Look At Us Now!

Yesterday was one of those days that I want to document and had my camera along, so I have pictures to share!

We headed out on the bus to go to the Post Office and then to go to a school I used to work at for our Roots of Empathy session.

Susannah was sound asleep, Hunter was enjoying the bus ride (as he always does).  I was happy to be with my healthy kidlets.

As we went past our church, I happened to glance out into the parking lot and noticed my Dad’s truck.  He was returning some things that we had borrowed for our Mother’s Day dinner, the night before.  So, Hunter pulled the cord and we ran back to see him.  We ended up having a lovely visit and sharing our lunch with him at a tailgate picnic.

Note Hunter is trying to get into the cookies first - I have taught him well.

After that, my Dad offered to mail my stuff for me as we had just used up our bus trip and walking wasn’t really an option considering all the stuff I was packing.  Thanks, Dad.

Then, we headed back on the bus to cross the bridge to our final destination - the school.  We arrived early and Hunter and Susannah enjoyed playing on the playground for a bit.
 

You can see that both kids were distracted by the kindergarten class playing around the corner. 

Our Roots of Empathy session went really well.  Susannah always loves seeing the kids, and vice versa!  Justin picked us up from the school so that I didn’t have to bus home - yay, no transfer!

I hope your Monday was grand.

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 Also, there is a Huge contest.  I’m totally getting in on this, and (although I’d love to win it), you should too!!

Hey, thanks for all the comments on that last post.  It was a bit of a rabbit-hole that started from a strange comment I left on a new(er) blog that I found.  I can acknowledge that I’m a bit unique in some of my ideas, so I just thought I’d share my thoughts on that strange comment I left.  Thanks for all the feedback and the newly delurked readers, (Hi Lindsay and Erika!!).  Those of you that I, also, read… I love how Vicki said it’s like we got to have a visit.  Sweet way to think about it!!  So, thanks for the visit!

Anyhow, I wanted to leave you with some ADORABLE photos of my kidlets.  If you are on my facebook friend list, you have already seen these, but they are just too sweet for me to leave on there, only. 

My sister, Amanda, has taken some great photos of me with my kids, lately.  Now, she’s off exploring with Sea Turtles and stuff.. lucky lady!

Hunter is very excited about his birthday approaching.  He will be “Fwee” in exactly one month (yesterday).  I love how he shows me three fingers.

Ummm.. a little excited about bubbles, perhaps?

This was taken when Susannah was very very very tired, and sore.  Take a closer look at her lower gum.. see the gaping hole?  I don’t wish that on anyone!

I try to comment whenever I read a blog (except for some craft blogs because I read so many of them).  That way the person knows that I have been there.  It’s a little time-consuming, but that way I’m not really online unless I have time for it.  I ust don’t want to be some random ip address that came from somewhere and moved on, leaving no trace other than the bigger number on the hit counter.  So, I like to say hi.

Another thought is that I check my blog stats and don’t neccessarily see incoming links from those blogs.  Strange to me, this is.  Whenever I get a new reader/commenter I click over and check things out.  Call me crazy but I like to know who is peeking into my life.  I kind of feel like you can get a better understanding of who I am by reading my blog.  It’s funny really.  Today, I just left a comment on a blog that I have been reading for a while but have yet to see any “interest” (for lack of the proper word) returned.  I can’t help but think that they must just read my comments and shake their head, thinking… ”what a weirdo?”  I’m not saying that I can’t see why those people wouldn’t try to find out who this “Bloggy Mama” person is, I just think that it’s interesting. 

Relationships, in life, are about give and take.  They are two-way streets, involving both individuals extending something of themselves and receiving something in return.  I find it interesting how I would call so many internet acquaintances ”friends” but I wonder where, or if, the line returns?  This is not a frustration, merely just a thought.  I’m still going to keep up my commenting ways.

In other news, here’s a really cool adventure to read about. 

Have a great day!  I’m at home with two sick boys.,, which means Justin took the day off work, which meane he’s really sick.     

Do you have all kinds of free advertising magnets that you get from different companies littering your fridge?  Well, we did.  I was tired of looking at my fridge and seeing the big yellow phone number for “SlimFast” so Hunter and I did some “Stampin’” and made our own.  We made them for his “Grrrrrramma Ammarie” and “Grrrrramma Fran” for Mothers’ Day, but they didn’t make it that far - they are already on their fridges.  Here is one of them, on our fridge:

Cute, eh?  Hunter’s favourite thing is to hammer embellishments when I make the holes for him.  He loves to cut paper up with my fun scissors and with my cutter - thus the straight lines as he knows how to line it up.  He also likes to stamp.  He sometimes likes to glue, but doesn’t yet understand how to apply the glue to the wrong side of whatever he is gluing.  I only helped him a little on this one, I think I just cut out the stamped piece for him, after he had stamped it.  Too fun!

Let’s see what you can make?  I’m challenging you to try this with your kids, too?  You don’t have to stamp, just even cutting paper and colouring would be awesome!  Should I tag people?  Hmm… Perhaps not.  I’d love to see what your creative Mommas come up with, though?

I was taking some pictures for some friends, the other day. Hunter wanted to get in on the picture-action. I asked him to make a sad face… this is what I got. So. Cute.

Here are some more from that photoshoot with him:

The kids got out of the tub, the other day, and I caught this moment - Susannah’s shirt wasn’t snapped in the back so Hunter helped her out.

Now, for some other “fix-ups”…

Old fridge:

New fridge:

Someone we love dearly gave us this box from his SWEET birthday gift:

Hunter welcomes Susannah to his “forest” (partly because he said “forest” instead of “fort”, then we coloured trees inside so that he wasn’t wrong):

These pictures make all my stresses of silly things that I think are important, go away.  This is what is important…

- It’s funny to me that Susannah will only stop whining today, when she’s nursing.  Did I mention that she has a tooth?  It hurts when she bites.  It’s also not funny when I try to tell her not to bite and she laughs at me.  Yep, seven months old… laughing ar her Mom.

- I’m thankful that baking soda and vinegar get poop out of carpet

- I’m feeling sorry for myself because we froze our backyard water pipe for the third time in three years.   After my fun sprinkler day, the temperature plummeted and it blew.  We also busted out front yard one, too, this year.  We are, aparently, too eager with the water and our gardens.

- I’ve been outisde enjoying the sun and we are planning some landscaping changes for the backyard.

- All my seeds that I started in the greenhouse aren’t sprouting.  Boo.

- I have a paper to write (about Sex God by Rob Bell - great read, I would totally recommend it) and it’s a little harder than I thought, even though I loved the book.  Too many thoughts - too scattered.

-J and H are at the pool having some boy time- luckies!

- H and I made our own fridge magnets the other day because I was tired of looking at all the advertising ones that we had on our fridge- I’ll never pass up a free magnet.  Our fridge is so pretty now.

- Oh, also?  We have a new fridge.  My parents upgraded…. so did we, with their old one.

-I’m tired of doing laundry.

- There are FINALLY crocusses blooming in my front yard!

- The lame part about removations is that you get used to living in a trash heap.  My carport is STILL full of dump stuff and other stuff.  I feel sad for our tenant.

- I need new jeans.

- I am trying to plan a bi-annual Kid’s Stuff Swap / Kid’s Craft Fair for my community.  It’s been a little frustrating to get going.  It’s next weekend.  Now’s the time to get stressed.

-I’m also organizing my 10 year grad reunion.  It’s in a few weeks.

J and H are home… time to go.

Maybe I should just have a nap.

Today, we bussed it to gymnastics. 

We stood in the introduction circle, Susannah squirming on my hip - wanting to get down, Hunter standing beside me.  It was our turn.

“What’s your name, buddy?”  I asked, as I nudged Hunter.

“Stella,” he said to our drop-in leader “My name’s Hunter.” 

“Hi Hunter!”  She said.

“Who is this, Hunter?” I asked, motioning to Susannah.

“This is my best friend, Mommy.” He replied.  And my heart burst with happiness and pride… all over the gymnastics centre.

Kid’s Art Auction for Earth Day…

Hunter decorated two key holders….

Go bid!!!

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