phew!

it is Thursday.

only!

Kris was out of town on business the past few days. makes for some long days! i was soooo glad that the kids have really been on their best behavior for the duration. if only the weather was as cooperative. nearly -30 degrees Celsius with the windchill. no fun to play outside or even take short walks.


here are some glimpses of a recent project i made. not my original idea. this was one of the projects i learned in my he(art) class. click here to see the rest of the album.

my goals for today is to finish the Thursday laundry. and wet mop the floor. big goals for today! lol! i really hope the kids and i can squeeze in some time for wii games and crafting. if we can handle a step out into the weather i will try and send a parcel out today too.

stay warm!

he shoots, he scores!

this boy amazes us.


skating. tobogganing. i think we were outdoors more when Kiara was a baby! with all the germies, we have not had a chance to get outside much and take advantage of winter. {as i write it is snowing. again.}


we were amazed at how well Aidan did being on skates this year. he took to it so quickly. even skating with the hockey stick. and successful in hitting the ball (our puck) very well.

this is at the beginning.

he's Candadian. eh?

driving, he will notice all the hockey rinks. hockey players. hockey games.

did i mention that we rarely watch hockey {unless it is the final playoffs for the Stanley Cup}. gasp! we LIKE hockey in this house. we don't LOVE it. we're too busy knitting....lol! hmmm. yeah. right. anyways....neither of us can see ourselves being hockey parents. and the $$$ for that! i guess we will have to see what sport Aidan ends up gravitating towards.

on the weekend we were at an outdoor event. horse drawn sleigh. hockey. bonfire. hot chocolate. snow sculpting (not good snow for that!). bannock cooking (definitely a must-try). and they also had snowshoes. which brings me to my point. as soon as he was strapped in he started his walk. took a few steps....and started to run! is there a sport that uses snowshoes? i think he may be gold medal worthy in that one....and i have no pictures of the boy wearing them.

finally!!

Roslyn tagged me a few weeks ago. it was my first tag. i was so unprepared! now i am ready....

i have to share 6 random things with you:

1. i grew up on a farm. not far from the creek where the Cree and the Blackfoot used to meet and hunt buffalo or battle...so the "legend" says! it is still called Meeting Creek.


{more photos here and here-scroll down a bit, great photo!}


2. my first "real" job was in a camera store called "The FotoShoppe". i. am. serious. i was sixteen and worked just Saturdays. it was a good job and i am thankful for my parents "encouragement" to apply. i regret that i did not work for a longer than the six months i did. i guess this job would be considered 'foreshadowing' in a novel?!



3. i have been told that i should be a travel agent or travel advisor. i am choosing to take that as a compliment! if it allowed me to see more places...i'm all for it!

4. i used to hate running. i tried to run when i lived in Canmore, inspired by mountain views and air. i tried to run with Kristian while we were dating and i wanted to impress the dude. then i gave up. until a former pro athlete told me that most runners take six months to like running. so...i bought a good pair of running shoes and gave myself 12 months! after six months i was already hooked. after a few years i found myself training for a half marathon. i sure won't boast that i am any good at it! but i enjoy the activity and i am anxious to start running again. hopefully soon.

5. i was an adult when i learned to swim. at that time i was surprised to discover that diving headfirst into deep water was fun. i am still working on my front crawl. must be my rhythm or something...{ahem!practice!!} one day...


6. i once took a watercolour course by Frances Alty-Arscott. it was amazing!

and now i will tag:

Carol

Heather

Sarah

Erica

then i'll leave you with a little photo of my baby girl....

she is such a goof! pretending to sleep. i love her sense of humour!

today at church she brightened the day of many people by hugging their legs!! i think we will need to sign her up as a greeter before the service. there are so many times that she makes me shrink in embarrassment...so it is a blessing to have her do something that others enjoy.

i love her!