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!!!