2 With Three Fingers Up

Lily never went through the so called "terrible two's".  She was actually quite sweet...  and I should say, she still is.  Anyways, I am crossing my fingers it will be the same with Lexi.........

 Here she is on her 2nd day "here".  She was sooo mushy!

I remember waiting for the monster baby to come out... but slowly I started to realize that I got one,    I got a baby that hardly ever cries!  Lucky me!!  She was so sweet from the very beginning and she stole my heart right away.

Then one day, she developed her own silly personality...  

Here she is and she's TWO today!!  (She says she's two, but holds up 3 fingers...  We are working on it.)

I love you Lexi!!

SNOW!

I don't know what is wrong with me, but I am loving the snow and the cold.  I love the way it sparkles on the road at night and how you can watch it floating down under the street lights.  I love how it covers everything in white and makes funny shapes out of ordinary things.   I also love how happy it makes Lily.  She begs to go out and shovel the snow.  So this morning, that is just what we did...

Here is Lily with her very own shovel...

And here she is proudly showing off all her hard work.  (She did that whole walkway while I did the driveway and sidewalkds).

I had gotten Lexi all dressed up in her snow pants, jacket, touque, mittens, and boots.  (She looked like a pink version of the younger brother in A Christmas Story... "I can't put my arms down"...)  She took one step and fell into a snow bank head first and couldn't get up.  It was soo funny.  Needless to say, she hated the cold when she was a baby and she still hates it.  So I had to set up our portable TV downstairs in the living room so I could keep an eye on her through the window.  Taylor and I suspect we will have to travel long distances to visit Lexi when she grows up because she is bound for beaches and heat.

And here are our faces afterwards...  pink and happy...  oh and dont forget about toque hair!!  haha

I have discovered that I need more practice at the art of snow shoveling.  There has got to be a better way than what I am doing...  My neighbors were probably having a good laugh...  I know I was. 
It's funny, it is still snowing and the sidewalks are fresh with a layer of snow, but I am kind of excited for when Lily gets home from school and we can grab the shovels again.  Maybe I love the snow so much because I am in it with Lily.  :)

It's Late, But I'm Still Awake

It is after midnight and I am still awake while most "normal" people have been tucked into their beds for hours.  I couldn't help it.  I have an english project due Thursday, as well as an exam, and tonight was my only night to touch either one...  So, for english we have to write an instruction manual.  I thought I would pick something easy.. so I picked How to Make a Child's Art Smock.  Hah ha well, it sortof got out of hand...  Here, you can see for yourself why I am just finished sewing and still wide awake...

Here is the beginning...  before I knew exactly what I was getting myself into (but I guess I have only myself to blame)...

 And here's the finished "art smock".  (Actually, I wanted to add a pretty fabric flower to it, but finally stopped myself.  It is WAY too late for that. )  :)

 And here is what was happening outside while I sewed...

SNOW!!  I am actually kind of excited.  Lily has skates and I wanna go skating a lot more this year.

Also, you should know that my sewing/writing an instruction manual project took me 3 movies long... 

I watched New Moon first, then went to Iron man, and finished off with a relaxing Runaway Bride.  Talk about a long project.  (Atleast the girls were in bed for most of it, so I don't feel bad for neglecting them. )

And, I got about 7 pages of notes that now have to be made into a professional looking instruction manual... but I don't want to think about that now.  I am suddenly very tired.

Good night all.  I will see you in the movies.  :)

Stole My Heart

This song of the weekish is dedicated to Taylor....  He knows why.  (muffled laugh)

Stole My Heart.

I was at fabricland today for their super 50% off day!  It was wonderful and that is alot to say because Alexis was with me.  But, it was wonderful because I came across this:

This is on my list... the long one... I guess you could call it a "I hope I get around to making this" list.  :)
And I do.

I FOUND THEM!

Yes...  It's true.  I found the camera cords.  Yay!  So many things to update...  so little time...
We will start with pictures of packing up the old house...

(I should be ashamed, but we were moving...  so I'm not).

Next is our trip to the bird sanctuary in september...

(This is our version of trail mix...  Cheerios, Fruit Loops, and Gold Fish.  mmmm.... (Don't mind Lily's face, she really did like them)).

 (These birds liked our trail mix too.  They seriously wouldn't leave us alone...  They FOLLOWED us, hopping from branch to branch until they got their fruit loops.  Greedy birds...)

(This is a picture of the girls watching the birds, watching us...).

Next, is Halloween and moving my parents into their new house, since they happened simultaneously...

 (This is a Unicorn Pegasis if you didn't know...).

 (This one is the cutest dragon I know!)

(Mmmm...  Pizza and supermodels!!  :) )

 (Twin cousins enjoying way too much candy).  :)

(This is what you look like after 3 full days of moving...  Thanks again Whit and Coly!)

And here is some fun in the new house!!

 (Lily handed candy out on Halloween because we Taylor didn't want to be "the people who didn't hand out candy on Halloween" to our new neighbors..  And I love candy.)

 She had so much fun and actually waited at the door for trick-or-treaters.  Around 845 I asked if she wanted to turn out the light and keep the rest for herself, but she wouldn't.  She gave out every last bit of candy we had.  Better for me, I say.

 (The pantry is Lexi's "new house".  She loves it in there!)

 (This is Lily eating a mandarine orange like its a gold fish.  haha)

(The girls love the jets in the tub.  They keep begging to have baths.  :)  Makes my life easier.)

Well, I was going to say that was it... but here is one more thing...

This "hat" is a weird ball Santa gave Lexi for Christmas last year...  We couldn't justify packing it, so Tay cut a hole in it and made it into weird hair.  :)  (No, it did not make it to the new house.  Thank goodness!)

And that's all folks... At least for now.

Afraid of the Dark

Today, at work, the question, "What are you afraid of?" popped up.  

Some things I am afraid of are, heights, really deep water, spiders, and.... (sometimes)... the dark. 

I came home and thought a lot about this and why I am afraid to walk to my car after my night class and why I feel so intimidated by the dark.

I know why.

And tonight I finally got to watch this Thursday's episode of Private Practice and I felt really strongly about it.
So.... I write.

I don't want to be afraid of the fact that home invasions have increased in our city.
I don't want to be afraid that one day I won't be able to protect my family when I need to.
I don't want to be afraid because of my lack of experience...

I want to be able to rely on my ability to read situations and people.
I want to know what to do and when, in any situation.
I want to be strong.

So, what do I do about it?

I will run... not for exersize....  for stamina.
I will learn...  not English courses...  self defense.
I will be aware...  take the precautions I need in order to keep myself and my family safe.

I will not be afraid.


*If you have not seen this week's Private Pracice episode, please be aware of graphic content that is not suitable for children.

Welcome

I got my very first welcome mat today.  :)  I thought it was worthy of a post.  I really wish I could upload some pictures but my camera cords are still packed in the sea of boxes somewhere.  Hopefully it won't take long to unpack the rest. 
So many changes....  Where to start?
We moved into a new place that is big and beautiful and makes me happy. :) 
Taylor was made a permanent member of the Antosz Orthodontics lab team!
Lily is now registered and attending her new school.  (Second first day...  I cried... Go figure).
Alexis has some weird fettish with "Dorla", or to the rest of us, Dora the Explorer.
My Mom and Dad moved into their new house and we love it.  Lily asked if we could sleep there "again and again and again and again..." - you get the drift.
I keep getting A's in my English class and have a real urge to develop that talent a little more and maybe, one day, have a story published.
Speaking of English, I enrolled in Intro to Children's Lit for next semester.  I am kindof excited.
I am working a little more now (3 days a week) and really love the girls I work with.
I applied to SAIT to become a Radiologis Technologist again this year.  But... this time I went early and applied during the open house so my name would be near the top of the list (hopefully).  Cross your fingers...  I would love to get in. 

I know that is not all of it, but it is all I can think of now. 
I am just feeling good right now.  It feels so great to do your own laundry in your house.  It should be illegal to be so excited about that, but it puts a smile on my face every time.  :)  (even now actually).  It feels great to be able to go to school and learn and feel my mind expand to include new concepts.  It feels good that my girls are being well taken care of when I am at school and that I don't have to worry about them.  Now, if someone could just give me a baby, so I wouldn't have to go through all the pregnancy and delivery and stuff, that would be PERFECT!  It would fit perfectly in my timeline if that someone would give him/her to me after exams in April.  That would be awesome.  (And no, this is not an announcement....  just a common wish).

Well, I can hear girls goofing off in the bedroom down the hall and I better go check. 
Sorry about all the text...  like I said,... no cords.  But I promise the next post will be full of silly pictures!  :)

N.

Oh... and the song of the weekish is: Dream a Little Dream of Me.  :)