Simple things

Our siding is going up this week. It arrived on Thursday and I can't wait!

Simple as that

Last week I was in the mall and stopped in at Payless....just to look. Well, look what came home with me! Aren't they so cute! They will add a pop to my outfit when I wear my black or navy skirts.

I will have house blueprints up later tonight so come back and check it out!

Just now...simple things

This is a section of the carpet samples that we have right now to choose. I like it but I don't LOVE it so I'm going back tomorrow to get more samples.

So this picture is so much more artistic and more about the photo than anything else but the next photo is what really made me smile! Tanner had a difficult time getting ready for bed tonight and so we sent him to bed without stories (a BIG deal) and a few minutes later this is what we found...





Tanner halfway out into the hall. He is so cute and sweet and we just love him to bits.

I'm sorry if I broke the rules Rebecca...I just couldn't resist putting the one of Tanner in : )

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Speaking of Carpet...these are our colors and samples for the kitchen counters, walls, cabinets and flooring. We're going with Maple cabinets, laminate counter tops, vinyl hardwood looking flooring and the color is called Honeydew.




Last night Matt and I went to the annual (it was our first time but it's an annual thing) Rotary dinner and dance. It was so much fun and the food was great.




Then today, after church we played "Find Waldo". It was a ton of fun and we all got a turn to hide waldo and then we looked at the Find Waldo books that Melany lent us.






No, Tanner did NOT wear this to church. He changed when he got home so he wouldn't wreck his Sunday clothes.

This week has been pretty good. There was a bump in my personal road today...just something that was "the last straw" for me. Other than that, our weekend has been really fun.

I even sorted through a ton of baby stuff that I'm giving away. If any of you have boys that are 18 months up to 3 years, let me know because I have so much stuff and I would hate for it not to go to someone who could use it or needs it. All the 0-12+ stuff is being given to a lady I clean for and is having a boy. Then the 3+ stuff my Mom is storing for my sister so she can have it when Emerson needs it. I am NOT taking any of it with us when we move. I have a maple crib in super good condition as well as a matching change table. So let me know because otherwise, I'm taking what's left to Value Village.

Have a great week everyone!

Simple Things

I was really bad and did not take my camera most places I went this week and missed out on MANY chances at getting some really good/cute pictures. I guess I'll be more aware of that this week. The one thing that did make me smile this week that I DID get a picture of is my new hair.

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Happiness is:

the rumble strips on the side of the highway that tell you if you're too far over.

appetizers at cheesecake cafe with sharon and susanne

being in the right place at the right time

feeling uplifted by the testimonies of those in your ward

going to the school gym and playing like i did when i was a kid. we had so much fun on our spontaneous family fun day.

helping sew baby blankets

going to bed at 9:30 on a friday night

naps

living in a country where there is no war

matt and tanner

love

friendship

the gospel of jesus christ

truth

the perfect tasting orange

crispy celery

cold water

reading stories with tanner

finding money in your pocket

A little of this and that

This week went by so fast! Did it go by fast for you? What's the best thing that happened to you this week?

I discovered a new favorite treat/breakfast. It's delicious and so very yummy. I might even actually have one after this post...lol

Last week we had Pancakes for lunch and as it so happened R & B were over for lunch and B had peanut butter on her pancakes. I enjoy peanut butter as much as the next person so I decided to give it a whirl. Well, let me just say my taste buds were VERY happy. So this week I decided to try it on my chocolate chip waffles/eggos (whatever you call them). Yes, I know this is a reasonably healthy choice for a breakfast...haa haa who am I kidding...but it was even better than the pancakes.

Seriously so good!

What else made me happy this week?

not being sick. I have discovered that once every month (most of you are pretty smart and will figure out what this means) I get flu like sickness. Sometimes it's mild but this month it was really bad. I was awake from 12:30am on Friday and up until I went to bed almost 20 hours later. It wasn't the most fun I've ever had but now I know it's not really the flu.

watching movies with susanne. we watched legends of the guardians and the social network.

helping amelia clean out half of her garage and then going on a double date to b.p's with her and her husband.

watching tanner have fun with R...although there was a moment of frustration for tanner

having really great weather for the weekend

having left over b.p's for lunch today

a really great sunday school lesson

being happy

talking to my mom and 2 of my sisters over the last few days

my aunt having a good weekend

Joyful Simple Things

Tanner has had his baby (aka his monkey or dangles or happy baby)since he was only 4 weeks old. My cousin Cindy gave it to him and it has gone in to every surgery he has had, nearly every doctor's appointment (even now that he's 7 he still accompanies us) and ALWAYS to Grandma's house. He has gone to school a few times and almost jumped out the window while driving to Calgary once. He has had mouth surgery twice and his tail has had to have a hole sewn up in it. This little monkey was lost for nearly a year, and we bought 3 more just like it when we finally gave up hope that the original was going to be found. Well, as luck would have it, about 1 week after we bought the other 3, we found the original one. If you place all 4 in front of him, he know EVERY time which one is the original one.

Tanner has lots of stuffies, which I don't mind because he plays imaginatively with them which is good for him. Well, his friend R has a lamb from Scentsy and Tanner wanted one too. So for Christmas, Santa got him Lenny the Lamb and now Happy Baby has a friend that comes everywhere he does. It's the sweetest thing to watch Tanner interact with these cute stuffies and it makes me smile that he loves these 2 so much.

Just this simple thing makes me smile

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We have had quite a busy couple of days. I haven't really even been home except to have a 10 minute lunch and then go again. We had a Family Fun Day on Saturday...which was a bit of a let down initially. Here's the story

Last year Tanner won 4 passes to the swimming pool in the Ramada Hotel. 2 of them expired at the end of last year...which we didn't notice until it was too late. The other 2 expire at the end of April of this year. Since we are trying to stay on a budget, free swimming was on the top of the list. First mistake: I didn't call ahead to find out if it was open and/or available to the public (which it is on certain days). We had to grocery shop anyways so it wasn't a wasted trip. We went in and they told us that the pool is only open to people that have reservations at the hotel...that is, until, they said, "February or March". So we'll swim then. Tanner was upset and then suggested "a really fun family fun day activity". Guess what it was????

Slurpee's.









Yup, in -25 weather, we got Slurpee's and a small treat (all under $8) and then went looking at show homes for ideas for our house.

Then we had a post Christmas/new years dinner with Aunty Elaine and Doug which was SOOOO fun.

So my happy thought for Saturday is:

I'm thankful for families and for making quality time for them.

I'm thankful for a great husband who loves me and his family

What makes me Happy today (Sunday) is Tanner feeling better. He was sick in the night but seems to have recovered very quickly...phew.

Making and enjoying Cafe Rio.

Watching 'Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration'

Sleeping until 9:30 after having to do 2 loads of laundry at 11:30pm last night (as a result of Tanner puking)

Having Family Home Evening and learning about prayer

Simple and Joy

Simple things Challenge:

I have been playing around with my camera this week and although I still am not very good, I feel like I'm learning a bit as a play.

This may look like an ordinary picture but it has a really good story behind it.

When I was a little girl, my Mom made the BEST peanut butter cookies EVER! I mean, they were better than anything else in the world (they're from Betty Crocker if you were wondering). Anyways, my Aunt got this squirrel cookie jar for my Mom when she was on her mission in france and this is the cookie jar my Mom always put the peanut butter cookies in. It holds special memories of deliciousness. When I got married, my Mom said I could pick ANY cookie jar I wanted to take with me and it only took me a millisecond to say that I wanted this particular one. And although I have since acquired a couple more of her more "pretty" cookie jars, this one is and always be my favorite.

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It makes me Happy

Sunday January 9th

-having hot chocolate on a cold wintery, snow blowing day

-discovering more about the "nativity" story

-going to church

-listening to good music

SATURDAY JANUARY 8

I made a new recipe yesterday. It was okay. Not as flavorful as I thought it would be, but good nevertheless







We told Tanner that on Friday night that he would have to clean his room up the next day before he did anything else. So on Saturday morning while Matt was out doing papers and I was still sleeping, he quietly cleaned his room and when he saw I was awake, he proudly showed me what he had done.

cleaning the house and getting some much needed things sorted through and thrown out

staying warm in my house


Friday January 7th

I've been playing around with my camera settings and I like how this picture turned out. It's my wedding bouquet

having a dance party with Tanner and Matt

playing wheel of fortune with Tanner

I'm happy that I have time. Time to grow, time to learn, time to love, time to raise a family, time to mature, time to appreciate, time to be healthy, time to LIVE. Life can be so fragile and not everyone gets to have the time here on earth that they want.

The Simple Things

Rebecca is doing a weekly photo challenge and I thought I'd give it a try. We'll see how long I can do it : )

If you want to check it out, go HERE