sick

my poor little dude, not feeling so hot. cuddling up on the couch with his sister's blanket and moose with a little bit of baby shakespeare to take away the blues... just a touch of a cold. this is one of the few times he's ever still;)

have a great day,

-j 

method

okay, so this is a little bit off of what i might usually talk about... so i'll make it short!

buy this stuff. it's awesome. you can read about it here.
or here. (yay, stacy!!)
here too (i love about.com newsletters)

i found it at my local shopper's drug mart, and loved the handsoap. (i actually just thought it was a really cool bottle) now i'm a sucker for any citrus cleaner, so when i smelled pick grapefruit... yum!! (resist the temptation to drink it) and the bathroom wipes are flushable... YAY!! i have always used the clorox wipes in my bathroom, and i loved these!!

i'm always so happy to find out about cool stuff!!

what's one of your favourite products? i double-dog-dare ya, post a link!!!

-j

spring portraits

okay, i know she's got the most forced grin... but i love this picture of my little girl!!! these are the spring portraits we got today from school. gotta love the sell tactic... send a package stuffed with goodies the kids are going to love (they make bookmarks, stickers, door hangers, games, etc etc, out of these photos) and have broken up. if you DON'T want to buy them, just send them back!

yeah, right!! you tell that to her!!

get out of the fridge!

heh... if any of you out there would have a solution to my problem... please share! i have a fridge/freezer, that as you can see, opens side by side. caleb can untie the tea towels that i've had to use to tie it shut. the traditional childproofing options don't work on a fridge like this, no room to physically put it.

i don't know if he actually thinks i can't see him in here, or what?? but he's all about hiding these days, oh well:) if only i could spend all day in the fridge & stay so slim...

p.s. no, he couldn't actually get himself stuck in there, the whole bottom is drawers.
 

want a free cookie?

it's easy! all you have to do is go donate blood at your local blood clinic and they'll give all the cookies you want. they'll even give you juice. and soup!! play your cards right and you can make a meal out of it.

have you ever donated blood? i just started last year, all because of a little girl named allison scott (allie). she was two weeks older than my little caleb... please read allie's story here.

if you have never donated blood before, please consider it. it can save more lives than you know, it really doesn't hurt, and it's over in no time. they even have baby sitting available on fridays and saturdays. you can visit their website to read more about donating or call 1-88-2-DONTATE. go ahead, i dare ya! and please tell me if you do!

god bless,

-j

caleb & uncle caleb

yay!! so happy... after ignoring a call from a number that showed up on my call display reading 1-555-555-5555 (read: telemarketer!), i answered the same call the next day intending to tell them to remove me from their list (yes, i can't stand wasting my time and theirs!!). but it was uncle caleb!!! calling all the way from alexandra, australia!! this is his third time down there now, and he's being sponsored by a company to teach survival skills/outdoor skills to private school kids. aaaanyways... i could go on and on... but i won't;) we talked for almost two hours, it was so good to hear from him, it's a call i only get about once a year, and i never know where he'll be calling from.

so here is a picture of caleb talking to his namesake!!!

have a great day!! 

look, mom

wow, this is our new trick of the week. i'm so proud. can't wait to see what's next. sarcastic? me? nah... 

red green

well... i told lisa i was going to post these awhile ago... this was my version of 'while you were out'. gord went away on a motorcycle trip with my dad, my friend karly helped me put this together... ahh, i do love ikea! i love the colours... kind of a light sage with rich red... reminds me of some of my favourite papers from chatterbox (yes, i'm a die hard;) QSP did an AWESOME paint job, i highly reccomend them if you're in the edmonton area, we've had them back since, great work! wow... was gord ever surprised when he came home!! his favourite part was the three pictures above the bed... they're pictures of old trucks in farmers fields that i turned into b&w... it's his dream to fix one up one day. anways... much fun, and i love it!!

there you go girlie, only a couple more months until you're here... and then we can get you fully hooked on scrapbooking... yeehaw, scrapping claims another victim!!!

-j

sassy

her favourtie for the camera these days... posing! by the way... her pajamas are actually two pairs that she layered. her socks (i can't believe i'm admitting this) are ones she hasn't been able to part with... they say right on the bottom "old navy, TODDLER size 4-5" how she can still wear them, i don't know. they must have been knee-highs... she is now size 10 clothing, size 2 shoe. yes, i have thrown them out, i don't understand it, they still resurface.

junie b jones, look out.

-j

corbin, again!

i just love this pic of my new little nephew, corbin! as i mentioned, his daddy jarrod is back form afghanistan and got to meet him for the first time last week!!

okay, i know i'm the obnoxious proud auntie. nothing i can do about it except post more pictures!!

thanks for humouring me... ;)

-j 

mikehiela

Good morning, son.
I am a bird
Wearing a brown polyester shirt
You want a coke?
Maybe some fries?
The roast beef combo's only $9.95
It's okay, you don't have to pay
I've got all the change

Everybody knows
It hurts to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
And you're so much like me
I'm sorry

Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things
Everybody knows
It sucks to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here.
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
You'll try and try and one day you'll fly
Away from me

Good morning, son
I am a bird
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things
Everybody knows
It hurts to grow up
And everybody does
It's so weird to be back here.
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We're still fighting it, we're still fighting it
Oh, we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it

And you're so much like me
I'm sorry

-ben folds five

rcmp

this picture was taken march 10 2005, six days after four rcmp were brutally murdered in mayerthorpe, alberta. these members are from golden, bc, and they came to stay at our house so they could attend the funerals of Const. Peter Schiemann, 25; Const. Anthony Gordon, 28; Const. Lionide Johnston, 34; Const. Brock Myrol, 29. these are some of the men (and woman) that my father serves with in his detachment.

i remember driving them to emily murphy park that morning... that was where they would start the one kilometer march to the butterdome where the services were held. i can't tell you how in awe i was about what i saw... i don't know how many officers attended that funeral, and i mean rcmp, city police, even firefighters, from all over canada. even from the states. i would doubt if ever there has been so many law officers in one place before. it was so incredibly sad, i was so overwhelmed. my heart ached for the families... and i couldn't get out of my mind the picture of the new widow holding her very pregnant tummy. i still think about her, i wonder how her baby is and how she is. i just don't understand.

god bless all of those who make such risks and sacrifices to keep us safe.

thank you.

-j

beautiful

it's march first today, and the first time i've had to wear my sorels. it's the first real snow of the winter, let alone 2006, and it was beautiful!!! at least it was last night when it was quiet and peaceful, and no tracks whatsoever through the streets or driveways... i love that 'first' snow... beautiful. and, what's snow if ya can't eat it?

i am also excited that my bro jarrod is back from afghanistan. i haven't talked to him yet to even congratulate him on the birth of their son corbin, probably tommorrow. thank God, i think everyone who loves him was on pins and needles. especially when my friend liz told me about jeff, her old flame. this was more than i needed to know. thank you, God. he's home.