:: Coupon Clipper ::

:: I am a 'Coupon Clipper' in a way...I do look through flyers and compare prices, because at my current SAHM stage (stay at home Mom) I currently don't have the luxury of just buying willy-nilly ::

:: So you can imagine my delight when we were at the movies the other night and Lisa and I were getting snacks when the girl behind the till handed Lisa a 2 for 1 coupon to another movie on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday before the end of March....and you can also imagine my disappointment when (since I was sharing a snack deal with Lisa and she was paying and I gave her cash for my portion) that I didn't receive a 2 for 1 coupon ::

:: How you say did I come across such coupon featured in this picture? I asked. God told the girl, give her a coupon....she deserves such break. Fabulous, thanks God. I appreciate it SO much! ::

:: Today ::

:: Is rather overcast but I wasn't planning to go out except maybe to the park, so it's the perfect day to be inside :: :: I am tired today, after a very full weekend and going out last night to a "Stampin' up" night @ Kristin's (*see more on this later) I could barely open my eyes this morning. Nothing could get me to the coffee pot quicker, I woke up picked up the baby and headed straight to the coffee pot, with one stop to kiss hubby on the way -- I'm usually a morning person, so this is definitely a change for me! ::

:: Today I have planned to do some work for Paul's company for our taxes, finish up the Valentine's I started yesterday and do some laundry...If I am really focused and have a few hours while the babes sleep I might try and attempt to do a few pages in their baby books ::

:: Today is Papa's Birthday (Paul's Mum's Dad's Birthday) he is 87 and still going strong, however it is a bitter-sweet day as he is spending the day in the hospital with Paul's Nanny as she fell last week and has been in the hospital ever since. We're waiting on the doctor's to release her, however they are still doing tests to determine what damage the fall did. So if you have a moment please pray for Nanny & Papa as it breaks our hearts to see Papa so worried about Nanny ::

:: Happy Birthday Papa - We pray you have your beloved home with you soon! ::

(Nanny & Papa with their 5 Great-Grand Children *Jacob, Cole, Victoria, Rosemary & Sarah)

:: Tonight I'm going out for coffee with Juliet, the teacher I was a S.E.A to when I found out I was pregnant with Jacob ~ Should be great fun as I haven't seen her since I have had Cole ::

:: *Stampin' Up: This company is fabulous, if you're into scrapbooking, cardmaking or crafts in anyway this company is sure to inspire you - I love their products! However, I was a good girl last night and didn't buy anything, but it was SO tempting!!! If any of you are interested in coming to a workshop I was thinking of hosting one, so let me know if you are interested and I will plan one for April (it's usually a rainy month around here anyway so why not stay inside and craft away!) ::

:: Have a wonderful day my friends and please if you stop by leave a quick note so I know you've been here ::

:: Out for a walk ::

:: Yesterday after brunch, the men took Jacob and Emma (& can't forget Lightening) to a local park just up the street from our house. Here are the pictures from the great time they had :: :: What a great time they have together - So Fun! ::

:: His Eye is on The Sparrow ::

~ My Grandma is not well, she has just been admitted to the hospital - that makes me sad. But also makes me think of all of the things I love about my Grandma ~

~ Things like her sweetness, she is much sweeter than I will ever be and carries and always has herself with the grace of the Lord. I love that when I see a bird I think of the times I spent sitting on the edge of her kitchen sink waiting for the birdie to come and eat the seed and sing to us. I like that no matter how busy she was she always let me rummage through her purse, put clear nail polish and peach lipstick on and whenever we took a trip to "VV Boutique" she would buy me a new purse ~

~ She is a very good Grandma and I know that if she were to leave us here on earth that it would be a good thing, however I am greedy and I want her here to teach me more lessons on how to love (because she's a pro at that) ~

~ When I think of my Grandma I think of the birdies of the sky and of the song "His Eye is on The Sparrow" it is one of my all time favorite hymns and I think it suits Grandma Rosie just perfectly ~

Why should I feel discouraged

Why should the shadows come

Why should my heart feel lonely

And long for heaven and home

When Jesus is my portion

A constant friend is He

His eye is on the sparrow

And I know

He watches over me

His eye is on the sparrow

And I know He watches me

I sing because I'm happy

I sing because I'm free

His eye is on the sparrow

And I know He watches me

* Edited to say :: Grandma was admitted to the hospital and on their initial tests found that her potassium levels were far too low, so with that they gave her a huge dose of potassium and waited to see if it would work...and Praise the Lord it did. So she was discharged from the hospital and is now resting at home. That all happened late Saturday night and as of Sunday morning she was out having breakfast with her friends that live in the home with her...she really did a 180 in a matter of hours. We are so thankful that she is home, resting and feeling so much better. Thank you for all your prayers *

Movie Review :: 27 Dresses

:: As I said in my earlier post I went to "27 Dresses" tonight with a whole gaggle of girls (sans children, yes what a concept!). I had a wonderful time, Lisa B. picked me up and we headed to the theatre, got our tickets & snacks and headed into the movie. I think Lisa counted and there were 15 girls in our gaggle...what a fun excuse to get out and giggle (with maybe a few snorts for good measure) :::: As for the movie; it was cute...I wouldn't say "oh you have to go see it" but I would recommend taking the time out of your life to spend a couple hours in la-la land enjoying some good comedy relief and some crazy dresses! I think my most favourite part was looking at the apartment Katherine Heigl lived in, they did a great job of the set ~ I loved it! ::

:: James Marsden did a great job of acting and I felt that it was truly a perfect role for him :: :: And Katherine is wonderful. I fell in love with her acting on Grey's and I have yet to be let down, she embraced the role of "always a bridesmaid, never a bride" and yet it was never a bad thing to her, which made it all so sweet ::
:: Afterwards we enjoyed (and took over) Starbucks and visited late into the night, okay so we were the last ones to leave, but heck what do you expect when you let a whole bunch of "housewives" out of the house? You don't think we're going to return do you??? ::

:: Thanks to Lisa for planning this gala event...can't wait till the next one so we have another excuse to escape the daily routine (not that it's so bad it's just nice to have a little vacation) ::

:: Oh and thank you Paul for taking care of the boys and letting me out of my cage ~ You are a good man my love! ::

:: More Control ::

:: Well today my life feels like it has more control. I have accomplished quite a bit since I woke to the smell of breakfast being cooked for me by Jacob and Paul (more Paul than Jacob). I feel better today (or maybe I'm just telling myself that!) ::

:: At any rate I have been able to spend time in the Word and enjoy coffee, organize my fridge and freezer...and pretty much nothing makes me happier than the feeling of being organized! (that may be stretching it but it does make me feel pretty happy) ::

:: One draw back in my day is our carpet guy cancelled on me...again! This is the second time. Arg!!! But he should be coming out to measure the basement on Monday so hopefully we can check that off of our list and then completely organize and decorate the basement (organize is the key word in that sentence) ::

:: I am excited because I am going out with a whole gaggle of girls tonight to the movie "27 Dresses" and then to Starbucks afterwards - yay for me and Girl time. I am off to warm up left-over Chicken Pot Pie for Jacob's lunch, change a dirty bum and to switch the laundry (maybe that guy from the show "Dirty Jobs" should shadow a Mom for a day, that would be a popular episode I'm sure -HA!) ::

:: Have a blessed day and I pray you find happiness in the simple things in your life ::

:: Cole - Month 3 ::

:: Today while Jacob was sleeping I realized that I hadn't done a post on Cole lately - He is growing so quickly and I can't believe it's already been 3 months since he entered our lives ::

:: Cole is very much a child full of delight, he is also very much a different child to Jacob ::

:: Jacob likes life loud * Cole likes life quiet, Jacob doesn't care is his diaper is full * Cole lothes it, Jacob likes to splash * Cole likes to wade - - - See what I mean, they are pretty much opposites. It's so very neat that we can have two children of the same sex from the same two people who are so so so different. It really goes to show that God did make us all by hand, we are one of a kind ::

:: Cole still get's up once a night to have a snack but I don't mind, he's so quick at eating that it's a 10 minute feed and we're both back in bed. A few odd nights he hasn't risen until 5:45ish and that to me was a sleep in ::

:: Cole you are a perfect fit to our family and we're so glad that God planned for you to be in our hands, hearts and home ~ We love you and can't wait to see what God has in store for you ::

:: Oh yippee! ::

:: Well, two of my most favorite boys (Paul & Jacob) have been suffering from a cold for the past 3 or 4 days --- We thought we had the bug cornered and that it was going to flee. We were wrong. Now, not only do they have it. I have it ::

:: Oh yippee! ::

:: At least I can put them into a drug induced coma (just kidding,kinda) - I because of my current baby-feeding state cannot coax my cold to go away any faster than it wants to. Oh yippee! So if I'm not around these parts it because I'm off using my Lavender Pine-Sol to cleans my house of sick. If I am around these parts it's because I'm too sick to do anything else. Oh yippee! ::

:: Visit w/ The Girls ::

:: Last week when we went to Josh & Laura's wedding, Jacob went and stayed with The Bakers - Lisa got some great shots of Jacob and you can see Emma {His little kissing friend} there with him. He loves his friends Madelyne and Emma. Thanks again for taking him for the day! ::

:: Saturday Day ::

:: This is what I woke to at 5:45 am when our son decided to rise...oh happy day! At any rate there was more snow on the ground and trees ~ I love it! :: :: This is what the same tree looks like as of 10 minutes ago ~ Crazy hey!?!? We are just around the house this weekend, it is a strange occurrence around here as we usually have something on the schedule, but nope, not this weekend. So I am doing some closet organizing (aka :: Purging ~ but don't tell Paul). I hope to continue to do some scrapbooking tonight once the boys are down as I now have the bug again ( I had a night off last night, thanks to Paul and went over to Amanda's http://amandajoyfro.blogspot.com/ to scrap with her and had a blast ~ thanks M) ::

:: I hope you are enjoying the beautiful day and whoever you are surrounded by -- See you soon, or even sooner if I need to get on here to escape my reality of feeding, diapers and spit-up! ::