Six Word Saturday-

All the kids are shipped off!

(for more 6WS, visit Cate at www.showmyface.com and play along)


Em is at a graduation party that started last night and went ALL the way through the night. Good thing I am related to the hosts, as I wasn't worried about her moral safety! She only fell asleep a few minutes ago (maybe 6 in the morning?) so she's pretty much done for the day. And, it's a Saturday. And she's 15. So, the likelihood of her accomplishing much more than sleeping today wasn't really EVER in the plans, was it?

LL is in a parade with her Brownie/Guide group today down in Warner. She won't be back until dinnertime. I have never seen a girl SOOOO excited to be walking in a parade of a town of LESS people than here in Mo-town! No matter, it's giving her something to do. Maybe she's more excited that I spent hours last night sewing on all of her newly-aquired badges (patches, for all you Americans) and she's thrilled to SHOWOFF her fully-bejewelled sash!

Bear is doing his usual Saturday thing- fishing with "Grandpa Paint." The two of them LOVE fishing, and are found on the lake EVERY week. Like usual, Bear catches something. He's a good fisherman and always has been.

And Mimi? She's here. But she was up so late last night, watching movies and then sleeping in the fort-o-blankets the kids made that her and Em will be content to just chill on the couch all day.

So... that leaves Will and I.
We may go for a 10k run.
We may go gopher hunting (don't knock the country girl in me- I tried it for the first time just recently, and have a GREAT shot. So, if you mock me, prepare for me to shot you and cut your tail off! :) )
We may head off to 'the big city' to shop.
We may head to the USofA to pick up appliances for the kitchen reno.
We may head off to the mountains to fish.
We may not even leave the bedroom, ifyouknowwhatImean! ;)

But never fear, we WILL be enjoying the day sans kids!

Little Lyssie

It seems like ALL my posts lately have been about one thing:

The blessing of children in my life. May is a big month for birthdays. My sister, CC, just had her own little babe, on the same day as my OTHER niece was born.. And, this year, I decided to blog about my children on their birthdays. So far, though, all three of them have been my imports. But today is LL's 9th birthday... my firstborn child.

LL was born on a beautifully, sunny Friday. Just so happened it was moving day, too, and that was NOT part of the plan of moving! We had a homebirth (planned) and it was a GREAT experience. A healthy baby girl gave us the best housewarming gift one could ever hope for.

LL is flambouyant. She's loud. She's confident. She silly. She wants to be grown up and enjoys talking with other adults. Even when she tells them EVERY. THING! (like, when she went to all our neighbours in Calgary and told them that her mother was going to be on an X-RATED Tv show...not X-weighted! Woops. Good thing I had good neighbours!) She's bossy and agressive. Because of this, she tends to have a tough time making friends, but to those she has become friends with, she is SUPER loyal. She's social. She is competitive, a trait that enables her to do well at EVERYTHING. LL is the kind of girl who is easy to find-- she's where the laughter, the noise and the action are.

I love the fact that she is a bit of a perfectionist, at school and at church she is always striving to please her teachers and help. If you need a pick-me-up, Little Lyssie likes to be hugged and wrestled with-- a true "physical touch" type of girl.

She is a HUGE help. Having been the oldest for so many years, she is dependable and loves babies. She could seriously spend an entire day with a baby and never tire! She loves being a big sister, loves drawing (if you're missing some white paper, you'll find enough for an entire TREE in her room!) and singing. She can carry any tune quite proficiently, and has recently LOVED having piano lessons from Gramma. She has a testimony that puts adults to shame-- sometimes she's even chastized me on not doing something that is in agreeance with our faith. She's true to her beliefs, and is not afraid to stand up for what she knows to be just and true.

I truly love LL. Probably because she's sooooo much like I was at her age, only a million times better. She's a darling girl, a blessing to our family.

Happy Birthday, My Little Lyssie!

Things We Do For Fun

Oh, welcome back to another tour of Mo-town. Mo-town isn't just ANY Mormon Town. Nope-- Mo-Town has a LOT to offer.

Like, free family skating. I don't even LIKE skating, and have found myself enjoying it more and more each time we go. Will loves skating, and, if I didn't know he was currently working right now, I'd expect him to be outside babying his backyard hockey rink. He's BORN for the ice. Me... not so much.

But, Bear is just like him. Heads outside in ANY weather, and wants to be JUST LIKE Will. Even cut his hair like him recently.

LL and Mimi don't skate as proficiently, but in just a few tries, Mimi will let go of his hand for a few minutes. To pick her nose, but whatever. I personally think she just would rather skate with Daddy Will because Mom-- well, Mom isn't that helpful! :)


And Em skates well. She's USUALLY with her friends who just so happen to MAGICALLY show up (by themselves during FAMILY skate time) and distract her. Not that I hate that.

But, either way you spell it, family skate time is one of those things that us Mo's enjoy here in Mo-Town. Not because it's pretty much the ONLY thing to do, but because we actually like it.