i’m a lucky gal. yep.

well, today is friday, and one of the ever-so-cool and special and fun and lovely things about this day of the week is that my amazing and wonderful husband buys me a “friday gift”.  i know, right?  how great is that? 

its totally great!

not because i need things, but seriously, to be thought of every week in a special way…i LOVE it love it.

this week i got a very hip new mug.  (for those of you that know me, i drink coffee. a lot. and good mugs are VERY important.  very important.  heh.)

last week jer made me….yep, made me a framed piece of art work.  he’s great like that. 
other “friday gifts” of late have been:

*this book.  a very good read.  i can pore over it for hours.  eeenteresteeng stuff.

*very pretty smelly girlie soap

*wild mint lime hand and body lotion.  made with all natural ingredients.  and containing NO PARABENS!! (which is important.  parabens are used as a preservative, and they disrupt the hormones.  if you read up on them, you’ll see they’re nasty, and they are in SO.MANY.THINGS.  however, more and more products are going paraben-free.) 

* oh and lingerie.  *wink*

well, i think that’s just so nice of my sweet man.  he’s a keeper.  i loaf him.

have any of you checked out this magazine?  jer’s mom just bought us a subscription when we told her about it (thanks mom little!) and its really rad and full of good arty fun.

well, tomorrow is sweet saturday.  we are breaking the cinnamon roll tradition (*gasp*) and are instead having fresh baked croissants.  (ohh!)
then we are going to church.  we are having a worship time which is going to be followed by a 24-hour prayer time.  we have each signed up for different hours to pray at the church.  it should be good.  prayer is good.  God is good.  He really is. 

well, have a good one!

humorous searching.

ok, so those of you that have a blog, or at least a wordpress blog, know that it gives you daily stats…of which include “search engine terms”…  words or phrases people were google-ing and happened across your blog. 

i always get a good chortle/chuckle/guffaw at some of these terms.  how they got here from there.  huh?  for example…a selection from today’s findings include:

*weirdest place you have ever peed*    (why??)

*prayer for a beautiful body* (sorry! can’t help you there.)

*yoink*  (seriously.  someone googled ‘yoink’.)

*stern face grandma* (do i have those on my blog?!)

oh, and lots more. 

hosanna is crying.  i’d better get back to biniss….

OH!   and just because i love to use vinegar for everything (so non-toxic and good for so much!)….i found another great site…check it!

ok….great thursdays all ’round!

~mel.

wordless wednesday: beautiful grannie!

this is me with jeremy’s grannie in texas.  she’s 93 (?) and full of spunk!!!
i sure hope to be the same way when i’m her age!!

dark, dismal and delightful

it looks like rain today.
i absolutely love rainy days.  the dark, threatening sky somehow seems to give permission to ”hunker down” and be still.  not that i need permission, but sometimes it feels as though i do. 

we plan on hunkering down here today anyway, since the kids have both caught the nasty cold that’s been going around.  they haven’t had even a sniffle in the last 5-6 months, and now it seems that they’ve caught a doozie.  so, today i play nursemaid and give myself to nurturing them back to health.  i’ve been making lime and honey tea, and garlic and honey toast…along with doses of tylenol cold to help them (and us!) sleep.  here’s praying for speedy recoveries all ’round.

jeremy spoke at church on sunday.  i love listening to him preach.  its like i get a whole new revelation into his soul.  even though we talk and share all the time,  its like he articulates his heart differently, and i love it.  plus i am always inspired.  anyway, he was speaking on being a servant.  and how we, as christians are supposed to humbly serve others, with no ulterior motive.  simply to be as christ.  and to show christ to the world.  and he also spoke about having joy, and asking God to fill us with joy.  i realized how very important this is.  first of all, as the bible says, the joy of the Lord is our strength.  his joy is what gives us the strength we need to face each day.  but i also believe that if we, as christians,  are to be different from the world, we need to really be different.  what is it that makes us different?  we still face hardships and difficulties and live “normal”life…but we have something that sets us apart.  we have christ, in us, giving us strength for the battle and joy in the battle. 

so today, i pray that my heart would be filled with joy.  not only for my own benefit, but so that those around me today, my husband, my kids, (my dog!), my neighbours would be able to sense jesus when they are around me. 

have a great tuesday ya’ll!

(and hmm…wouldn’t you know…the sun’s breaking through the clouds.  so much for my nice rainy day.  ach, vell. ) 

big boots, little britches.

joshijah trying out his new undies, with his too-big boots. 
and we got to wear our own boots last sunday, to a fundraising event called “jazz and boots”.  i don’t usually wear cowboy boots with a dress. but we were supposed to dress up and wear boots.  so, yes.  that’s what we did.     
photo below: tom, jes, me and jer.

still here!

i’m still here!!

i really haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…just the computer for awhile.  it’s been over a week….! yoink.  time goes fast!
i’ve really just been spending a lot of time trying to be really consistant with my kids, who were acting all funky there for awhile after we moved.  things seem to be getting into a groove again with them.  and then there’s the dog.  well, we won’t discuss all the poop and pee all over the floor details.  *smile*

well, i am feeling REALLY tired.  gotta getta bed.  wow. it’s only 9:15.  i’m so old.  *yawn*  what’s happening to me? 

g’night!

wordless wednesday

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i wanna rock and roll all night, and party ev-er-y day!

remember that song?

yeah, well…evidently, BOTH of my kids have adopted it as their theme song.
sleeping is no longer cool, and seemingly, no longer necessary.   ?!?!

how is this possible?

it really used to be my sanity…naptime, 7:00 bedtime….this allowed me some rest AND some evening time with jeremy. 
i guess all of that is over, since both of the babes think they’re 18 years old and ready to stay up forever.  Lord, help us!

*sigh*

oh—- but in other news!!!!!!!!

jeremy is now an official “Permanent Resident” of Canada.  after MONTHS (well, years really) of paperwork and waiting, the moment has arrived!  and we are really relieved and happy! 

we went to the interview yesterday, and right there, on the spot they made it official.
we had to have some folks over to celebrate last night with some wine and cheese, of course….however short notice it was. 

thank you Lord for your favour and goodness to us! 
and now, PLEASE let my kids get to sleep!
i think i just might beat them to it tonight!   ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz…………

just another manic monday…

good morning!

actually, i like mondays, normally.
i think it feels good to get back into routine, after the craziness of the weekend.
although, this weekend was not really crazy.  it was pretty good. 

yesterday, after church, jeremy told me to get out!
(sounds bad, but it wasn’t.  it was a good thing. )
i was starting to go stir crazy….all you moms know what i mean…too many days of nothing but house and kids…..and dogs, diapers, dishes, laundry)

jer knows its much better for us all if i get out to get a breather.
heh.

so, my mom took me to the mall for some girly shopping bliss.  ahhhhh!

heavenly.

i bought some fun girl stuff.

and i felt MUCH better upon arriving home.   so HAPPY!

ok…it sounds like i am being shallow and buying into the whole “retail therapy” idea….but it’s not like that.  really.  it was just NICE to walk around the mall and be a plain, normal person.  not a mom…for just a few hours. 
(ok, i have 2 kids and a dog crawling all over me right now, so pardon any typos….and whoops,  …joshijah just threw his underwear at the dog.  yoink.  gotta work on that.)
but i digress…

yes, getting out every now and then is a good thing…

which is why i am starting cardio salsa classes next monday night!  gonna be fun!
4 of us girls are gonna go and shake it for 12 weeks in a row.  oh yep.

and as for today, jer and i have our immigration interview this afternoon.  its the final step ( i think) in his permanent residency application.  whoa.  its been long.  please pray that this interview goes well and that the rest of the process goes smoothly.

i will report back later.

well, happy monday! 
 

la la la…!

saturday morning.
well, our typical saturday mornings consist of cinnamon rolls and coffee (for me), tea (for jer) and reading the newspaper and flyers…but alas, today my blessed husband has gone to an all day meeting. 

so, its me and the kids. oh, and of course the dog.

anyway…i’m entering another contest for a baby sling.  here’s hoping i win this one!

hosanna’s still not walking, so my arms are getting hugely muscular (heh)…well, more just tiiiiiiired.  so this sling, made by rockin’ baby sling and being given away by steph, would be a great accessory for me, no?  i think so!  

anyone else want in?  check out the contest, and the rockin’ baby website. 

happy saturday!