My Day-To-Day Photos

I finally found a light for over the dining table.  I loved the style immediately and the price made in an easy decision. We ended up replacing the pendants over the island too.  I think they look great!

We had a lot of fun, and a lot of sugar on the afternoon we decorated our graham cracker houses.  I assembled them in the morning to let them set up and then each of did two, except for Jared, he did 2 and a half counting the little a-frame shack. I've also been baking - puppy chow, shortbread, gingersnaps and sugar cookies are all in tins in the freezer.  I also made a batch of chocolate chip cookies and beaver houses for the Christmas concert. Kaitlynn wanted to feel like royalty... Crushy always feels like royalty. I set my nativity for the first time in years, so far so good - the kitties have left it alone. Snow Doggo Big Red Egg - always a favourite. Still waiting for more snow to make this purchase worthwhile. I didn't think I'd enjoy the "Cities and Knights" expansion for Settlers, but it's quite a lot of fun. I'm dreaming of a plaid Christmas. Todd had to turn off the po...

Big news today!!! The piano exam marks are in, and both the kids did very well.  KK aced Grade 5 with a 74 and Jared pulled of an 80 for his Grade 4.  What a relief to have that over and done with.  I hate waiting for those marks. KK has been spending a lot of time writing her story. Last I heard, she was working on chapter 3. She sure does love to write. It is warm out but very windy.  My Mom's old chimes that Todd fixed for me are just a singing away out there.  I like to be with them and imagine her listening to those same sounds back when she had them in her own yard. Ponyo is such a weird little fshish. Normally she just looks like she's dead just floating around upside down. Sometimes she lies on the bottom of the tank nestled into a little hollow in the rocks.  She's been acting like that for years, so who knows. Chocolate is just the same as always.  We still adore her completely and get such a kick out her.  I think it migh...

We had to have Sophie back in Yorkton for 11 am, so we all went in and after dropping off KK's friend, we took the kids to WalMart to get them a gift in honour of all the hard work they put in this past year on their piano. The marks aren't in yet, but I feel optimistic. Anyway,  Kaitlynn picked out a classy little table lamp for her bedside and a lava lamp to hypnotize herself with which is on her dresser.  Jared got a huge, (ugly) comfy beanbag chair. I told him that he has to take it with him when he moves out. Sadly, our wee Pooh Bear chair has to find a new home.  It has been with us, I think for as long as we've had children.         Here is a photo of the new pendant lights that we picked up on Wednesday and Todd installed on Thursday.  The more times I see them, the more I like them, much better suited to our style.       Sooty has fallen in love with the heat lamp.  He loves to ...