Paint-o-rama

After living in an all tan/beige house Darrel and I are ready for some COLOUR in our lives. We are painting the master bedroom and the bedroom that will be our home office before moving in. In both rooms three walls will be the neutral creamy beige colour. In the bedroom the red will go on the wall behind our headboard and the yellow is going in the office, on a yet to be determined wall or possibly wallS.

Part of me wants to paint everything before we move in, but that's the part that forgets how much work it is and doesn't acknowledge that we have two children under the age of two. So, moderation in all things is perhaps the better course of action. Besides, better save some of the fun for another time right?

  

A couple of pictures of my babies. Jack is at that stage where he is sort of little boy but still baby yet. As is evident by the sippy cup dangling from his mouth juxtaposed with the rough and tumble tonka truck play and his desire to fill Darrel's big shoes.

Eric has mastered sleeping with one eye open, sometimes I think of him as my little lizard as he is so good at this. I caught him smiling in his sleep the other day. Honestly this baby sleeps sooo much, it is fantastic. Such an easy going little guy. I am blessed.

 
  

Another Great New Product

When my muffin pan needed to be replaced I purchased these silicone ones. They are FANTASTIC!! You don't have to use muffin liners or grease the pan and the muffins still pop right out. You never have to worry about scratching the non-stick finish. Best of all you just toss them in the dishwasher and they come out completely clean. Sigh, they make me happy.

Finally Caught It!

Eric has been smiling for about 2.5 weeks, but his little grin disappeared every time I ran to get the camera. Today however I was sneaky. Knowing how much he loves to smile at himself in the chrome razor plug cover I brought the camera along for a diaper change. What a cutie!

  

How I Feel

Life is a good , but I am also frustrated. At points I feel like I'm putting in time but not really enjoying myself. This bothers me on a number of levels.

1. I live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, I have more than enough to eat, and more clothes than I could wear in weeks, I have an education, we own two vehicles and a computer, nevermind central heating, I'm married to a good man and I have two healthy, precious boys -compared to many in the world my life is luxurious and full of blessings.

2. I really do believe life is about choices and what you personally decide to make of it -so I should just decide to get on with living and make the most of it.

3. Is my unhappiness, well really more like a lack of satisfaction, something that can be solved? In one form or another I feel like I've struggled with this my whole life. WHAT THE HECK IS MY PROBLEM!?

Hmmm -sorry this wasn't supposed to be a downer post...the layout really is about the little things I can do to keep my spirits UP. Well. I feel like I'm being too honest in a public forum, but on the other hand maybe being "real" will produce its own kind of satisfaction.


  

A Good Quote

Saw this quote recently, and laughed to myself.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
- Noel Coward

Amen!

Bath Time for Jack

Jack has always loved bath time, even as an infant. All I have to say is bath time or tub time and he starts toodling down the hall and hanging on the edge of the tub.

  

Only a Week Ago

 

These photos are all from last Sunday, it seems like a life time ago with the sudden temperature plunge. Now we are all bundling up before we leave the house. Sweater and coat weather is here!

 

You can see some of Darrel's garage sale finds in these pictures. The tonka truck and the tricycle were $2 and $2.65 respectively. Come to think of it the bike trailer is a garage sale find from last summer. Darrel does have pretty good garage sale luck!

  

Our House

Darrel made this funky model of the interior of our house with Google Sketch Up. As you can see the closets are not in the bedrooms, but overall it is a pretty accurate mock up.

The fuschia room is the master bedroom, the light green is the main bathroom.

The closed off area at the back left corner is the back entrance, there are split stairs, going up to the kitchen and then going down to the basement. We are both getting pretty excited about moving in. 15 days to go. A lot of our conversations lately are about how we want things set up or decorated.

An Uneventful Month

Not the most exciting month of Eric's life as you can see as I'm putting in things like "Mom and Dad bought the house in Bon Accord" but how do you write a timeline about an individual who mostly sleeps at this point.