tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348681522011-08-07T21:50:43.790-04:00hanging on by a threadgeenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-64037933935573049952009-02-25T11:11:00.002-05:002009-02-25T11:24:26.197-05:00

Right now I am reading a book called "Fall On Your Knees" by Ann-Marie MacDonald. I am over 3/4 of the way thru this book and I just want to power read thru the rest of it because the way she writes and the story has me captivated. Yet at the same time, I want to take it slowly and have it unfurl for me a little at at time. I just finished reading a revelation in the book that was like a punch in

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Burgh Baby is having an awesome contest with lots of goodies donated by lots of different bloggers. All you have to do to enter is comment on her blog post and let her know which of the goodies you would like to try to win. You can enter as many times as your fingers let you during the contest period. And if you link up to her post you can get extra entries!!While you are over there checking out

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Things Lucas has said lately that made me laugh....Yesterday at the bustop, there was a banana peel on the grass. Lucas pointed it out and I said how someone was bad and had left it there instead of putting it in the trash. Lucas got very serious looking and began to think, then he looked up at me and said "maybe a monkey"A few nights ago, Peter was reading one of his books after dinner. Lucas

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I've been tagged!! The "rules" of the game are as follows:1. Post the rules on your blog 2. Write 6 random things about yourself 3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post 4. If you're tagged, DO IT and pass on the tag Okay - six random things about myself... 1) When I was a child and growing up, there was only one job in life I KNEW that i wanted to do. When I enrolled in college there was no

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-9007276743750160602008-09-04T13:56:00.007-04:002008-09-04T14:23:53.317-04:00

Well we are back to the grind...kids started school this week. Lucas is off to Kindergarten with his sisters this year. I can't believe my baby is now in real school. I did really well though...i didn't cry when i put him on the bus yesterday. I think it was because he was so excited i just was excited for him too. So far they all seem to be enjoying it. Lucas is in the same class with Juleigha

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-35194964437979201452008-07-30T11:12:00.003-04:002008-07-30T11:20:52.989-04:00

The Big Read estimates that the average person has only read 6 of the 100 greatest books ever printed. Copy and paste to your blog and play along! Bold books you've read, and italics books you love. 1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4 The Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling (have this on the shelf to read at some point)

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Anniversary tattoos!!We got a babysitter for a few hours so we could go out and get our new tattos. The tattoo we got is called an eternal love knot and we got it to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Mine is on the inside of my left wrist, while Peter's is on the inside of his right.I have NEVER had a tattoo hurt when i got it, but this one had me making some faces, especially when he'd

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-7898942373953636572008-07-27T22:23:00.003-04:002008-12-08T16:29:11.286-05:00

We went up north to my inlaws cottage for lunch today to celebrate my BIL's 30th birthday. While we were there I got these great pictures of the kiddos that i just needed to share.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I can not wait for tomorrow night. I have an appointment to get my 8th tattoo. This one is going to be on the back of my wrist...

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We went on vacation last week. We spent the first two days of our vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. This was our first visit and we weren't disappointed. Everything was super clean, all the staff was amazingly friendly. Daynah made friends with a girl named Jillian who worked in the Cub Club, Daynah looked for her every where we went. Jillian even made Daynah a friendship bracelet

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I was tagged for this meme a bit ago now...figured i'd put this up for now until i can go thru the pictures from our vacation this past week and blog about Great Wolf Lodge :)1. Where is your cell phone? In my purse, in the front closet2. Your significant other? at the theatre with Daynah watching High School Musical3. Your hair? is i dunno growing...its sorta like a short shaggy bob4. Your

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-21618882463760868302008-06-24T20:08:00.004-04:002008-12-08T16:29:12.663-05:00

Look at me...i'm blogging TWICE in one day!! Yeah here i go months without a single typed word and then BAM here i am going at it twice in a span of hours. After today's excitement though i just had to share.After lunch today Melyssa came up to me and wanted me to check her teeth. I've been checking for wigglers off and on for a few months, their big sister lost her first tooth before she turned

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Well we've spent the past few days giving daynah a new room. Actually we've probably spent the past few weeks on the new room, but those were just spent ordering her a new bed, buying some new furniture and shelves and pictures. This past Saturday Peter spent the whole day painting her room. By 1030 that night he had gotten two coats of paint on it and just needed to do some touchups on sunday

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-36728042725865544942008-05-03T20:09:00.002-04:002008-05-03T20:22:54.931-04:00

So Mrs. Chicken, Mrs. Chicky and Her Bad Mother are about to become mothers – for the second time. There’s a virtual shower going on in their honour, and the lovely ladies behind it want us to share our favorite ass/advice when it comes to having kids, second kids specifically.Now for me personally i skipped over that whole going from one to two kids, because that just seemed to simple to me lol.

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Time just keeps getting away from me lately. And March, it seems like i have something written on each day of the month, its just insane. Not to mention the 8 days the kids have off from school this month (give me strength right now lol).Anyway..what brings me by tonight is that the girls had their rehearsal for their recital this morning. The recital is next Sunday, and the girls are super

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Here i was blogging everyday, and then life got in the way. Between snow days, me coming down with the flu and then the kids each having their go with the flu things have been busy around here. Also any free time i've had i've been spending upstairs in my room scrapbooking. I'm so far behind in all of my albums, but i've been able to get about 3 double page layouts down a day the past week which

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I would love to blog, but all my brain cells are dead. The kids had a snow day last wednesday, were sick on thursday, and had yet another snow day on friday. This brings us to this week where they had a snow day yesterday and again today. Seriously the amount of snow we have is just insane, and i hate winter. Peter had to push two cars up our street today in order for them to get out because they

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Sorry, i've got nothing today. I'm super tired. Wednesday the kids had a snow day, and today Daynah woke up puking. I sent the other three off to their respective schools only to be called at 10:30 because Melyssa had thrown up. So far its just the two of them, but i hold out little hope that the other two will be spared. Tomorrow is looking like it might be a snow day as well...they are calling

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Today has been a really great day. This morning after Peter left to take the girls to the bustop, i headed out to their school. It was time for their monthly awards ceremony, and while Juleigha didn't know it she was receiving an award. It's called a Dragon Power Award. Its given to students who show that they are kind to others, set a good example for others, are responsible students and

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I was so thrilled when bedtime rolled around tonight. It wasn't even like it was a terribly busy or awful day. But right around 5 o'clock the kids just seemed to go completely nuts and fight and get on each others nerves. If i was a drinking woman, tonight i would surely have been pounding them back lol.Okay so i really don't have anything exciting to post about tonight. My eyes are tired from

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~Just call me Betty Playdoh~I spent this morning at school with Juleigha and Melyssa. They will be receiving their very first report cards next week, and today was my day to come in and observe them in class and then get a chance to ask any questions i had of the teacher. The girls were thrilled to have me there with them, I got to see a sampling of their work, and from the sentences written

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-41707018059379139772008-01-22T22:10:00.000-05:002008-01-22T22:17:26.245-05:00

I got the best mail today!!I've lived here in Canada for almost 10 yrs now, and the past two presidential elections I've wanted to vote, but didn't know exactly how to go about it. Back in December i was cruising around the US consulate site for information on the documents i needed to finally get around to getting the kids US birth certificates, when i came across a vote from abroad link. I

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-88640931567039369912008-01-21T22:39:00.001-05:002008-12-08T16:29:15.778-05:00

So i've been going thru a bunch of stuff lately, trying to shut the door on some things that happened awhile ago. I'm trying to reconnect with some people that have previously hurt me, because I feel like if i don't I might always walk around with this jaded outlook on life, and i just don't want to feel that way anymore. Moving on though....the last time i posted i promised i would come back

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-75570697646899443312007-12-06T12:20:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:29:16.087-05:00

So we are back from our vacation...we all managed to survive. I've got a ton of stories to tell, but not today. Today i just want to whine. This week has been the worst week. The kids missed 6 days of school (should have been 8, but one day was a snow day and another was a day off anyhow). So the kids were to go to school on Monday, but instead we got a snow/ice storm so school was cancelled.

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Tuesday, the girls had their very first fieldtrip. They were excited and so was I, looking forward to the fun we'd have at the pumpkin patch. I'd been watching the weather all week, praying for good weather. Just two days before the trip it was so warm here, kids were wearing shorts. Of course on the day of the trip, it becomes cold and rainy. It rained the entire time we were there, and

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-32843037068419223952007-10-22T13:24:00.000-04:002007-10-22T14:57:06.161-04:00

Thanks for all of your comments on my last post regarding Juleigha's speech. After posting and giving it a lot of thought, we are switching Juleigha back to her previous speech therapist. Right now she is finishing up her therapy at the other place, she has four sessions left and is missing one of those due to a fieldtrip at school. Her last therapy session is November 1st, and then she starts

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-65189730774806837622007-09-28T13:03:00.000-04:002007-09-28T13:43:42.275-04:00

Okay for those that don't like posts that bounce back and forth between topics then this post isn't for you.First thankyou all for the advice on what to do in regards to speech for Lucas. Initally we were going to go ahead and have the assessment and then take it from there, but i couldn't arrange a time that worked out for it, so we ended up defering him for now. His name stays on the wait list

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-25752451553764519212007-09-17T12:48:00.000-04:002008-12-08T16:29:17.231-05:00

A few weeks ago, the delightful Tink awarded me my very first blogger award!! To say i was giddy when I saw I was awarded one would be a HUGE understatement lmao. So now its time for me to share the love and share my award with some other rockin' bloggers that are as the award says, nice.Mary at Why?Kim at Gumby Worldboth of these women are among the niecest I know. SO grab the picture girls and

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Okay so i need some advice.This fall Juleigha finally came up on the waiting list for what was described to me as THE place to be for the type of speech delay she suffers from. We went in for her assessment to make sure she met their criteria, and at the end of the assessment were told that the SLP didn't need to score the assessment at all, Juleigha did that badly. She would be going there for

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-88317480113231263232007-09-07T11:21:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:25:44.247-04:00

Dear Mrs. Kindergarten teacher,My daughters are four years old. When you and I have previously discussed their transportation issues, and have confirmed these details, I'd appreciate it if you as the adult see to it that those details are followed. In other words, do not listen to my four year old children and put them on the bus when you know I am picking them up.shaking headMe

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-80703001940604943602007-09-05T22:09:00.001-04:002007-09-05T22:28:17.963-04:00

My girlies started Kindergarten today. They were so excited. Once they had breakfast and were dressed, they were raring to head out to the bustop. I on the other hand was wishing time to slow down or even better rewind. I took a ton of pictures of the girls before we headed out, they were all full of smiles. We walked to the bustop and they were eager for the bus to arrive. When it did, i had

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-32636283412845978202007-08-17T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-17T10:30:05.057-04:00

Dana over at Life Turned Upside Down has been dying to learn more about me and so she sent me these 5 questions to answer. Okay, maybe that isn't quite how it happened, but I'll continue living in my fantasy land for now.1. What is your favorite part of living in Canada? **hands down it would have to be the health care. I love knowing that if in the middle of the night my kids are sick and I need

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-46401233122901651942007-08-16T10:00:00.000-04:002008-12-08T16:29:18.197-05:00

Trattoria Breve has requested a look into our medicine cabinets. Since I'm the kind of girl that loves to peek in other's lives, I figure its only fair if I let you peek into mine too.Now when i was a teenager my medicine cabinet consisted of either the top of my dresser or one of the many shelves in my room. When i moved out at the age of 20 and moved into my soon to be hubby's first house he

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-12382475705982942642007-08-15T08:13:00.000-04:002007-08-15T08:13:36.793-04:00

One of my most favorite times of the day is when we put the kids to bed at night. Peter gets a bit of one on one time with the girls, while i get to put my boy to bed. After he brushes his teeth and get his little glass of water, he climbs up into his bed with me and we read a few stories. After stories, we shut the blinds and he climbs into my arms and we hug and then he lays back and i rock him

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-677282877530456102007-08-14T10:15:00.000-04:002008-12-08T16:29:18.355-05:00

So I've seen this floating around the blogosphere a lot lately. The first place i saw it was over at Her Bad Mother's and just today at mothergoosemouse. So I thought I'd dump out the contents of my purse and see what i had lurking at the bottom.I like purses, but I'm the type of person that finds a purse and then uses that purse until it literally falls apart or all the crap i want to store in

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-46198201311085429962007-08-13T12:16:00.000-04:002007-08-14T11:00:30.135-04:00

So i told you how Daynah's scooter got stolen. But I left a bit of the after story out.What i left out is that when i picked her up we drove around the neighborhood to see if we could find it, either left on the side of the road or someone riding it. Well i turn down this one street and the first thing i see is a kid, probably no more then 5 yrs old on a scooter. I stopped the car and rolled down

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Today i had to explain to Daynah that there are people in this world who do mean things to others for no reason at all. She was spending the afternoon at her best friend's house and we had brought her scooter over so she could ride it while they played outside. After playing outside for a bit they left their scooters and what not on the front lawn by the porch and went inside to play. During that

geenalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16950499825378242774noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34868152.post-87166486069058818112007-08-02T14:38:00.000-04:002007-08-02T15:57:09.482-04:00

Thursday Thirteen....13 differences between living in the states and living in Canada1. The way milk comes. In the states you purchase milk in plastic gallon jugs, or smaller cartons. Here in Canada the most popular way milk comes is in three 1 litre plastic bags. You can also find gallon jugs, but only in convenience stores.2. Singing the ABC's. In the states we sing A B C D.......W X Y and Zee.

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Awwww new ink, makes me so very happy. Friday I had my appointment to get my tattoo done. I was sooo incredibly nervous while i was waiting for my artist to set everything up. This was going to be my 7th tattoo, but it had been 3 yrs since my last one, and this was going to be on the back of my neck. Sitting in the chair waiting to hear the familiar buzzing of the needle start and the first

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Yesterday around lunchtime I took my son's shorts and diaper off and announced we were going to start going pee in the potty. By bedtime last night he had made two great big pees on the potty and had one small accident on the kitchen floor on the way to the potty. Today is day 2 and he's had no accidents and one successful pee on the potty!! I had hoped he'd train as easily as Juleigha & Melyssa,

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I did this awhile ago, but back then i just had a little ipod nano and only had country music on my ipod. For my birthday hubby got me a 30 GB ipod, so now all my music fits (with lots of space left over). So let's see what i get this go aroundRules:Open your library.Put it on shuffle.Press play.Type the song that is playing for every question.Press the button again when you get to a new

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Crazy Hip Blog Mama's Photo Friday!! Today's theme is Summer. A lot of my favorite pictures ever taken i've taken during the summer. My four kids love to be outside, and i love to have my camera handy. Today though i thought i'd share a recent picture of all four of my kiddos(although three of them are from the back lol) admiring the beautiful nature of Niagara Falls.

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Dana tagged me to tell everyone eight things about my husband and me. Not sure there is anything exciting left to tell after i did this post recently...but here goes.1. He asked me to marry him on my 20th birthday. We went out to dinner at the CN tower and then for a walk along the lakeshore. It was during the walk that he had stopped for what i assumed was to tie his shoe, so i kept walking. He

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Pictures!! We went to the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory after seeing the falls on Saturday. It was amazing to see so many butterflies in one spot. Lucas was ECSTATIC when one finally landed on his hat. I had one land on my head, while Peter had a huge one land on his shirt sand stay there for like 10 minutes. Melyssa was miserable when we left because none of the butterflies landed on her, which

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It's my birthday...i'ts my birthday. OMG i'm THIRTY!! And what do i get to commemorate this day...my husband arranges for 30 plastic flamingos to be placed on my front lawn.

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Not sure how i've managed to pull it off, but i've been a TOP MOMMA for a whole two weeks now!! Keep clicking one me to keep me on the front page (or click on the badge). I'd love to land on the Hall of Fame.My oldest and dearest friend comes into town tomorrow night and I CAN. NOT. WAIT! I have so much to do to get ready for her arrival though. Between now and then I need to wash the bedding for

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Okay so i'm BEAT!! The moms i became friends with over this past fall, came by for a playdate with their kiddos this morning. In total there were 11 kids in my house and backyard. The kids had a blast playing together, and while messes were made, they all cleaned up which is all that really matters in the end. I made a bunch of muchies for the kids and moms...2 dozen apple cinnamon muffins, 3

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I'm still a Top Momma!! I'm going on day 7 now. Don't forget to keep clicking to keep me on the front page!!------------------------------------------------------------------------In other news....today is the last day of school for Daynah. Starting tomorrow i'll have all four kids home with me ALL. DAY. LONG. The upside to this summer, compared to last year is that I have a car, so I have the

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Back in the fall of 96, i was in my second year of college at Anne Arundel Community College, or as i had affectionately dubbed it "any asshole can come". I had graduated from highschool in 1995 towards the top of my class and was admitted into all of the colleges i applied to and even received scholarships. However as i was paying my own way thru school, and the scholarships weren't enough to

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SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks!Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up!Your Name: GeenaFamous Artist/Band/Musician: Genesis4 letter word: GoodVehicle: Geo (do they even make those anymore?)TV Show: Grey's AnatomyCity: GuelphBoy Name: GeorgeGirl Name: GiselleAlcoholic drink: GinOccupation:

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Okay i've got nothing today...i'm TIRED. We were over at a friend's house this morning for a playgroup....5 moms (including myself) for a total of 11 kids. All the kids get along so well and they had a great time and we were all able to chat which is of course what we love lol. So since i'm coming up with nothing else to write about...how about i share some embarassing moments in my life with you

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Click on this link to help me stay on the Top Momma's front page!! Come on, you don't want to see me beg do you, lol?

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Juleigha had her assessment today for the Speech Foundation of Canada. She has been on the wait list for this place for nearly 2 years. This is the place you want to be able to go to if you have a speech delay. They only take children with very severe speech delays. This morning we drove in for her assessment, it took probably about an hour and a half, covering comprehension as well as expressive

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Yesterday my girlies graduated from Preschool!! When we arrived for drop-off yesterday morning instead of the kids going into the room, the parents did while the teachers husteled the kiddos down the hall to get ready for their graduation ceremony. About 15 mins or so later, Ms. Trish came in and cued the music and the graduation march began. I about cried right then and there lol. Then in

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I was tagged by Alien, i figured i'd do it before i head out to openning day of soccerThe challenge is to use ONE WORD for each answer (no explanations).Yourself: CaringYour Partner: FunnyYour Hair: boringYour Mother: injuredYour Father: spyYour Favorite Item: laptopYour Dream Last Night: soccerYour Favorite Drink: waterYour Dream Car: mazada5Your Dream Home: acreageThe Room You Are In: tvYour

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Randomness:* Juleigha has been on the waitlist for the Ontario Speech Foundation for almost two years now. From what i have heard, this is the place to be when you have a speech delay like Juleigha has. Her name has finally come up on the waitlist, and we are going in for an assessment in just over a week. If that goes well, then she'll start up therapy there twice a week. The only downsides to

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The kids had their soccer pictures tonight as well as a game. Daynah had her practice at the same time as the little ones game and pictures, so i had the three of them on my own again. After being ungodly hot all last week, today the weather dropped down to 9C, on a night my kids need to be out in shorts and shortsleeved soccer jersey's. I put white long sleeve shirts under their jersey's for

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Juleigha's intake conference was this afternoon. At the meeting was Juleigha's speech pathologist, myself, the principal, the girls Kindergarten teacher for next year and the lady in charge of special ed for that school. We spent about an hour discussing Juleigha, her strengths, her difficulties, things it will be good for them to know so that they will have a better understanding of her. I let

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Tomorrow Juleigha has her special education intake conference at what will be her school next year when she starts Kindergarten. Today, her speech path gave me the progress report she is going to share with the school. Now I KNOW how significantely delayed her speech is due to the apraxia. I KNOW she's come a long way in the two years that she's been in therapy. But reading the written words on

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So its Memorial Day weekend in the states, and as an American living in Canada, i notice my homesickness is worse during holidays and holiday weekends. Because its the long weekend in the states, i feel like my husband should honor me by taking the monday off, regardless of the fact that canada's long weekend was last week. It's funny, i've been living here in Canada for 9 yrs now (9 yrs just

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The Soccer Players before the game Melyssa practicing her kicks during warm-ups Juleigha getting ready Lucas as the goalie...he pretty much stood there smacking his gloves together Daynah before her first game running after the ball Well the kiddos first games are done, and they went surprisingly well. Daynah did fairly well running after the ball and even managed to kick it a few times. She

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So this Tuesday night begins SOCCER SEASON. All three girls played last year, and my husband and myself as well as our neighbors were the coaches for our twins team. We were lucky in that Daynah and the girls each played on Tuesday nights, most of the time at the same time, so i'd go watch half of her game then go watch the twins play all while keeping Lucas contained. There were some hellish

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I was tagged by Dana for a "When i'm an old woman" Meme. I loved being tagged for meme's so here's my answersWhen I'm an old woman:* I will travel the world* Will babysit my grandchildren and my great grandchildren* celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary* make sure my family knows their history, every single shred* cherish all my wrinkles and laugh lines* play a mean game of bingo LOL* own a huge

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I took the girlies for their 4 yr portraits yesterday...aren't my girlies adorable!! My absolute favorite picture is of the two of them hugging...

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Thirteen Things I love about Spring: 1. the smell of fresh cut grass 2. seeing all the tulips and daffodils bloom 3. watching my children pick dandelions and give them to me as if they are the most precious flower on earth 4. spring rainstorms, i love how everything smells afterwards 5. Playing outside with the kiddos, nothing makes them happier 6. no coats!! makes getting the kids ready to go

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Happy 4th Birthday to my beautiful girls, Melyssa & Juleigha. Watching you grow is such a joy. I love you with all of my heart. I can't believe 4 yrs have gone by since you entered my world...It seems like only yesterday you were like this....

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I'm up to my ears in cake batter and icing today. A few days ago i mixed up a double batch of icing so that i wouldn't have to do that today too. So far today i've made ice cream cone cupcakes and squeezed some icing on them to look like whipped cream and added some sprinkles. I've also baked up a crown cake and a dora cake, both of which are currently cooling on the counter. I still have

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Overheard:We were in the car, coming back from a birthday party that Daynah attended. As we'd been in the car for awhile, the kids decided it was time for a movie.Juleigha: movie?Daddy: alright, what would you like to watch?Juleigha: cowboy cowboyMelyssa: NO cars!Juleigha: Go sleepMelyssa: No, Cars! close YOUR eyes.***Toy Story 2 starts***Juleigha: COWBOY!!Melyssa: Yeah!! I love cowboy too

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Thirteen Things about the kiddos birthday party1. There were 10 kids in total, of course 4 of them belonged to me2. It was held in a community room of the local library. We got this amazing deal: the room for 2 hours, games, a craft, pizza, drinks and the best part of all...a super energetic party hostess to be in charge of EVERYTHING!!3. A not quite two year old, with a penchant for throwing

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So far today i've:* mixed up three batches of cake batter from scratch* made a batch of buttercream icing sugar, again from scratch.* did about a million dishes* wiped down the kitchen counter a million times* wiped down my kitchen aid mixer a million times* baked a 12x18 sheet cake, its now cooling on the cooling rackWhat i have left to do today:* decorate said cake for the three kiddos birthday

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My Little Bruiser:* On Tuesday morning, he was running up the sidewalk to the doors of the girls preschool when he fell and smacked his head. He got the bigger of the two bruises on his forehead then (the one right in the middle, slightly off to the right). He also cut his thumb.* On Wednesday he fell and tripped and smacked his head on the dining room table...this just left a small line bruise

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When i was a kid, my bestfriend and I would play school together all the time. We would argue over who would get to be the teacher, and who would have to do all the "work". I loved being the teacher. If we weren't playing school, then we were playing the board game "go to the head of the class" LOL.I always did very well in school. I excelled in it. I never had to study for my tests, it all just

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I was tagged for this cool letter meme. I was assigned a letter and have to list 10 things that i love and 10 things i hate that start with this letter. My letter is H. If you want to be tagged, let me know in my comments and i'll assign you a letter10 Things I love:1. Honesty even if it hurts i'd rather hear it2. Hawaii, i lived there for three years as a kid and would go back in a heartbeat3.

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I have to share these pictures of my son...isn't he a mini GQ model

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Happy 3rd Birthday to my Little Man Lucas,When i found out i was surprisingly pregnant with you, it was at an unbelievable time. Your twin sisters were only 4 mos old, i had just sought help for my post partum depression, and your oldest sister was only 3 yrs old. It took me quite some time to accept the gift i had been given, a naturally concieved, unplanned pregnancy. But once i did, i wanted

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Have a Happy Easter everyone!! If all things go as planned we'll be heading to Maryland in the morning, and as per usual i'm already extremely anxious about it. Ugh....***UPDATE*** we aren't going....Peter got sick last night with a mild case of the flu. The kids are disappointed, my parents are disappointed...and so am I :(

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Update on my friend:Thankyou everyone for keeping her and her daughter in your thoughts, and for those who gave me ideas on what i can do to help her right now. She had her husband taken off of life support this past Thursday, when the doctors told her that there was no hope for him to survive. He passed away on Sunday, his viewing is tomorrow, while the funeral will be on Wednesday. My heart is

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I've taken the plunge...It was about 10 months ago that i made a few cakes for Mamatulip's daughter Julia. After making these cakes i pondered whether I should start up my own little cake decorating business. I gave it a lot of thought, but wasn't sure how i'd get started so the idea kinda floundered. I've made cupcakes for the kids preschool class a few times, and the moms always rave about them

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I've become good friends with a group of moms whose children go to preschool with my three little ones. We first met in a Friday morning class where we joined our children and as the course progressed we gradually withdrew from the room so that the children would get comfortable attending a class on their own one day. When the Friday morning class ended just before xmas last year, we all decided

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My Material Girl....Daynah has been taking dance for two years now. Like in everything else she does, she is very focused. She knows the names of all the dance steps and practices until she has them all mastered. Last year in her first year of dance, during the recital, she was the only girl in her group that knew the whole routine and didn't seem to be intimidated about performing on stage.

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Even more you never thought you wanted to know about me, this time thanks to Mary1.) If you could choose, how many kids would you and Peter have? **funny you should ask this, we were half joking about adding to our brood this afternoon. We were out at lunch and there was a table near us that had triplets...and i kept watching them thinking how cool it would be to have three babies at the same

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Because i'm an interview slut...these questions are brought to you by my good friend MamaTulip. If you aren't reading her blog already...START!!1. If you hadn't met Peter, and hadn't moved to The Land of Ice and Snow, what do you think you would be doing now? **I would have finished my degree and started teaching Kindergarten. I probably would be married to someone in the Navy, and we'd be moving

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There's something about Mary1. Do you wear scrubs to work, and if so what kind do you wear?? Do you wear solids or some kinda fun print??2. What is your biggest vice?3. Any more children in the future or is the family complete?4. What's the weirdest thing you've ever x-rayed??5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would you want to live and why?

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Picking Alien's Brain1. Now that you have become a WAHM, would you ever go back to working outside of the home?? (besides if you absolutley had to in order to pay the bills)2. How old were you when you had your first beer?? Have you always liked the same brand?3. Do you think your family is complete or would you like to have more children?? If your answer is more, when do you think you'd try

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Interview Me - Part Deux this time brought to your from my friend Allison at Planet Alien1. Name your very favorite characteristic of each of your children (physical and/or non-physical... your choice). **Daynah (formerly known as OD), i love her skill at dance...she is sooo happy when she's dancing and mastering a new move. Melyssa (Twin A) i love her teeny tiny little nose and her sense of

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The totally adorable and funny Tink came up with five questions to interview little ol' me with...and boy did they make me think!!1. Besides being a Mom, what would you say is your greatest life accomplishment? **probably a tie between putting myself thru school without financial aide or help from my parents, and moving up here to the great white north away from my family and friends and

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Marriage Meme1. Where/How did you meet? we met online in an IRC chatroom titled #17-25 back in November of 1996. We met in person for the first time after chatting daily, emails, phonecalls etc February 1997. 2. How long have you known each other?: over 10 yrs now3. How long after you met did you start dating?: i think by christmas of 96' we would have been considered dating, of course our dating

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I'm going to need to start building that tower soon it seems. Today in the car while driving over to a freind's house for a playdate, Twin A tells me that a little boy in their preschool class is their boyfriend. Twin B says he's her boyfriend too. Twin A says they "share him". I've known they were pretty close to this little boy for sometime, the girls talk about him a lot, say goodbye to him

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Well we survived the flu last week. As i last posted both Twin A & Twin B came down with the pukes Monday evening/night. Wednesday Twin B spent the day throwing up off and on, while Twin A seemed to be doing better. She wasn't eating, but she wasn't puking either and seemed to have a bit of energy. Twin B stopped puking just before bedtime, Twin A decided that would be a great time to start up.

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I'm here...just buried under laundry and busy taking care of two sick little girls. Friday night/Saturday morning my son woke up at 3 am puking, then again at 5 and 730. He spent the majority of Saturday on my lap and is still getting his appetite back. I was hoping his sickness would just be a fluke and not pass thru the house. Yesterday around 6, Twin A threw up all over the kitchen floor four

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Conversations:So my adorable little boy has a speech delay as well...so he can't say any of the girls names properly and he just has been able to say Daddy. So yesterday i was sitting with him and i was breaking the girls names down to sylables.Me: J*Him: DoMe: L**Him: L**Me: ahHim: ahwe run thru this about 3 or 4 times. Then I say Twin B's name altogether, looking at my son for him to now repeat

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I'm. Not. Ready!!Yesterday after OD came home from school, she emptied out her backpack for me and I started going thru the papers she had brought home that day. First there was a flyer for some indoor soccer club, then a scholastic order form. The last piece of paper was printed on green paper and had the school logo on it, so i saved looking at it for last. I placed the papers on the counter,

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I'm covered in glue. My neck and shoulders are a bit sore, but i have such a satisified feeling. Every night since Friday, after i put the kids to bed, i've been up in my room scrapbooking. There used to be a time when i was current in my scrapbooking. Even after the twins were born, i was basically current, pictures would get developed and i'd find time to scrapbook them. Then i was pregnant

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On all things holy...please let the buses not be cancelled tomorrow morning. We're supposed to get quite the winter storm tonight and tomorrow...snow and ice pellets. I'm hoping we get nothing, because well i hate snow but also as much as i love my children...i love being able to send OD off to school in the morning to cut down on the chaos.**UPDATE** the streets are covered in snow...and ice

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Come in, sit down, make yourself confortable. How do you like the new digs? There are still a few bugs to work out, but i'm excited to finally have it up and running.Oldest daughter went back to school on Monday, i did a happy dance once she was on the bus and headed towards school. Nothing makes me happier then getting back into our routines. Tuesday the twins headed back to school as well. As i

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Rules:Open your library.Put it on shuffle.Press play.Type the song that is playing for every question.Press the button again when you get to a new question.Do not lie and try to pretend that you are cool.Opening Credits: "You Don't" by Sara EvansWaking Up: "Until we fall back in love again" by Jeff CarsonFirst Day of School: "It wouldn't kill me" by Jeff CarsonFalling in Love: "Some Hearts" by

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So last night after dinner, since 2 of the 4 kids had done a decent job eating, I decided to let them have a treat. For christmas their Great Aunt and Uncle got them a present and with each present was a chocolate letter for their first name. As i'm unwrapping and handing out the letters i hear my oldest daughter say "that's a FREAKIN' big M". I did a double take thinking I must have heard her

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My darling hubby thought it would be funny to put the girls barrettes in my son's hair tonight right before bed. My son being the cutie that he is, LOVED having them in. He got upset when we took them out and went to put them away. He went to bed with a green barrette in his hair, and while i was reading him his story, he kept checking to make sure it was still there.

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Well its now 2007, the year 2006 is a thing of the past, and i'm quite happy about that. There are things in 2006 that i want to put behind me, to not think about anymore so that i can stop second guessing myself. The new year was brought in here without out much celebrating...dh watched a few stupid movies that he wanted to see and i read a good portion of a book. I don't even think we kissed

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The Letter AAre you agnostic? i think a little bitWhat is your age? 29What annoys you? people who don't use their turn signals, telemarketers...lots of thingsThe Letter BDo you like bacon? Defintely!!What is your birthday? July 7thWho is your best friend? Kath, Jen and NikkiThe Letter CWhat is your favorite candy? ButterfingersWho is your crush? i can't think of any right owWhen was the last time

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1. When twin 1 says to me out of the blue "mommy i love you too"2. Hearing twin 2 talk in new sentences every day. She is trying out more and more new words each day...she still has an incredibly long way to go but she's come so far already3. Oldest daughter reading to me4. when my son looks up at me with his big blue eyes and says "pa peas" (up please)5. watching my twins comfort each other when

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