Blogging that is. I think I finally have enough to do that I don’t have time for this blog anymore. I am starting to spend my time working with my photography and then in my other job and i’m left with no more time.
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I have had a cold this past week and this morning i am starting to feel a little better. The worst was always night time when I couldn’t breathe and then I’d be so exhausted during the day from lack of sleep. It was a lose lose situation. But I could breathe out one nostril last night so it was an ok night. Now this weekend, was super fun. We went totally out of our element and did things we never really did with the kids. Saturday, after all our running around, we came home, had lunch and sped off to Richmond. We ended up going go carting and OMG was that ever so fun. The kids and James and I had a riot. Definatly will do that again. After the go carts we went to the Airport.
We love the airport, we just lay, play and watch the planes take off and land right over us. Super fun. Like always, after the airport we head into Steveston. I love Steveston as it’s just a fishing village kinda vibe place.
It’s just rad. We took the kids for fish n chips at our favorite place and they just loved it too. After dinner, off to the beach we went.
James wished he was somewhere far far away..
Josh thought about life
Emma threw some sticks
Not much of a beach unless you witness some seagulls
After the beach we headed off to the sloughs. It’s like a river but smaller and dumpier and stinkier and people have these super old float homes on it.
And the last shot of the night was as we were driving away, James pulled over to the side of the road and I got this…
This brings us to Sunday now. Off we went again on another journey. Took the kids and went to Starbucks for breakfast. We actually ate inside the shop. Crazy. But then we were off to the beach. This time White Rock.
We all were doing our own things…
All in all, it was an amazing weekend with amazing weather and we are that much more excited for Maui in 31 days.
Josh’s clan growns each month and we had to catch them all together. Here are the Rat Pack 
I forgot to post that the super fluffy substitute teacher for Josh’s kindergarten class has officially been appointment his permanent teacher. Can you hear my enthusiasm? I was so disappointed when they told us the news on Friday that it almost made me cry. I just hope this teacher figures it out soon and gets some discipline into her regime. And guess what.. 2 weeks into school and my Josh was the 1st kindergarten kid to get sent to the principals office. Nice eh?
Only 12 more years of this.
Thought we’d actually try and jump in some puddles today. You should have seen the kids faces when I asked them to do this for me. They didn’t know what to think.
Crappity crap crap crap. School is PISSING me off for Josh. The poor kid is miserable and already not wanting to be there. I have yet to hear anything good he’s done and I just PRAY we do not fall back into the same crap we had in preschool. I’m about to try a different approach with him so I hope my end gets easier for the poor guy. I just want him to be happy, and feel safe, to look forward to each new day and to progress. I just want him to be happy.
Now that we’re a week into a new routine things are starting to settle in. Yesterday was Josh’s first day of real kindergarten but the one thing that was missing was his teacher. They informed us on Friday that what we were expecting and the teacher the kids had been meeting was not going to happen. Major bummer. Josh was supposed to get Emmas old teacher who she just loved and now he’s got a substitute. I don’t know I just feel kind of ripped off with the whole thing. I felt that maybe that teacher would really be able to connect with Josh and help him and now he’s just another Josh with some random teacher. No sibling prior attachment, no discussions on him in general, just Josh lost in the crowd. It’s a big fear of mine. This kid cannot afford to be lost. He needs to be nourished, and challenged and encouraged and he just needs so much more that what I think he’ll be recieving. It’s sad. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong and the teacher they do hire, will be amazing and see that Josh is ‘special’ and needs a little more than maybe some of the other kids. Let us pray.
Now Emma, oh Emma. She too got a royal mess over. Her class of Grade 2 was supposed to finally be a singel grade class and I was looking forward to her in a real grade. Not a split class like she’d been in for 2 years before. Well no, Same day as Josh’s annoucement they told us the gr.2′s would be split in either a 1/2 split or a 2/3 split. I am so thankful she got put in the 2/3 split. Not to say why they chose the ones they chose ( I think there was only 4 from Emmas class that got in the 2/3) but i am so happy at least she too might get a little more challenged. And THANK GOD one of the kids that got into that class was her best friend because I’m not sure what I’d do or what she’d do if she was all alone.
So now that things are settling and the kids are having a great time at school things are just looking really good. Our business is doing really well. My photography is getting really busy and life looks good. Of course as soon as things seems too good to be true, they usually are so we’ll see what we get thrown at us .
No tears from them or me this morning. I was very pleased with myself. Josh was unusually well behaved for the half hour he was in class so let’s hope he does that everyday. Our nexy day is Friday, then our real 1st day is Monday.
Tomorrow Glenwood Elementry will never be the same. Tomorrow they welcome my son. My son who is so smart it’s scary. My son who is 4.5 and going on 2 at times. My son who doesn’t have the best reasoning skills. My son who can’t wait to show the world who he is. My son who is so compassionate it makes my heart melt. My son who still screams and makes weird noises for no reason. My son who can’t sit still for 1 giga second. My son who still needs naps at times. My son who has been known to outsmart and outwit his peers on multiple occasions. My son who still thinks he should override my ‘smile please’ with what he thinks I want in my picture…
My son, my baby, my only dude…. He’s all grown up 
I’m going to lose it next Tuesday and I’m going to look like a big loser. When I have to drop Josh off at school, I’m going to cry. I am such a sap and I cry with emotion when Emma left kindergarten and Gr.1. Yes left, not started. But Josh, my last link to a little boy… and he’s off to school. My heart is heavy yet so excited at the same time. I thought this day would never come and now here we are, 6 days away.
School.
No not my sickness but the pool season. Been raining a few days here and we noticed the pool was starting to accumulate some algae. We put in some chemicals and thought we saw some relief but yesterday it took a turn for the worse. So last night we emptied, cleaned and stored away our lovely pool. SO HEAVY. Geez I almost broke down in tears a few times trying to move that thing. Of course James and I are still both sick so it’s not fun all all to have to put any effort out into anything right now. But man, that was hard.
So 12 more days until school starts and the Fall season begins. It’s my absulute favorite season EVER.
And I’m still sick. Can’t go to the Dr. cause it’s just sick sick. Like must run it’s course sick. So now James has joined me and I shall enjoy watching him go through what I myself have already been through. I hope there is a light at the end of this tunnel soon.
So what does one do when they don’t feel well? They take pictures of the kittens
As I type the kittens are reaking havoc on my blinds in the living room. Before that it was the front screen door, then it was my couch, then James foot… Can you see the pattern here. They are little fuzzy terrors right now. This has to be my least favorite time of kitten hood. On a good note, when they’re not running away from me and let me pick them up, their purr machines are up and running.
They’re lucky they purr, it saves their place in this house daily
I’m offically working again and it sure is neat to be doing it from home. Once all the kinks get sorted out with the phones I’m sure it will be perfect. Now my last blog I had mentioned how I was upset that my sister ditched me for my photo shoot with her sister but I got over that We ended up having some amazing shots with the other girl and my one sister that did show up. So the best revenge was to show sister no show what she missed by showing her some of these pics…
I’m so mad right now at my sister. She was supposed to come for a photo shoot today with my other sister. A twin shoot… But at 19, she decided to up and screw me over and just not bother coming today. So I have one sister, for a twin shoot and I have no idea what to do. So mad.
Today I caught a typical pose of my children for once. Kinda sums them up nicely I think. Emma looking a little too bossy and Josh completly lost in his own little world…
The photo uses an action called Fudge.. with a cherry on top. Cool eh?
It is GORGEOUS outside these days. I think almost all of July was pure hot sun and man have I enjoyed it. We’ve swam, we’ve lounged, we’ve tanned.. I say we as it’s been mostly just the kids and I. I think by far this has been the best summer ever. It’s a summer that is about to end for me in 3 days; Come Monday I am a working woman again. And not to far from that is school and I will then be a mother of 2 school age children. WoW. It seems like forever ago I was dreaming of what my life would be like when I had both kids in school and now I’m here. I’m happy and I am content. I don’t think I could really ask for more.
So this weekend we went away to a reunion up in Kamloops and it was actually kinda fun. We picked Emma up from camp on Friday and my sister had joined us the night before so we were full and ready to go. The weather wasn’t the best for the first part of the trip so it didn’t go over well with me and my driving anxieties. Sorry about that James. But once we got up the coquihalla more, we were good to go. We arrived at about 4:30 and my other sister and her bf were there already as well as my brother and his gf. It was cool to hang with them that night. The next day everyone else arrived and it was the same old same old bit. My kid was tough, they harassed me as usual and it was hot hot hot. We came home yesterday and let me tell you I am happy to be here in my house, in my space, in my bed and with my kids happily playing well together.
I think the best part for me was getting to see my Grandpa (my Dads Dad) and Grandma. I saw my grandpa a few years back when he got very ill and my mom and I raced up to the hospital to make sure we were there. He recuperated well and now it’s my Grandma who is having some health issues So we took a bunch of pictures and I think we caught them by surprise when they saw all of us bombard them. Think 6 brothers and sisters and 3 kids, 3 other halves and my mom. It was a full house.
Now come next Monday, I finally go back to my ‘real’ job with Father & Son, but SWEEPING now. James and I are at the helm of our very own company now. I am so excited to do this for me and for James. He’s wanted this forever now. This is finally his chance to do it his way. I just hope his way works for all of us involved too. I’ll have faith and we’ll see how it goes.
I’ll try and get some more pics up but for now I’ll leave you with a panoramic shot I took from my grandpas balcony. I think if you click on it, it’ll get bigger for you to see.
Insert sad face here
Emma is off to camp tonight and I’m so nervous for her. 1 week, not knowing anybody and it’s all about horses.Will she get sad? Will she make friends? Will she have everlasting memories? I pray she’ll love it as much as I think she will. When they got back from the week with my Dad, both the kids told me they would never leave for that long again and now they are. My mom is coming to pick up Josh on Tuesday morning and they’re going up to Kamloops a few days ahead of us. We’ll be picking up Emma on Friday and then heading up there for a big family reunion. So once again, my house will be childless and I will be alone
So what do do when your getting sad and nervous about your babies leaving? You take pictures of the kittens : Here they are, once again, still fighting…
It’s been awhile since I have posted a picture of my babies, so here they are. They are almost 6 weeks old. They’re starting to eat cat food, they use the litter box and they are so super cute. I LOVE having them. I LOVE that they’re all mine. I LOVE that they come snuggle and snooze on the couch. I am just so in love.
Here’s Miller
And Pixie
And the two of them… barely
This is the last place to post this but after Joshies tests yesterday, we went picture hunting. Came across a big red barn. I am so pleased with how it turned out. It is everything I imagined it would be. Funny that just a few pics can make me so happy.
And I took this wild one of James and the kids. Wish I was in it. As for Josh’s tests, they took an hour and I PRAY we hear back nothing. Seems to be all we think about these days. My baby can’t be that sick. He just can’t be.
Today Josh goes for a Cystic Fibrosis test. PLEASE pray it comes back negative.
What an amazing Summer this has been so far. I don’t think I have ever enjoyed myself nor had this much fun ever. We still have so much planned to do but I am having such a blast sitting around the house. We got a really big pool this year (it’s our 4th) this one is the biggest non hard sided pool you can get and I have loved every moment since it came into our lives. The kids swim and play, I can float and lounge around, James, well he just kinda cools down and gets back out. But it’s blissful. What used to kill us ; the hot hot hot days, now are nothing but a welcome thing.
Now my baby kitties, they are soooo cute and we have all fallen head over heals for them. They now roam the lower part of the house and can be found cuddled in a ball on the couch or snuggling up together on their bed. The run, they’re starting to eat real food, they play and they purr. They’re grrreat. I suppose I should take some more pics of them.
Anyways, the kids went on vacation with my Dad and James and I really enjoyed having some us time. We were happy to have them back and we’ve had nothing but fun ever since. Love those kids.
I love you
Life is just great. My kittens are 3 weeks old now and getting even better everyday. As if that were possible. We’re off camping this weekend and my kids are going camping with my Dad for a week and that signifies the start of our official summer vacations. Once we’re back from camping there will be a few days where I start work and I am kidless. It will be very nice and quiet. Maybe too quiet. Something I might have to think about… Silence is only good for so long. Anyways, here are my fur babies doing their new favorite thing… fighting.
Not that Friday means anything to me now that I’m not working and the kids are in the midst of Summer vacation. But it does mean that James will be with us soon for a few days and I can hog him up. Lately he’s like a craving that I can’t get enough of. I just want more more more and more of him. Poor guy is probably like “what the heck”. I just love him, it’s like love isn’t enough to even describe it. Anyways, save hte sap for the trees…
My mom is coming tonight with my sister and her bf and I’m actually looking forward to it. Tomorrow we’re going shopping (just me and mom) and I cannot wait to go alone somewhere without the kids just for a little bit. I like silence.
Well I think that’s about it for me today.. Enjoy your day.
I survived. Last night was the single hand most scariest storm in my life I had ever witnessed. There was thunder, and lightning and it was just stuck right above our house for hours. The lightning last night was so intense I thought that was the beginning of the end of the world.It was creashing in the backyardm then right in the front. I could hear the energy in the lightning as it crashed. That is a sound that is WAY to close for me. At 3am we had a family prayer (we were all together at this point) and shortly after, it was over. I was so in awe, so humbled and I am so going back to church. What a divine power it was. We are merely minions in this world, all being led to something greater and more powerful that we know. Last night, I felt like such an idiot for the way I have let myself down in my faith. Last night it was in my face.
That works properly!!!!!!!
Aren’t I cute?
Maybe I should do a picture a day…
Life, love… baby kittens. The other day we were at the pet store looking for fish for Emma. We came across the kitten cages. As usual the kids were all over them about how cute they were and so on. But for me.. I was soooo happy. I was like yes they’re cute but HELLO KIDS… We have 2 itty bitty babies at home just getting bigger and cuter by the minute. I am SO in love with the kittens and even more so with Sammy as a momma kitty. It’s just unbeilevable. Last night Pixie managed to start crawling out of her bin. We had to upgrade them to a bigger one as they can barely even walk yet and I’m sure them breaking free is not a good thing. We’ll give them about a week in this bigger bin and then we’ll start giving them some small space and gradually make it bigger until they are a part of the house.
Here are their 2 week pics.
And almost as good as the kittens is SUMMER!!!! Emmas finally here with us all day and it’s been beautiful. We’ve been lounging by the pool soaking up the sun.
Life is just perfect these days.
Today is Emmas last day of school and I am so excited to spend some quality time with the both of them now. Josh and I have had alot of alone time and we’re thrilled at more company or at least something else to do. Also it might be safe to say Summer is coming.. There is a forcast of sun sun sun coming up and I cannot wait. I am so stoked.
Bring on the heat. Bring on the fun. Summer summer here we come!!!!!
Click on the pics to make them bigger. Trust me, you want to click. They are adorable.
I managed to get a picture of just one of the kittens. This is Pixie at one week old. I am so in love with them. I’ll have to get some of Miller soon too. Not sure if I mentioned that the name Heath didn’t work out lol. It’s Miller and Pixie.
*Updated* Here is Miller cat nappin on his back.
Nothing really new to update. The kitties are growing and have fat bellies. Mamma Cat is doing amazing and she’s now starting to leave them for longer while she takes a break outside or wherever. She’s so very good. Today we have Josh’s follow up appt at the Pediatrician. I hope it’s going to be a good appt but I know it won’t. I know Josh is very dependant on meds and the only way to get away from that is to possibly have his tonsils removed. They are HUGE. So we’ll see. But next week is Emmas last week of school and I am so excited to just hang with the kids.
I woke up so bright and early today ready to go to church and as I went to let the cat out of her special night time room, I noticed there was icky stuff on my floor. I immediatly knew what was up. It was time. As soon as I let her out she stuck by my side the whole day. I mean on my side. She was like glue. It was so sweet. She was so nervous and I could tell. The least I could do is hang around. Finally she started having contractions and her first baby was born butt first. About 20 minutes later baby kitties brother was born and Sammy was all done. Just 2 babies. One boy one girl. I am so in love. This is Heath.
and the both of them in there with mommy
But we must be close, we have one fat and tired cat in the house
Luckily Josh gave me something to do today. We did a little photo shoot and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. The only stipulations were that he wanted to have his ‘dino’ in it and he had to have a mohawk.
Don’t ya just love his smile I think if you click on the photo you can see the full size.
Not so little anymore is she?
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Ok, so I have seen the sun just once this week… I took a picture on my phone just to capture that memorable moment. This weather we have been having is starting to have a major toll on me. I am cold, I am getting tired of being inside the house and my kids are going nuts as well. It has been raining solid since May 24th and I am sure it has to do with the fact we put up our pool just the day before the rains came.
I’m freezing. I need sunshine to make me warm. I want to lie by the pool and read while I watch my kids playing either in the pool or in the backyard. It’s June for crying out loud, what’s the problem? It’s supposed to be summer weather not winter. :’( I need some warmth. Let’s hope this week will bring some.
We’re having kittens Not right this minute, but within a week or two. My baby, is having babies. I cannot beging to tell you how excited I am.
ok so I finally think my cat is really pregnant. We’ve been suspecting it for a long time now and I have been in denial only because I want it so bad. But last night I had my hand on her big hard belly and there was a lump in there, a big lump. I was poking around at it and it kicked me back. I could have cried at that moment. I wants babies so bad. My Sammy will be the best mommy cat ever. She is so loving, so calm and just perfect. I cannot wait to see what happened. My biggest hope of all is that she got pregnant by our cat Chimney who went missing right when she went into heat. I haven’t seen him since before Easter and we live on a few acres and it doesn’t look good at all. He was the best cat ever and I am so so sad that he’s not here anymore
So let’s wait and see, she should have babies within the next few weeks here. Fingers crossed for Chimney babies
yep that’s me. I have been at home for about a week and a half now and I think it’s about the best thing I have ever done. I have managed to fall completly head over heals in love with my son again. I felt like I was losing him while I was working full time and he in daycare full time, but now we’re back. We’re together and we’re having a great time.
Soon I’ll be working again but thankfully I am able to do it from home so I am still #1 to Josh. Once September hits, he’ll be in kindergarten and he’ll be on his own I cannot believe in a matter of months both my children will be in school. Seems like yesterday where I couldn’t wait for it to happen yet now I wish it would wait a little longer. But I know I have to be ok. Emma is thriving in school and I hope and pray Josh will too.
Summer is upon us and I am stoked. We got an 18′ pool up last week (it’s rained since) but I cannot wait to hang out by the pool and play all day everyday. We have a camping trip planned with our friends, and a family reunion in August as well. My Dad is taking the kids on vacation in July for a whole week too. I am super stoked about that and they’ll have blast as will James and I when they’re gone
I guess the last thing we’re waiting on is the stinkin sun. So anytime sun, we’re waiting.
And now I can resume my posting. I will try my best to be here more consistently.
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I am having such a tough time these days with my son. He’s been hitting kids at school as well as purposely not following the rules at all. He’s making life very hard in daycare and at home due to this. Josh is an exceptionally smart child but it seems something just isn’t clicking when it comes to normal things, the choices he makes are not even close the right ones more than not. Luckily we have a 2 hour appointment with a pediatrician to assess him at the end of this month. Now back with daycare. How can I keep working, having him there knowing what’s going on? I really am struggling with that. He’s making it miserable for the kids he hurts, the daycare ladies and for me who now dreads picking him up everyday knowing there is most likely to be bad news.
With Emma I had the option to bring her to work and she could do random things quietly around the office but with Josh, it just comes with more dread. Grandmas house is where the office is and it’s always so nice and clean. Kids + grandmas house = not fun. They have worked hard to come to this point in their life and I feel that mixing Josh into it, spells disaster. How am I supposed to work knowing full well that Josh cannot entertain himself and must require multiple reminders of what not to do and touch and expect Grandma to do it while I’m on the phone? I can’t, it makes me so stuck. I cannot expect anyone to have to help me with him, I just wish it was as easy as it was with Emma.
Josh is amazing, he’s just…. spirited?? he’s different, can’t really deal with him in a conventional way but when you do put in the time and effort, the rewards are endless. I wish more people gave him a chance. I wish we had help I wish James and I had time as a couple to be alone, re group gain some strength and continue on with our week. We had a babysitter for a while and it was great, but she disappeared.
I wish someone or something had the answers for me, how do I help Josh, how can I work and not worry, how can I get a babysitter that will fall in love with him and take him for who he is and look beneath the surface of trouble? How can I get through this?
Help Me.
I think it’s time I do something new. I think I need to start really taking more pictures and focusing my time on me. I have always wanted to do more with my camera and it’s always been on the back burner. The time has come where I want to expand my horizons; I want to bring life to pictures, I want to do so much with my camera at my side. I have a chance to maybe add in someone who can help me pursue this a little further and with her in the picture, scuse the pun, we can tackle alot more than just me
So here’s to new me time. Good me time. All about me time. Not you but me time. You’ll see the results.
You have been in my life for almost 10 years. I cannot wait for the next 10.. 20.. 30.. 40 years. There is not one person I’d rather be with in life, only you Jamie. Only you. Happy Birthday tomorrow.
I have Strep again. 2 times in one month and this one comes with an ear ache. Such fun. Do excuse me if I’m not posting much from the perils of death.
