Picture Update... Been a couple days... so here you go...

Hangin' out under the computer desk



Doing puzzle




Enjoying my blanket fort, both under and over!



Colouring, I love to colour!!

Gwyn wants a car that runs on bubbles!

Peek a BOO!!!



Mom's attempting to Home portrait. Love this one! Though needs some adjustments to how...



Overnight winter.

 It snowed last night, we woke up to winter. It snowed all day!!!!!! I mean all day!! Pics of that tomorrow. James needed to get the tractor and disk back to the farm... so we went out in that... I followed the tractor to the farm... And James drove home.. The roads were thick.. but passable.


My new cookie sheets

I am right pissed off with the Teflon coated crap they sell. My cabbage roll pans are in the garbage.. and most of my Teflon cookie sheets. I hate cooking to remove the food and find Teflon attached to the food! You work that hard to prepare food and then it's ruined. So, my amazing, wonderful husband, went to Amazon and ordered me these fantastic sheets!! They are expensive.. but I tried them out today.. would say long as they last they are worth every penny. I do have to register them.. for the lifetime warranty!!! Which is fantastic. They are heavy though.. but love them so far...

Getting ready to try out my new sheets!

Chocolate chocolate chip cookies

CCC cookies after they are cooked.

 I used a wee bit o cooking spray and they slid off there like nothing!! They are fantastic!!

Rider prided herself up. Coloured herself green for you non-rider folks. With Crayola wax crayons.. I don't know how she did it.. but it all washed off in the bath!!

And well.. more pics of the snow tomorrow.. that is all I can promise.. off and running, TTYL

Gussy Giveaway!

Wow.. This is a neato giveaway. I am going to go read more posts there too....  But the stockings are amazing.. and the bags to die for!!! Head on over and enter!!

If this is terrible 2 I guess I'll take it....

We had a fabulous gymnastics class today.  Gwyn did fairly well. I only had to chase her a few times... LOL She was tired though, not sure if it helped or hindered. I am sure this was probably the best class we have had yet.

And ok. Now as to the title. We have just come through a section of time, where I know Gwyn has understood what I have been saying, though she has chosen not to listen.  She would run off and do her own thing and whatever.  Now... she has amazed me a couple times. Yesterday she wanted a nap. I know because she brings me her blankie(this is the signal I am ready for my drink o'warm milk and my nap mom). She had a puzzle out and scattered on the floor and the TV on. I told her she should pick up her puzzle and turn off the TV first! And she went and put all the puzzle pieces in the puzzle then went and turned off the TV. I then said she should take her puzzle off the floor. So she picked it up and put it on the couch. Pretty awesome if you ask me. So over she came and went down for her nap!! Wonderful!!  LOl when she got up from her nap she brought both her fuzzy bunnies out.... LOL too too cute!!!

So now, back to where I started. She is listening sometimes now!! Fantastic!  I love it!  Friday, we were going to town and she ran off the back step and I though she was going to head for her swing set. No, she actually ran around the van until she found her door and stopped. I swear I couldn't believe it!  Course we had backed in, and while she was out of site my heart was in my throat, but I think that's just a OMG I can't see my girl, mommy thing. I was certain she was going straight for the mud!! LOL

Hmm... what else to tell you? She finally is up to 23lbs!! on our scale.  And she is 33 1/4 tall.. maybe even a half by now. . she is a growing girl... 2 weeks and 2 days until she is 2. Hmm.. maybe that's why our day was soo good??? The 2's are with us? LOL

Anyhow... Will see about pictures later. James is sure plugging in the camera card is disconnecting his net. So, we shall see as I have not yet plugged the damn thing in today.....

TTYL - I have rambled enough.

Not a girl for tor the faint of heart!!!

Playing with my puzzle like it's a car.. chugga chugga choo choo...

So on her latest climbing adventure... she climbed up into the window. She did really well... till she didn't.

This morning, I was tidying a bit. And I saw this....

Do you think she is trying to tell me something?

This morning we had half a cheese bun... And a whole lot of  Bran flakes for breakfast! I was quite happy to find out she liked bran flakes.  Something that is so good for her... I actually don't mind them either.. and they are not full of all that sugar and crap.  So, Cheerios, bran buds, bran flakes. She likes Fruit Loops and French toast cereals too.. but they are sooo full of sugar I try to hold out and give them to her.. once in awhile.  She does pretty good though.. I think we are going to have to have a bedtime snack and I think it will be yogurt. She wakes up hungry at 10.. no matter if I put her to bed at 8 or 9. So.. maybe a snack will help that. WE shall see!!

Coming to mom for more bran flakes!

Rice Krispie Squares....

These ones look much better!! Not so many broken! And a full pan!!

 This morning I did up my dishes from last nights square attempt. Then I organized myself and made my second attempt here! These ones look much better and once sliced will be packaged for the sale on Saturday in Wadena.  The first batch were yummy! So.... just so ya know.. LOL

Just loungin' out!

Always something....

Well, we were off to Yorkton today.. We needed a giant load of groceries! And that is what we got!!!  It went well. I was so glad I waited for James to come and help with Gwyn... Gwyn and giant loads of groceries.. can be... at the very least challenging!!! And we made it.

So, we picked up pizza on the way home. It wasn't bad pizza.. it was pretty good. I don't know if I would say it was worth what we paid for it.. but when you think of most fast foods.. are there many we can say that about?

So we had pizza for supper and Gwyn went for a sleep and I started my Rice Krispie square for the bake sale.... well... hmmm... I need to double my recipe for my big pans. I had a smaller pan I used to make them in.  I also need to either make plain ones... or.. uhmm... add my M&M's later.  The heat and the pressure of pushing them down.. crushed them. So, maybe add them right when I push it down? or push them in when it is still soft? I dunno.. maybe will just make plain ones for the bake sale and call it done?  Will see how ambitious I am tomorrow.. OH and I was disappointed.. No XMas M&M's out yet!!! Bringing out the bloody decorations and didn't bring out the M&M's... dog naggit. Oh well.. if the squares end up having.. normal colours will have to do!!

Good nighty all.. I am beat!!!

Our Happy Halloween!

I've been knitting, it is not much, but it is a start. This is the forever restarting scarf. LOL I am determined to finish it now!!! And not to have to restart it yet again!!!

I may have been knitting a little tight to begin with.. notice the cream zig zag is a little closer together to begin with!
Oh my! But I am not restarting again!!!

 Gwyn has been Daddy's girl today. She was with him all morning... and most of the afternoon until I got her ready to go trick or treating. Hanging with dad in the bedroom watching TV, playing with him, while he played his game.

 When I put her costume on her she ran to show daddy. Also wanted him to take the banana out of her pocket!!! LOL was soooo cute!!

Just about ready to go, still trying to get that banana.

Trick or treating buddies. We made a few miles. They did well!

Enjoying an Orange juice and smarties from her loot!!

After a hard day of play,  and no early nap.. she was out!!



Happy Halloween!!!

OH! It truly is a Happy Halloween!! We are all better!! HOORAY!!!!!!! Just thought I should let you all know.... now.. I don't know about trick or treating.. I would like to put the costume to good use.. and Gwyn has been well 2 days now(yesterday and today). James and I feel like new people to yesterdays remnants of illness. Was really that one night that was the worst. All better, All good! And Hopefully a fantastic Halloween after all!!

Happy Halloween! Be Safe and Have FUN!!!

Happy Fr*ck'ng Halloween

The flu has hit. I think Gwyn is better today. She was eating up a storm. Eating everything you gave her.  James and I, could hardly stand the look of food, but forced ourselves to eat. The flu hit last night for James and I. It hit Gwyn Wednesday or Thursday night. So, one Halloween costume, found for nothing.... I don't want to pass this nasty flu to anyone. I am even wondering if we should keep the lights out and doors locked... so not to pass to any unsuspecting kiddies... Maybe tomorrow will tell me better.

So, enough about our sick.

Have a Happy Halloween!!! And don't eat too much candy!!!

My company left today,

Mom and Auntie W. left today. With the very strong instruction that if the road was too bad to come back.  I have been a wee bit worried as I know.. My momma isn't the most confident driver.  The snow has also been falling lightly since ooh 10am this morning. It has picked up since they left.  James and I are both in the same boat.. looking out the window to see if they came back every time we walk by it! Gawd, I miss them already.

More snow....

We made short work of our 3 pies. Dessert last night, breakfast this morning!!

Gwyn is a happy girl when she drinks from Grandma's mug!!

 Was a great visit. It was too short, but that is the usual! We just live too darn far apart. Oh well... such is life... I miss um, and I hope the drive goes well....

Finished Pies

And a little story with Daddy :)

Pie and blankets...

Another coolish day out there. It ended nicer than it began... which.. is nice I suppose. Promises of a nicer day tomorrow... Let's hope :)

My girl likes to get under a blanket and play around.. she will roll around and play peeka for quite a while.

Though, last night she was not well. Today may have been a wee bit of aftermath. But she did snuggle up in the blankies for fun.

I got some pears and apples ordered from the fruit truck.. and well, pears tend not to travel well. So, we decided to make some pear pie... well and apple pie too.... Here I am making up the pastry. Two pear, one apple.

Before baking, 3 pies. 4 apple/pear pastry perogies.. LOL

Pictures of fresh baked to follow.. If I get a pic before we eat them!! LOL

Mom and Auntie W. came for a visit....

My little monkey!

 Mom, being wonderful, went and found our girl a Hallowe'en costume. I wasn't going to take her out.. but changed my mind when all her little friends were going. I must say she makes a very cute monkey!

This, is winter. This is what we woke up to this morning.. It has snowed and blown all day!! Horrible cold wind...  Mom and Auntie W. are not going home tomorrow... at least we don't think so!!

 Grandma and Gwyn are opening a book for her little touch leap pad... it's a very cute story!!

 Gwyn loves bubbles! Dish bubbles, bath bubbles, any kind of bubbles. So, when I run a sink of dishes I usually give her a few to play with. Tonight we had a lot of bubbles, so she and Grandma and Auntie had lots of fun!!

Well.. I am a little rude here.. so going to sign off.. will tell you more later.. enjoy the pics!!

SOCKS!!!

I feel a pair of socks coming on.. if naps keep going this well!!!

Amazed I managed to get a Lasagna in the oven...

This morning it was a bit chilly in the house.  Gwyn has learnt from her daddy to take a blanket and crawl under it over the heat register. Then the air blowing up really warms you up! So, I made her a little fort to play in, while enjoying the heat.

Our blanket fort, in the living room :)

 She loved it. Loved playing in the blanket where it was warm!



Loving my blanket fort!!



She went down for a nap in her bed. It was a fairly short one. As her daddy called, which didn't wake her, until a few minutes after I hung up.  Then I almost had her back to sleep.. and the phone rang again.... Dognaggit!!! I do think she got a reasonable sleep though. 



Sleeping in my own bed for a nappy nap.

While Gwyn was napping.. I debated... carrots... or Lasagna??  well, you can't really eat carrots on their own for supper. And I  had the ingredients all bought and ready, just had to use them. So, since carrots are not a meal and lasagna is. Lasagna it was!! I got the garlic and the onion sliced and started to cook before Gwyn was woke. I was amazed I managed to finish the rest while she played about the house.. emptying her drawers and all.. LOL

MM, lasagna :D

Gwyn picked at the lasagna, but she did eat it OK. She might help daddy out when  he gets home and has his.. LOL She has a tendency to do that!

Anyways, that is my excitement for the day.. as exciting as that is... so, I will catch you all later!

Not a whole lot of any one thing....

Today, was the day to pick up Mom's Pantry. So, another run off to Wadena!  Gwyn and I went to pick up our order, to find the girls still trying to take the palate of goods in boxes inside!!! Wow. I guess the truck had been late dropping it off, so they didn't have it taken in, or sorted.  So, I offered a hand. What the heck, Gwyn and I were in no rush to go anywhere or do anything. I had a couple stops to do before leaving town.. but some time to help them out wouldn't hurt us one bit!! Gwyn played with a couple other girls while we sorted. All good :) So, picked that up. Off to the bakery to get some buns. Sold out of Whole wheat again!! They sold all the fresh ones.. and all the frozen ones they had.. no whole wheat burger buns today....  :( So, we settled for white ones... they didn't kill us last time. We picked up some sprinkle long johns for Gwyn and daddy and also a couple apple fritters, I went for the six deal and got a couple Boston creme for me... sinful.. but sooooo good!!!  Then, we were off to the Co-Op grocery. Picked up some groceries. And off to the Gas bar for the requested Coffee.... which, I drank.  James had to run to the farm to help dad with some welding.  So, I got to drink his requested coffee...

So, I get home. Gwyn had finally fallen asleep in the van.. just as I was pulling into town.  She was sitting cross legged and sleeping like an angel. I would have taken a picture... but I was worried she would wake before I got back to her with the camera in the cool air outside. Sorry... to me and you.... would have been a super sweet one!!!  Oh well. 

So, unloaded the van. Brought my girl in, she is sleeping in her bed as I write this. I then put away all the groceries.. and sorted the Pantry order into who got what. Wendy, that is a hell of a bag of bay leaves!! And whole rosemary looks like pine needles??? who would have thought???  Auntie N. Pie filling... I was like it's cold...holy flock o ducks what do I do with this???? LOL It can be kept at room temperature... LOL I had to open my eyes and read the label.. for the third time.. after getting MOM on the phone!!! ROTFL too funny. 

Ran my dishwater a while ago.. should probably go do them... not that I want to.. I should also start supper... but I don't know when James will be home.... hmmm... the fun...

Catch you later,

I swear sometimes he reads my mind.. He just called. Woke Gwyn. To tell me supper idea sounded good and that he would be an hour or more, but he could warm up supper!!! LOL  Now I get a snuggle with my Gwyn!! :)

Not doing much today...

Didn't do a lot today.  Dishes, couple loads of laundry. Didn't even look at carrots. We did 49 bags of sliced, 7 bags of grated and 5 bags of chunks for in with roasts.  Day one James did the peeling and slicing. Day two, I did the peeling and most the slicing. Today would have been day 3, but we were both tired of carrots and took a day off.  James cleaned up a pile of siding and such from the yard and took it to the dump today. Other than that, it is pretty quiet. Tomorrow, I will be picking up Mom's pantry order for gymnastics in Wadena in the afternoon. Other than that.. maybe some more carrots as I have a pail to deal with yet... I mean a 5 gallon pail.. so, lots of carrots yet!! :)

So, off to bed soon, will catchya later.

Miss Em. If you were my neighbor and we had the housework/kid swap going.. I wouldn't tie you to carrots.. I would send Gwyn over to you!! :D

OOOH and on the cold front... we are getting better!! Worlds better today!! Hopefully even better tomorrow!!!

Catchya later!

Doings

Well, Much as I hate missing Gymnastics for Gwyn. She was too sick today to go.  I mean, she could have done it, but I don't want to be the person spreading this... f*cking cold around. I don't want to be the one who's kid gave it to that kid, who gave it to that kid. So, we stayed home. Course, I too am down with the cold so, there was not much energy to be had all round.  WE had a very cranky Gwyn with a very runny nose. I feel like I am getting better... I am worried that James may be catching it. Heaven help us. Miserable thing of a cold.

Anyways, during Gwyn's happy moments this morning.. she snarfed my ice cube tray from the counter.. here she is sorting her Fruit loops, bran buds and cheerios out. It did entertain her for awhile. I don't for the life of me see what an ice cube tray could hurt, so she played.

Yesterday, was carrot digging day. James dug. MIL and I topped and put in pails. MIL did most of it. She also washed the bags of carrots which is equivalent to 3 pails for us. She is a wonderful MIL. Don't know how I got so lucky. Left us 2 pails to wash and deal with. Well.. we were supposed to do that today... lack of ambition and energy.. they are still in the porch... sadly. But may be taken care of later. The bags need to be, scraped or peeled and then chopped, blanched and frozen. I will keep some fresh out. I will also grate some for Carrot Cake/muffins. mmm yes... must have some for cake or muffins.

 Though lacking in energy to do the carrots... I did manage to do the first wave of dishes. I also made this lovely banana bread. I have only been aiming to make this for a week.... and somehow something always gets in the way.... ROTFL go figure? But, made and looking yummy.. smells good too...

Gwyn is down for a nap, yes it is horrible late in the day for her to nap but, nap now.. or be miserable.. and I mean horrid miserable. So, nappy it is. I think it is almost wake up time. Her daddy however, was feeling run down and watched the football game(big disappointment) then laid down for a nap. I think I might go give him a little snuggle......  Will talk to you all later.. and keep you posted on my... carrot adventures!!! ROTFLMAO  I did ask my momma if she was going to come next week, bring my apples and pears and swap for a pail of carrots... will see what happens. With us sick she doesn't want to come stay overnight.. don't blame her. Might have to meet half way... will see what happens....


I am starting to feel a bit better... hopefully I will be done with this cold!!

Thanksgiving and such....

Well, my Regina trip for thanksgiving went well. It was a wonderful visit. A fantastic supper!! We got to see Auntie N and her little Mr.R. Gwyn thinks the world of Mr.R. We saw Auntie Wendy and Uncle Darren. We got a quick shop with Great Auntie. We managed a bit of shopping with Grandma. We did a $7.99 Walmart Portrait deal...... good gawd... now that was a performance. We did an oil change on the van. I got a haircut. I washed the van!! OOH yes.. it was in need!!! We did pictures at a park.. that was.. interesting.. and will be attempted again.... maybe! :) All good fun.  Hmm... now what else to tell you??? We were home Monday afternoon. We were in Yorkton yesterday.

Her daddy thinks her new squeaky shoes are ugly, annoying but have a certain cuteness or charm about them... and Gwyn likes them so it's all ok.  LOL I love them, Grandma loves them and Gwyn loves them.. which really is all that matters as she is the one wearing them.  But they are real leather!!! For kids.. try and find that!!! Too cute that they squeak too!!! Love it!! Her Grandma wanted her to have a pair of shoes to go with her little dresses and jumpers. So we looked for some in Walmart, they had none in her size.. I kid you not... NONE. Oh.. one.. but it was ugly and did not fit her foot right. WE found the squeaky feet in Cozy Cradles. Gwyn was so tired, she did not want to try them on.. was having none of it. Well.. once wrestled into the shoes... she found they squeaked.. then didn't want to take them off!!! So cute! So, wrestle them off to try another size, another size way too big. Take those off.. no wrestling to get these back on. And she wore them out of the store..as she loved them that much!!! Very cool!!

This morning.. started out as hell. After a nap. New girl! Hooray for that!! Course, mommy napped too! So, new mommy too.. thank gawd. We were both horrid(tired, cranky, sickish). After our nap, much better. Had lunch. Ran papers for daddy out to the farm. Had a visit with Grandma L. out at the farm.

I don't think she believes that it is actually dry in the mud rut. It has been mud all summer and has just dried out this past week. She seemed disappointed or confused or something...

You know.. I really should define grandparents shouldn't I? I call them both mom and dad. My parents are the city grandparents and James are the farm grandparents. I suppose though I should define them otherwise for ease of read? OK, going back to do that now in this post... Ok. so now, City folk will just be grandma and grandpa... farm folk... Grandma L. and grandpa L. Blah.. I hate that, but there it is.

After our visit at the farm we came home and played outside a bit. Then came inside, hung out. Daddy came home. I made supper (mmm wedges). Did dishes.. ahh something caught up. Then time for bed. OOH Wait!! In there, Gwyn ate a whole ice cream cone!!! After supper, before bed!!! OMG!! First time ever. She ate the whole thing, on her own. No help!! Fantastic! Was sooo proud of her. Oh and she ate supper fairly well. Had a couple bites of a Wagon wheel... then ate that whole cone on her own. Amazing that girl!

So, I am caught up in the dishes. Just to catch up in the rest of my world now.. Laundry. Picked up Gwyn's toys tonight with some reluctant help from her but it got done!! Fantastic. So, caught up to Laundry and maybe some groceries. Yeah, like milk, water, eggs... hmmm yogurt! LOL I always feel so far behind when I get home from the city. Like I went away yet, things still got dirty.. even though James was at the farm and dirtied one pot the whole time I was gone. I still felt so far behind when I got back. I don't know if it is just because of the mountain of laundry er what. But dishes being done.. for some reason.. makes that load feel lighter.. weird eh? eh, maybe not so weird. And yes, I left the house with some dishes in the sink. That is just how it is, and how I roll. Live first, dishes later. Just wish they could wait longer so I had more time with my girl.... but, sometimes  you just have to break down and do certain things(and yes the rest of my house is a disaster, I have a toddler, get over it).

On that note, It is quarter to two... oh gawd I's tired. but my  head is wide awake!! Makin' me nuts!!

But I should run,

Catch you all later!!!

Hope you enjoyed my rambling read!!