A quick catch up........

Well if you read my last post, you can imagine what my life is like right now! We have 20 days until we get possession of the new house....OMG! And with the sudden trips that keep happening for K (1 week in UK for family funeral & now the weekend in BC for work) and the revolving visits from my in laws.... I haven't got nearly as much done as I would have liked to and the time is passing quickly.

The couple of times that we've actually seen the house, we've only taken pic's on our iPhones.... but here here is a sneak peak....









So 20 days and that will be home.....so excited....but so much to do!!!

A lot to digest.....

We've had a lot going on...some bad & some good. Last week Keith's uncle passed away. He had been battling cancer and for the most part had a lived a great life...so it's a good thing that he's not in pain anymore. He will be missed, but at least he's not in pain anymore. They live in England, so Keith is leaving tomorrow night to head to the services that are on Friday. It will be nice for him to be there for his family & pay his last respects. I got to meet him when Keith and I went to the UK 2 years ago. His uncle was a very sweet guy that made me feel very welcome. We kept in touch after our trip...so I will miss him.

Now for the big news....drum roll please...... we are moving! Some people have known, but for the most part we were not telling people until it was a done deal...and that would be now. We were not looking to move - although it's been no secret that we have always wanted an acreage. So, this great deal fell into our laps a few months ago with a business associate of Keiths.... and since it wasn't anything that we were looking for, we felt we could be fairly picky on our conditions - the biggest of these being it must be a summer time possession date. And 2 days ago we were confirmed an August 20th possession date....my birthday =) The house is in Bearspaw....which is North West of Calgary....about 30 minutes from where we live now...so we can still be close to all the great friends we have here. Pretty excited to be closer to my girl T as well =)

It's a 4700 sq ft house on 2 acres.....yes! Exactly what we've always wanted!! So excited!! I'll keep you posted on the all the moving details.... but August 20th will be the big day! New house & happy 35th to me =)

Yet again.......

.....another great weekend!! Friday night was another night of a movie in with hubby & kids.....muchly needed as I didn't get to see much of the guy all week.

Saturday we divided and conquered.... K took the youngest 3 kids shopping to Toys R Us and then to Chuck E Cheese for some fun time with daddy. I took the other 5 to see Eclipse! It was AWESOME!!!!!! Laughed....cried....jumped....it was great! Stuck very close to the book....parts of the book that I hoped would be in the movie were....definitely not disappointing. Now the long wait to Breaking Dawn! Ugh! Then a bbq with hubby & kids...yum!
Sunday.....K had to go into work for a bit.....when he got back it was a trip to the park and then picked up McD's for dinner. All in all - a great day!

Today Cody left for a week long scout camp.... had to drop him off at the departure point....church in NE Calgary. Contrary to popular belief...yes I did remember where it was and I wasn't swallowed up in flames when I drove into their parking lot. So funny when you find out what some really think about you. Too bad I shut my 'give a damn' switch off a long time ago =)

Looking forward to the weather getting nice towards the end of the week.....a day trip to the lake with the kids might be in order. Need to get some house/yard work done but really dont feel like it.....after all, it is summer break....oh wait, that's just from school. Awe shucks!

Great Weekend.......

We had a great weekend....felt strange to have the kids have their last day of school today. Whoever planned the school district calendar, could have made it a Friday, but something possessed them to have it a Monday...so off they went today. Not a very important day..just watching movies, playing outside.....but still, they love school, they have great friends & amazing teachers.

Weekend was great!! Friday night just relaxed with a movie....not exciting to some but given that K and I rarely see each other with his crazy work load lately, it was nice to just plunk ourselves in front of the TV. Saturday was just a day doing stuff around the house...B had a birthday party to go to so she was gone for a bit...she had a blast. K and I went over to some friends house on Saturday night with some other friends....had way to much fun! We are blessed to have amazing friends - they love us for who we are...we cant say that about everyone in our lives.
Sunday we slept in, had a great breakfast and just spent the day together....perfect way to spend a sunny Sunday =)

No Drama For Me Please

....that's right, I am removing myself from the 'drama train' and would actually appreciate it if people tried and stirred it up with someone else. I'm not taking the bait. I could really care less. Complaining about being stressed all the time but trying to cause drama and wasting most of your time being a gossip...I'm sure anyone can see how that can be fixed. So, I'll not be participating in your drama.

Now on to happier things.....today is the 2nd last day of school. Woot Woot!! Very much looking forward to some sleeping in and lazy days in the sun with my kids, hubby and fabulous friends! Brooklyn finished playschool....which means that we are now a 'playschool free' household. It was a little teary for me....I've had kids in playschool there with those teachers for 3 years....so it was a little sad to say goodbye. But on to bigger and better things.

Zachary is going to do kindergarten again. With the rocky start he had from Sept - January in this year of kindergarten with his 'twitches' and getting his meds straight, I thought it sort of unfair to shove him into 1st grade just to have him struggle. So, he and Brooklyn will do the rest of their grades together....hopefully being able to keep them in separate classes.

Summer should be great......it will either be very relaxing - or we could have a big change coming that would make it a bit busy - but very exciting. Stay tuned!

It's Almost Time.......

Well finally we have some decent weather....although the weather lately is giving me whiplash. It was gorgeous last weekend, which ended up in us finally getting our backyard fence painted & the grass cut. Looks much better! Then we had a rainy week...but it cleared up again by Thursday...just in time for the boys to do their paper route on Thursday evening, Cole to go to his Cub camp all weekend and the rest of us to have a fabulous weekend in the yard. Yesterday the kids just played in the sprinkler...this morning, I "a.k.a. Super Mom", ran into town and bought a small pool...made their day! I've graduated from lobster red to firetruck red....which is always my intent as in a couple of days it will go a wonderful sun kissed golden brown =) But now, just like last week, we are back to rain tomorrow - which is great for the grass, trees, gardens blah blah - but I'd rather see the sun!

There are only 2 more weeks of school left. Normally this is when I start getting a little bit slower in the mornings, wanting to stay up later at night, wanting to just be done and looking forward to summer break. This year, due to some upcoming changes, it's going to be a crazy summer. Some people know of what I'm referring to ....the rest of you will know in good time. Nothing bad - dont panic. But...it's almost time!

Soundtrack of My Life - as requested T

My girl T tagged me for this one.... so here it is:


IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

1. Opening Credits: Our Song - Taylor Swift
2. Waking Up: There and Back Again - Daughtry
3. First Day at School: Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
4. Falling in Love: Somewhere Only We Know - Keane (hit that one on the nose)
5. Losing Virginity: Yeah! - Usher (LOL)
6. Fight Song: Realize - Colbie Caillat
7. Breaking Up: I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
8. Prom: Holiday - Green Day
9. Life: Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
10. Mental Breakdown: Savin' Me - Nickleback
11. Driving: Love Lockdown - Kanye West
12. Flashback: Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
13. Getting Back Together: Undone - Dean Brody
14. Wedding Night : Sober - Pink (LOL)
15. Birth of Child: Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat
16. Final Battle: Wasted - Carrie Underwood
17. Death Scene: Low - Flo Rida
18. Funeral Song: Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry (LOL!!!)

He's Coming Home.......

California has been a better place this week as it's had my hubby there....ok, cheesy....but true. I have girlfriends that also have hubbies that travel for work - so they get how that feels....as the girlfriends that have their hubbies with them all the time as 'what really changes when they're gone...you do everything regardless'. It is very different.
Yes, in our household, I am mostly responsible for the day to day kid chasing, housework, cooking, and so on... the kids have their chores which is very helpful - but it's not that sort of stuff that you feel the empty. (and NO....it's not all about the sex;)
In our house.... even though I do all that stuff whether K is here or not.... he is the one that takes care of me. Asks how my day was...just simply asks how I am. And just knowing that he's here (even if he's buried in work in the office)....makes me happy. Having him gone...is like missing a piece of me. I had to go through a lot of heartbreak and crap to find him (well he says he found me) and when we are apart...it is a noticeable loss.
There are very few people that I can be 100% myself around....he is the main one. He loves me for me...he doesn't care about my past, he see's the real me and he loves me unconditionally - which is getting harder and harder to find anywhere else.
We both respect each other and I'm sure that is also one of the main reasons why we can also work together so well. Sure, we have different opinions on stuff...but we dont fight, argue, scream...or any other dramatic crap.
So today he comes home - YAY! Kids are bouncing off the walls to see him....I'm trying to contain myself ;)

Long Weekend.......

Typically the long weekend in our neck of the woods is considered the go ahead for planing...I'm waiting. Emilie started a 'garden' at school and it came home last week in these small planters....6 in total. 3 flowering and 3 vegetable. I'm not sure of the likelihood that they will live, let alone actually produce anything, but we're going to give it our best. Thankfully I had two big planters (they look like small troughs) that I had no plans for yet this year, so we transplanted her projects into them on Saturday. I probably would have preferred they actually go into the ground, but given that I'm not sure how long the ground will be 'our ground'...I didn't want to commit to sticking them in the ground here. So now we wait...they are definitely growing in height, the sunflower we've already had to put supports around it as it was getting taller and starting to tip. One of her plants is a tomato plant. In a few weeks, when the hanging in the balance is over, then I'll decide what I'm planting this year. But for now, we nurse Emilie's little project hoping for the best.

Keith is gone to California for the week for a business training. Doesn'tseem to matter if he's gone for 1 night or 6.....I always miss him by the time I'm home from dropping him off at the airport. Guess that says something.

Upcoming weekend is dance recital weekend. Thankful that it's only Emilie in the recital as juggling her schedule with Keith out of town is interesting enough..let alone if Morgan and Brooklyn were still involved. Should be all good though! Will post pics after the weekend.

Friendship

I am very lucky to have had a life full of great friends. New friends, old friends...some friendships that I look back on and realize they were not real friends and others that I miss.

True friends do not care where you live, what you do for a living, how much money you have and do not judge. I'm all for being honest with your friends - but even though they may not be a fan of choices that I've made, they do not let that depict who I am.

True friendships last the test of time.....whether you move away or just lose touch....those ones that can pick up right where they left off...really never left off. I'm going through this one right now..and I didn't know how much I missed her until we got back in touch again. She is very strong and I have found strength in myself because of her. She's made me realize that I'm not a bad person for making the choices I've made and that I deserve to be happy, even if people around me cant deal with my choices of independence and free agency. She is amazing & I am truly blessed to have her in my life.... thanks Tiff!