Show-us-your-life-proposal-stories

I've been battling writers block, laundry block, vacuuming block, reading block...and the reading block could be why I am feeling not like my self this week. I think I have spent the majority of 10 minuets in the "word" bible all week. I'm hanging my head...I'm so disappointed in myself.  Why does there have to be so many distractions...and why am I distracted so easily.  If you could all keep me in prayer...I need to get back up...but I feel so heavy.   


Anyways...I visited a blog that started a Show Us Your Life - Proposal Stories and since I'm having a hard time trying to decided what to post about this week I wanted to join in on this fun.  


My proposal store is short...not a whole lot to tell... very un-interesting and common.....umm yeah no actually it was everything but original. My hubby is the kind of man that puts a lot of thought in to something, and a lot of thought in to every little detail surrounding that something and he also likes to be very sneaky. A line my hubby used on me a few times while we were dating was "Expect the Unexpected!" So needless to say...this is our very uninteresting story. July 2nd 2004 my family and I were visiting my hubby and his family down in PA.  My hubby and I lived a total of 6-7 hours away from each other while dating so being together in person was always extra special without anything else added on to it.  So anyways..July 2nd we took a road trip up to "Long Wood Gardens." Once there my hubby and I decided to walk around alone to catch up.. while my parents and bro walked in another direction.  I didn't know it then but the whole time we walked around every time we stopped my hubby was assessing the area to decided if this is were he wanted to pop the question.  At one point since the hubby had posin ivy all over his hands  instead of holding my hand he hooked his finger on to my pocket.  (This is how he accomplished part of his plan and stuck something little and round in my pocket.)  Once the hubby found the perfect place to purpose...he got down on his knee's pulled out the little red box...and popped the question. Now of course I said yes-opened the box and found.......paper......real paper folded up really tight and shaped in the a circle like a ring.  He had done it again caught me off guard. 


See photos below...

  5 years later we re-visited that exact bench where it all happened. :) 

Mum's The Word

I took a personality test last night-late late last night and found out everything I already knew about myself lol.  According to this test I am a  ISFP  -ISFPs are artistic, creative, loyal and sensitive. They have a keen appreciation for beauty because of their highly developed senses. They are easy to get along with and live in the "here and now". ISFPs are adaptable, caring, independent and like to contribute to the well-being of others. They are typically hard to get to know. (http://www.mypersonality.info/personality-types/isfp/)  Sound like me??   I also found it quite interesting that when it comes to careers that match my personality Administrative Assistant was listed.  This is a career that if you has asked me 3 years ago if I'd ever apply for  I would of said "No way!".  Funny thing is if you asked me that same question today-I'd have the complete opposite answer.  Less then a years ago I was an Administrative Assistant for a Dicks Sporting Goods.  I landed the job threw a friend who held the position and was desperately trying to find herself a replacement.  I decided to help her out...try on the job...and although at first I thought I was getting in way over my head-I now miss this job and would love to return to it one day once ...all my kids are in school full time. :) 

Anyways-Mum's The Word...I am having lots of fun being a new first time Mom-and I wouldn't trade this role in for anything. I love my baby K, she is a gift from my heavenly Daddy and I am so proud to be her Mom!!

 P.S Being the artsy one that I am...I created another blog to post mainly pics and video's and new updates on Baby K.  Mum's The Word. I love the layout...and it's uniqueness to the original blogs out there. 

Loves,

You Capture

I haven't really done a good job at being constant with joining in the fun of "You Capture" but hopefully in the future....
So the theme this week was your best shot.....this was very hard to do and if we had captured our pretty little lady smiling on her first swing ride in the park it would of been harder, but leave it to me, I thought we forgot the camera...yes thought.... by the time we got back to our spot in the grass to set up to enjoy a movie in the park I found the camera....... in bottom of the diaper bag.  Ahwell. :)

So what baby doesn't enjoy pulling toilet paper off the roll...lol.  She was caught.... here is Baby K and her first time messing with the toilet paper.

Wedding Dress Tour

It took me one visit to a David's Bridal in PA to find what I was looking for in a wedding gown-but after trying on the mermaid style, I changed my mind and fell in love with a strapless ball gown that I thought was more me.  

Now unfortunately I am not able to share pics of my gown at the present time, but it's not because of it being sold.  It is currently living at my parents place up in Ontario Canada over 8 hours away from me.  I don't think I could ever sell my dress. I have such vivid memories of my cousin Meg's and I trying on our mom's gowns, and one day I think it would be fun for baby K to play dress up in her mothers gown.  What little girl doesn't like to dress up in her mom's pretty dress up cloths right.  I also would never sell my dress because I am a helpless romantic and have trouble getting ride of anything with any sentimental value.  (I had trouble when we sold my hubby's first car, it took us from our dating days till a year after we got married, I still remember how it smelled inside lol)

I will never forget this day, or the few nights leading up to the big day for that matter. Two nights before, my bridesmaids and I crashed my hubby's bachelor party and we all ended up playing man hunt at 9 o'clock at night in a field on Dunbar Road in Cambridge Ontario.  Also I didn't end up writing my wedding vows till the night before after our rehearsal dinner party, I was up really late that day.  

The one thing I remember most about our wedding day was our first kiss! Yup we did not kiss at all until at the alter in front of everyone lol. 

So whats your wedding gown like? do you still have it? do you have a story to tell about your special day?  Check out Shasher's Life leave a mr.linky so we can stop by and visit you in the blogging world.  

Lovs,

Growing UP

The time has come.... We must start baby proofing our home.  Baby K turned 8 months last week and is on the move. Thankfully she has not yet started walking..(I am so not ready for that stage yet.) but her crawling is in full bloom and so is her ability to pull her self up to a standing position.  She has even surprised hubby and I by saying what sounds like the word "up!" while standing.

 

I will be very surprised if our sweet baby K isn't walking before her first birthday. She is a go, go, go baby, who doesn't sit still.  

Oh did I also mention she has started showing signs of understanding the word "No!"  It was quite crazy to see the first time I used it on her.  She literally stopped what she was doing turned her head and looked at me. 

Why is it no matter how many toys surround your child...they always end up being most attracted to the one thing they are not suppose to touch/play with.  Parenthood is reaching a new level for hubby and I.  Should be one exciting summer.

I love you my sweet baby K but do you have to grow up soo fast?!?

Happy Belated Mothers Day Moms!!

  
My Aunt G shared a book with me by Robert J Strand "Especially for Moms" and I thought I'd share a page with you. I found this quite humorous and to be very realistic....being a first time mom I have not yet received the privilege of using most of these quotes.... but that day will get here soon enough i'm sure. 

"A MOM'S LIFE"


By Delia Ephron

Take your plate into the kitchen, please.

Take it downstairs when you go.

Don’t leave it there, take it upstairs.

Is that yours?

Don’t hit your brother.

I’m talking to you.

Just a minute, please. Can’t you see I’m talking?


I said, don’t interrupt!

Did you brush your teeth?

Go back to bed

You can't watch that in the afternoon.

What do you mean, there’s nothing to do?

Go outside.

Read a book.

Turn it down.

Get off the phone.

Tell your friend you’ll call her back.

Right now!

Hello. No, she’s not home.

She’ll call you when she gets home.

Take a jacket. Take a sweater.

Take one anyway.

Someone left his shoes in front of the TV.

Do you realize that could kill you?


Hurry up!


Hurry up!! everyone's waiting.

I'll count to ten and then we leave without you.


Did you go to the bathroom?

If you don’t go, you’re not going.

I mean it.

Why didn’t you go before we left?

Can you hold it?

What’s going on back there?

Stop it.

I said, stop it!

I don’t want to hear about it.

Stop it or I’m taking you home right now.

That’s it. We’re going home.

Give me a kiss.

I need a hug.

Make your bed.

Clean up your room.

Set the table.

I need you to set the table!


Don’t tell me it’s not your turn.

Please move your chair up to the table.

Sit up.

Just try a little. 



Get the toys out of the hall.


Get the boys out of the bathtub.


Get the toys off the stairs.


Is your homework done?

Stop yelling. If you want to ask me something, come here.

STOP YELLING.
IF YOU WANT TO ASK ME SOMETHING, COME HERE!

I’ll think about it.

Not now.

Ask your father.

We’ll see.

Maybe sometime later.

Don’t sit so close to the TV, It’s bad for your eyes.

Calm down.

Calm down and start over.

Is that the truth?

Fasten your seat belt.

Did everyone fasten their seat belts?

I’m sorry that’s the rule.

I’m sorry, that’s the rule.

Yes, I'm sorry, that's the rule!


I know it's silly but that's the rule!


You don’t have to eat the whole thing.

Stop playing and eat.

Would you watch what you’re doing?

Move your glass. It’s too close to the edge.

Watch it!

More what?

More please. That’s better.

Just eat one bite of salad.

You don’t always get what you want. That’s life.

Don’t argue with me. I’m not discussing this anymore.

Go to your room.

No, ten minutes are not up.

One more minute.

How many times have I told you, don’t do that.

Where did the cookies go?

Eat the old fruit before you eat the new fruit.

Did you do what I asked you to do?


I'm sorry, that's the rule in this house.

Because I said so!


Because I'm the mother!

On this day five years ago...

My hubby and I tied the knot; and became hubby and wify. 

Being a Canadian Citizen and my hubby being from the United States it was a long road that we traveled to get to this day; but it was all worth it!

We dated almost three years before hubby popped the question, and this was only after asking my Dad for permission. How sweet eh!

The day my hubby purposed he wasn't even able to hold my hand, he had poison ivy. 

Our wedding rings are made of white gold and shaped in the form of little penguins. "Penguins mate for life"

One day I'd like to get my hubby's name tattooed on my ring finger...but I have to get up the nerve (low pain tolerance) and the monies to do so. 

We were originally going to get a spousal visa before having our wedding in Canada, but after realizing it would take me twice as long to cross the boarder into the United States as his wify, we opted for a fiancée visa instead.  

We did get married in Canada, in front of all our family and friends; but the government does not recognize this day as our wedding day. 

Hubby and I believe in the eyes of God on this day we were ONE for life!  

I love my man!

To Wisconsin and Back

The past 11 days were fun, exciting, very eventful but have left me feeling a little rough around the edges.  As my hubby has put it many times before, we are now in need of a vacation from our vacation.  


In total we drove over 2000 miles, spent hundreds of dollars, slept at three different hotels, ate far to much fast food, but in return created memories that will last a life time! 

Our trip started on Friday May 7th.  We got up early, well we were planning on getting up early, but when baby K sleeps longer in the morning then normal, I try not to wake her. This gave me time to finish packing and shower. Another set back was me being me and I did not want to leave the house until it was perfectly clean.  I wanted to vacuum upstairs, downstairs, I had to make sure the dishes were all clean and put away, laundry started from the night before folded and put away-I know it sounds crazy but that's just how I'm wired.  I like to come home to a clean house.  

Once we finally got on the road, we drove 5.5 hours to my Aunt G's in WV. Baby K did so good sitting in her seat, but I think by the last hour she was ready to be finished and I can't blame her I felt the same way. 

Baby K got to meet her Great Aunt and cousin that night.  This was exciting.  She played shy at first but warmed up nicely by supper time.  One of my favorite meals of the trip-BBQ burgers, BBQ pineapple and sweet potato fries.  I think if baby K had more teeth she would of loved to try out a burger.  Next summer perhaps.  




May 8th we had another loong day of traveling.  This time the weather was not so nice, it was rainy, chilly, and very windy.  Not good zoo weather. So instead of stopping by the Toledo Ohio zoo we drove the extra hour to our hotel in South Bend Indiana.  We arrived at the hotel around 4-5 o'clock and had another relaxing night. we ordered pizza, and took a little trip to check out a "Super Target" something my hubby and I had not seen before.  

May 9th's Mothers Day. Our plan was to get up at a descent time in order to finish our trip and arrive at his Grandma's in WI by 3-4 o'clock.  Our planes changed again, greatly!  We did manage to get back on the road before 10, but once we got closer to Chicago, we gained an hour. We completely forgot about this, but it didn't effect us to much as the place we were headed opened up at 9 so we arrived on time. No not on time to his Grandmas, but on time to beat the lines at the Chicago Aquarium.   

We spent the majority of the day walking around taking in all the fish, turtles, sharks, dolphins, beluga whales, and of course the penguins!  Not sure how much baby K will remember, but it was fun for hubby and I. I love the water!  


We left the aquarium around 3 with all intentions of getting to his Grandma's in the next 3 hours.  This did not happen.  Chicago traffic added on another hour/hour and a half to our trip. Not to mention baby K started screaming in the middle of us being stopped in traffic and wouldn't let up. I almost took her out of her seat despite being on the road. She was crying so hard she'd start chocking.  It was a very loong hour.  Needless to say. Worn out from the Aquarium, the traffic being backed up, having to make some more stops-we were not going to be arriving till after 9:30pm.  So we didn't. We stopped 2 hours shy of his Grandma's and found a hotel. We needed to be finished for the day sooner then 9:30 PM.  

We did finally arrive at the hubby's Grandma's Monday afternoonish. The next 5 days were spent helping hubby's Grandma with spring cleaning around her farm house, visiting, and letting baby K and Great Grandma get to know each other.  We also got to meet and visit with hubby's Aunt, Uncle and second cousin. No not second as in down the family tree..but second as in he now has two cousins in total. This little guy is so adorable..beautiful big blue eyes! A week went by and in honor of hubby's Grandma birthday we had oatmeal and ice cream for breakfast on Friday morning, dinner with the family Saturday night- Hubby's Grandma made ebelskiver-yummy stuff!! 


May 16th Early Sunday morning we were headed back home.  Our drive home was more tame then our drive out.  Picked up some aged 9 years sharp cheddar for my Aunt G right from with in Wisconsin.  Stayed at a hotel in Toledo Ohio the first night.  Then drove to my Aunt G's on Monday morning. Oh did I mention that some where in Toledo they have a Timmies. :)  Had to stop and get an ice cap of course! Haven't had one of those in years.   We did think of hitting the Pittsburgh zoo on the way home, but again the weather was rainy, wet and to chilly.  





We had another nice visit with Aunt G, and Uncle Tim got to meet baby K this time around.  Baby K met a whole lot of new people in two weeks.  

Tuesday morning we got back on the road for the last 5.5 hours of driving.  We made one stop to walk around Coopers Rock in WV. Loved the few. Then drove straight home from there.

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Beautiful Sound

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Newsboys

Turn the page.

Can't turn the light out.

Every word, every line

Carries to my soul.

Dark letters on a page

Singing so loud.

Where did I go wrong

Not to hear You?

Eighteen years,

I guess it was all right.

I let You do the thinking,

I'd just bide my time.

Father to son

Sunday hand-me-down.

Where did I go wrong

Not to hear Your song?

It's a beautiful sound

Moving through the crowd.

Voices lifted up

On high for You.

It's a beautiful song.

We've only just begun to understand.

Rediscovering You.

To have found You, and still be looking for You,

It's "the soul's paradox of love."

You fill my cup, I lift it up for more.

I won't stop now that I'm free.

I'll be chasing You

Like You chase me.

It's a beautiful sound

Moving through the crowd.

Voices lifted up

On high for You.

It's a beautiful song.

We've only just begun to understand.

Rediscovering You.

Oh, something so beautiful.

It's a beautiful sound

Moving through the crowd.

Voices lifted up

On high for You.

It's a beautiful song.

We've only just begun to understand.

Rediscovering You.

It's a beautiful sound

Moving through the crowd.

Voices lifted up

On high for You.

It's a beautiful song.

We've only just begun to understand.

Rediscovering You.

It's a beautiful sound

Moving through the crowd.

Voices lifted up

On high for You.

It's a beautiful song.

We've only just begun to understand.

Rediscovering You.

Something tells me it's all right.

You know it's gonna be all right.

Mommy and Me Monday

Hosted by Krystyn


I'm not against co-sleeping nor am I all for it ether....I guess being a new first time mom I'm still  walking slowly through every choice I make for my daughter.  My hubby caught us one morning sleeping away after an early morning feeding.

I had a dream....

Pizza's in the over, garlic bread is in the oven, kitchen is clean and now its all a waiting game, waiting for celebrity apprentice to start, waiting for the pizza to finish cooking, waiting for the garlic bread to brown and well waiting for my hubby to wake up from his nap. :)  The house is soo quite at the moment, both my hubby and little K are fast asleep-it has been one of those none stop action days so we are all exhausted!  Yes perhaps I should also be napping but in this quiet moment I decided I wanted to share a dream I had back a few years ago...a dream that I had one night wayyy before I got married.

It started with a faint picture of a street lined with houses, (images in dreams always seem to be a little foggy, out of focus)-but anyway on this street I stood on a sidewalk, I felt nervous, afraid so I started to run down the street away from something but at that point in my dream I had no idea what.  I ran maybe a quarter of a mile, even jumped over a white picked fence. (I'm not normally that athletic lol).  Once I was on the other side of the white picked fence I stopped running did a U'y and started running right back where I had come from, but I didn't stop on the sidewalk this time. I was still feeling rather anxious and nervous but I ran towards a house and ran threw the front door. Half way up the steps I stopped and looked behind me and saw a figure of what looked like a cop coming towards the house like he was after me.  I turned and quickly finished running up the stairs.  Once at the top of the stair case...(this is where things got really interesting for me.)  I started yelling out "daddy, daddy" and at the moment a man showed up, picked me up and held me in his arms.  Now this man who was holding me had his back to the top of the stairs and I could see over his shoulder that the strange police officer had shown up and was yelling something but I could not tell what it was he was saying.  What I did hear was the man holding me say "no, she is mine!"  and that's all I remember, I believe I woke up at that time.  So what ya think, how would you interpret this?  I know what I think, and it often brings tears to my eyes when I think about it.  I am God's child and no accusations from a devil cop will take me away from him...no matter what I may of done...I just need to run to God with everything!

Pass the Butter or should I say Pass on the Margarine....

Saw this email today thought I'd share.... 





Pass The Butter .. Please..     

This is more than interesting . . . 

Margarine  was originally manufactured to fatten  turkeys.  When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put  all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their  heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get  their money back. 

It was a white substance with no food appeal  so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter  How do you like it?   They have come out  with some clever new flavourings.    

 DO  YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?   

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!    

Both  have the same amount of calories. 

Butter  is slightly higher in saturated fatsat 8  grams; compared   to 5 grams for margarine. 

Eating margarine can increase  heart disease in women by  53%  over   eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent  Harvard  Medical Study. 

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in  other foods. 

Butter  has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and   
only  because  they are added! 

Butter  tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of  other foods. 

Butter  has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years . 

And now, for Margarine.. 

Very High in Trans fatty acids. 

Triples risk of coronary heart disease . 
Increases  total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and  lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) 

Increases  the risk of cancers up to five times.. 

Lowers  quality of breast milk. 

Decreases immune response. 

Decreases  insulin response. 

And  here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE  IS  THE  PART  THAT  IS  VERY INTERESTING! 

Margarine  is but ONE  MOLECULE  away  from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT 

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life  and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is  added,  changing the molecular structure of the  substance).    

You  can try this yourself: 

Purchase  a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded  area.  Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things: 

 *  no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it  (that should tell you something) 

 *  it does not rot or smell differently because it has  no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.  Why?   Because it is nearly plastic .  Would you melt your Tupperware and  spread that  on your toast?   

Also if you have paint on your  body  do not use varsol or paint thinner to take it off.....Use Margarine..trust me it works very well.....

Share  This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')! 
Chinese Proverb:  When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,  you have a  moral obligation to share it with  others.