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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Posted at Thursday, February 15, 2007 by Krista
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Monday, February 12, 2007
So tonight is an info night at Madi's school about French Immersion (which she starts in the Fall!). So, we've been planning to go for weeks and had the info on the fridge for eons... then talking to one of the moms today she said that the school had asked for it to be "kid-free", no children allowed. Yikes! So, I sent out an e-mail to a group of people form church who live near us or might be free tonight. Within half an hour I had 4 people saying they could do it. Finally I sent out an e-mail saying it was taken care of.
Anyhow, it may seem like a small thing - but that speaks volumes about the church to me that people are so willing to serve and love our kids and be so giving. THANK YOU!
Posted at Monday, February 12, 2007 by Krista
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This weekend we claimed Saturday as a "house" day - to try to tackle the house to get it ready (eventually) to sell. So, I spent the entire day in the bathroom redoing the grout. Fun. Mark did odd jobs like filling in holes and fixing the odd thing here and there. In the evening we went to the FRWY for the youth's fundraiser dinner and were thrilled to have the Bourque gang come join us. Always fun to see them - although I was hoping Sarah would be showing more! We were going to go back to their place but we had a pooping incident with Eden (on her tights) and no change of clothes... and did I mention the girls woke up at 5am that day? We went home and all crashed - Mark and I did a bit of work as well.
Sunday the girls redeemed themselves by sleeping in until 8am. Hallelujah! I went to the Meeting House in Kitchener with my sister and we went out for lunch and shopping. The Meeting House was fun because it was Paul Morris preaching. I love that guy. It was good to see he's still the same guy - same funny humour and mannerisms. He was always a LOT of fun! Anyhow, then I met with clients in Kitchener, and then in Guelph and then I met up with Leanne, COle & Kyra. Love catching up with them and always wonder why Leanne and I waited until they moved to Fergus to really connect. Came home and laughed my head off watching the Office and Arrested Development with Mark. Can't decide which show I prefer. Both are HILARIOUS! A fun weekend!
Posted at Monday, February 12, 2007 by Krista
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
We have water again!
Posted at Thursday, February 08, 2007 by Krista
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
In Madi's ongoing self-confidence series....Mark was reading a book to her about dinosaurs (she's still obsessed) and he read "No one knows exactly why dinosaurs went extinct". And she says "I know why. I know everything. It was volcanoes. I know everything." Yes, that's one theory but.... she knows everything.
In the winter our house has a neat trick it plays on us. The pipes randomly freeze leaving us without water in different parts of the house. Since Sunday night our bathroom has been without water. So, to flush the toilet, I need to carry a bucket of water from the kitchen upstairs. Nice - especially when the girls seem to have the Goodyear kid's runs. Speaking of the Goodyears - thank you for letting me come and shower today!!
It is so cold - I gouged my hand bringing in groceries the other day but didn't even realize it until my hands thawed enough to notice they hurt and were bleeding. But when I talked to my dad who just came back from Thunder Bay he said it was -30degrees there. I informed him it was that cold here also - but he meant BEFORE the wind-chill. Ah yes, now I remember why I'm glad we don't live in Tundra Bay anymore.
Madi has been improving in her fine motor skills. I'm really trying to work with her on them - and keep it fun! She is just not interested in things like learning letters and how to hold a pencil when there are dinosaurs to hunt and monsters under the kitchen table and her crayons start talking to each other and.... I love her imagination. And I love that her teacher appreciates it and "gets" her.
Mark and I have been watching Arrested Development - did I say this in an earlier post? Oh well - deserves another mention if so. I LOVE this show. I bought him season 1&2 for his birthday and even though we've seen Season 1 before - we are still killing ourselves laughing through each episode. So funny.
My evil, wonderful dad brought us Persians from Thunder Bay. You can only get Persians in Thunder Bay so whoever goes always brings them home for everyone. They are so sweet and sugary and horrible for you. What a treat! Yummmmm..... (oh - Marcie, I accidentally ate yours.... love you!)
I think the best thing that came out of our recent trip was I came back feeling refreshed in my role as mom. It's my full time job and I don't really get vacations from it. I am just loving these munchkins so much lately!
Yesterday I had a woe is me day - feeling like I have been running around in circles and accomplishing nothing with so much to do still. But I also felt disconnected. It's funny how feeling really truly connected to a few friends impacts me so much. When I go without that connection for too long my soul aches for it. I'm needing some good girlfriend time soon.
My hubby is a saint. He puts up with me and all the whirlwind of chaos that comes as part of the Krista package and doesn't complain. He works long hours and then comes home and is super daddy - reading to the girls with so many voices and drama he should be up for an Oscar! or chasing them around the house or having energy when mine is gone. He's a keeper.
EVERY day when Mark comes home, the girls scream when they hear the door and dash under the kitchen table. Then I say to Mark "I lost the girls" and he goes looking for them all over the house while they giggle and cuddle under the table. Every day. Never gets old. Love it. And Madi has started a new morning tradition of sending Mark to work with an imaginary map and sometimes she lets Clifford the Big Red DOg (also imaginary) go with him to help him at work. She's so thoughtful.
Eden is still in love with her bunk beds. When she prays each night she thanks God for her bun beds consistently. Did I mention my girls have taken to singing or chanting their prayers? Very amusing.
Posted at Tuesday, February 06, 2007 by Krista
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Yesterday Madi and I were talking about the activity centers at school. Whenever they have free choice she ALWAYS picks the "farm centre" (toy farm set). So, yesterday was a day she got to choose her activity so I said "I know what centre you picked!" She sighed and said "Mom, I think I'm falling in love with the farm centre." The way she said it you would have thought she had just met Mr. Right!
We have begun the potty training process with Miss Eden. The first day was great - she even went on her own while I was downstairs doing laundry. The next day was like she had never seen a potty before. Then we had a couple busy days where we weren't at home - then this week we've started back up. She's doing good. It's hard because I have to put on a diaper to go get Madi and take Madi to school, and then for naps and then for bedtime... doesn't seem to give her much time to learn! Madi is the supportive older sister though and has to come check what Eden has done each time and cheer for her and make sure we all do our "Potty Parade" (we cheer and dance around).
Eden got her hair cut and it is the cutest thing ever. Hope t get some pics tomorrow.
Madi's friend Noah at school - the one who told his mom he had met the woman he was going to marry (Madi) told his mom this week that he loves Madi more than her (his own mom). One smitten boy!
We've come up with this idea to do our family night based on the letter of the week at school. So last week was "C" so we did "Camping" and had our pretend campout. This week is "D" so Mark is taking the girls on a "double daddy dessert date" tomorrow. We'll see how long we can carry this out - for now it's fun.
We went tobogganing today with Jake & Natasha. Jake & Madi were up and down and up and down the hill - just beaming. They had SO much fun! Eden was happy wandering around, picking up sticks and getting in the way. We're going again tomorrow with Noah and his mom and sister, Teegan.
Eden has taken to being a kangaroo and carrying stuffed animals in her "pouch" (down the front of her pants) while hopping through the house. She likes to be called "Joey Eden" when she is a kangaroo. She decides who she is when she is pretending and is quite adamant that she is to be called only that and you are only to be called what she tells you. For example today she was pretending to be "Eden 's Mommy" and I Was "Eden". She would only answer to "Eden's Mommy".
I now have to go back to child locking our cupboards. Eden has taken to helping herself to our snack cupboard. Today I was on the phone - came back and she had dumped the entire box of animal crackers on the table in one big pile. Then she closed the empty box and put it back in the cupboard. When I came in the kitchen she was eating from her pile and freaked out when I told her she couldn't eat them all.
I burnt REALLY bad some food tonight. I had the burner on too high and I ran upstairs for a "second" to get something, and then got distracted by this and that and this and... wow! Smoky kitchen! The girls were quite thrilled. Madi insisted her and Eden get their boots on and go outside and check if the house was on fire. I found them just as Madi was trying to open the front door - they had t-shirts, no pants and their winter boots. Then Eden came in the kitchen and sang "fire's burning, fire's burning, draw nearer, draw nearer..." and on and on they unknowingly mocked me!
The girls have been in "Buddy Mode" lately - which is great except they can't fall asleep because they're giggling and in each other's bunks and so on. ANd ever since we got back from vacation they have been waking up REALLY early - like 6am rather than their usual 7-7:30ish. This is not only an ungodly hour to deal with requests for breakfast, dinosaurs, movies, etc. - but this is when I use to exercise! So, then I've tried to exercise when they nap - but I'm so tired I fall asleep with them when I lay down to read their stories. Finally got back on track with exercising - phew!
Had a photo shoot last night for a couple's 50th anniversary. 50 years. Can not even imagine. I love watching older couples who are so comfortable and content with each other. It's great. My parents celebrate their 40th this year. Weird.
Had to have the "fibbing" talk with Madi. She todl me a few things taht happened in class that were totally believable, but when I asked her teacher about them - she said they never happened. And even Madi had told me all about the new girl "Ang" - there's no new girl. So we had to explain if she's just joking, she needs to tell us and the difference between the truth and lying. How am I ever going to know when she's telling me the truth about her day?
Posted at Thursday, February 01, 2007 by Krista
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Monday, January 29, 2007
"Mom, why did God make me the best kid ever?"
Madison age 4
Posted at Monday, January 29, 2007 by Krista
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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Took the girls toboganning. I had taken Madi two years ago - but last year we had no snow and this is our first chance to go since the snow this year. Let's just say she LOVED it! She wanted to go down bigger and faster hills and loved, loved, loved it! Eden was going down on her own too and loving it - until she and Madi crashed. It was a really fun morning!  
Posted at Sunday, January 28, 2007 by Krista
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Yesterday when I was on the phone with a client I heard Madi pull a chair up to the kitchen counter and open a drawer. Then she walked by me with all our spoons and said she was doing a magic trick. I tried to mouth "go put them back" but she didn't and I then forgot by the time I got off the phone. Until last night when we went to eat supper and we had no spoons - and now Madi can't remember what she did with them! HEr magic trick worked - she really did make them disapperar!!
Eden now wants to be called "Eden-saurus" and we're all mommy-saurus, daddy-saurus and Madi-saurus. This is from reading the book "Potty Poo Poo Wee Wee".
Posted at Sunday, January 28, 2007 by Krista
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Friday, January 26, 2007
New favourite snacks - yogurt with granola cereal and fruit. Yum! Baked chickpeas with roasted garlic and red pepper seasoning.
Only commercial EVER that gets me angry EVERY time I hear it is the one on the radio in support of smoking. It has the nerve to say that by banning smoking in nursing homes and suhc we are saying we don't care for the elderly by making them smoke outdoors. Ignorant.
Yesterday I was in Sears at Centre Mall - but had parked at teh otehr end at Zellers. It said 5 minutes to closing so I started wandering towards the mall doors. I get there and they're locked! I asked teh nearest staff if I get get out anyhow - only by using teh furtest doors possible to outside. I said "But yo never announced you were closed." She said "there's the bell now." A bell? Am I suppose to know their signal? So I had to walk the length of the mall in -25 weather. Nice. Drives me crazy when stopres close before their advertiosed closing time. Whne I went into Sears it was about 8:40 and some stores were already starting to close their doors.
Here are some random photos now. Relized that I haven't been taking many pics of my girls lately - have to correct that!
Playing in the snow on Wed. before this arctic temperature hit!    
Went to the new McD's with the Neudorfs and Goodyears today (it's a PA day). It was a great morning!! What a great play land! Nice to spend teh morning there - and the girls just had apples and caramel (and so did I - yummmmm!) 
Random goofy girls... Madi and her new-ish haircut (it's been a couple weeks but I haven't posted a pic of it yet)  Madi trying to fill her daddy's shoes  Eden being a rascal and hiding in the cupboards 
Tonight we had a camp out for our family night. This week at WW they have a recipe for s'mores which got me thinking about camping. Then Madi started talking about camping since "C" is the letter of the week. We set up a tent tonight in the living room and had hot dogs and s'mores and all wore shorts. Madi told me she got suburnt though. We made binoculars and went exploring. Put the campfire on the TV and the girls pretended to roast marshmallows while Mark really roasted them over candles. A nice break from the snow outside!!     
Posted at Friday, January 26, 2007 by Krista
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