Ok, I need to update this for those of you who are so faithful and check things out here. However, we have lost the camera in the house.....

I don't really know what to write. Jason is away in Quebec all week. Taylor is wanting school done, and I am enjoying the sun!

Hope all is well in your lands!

Jason and Taylor had a great time cutting the grass in Kenora. Too bad we don't have enough grass to have one of these! I think Taylor would really enjoy it!

We had a great long weekend. We got the grass done in our front yard. I hope that it grows well. We were all a bit worried about using sod, but lets face it... its grass! and fast!

working hard

Ok, so this is what we hav done to the yard now!! We still have some work to do. The large rocks on the left need to be moved in a row between our yard and the people next door.
We had a great time today planting our flowers. I have a few more that I would like to get, but I don't know what to put in there yet!!



The other day Sophie and Rylan were here. WE had our first day in the pool! It was a bit cool, but the kids sure had a blast!!


We are heading back to Kenora on Monday. I dont' know how long we will be gone, as we have only bought one way tickets. We will have to see what happens when we get there. Please keep us in your prayers.

More work

Ok, so here is what the yard looks like as of right this minute!! I hope to get it finished by the weekend.
I don't know what this beautiful flower is, but I have many of them in my yard. The tulips are starting to come up also. I am shocked at how much work we have actually gotten done.

pics

Ok, so its been a while for these pics.. I should have had them up a long long time ago.. sorry.. I guess I am a bit slow to do most things these days.

I was asked for a prego pic, so here it is.. I don't like it.. but its there for those of you to check out.


These are some pics of when we were at Kim and Neal's in March. I know I am slow on these, but better late then never.
Tic had a great time playing Goalie. I would love to get him playing hockey next year. I think by then he will enjoy it better, and have learned to skate by then!




We also took Rylan with us when we went. Kim had a blast with him, as did the rest of us.



I hope you guys enjoy these. I will try and actually write about what has been going on this weekend. I have a few things to try and get done. I also have to get some cleaning done, my house is kinda scary...

Sounds of Spring!!

What are the sounds of Spring?? Is it the sounds of the birds first thing in the morning? Flowers in the air? Bee's buzzing around? Nope, none of those things...

Its the sound of the Harley's reeving their engines!!!!


Ok so I love the sound of a bike.. what can I say.

SO we have been doing some work in the front yard. We are kind of stuck as to what to do next.

19 weeks

Here is the baby!!! Growing fast. And never stops moving. Baby didn't stop moving much when the tec was trying to get mesurments. I could feel baby moving like crazy. We also saw the OB, and our Midwife today. Babies heart rate is good, and baby looks good.
We will keep you updated as we know things. We are being sent to Mac, to look into a little blip that was "found" today. We will find out for sure if what the tec saw was correct or not.

March Break...

Ok... I guess I am really slow with this... I have a few pics of Disney on Ice!! We had a great time there. I know I should have posted this long time ago, but I am sure that we will all have great memories of this!





Hope this holds you for a bit.. I will update in a few... Hugs

Support

Well I don't know about Robyn but I was starting to feel a little stressed/down and out by the time Sunday came around. Finances weren't where I wanted them due to some questions around my hours and my cutting back on overtime outside of the shop because of it, I wasn't sleeping, it just sucked.

Monday morning on his way to the office Pastor Steve droped by, gave me our book for the study we're doing in small group and gave me a card from the group to "help us out with the airfare." I could have kissed him, altho I don't think it would have been apretiated, I was tempted to atleast hug him but I wasn't sure how that would go over either. It was such an amazing gift for us, I was to the point of wondering how I was getting to work today as I didn't have gas in the car, nor money to put it there. I'm not normally one to advocate monetary gifts but in this case it was such a blessing.

Today I was still bummed, finances were better, but I still felt down until I talked with my co-worker Paul. Paul and I have this weird relationship, he's like a older version of me who's gone through all the pains that I have/do and all the self-destructive parts of my personality. He knew exactly what I needed to hear as per usual but didn't have the words so off he went to find them (lyrics from a song.) Here it is, may not mean anything to anyone else, but then again it might it sure did to me.

"The sign said everybody welcome, come, kneel down and pray
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all,
I didn't have a penny to pay, so I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine"

What really hit me most of all was I'm alive and doing fine. As much as I dwell on and get upset over the littlest things, I have to remember and be thankful to God that I'm alive and doing fine.

Well we went and bought ourselves a water cooler. Whe Tic and I were in Kenora, he seemed to drink a lot of water from one, so we thought we might as well get one. Maybe he will drink more, and stop having issues....
However.. after we got the cooler out of the box, and were setting it up, this is what we turned around to see.



Later that day we had some great visitors! Dano made it to Southern Ontario!! YAYAYA
Taylor and Dano have been friends for a very long time. I am so glad that they were able to get together! Thanks Kim and Neal for bringing Dano here!




Yes, they do get very silly when they are together!
Hugs to Dano! We sure miss you buddy!!

Some of our news

Ok, it has been a long few weeks. I am sure there is light at the end of the road.
Here are a few of our happenings the past while.


So, if this little one wasn't around, I don't know where I would be! This is Rylan, Sophie's wee one. They have been here off and on the past while. I am so happy to see Rylan grow, learn so many new things, and spit his food back at you! He has kept me going. I love his smile. It seems to always calm me down.


My trial cake. Thank you Taylor for taking the picture. Well I thought that before we have company over, and I make all this stuff for St. Paddy's day, I had best try decorating the cake and make sure I can get it out of the pan. SO.... getting it out of the pan, not such an easy thing to do. Got it out, without any major problems. We left it in the oven covered overnight. No worries right.... wrong! Here I go to ice the cake... nice white butter icing... mmmm tastes great.... however... not really covering the cake.. the cake is crumbling.. it is way to moist! It kept coming through. Oh well! It looks like confedie icing! I had a blast with the green icing. In the end, it had more then just the outside edge done. I played with a few ideas for next week. I am not letting you in on those yet. I will show you when it is done!


So, not a great picture, but better then nothing. This is Taylor's lip. He had a bit of an insident at school on Monday. He and another boy were playing in the school yard at lunch, and.. I got a call saying that Taylor needed to be picked up from school. I got there, and couldn't believe the blood. They had ice on his lip, and he looked like heck. We talked to the VP, and got a few issues figured out. I brought him home, and he hung out on the couch most of the day.
I went to look at his lip after about an hour or so, and got a bit worried. His lip looked bad, but his gums were worse. Right where his front adult tooth should be coming in, there was a nice size laseration. I got worried about that, because when it comes to adult teeth who wants to mess around with that.
Jason and I took him to the dentist Tuesday morning, and the dentist was good. He isn't worried about the laseration, as he said it should heal well on its own, and he doesn't think the adult tooth will be effected in any way.


So that is about all that has been happening here. Jason and I went to see the OB today, had a good chat with her about how we felt about a few issues, and got most of them resolved. We got to hear the heart beat! It is so amazing to hear that. Tomorrow we go to the Midwife, and are going to take Taylor with us, so that he too can hear the baby. He is so excited about all of this. I sure hope that he can be with us durring the delivery. I hope that if we have to do things in the hospital, that they will still allow him in with us.

Have a good night all, and thanks for the prayers.

no post...

Sorry all for not posting.. I have not felt up to updating people. There is a lot going on, and when I have a bit more umph behind me I will update.

Please keep your prayers going. I know that they will help all the situations going on here.
Pray for Nanny, and her health, and pain situation. Pray for my Mom, that she has the strength to continue.

Thanks for all your support

Forgiveness

Ok, so that was the topic of today's service. Pastor Steve sure hit home with this one.
How many of us hold something on someone? Have not forgiven someone for something they have hurt us with? May it be something small, or something big, Jesus says that we have to forgive.
Colossians3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Matthew18:15 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

So, how do we forgive? How do we forgive a father who wasn't there? A friend who has hurt you? A family member who continues to hurt you? How do you return love, when you have been hurt so many times?
Well lets start with this....Hurt People Hurt Others.
What good does it do us to hold things in? To hold in the hurts that people have caused us? Where does it get us? How does it help us?
It doesn't! It leaves us stressed, leaves us still hurt...and where does that get us... Let's see.... Cancer... Ulcers... Headaches... and more other sickness.
So what do we have to do?

We have to forgive! It is the only way to deal with all of these issues. Lets face it, we are just going to have problems if we don't forgive.
We have to look at things from God's prospective. Look at things from God's view. What does he say we need to do... FORGIVE!!!
How do we forgive someone who might have no clue that we have held something against them for so long? We pray about it. I have held something against someone for a very long time. I thought I had forgive them for it, but I have been coming to the realisation that I haven't left all of those issues at the foot of the cross. This is what we are told to do. We need to fix things before we can carry on. We need to forgive those who have hurt us in anyway, so that we ourselves can be forgiven for holding it in.
Forgiveness is the only way to move on, the only way to rebuild and restore that relationship. It only takes one side of the equation to "let go" to start the ball rolling, to start the process of forgiveness.
Forgiveness helps our mind, body, emotions, and soul. We all need to stop, think,and pray about those people in our lives who have hurt us, forgive those who have hurt us, ask for forgiveness for holding this in, pray that we will change, and that those people who have hurt us, pray for those changes that need to happen.
God is the only one who can help us through this. God knows what is best for us. He is the almighty, he is worthy. We know that without forgiveness, we are without.

2 Corinthians 2:9-11 9The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

Just a little something that really had me thinking today. Really had my attention, and really had me praying.

Another quick food for thought, read 1 John 3:18. What are your thoughts??

Ok, I thought I would try and post the few pics that a friend found on the net for me! I love these ones. I just hope that they work out!
I think they are going to work.

Taylor and I are home together today. He said he was very sick today. He seems ok now, but we have spent the day thus far in bed... He has been sleeping on and off most of the day. However, when he is awake, he is laying on me, cuddling me, and just always being as close as he can to me. I guess it is just part of being sick, but I somedays wish he would just back off a bit! I find it hard to do much with him laying on me, or trying to climb on me..

He has been really good about things with the baby. He seems to be excited, and likes to make sure that "mom gets rest"

Write again soon, when I am having a good day!

Long update!

Ok, I know I have been putting this off, and putting this off.. but if the porcelin and I were not such good friends I am sure this would have gotten done a bit sooner... and if Jason wasn't changing my Mac's, and a few other minor issues... lol

So here are the pics of Taylor and his new bed! He sure loves this bed. I was a bit worried when I saw how hight it was, and when Jason and I .... got upset with eachother while trying to put this darn thing together....







And now for all the fun we have been having. While everyone back in Kenora is laughing at us, for laughing at them a few months ago....

Things here are not all that bad! Taylor is very much enjoying the snow. It is nice to finally see this white stuff... now if it would just stop falling...

Snow Storm

Well we have been getting snow all day. We woke up today, and were not sure that there would be any school.



Ok..so this isn't Hamilton, but with the up to 60 cm they say we are going to get tonight... we could look like this! They have already cancled school for Tic tomorrow. I hope that Jason's class is cancled also.




Enjoy the Love day everyone!!!

what a find!!@

Well, I have been looking for a new bed for Taylor for a while. I saw these great beds at Ikea that I thought would be so great! However, the price... another story!
;I found a great deal on a poster in the Barn.




Great bed right!! The go for anywhere between 200-600 at Ikea! We can't afford that, heck, for that price, there is nothing wrong with the bed he has right....

well.. we are getting one, just like this... for... ready for this...
ready!!!







$60!!!!!! that includes the mattress also!!

I am so happy about this!!

Also, we just got our boys back from the vet, and Finn isn't doing so great, but he will be ok in a few days.

Feeling better

Well the last few days have been better. I slept all night last night, and wasn't ill!!
I am babysitting Rylan today so that Soph can get moved. We had him last night for a bit, and he was soo cranky. I wasn't looking forward to babysitting today. However, he is in a great mood! He is singing to me talking to me, and just going on! I bought him a new toy with frogs on it, and it is like a water mat. Heck.. thats what it is called.. Looks like these, but has two frogs on it!


No that isn't Rylan in the picture.

Well I have more to write, but he is getting to the point where he wants me to play, not touch the computer! LOL. I think he is ready for a nap, not that he really naps either!
Write more when I can!

18+ entry to this post.. and not those with a weak tummy

Ok, so I will start off to tell you, that... Never have I felt like this when I have been pregnant in the past....
I have descovered the 4am nightly for the past month... I know I don't sleep well iln the first place.. but I mean.. come on.. do I really need to be up from 4-5am??
Ok, I understand that maybe my body is getting ready for the baby, and the times that the baby will be up during the night, but for an hour at a time? Do we really think a baby would be up that long at night? Was I that sleepy 6 yrs ago, and forget already? I don't mind the waking up, looking at the clock.... and telling myself, that I need my rest, to go back to sleep... that I am sure we can all deal with!

However... last night was a totally different story...


now for the 18+ and nobody with a weak tummy.


So 4am rolls around, Robyn wakes, lays in bed knowing it is 4am, and needs more sleep... when.. the tummy starts to roll... and roll.... and roll...
This being a normal part of pregnancy, I wait for it to pass, as it normally does after about 10 min or so. SO I wait... and wait.. and wait... then... all of a sudden... I have to pee.... like most pregnant women, it comes out of the blue, and if we don't hurry up and get there.. we might just be sitting in a mess.
So, I try to get out of bed, carefull not to wake Jason as he has to be up in just a few hours for work.... I rush to the bathroom, and have my pee... no big deal right.. except the tummy is still rolling.. and rolling...
So, lets just stay where we are.. the bathroom seems like the right place to be if one is going to get sick. Well, for those who have been in our house, you know how far away the tub and the toilet are.. and I am one of those people who need to be sitting on the toilet while I get sick.. or.. well.. you figure that out...
So, I get up, grab the garbage can, empty it into a grocery bag, and take it back to the bathroom with me. I sit back down, and try to relax, try to breath, try to enjoy the nice cold feeling of the tile wall.
Ya right.... next thing I know.. I am vomiting. I wake Jason (not on purpose), scare the cat half to death, and scare myself, as nothing is coming up.
I took a gravel before bed because I felt bad then, so I kept telling myself that I wouldn't vomit, because I took the pill. Jason.. the great man he is.. says.. "It doesn't last all night you know" Like I didn't know that.. I just had to fool myself into thinking I would be ok...
So 20 minitues later.. I am feeling better.. had a drink of my flat ginger ale, and clean up... back to bed I go..
No worries right.. the tummy is feeling better.. the head hurts from being ill, but that will go away... off to sleep I go...

Until my alarm goes off at 8am, telling me its time to get Aly and Taylor off to school... And the tummy starts again. When does it stop... I don't know.. I have not vomited this morning, but sure feel like it..

Everyone says by the second trimester that things settle down. I can only hope and pray for that. I don't think I could handle what Sophia went through. 9 mts of being sick.... no thanks.


Sorry to gross some of you out, but I had to vent, and get this all out.. lol
I know it will go away, it will just take time. I just have to be careful what I eat, and when.

Thanks for reading!

We have proof!

We have solid proof now with our name and everything for any of you that thought we were fibbing about the whole pregnancy thing! :) Drs say we're probably about 8 weeks now and have given us a due date of Sept 2nd. Here's the pic they were so nice to give us! (and label too)