Sunclatter seeds anyone???

My new passion is seasoned sunflower seeds and pistachios. Mmmmmm, in the shell- when you can sit and read a good book and crack sunflower seeds...that is just good! Well, apparently they are Emma's new snack too, but she calls them sunclatter seeds...??? Not sure where that one came from, but it's cute.

Ok, it's cold. Cold, cold, cold! It was -40(AAAAGGGGHHHHH)with the windchill yesterday and today, and I'm just not liking it! Thank God I didn't have to go out in it! I love my job!!! Heehee...sorry all you folks that have to drive somewhere, but I don't envy you at all...anyhow, if I could just get my van fixed, I might be reeeeaaally happy...

Kyzer Matthias Goff at...hmmm. I think 3 months? Or close to it!!!

Isn't he just the sweetest???

Impact...Singles kick off night 2!!!

Alicia, Al, and the two Jason's. Sorry, I was so busy taking pics of everyone I forgot myself! No harm there!

Impact...Singles kick off night!

Jason, Kara, JasonP, Jessie and Aydin. I couldn't get all the pics on one posting so I'll put the rest on another. We had a wonderful time of fellowship(though some people have some pretty strong opinions there...LOL)and dinner was awesome!

Thank you!

I don't know if she wants me to mention her name but a friend came to me last night at choir practice and asked if she could pay for my dinner tonight. I was surprised, but not surprised as I had been praying for the money to come from somewhere as I was kind of going on faith! I had determined I was going to sell some books to get it, so I was thrilled that God answered my prayer! Thank you so much, you know who you are!!!! God bless you tremendously!

IMPACT!

After many years of trying to figure out how to work this and all the rest, we now have a singles group for singles!!! Haha, sounds weird, but really, we do! for all singles aged 25-40, regardless of whether your divorced, have children, or what, if you are single and fit in this age group, you belong! I am so thankful as I felt like I really fit in no where, and it was hard. No fellowship with the married couples because I had no husband, none with the singles because it was no children, never been married, and of course the youth group is alot younger, soooo...needless to say, I am just glad it's happening. Unfortunately, the kickoff is this Friday, and we need $25 to go, which had I known a week ago I could have budgeted for. Oh well, I guess we can't have everything in life...I am looking forward to having great fellowship though, and eventually making new friends!!!

It's almost here!!!

Christmas!!! Oooooh, I love it! The kids had a blast decorating this year and did a good job!

Starting already???

Logan asked me to marry him yesterday! Sigh...what a kid...I explained why I couldn't(after having a good laugh)so he promptly went and asked his Nana if SHE would marry him, and he was sure Papa would not mind trading husbands with her! Where does he get this stuff!?!?

My brother came over for lunch today and Logan informed him he was getting married, not until he was 30 of course???but that his wife was going to be the most beautiful lady in the world, just like Mommy! Awwwwwwww...sob...sigh...my boy is so precious!

Weight loss progress

Ok, I am rockin' this time! I have found every time I embark on yet another weight loss effort, my self control goes bye bye. Dumb, but I think it's a mentality that your body knows you are dieting therefore you NEED it now. Well, I just decided this was it. No more giving in, I am losing this weight, then we can talk! Of course once I lose what I need to lose, then it will be a life style choice, one which I kind of do now, but eat some things I know I could cut out. As of today I have lost 11 pounds in about 2 weeks and that is awesome for me! Ok, yea, most of it is probably water, but I am claiming every pound! If I can lose at least 25 pounds by the new year, I will be so excited. It's possible, and I am going to do it! No pictures though until then!!!

Good day!

Wot! Rather a good day I say! Heehee, can you tell I like the Obelix and Asterix books???

Logan's thumb has a bad sprain, thank God nothing was broken and though it looks bad, he says it feels a tad better. Of course it will take time to heal, but he's a trooper!

I also received some child support today!!! Yea!!! On the other hand, when I called to thank him, he had disconnected his phone again...sigh...talk about predictable. It happens every time I call to ask him where the money is...a little while later my number is either blocked, or he changes the number. Hey, I'm not paying for it!!! LOL!

My baby's first serious mishap...aaaaggghhhhh!

Ok, now just remember I took this worse than he did! My kids were playing they were frogs this morning and were hopping around the livingroom. Logan had his hands on the fllor when Emma accidentally hopped onto his hand at the same time that he went to get up. Well, his thumb and index finger immediately swelled up like a balloon, and we will find out today if it is broken, torn, or just a bad sprain. He was in a lot of pain this morning though, sweating like crazy, but he took it so good, unlike me...I hate to see anyone hurt, but my babies...!!!

Update on child support, as per normal, none was paid...sigh...what did I expect, a miracle? Yea, I guess I was hoping maybe this time...

Irony

Yea, talk about it...isn't it life though? My almost brand new 2005 van broke down on Friday, and I just found out today it's going to be $600 to fix the problem that they so nicely neglected to cover in the warranty. Seeing as I can't even pay my other bills, I guess we won't have a vehicle for a while. The bummer is we still have to pay the monthly payment and insurance on something we can't use! If that isn't irony, what is??? Sigh...words cannot express what I am feeling right now, so I just won't say it. Just keep praying for us...please.

The right time for everything

Well, I think I mentioned just a couple weeks ago that I was looking for another dayhome child. It was so weird, but everytime I had an interview(5 last week)they would talk for a long time, then say they'd get back to me and would either not even bother calling me, or found something else. I prayed about it and was getting a little frustrated. When I didn't want another kid, I got swamped with desperate parents, and when I did want one, I couldn't get one! Anyhow, I had an interview last Friday with the sweetest lady. Her husband is actually the coach of the Calgary Stampeders, and their current dayhome is closing down. The interview was awesome, and she ended up staying for over an hour talking. Funny thing was, when she got up to leave, she had not even looked the house over, nor asked some of the most important questions for a dayhome, but on her way out said she'd call me later. I was a little disappointed, and thought for sure that was it, but she called me that night and asked me to save her a spot! Thank God for His time and His will! I waited all this time and found the right one. It will help relieve a little of the financial pressure on me right now too, so yea!!!

Annual Christmas Party

Hey ladies! It's that time of year and let's have a party!!! Just a chance to get together, ladies only, no kids, and just talk and relax for a few hours. It's at 7:00 pm Friday, December 1st at my house. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to come! Bring a wrapped gift, $20 or under, and a snack to share with the rest of us! Last year we had a great time, and we are hoping for an even better turnout this year! See you there!!!

Update on legal stuff...again

Sigh...like I said to someone today, I hope this is it. I am just sick and tired and tired and sick of legal stuff. At first I felt like it was kind of cool, you know, going before a judge, signing papers, having a lawyer(talk about weird, k?)but now that I've been through it all, I am done. Finito. End of story. My soon to be ex husband went to court today(it was put off from October 23rd)and was ordered to pay an extra $33 a month on top of what he is already supposed to be paying. It is retroactive to last month, but seeing as he is 4 months behind with the regular support, we'll see if this is actually done. Also, I had asked that he pay half special expenses, ie, school fees and music lessons. When I talked to him last night he insisted he felt like it was a given he pay for her piano as he wanted her to have music in her life, but he refused to pay school fees as according to him there are perfectly good free schools in the city. Nice guy...then after the ruling of no fees, and no special expenses, he gleefully announced he was paying nothing but the child support, and that was all I was getting from him. Same story, different circumstance...I am just tired of the stories, excuses, verbal abuse, and just plain garbage I have to put up with. After speaking with him twice in the last 24 hours, I heard 3 versions of one story, 2 different accounts of a job, and 2 different areas he was currently living. I give up! He asked me a few times in the conversation why I was divorcing him when he loved me so much! ???? I won't even go there...anyways, I signed the first batch of papers on Friday and the divorce should be done quickly from this point on, cause he did give me an address. Hopefully he stays there for at least a month...

Sigh...money just messes everything up...

Don't you just wish, I mean really wish money grew on trees? I mean, come on, we could slip out to the backyard, grab a few twenties and fill the gas tank? Or a couple hundreds and get a stereo that works? Even some fives, toonies, loonies, you name, it I'll take it! Sorry, just a little steam released there...just when you think the end of those hard times are finally past, life hits you, WHAM! Thank God I have Him to lean on! He has never allowed us to go under, and He never will!!! Sometimes, things look low, but I always pull through, and for that, this venting thing comes to sound more like a pity party so I'll shut up now, and go back to praying, ok? Thanks for listening...

A Poem from a Sister

Dear Lord, here I am today, again
With another prayer to say
I'd like to thank you for all the things
I have with me every day

Thank you Lord, for my new doll
The barbies, puzzles and books
For my canopy bed, it's so pretty
And my oven that really cooks

My little brother, well, okay
I think I am thankful for him
He's really not bad, for without him Lord
I'd probably be quite bored

And finally Lord, my sweetest Mommy
Who loves us with all her heart
For who else could teach us how to pray
That from us, You will never part.

Emma the Mermaid and Cassidy the Angel; Logan, my strong gorilla; Emma, a lovely mermaid; Hanna Brown(Melanie's little girl) as Tinkerbell; and Janaya Williams(Naomi's baby)as the sweetest little elephant...aren't they just adorable???