:: Life is Crazy ::

It’s a crazy life – we or should I say "I" have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off…although I may not look like it, that is what I feel like!

This last week has been full of wonderful things but very busy all the same! On Thursday night I went out to Starbucks with my dear friend Juliet to catch up with her which was far over due! So I missed Grey’s Anatomy – but I was sure to get Paul to tape it for me J Then Friday came and went…I cleaned the house in the morning then went out to Wal-Mart to look for a new tankini with Lisa & the girls. Once we returned home from Wal-Mart we went out to run a few other errands then came home to bake a cake and prepare for Shawn & Kristin as they were coming over for a visit and a game of sequence.

We had a wonderful night with them enjoying their company and Kristin’s sense of humor – she cracks me up, I love it! I thought I would stay up and watch the taped version of Grey’s since I had three phone calls that day from friends inquiring as to my thoughts about Grey’s but since I didn’t watch it, I told them to keep it on the down-low. But once Shawn & Kris left I was too pooped to watch it so I just headed to bed.

On Saturday we woke up and I decided that I would sit down and watch Grey’s (all of the build up was killing me) so at 8:45 am I sit down to watch it and eat my breakfast when the phone rings – It’s Ester from the church, she wanted to know if I could baby sit for a Cell Refresh day that was being held for all of the Cell leaders at church. So Jacob and I pack up and leave Grey’s on hold for yet another day. We spend the better portion of the day at the church which was a long but super fun day. After all the kids went to their respective parents Matt & Lisa invited us over for the evening. So Paul met us there and we hung out at their house for the evening playing balderdash by dictionary – we had a great time watching Matt try and write his definition…it was a hoot!

Sunday we headed out to church then met up with my parents and their friends Lois & Terry for lunch at Montana’s. After that we headed home, put Jacob down for a nap, and I finally watched the full episode of Grey’s – Yes, it made me cry like a baby! But it was oh so good! I then made some double chocolate chip cookies and played around with my scrapping stuff

Lisa & Reuben came over for the afternoon and we played a couple games of sequence which yes the girls won!!! Once they left Paul and I relaxed on the couch watching “Sahara” and ate a wonderful dinner of roasted veg and chicken that Paul prepared for us. I made a few cards and we watched “The Apprentice” then off to bed for us.

Yesterday….what did I do yesterday – oh right, I had a few things to return to Wal-Mart and Superstore so I did that then went for a run on my parents tread mill while my Dad watched Jacob. Then we came home and I was feeling like I had a major head cold coming on so I rested and then had a shower. I felt better after the shower but not 100%. Then once Paul arrived home we had dinner and got ready to head out the door to Cell. We had a great night at Cell visiting with everyone. Kristin brought her jolly jumper for Jacob to borrow so once he wakes from his nap I will take some pictures of him in and see if he likes it or not!

:: Pictures to follow ::

:: So I've been thinking... ::

Now that I have gotten into this whole scrapbooking/stamping thing...I want to know (as far as the my blog readers go) who would like to join me one night a month

scrapbooking/stamping at my place.

This would be a standing order...Every last Thursday of each month starting this month.

Let me know if you would be interested.

So consider this an invitation:

Thursday, January 25th @ 7:00(ish)

I am by far a "hard core" scrapbooker but I love just playing around and seeing what I create. Even if I have not met you please feel free to come...it will be a great night of time away from the every day stuff :)

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:: Pictures of New Scrap Organizer ::

:: Etc ::

:: Friday Night Lisa.B & I went out to "Stampin' Up" card making workshop hosted by Kristin (who is a major stamp/scrapbook Goddess). We had a great time! It was a great night out of the house! Thanks Kris for inviting us :) ::

:: Here are the three cards we made :::: Saturday we just kinda lounged around the house doing thinks here a there ~ Jacob helped me with the laundry, my parents stopped by, Paul's sister and mum stopped by and then I headed out to pick up some things from the "Just a dollar" store for my fast growing scrapbooking/stamping fetish ::

:: This is what I picked up from the "Just a dollar" store: ribbon with glue already on the back, 3 glues sticks (photo safe) for 1$ , vellum tags 6 for $1, stamp pad 1 for $1, double sided roller tape 1 for $1, raised styrofoam double sided sticky squares 300 pieces for $1. And the blue organizer you see in the second picture - I needed some thing to organize all of the new found purchases! ::

:: Then while out returning some items on Sunday to Costco we found this great organizer for all of my 12x12 paper and odds and ends - It was only $14.95 and included a whole bunch of fun stuff ~ See pictures below (FYI: this was my payment for making all of Paul's Christmas baskets for his clients). Stupid blogger won't let me post the picture of it so I will post it on my next post ::

:: Matt & Lisa came over with the girls for a game of sequence - and some really good (if I don't say so myself) Ginger snaps - not my traditional recipe but super yummy :) ::

:: Our Snow Day 2007 ::

:: Well our day started off as an early one getting ready to go and drop Jacob off at my parents then head to church for the morning...well, the weather had different plans. It took me over an hour to get to my parents place (usually 10 minutes) and so once we got here we just stayed here - we played, we baked, we drank coffee, surfed the web and ate. Paul came home early to miss the "after work rush" and then our friend Matt who was caught in the "after work rush" stopped in and stayed for dinner & dessert with us as it was just to crazy to sit for the traffic to clear. All in all, for an unplanned day - we had a very nice day! ::

:: The bEaUTiFuL Snow ::

:: Jacob helping us in the kitchen ::

:: Mom & I made Saskatoon Berry Filo Pastry Tarts ::
:: And I helped her stir up her "Cran-Ola" - My absolute favorite ::
:: Grammie & Jacob playing...he does have a play pen but the basket

seems to work just as well ::

:: Bumbo like Seat ::

:: I found this as I was browsing through Target.com today - Very similar to the much more expensive Bumb...and I prefer the color options of this seat in comparison ::

:: It's 34.99 USD ::

• Revolutionary infant chair is designed to fit a baby’s posture; once babies have head control, they can sit upright in the chair• Helps develop trunk control they need to sit up on their own; gives you more interaction with your child• No uncomfortable straps or fasteners; designed so baby’s own weight keeps him or her in place• Recommended by pediatricians, orthopedists and physical therapists• 9.12Hx13.12Wx14.75L

:: So much to update, so little time ::

I think our power is going to go out – it has fluctuated three or four times in the last hour!

So I may not get through this post without it going out, so here goes…

Last night our little one got sick, we got home from a little celebration for Connor Dean at our Cell Group and we put him to bed. Right to sleep he went for about 15 minutes than every few minutes after that he was getting up and groaning. So I put him down for the last time on his back (I had been elevating him due to his runny nose) and I came into the den to download some pictures when I heard him kinda cough and make a funny noise followed by the sound of him choking. So I run in and grab him, flip him upside down and felt the puke run out of his mouth into my hand and onto the mattress. Poor little guy, he didn’t know what hit him. He has never been a “puky” type baby, so it was quite surprising to us that this would happen. I was just thankful I was close by and could hear him, because if I were downstairs I probably wouldn’t have heard him! Yikes. He seems to be back to his normal self today, although he still has some signs of the cold that he has been fighting off. So I am sure that by Friday he will be back to his normal self :)

And so on Friday I am going to take pictures of him for the Regis & Kelly “Beautiful Baby” Contest (I have a few already but I want to try and get a better one as it has to be from the last month or so) – if you have a babe at home, than you should enter them too…heck you may get a free trip to NY out of it – Wouldn’t that be a blast :)

Here is the link: http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/index.html

Well, I am getting some work down around the house that has been on my “to-do” list since September; I guess it’s about time that I accomplish the petty tasks!?!?! So I am trying to tie up those loose ends around here this afternoon and then I will probably try and do some scrapbooking…I only have 3 pages completed out of our 2006 album! I guess I was a little busy in 2006 :)

Hope you are all well :: I will be posting a few pic’s of Jacob that I may submit to Regis & Kelly so please cast your vote!

:: FYI - Infant Car Seats ::

Infant Car Seats
Friday, January 5, 2007
Consumer Reports just crash tested a dozen infant car seats at the same speeds governments use for rating the crash worthiness of most cars. The majority of infant seats did poorly and the video evidence is frightening.
The government crash tests many vehicles at thirty-five miles per hour. Side-crash tests are at thirty-eight miles per hour. Consumer Reports just crash tested twelve infant car seats at those same speeds. It’s actually a more rigorous test than the government currently requires.
"The government calls for front-crash tests at thirty miles an hour not thirty-five,” says Kim Kleman of Consumer Reports. “And there are no side-crash tests for car seats,” she continues. “Consumer Reports believes that car seats should withstand the same kind of crashes as the cars that carry them."
While testers found all but one of the seats met government standards, nine of the seats failed some or all of Consumer Reports’ tougher tests. During those tests some of the seats twisted violently and four actually flew off their bases. And the Evenflo Discovery seat did not even pass the government’s less stringent test.
"We've urged federal officials to order a recall of this seat," says Kleman.
Consumer Reports rated the Evenflo Discovery “Not acceptable”. In the end, only two seats did well enough in Consumer Reports’ tests to be recommended.
"So if you are going to be buying an infant seat, choose one of those," says Kleman.
They’re the Graco Snugride with EPS and the Baby Trend Flex-Loc. Both cost ninety dollars.
The following four infant seats did not perform well in Consumer Reports Tests using the latch system. But they did fine when tested with seat belts. If you own one of these seats, Consumer Reports recommends installing it with seatbelts. They are the:
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP
Evenflo Embrace
Compass 1410
Chicco Keyfit
You can view Consumer Reports’ complete infant car seat crash test results at:

:: Almost There ::

:: Christmas is officially over at our home ~ At least for 2006! ::
I just finish re-decorating our main floor and I have moved all the presents up to the upstairs hallway to be delivered to the appropriate places tomorrow as the boys in my life are now sleeping :)

I have re-arranged our living room/back entrance area, changed artwork around, hung some pictures, re-arranged all of our everyday decor and I have cleaned every corner of the main level. And it only took 8+ hours :)

I have taken pictures but the camera is in my purse for tomorrow just in case we have any Kodak moments :)

I did take a break and watch a movie with Paul tonight called the "Cinderella Man" Ugh, what an incredible story ~ If you have not seen it, go and rent it! It had me crying at least 3 times and make sure you watch the bonus material all about the real-life "Cinderella Man".

So Good-Night all - I will show you the progress on our house at some point tomorrow ~ Enjoy your Sunday, the Lords day.