:: Getting Ready ::

:: Waiting around home knowing that there is so much action going on at the hospital is killing me - so I made a little basket 'o love for Baby H ::

:: I'm going to head into the hospital as soon as I can as the contractions are now 1 minute apart - I can't wait to meet my new niece or nephew! ::

:: Almost Baked ::

:: Well we got a call in the middle of the night from my SIL (Paul's sister) Jen, that her water broke. She wasn't due until Jan. 25 so she has gone into labour early (lucky her!). She is checked into the baby hotel and is dilated 4 cm and handling the contractions well...Please pray that all goes well for Jen, Michael and baby H ~ I will update you once we're back from the hospital and have baby news :: :: Have a great day ya'll - I know we will! ::

:: I'm Special ::

:: Is it just me or do you have to have things folded a special way? Paul is a great help, in a not-so-helpful way...he tries to fold stuff the way I like it folded and to be honest, for a guy he does a fabulous job, however, I'm special. Nobody can fold my stuff, especially square items (towels, rags, tea towels etc.) like me, well I'm sure y'all can fold a perfectly perfect towel...but since I'm special - I like it done a certain way, they have to also face a certain way, be stacked a certain way and it drives Paul up the wall! But again I'm special and can be retentive about the way I like to have things folded because it makes me feel better inside.......Like I said I'm special (and I'm not meaning that in a good way, in case you didn't pick up on my dry humour!) ::

:: It's Official ::

:: My brother (younger than me by 18 months) and his beautiful wife of 1.5 years are expecting their first child ::

:: YaY for them (& us!) ::

:: They heard the heartbeat this past week and it was so much fun for me to hear how excited Trevor was. Life is truly a miracle that we take for granted and when someone realizes that it is a miracle it is such a blessing to witness! ::

:: Christy is feeling great and can't wait to be a Mum to her little bump ::

:: Joy to you and your little family T&C - We love you! ::

:: Ps. this picture was taken just before she found out she was pregnant...cool eh!?!? ::

Movie Review :: P.s. I love you

:: It's fabulous...go see it. It's got all the good stuff in it, great story, great humor (okay maybe a little sick in some parts, but I thought it was funny....that's not really saying much!), and it's clean!!! Really, I'm not joking, it is clean! ::

:: Seriously, it is a really good story, which will in one way or another encourage you to go home and do something special for that one you love....::

:: Go watch it ~ it's worth the $10.90! ::

:: Small Pleasures ::

:: FYI ::
To all you Bath and Bodyworks fans, they have their soaps on sale this week....such a great deal. I have yet to come across a person who doesn't like their stuff - they have fabby scents that make any stinky boy smell like roses, well maybe not roses but you know what I mean! If you get a chance to run down State side this week...make sure to stop in and pick some of this stuff up. They are great to have on hand for those unexpected little gifts, just cross your fingers and pray that the person receiving it doesn't think they stink! Okay, enough of that...take it or leave it they are on sale for a killer deal so enjoy!

:: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies ::

:: This recipe is from one of my most very favorite recipe books...when in doubt just go to the "best of the bridge" - I hope you take time to try and bake these, your husband, children, friends and any one else who gets to them before you will love you for 'em! :::: The Ingredients :::: Cream Butter, Vanilla & Sugars, then add Egg :::: Add Cocoa & Milk ::
:: Add Flour & Baking Soda :: :: Now comes the Chocolate Chips ::
:: Drop onto cookie sheet and bake @ 350 degrees for 12 minutes ::
:: Voila -- you have super amazing Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies! ::

:: Here's the official recipe ::

1 3/4 cups Flour
3/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 Cup Butter or Margarine
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1/3 cup Cocoa Poweder
2 tbsp. Milk
1 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts
( I didn't have any so I didn't include this)
3/4 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together flour and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter, vanilla and sugars. Beat until fluffy. Beat in egg, then cocoa, then milk. Mix in flour until just blended. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls on (it says greased cookie sheet, but I have a pampered chef cookie sheet so it's already seasoned, so I don't to that part). Bake for 12 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

:: Enjoy ::

:: Chubby Cheeks ::

:: Cole and I had a date on Saturday and ran out to Costco...Just the two of us! Apparently he enjoyed this time without big brother because when we returned home he had nothing but smiles for me...ah he is such a breath of fresh air ::

:: Organizing the Garage ::

:: We attacked the garage a couple of weekends ago to get organized -- I was tired of parking my van in the garage and having to go through a maze of crap, when we have ample storage for our stuff in the garage on shelves, hooks and in cupboards! So here are the "before and afters" - Our boys were so good, Jacob hung (literally) in his orange beetle while Cole reclined in his swing ::

:: Before ::

:: After ::

! Disclaimer !

:: Okay, so you remember I told you to go and buy that area rug from Home Sense in Langley if you wanted it, well don't! No I didn't keep it but I wouldn't recommend that you go and get yourself tied up in that store ::

:: Maybe it's just my post baby state, my uber young appearance(ha - that was a joke), or my blond hair but I swear I have a sign that follows me around that says "Make life tough for this girl, she'll luv ya for it!" ~ I can't even start to explain the story surrounding my ridiculous return run-around this morning, but I will tell you this I was at Home Sense for an hour and a half and I wasn't shopping, and my tears were not tears of joy ** Oi! ::