out the Random Thoughts for the week.

Walking on a Treadmill in barefeet? hurts! I have a blister. I will try again tomorrow. Today my feet need to heal. I did it because I knew if I went up the stairs, away from the treadmill? I wouildn't get back to the treadmill. Funny how the mind works isn't it?

After my feet heal? tomorrow is another treadmill day with sneakers.

What do you call them? Sneakers? Tennis shoes? Runners? Jogging shoes? Shoes? socks oh wait thats very wrong.

My kittens are napping right now in there Crazy Cat Dad treat but earlier today Alvin was poking his ears out of the box on it and hearing the school bus. Once he knew it was the school bus he went to one of the top beds on it so he could see the kids coming up the driveway. So cute!

Speaking of kittens, a friend posted a link to live kitten births, I felt so bad for the momma kitten. I mean I was having all those labour pushy feelings as my brain remembered labour. That poor cat had to do it 6 times! I just can't even imagine.

My Friend Peady over at Tempered with Kindness posted a Fudge recipe! So hard to read these things, luckily it's a recipe that's the same as the one my MIL gave me so I know what it tastes like already.


Frogs,  are probably frozen this time of year, yes?

Ever meet one of those "I know everything" people?  I have, I know I go through spurts of it myself but there are only so many things that I know.

Do you think anyone would notice if I put a pink ribbon on my Princess Kitty?  probably I'd be called the crazy cat mommy.

Snow the snow has been here but it's melted again. Thank you meltage less shoveling.

If you want to read more Random posts. Stacy has some on her blog too. Sharing is Caring.

Moving On Monday

So here it is Monday. The Day after I turned  a year older. Yes I know that Saturday to Sunday was really only 24hours older but you  know? It's that "day" that really does add to the pile of Old. While Celebrating my Birthday the cake of yesterday showed up. It is a Brownie Cheese cake with Carmel top and Crown of Brownies. There are walnuts in there. So protein. (Do you hear the internal voice?) Now I've had some of it, and I have plans to let my Teen stash it in the very best of hiding places.

Today I move on. I had cake for breakfast. I'm doing Weight Watchers Point plus program so I've counted it and now I'm moving forward.  It's snowing and I'm hoping that I can get my butt out the door before the children come home and do some walking. I took my Jeans out of the Dryer today and yep they fit. EVEN shrunk! Go me! Planning is the only way I will achieve my Goal. And Goal is what I want.

I've written about this topic before, I've been writing about it in various place for the last 11yrs. I am and will always be working on a plan for me and my Health. I may Slip but I will always try again. I will work on ME always!


Happy Monday Friends and Followers. (and I've  even got an idea for A Thursday post in my head already, What's going on here?)

My Weekend

My Weekend was all about this! :)

Flash Back Friday!

This week I was going through baby pictures for my Middle. He's leaving Middle School this year so there are some "grad" type events for him. I think this was about Baby pictures for the Year book? So we spent some time in the basement looking through photos. You remember those? when you took the film to be developed? Yeah youngest has no idea! none.  well he does but he says "why are there no paper pictures off me?" uh well  Middle's Question was "why is older in all my pictures"
"because you weren't an only child?" Also less pictures with each child is so a thing!

Now back to my Flashback of a Friday. I found this 

My aunt and uncle made this Smurf cake for me!  They just became Grandparents this past month. Very exciting them.  I think I was 12 so this was 30yrs ago?


Also in the world of Flashbacks this story. You know you are getting older when your kids go out nad have a great time and you are already zonked out cold when they come home.  Middle came home lastnight with face paint, he popped in my door to show me. I didn't see it because I thought he was Youngest who I had already sent to bed. I saw nothing and said "go to bed". Poor AJ! This of course was a flashback reminder. I can remember telling Mom stories about my night out after a date or a night out with the girls and her saying "hmm a huh" and "so you had fun?" and then next morning? She would know nothing of the movie plot I told her about and have heart zero of what I said because I suspect her brain was all "stay awake until Girl gets home.. stay awake until girl gets home.. .Ok girl home! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"  I should ask her that some day.

Progress Reports

Our Part of NB is using a new progress and report card system. The new System grades Students from a 0-4 section.  For the Progress Reports the options are Progressing Well, Progressing,  Progressing with Difficulty and Not Applicable.
It's relatively easy to figure these steps out but I feel they lead to a feeling by the students that they are being graded subjectively. You either know the answers or you don't? You either know 1-100% of the work or you don't. I really like the Precentage Grading system and my sons do as well. N/A is a given for all students who have not been taught the work yet.
There are some parents that are speaking out against the grading system. I've taken the survey sent out by the principal of my school This gives the impression that the Education system will be taking these surveys and doing something beyond reading them. I'mmmmmmmmm not so sure about that, see I did a survey in the Spring before the system was put into effect. I ask questions, I answered questions and I pointed out may of the same arguments I've read other parents and guardians state. The Responsible Adult at home you know the ones trying to move their children/siblings/grands, cousins or foster children to adulthood.
Some parents have decided that this is the right time to blame the teachers? Seriously?
It is not the Teachers fault, they can only do the job they are hired to do within the time and constraints given them.   Limited resources are all over this provinnce. Do not blame a teacher they, like many others, are employees. They have unions and try to influence the system to pay them wel and respect their education and skills but remember they are not the ones writing the checks. They are not the ones taxing their income, or insisting on unpaid volunteer hours.  If you don't like the way your job is being done and you don't write the checks that pay your own salary, you wont ever get what you feel you deserve. There is always someone holding the purse strings. There is always someone judging your ability to do your job.
I'm not at all saying there are some bad teachers. Yes there are some people put in the position of teaching students that should never be responsible for the education of children, or even  adults. This is about putting the blame where it belongs on the cost of education and the lack of funds to teach students.
 I managed to get to 2 Parent conferences. I too am being judged on my ability to educate my Children. It is my responsibility to get them that education and make sure  they are in school and doing their work. At some point though I have to let them go and be responsible for their own education. They are the students. They are the people that are going to go off and leave my nest, and find careers of their own. That too is a hard balance.  Once in the job they will be judged and assessed on their ability to do their jobs. Will those jobs say Progressing Well, Progressing, Progressing with difficulty?  Maybe, or Maybe they will just be let go?  Let's just call that a ramble?

Wordless Wednesday

I just had to share these 2 critters. It's a pic I think from 2007? but I like it.

Remembrance Day 2014

Today I joined my youngest son down town as he marched with his Cub Troop in the Remembrance Ceremony in Our Provinces Capital. It was a lovely tribute to all we remember and all who continue in the path of World Peace.

I forgot my Camera/Phone so the Photos I have are borrowed from my Hubbie's Camera. I have no words that can express my Thanks to the Men and Woman to have fought for and Continue to work for Peace.

Thank You!

My 1st Question.

 From my friend L! over at Tempered with Kindness, she asks :
What is your favourite treat from childhood?

My Favourite (note the u) treat from Childhood , I have to think about this one.. we used to go for an ice cream on the way home from the beach during the summer. Now in my head? I still think we should be going to the ice cream shop on the way home from the beach. Favorite? hmm no.

I think it must be pizza! I really really enjoy CB pizza and we used to get it on Fridays. We lived down the street from a Pizza shop. Once or twice I can remember my Dad calling in the order, and then I walked down with my younger brother's wagon and a pair of mits due to heat of the box and picked up the order.  It of course tasted so much better!! I think I was 10 or 11? Mom must have been working that day.

More Favorite treats?
Cake! Birthday cake of course.

cookies, Mom used to make the best peanut butter cookies, so yummy!

Here I am again last 30minutes of the day

I'm trying to think of something to write about?  Well now it's down to 13minutes. Where oh where did those 17jminutes go? putting away laundry.
I think I'm going to turn this into one of those Ask me questions posts. Got Questions? Maybe i've got answers. Let's see? and I'll answer some of them maybe during this month?  Sound like a plan?

Tag You're It

I found this over at Adventures of a Headless Family

1. When Did you get your ears pierced? I got them done for my 7th Birthday. My friend was turning 8 the same year 4days before me (next Wednesday, yes I still remember her Birthday even though she moved the following Summer). It was a good day.

2. Where was the first place you remember Driving after you got your licence? Home from the Provincial Building and back to school. I had taken the morning off to take my test.

3. What was your first Car? My first car I could drive was my parent's Caprice Classic Wagon.

4. How many children did you want when you were young? How many do you have? I repeatedly said while growing up with younger sibs "I'm never having children" HA! HA!! HA! once I got married, I had my eye on 4... We have 3 but you know anything can happen. (gets evil eye from Mr Kyooty)

5. Do you have a garden? What is your favorite thing to grow? Even though my name is involved in a nursery Rhyme. , no I don't have a garden that i'm watching Grow. I did have some potted tomatoes this year.

6. What was the name of your first pet? Is there a story to go along with the name? My first pet was my cat Aura.  She had a little orange spot on her forehead, so we called that  her Aura.

7 .What was the cutest thing one of your children has ever said?  There are just so many... HA! Some not fit for posting of course, think of the children!

8. What is your favorite age of children, in general, (i.e. baby, toddler, school-age, teen, etc.,) And why. I think the baby point, New born up to about 2. Cuddling, nursing, singing, rocking, and they don't talk back or tell you you are wrong.

9. What's your Middle name? I'm skipping this one

10. What dessert is your least favorite flavor? I don't think I have ever had a dessert I didn't like. (looks at butt) yep!

I'm not tagging but if you want to join in, go on! :)

And there it happened. Friday

I'm just going to leave this post here as me posting a dry by. Migraines suck!!!

5 Things

I'm trying to keep up with the Daily Posts. It's harder than imagined. I've got 30minutes left to this Day 6 post.  I've been reading along with other NaBloPoMo posters and saw this at Kendra's posting 5 things. It's a great way to fill in a day.

1.  I've been listening to Christmas music in my car. I don't think I've put a CD in my player so early before but I'm enjoying the music a lot. It brings smiles. I wont be putting any decorations up until Rememberance Day.

2.  The snow is still on the ground! I can't believe it, and tomorrow we're due to get some more. Dear Fall, I'm sorry Winter is being a Bully and taking over your time.

3. What is up with the Halloween Candy with the pins and needles? I have been avoiding the checking of the kids candy for fear I'll eat it all. I really really don't want that temptation. I'll have to get Hubbie to do the checking. It's for their safety. It's almost tempting to throw it out.

4.  I'm going walking tomorrow. I went today, I'm hoping to get out before the snow come.

5.  Well I'm in PJs now. It's time to go to bed. Flannel is my friend. brr!!!


Bonus. I started another post, it's in my Draft I will try to finish it up tomorrow for a Friday post.

Wordless Wednesday Uh Pressure?

Dear fingers stop that! Why must you push buttons you weren't told to push? So back to being Wordless



I'm going to just leave this here for a bit as a Draft while something Wordless pops into my day... (I hope)

Still I got nothing. It's just one of those day!!!

I  haven't even found a picture for #PeadyPhotoADay challenge

A Hill? or Hill!? isn't homework a Hill? laundry a Hill?  Or would that be Mountains and Molehills?

I'm over the Hill?

Tuesday Nov04. Random Tuesday Thoughts?

I'm going to have to resort to some Random...

It's progress Report Day. Why is it that in my head, this means "what the parents aren't doing enough of..." or "how the parents are failing" not "what my child isn't doing" or "what my child thinks doesn't matter". Were we better off when children were given no options but to colour in the lines? I'm really struggling with how to instil the importance of good Grades.  My Hubbie has better Grades, but he also has a never ever ever do less than perfect attitude? Is that better?  I realy don't know. I am not a perfectionist, but I could use a push now and then too.

So no new snow today. Win!

I just got back from taking another child out for supplies for a model. Iam mhere to tell you that the $ store? is a trap! I easily blew through 30.00 + why? no idea, but I got the cutest pig dust pan. It just jumped into the basket. Also shopping last minute of course that's how kids work.

kittens need to learn that the people beds are not kitten beds. Poor kittens are due for a visit with the V-E-T soon. It's not going to be pretty. We are currently at the "no you can't wrestle with your sister" point of kitten living.  Princess needs to understand ninja? or self defense.

hahah crafty. Child just asked for "Can i have the thing the Weasle goes?" ... No. yes I know I shouldn't have bought the stuff, but you know a treat once in a while? not every stinking night!

Pop!  (just incase.. you know)

Odd thing noticed by Riddle  child "Why does my modeling Clay say Gluten Free?"  pointing to actual words on package yep!

Snow brr! also 1month earlier than last year.  My pictures on my phone tell me last year's first snow was Dec 1st not Nov 1st.  Climate change? definitely not Warming. nope!

I think I've randomized. Yep!

Happy Monday, Hapy Novermber, Happy NaBloPoMo and GO~! 3 Posts 3 Days in 1

Ok so here's some catch up  I posted this as a status to FB and well it got long, so I'm calling it a Nov01! yep I am.

So I went out lastnight with MJ and at first I was all "I'm done"( the whole rush supper, and get your costume on and ugh the pumpkins aren't finished and who moved the knife! and where are the candles), but once I got walking and the kids started running to doors? It was way fun. One of my neighbours gave me a Glow stick! another gave my walking buddy some fudge for me. She of course took one for the team and ate it for me. She's so supportive of my healthy living. Also the boys had run ahead of her and well I didn't deserve the fudge. HA! All in all a great night out.
AJ got home at 10pm. He visited different neighbours* and had a lot of fun. I think it's his last year though as he'll be in High School next year. Only 6 kids came to our door. OK FB that's what's going on in my head this morning
Picture of my Halloween chocolate isn't for Mom collecting dude...

 *if you've been here a while my ou's wont be a surprise.

Dream Sequence... It's now Nov 02!

Sunday's post. There was snow! yep.

Saturday my hubbie who was clearing the year in prep for the "significant snow fall warning" set up the chair for picture taking this year.  I didn't even ask. Either he's enjoying the Chair humour or he's just a good hubbie? I vote Both!

So Sunday I woke up to this... And it wasn't so so bad, a bit slippery on the way to mass but then once we got out? Crazy slippery.




Nov03 Here I am. Yep!

And this is what we woke up to... and we woke at like 10am because

Wordless Wednesday Has Anyone Seen Princess?

Wordless Wednesday-My Evening View

Wordless Wednesday With Words

I went on a field Trip with my Cub Scout. It was amazing. My Few Words today:

Chainsaws!

Trees!

Amazing!!

Monty at work

Caught one!

My youngest used to call him "donut guy"

Far out?

*Monty MacMillan Produced these carvings at "Out Of A Log" Chainsaw Sculptures. 

Wordless Wednesday "fluffy"' post.

Alvin

Alvin

Alvin

The AV club :Princess

Third time's the Charm?

So this is the Third Attempt I've made today to write this post. Since I'd really hate myself if I made a child dwell on the mistakes that were made by the adults in their life? I wont talk about anyone specific.

If  you are raising Children? Please Raise them carefully. Please Raise them to think about their many choices in life and how those Choices effect others. Please keep your children safe.

Miss Me?

Yeah I miss me too. only 3wks to School. I haven't even started the back to School shopping. I'm just trying to hang on to summer.  Lots of this.

MJ's Game, getting Pointers

Praying!

This is all I can say today.

Praying... 
 

Throw Back Thursday

This was  7yrs ago for TJ's First Communion Weekend. This coming Week we will be celebrating his confirmation. Hard to believe!

Randoming up!

It's Tuesday! and I'm here, and I'm writing. You all missed me right?

Let's see... Chair?

Now working chair, holding my tomato plans for the now. I didn't want them downn on the cold cold ground so I put them on the chair, the suns is happy with this idea. I'm happy too.


Critters? not lately, a few kitty prints across my deck but no more raccoons. OK I'm not really looking for them.


Last of the Snow? This we found on the way to church Sunday, so we took a picture. This is my friend Spotted Snow Pile.  In one week I went from heating my house to cooling my house!

The count down to summer is in the works now. only 31days until the lasts day of school. YAY! lunch rushes? wooooohooo down to the wire. I can even break it down more... 20days of lunches -4 for 1/2 days.

So really the school schedule works out well, we are a month away from decent weather and no need for snowpants.  Yes this year is all the weather stereotypes you've heard/thought about Canada.

Question Sunday from  one child "IS there Xbox Live in heaven?" I then asked him and others would that be Xbox After life? hmm?

More  Random? My Middle did some baking tonight, that boy is good! now I must bag them all up for lunches, so I wont eat them all. Oh they were yummy! well yes I had to test one.

No Dentist appointments this week.

Question does anyone read the Club magazines they get with their memberships? Also flyers! why is it so hard to get flyers delivered to my house? it's so wishy washy,  one week we get them and then 3-4wks nothing. 

If you're Randoming go on over and see Stacy

Wordless Wednesday, Spring Melt =Critter Counts!

under the dryer vent

lots of prints

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Addiction, Wordless Wednesday

So it seems I'm addicted to Social Media. I'm addicted to socializing with the friends inside my computer.

 FB- I like the Games and keeping in touch with my friends and family. I can keep up with what's going on "home"  from here. I left home almost 19yrs ago. When I first got married I was VERY homesick.

When I left home all those years ago I turned to email and other socializing on my computers. All my "friends"' were inside my computer. I didn't see some in person, but then came "classmates" you all remember classmates right? That site that wanted you to pay money to talk to your friends or find their email addresses? I signed up there using a nickname that told my School friends who I was and where I was free. 

During that time there were also other places I could "meet" friends and talk about life. We talked about our kids, we talked about our families, we talked about raising our kids. I've met a whole lot of Mom's on the internet. I haven't met them all in person.  We still email, and chat. It's wonderful to have these friends.


Once I found one or 2 friends I found more friends. In 2005 after the birth of my youngest I started blogging. I thought it would be a fun way for the kids to read about their lives later in life. Now? I'm not sure they want to read all this? Do they want to read about Mom's reaction to their kids being kids? I could say boys being boys just because I have boys but really kids will be kids. Kids learn by doing and they learn by watching us. My kids are also addicted to Tech.

So today instead of spending my time posting on FB I'm here blogging about not being able to post on fb. I've liked about 8 things on my phone today that I can't "lilke"' because there is a service error. I tried to use the phone?  So maybe I'm wordless there but not so wordless here today.

Pic of my FB page today.

SNOWEDNESDAY!!!!

This year we are experiencing Sprinter!  And all classes were cancelled today. Wednesdays for my Area are usually 1/2 school days for the English School System. So at this point my youngest would be just arriving off the bus, and he would have missed the storm completely but I think that the School board would rather parents have a plan in advance for the later arrival students then have them stranded in school . The Storm according to The Weather Channel is calling for 5cm per hour when it does get there. So far it's just wind and flurries.

This mornings Picture at 1030 (I didn't have to get up school cancelled)

Chair Still MIA

And next up? The flurries you can't really see in this picture are starting everyonce in a while a gust blows the snow across the area behind the batting cage.

Yes the chair is under that bump.

So We'll settle in for Sprinter today and I'm sure every District Student will be Hoping and Wishing and praying for Tomorrow to be Cancelled Too? Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This is what had my Smiling yesterday. I had to save it to share for today. Yes that's a Party Hat on our Priest.  Irish Eyes Would be Smiling now wouldn't they? 

When Mom talks? We Listen

My Mom called tonight. Moms are good people when it comes to talking. They have information we need. Tonight Mom's information was about Soup. She and Dad have been eating this soup since Christmas and enjoying it. I'm not sure I could do it everyday but we shall see?

2 cups of pot or pearl barley(soaked)

2TSP olive oil

2 cups of chopped onion

6 Carrots cut in ¼ inch dice

2 10oz containers of fresh  mushrooms.

4 cloves garlic minced

8 cups of sodium reduced beef orvegetable broth.

1 Large Can of unsalted diced tomatoes(or 2of the 14oz)

2 Tsp Tomato paste

2tsp of Worcestershire sauce

1tsp Balsamic vinegar

1 TSP dried thyme

1tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

6 cup baby spinach

Or finely chopped Kale

Cook the soaked barley (1/2 hour) while coking, olive oil in the stock pot heat add onion, carrots saute 5minutes. Add mushrooms, add garlic 1minutes, add broth, add until you get to the bottom until greens

Bring to low boil, lower heat, simmer 30minutes add green last

6gm fat, no cholesterol. 24 cups of soup.  Eat at lunch. Lasts 1month drop 2inches of belly fat.<--- I wonder? but really I'm looking for something different to add to my Day.

Vibing Out to Canada! GO CANADA GO!

GO CANADA GO!!!!!!!!! 


I'm cheering for you and Vibing out with my kids Curling Broom at my side. Arm Chair Athletics! 

Curlingvibes from me to You ladies!