Kristian is healthy. which is good because he was back at work yesterday. lucky guy to be either sick or taking care of sickies on his holiday. he seemed to be most appreciative to be with us. i think that should push him up to sainthood....
Kiara is struggling with a runny nose. which we can handle! it has been tough on her potty learning....too many days where making it to the potty were the least of everyone's concerns. i'm just thankful that she recognizes what she is forgetting...hopefully it will balance out soon. soon. we hope soon.
Aidan missed his first day back at playschool yesterday. he came down with 'pink eye' on the weekend. today he is complaining that his sore head is making his throat hurt. so much for hoping he had the mild version of "The Cold". for him {okay, and for me too!} it has been horrible to miss school. he has also had a later onset of more stomach flu. thankfully no throwing up this round.
we were supposed to go out on Saturday night....babysitter lined up....and wham! this is the second time in the last month that she got lucky. it would have been a rough night for her if she had been at our house. somehow i don't think we could have afforded to pay her what she would have deserved! hopefully our plans for this Saturday night will still work out....
and the weather outside is truly FRIGHTFUL. not like we're wanting to be outside. but the running from one warm place to the next is brutal. it warmed up yesterday to about -15 Celsius. lovely. this reminds me of the winter in 1996...ice fog....ice....ice....the only good thing about that was that we had a sauna in our appartment building. my other memory of that winter...i can still remember my brother-in-law wearing a t-shirt/jeans and an unbuttoned leather coat. {i think he was only 19 years old at the time } and me? sweater, fleece coat, winter coat, scarf, hat, mitts.... i still froze!! he must have had skin like a buffalo or something!
not sure if i should be grateful for the bad weather and sickness to come at the same time? jury is still out on that debate.
we spent most of our day yesterday being creative with paper and glue at the kitchen table. i had prepared an album last month....a photo and some journalling each day for the 25 days leading up to Christmas. ALL i had to do was take a photo, print it and add journalling. i couldn't even get that accomplished! so i finished it yesterday. all in all, i'm still glad i did the project. it was great to look back on the positive of the month! {i would not describe December 2008 as a perfect Christmas month.}
i have been inspired by the book 'Creative Family' but it has been hard...the author lives on the east coast....sooooo different from the prairies. ever read 'Sarah, Plain and Tall'? it's actually a children's book. definitely a good read-aloud one too. if i had to criticize....it's too bad the author did not write about the winter. our historical park, 'Fort Edmonton' is only open on special days October through May. that should speak for itself.
the tree is down. Aidan is fighting tears because it was a good tree and he wants to keep it forever.
we were talking one day about school next year. then he announced that he had some things he wanted to accomplish before kindergarten. i can already sense a scrapbook starting! he would like to be one of Santa's Elves for awhile and then be a fireman. when he has done those two things, then he would like to go on and do kindergarten. he breaks into tears if we even mention kindergarten. i'm frightened to think about what he may want to accomplish before grade one!!
last week Aidan and Kris brought this home for me:
lovely. i love the single colour. Aidan did try to convice Daddy that i would like a more 'brightly' coloured bouquet. hmmm...of course i take photos. and then did some playing around with my faves...
this is with a sepia tone.
i used some soft focus on this one.
this has a few touches added. i wonder what it would look like with a vellum type overlay? hmmmm.....
i'm hoping that my digital photobook will arrive in the mail this week....can't wait to see that!
stay warm. and healthy.
cheers!
