Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Not being online at home has certainly slowed me down!!! Add to that the busyness of working and the holiday season and it has been a LONG time since any news! All is going well and the girls and I had a great Christmas together!! Relaxing and getting spoiled by Santa!!

Just for Fun!!

This is a funny photo of the Jayds - even better with the story......whenever she's asking and asking for something I tell her something silly, and many times it is "Hold on to your nose!!" We had quite the chuckle over little miss comedian as she took me seriously!!!

Losing my Baby.....

My youngest is off to school this year. She would say "Finally" but she is still my baby no matter how big she is, ready she is, or independent. She was so excited and has been having a great time with "McNeil" as she loving refers to her teacher. Somehow the Mrs. part has been overlooked, but I love it!! Samantha started Grade one and is having a blast - Mrs. Burn is the best teacher and she talks about how much fun she has. It doesn't seem to have effected her, having to go every day - she loves going and learning. Hard to see them grow up but I am so proud of them and how they are handling everything in their lives right now. What wonderful blessings!!

Summer Days

We loved the summer days and enjoyed so much time at the beach, day trips and lots of fun things. But it has come to end and back to school time is here. I just wanted to post a few pictures of our summer fun before those back to school shots!! Thankfully we are still having great weather and I plan on heading to the beach again tomorrow - taking full advantage of every moment!! The pictures include Greeview Aviaries, a trip to Barrie and fun at the park.

Thank-You to All!!

Thank-you everyone for all the birthday wishes!! It was such a great couple of days!! The girls and I had a party and they had tons of surprises for me! When I told Samantha that the next day was my birthday she was excited that we were going to stay up all night long, but it wasn't much after that and she came to me with the concern "When are we going to get you a present?" I told her they could make me something, but even Jayden wouldn't go for that one, "But you will be here!" So we enlisted Grandpa's help.....they had a great time shopping and I was off in the grocery store. They stopped at the truck and wrapped them and everything. They found me in the grocery store and then toured off to do their own thing for a while, I did see them wandering and knew enough to keep my distance while they paid for and boxed something I wasn't to see!
The cutest was their excitement when they were able to surprise me. They sang and everything when bringing out the cake!! It was so sweet! Then we decorated the whole place with the balloons they got - it was so much fun!
The best birthday in memory to date!!

We Miss You Great-Grandma

I lost my grandmother on July 4 and miss her terribly. It is the best thing for her - no more suffering, no more tears. But it is a loss just the same and Jayden remembers her often, "I miss Great-Grandma" We used to take her for drives, go to get ice cream or just drive by the beach. Yesterday we went to the park where we used to go together, let the kids play so we could chat. It was sad to not have her there, but we haven't been able to take her there for months. Harder than missing her has been watching her slowly deteriorate. It was a good news, bad news day when we lost her.
The pictures of the girls riding horses might not make sense except that it was the same day as the funeral. We went to the horse farm open house where my sister works to check it out that morning. The girls had a blast and got to ride all on their own. It was a good distraction for the morning. The afternoon brought many tears and many more great memories of a woman who was more than just my grandmother, she was a roommate for a time, and even moreso a friend. I miss you.

Loving the Beach!!

We have been enjoying the summer and the girls love the beach so much!! I made sure I had some books and crosswords, and was well prepared as they love to spend hours and hours in the sand. I do have a thing for sand being in the wrong places. And I am very annal about sand on the blanket....just trying to keep it off of me really. But I have loosened up some..... going to just have to let it go and get sandy I guess!!!