i received this in an email today....
wow, how true..... how blessed i am to be a MOM!


Before I was a Mom ,


I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby..
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.


Before I was a Mom ,


I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.


Before I was a Mom ,

I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.


Before I was a Mom ,


I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom .


Before I was a Mom ,

I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.


Before I was a Mom ,


I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom ...


I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .


May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the
cares of life...
this is my prayer for all you Moms out there...and for my girls if they will someday be blessed with the privilege of this honorable calling.



fab find!

i finally scored!(although not according to the hubs!)
i have been looking for that one piece of furniture for the family room downstairs, since...forever.
for this space i wanted a more modern/retro feel.
in my head i envisioned a sleek credenza type of piece, but nothing new looking.
i went hunting on kijiji & found the perfect thing.

the hubby on the other hand thinks it's not so perfect.
i quote..."it looks like it's from the seventies"(with disgust in his voice)
i reply.."that's what i'm going for!!"(excitement in my voice)
i'm hoping to achieve the 'straight-off-the-set-of 'the brady bunch'-look!
so just yesterday, we head up to TO to pick up my 'fab find'!!
i got this for a steal....i kid you not!
wayne thinks no one would want to steal this...it's old lady furniture!(it actually is~lol!)
who cares....i love it!
the sweet woman we bought this from,was cleaning out her mother's small house b/c she had just moved to a seniors home.
they don't make furniture like this anymore....it's solid & heavy.
it's a perfect fit for the space.....home to board games & the  kids cd/radio.

 

                                                 

pair this with some more contemporary items & presto....instant update!

wayne'll get used to it, i'm sure of it!

experience the random concert in the mall.....

this just happened in our local mall....
what an amazing witness!
wish i was @ the mall that day....
check it out!

it seems this fall has just been soooo busy.....i've hardly been able to keep up with this blog~sorry.....so, here are some random pics of the goings on around here

my typical boy...


fun with 4~wheelers @ friends




cool gifts from dad & sylvia from their trip to alaska....
jordyn's nail polish turns from silver to gold in sunshine...


levi's shirt goes into techno~colour in daylight


high school spirit days.....
eryn as comic book character~'betty cooper'

dani as fairy tale character~'little red riding hood'


gr.3 had to dress up as the occupation they would like to be when they are grown....
jordyn wants to be a nurse


going to dani's basketball games....she's #11
go hawks!!!





junior young people activities @ church....our craft making night




happy 11th birthday levi!!
for his birthday we headed over the border & went shopping & then on to chuck~e cheese...sorry, no camera with me :(


he got a bag of chips from his teacher!

grampa & sylvia brought this cake......yum!

happy 15th birthday dani!!
since dani's birthday is a week after levi's we decided to have a combined party....call me crazy~i know



since dani's best friend courtney's birthday is a week later, we added her party to the combination as well.....they hang out with all the same girls so that made it easier.
they cleared out the family room in the basement & all slept over :)what a great bunch of girls!
we ended up taking all these kids....levi & his buddies, dani, courtney & their friends&our kids ~20 of us in total, laser tagging.....so much fun:)!!



2 more school spirit days.....'hick or slick'
eryn's slick....

dani's a hick......(sorry about the blurry pic)

dani's random shots with her new camera....





time to do some holiday decorating.....

just wanted to show you all these cute little....some not so little, flower arrangements that we made the other night.

the reason we made these cute little numbers was for our 'welcome' night to welcome our new pastor to our church.
we rented the school for such an occasion & needed 30 centrepieces made for the tables that were set up.
so......with the help of the junior youth group girls from church and the other women on the committee we got together here to get creative with pumpkins!

we sure made a mess....but it was worth it!



i stored them all in the garage for 2 days, until they found their places on the tables @ school.


oh, what fun they were to make!

it's begun.....

it's begun...the garage renovation~ we're renovating it into living space!
here goes!!!


it started a couple of weeks ago when the guys~wayne's brothers~helped him re~shingle the back of the house.
it was in desperate need of repair....when it rained hard, it leaked in jordyn's room!


yay...no more leaks ;)!

when i left the house this morning our garage was still intact....well, it's still intact, just all the drywall is off the walls, ceiling no longer there(means the attic & storage all gone!)

...this is what i came home to today






then levi said "hey mom, you gotta see this"!


"was is that"?
"a wasp nest"!
"get out...no way"!!
"for real...it is"!




this thing was over 4 ft long!


crazy, eh?!?