New year New Family

Well it has been a while since i have been here, We have been really busy. In the summer we started camping. It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Our best Friends are getting married, and we are the Maid of honnor and best man. So much planning is going on and will up until the wedding.
     I have decided to do the ride to end cancer. My self and a friend will be riding our bikes 200+km. from Toronto to Niagara falls, in 2 days. it will be a fun ride.
     Our new Family for the new year is we are joining the YMCA as a family and are going to be busy doing lots of things. I think that it is very important to be active as a family, and to meet new people and for the girls to be active and meet new friends.
     This winter as not been to bad for snow, but i am really glad that there is some now. There is not much for the kids to do outside. the ground is either to hard or to muddy.
     Grace turned 4 today. she got a my little pony toy, some balloon's. we had cake and her fav dinner steak. she has been very good today sharing toys and candy. Both girls are in Taekwondo now. Oj is a white and purple and Grace just started so she is a white belt. we are very proud of both our girls.

    

a long time

Well it has been a long time, and a lot has happened, I don't even know where to begin. On June 18th 2011 our big dog odin passed away. It was very very sad for us. He was only 4 1/2 years old, for a great dane that is mid life, but he died out side in the yard under his favorite tree. Right now i don't know we are going to get another dog, as Jeff says no, but i want another one. But i will say it has been nice that we can just go anywhere we want and at last minute, so we  will see. I started my home project. i took down a lattes door way in my breeze way, and but some holes in the walls that i want down. I have been on holidays for the last 2 weeks, and we desided to stay at home, or so i thought, this is the first year we did not go to halifax for the shut down. which is nice. but heres the but, we went to the cottage on July 2, and I ended up staying there until 6th, then I took Jeff to see the Transformers 3 on the 7th, and then to guelph on the 8th, for the best dinner with the best of friends in the world. Then Drove to Barrie the back way to see a Friend do the Warrier race. we missed her race, but Jeff is going to do it next year with her, and Olivia wants to do it as well. so we have to see about the age limit. then on the 9th we went to Jeff's dads trailer, and then back to the cottage for 3 days, now home today to do laundry, and going to GG's tomorrow for swimming, and Satuarday friends we have not seen in a long time will be here, and then Sunday i have to work days. See really busy. We have not spent anytime working on the brezze way, but we have lots of time for that. On Monday I was helping my Aunt and Uncle clean out my grandmothers garage, and i lifted a breif case, and i put my back out, i can hardly walk, so not good. I find that as the day goes on, it seems to losen up. o well my own fault.  Our cat had 5 kittens, we only have 2 left, the one we were keeping,
Madison passed grade 3 and is going to grade 4, next year she will be at a new school, as Ritson Road P.S is closing, and so is 2 others, don't know what school she will be going to but, i think that is would be better then Ritson, as it had some students that were not very good, and swore. Olivia passed JK, and is going on to SK. She has the same teacher and the same day for next year, which is nice. My aunt Lisa went back to hair dressing, she now works in cobourg. Helen lost her job so that met only my kids would be there. Now my mom is babysitting for us. Now that is is summer vacation they will stay at my moms from monday-wednesday, and then thursday-Friday. but now we are on the hunt for a new babysitter for september as my mom and dad go to Florida. Jeff and I are on Different shifts, so Jeff is on days and i am on afternoons. now there is always someone home with the kids. Well right now that is it,  I am cleaning, and laundry.

Eating Healthy and stuff

Well it has been 1 week, of healthy eating, and I must say it is going good. The kids have not asked once for chips or pop, and they are trying some food. Well at least hear, I have heard that at my aunts house, they will not eat their supper, I think it is because I am not there, I don't know, and I know that My Aunt's cooking is way better then mine, but at least it is a start, they will try things with me, last night they had pork chops and brocclii, and salad, both girls tried everthing thing that was on their plate. This morning for breakfast Olivia had 1 egg which is way better then toast. Grace ate 4 oranges, grapes, and a piece of kiwi, and some green goodness. For Supper Grace had pork roast, with mash potatoes, then some peaches and she ate it all, 2 bowl full.
enough about what we are eating.
Last Wednesday, I had a very sad mommy moment, it was quick one, but sad, as Grace who will be 3 on Friday is out of a car seat, and now in a booster seat, my last little one is getting bigger. I don't think she had hit the weight, but i think the hight is fine, the seat belt comes accorss her chest.
It is hard to believe that Grace is going to be 3 on January 14th, man the years have gone by really fast. I try and make the most out of the days to try and make them go slower, but it does not work. I think we might go to the movies, she has never been to the movies and Madison is here for the weekend as well. We will have to see.
We had our best Friends over on Satuarday night, it was so much fun, we played taboo, and then cards, I love sitting aournd with great friends, and having a few drinks, laughing, and giving advice on parent hood, and talking about our husbands bromance, lol.
To me it is funny how certin things remind you of things with you were younger, like a smell, or something you do. For me it is the sounds of card shuffling. I remember being at my grandparents house and hearing the cards being shuffled, the smoke in the air, as my mother and grandmother smoked, and problly anyone eles that was there. and eating cheese popcorn. and sitting on someone knee and watching them play cards. Great times. I hope my kids like the same thing, and they remember what cards sound like when they get older, now a days you can play cards on the compter or wii or ps3, well we can try not to have them play that, when we go camping this summer no computer, video games etc... well i better go have a good night e
good night

Family drive

Our Family vacation down east was good, but not great, we left early by 2 days so then we spent the next 2 days sitting in the new truck. Olivia and Grace were really good, they loved to see some of the sites. We left Halifax on December 28th, at midnight and Jeff drove until Moncton NB then we got up and left there at 1:00pm, and Drove to Edmonston NB, and Stayed there for the night. We left there, the next day and went to Old Quebec City for Lunch, We ate at this cute little pub, we left there, and drove to Perth Ontario. My Cousin John and Ashley were getting Married on New years eve. It was a beautiful wedding. It was a great way to start a  new year. We finially got home on January 1st. It was nice to be away, but great to get back home. The Girls loved to stay in a hotel's they got to have a bath everynight, and stay up late. When we got home, I had made plans for our best friends to come for supper, it was a great idea, they brought supper, it was so good.
The girls are still a bit cranky, and still catching up on their sleep. Same goes for Jeff and I not cranky but still catching up on our sleep.
The one thing i am really glad to home is for the food, I love eating out, but it is nice to eat healthy, I am really tired of McDonalds, and Wendys, Burger King, as well as Resturant food. Now we are home we know where are food if from. and I make it. or better yet, Jeff makes it.
We are now getting back into the swing of things, I still have Laundy to catch up on, and still have to get both Jeff and I ready for work, and kids to my Aunt's for sitting while we are at work, and then on Friday Olivia has School, her first day back. So i have to get a hold of the other sitter for school.
We are very glad to be back at work, as Driving the truck was a bit more money on gas then we usually spend to drive to Halifax.
Jeff is working Doubles all week, so we get to drive by ourselfs.
Right now the girls and I are watching Tinker bell, the great fairy rescue, it is a really really good movie.
and know I have to start to get ready for work my self. Hope everyone has a great day

What is your New Years Resolution?

Some of the things I will be doing this 2011 year is losing 40 lbs, I am not going on a diet, I will be doing a lifestyle change, for all of us. especially our daughters, there will be no more junk food, eating right is the only way now, exercising.
I also am going to be doing alot more with the kids. now that I am back to work, I don't spend all day with them.
Going on some family trips, Camping is going to be big for us this year, I am looking forward to being out doors, as much as I can
Reading more books about self confendents
taking on a home project by myself, even if it is just one

Jeff's New Year Resolutions are
Pay off bills
take on a different home project
read more to the girls
going on some camping trips

Why I am starting this blog

Hello, I thought I would start this blog, because everyone i know has one. So I thought why not me. I also wanted to blog about being a worker wife, mother. I will post the things that work best for me, and advice i get from others. I will also blog about problems, in hopes i will find the answer. Plus, my girls can read this one day, and then they will know what they did, as well as both of us as parents. I hope everyone will be apart of this. Tell everyone you know, the more the better.