Some recents!

Here's some of our Birthday celebrations with our big 6 year old!!
Randomness from the entire weekend!

Bring on the updates!

Well, Here I go again!

Happy Family day everyone! yay! I'm still not used to this new holiday, so it's a big "whatever" for me.. And doesn't actually change much in our routine, since Eric is still at work today, and I am home with the girls and just doing normal stuffs.

The house is going great - the bathroom just needs closet doors and it is DONE! The bedroom needs one more coat of plaster and then it can be painted.. then the closets will be built! I am very excited to have closets in the bedrooms, because it will save a lot of storage problems.. and BIG closets at that! yaaaaay!

Teja turned 6 last week, and it was once again a very full weekend of celebration.. Friday night she had a sleepover with her bff Katie, Saturday Grandpa was here and we all went for dinner and then Monday we had other family over for cake and ice cream! She got loads of gifts and loves everything. She got her DS and is in love! And recieved money grom her great-grandparents so she picked out a couple more games for her DS.

Emma is almost all signed up for school, and very excited about it.

we're looking forward to taxes in hopes of paying some more of Eric's bills off. That will be nice! After his are done, it's only my student loan and then we are debt free! yay! We need to buy a car, so I can't wait for that day!

I have to get new glasses.. I've worn glasses since grade 7, but barely ever do, and I'm starting to get some headaches and such, so I really need to get a pair and wear them regularily.. We're doing that in the next little while too. Just hate the cost.

Teja's getting ready for her dance recital in May, and she's excited.. There song is "Old Time Rock'n'Roll" I'm so excited because 1. I love that song, and 2. It's going to be absolutely adorable.

Both girls are going to sign up for baseball (Eric had no influence in this decision at all *rolls her eyes*) in the summer, they have to be 4, and Emma will be 4 in June, so we're hoping they'll let her sign up. They're looking forward to playing, and to Saturday afternoons with Eric watching baseball games. haha "Red Sox are stinky" never gets old in his world.

Valentines day was nice! Eric surprised me with a necklace that is gooooorgeous! I love it! We had an alright night too, nothing fancy, but it was good. The girls loved the little chocolate bouquets we bought for them, especially Teja, who is just born to be a bonafide girly girl.. Emma just wanted the chocolate. haha

Anyway, I'll try to put up a couple of pictures from Teja's birthday soon, I just never seem to find the time to get on this computer much anymore, which is a-ok with me really, but sucks for anyone who wants to read anything about my boring life. lol

Man, I suck.

I'm sorry i haven't updated this thing in forever!!

Well, my excuse is pure busyness.

Christmas went well.. Teja and Emma got spoiled rotten, as per usual. lol Eric's Momma Jocelyn, and her bf Steve came down to stay with us for a few days, and that was nice! It was really nice not having to travel for the season, and still have family stuff going on. The girls loved their little dog Brutus, and Brutus loved my front window. lol

New years came and went without much fanfare.. I'm glad, Eric and I were perfectly happy to stay in, watch a movie, and do absolutely nothng all night. We went to bed not too far away from midnight actually. haha

Life is good.. Eric's new job is going well, and I'm looking for something part time that works with our schedule.

Teja is reading like such a pro. and Emma is seriously counting days until she too can go to school.. though she thinks she should be able to skip kindy and just go to grade 1 with Teja. haha

I'm trying to talk Eric into a puppy, but, well, we'll see. haha

Other then that, not much is going on.. Eric's Ma taught me how to make exploding boxes over christmas and now Kirstin and I are making a couple.. if they turn out, we're going to make a bunch to sell at craft shows next holiday season. I'm pretty excited about it. They are fun to make!

I'm not doing much knitting lately, a couple of hats, but thats pretty much it.. I've got some great yarn that is going to be a sweater for Emma I think, but I've yet to find a pattern I simply adore.

I need to get my sorry butt back to the gym, but, well.. I think everyone knows how that goes. haha

God what else? Not much really.. Another holiday the kid's didn't see their dad, and that struck me Christmas night and I was a bit glum about it. But I haven't heard anything from my lawyer or the courts saying he's filed anything, and I can't afford to keep trying until he shows he's more interested then before, so theres not much I can do. I don't even have a working phone number anymore for the girls to call him, and haven't since August. I don't know, I'm a bit out of energy for the situation at the moment, as I've tried, and nothings doing. If we could just talk about things, and agree we could just file with the courts ourselves, and not have any of this crap. But we can't.

oh, Teja's birthday is coming up, and she's going to be 6! Can you even believe it? I am NOT the mother of a 6 year old.. Six just seems so OLD! My how time flies!!! She wasted no time after christmas compiling a list for her birthday.. She'd like Skoot-a-loo (that my little pony thing on a skooter), and the movies Wall-e, and The Bee Movie. lol So, we'll see.. I had much grander ideas, but ya better get what the girl asks for!

She's so unbelievably smart though, like really.. She asked me the other day, If Santa and his elves make the toys, why all her presents has barcodes on them? hahaha ummmm.. someone needs to remember she's 5!!!! lol Aww well.. She's presh.

A few pics from Christmas coming up.. hopefully I'll update more often!

Teja's Christmas Concert (she's in the gold dress with the black - waving)



Eric and I - seriously defiant in the looking-at-the-camera skills



Teja and Emma with their Haul Christmas Morning

Happy Hallowe'en!

Well, I went to the gym this morning..
20 minutes on the elliptical
20 minutes busting ass on the treadmill
and 15 minutes on the bike.

Thats right ladies and gents, I did 55 minutes of cardio today!!! I burned just over 500 calories! woohoo!

Now, I'm making salad for lunch with some chicken breast, and hoping to stay faaaaaar away from the girl's candy after trick or treating.

Pray for me. I need it. lol

With anyluck, I will get over this pateau I seem to be at. On good news though, I threw on some PJ pants last night that literally fell back down. theres something positive! haha

What a week!

Yay the end of October.. *yawn*

I have had such a week this week..
Between the volunteer stuff at Teja's school, and trying to keep up going to the gym.. getting ready for hallowe'en, and grocery shopping, the house, the girl's sports, and everything else.. I haven't had time to think.

Monday went by without much of a thought actually, it was one year since I've been seperated from my ex. hm. I get a lot of "How do you feel about that" 's. My answer is always the same, that I hope he's happy.

Anyway.. yea.

Tomorrow is Hallowe'en, and we're all looking forward to going trick or treating! Even Eric I think. haha He's seeing everything in a bit of a new light now that theres little people to make it all more exciting.

The girl's had their first night of indoor soccor tonight and Teja scored two goals!! While Emma is the queen of stopping the ball like she was taught by her coach. hehe I even managed a video of Teja's first ever soccor goal - I'll probably put it on facebook sometime when i have the energy.

Anyway, just so you know, my birthday is in exactly 3 weeks. I don't want presents - I have everything I need.. however, feel free to write a song, or poem or ballad in my honour. lol Geeze, 27.. gaaaawd I'm getting old!