New Year New Beginnings

We all had a great New Years. The girls had a ball with there cousins babysitting them. They had the living room turned into a real slumber party room, complete with the pizza,pop,chips,popcorn,and movies. Justin had a video game night with his cousin at his house. (his thumbs were sure so the next day) Hb and I had a great time at our friends camp. The weather was great and the boiled dinner was so yummy!
New years day we had a bakers basket breakfast with the girls and HB and I. For supper we had a big chicken stir fry with noddles and rice. My parents came and brought desert of cheese cake.
I also got my tree down and most of the decor put away. Everything looks so bare.
Hb had gone back to work today. It felt so weird getting back into the routine of getting up early. As for the weather we got yet another snow storm but not as much snow as the last one. HB told me we only got 30 cms this time. But the winds are still making it so bitter cold and drifty out there. Spring is only 75 days away.
With all the cold weather outdoors the girls and I have been spending all our time doing plastic canvas. Jill and |I are making doll furniture for her tiny Blythe doll. Jayne is working on some cat decorations. I have also been catching up on some long time mending of work pants. HB has been short on his flannel lined work pants.(Until now) Justin has been snowmobiling all day everyday. (except from lunch time today till he gets back as he is gone to Hb's parents to help his grandmother do some work on her new bathroom reno.) Hb has been still trying to work a bit on the other piece of the house,along with cutting some wood in the woods while it is froze.
So really I don't have any new things I need to do for the new year. I do however have a million ideas going through my head of crafts I want to do with the weeones. New recipes I want to try and New seeds I want to try in the garden this year. I love a New year because we can always dream of all the things we are going to try and get done this year. Oh what fun!!!
Tonight's supper is one of those new recipes I have been wanting to try. Pork chops in a sour cream sauce with fresh mushrooms. (I thought it would be a great time after having all these leftovers in my fridge from the holiday's)
Well it is that time of day to go and start my preparing for supper. Take care and stay warm.

Since Christmas

It is a chilly morning out there of -15 and there is still wind. I heard it during the night hitting the large window upstairs. 

I sleep in this morning again (seems we have been doing a lot of that lately) HB got up and went to work and I never heard a thing.

Today we are going to get dressed out of our PJ'S and get ready and head into town to see what we can find specials. We might not get anything but we do need fruit,and a few things. The girls got gift cards and are dying to spend them. Like they don't have enough to play with. 

Since Christmas we have 

done a whole lot of doll playing with Jill and her Blythe 

Slept in and spent the days lazing around and going from one pair of PJ's to the next pair.

I think I use to have a Kitchen table.....somewhere under all these games. I am all Hungry hippoed out.

I have seen these 2 girls everywhere. (I bet they will even come to town with us today) 

I did not know that something so small could be opened up and played with so much as these little squinkles. 

Yep! my house is upside down with toys blankets and boxes. I think it is great to have this break for the weeones. They have needed it for awhile. 

They were in school right till the 23rd and only go back on January 11 2011. 

So I guess it is a few more days of playing before we tidy up for the new Year. 

The After Math

We all had a pretty good Christmas. Santa was very good to us and the weeones were so excited.

Justin got all what he wanted....

Who ya going to call Ghostbusters!

SMILE! Justin has his own camera now....

Jayne bought Justin this book from the schools Bazaar.(He loves these clue books)


Jayne was so happy Christmas morning with all her gifts.

Her very own laptop. (Remember what I went through to get that,I do! and it was so worth it to see how happy she was)
She also got 2 new games for her DS and a new hair dryer. Plus,plus,plus........

Jill had a cute little Christmas

She got her DSIXL (In blue of course)

We have played so many games of this already.....


Dad also received nice presents

OH! that will come in handy with the finishing the other piece of the house......... and all the other little projects I have planned.

We both received this beautiful lamp for the living room

It will make seeing my needlework much better at night.

I got my first electric can opener

My super gift from Hubby. He is always telling me I need something to chop those onions(they really give me a hard time)

Jayne got me this beautiful can at the bazaar. (I have not yet decided what I will use it for)

Jill bought me a nice set of soup mugs(I forgot to get a pic of those) They even came with a tray.

Another candle to add to my collection. Smells so good.

Well that's a wrap of most of our gifts that we got. I will post a few more of our best homemade ones as the week goes on. By the way my Mother loved her blanket. I tried to give mostly homemade gifts this year. I will post them now that everyone has gotten them.
The weather here has gotten so cold over the last few days. It is mostly the wind. It is still blowing so hard that I think the roof is going to come off some gusts.
I am going to put on a pot of turkey soup for supper,and make a stock with the left over bones. I will get the girls to help and make some rolls as well as some biscuits.
I want to finish up cleaning the house today,as we are invited to a friends camp behind their house for New Years and are having Jerry's niece to come Babysit for us.(this will be the first time the weeones have ever had a babysitter, besides our parents.) We only want to go out for a few hours but she will still spend the night with us.
So I guess I have done enough blabbing on for now,and need to go and start breakfast for the girls as they are yep! still sleeping. (Justin stayed down below at my parents last night.) All he has on his mind right now is snowmobiling with all this snow. What a kid!
Take care and stay warm.....

The Weather Outside Was Frightful

Yesterday's storm has left us with over three feet of snow. The wind gusts have died down from 80 km/h to 30. Still gusts of 40 to 60 at times but nothing like yesterday. Thankfully we did not lose our power as most others around did. I think it is because we are so sheltered here.

We had our Turkey supper last night for supper and it was beautiful. We had a Butterball turkey as it was given to us from HB's work. (It was small compared to our turkeys but it was perfect just for a meal)
My dad came up and took a take out home for my mother and him as she could not walk over the field in that blizzard. They brought up cheese cake for desert. YUM!

HB has gone back to work today for only three days. I see he had to blow out the driveway again this morning in able to get out.
I am going to send more of the gifts up to the children's rooms today as I want to clean up and get the house back to normal.
I love Christmas but I also love to have my life and home back into order as well for the New year.
I also need to get myself back into shape after eating,eating and eating.

Here was some of our baking that we ate, alone with the dips,the finger foods,the chips and crackers. YEP WE ATE TO MUCH!
but it was sooooo good!!!!
The girls just loved there new Christmas PJ's this year and the new smelly gingerbread men that HB's brother's family gave them.

They smell like cinnamon ans sugar.

Well I must run and do some cleaning be back later to try to finish up our Christmas 2010.
Take care and stay warm everyone.

What Our Christmas Was Like

Well another year has come and gone, and I must say it was a lovely Christmas. Not to busy,nice and quite and very family. We ate and ate and ate. Yes Santa is not the only one with a big belly now.
HB was off Friday and he went into town to do some last minute shopping for the weeones and I. We then had a nice brunch of quiche, sausages, and homemade taffy buns. The weather was perfect for Christmas eve. We spent the day making salt dough decorations for the tree,and some last minute gifts. Then finished with some sugar cookies.

We had to wait till Christmas morning decorate the gingerbread men But they were YUMMY!

Jayne ate her legs off first they would not get away! 

Run, run as fast as you can, You can't catch me i'm the gingerbread man.

We dressed up and then got the gifts ready to go and spend the evening with HB's family. Justin could not decide what he wanted for Christmas and left my mother in law wondering what she could get him. He loves Pineapple and always asks his grandmother to get one,as he tells her that his mom never buys them. LOL

So you know what he got!

It was so funny!(he did get a hatchet as well) 

We came home and the girls put out there reindeer food.

Then we made up our breakfast casserole and then went to bed. Christmas morning we got up at 8:30 and the weeones we so excited. My parents and inlaws came for brunch and we had a great morning.
I will post some more pictures a bit later of Christmas morning and our gifts. 


Today we are having a blizzard and I am also having my Christmas supper. I must go for now and check on the turkey, then outside to see how the farm animals are all doing. HB is trying to put the snowblower on the tractor. Take care and keep warm.

Have your self a very merry Christmas

It has been a wonderful Christmas here in our home once again. I want to wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2011.

Mid Week Catch up

It has been awhile since I last had a moment to blog. It seems that everyday that gets closer to the big day, gets more and more busy.
Friday evening we went out to dinner with our friends that the husband works away and had just gotten home for the holidays. We enjoyed our evening.
Saturday morning Jayne had a haircut and got to get the newest thing put in her hair for the holidays. "Tinsel " (tied into her hair) She got 4 silver,and I will say they looked cute.
Sunday was a busy one. We had three families come over one after another to visit. (which was not even planned) but very nice.
Monday I had to take my mother to the hospital to get her cast off from her hand after having a small operation the week before. We went to pick up a few staple items as we were expecting a huge winter storm of 40 cms of snow, on Tuesday.
Well Tuesday came and we only got wind and rain. (I am really starting to think we are going to have a green Christmas after all.
Tuesday was Jillian's Christmas Concert Title  "A Bugs Christmas" they all did a wonderful job. Jillian was one of the bumblebees.

They buzzed all around so well.

She is always so serious.

Look at those Carperner ants.

I don't if you can make out the others but there is some cute little asisan beetles and termites, that ate the Christmas tree. The Queen bee was not happy and sent for the lightning bugs to come and help out.
TOO CUTE!!!!
I came hom after the concert yesterday and made my Christmas old fashioned Sugar donuts,and my little Christmas cherry donut balls as all.

8 dozen donuts. plus the little ones.

It smelled so good in here while they were frying.

'AND they tasted as good as they smelled.

Today was Jayne concert it was very cute as well,Jill was in the choir for this concert. So both girls got to wear there party dresses. (JIll had to wear silver and black so she wore her dress from last year) I need to get a pic when they get home. I forgot my camera this morning so had to use my phone,and I can't get it to download on the computer for some reason. I will keep trying.
Well I should get my breakfast dishes washed up as I am running so behind today again. Take care and have a great day.