Saturday

Saturday morning and I am just getting ready to start work. The boys got up as I was leaving this morning and Craig was still in bed (can you "hear" the envy in my voice?). He deserves to be able to sleep in on the weekends as he gets up at 5:30am all the rest of the week. Yee Gads! Looking forward to watching a movie tonight with my best guys when I get home then back here tomorrow morning for another weekend shift.
We are now officially at T-20 (20 days that is) until we head out on our grand adventure. Have been reading mom's journal and hope we have even half as much fun as they did on their holiday with Jessica and family. Can't wait!

One from the Archives - and chopsticks for all!

Isn't this a cute picture. It was taken at an Argos game in 2004. My babies. Not so "baby anymore. Sterling is only an inch or two shorter than me and Kaedo is quickly gaining in the height race. So stinkin' cute!

I can relate to Annette's comment in the last post. We are heading to DisneyWorld in THREE WEEKS TODAY, and I know we will be faced with tons of not too nutritious food. We chose the "Quick Dining" Meal plan and no buffets, so that should help.

One of the things that Craig and I decided was that we were going to try chopsticks. How fun is that? The way I see it, it will slow down the food intake and will maybe help with the portion control. You should try it. I think it will be a fun experiment.

Weigh In Wednesday (thursday)

So - I didn't want to do this post. I really didn't. I wanted to forget how much I have eaten the last few weeks. I wanted to forget all the snacks, treats and food I had stuffed into my face the last two weeks. Alas, a comment from Craig and an email from Shirley prompted me to get back on the scale and face the reality.
The reality is that I gained (big surprise). A lot. So, back to it. What else can you do? So - here is to a new year. New choices, new challenges.
Man, I am disappointed in myself.

wassup?????

First gnome picture of 20-10! Kaedo looks a bit like a gangster and Sterling looks thrilled to be heading off to school. Oh well - what can you do? The weather is cold but not frigid - thank god! I'm happy for that. There are a few snowflakes but they are light and airy.

On the countdown now - 24 days today. I have printed off our confirmation. Mapquest is done, packing lists are started, travel bag has been brought out. Passports are packed. Now it's just a waiting game. I'm marking off the days on the calendar and have picked up shifts all weekend to ensure some extra money for us. I'm working Monday (yesterday), Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The extra 12 hours just help out. I'll be very glad to have my day off next Wed. I've also picked up work for next weekend as well. You can do anything in the short term. I just think of Ken and how many days in a row he works for his family and figure I can do anything.

Off for a date with my yoga mat.

Sunday

Good morning all. We are in a deep freeze today and I wore my mittens all the way to work this morning. If I didn't have to take my toque off before coming into work, I would have worn that too.
Last day of Christmas vacation today. Sterling has a school project he needs to work on and Kaedo will just be hanging out. Craig will hopefully get the chance to watch some football, and I will be answering calls at work.
We have had a great two weeks. Lots of time together, playing some games, learning some card games, watching movies, running errands, reading books, and sleeping in. It's been nice to be all together, and awesome that Craig was able to take some well deserved time off.
Now we are on the countdown to Disney and are just so jazzed. It is the topic of many conversations at our house. 26 days and counting. yahoo

Weekly gnome picture. Sorry I didn't get it out sooner, but better late than never. Next week we'll be taking the picture before school again. I can't believe their vacation is almost over.

Happy New Year everyone. 2010 came in with a bang for us. 11 kids banging into each other, thrilled with the fact that they were up past midnight. We were fortunate enough to be invited to a New Year's Party last night and we didn't roll into our driveway until 12:45am. It didn't take long and everyone was in bed. I set my alarm for 10:55am, as I had a morning call to mom at 11am. Kaedo and I made monkey bread then mom and I had a great chat and at 12:30pm I finally went upstairs to make sure Sterling wasn't dead as he was still asleep. I woke him up and we quickly got ready and headed out to the zoo. It was great. There was hardly anyone there and it was snowing and FREE! We have a year pass but thought we would have to pay the parking. What a nice surprise to find out the parking is free throughout the winter. Such luck.

A movie night tonight and bowling tomorrow. Looking forward to another day with my guys.