Happy 8th Birthday Jackson and Kathryn!!!

Well, not quite 8 years ago, Jackson and Kathryn entered the world. It will be 8 years exactly at 10:03 p.m. and 10:26 p.m. EST. My how my world changed during those moments!!! We have had a beautiful morning with pancakes and presents :-) We are now off to Regina to do some shopping and find the one and only Chuck E. Cheese in Saskatchewan - yippee!! I will take photos along the way and post tonight. Happy Birthday to my twin blessings. I love you.

No new pictures; no free time.

Life in the past week, has been , well LIFE. Totally full, totally blessed and totally crazy. Dennis and I are dividing our time between meeting friends for coffee chats a couple of times per week, trying to grab a lunch together here and there and otherwise permanently behind the wheel ferrying the kids to and fro. Our Tuesday schedule now consists of Ali swimming straight after school, changing the twins for dance and feeding them a snack while they do homework at the pool, driving them to dance, returning to pick up Ali, feeding her dinner, going to the library for homework time, dropping her off at dance when I pick up Jack and Kitty, feeding them, returning to grab Ali and home by 8:30 p.m., which we left at 8:30 a.m.!!! Not all the other days are quite as hectic, yet they all do contain some form of extracurricular this or that. So, needless to say there has been no time for candid photography lately, but I promise that once this schedule becomes a routine, and it must, I'll just throw my camera in my bag and go with it y'all!!

Peace be with you and maybe a nice glass of wine...

New Outfits, a Loose Tooth and Picture Day

Picture day is today at Jack and Kitty's school and I have lost control; if I ever actually had any!! To back track, Alison's picture day was last week and I had nothing to assist her with. We bought her outfit in Texas and she saved it for the "special" day and even chose her pose and background color without any input from me - so there. J&K on the other hand have been a little more needy. We went shopping on the weekend for a new top or two and then had to sit down and choose everything from underwear to shoes and socks for the photo. Then the big decision of background and pose - oh my goodness - the deliberations. Didn't it used to be easier?! I remember coming in off the playground and sitting down for my photo and just being told to sit still and smile and then hearing, "next, please." There were no choices, of course, junior high and high school a completely different ball of wax - I primped!!

Now along with all of the foofing this morning, there was cologne before 8 a.m. - Jackson was very concerned with his fragrance and thought he should smell nice in his photo, probably for the sake of the facial expressions of those near him should he stink! And Miss Kitty has had a loose tooth all weekend that she wouldn't allow any one to pull. All of sudden with picture day approaching, last night she decided it must go. So, she twisted it around and around on that last dangly root until out it popped! The tooth fairy note was written ( It said, "I love you, Mom!") and off to bed for her full course of shut eye.

As I shooed them out of the car this morning, Kitty was proclaiming this to be the best picture day ever! I sure hope so :-)

I have VOTED

What an amazing feeling to know that my vote will be counted and my support shown in the Presidential election of 2008. I continue to consider it a great privilege to vote in the United States of America and take my part in the political process. One should never doubt for a moment that their vote will not or does not make a difference. I am urging my readers that if you have an opportunity to vote early, please do so. I fully believe that the lines will be long on Tuesday, November 4th and I do not want you to have an excuse to walk away! With that being said, bring a book, because if the lines are long - you should stand in them anyway!! Be proud, be strong, go to the polls and VOTE - you can make a difference...

I can see clearly now - well, Alison can :-)

After three early morning visits during the month of September, Alison is now officially a contact lens wearer!!! She made the comment on what a BIG year this has already been for her with her ears getting pierced and all and she isn't even 12 yet :-) I took a few photos of the process during this next yet very important stage in my beautiful daughter's life. I love you honey!





Congratulations!!!!!!

Happy Fall Y'all

Today is officially the first day of Fall 2008. There is not a better place in the world to be than Saskatchewan during this time of year. I have a picture perfect backdrop outside my kitchen window as I watch the colors change from day to day and the geese begin their journey south. Driving home for the past few days, I have noticed a truck parked at the beginning of our country road selling potatoes. This truck has been bringing a smile to my face and a sense of peace to my soul. Again, no where but Saskatchewan can I imagine this as a reality in my daily world. Embrace this change of season for all the glory and wonder it may offer you!!!

Community Fun Day - one week ago!!

Hey, hey what do you say...the gang's all here! We had such a fun time a week ago Saturday out at the Silverwood Heights Community Fun Day. We ate a burger, had a drink, watched the kids dance in the street and just hang out with all their friends. The evening culminated in a fireworks show with popcorn and a mug of coffee with a splash of Bailey's - yum!!!