Been busy...Town, City, Birthday... Oh My!

Well, lets see... after I last posted I went to Wadena with a sample and did that running. I also stopped at a friends house for tea. Gwyn was comfortable there. She reminded this friend how busy toddlers of 2 are! LOL I enjoyed the tea and look forward to doing it again soon!

We went to the city on Tuesday rather than Wednesday as the weather was more favorable.  So, Monday was a very busy day.. and Tuesday even more so.. I so hate the packing and unpacking of big trips. I don't know so much that it is the packing or the worrying that you forgot something.. something important. Though you would think by now.. I should be over that. How many times have I packed up to go who knows where?  More times than enough.. and I must say though that with Gwyn getting older it is getting somewhat easier. Though... shame on me.. I did forget James toothbrushes... Something I thought I would leave to him and he thought I would just automatically pack... oops.

Learning how to use Grandma's Camera!

We had a good trip to the city. Big shopping trip to Costco. I like shopping there. Though it makes packing up to come home more interesting.  We also did some side trips for shopping. Grandma came with and we went to Old Navy, love their kiddie cloths. Grandma bought her a couple outfits there and some leggings. She looks very sweet in the tops Grandma bought her. 

Playing with Potsi from Auntie and Uncle D.

On the 18th, we had her birthday party for the city family.  Her great auntie N and great uncle W came  over earlier in the day so we could have a good visit.  Then in the afternoon we had a doctors appointment. Then in the evening we had her cake, after supper.  We had great grandma K, Auntie N, cousin R, Auntie W, Grandma and pa K, and her daddy and I. Was a nice visit and great fun. Gwyn loved opening her presents and playing with her cousin.

The doctor trip turned out funny. The doc and the nurse said 1st year? LOL no, 2nd... they couldn't believe she is 2 either!!! She is 34.5 inches tall, and she is 22.5lbs. I couldn't believe she is so tall! But she is. Wow.

So after all that we came home on Sunday.

Tuesday we had a present to open as it was Gwyn's for real birthday. I think it made her wonder where the rest of her party was... I don't think she realized that the rest is coming on Saturday. She wouldn't nap until late. I also made my holiday rice krispie squares for the bake sale in Kelvington this weekend. I made extra for James and for Gwyn's party on Saturday. 

City Cake - They are almost identical

LOL we had ice cream cake in Regina, and we brought an ice cream cake home with us from the city for Saturday. MMM mmm  Gwyn likes her ice cream cake.

All the makin's of a Granny my girl.. Likes to feed everyone!!!

And she will even help you clean up after a botched attempt!

Outfit from Great Auntie and Uncle.

 And I have been picking away at cleaning up this and that. Anyone coming to the party this weekend.. Please excuse my mess.... 7 years of drop and run, 1 year of that, at home with a busy toddler.. does not equal a house recovered. It still looks like a drop and run house..  But, we live here, and its dusty, but my girl is mostly happy and so are we... so I guess.. that is what matters.  What's that saying? "A house is not a home unless you can write I love you in the dust." I also like the one that a friend told me, "Don't clean before they come, clean when they leave."  So, again... come visit us.. but turn a blind eye on the state of the house... I try but sometimes it gets me nowhere....

Playing with her Little People From Grandma

Loving some time with daddy.

So far the best I can do with the train set from Great auntie, the set from Mommy and Daddy, and the fill in from Grandma and grandpa. I think I may need more short corners...

Sunday, Monday.....

 

Well, Yesterday was quite a day! We got up and hung out... Had mushroom soup for lunch which Gwyn shoveled in... Then down for a nap.. I had a shower.. got ready... woke Gwyn up after just over an hour, then off to Gymnastics! Which was fantastic! Gwyn did well :) Then home to watch the end of the nail biting Rider game... good gawd... double overtime! I guess both teams wanted to go on, which is really how it is supposed to be right?  Quick and easy supper. Hung out for a bit again.. then Gwyn off to bed at 9, out by 9:30 no fight. Mind you still in our bed but... time.. in time... So, got my dishes done. Got shhhh a pair of socks cast on!!!! Don't tell a soul!! They are a Christmas present.. long as I get them done!! LOL and I can only work on them when Gwyn is sleeping.. she gets so excited about the yarn. She then gets right upset about the knitting basket being a NO. So, knitting is done while she sleeps...which is all good :)

Today, we are up and fed. Gwyn needs a bath. WE have to go to Wadena with a grain sample... and a couple other little stops. Would go this morning but.... I don't know.... I have some laundry to do, some packing to do(might as well start getting stuff ready for the city trip weds.). Gwyn will be 2 on the 23rd! So we are having her birthday in the city on Thurs, and she has her 2 year check up too!! So we get to see how she is doing in the doctors eyes, As I know she is doing very well.. growing like a weed! Understands everything you tell her. Lets out words when she forgets she is holding out.. LOL All in good time...

Anyhow.. Gwyn is telling me she is hungry for her fruit now.. so I better run!! Catch ya later!

OMG - The neverending scarf!!! HAS ENDED!!! LOL

And here it is. Like it? Well really only matters if one person likes it. And I will find out come next week when I am in the city.

 I personally think it turned out well... Can't wait to cast into my next project!! *smiles* mmm Socks... I have so missed socks.....

 Gwyn is reading a book.... and having a snack.. thought you might enjoy!! :D

The day after the snowy day....

Today we started with some indoor sports... Just hanging around. Playing.. taking some pics... will work better at night, or when the clouds and outside are much darker.

 I tried to put her down for a nappy.. she went to sleep.. but the minute I put her down.. she cried.. so today.. she was clinging... She was missing daddy something terrible I think. So, after her nap, the temp wasn't too bad so, I took her outside to play in the snow. The temp was hovering around -1 to -2 cel. With the windchill it was more like -5 to -7cel. Still not bad for a trip out to play :)

Gwyn did a lot of laying in the snow... she was having trouble walking in it.

James had wondered over to the center of that neighboring yard to measure how deep the snow was.. It was 10 inches.

Lots snow on top of the BBQ

My angel and the snow angel we made.




Walking in the truck tracks.

 



Wanting a slide....

 

Giving up on walking in the snow...



I so wanna swing momma!!

  Gwyn wanted to go for a swing.. I didn't think I could get the ice out of the bottom of the swing and didn't want to make out that she might get a swing.... so, I left it at the swing was full of snow!! She did go for a slide.. and let me tell you that was the fastest slide she ever had!!! It was iced and she went flying down! Good thing for the snow!! LOL



I'll shovel momma! If I could just get a good grip on it!!

  She wanted to shovel... but we had a bit of trouble grabbing it. She was having trouble all over. The snow in places was so deep she had trouble walking. Her snow pants are shortish and rode up over her boots even with the elastic cuffs. Her jacket was short in the body and rode up at one point to let snow into her snow pants. Her sleeves were a wee bit short and her mittens kept coming untucked so her little wrists were hanging out. So her sleeves were working up and her mittens falling off.. Mind you she did do some pulling off of mitten's when she was frustrated she couldn't hold something or she wanted to touch the snow.. She did a bit of snow touching :)  When she was tired of trying to wander around and cold she wanted to get in the van. I told her no we were not going anywhere and she got upset. I told her daddy would be home soon though she still wanted to go and did not want to come in the house.. mind you, that handy dandy bag of cheesies from  her Halloween candy worked wonders to ease her pain..  :)

All in all we had a good day. Gwyn had some fun outside. WE got some fresh air! All good :)

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!!!